The lonely sentry post stood on a small hillock, consisting of an adobe house and a wooden sentry tower about two feet high.

In this way, there will be one outpost every ten miles, and a group of five will form a defense area of ​​a battle camp.

Once something happens, the outpost will light up beacon smoke, and then send beacon messages in turn, quickly conveying the enemy's situation back to the station.

There is one garrison at each outpost, with rotation every fifteen days.

On the border where the two armies confront each other, dozens of miles of no-man's land has become the default buffer zone for both sides.

Zhang Ren, this time, served as the guard of the most advanced outpost.

This kind of guarding task is undoubtedly the easiest job for them.

Because this is a serious military operation.

During military operations, they no longer need to conduct boring military training, nor do they need to go out to help the people build roads and dig canals. Although doing these things can win the love of the local people, people are lazy.

Whether you can do it or not, of course it’s better not to do it!

Isn't it good to lie flat on the bed?

Now, they are probably in this state.

Zhao Jun on the opposite side was not taken seriously by them at all.

And Zhao Jun did not build any outposts like this.

Looking around, there is a vast expanse of green.

This place should have been a fertile farmland, but now it is all deserted.

On the land that no one was taking care of, the grass suddenly grew wildly. Now it is the time when the grass grows and flies. The grass is taller than a person, and some fast-growing trees are as thick as an arm.

An arm suddenly poked out from the grass, holding a huge hare in its big hand.

Then, the other hand came out, and the same rabbit was kicking its legs hard.

A burst of cheers suddenly erupted outside the Tsuchiya.

The grass trembled for a while, and two people emerged from it.

Zhang Ren and his companion Wu Chang Lu He.

Zhang Ren held two hares in his hands, and Lu He carried a deer on his shoulders. Look at the head, it was several dozen kilograms smaller, enough to feed everyone for two days.

This is why everyone likes to be on duty.

Because I can go hunting.

Where can I see these things when I am stationed?

The daily training, the sound of hundreds of thousands of people stomping in unison, the galloping and neighing of war horses, any animal that wasn't too stupid would have been completely outrun long ago.

Of course, even if there were, they would not dare to leave the camp to fight without permission.

But now, the degree of freedom is greater.

The bones of the deer meat are removed, and then grilled on the fire. All you need to do is sprinkle with salt, and then add the collected wild leek flowers, which is a supreme delicacy.

The skeleton is thrown into a big pot and boiled. Each person has a bowl, eats a piece of cake, and drinks a sip of soup. It's delicious.

The two rabbits were allowed to live for another two days, and their legs were tied outside the earthen house.

Curls of green smoke rise, and bursts of aroma overflow.

In the grass in the distance, a few pairs of wolf-like eyes looked at the earthen house on the hillock with green eyes. Looking at the bursts of smoke, they seemed to smell the aroma of food again in their noses, and there was a ticking sound in their mouths.

Drooling.

The moon gradually climbed into the sky.

Lu He got up in confusion and pushed Zhang Ren beside him.

"It's time for us to change shifts!" Lu He whispered.

Zhang Ren got up sleepily. Because he knew that he would be on duty in the middle of the night today, he and Lu He didn't take off their armor at all and just lay down with their clothes on.

Under the moonlight outside, the two men carried swords, guns, bows and arrows, walked out of the house, and replaced the two companions above.

Looking up at the sky, the moon is like a jade plate, hanging in the sky, and you can vaguely see the undulating mountains in the moonlight. Think of Wu Gang cutting down trees with his axe, and Fairy Chang'e looking at the door with her jade rabbit in her arms?

Looking back at the past, on a night like this, I would probably be with my three or two friends, a pot of wine, and several beautiful prostitutes, drinking wine and reciting poems, how happy it must be!

Today, he is wearing a helmet and armor, holding a sharp knife in his hand, sitting in the air, accompanied by a rough man!

Lu He's snoring could be heard in his ears. When he called him, his eyes were clearly clear, but in the blink of an eye he fell asleep again. This effort was beyond his reach.

Zhang Ren stood up and stretched.

Talk about spring flowers and autumn moon, sigh about joys and sorrows, just live!

Those former young masters who traveled to the lake and recited poems with him are either dead bones in the tombs, or they are exposed to the sun and rain on the southwest border!

I consider myself lucky.

