Chapter 7: The Attack of the Hu

Half a month has passed, on this day, it is Li Qing'an's turn to go to Lingshan Beacon Pier to guard, Beacon Pier is located at the exit of Lingshan Road, built on a cliff, climbed up by rope ladder, and there is a sheep and horse city under the cliff, which is used to store horses, and the food and water will be stored in the furnace for half a month, and the shift will be changed every ten days.

If a small group of enemy troops is found, then two beacon fires are lit, if a large group of people attack, three beacon fires must be lit, and there is no beacon fire in the morning and evening, which means that the beacon fire was broken by thieves.

"Fire chief, look! There is the Lingshan Beacon Flame. In the distance, He Yanming pointed to a lonely mountain like a stalagmite and smiled.

It was the first time for Li Qing'an to come to Lingshan Beacon Burn, and he rode on his horse and stared blankly at this stone peak that looked very much like a bamboo shoot, it was so familiar.

That's it, on the night of the blizzard more than a month ago, he heard the violent sound of horses' hooves under this stone peak, and when he ran over, he came to the Tang Dynasty 1,300 years ago.

Could it be that this pinnacle hides a secret that travels through time and space? Li Qing'an bit his lip tightly, pumped his horse fiercely, and galloped towards Shi Feng.

Shi Feng is still the same, and there is no difference from more than 1,300 years later, Li Qingan walked around Shi Feng in a pile of rocks, his heart gradually calmed down, how could he find the gate to go back?

He shook his head with a wry smile, and when he saw that the rope ladder had been thrown from above, he said to everyone: "It's getting late, everyone go up!" ”

Tang Jun climbed the high beacon tower one by one, and Li Qingan tried the rope and climbed to the top step by step.

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The night was already deep, there was not a single cloud in the sky, a full moon sailed in this endless sea, lonely sprinkled a cold light, the ground, the mountain peaks were dyed with a layer of silver white, the night was very quiet, only the night wind of Lingshan was heard whistling sharply.

Li Qing'an sat alone on the top of the beacon tower, staring blankly at the bright moon in the sky, today's unexpected discovery aroused his nostalgia, and his thoughts flew over the time and space of 1,300 years, and returned to his distant hometown.

The old house in his hometown, the lazy white cat in the afternoon, walked lightly past the wall, the mother sat under the gable and mended the package ready to send to her distant son, and added a few strands of white hair on her head, and the father was still meticulously repairing the bicycle at the mouth of the alley.

Li Qingan sighed softly, in what year of his life, can he still see his parents who gave birth to him and raised him again?

"Is the fire chief homesick?"

The voice of the veteran Han Jinping came from behind him, he walked to Li Qing'an and sat down, looked at the full moon and said, "There will be two months of vacation every three years, and then the fire chief will be able to go back to Luoyang to have a look." ”

Li Qingan glanced at him and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not homesick, my parents died, and the old house was sold by me, even if I go back to Luoyang, where can I go?" ”

He shook his head and asked Han Jinping again, "Old Han, where is your home?" How did you come to Anxi to join the army. ”

"I'm not a Long March athlete, I'm exiled to Anxi."

"Exile?" Li Qingan was slightly stunned, he also knew that many literati and doctors offended the emperor and were exiled to the frontier, this Han Jinping.....

Han Jin smiled indifferently and said: "I was originally a member of the Ming Jing Branch, awarded the county lieutenant of Dantu County, because I killed the county order that insulted my wife in a fit of anger, and the villagers jointly protected me, so I was exempted from the death penalty and was assigned to Anxi, and I have been in the fort for more than four years." ”

"What about your parents, wife and children?"

"In my hometown."

Han Jinping took out a crumpled painting in his arms, the painting was a tiger-headed boy, he caressed the portrait lovingly and smiled: "This is my son Han Yue, I left him when he was three years old, and now he should be eight years old." ”

Li Qing'an was just about to speak, at this moment, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves in the distance, the sound of hooves was very dense, it seemed to be far away, but it felt very close, it was coming from the direction of Lingshan, the two glanced at each other, stood up, walked quickly to the lookout, and looked north.

