The farthest beacon tower of the Ding'an Army outside the main camp was forty miles away. Just as Wang Banjin expected, there were only thirty defenders on this beacon tower. There were two tents, one of which was piled with firewood.
Although He's beacon tower occupies a small area and has few personnel, its important role is unquestionable.
When people talk about beacon towers, people often think of King You of Zhou who played a bunch of princes just to make a beautiful girl laugh. In the eyes of men, King You of Zhou was undoubtedly a prodigal who was willing to throw away his entire kingdom just to please his woman.
, it can be said that I am sorry for his ancestors. Of course, if Mr. Zhou Youwang thought that his sudden whim would lead to such a tragic ending, I guess no matter how romantic he is, he will not light up the fire. But in the eyes of women
, often regarded King Zhou You as a good man. In order to make his woman happy, he would not hesitate to lose all his family property.
A very good lover, isn't it?
When you get married, stop being ridiculous and act like an idiot!
King You of Zhou was a good lover. Yes, he had a lot of money. All the money in the world belonged to his family. Rights, well, it goes without saying. As for whether he was handsome or not...it was not certain in the Zhou Dynasty. Anyway, in modern times, if you have the first two
If the conditions are met, even a pig will not lack sows to form a team to seek favors. Maybe there are foreign girls like wild boars, porcupines, and guinea pigs among them...
Thirty soldiers were divided into six teams, and each team took turns for two hours, day and night. Their mission was to light up smoke to send a warning once they discovered the enemy's situation.
There are two completely opposite explanations for the smoke.
The explanation of wolf smoke in the Xinhua Dictionary is that the fierce fire that alarmed people in ancient times was said to be burned with wolf dung. The original explanation of wolf smoke in the dictionary is the thick smoke that comes from burning wolf dung. It is said that it was difficult for the soldiers guarding the border at that time to obtain
The cow dung used to start the fire was replaced by the wolf dung picked up. It can be seen that, first, at that time, we had fully realized that the role of dung is not just as nutrients. Second, wolf dung is easier to pick up than cow dung.
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In the book Wolf Totem, the author comes to the conclusion after detailed analysis that wolf smoke has nothing to do with wolf dung. The book believes that the reason why wolf smoke is so called actually means... the wolf is coming.
The grassland people regard the wolf as a totem and look down upon the Han people who are farmers, pastoralists, weavers and sheep-weavers. The Han people also often regard the grassland people as wild wolves who eat their hair and drink their blood, and have no favorable impression at all. The meaning of lighting the beacon smoke is that the barbarians who believe in wolves are coming.
However, it is very interesting that Qian Yiyun of the Northern Song Dynasty recorded that when setting off fire trumpets on the border, wolf dung was often used to burn it to make smoke. The smoke went straight up, although it was blown by strong winds. This was often used in beacon fires, so it was called wolf smoke. Ming Dynasty
, Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica records: The wolf's intestines are straight, so the frontier fortress uses wolf arrows as smoke. (My literary skills are shallow, so I don't understand, arrows and shit agree?) In the Song Dynasty's "Wu Jing Zong Yao", it is introduced in detail
There are more than a dozen materials on how to make wolf smoke, which should be almost real information. Another thing worth noting is that it can be seen from the documents written by Qi Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty that there were many, many wolves in the north at that time
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In any case, this was a very effective means of communication at the time.
The task of guarding the beacon tower is boring and monotonous. In the wilderness, guarding this simple beacon tower is their mission. They cannot stay away and guard this palm-sized place every day. In the beginning, there was still luck.
The food came slowly. I don't know whether the soldiers had forgotten their existence, or because the war was tight and they couldn't spare the manpower to deliver food. Anyway, their food supply had been running out six or seven days ago. They believed more.
, maybe... there is not much food and grass in the base camp. The loyal soldiers of the Zhou army did not withdraw to the base camp, but began to live a self-sufficient life. Of the thirty people, fifteen of them went out to hunt and find food every day to sustain themselves.
Survive and maintain the dignity of a soldier.
They don't know how long this kind of life will last. Perhaps, even if Jizhou is defeated and the army enters Jizhou City, no one will remember that there are thirty soldiers like them who sleep in the open and stick to their posts in this place. They are all
Little people are insignificant in the eyes of the big people. Although the big people arranged for them to guard here, they can't remember their existence in their hearts.
Those who value them are their enemies.
They were lucky today. The team surnamed Liu was personally taking fourteen brothers to go hunting in two teams. Although there were very few big beasts on the plains, it was summer and there were still many small animals in the wild grassland as high as people.
Of course, it is also very enjoyable to catch a few snakes as thick as arms and make a pot of snake soup. During this hunting, the prey caught was enough for at least two days, which made the team surnamed Liu tightly locked up on weekdays.
The brows relaxed a little. The war has been going on for a long time. Before coming, no one expected that Jizhou would be so difficult to conquer. Although living like a savage in the wilderness all day long, it is much better than attacking the city and dying.
, isn’t it?
He always comforted himself like this.
"Team upright!"
A young man who was only sixteen years old ran over with a smile, carrying a fat hare and said as he ran: "Captain, why do you think this rabbit is so fat?"
Captain Liu said with a smile: "There is a lot of food in the deserted fields. These little things have been eating and sleeping all day long. It's strange that they are not fat."
