A faint morning sun rises in the east.

Fifty miles west of the purple plug.

The wind and sand are howling, rolling up the yellow sand in the sky, teaching people to not open their eyes.

In the yellow sand, but see a tunnel, if there is nothing, winding to the north, surrounded by sand moraines.

After the north wind howled, a beacon tower was revealed, and a flag was raised, revealing five big black characters: "Horseshoe looking at the sea".

But see, the height of the platform is four feet and two feet, the width is six feet, the total area is six hundred and seventy-two feet, and the garrison is one hundred and twenty-seven people.

As the main beacon tower to the west of Zisai, it is also a rest point and supply station for the soldiers of the border exploration horse battalion.

This "horseshoe looking at the sea" is neither the East China Sea, nor the West Sea, nor the South China Sea, but his mother's sand sea.

As for why it's called that, you ask?

I'm afraid that even the oldest veteran of Zisai, Geshu Hanyuan, can't answer

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency...... Wake up! ”

"Who's the shit?" Old Liang Tou woke up from his sleep and shouted impatiently.

"Adult, little Sun Xie, two hours ago, the purple arrow warned!" The guard on duty outside the gate said: "The North Barbarian has moved! ”

"Dog day, don't come early, don't come late, but come at this time!" Lao Liangtou hurriedly put on the old heavy armor of the Zisai Border Army, put on a fish-scale cloak, put on a panel shin guard, and carried a seven-foot-three-inch long Dayin system royal forest saber, pushed open the wooden door, and the cold morning breeze blew in his face, making him shiver solidly.

He was annoyed, looked to the north from afar, and said with a gloomy face: "Sun Xie, let the chief on duty light the beacon fire, summon the brothers to gather for roll call, and prepare to withdraw to Zisai in general." ”

"No!" Sun Xie agreed, and strode down from the platform.

"It's really a dog, Lao Tzu has poured blood mold for eight lifetimes, it's better for you to come a day late! I'm your immortal Huo Yixuan! Lao Liangtou clenched his fists and trembled with anger.

You must know that tomorrow is the time for the official change of guard of the Tanma Battalion.

At that time, as soon as the military card is handed over, you can go to the "Erniang Inn" in the inner city of Zisai, get three catties of mutton, a plate of vegetables and fruits, and ...... Of course, there are two catties of burnt knives, and you can sit comfortably for a day.

The old Liang's surname is Liang, and the word is Zongshan.

About forty years old, Yingzhou blacksmith was born, proficient in swordsmanship, it is rumored that when he was young, he worshiped the Jiangnan martial arts "Badaomen" middle school, and got the true biography of the former head Liu Sanye, and I don't know whether it is true or false.

He has served in the border army of Dayin for 20 years, and his qualifications are quite old, if he is not illiterate, it is not a problem at all for him to mix with a guerrilla general or a general in the border army by virtue of his military age and military exploits.

What's more, he once saved the life of Ge Shu Lao Shuai in the army of ten thousand, although the status of the two is very different, it does not prevent them from having a very personal relationship and a lifelong friendship, which is not a statement.

Lao Liangtou is actually not old.

Not only is he not old, but he also has thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, knotted arms and muscles, and is a proper middle-aged soldier.

And the military card in his mouth is a special token made by the Tanma Battalion, and the licensee has the power of life and death in the Zisai Beacon Tower, which can be cut first and then played, if it is not a person who is very trusted by Geshu Laoshuai, he will never get this brand, so the origin of each uncle is not simple.

And this "Tanma Battalion", nominally, belongs to the leadership of General Hu Yan, the chief detective of the three armies and the confidential chief detective of the three armies.

When necessary, you can also directly skip the level and report to Ge Shu Hanyuan, the supreme military commander of the Zisai Border Pass.

As the "eye" of Zisai, he has the duty of reconnoitring the enemy's movements externally, and is given the right to patrol and arrest internally.

It is divided into three parts:

A number of shadow guards, in peacetime, hide in the tile, engaged in reconnaissance, arrest, interrogation and other activities; They also participate in the work of collecting military intelligence and plotting against enemy generals, and in wartime, these people will be integrated into combat units.

