Chapter 298: Conclusion
The moon passes through the clouds. The earth is sometimes bright and sometimes black, but a watchtower standing on the plain is still so conspicuous. This is a brief description of one of the hundreds of watchtowers built outside Yizhou City. Every ten miles away, there is one such watchtower.
The hasty construction is naturally not very solid. These watchtowers for military purposes are completely made of earth, with two floors on the upper and lower floors. The first floor is used for daily life. The second floor contains some weapons and soldiers to sleep. The top floor is used for observation and alertness.
Each watchtower is equipped with ten soldiers, commanded by a halberd leader. Their task is to be responsible for early warning. Once the enemy is found to have acted, they will immediately ignite the bee fire that had been prepared. A fire broke out, and in an instant, the most cutting-edge area can be transmitted back to Yizhou City so that Yizhou City can prepare as soon as possible.
The protective performance of these watchtowers is extremely poor. Once the enemy attacks and ignites the beacon, they can only ask for more blessings. On duty in such a place, they are naturally trembling and walking on thin ice. All the soldiers are fully prepared. Once the beacon is ignited, they will immediately run away.
But such a watchtower was a great blessing in the eyes of Pan Haoran and his group. Seeing the big Yue flag flying above the watchtower, Pan Haoran's tense string suddenly loosened, his whole body was exhausted, and he almost collapsed on the ground. The guards on both sides quickly came up to hold him up. There were only eight of them now. A few nights ago, they encountered a team of rebel patrols. In order to cover their escape, the four guards deliberately exposed their whereabouts. This caused the patrol team, and of course they could not come back.
"Go home!" Zhang Zhiyuan on the stretcher breathed a sigh of relief, could no longer support him, and fainted suddenly.
Looking at the guys named huāzi in front of him, Zuo Yi couldn't believe his eyes. Is this the tallest Master Pan of the former magistrate Pan? As a grassroots officer, Zuo Yi did not know Pan Haoran. Even Zhang Zhiyuan could not recognize him. The highest official he recognized was his whistle commander and battalion general. But the guard next to the man who called himself Pan Tai did take out the waist card of the prefecture, and Zuo Yi still knew this card.
But now in the war, Zuo Yi did not dare to be careless. He ordered his men to quickly clean up the second floor, put the adults on it, and ordered them to boil water and cook. It seemed that the group was a little hungry, and they were all skinny.
"Sir, please rest here for a night. I have sent someone to ride a fast horse to report the message. Soon, someone will come to greet you!" Zuo Yi said respectfully, took a hot bath and changed into a dress that Zuo Yi brought. Although it was a bit unfit, it was much better than the previous one that emitted a stench. While eating steamed buns in big mouthfuls, he ordered: "Well. Thank you for your hard work, prepare a few horses. We will rush back to Yizhou City overnight. You and your subordinates, follow the guards!"
Zuo Yi was stunned and dared to say tightly: "Sir, we only have one horse here. Now we are riding him to report the news. I believe that people will be sent to welcome him soon. Moreover, we are stationed here under military orders, so we dare not leave our posts without permission, otherwise we will lose our heads."
Pan Haoran glanced at the other party, "With me here, what are you afraid of? I said I would be promoted to your official position. Do you briefly describe how you dare not be promoted to your official position? From now on, you will go to the prefectural prefecture to be a worker, and you will not have to be exposed to wind and rain here, and the sun and night will be exposed to dew!"
Zuo Yi smiled, "That's good, but sir, you have to go back to Yizhou City. Now the villain dares not leave his post without hesitation. Our General Jian's military law is extremely strict, and the young ones dare not take risks!"
After hearing Zuo Yi's words, Pan Haoran said, "So, don't you believe that I am your Majesty Pan, or do you think I can't command your General Jian?"
Zuo Yi was so scared that his face turned a little blue, and he stuttered: "Sir, sir, the villain is just a long halberd. He has never seen the magistrate, nor does he know you. The villain only knows what he listens to, so you can wait here for a few hours."
Pan Haoran waved his hand boredly, "You go, you go!"
Zuo Yiru Meng Dahe quickly retreated and climbed up to the top floor to count the stars.
"I didn't expect that the brief description was so tightly controlled by the army, and a small halberd leader was so loyal to his duties!" Pan Haoran told Zhang Zhiyuan.
Zhang Zhiyuan's face was slightly better at this time. He looked at Pan Haoran who was thinking, and said, "Sir, in fact, a strict disciplined army will have a higher loyalty as the more they go down. The soldiers have no thoughts of their own and are very likely to follow blindly. Instead, the higher their positions and the more things they know, this loyalty will be reduced."