"Pooh!"
The young man spat and said: "We are hungry and full here, but these little things are eating so much that they can't even run. They are so fat, they should be used to fill our stomachs!"
He licked his lips and said, "There's just no salt. This rabbit is so fat, and it doesn't leak oil when roasted? If only a little salt could be sprinkled on it, it would smell like grandma's!"
Team member surnamed Liu knocked the young man's helmet and laughed and cursed: "I know how to eat all day long! Barbecue? Don't even think about it! If you stew a pot of soup and enough for everyone to drink a bowl, roast it and eat it for several people."
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"I caught a lot of prey today..."
The young man curled his lips and protested in a low voice at the captain's stinginess.
"It's quite a lot. Save enough to feed our thirty brothers for three days. Think about it, how long have we been staying in this wretched place? We've almost eaten all the living animals nearby, and we're out hunting.
The journey is getting farther and farther. I don’t know when this battle will be finished. How can I do it if I don’t save myself?”
The young man sighed and said, "I missed grandma's cooking. I don't know when I can go home."
"Captain, do you have a mother-in-law?"
"No, the Murakami old Li family once told me about a matchmaker, but he was arrested later and left for four years. I don't know what the girl looked like or whether she was married. What? You want a woman?
My hair hasn’t even grown yet, so my mind is wild.”
"I don't! I just think that after I return from this war, I should ask my mother to ask someone to find a wife for me. Who knows if I can come back alive next time I go to war? There are three consequences of being unfilial and having no children.
Da, I am the only child in my family, so I have to continue the family line, right? If I have a baby, even if I die on the battlefield in the future, at least I will leave roots for our family."
spit!
The captain took a sip and said: "Don't you say such unlucky words, we brothers will come out together and we'll go back together. When Jizhou City is broken and military pay is paid, I will take you to visit the brothels in the city. First,
I’ll let you break the penis before we talk!”
"Then...how can it be done?"
The young man's face turned red and he said in a loud voice: "My mother-in-law said that you must walk upright and sit upright, and you must not do anything harmful to nature!"
"You silly boy, I took you shopping to take care of their business and do good deeds. How come you are so harmful to God?"
While the two people were talking, Team Liu's expression suddenly changed, he stopped, and at the same time ordered everyone to stay on guard.
"What's wrong?"
The young man subconsciously tightened the knife at his waist and asked nervously.
The team member surnamed Liu sniffed and said with an ugly face: "It smells of blood, something happened in the camp..."
"I...why can't I smell it?"
"You have never killed anyone, so you don't know what blood tastes like."
The team leader's face became increasingly uglier and more solemn. He looked at the camp more than ten meters away and waved his hand, gesturing for everyone to surround him. The camp seemed very quiet, and no corpses were seen, but for some reason, everyone seemed to be confused.
I smelled an increasingly strong smell of blood.
Fifteen people divided into three directions and carefully surrounded the camp. The prey they had captured was discarded on the ground, and the still-living snakes came out of their pockets and crawled into the grass in a panic to escape. They fled.
Their hands were trembling slightly, not knowing what kind of dangers would be waiting for them in the camp. As they got closer, the smell of blood was strong enough to penetrate their noses.
After turning around a tent, everyone's footsteps suddenly stopped. Everyone stood frozen on the spot, and everyone's face became extremely pale.
Fifteen corpses, still bleeding, were piled into a small tower. The tower built with corpses was so shocking.
A man in black robe was sitting next to the pile of corpses, quietly wiping the steel knife in his hand. Seeing Zhou Jun approaching, the man in black robe raised his head, showed his white teeth and smiled: "Welcome home.
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"run!"
The order given by Team Liu is not to fight, but to run!
"Run separately! Someone must return to the camp alive to report that there are enemies coming from the left wing!"
He knew that it was impossible to light the beacon fire now. The enemy had killed all the soldiers who were left behind, so they would definitely not let them light the beacon fire. Moreover, if the enemy could kill the other fifteen Pao Ze, they must have the strength to kill them.
Kill these fifteen of them. Even if he encounters a life-or-death crisis, as a soldier, the first thing he thinks of is to report back to the camp.
Just as he speculated, the enemy had the strength to kill them all, and... they would definitely not show mercy.
Four men wearing black robes with silver patterns embroidered on the cuffs and collars rushed out of the tent and began to silently and indifferently chase these Ding'an Army soldiers. There were fifteen of them, and the furthest one only ran a few dozen meters away.
He was chopped to the ground. The team member surnamed Liu only had time to strike with a knife, but as soon as he raised his arm, his throat was cut off by the cold blade of a man in black, and his raised arm fell down feebly.
Then, he vaguely felt himself being dragged back by the man and thrown into the pile of corpses.
The man in black robe sitting on the stone put the long knife back into the scabbard behind his back, stretched out while looking at the thirty bloody corpses, and said helplessly: "Let's go, we still have to walk ten miles before dark."
Going to kill a beacon tower on the way, such a task is really boring."
A surveillance guard in silver stretched out his hand to wipe away a drop of blood splashed on his face: "Dark night? I like the dark night."
Carrying a long knife that was one meter and a half long on his back, the leading man in black robe smiled: "I like it too." (To be continued)