The second part of the number of Tanma, that is, Yang Tingfeng, Lao Liangtou is a front-line sergeant of the beacon tower.

The three divisions are scouts, divided into cavalry and infantry, and are generally served by agile soldiers, who are responsible for transmitting information and intelligence.

"Hey, damn it, how long is it going to be!" Lao Liangtou's loud voice spread far and wide in the beacon tower, "The barbarians have all been killed, one by one, do you want your heads?" How long is it on duty? ”

I saw a burly strong man, along the tunnel of the beacon tower, poked his head out, and said with a red face: "Soon, soon, my lord, I have asked the brothers to pack up!" Half an hour at most. ”

Hearing this, Lao Liang's face turned green, he raised his fist the size of a bowl, pointed at the strong man, and said angrily: "Guo Yanzai, you dog, give you half a stick of incense, otherwise military law will be engaged!" ”

When the strong man heard this, he was stunned for a moment, a layer of cold sweat oozed from his back, and he thought to himself, Old Liangtou, what's wrong? How did you have a different face today?

His voice trembled: "Yes, sir! After saying that, he stumbled and ran away.

Old Liang looked up at the sky, was silent, and let out a long breath, "It's been eight years!" After eight years, I still haven't been able to avoid it! ”

After staring at it for a long time, he seemed to remember something, and blurted out loudly: "Guo Yanzai, have all the soldiers of the West Beacon Tower come back?" ”

"Lord Qiyu, no one has returned!" The chief named Guo Yanzai touched his head and walked out of the pit again.

"I ...... Then don't you send someone to find it? Lao Liang's mouth was crooked: "Mom, you're really too comfortable as the chief on duty!" What do you say you've been doing all day? Here we are, fifty miles away from the Zisai Gate Pass! Yang Tingfeng, that kid, is still one hundred and twenty miles away from Chengguan! Even if you hurry up, you won't be able to catch up with Zisai before today's retreat. ”

Guo Yanzai touched the back of his head, it was really like the second monk who was confused, he said: "My lord, if you want me to say, instead of sending someone to look for it, let's leave a few good horses, water and dry food before retreating. ”

"Good...... What a fart. Lao Liangtou glared at him fiercely, and said to Guo Yanzai: "Twenty miles away from here, it is the camp of Yanshan Feiqi, we left a warrant and told the returning brothers to meet there and withdraw to the pass with the Qiang people!" ”

"No!" Guo Yanzai hugged his fists and promised, but there was no movement under his legs.

Old Liang Tou also seemed to have just discovered him, and shouted: "What are you still doing here?" Hurry up and pack your bags! ”

Guo Yanzai was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Boss, don't blame the lowly and talkative, as the saying goes, 'If you are not of my race, your heart will be different, Rong Di will not be the same as Hua', the Northern Barbarians invaded, these Qiang people, you can't believe it!" What if we go to their camp and are tied up by them and handed over to the blood barbarians? ”

Hearing this, Lao Liangtou showed a look of surprise: "I said Lao Guo, this is not like what you can say." ”

"Boss, don't hide it from you, we talked about it in private!" Guo Yanzai's face turned pale, and he said word by word: "It was a mistake for the old man to hire this gang of Ziqiang people. ”

A little cold glint flashed in Lao Liangtou's eyes, and his gaze fell on Guo Yanzai, "You go on!" ”

Guo Yanzai was stunned for a moment, and then said with a straight face: "Boss, I have a good fellow villager in Yingwei, on the eighth day of the first month of last month, we drank at the "Erniang Inn", this kid drank too much, and told us a piece of information, saying that the 'Wuhuan Ranger Governor' Tuoba Fu and the blood wolf barbarian had made a big deal, and they were ready to turn back soon. In addition, it is said that not only them, but also the leaders of the Bayon, Wuhuan, Xianbei, Qianhu, Di, and Qiang tribes in the six towns have moved! ”

"Really?" Lao Liang Tou chuckled in his heart, and immediately fell into deep thought, what Guo Yanzai said was not completely unreasonable, especially under the special circumstances of the moment, it was not impossible to take the head of their Tanma Battalion to surrender to the blood barbarians......