"I understand that the higher the people, they have their own interests. How can they unite people's hearts by loyalty alone? The key is to have common interests to tie everyone together." Pan Haoran sighed. "Just like Wang Haogu, we were all still in a low position before. After we were cutting our heads and getting to live, and then our position became higher and higher, we had our own ideas. At that time, I felt that I had the strength and ambition to win the world, and I could win a wife and son, and I was born in the future. Once I realized that there was a man who was extremely powerful, he could take another step and change his family immediately."
Zhang Zhiyuan was speechless.
"Of course, Zhiyuan, you are different from him, but, what do you think of the brief description?" Pan Haoran looked at Zhang Zhiyuan and suddenly asked, "Is the brief description really the same as me? Will he be the same as Wang Haogu?"
Zhang Zhiyuan was shocked, "Sir, you can't show any point after you return to Yizhou City. On the contrary, I think it's best to give the general a brief description of the general after you return to Yizhou City. Keep the green mountains there, and don't be afraid of burning fire!"
"So, do you think the brief description is also a second thought!" Pan Haoran clenched his fists and said, "Let me be a puppet?"
"Sir, now, inside and outside Yizhou City, we are briefly describing control. All the troops are already in the brief description. If we can bring back 10,000 or 20,000 troops, that's another matter, but now we have nothing."
Pan Haoran lowered his head, and his white hair was reflected in Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes, making him look particularly desolate.
The door of the house was pushed open with a slam, and Zuo Yi appeared in front of Pan Haoran with panic on his face. "Sir, it's not good. I found that a large group of rebels are attacking us. You can go!"
"What?" Pan Haoran stood up suddenly. "How is the rebels coming to attack at this time?" His eyes turned to Zhang Zhiyuan, but he saw a strong fear in the other party's eyes.
"Let's go and have a look with you!"
Take two steps at a time and rush up to the top floor. Under the bright light, a black line appeared in the field of vision. Then the ground felt a tremor, and the beacon smoke on the top floor was already burning.
"Sir, we little laizi can't defend it, hurry up and run!" Zuo Yi said in a panic.
Pan Haoran stumbled on the wall of the top floor with both hands, shook his head, "I can't leave anymore, the opponent is all cavalry, and the target is extremely obvious. He came for us. If you abandon this watchtower at this time, you will only die faster!"
"What should I do then? What should I do?"
"Call your men and pick up the weapons. We can only defend ourselves. I hope the people you sent out can bring reinforcements soon. By the way, how far is the nearest garrison place here?"
"Thirty miles!" Zuo Yi swallowed a spit. "There is a battalion of troops thirty miles away from here, but there are no cavalry! Even if they receive the letter, they will rush here, and they will not arrive at dawn."
"Then let's wait till dawn, go and bring all the weapons in your watchtower up!"
Under the moonlight, about a thousand cavalry rushed to the front of the watchtower and surrounded the watchtower. The moonlight in the sky was very good, and the cavalry did not light torches and surrounded the watchtower silently, as if waiting for something.
A moment later, the sound of horse hooves sounded again behind him, and dozens of riders rushed over as if flying. Zhang Zhiyuan slid on the window frame of the second largest and saw a very familiar figure. In an instant, it was like falling ice. He slid down the wall. "A brief description, it's you!" He sighed faintly.
Looking around, a spear was standing in the corner of the wall, and crawled over with difficulty. He picked up the iron spear and pushed the tail against the wall. The spear tip hit his throat. He smiled bitterly, and the whole person suddenly hit him hard. With a squeak, the spear pierced his throat. Zhang Zhiyuan tilted his body and fell to the ground. The blood spread out to the surroundings.
On the top floor, Pan Haoran was also shocked. Under the watchtower, the figure was so familiar, but obviously, this person was not here to welcome him.
"Dad!" Simply look up and briefly describe "Give orders!"
Jian Shu narrowed his eyes and stared at the familiar figure on the watchtower. He raised his hand high and shouted decisively: "Attack!"
The whizzing feather arrows covered the entire tower like rain, and screams sounded on it. Several riders rushed up, and the anchor hook in their hands accurately grabbed the wooden door on the first floor, ran away, and with a rush, the door was pulled into pieces. More anchor hooks were thrown to the top floor, and a soldier climbed up briskly behind him.
After the first round of arrow rain, Pan Haoran was hit by dozens of arrows and fell to the sky on the city tower. When he saw the brief description, his mind was blank, so that when the rainy feather arrow hit, he had no time to react.
A rising sun jumped out of the ground plane in the sky, scattering the golden light on the earth. The entire watchtower had been razed to the ground. The soldiers were lifting the corpses out of the ruins and neatly zipping them together. Briefly speaking, standing in front of two of the corpses and staring silently.
He turned around suddenly, got on the horse, slapped his horse, left in the dust, looked at Jianshu's back as he was gone, and ordered simply: "It's burned, it's all burned, and no bones are allowed to be left!" (To be continued)!~!
Chapter completed!