The moon passes between the clouds, and the earth is sometimes bright and sometimes dark, but a watchtower standing on the plain is still so conspicuous. This is a brief description of the hundreds of watchtowers built outside Yizhou City.

One of them. Every ten miles or so, there will be a watchtower like this.

Things built in a hurry are naturally not very strong. These watchtowers for military purposes are entirely made of earth. They have two floors. The first floor is used for daily life. The second floor stores some weapons and soldiers sleep. The top floor

The upper part is used for observation and warning.

Each watchtower is equipped with ten soldiers, commanded by a halberd commander. Their task is to provide early warning. Once they discover that the enemy has made a move, they will immediately light the prepared bees fire. Once a fire breaks out, it will spread instantly.

, the most advanced areas can be transmitted back to Yizhou City, so that Yizhou City can make preparations as soon as possible.

The protective performance of these watchtowers is extremely poor. Once the enemy troops attack and the beacon fires are lit, they will have no choice but to seek blessings. When on duty in such a place, they naturally have to walk on thin ice with trepidation. All soldiers have sufficient protection.

Be prepared, as soon as the flames of war are ignited, you will run away immediately.

But such a watchtower, in the eyes of Pan Haoran and his party, is a great blessing. Seeing the Dai Viet flag flying above the watchtower, Pan Haoran's tight string suddenly relaxed, and his whole body lost strength and almost collapsed.

On the ground, guards on both sides

Hurry up and hold him up. There are only eight of them now. They encountered a rebel patrol a few nights ago. In order to cover their escape, the four guards deliberately exposed their whereabouts. The patrol was attracted. Of course, it was impossible for them to come back.

Already.

"Going home!" Zhang Zhiyuan on the stretcher breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.

Looking at the few guys called Huāzi in front of him, Zuo Yi couldn't believe his eyes. Is this the high-ranking Pan Zhizhou Lord Pan in the past? As a junior officer, Zuo Yi didn't know Pan.

Haoran. Even Zhang Zhiyuan didn't recognize him. The highest officials he recognized were his sentry commander and battalion general. But the guards around the man who called himself Pan Zhizhou did take out the belt card of Zhizhou Prefecture. This card, Zuo Yi still

Know it.

But now during the war, Zuo Yi did not dare to be careless. At the same time, he ordered his men to clean up the second floor quickly, put these adults up there, and ordered them to boil water and cook. It seemed that this group of people was quite hungry.

All of them are skin and bones.

"Sir, please rest here for the night. I have sent people on fast horses to report the news. Soon, people will come from above to greet you!" Zuo Yi said respectfully, took a hot bath and changed.

Wearing clothes brought by Zuo Yi, although

It didn't fit a little, but it was much better than the previous one that smelled bad. While eating the steamed buns, he ordered: "Well, thank you for your hard work. Prepare some horses. We have to rush back to Yizhou City overnight.

, you and your men, just follow the guards!"

Zuo Yi was stunned and dared to say: "Sir, we only have one horse here, and we have already ridden him to report the news. I believe that people from Shangfeng will be sent to greet you soon. Moreover, we are stationed here under military orders.

Don’t dare to leave your post without authorization, otherwise you will lose your head.”

Pan Haoran glanced at the other party, "What are you afraid of when I'm here? I said I want to promote you to an official position. How dare Jian Shu not promote you to an official position? From now on, you will go to work as an errand in Zhizhou Mansion, and you won't have to be exposed to the wind and rain here."

, exposed to the sun and dew at night!”

Zuo Yi smiled, "That's good, sir, but you have to go back to Yizhou City. I don't dare to leave my post without authorization now. Our General Jian's military law is very strict, so I don't dare to take risks!"

After listening to Zuo Yi's words, Pan Haoran exclaimed, "So, do you not quite believe that I am your Pan Zhizhou, or do you think that I cannot command your General Jian?"

Zuo Yi was so frightened that his face turned blue and he stammered: "My lord, my lord, I am just a halberd commander. I have never seen Zhizhou and I don't know you. I only know how to listen to the orders from above. You are here."

Wait a minute, it only takes a few hours."

Pan Haoran waved his hand somewhat boredly, "Go ahead, go ahead!"

Zuo Yiru Meng Dahe quickly retreated and climbed to the top floor to count the stars.

"I didn't expect that Jian Shu had such tight control over the army, and that a small halberd commander was so loyal to his duty!" Pan Haoran said to Zhang Zhiyuan.

Zhang Zhiyuan, who had woken up, looked a little better at this time. He looked at Pan Haoran who was thoughtful and said: "Sir, in fact, in a strictly disciplined army, the higher the rank, the higher the loyalty. The soldiers have nothing of their own."

It is very easy to follow ideas blindly. On the contrary, the higher the position, the more things you know, and this kind of loyalty will be compromised."

