Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 14 Beacon fire and wolf smoke
Yuan Wenshao hesitated for a while and said: "Dingguo Gong, although Liao and Xixia have learned the skills of the Han family, they are still far behind in overall skills. The biggest problem is the reason why the Great Zhou lost more and less victories in the battles with Liao and Xixia. It's the lack of horses."

"Everyone in the civil and military dynasties knows this. However, under the blockade of Xixia and Liao, it is too difficult to get war horses." Sun Qi sighed and said.

Fortunately, facing Xixia, the northwest is not completely smooth, but the Liao Kingdom in the north has occupied the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, and there is no danger to defend the north. In addition, the Liao Kingdom and Xixia have been blocking the war horses, and they are fighting in the plains, let alone their opponents.

From Taizu to the current official family, during the hundreds of years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, many attempts to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were unsuccessful.

It was fine before, at least war horses could be obtained through the Western Regions. Ever since Lingzhou was captured by Xixia during the period of the first emperor, even the last source of war horses was cut off.

Yuan Wenshao said with a serious expression: "Dong Guo, there has not been a major war between Dazhou and Xixia for many years. The guards in Lingzhou must have slacked off. In addition, the king of Xixia is weak and the Queen Mother is now in power. There is internal instability. If Lingzhou is attacked secretly, , there is a high chance of success. Once we capture Lingzhou, we can obtain war horses from the Western Region."

In addition to training troops during this period, Yuan Wenshao was also thinking about how to perform meritorious service.

After careful study, he set his sights on Lingzhou City.

Once Lingzhou City is captured, the door to the Western Region will be opened.

Not only can you do business with the Western Regions, but you can also get war horses.

"It's not as easy as you think."

Sun Qi smiled bitterly when he heard this. He naturally knew the importance of Lingzhou. He had written to ask for orders many times, but was rejected by the officials.

Although he was in charge of the northwest army, it was taboo to send troops without an order. No matter he won or lost, he would not end well.

But it was hard for him to tell Yuan Wenshao this.

……

"Alas, we have to patrol in such a cold weather. I don't know what the new captain thinks." Liu Daniu complained.

"How can there be so much nonsense?" Corps Commander Xue Ping glared at him.

Liu Daniu smiled apologetically, "Commander, I heard that Duke Dingguo came to inspect Minshan Fort, and the captain must accompany him. We don't have time to investigate secretly, why don't we go back."

Xue Ping was a little moved when he heard this. At first, Yuan Wenshao came to inspect the scout camp, but he didn't pay attention to the several camps. He thought that Yuan Wenshao had just taken office, so he came to take a look.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Wenshao came again a few days later. The team leader of one of the camps was beaten with dozens of military sticks, and the others were also scolded.

From then on, every camp knew that Yuan Wenshao was serious and there was no way they dared to slack off.

However, on such a cold day, patrolling around is not as comfortable as warming up at the camp.

Liu Daniu saw that Xue Ping was a little moved, so he continued to persuade: "Commander, it's almost dark, the captain will not come at this time."

Xue Ping thought about it carefully and said: "It's really hard today. You go and find the others, and we go back to the camp. But we have to continue patrolling tomorrow, you know?"

"I know, I know, don't worry, Captain, we will patrol conscientiously tomorrow."

Liu Daniu flattered a few words, and happily went to look for other people.

Not long after, he found the rest of the team and came back one after another.

Xue Ping's team plus him had a total of ten people, each in two groups, one group was stationed at the camp, and the other four groups scattered around to patrol.

When one group came back, they brought back a half-sized wild deer.

"Heizi, it's okay. Such a big deer is enough for us to have a full meal." Xue Ping said with a smile.

"Hey, I just met him when I came back, luckily I shot him." Heizi said triumphantly.

Deer are the most timid animals, they run at the slightest movement, and their speed is very fast. If they miss once, they will not have a second chance to shoot.

They usually encountered them around the camp, but no one had ever shot them.

This time he missed the mark and hit the target.

With such a big deer, Xue Ping and his men returned to the camp happily, and then asked the two men guarding the camp to collect firewood.

"Captain, there is so much firewood in the beacon tower, let's use it first."

"Yes, we can just pick up some more tomorrow."

It was getting dark now, and the two scouts who stayed in the camp didn't want to move. After all, there were many wild animals in the mountains and forests, and it was very dangerous after dark.

"That's okay, but we must make up for the firewood tomorrow, otherwise I will be punished by the captain, and I won't let you guys have an easy time." Xue Ping said fiercely.

"Don't worry, Captain, I'll pick it up tomorrow morning."

These scouts have a good relationship with Xue Ping and are not afraid at all.

In ancient beacon towers, not only firewood but also a lot of water were prepared for communication.

It is definitely not possible to rely on fire for communication during the day. Some water needs to be poured on the fire, which will produce a lot of smoke, and the fire can be directly ignited at night.

Also known as beacon fire.

Yuan Wenshao had inspected several times before. These scout battalions did not dare to slack off, and the beacon towers were fully equipped with firewood and water.

Now they no longer need to fetch water or firewood, they can just get it directly from the beacon tower in the camp.

When it was completely dark, ten people gathered around the fire in the middle of the camp, eating the roasted deer that was sizzling with oil, enjoying themselves.

"Oh, it would be nice if there was wine." Liu Daniu wiped the oil off his face and smiled.

Xue Ping said unhappily: "It's good to eat meat, and I want to drink."

Just as Liu Daniu was about to say something, there was suddenly a sound breaking through the air.

"Shhhh~"

"Ah~"

Screams rang out in the silent night.

"Sigh~"

Xue Ping was hit by an arrow in his arm. Looking at several of his men who were hit by arrows, his expression changed drastically. He ignored the pain and shouted: "The enemy is attacking, hurry up and beacon!"

Liu Daniu was lucky and was not hit by the arrow. After hearing this, he came to his senses and quickly got up and ran to the beacon tower.

"Shhhh~"

There was another round of arrow rain, and all the remaining days were hit by arrows. Xue Ping looked at the arrows in his chest, his eyes widened, his head tilted, and he fell silent.

Liu Daniu ran to the beacon tower with joy in his eyes. Although they relied on deer to use a lot of firewood, there was still a lot of firewood in the beacon tower, which was enough for sending messages.

"Captain, Heizi, Goudan, I will avenge you."

Liu Daniu cried as he came to the place where the flint was placed.

"Oops, I took the flint to light the fire and didn't return it!"

Liu Daniu's complexion changed, and just as he was about to turn his head, an arrow shot at him at high speed and pierced his neck.

"Uh~"

Liu Daniu vaguely saw many figures appearing in the jungle, and then lost consciousness.

Zat put down the bow in his hand, and said with a cold face: "See if there are any fish that slip through the net, and kill all the ones that are not dead!"

"Yes!"

Many soldiers rushed over, and those who were not completely dead simply stabbed their necks neatly.

"General, all of them have been dealt with, and one of ten people is quite a lot."

A soldier ran up to Zat to report.

Zate said coldly: "Continue to look for Dazhou's scouts. I don't want what happened just now to happen again!"

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