Chastity Layman

  Chapter 901 The alarm bell keeps ringing

   In the dark night.

  Zheng Enyang lit whale oil lamps on the ten-foot-high watchtower, and the three red whale oil lamps were raised high, which was particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

   After finishing all this, Zheng Enyang was like a leopard hunting, staring intently at the direction of Shiping Yacheng a few miles away.

no response.

  Continue to stare, he shouted anxiously in his heart, respond quickly, quickly raise a green whale oil lantern, and tell me that everything is normal and all is well, I just misheard just now.

  But the signal was delayed.

Could it be that they fell asleep? It’s impossible. The military regulations of the navy are extremely strict. Captains or soldiers may patrol at any time. If they are found sleeping on duty at night, this is very serious. Usually, that is also a felony.

The lightest treatment would be to remove the name of the army and drive him out of the military mansion. Zheng Enyang cherishes his current status as a Tonghai soldier, even if he is only the lowest-ranking spearman, but that is a golden job. He belongs to Tonghai Shiping Garrison, He has been allocated a whole hundred acres of military land on the shore of Longhu Lake.

   Not one mu was missing. One hundred mu of land was divided into five plots of 20 mu each. This is the best benefit of Tonghai Zhengjun. With a hundred acres of military land, I am exempted from both taxes and duties, and I was given two acres of house land, which is much better than the treatment of the soldiers in the Central Plains.

At least in the Central Plains, a hundred acres of military land is just a quota. In fact, it all depends on the land conditions of the local military government. If there is land, more will be allocated, and if there is no land, less will be allocated. Later, land will be replenished. But in most cases, It is difficult to make up for it, especially in recent years.

  The 100 mu of land on the shore of Longhu Lake is very fertile and not far away. He has already planned to start saving money. Tong Haijun is relatively special now. Zheng Enyang was selected as a military soldier, but he was conscripted into the town and garrison army. He is a standing soldier. In addition to this hundred acres of military land, he still has military pay and food. .

  The military salary of the general navy also varies from high to low, and is divided into three classes. The middle class is 700 renminbi, and the lowest class is 500 renminbi. The treatment of officers is naturally better.

  Zheng Enyang is a low-ranking soldier, so now the monthly payment is 500 Wen. If five hundred coins were in Chang'an, Luoyang and other places at this time, it would actually be very little. The wages of a strong laborer in Chang'an would be at least seventy, eighty or even a hundred coins a day, and skilled craftsmen would be even higher.

   But here is Yunnan, connected to the sea, and barbaric land, so the consumption here is actually very low, and the money is very valuable. It's not bad for those savages to earn ten or twenty dollars a day, so five hundred dollars a month is not bad.

   And this is just monthly money.

There is also monthly rations. The monthly rations allow you to receive two stones of grain per month. Zheng Enyang is now single and has no family members with the army. He usually lives in the army, so these two stones of monthly rations can basically be saved. , is the bulk of income.

   In addition, there are spring and winter military uniform replacements. In addition to collective order distribution, some extra silk and cotton will be given.

   Not to mention that when he was first elected to Tonghai, he was given an extra 5,000 yuan as a settling allowance.

   There will be additional rewards for those who celebrate Chinese New Year.

  In general, for Zheng Enyang, a low-level grassroots young man, who was destined to assist Pingman as a strong man and make meritorious service, he made an exception and was selected to join the army. This is indeed smoke from the ancestral grave.

   With the iron rice bowl in hand, the younger days get better and better.

   Seriously save up some money and food. Uncle Yan has already said that he has a good brother and niece in his family. He will introduce him to him at that time, and he has already written to his brother to discuss this matter.

  If this matter is settled, Zheng Enyang plans to borrow some more money and build a few houses on the garden land he allocated, and then get married and have children, and a family will rise.

  If you can practice your martial arts better, you can pass the assessment and be promoted to a middle or upper soldier, and your monthly salary can be improved a lot.

   Thinking about it, a little distracted.

  Suddenly there was finally a little light in the distance.