"I understand that the higher up people are, they have their own interests. How can loyalty alone unite people? The key is to have common interests to bind everyone together." Pan Haoran said with emotion. "

Just like Wang Haogu, in the past when our status was not high, it was like cutting me off

I bought my head in exchange for my life, and then my position became higher and higher, so I started to have my own ideas. I followed me at that time because I thought I had the strength and ambition to dominate the world.

When Youmeng was extremely powerful and he could take a step further, he immediately changed his sect."

Zhang Zhiyuan was silent.

"Of course, Zhiyuan, you are different from him, but what do you think of Jian Zu?" Pan Haoran looked at Zhang Zhiyuan and suddenly asked: "Does Jian Shu really still have the same heart as me? Will he be good with Wang?

Is it the same as in ancient times?”

Zhang Zhiyuan was shocked: "Sir, after we return to Yizhou City, you must not reveal even a little bit of these words and thoughts. On the contrary, I think that after you return to Yizhou City, it is best for you to give a brief introduction to the generals and the army."

It’s good to be a general. If you keep the green hills, you won’t have to worry about running out of firewood!”

"So, you think Jian Shu has second thoughts!" Pan Haoran clenched his fists, "You want me to be a puppet?"

"Sir, everything inside and outside Yizhou City is now controlled by Jian Shu. All the troops are already in Jian Shu's arms. If we can bring back 12,000 troops, that would be another matter. But now, we have nothing."

Pan Haoran lowered his head, his head full of white hair reflected in Zhang Zhiyuan's eyes, looking particularly desolate.

The door of the house was pushed open with a bang, and Zuo Yi appeared in front of Pan Haoran with a face full of panic. "Sir, it's bad, we found a large group of rebels attacking us. You should leave quickly!"

"What?" Pan Haoran suddenly stood up. "How is it possible that the rebels are attacking at this time?" His eyes turned to Zhang Zhiyuan, but he saw deep fear in his eyes.

"Let's go, I'll go with you and have a look!"

Taking three steps and two at a time, he rushed up to the top floor. Under the bright light, a black line appeared in his field of vision. Then the ground felt trembling, and the beacon smoke above the top floor was already burning.

"Sir, we can't hold this little base, run away!" Zuo Yi said in a panic.

Pan Haoran dug at the wall of the top floor with both hands and shook his head, "We can't go away. The opponents are all cavalry, and their goals are extremely obvious. They are coming for us. If we abandon this tower at this time, we will only die faster!"

"

"What should we do? What should we do?"

"Call your men and pick up weapons. We can only defend. I hope the people you send out can bring reinforcements soon. By the way, how far is the nearest garrison location from here?"

"Thirty miles away!" Zuo Yi swallowed. "There is a garrison of a battalion thirty miles away from here, but there is no cavalry! Even if they rush here after receiving the letter, they will not arrive until dawn."

"Then we will stay until dawn. Go and bring up all the weapons in your watchtower!"

Under the moonlight, about a thousand cavalrymen rushed to the watchtower and surrounded the watchtower. The moonlight was very bright in the sky, and the cavalrymen did not light torches. They surrounded the watchtower in silence, as if waiting for something.

A moment later, the sound of horse hooves sounded again behind him, and dozens of horsemen arrived like flying. Zhang Zhiyuan stood on the window lattice of the second number and saw a very familiar figure. In an instant, he felt as if he had fallen into the ice.

The whole person slid down the wall. "Brief introduction, it is indeed you!" He sighed quietly.

Looking around, he saw a long spear standing in the corner of the wall. He climbed over with difficulty, picked up the iron spear, and pressed the butt of the spear against the wall. The tip of the spear pointed at his throat. He gave a bitter smile and slammed his whole body hard.

He went up, and with a chirping sound, the spear pierced his throat. Zhang Zhiyuan tilted his body and fell to the ground. Blood and water spread in all directions.

On the top floor, Pan Haoran was also shocked. Under the watchtower, the figure looked so familiar, but it was obvious that this person was not here to greet him.

"Dad!" Jiang Jian looked up and said, "Give me the order!"

Jian Shu squinted his eyes and stared at the familiar figure on the tower. He raised his hand high and shouted decisively: "Attack!"

The whizzing arrows were like rain, covering the entire tower, and screams rang out from above. Several horsemen rushed up, accurately grasped the wooden door on the first floor with the anchor hook in their hands, and ran forward.

, with a crash, the door was pulled apart. More anchor hooks were thrown onto the top floor, and soldiers climbed up vigorously behind them.

After the first round of arrow rain, Pan Haoran was hit by dozens of arrows and fell on the tower. The moment he saw the brief description, his mind went blank, and a rain of arrows struck him.

At that time, he had no time to react.

A rising sun jumped out of the horizon, spreading golden light on the earth. The entire watchtower had been razed to the ground. The soldiers were carrying out the corpses one by one from the ruins and stacking them neatly.

Together. Brief description of standing in front of two of the corpses, staring silently.
Chapter completed!