Holding on to the railing and looking at the slightly undulating sea of ​​grass under the moonlight, it is still a beautiful scenery.

There was a light flashing in his eyes.

Zhang Ren was startled, then Dingqing looked again and saw another white light.

That's the moonlight reflected from the weapon.

His heart clenched suddenly, and he stretched out his foot to kick Lu He violently.

"What's going on?" Lu He jumped up, but his voice was a bit scary.

Zhang Ren secretly shouted that it was bad, and sure enough, several people suddenly stood up from among the grass, and from where the bow was bent, several feather arrows whizzed towards him.

"Enemy attack!" Hearing the sound of bowstrings, Lu He, who had just woken up from his sleep, reacted faster than Zhang Ren who was awake. Looking at Zhang Ren, who was a little at a loss, Lu He tilted his butt and was already

Zhang Ren bumped into the side and bent his elbows with both hands to protect his face, while also blocking his upper body in front of Zhang Ren.

The arrow's accuracy was quite good, and the two "dang-dang" sounds were mixed with the muffled sound of Lu He.

Zhang Ren finally reacted, and the results of his long training were reflected at this moment.

Draw the bow, step on the bow arm, string the arrow, exert force on the waist and arm, and with a soft sound, the divine arm bow has been strung and raised.

"Captain, are you okay?" he shouted loudly.

"Fortunately, I can't die!" Lu He said loudly. He had not yet stood up, but he had already bowed his divine arm.

"Charge up, charge up, kill them all!" A shout came from among the grass.

Lu He raised his bow, hooked his teeth, and with a bang sound, the divine arm bow came out from the string, and the shouts from the other side suddenly stopped.

Zhang Ren turned around and looked at the earthen house. It was still dark inside, but in his ears he could hear the clanging sound of the armor of the companions in the house.

"Stop them!" Lu He shouted loudly as he wound up the string.

Zhang Ren raised his bow and took aim. In fact, there was no need to take aim, because there were too many people rushing out from the sea of ​​grass.

With his teeth twitching, the crossbow arrow shot out of the air. Eighty steps away, one of the people rushing towards him fell down at the sound.

They wore no armor and were dressed in rags, but they held real swords, guns, bows and arrows in their hands.

"It's not Zhao Jun!" Zhang Ren shouted. "It's bandits!"

As he spoke, the feather arrows from below were shot with a whoosh, and the sound of clanging was endless. Fortunately, the two of them were wearing good armor, and their opponents did not have a divine arm crossbow, a strong bow like the enemy-defeating bow, or high-end items such as armor-piercing arrows.

, otherwise the two of them would probably have hated each other long ago.

But it's not much better now, it looks like two hedgehogs.

The people below couldn't shoot them, but they shot one arrow at a time.

It's just that it takes a lot of time to string the God's Arm Bow.

Zhang Ren watched helplessly as the other party came over him like a flood.

"I will die here today!" Zhang Ren's heart felt cold.

Some people were climbing up, and some were wielding axes to hold on to the supporting poles of the sentry tower, even though Lu He stretched his bow and shot another person to death.

With a bang, the door of the earthen house was opened.

The person at the head, holding a sword in his hand, jumped out with a step, yelled loudly, and half-twirled his body. The sword was swung by his hands with the strength of his waist. Zhang Ren, who was above him, saw a dazzling half-arc flash past.

Without even screaming, Zhang Ren on the sentry tower saw a guy being chopped off from the waist up to the neck. Then, before using up all his remaining strength, he swept away the other guy's head.

Under the moonlight, the color of the splattered blood could not be seen, but Zhang Ren knew that it must be bright red.

That’s so long!

The sword that was usually wrapped in cloth was finally taken off, revealing its true appearance.

Behind him, several soldiers came out wearing helmets and armor, four spearmen, two sword and shield bearers, and two archers.

In fact, there are two more sword and shield bearers in this case, namely Lu He and Zhang Ren who are still on the sentry tower at this moment.

The swordsman and shieldman are in front to cover the spearmen, and the archers are behind to release arrows. As for the swordsman, he does not need to cover. Usually he is at the front to clear the way for the swordsman and shieldman.

The light of the sword flashes, and every time it strikes, it will inevitably bring a rain of blood. Every time the spear strikes, someone will always scream and fall down. The sword and shield hand rushes in and out. Every attack will cost the opponent a little.
To be continued...