Under the moonlight, they faintly saw a large group of small black dots galloping towards this side, getting closer and closer, the sound of horses' hooves was dull, as if wrapped in thick linen, and the cavalry of the brigade instantly rushed through the beacon tower, as many as hundreds, like a pack of hungry wolves, swooping in the direction of the fort.

'Suddenly... Riding almsgivers! ’

Han Jinping trembled, he pointed at the cavalry running in the direction of the fort so nervous that he couldn't say a word, turned around and ran, "I'll go and light the beacon!" ”

"Don't worry!"

Li Qingan grabbed him and stared at the group of enemy troops rushing under the moon in the distance, with a trace of excitement and expectation in his eyes.....

Three beacons were blazing, alarms of an incoming crowd of enemy troops, and the flames were so bright in the darkness that several black shadows descended from the cliffs, rode away from the beacons, and galloped away in the direction of the fort.

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"Look, Beacon, three Beacons!"

Sulou Beacon Fort, a sentry suddenly found the alarm of the Lingshan Beacon Fire in the distance, and the other two sentries immediately panicked, one ran to light the beacon fire, and the other picked up the iron rod, 'Dang! While! While! The alarm bell rang, and the piercing sound of the alarm bell immediately shook the entire fort.

The sleeping Li Fei Yuanli was so startled that he jumped up and yelled, "What's wrong? ”

"Lord of the Army, there are three beacon flames lit in the Lingshan Beacon Fire."

"What!" Li Fei Yuanli was stunned, he put on his armor in a panic, and ran out and shouted: "Everyone to Lao Tzu to the fort, the Tuqi Shi people are here." ”

The fort was suddenly chaotic, the Tang army rushed out of the tent, they held their weapons, grabbed the armor, they didn't even have time to put on their shoes, they spread their bare feet and rushed towards the fort, they used boulders against the iron gate, three beacons burst into the sky, warning to the distance, the Tang soldiers opened their bows and arrows, waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

A quarter of an hour later, a jagged fire dragon appeared in the distance, this is the Turgish people holding torches, in the blink of an eye, hundreds of Turgish cavalry swept through like a storm, shouting endlessly, they threw their torches at the tent, and in an instant the flames rose into the air, illuminating the fort as if it were day.

Li Fei Yuanli's initial panic was gone, he crossed his hands on his chest, leaned against the wall and looked at the Tuqi Shi people outside, and scolded in a low voice: "Turtle grandchildren, you can burn it!" It's best to burn it clean, and Lao Tzu will get a new one. ”

"Lord, that's not right!"

Deputy Qian Shu noticed the anomaly and said nervously: "They seem to be coming for our fort." ”

"Let me see."

Li Fei Yuanli took a look, only to see about 500 Turkish cavalry surrounding the fort, it stands to reason, they don't have any oil and water here, the Turks who enter the country to rob will only gallop past the fort, never stop, but what is wrong with them today, are they crazy?

"Hey!" Lifei Yuanli shouted in Turkic: "Lao Tzu has no money here, you go to the south!" ”

He was answered by the swearing of the Turgian Shi and a rain of arrows, the rain of arrows whistled, Ding Ding shot on the stone wall of the fort, Li Fei Yuanli almost received an arrow, he was furious, turned around and shouted: "Shoot Lao Tzu, shoot these turtle grandsons." ”

The Tang troops in the fort shot arrows downwards one after another, and the Turgish cavalry launched, and they rotated around the fort at a rapid pace, and it was difficult for the Tang army's arrows to reach them.

"Stop!"

Li Fei Yuanli immediately realized that something was wrong, and he shouted, "Don't shoot, save arrows for Lao Tzu." ”

The fort was quiet for a moment, and the Tang army stopped shooting arrows, looking at the murderous Turgish people with anxiety, this is ten times their own enemy, can they survive this catastrophe?

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