   Zheng Enyang keeps his eyes open, red?

   is red, one two three four... seven, seven red lights.

  Day, the highest alert.

   "Uncle!"

   "Uncle Yan, seven red lights are rising from the Watchtower of Shiping Yacheng, the enemy is attacking!"

  The excited Zheng Enyang roared loudly. He was so excited that his voice trembled and broke.

  Yan Shizhu just awakened Huo Chang'an and De, and the two stepped up.

  Suddenly heard the sharp roar above their heads, and their expressions changed drastically.

  An Hede ran quickly to the top of the watchtower, and sure enough, he saw the row of red lanterns at a glance. He counted carefully, counted three times, and there were seven.

   "What are you still doing in a daze, sound the alarm and blow the horn."

   "Ready to fight!"

   At this moment, the shrill horn sound finally came from Shiping City in the distance, and the battle began.

  Zheng Enyang quickly picked up the iron braze on the ground and struck it fiercely on the copper bell, the clanging sound was extremely clear in the night.

  The rest of the navy in the watchtower were awakened.

  Ready for battle, armored and sharp.

Chief Huo rushed down to the hall at the bottom of the watchtower again, "The situation is unknown, first put down the stone on the gate of the watchtower, block the gate and guard the fort, Lao Yan, you and Xiao Zheng will continue to observe the situation on the top of the watchtower and report at any time. For the rest, half of them stay here with me, and half of them will continue when they get to the shooting position."

  The chief of fire ordered calmly.

   Both corporal leaders responded loudly.

  Old Yan asked, "Which barbarian tribe dared to attack at night after eating the bear's heart and leopard's courage? Aren't you afraid of destroying the clan?"

   "There will always be stupid barbarians." Huo Chang said.

   "Huo Chang, there are a hundred lumps of soil outside, do you want to let them in?"

   Although the watchtower is small, it can still accommodate a hundred people if you try to squeeze it. After all, it is a ten-foot-high watchtower with multiple layers.

"The situation is unknown, don't let them in for the time being, who knows if these guys will be with the barbarians at that time. I will go upstairs and tell them to keep half of them on guard under the watchtower, and send another team to the city for reinforcements .”

   "Huochang, do you want me to go out?"

   "Forget it, we only have ten people in total, don't disperse yet."

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  Shiping Yacheng.

  Duan Yi's plan to sneak into the city was broken. The Tonghai Tang army was on duty on the city. They were on duty very seriously. In addition to the fixed sentry posts, there were also mobile patrol posts.

  Although the total number of soldiers stationed in Yacheng is fifty, and there are only ten soldiers on duty every night, they still discovered the barbarian's sneak attack in time.

  During the dark night, an arrow was shot, and Duan Yi was almost shot down the city. Duan Yi avoided the wind and was hit by an arrow in his shoulder.

  The fire chief blew the night whistle hanging around his neck.

  The sharp whistle sounded quickly.

  The battle broke out suddenly.

  Yacheng’s on-duty security regiment Barbarian also began to hear the news for reinforcements, and the watchtowers in Yacheng also sounded the battle alarm, blew the horn to face the battle, and sent a signal to the watchtowers outside the city.

  The lieutenant was shaken awake in his sleep.

   "Enemy attack! The outer city has been breached, the barbarians have climbed the walls of Yacheng, and the brothers are desperately fighting **** battles."

  The lieutenant froze for a moment, rubbed his face, and couldn't believe it. But he quickly realized that he reached out and picked up the big knife beside the bed.

   "Call everyone who can move to take up arms and go to the city to kill the enemy and help defend!"

   I don’t know which tribe’s barbarians are coming, but these are not important now. The important thing is to defend Yacheng first. Cangcheng has been lost, so I can’t manage it now.

  It was too late to even put on the armor, so he rushed up the city wall of Yacheng with his knife in hand. At this time, the city was fighting fiercely.

   Fortunately, the Tang army is well-trained and their weapons are excellent, especially their bows and crossbows are powerful, which can kill a lot.

  In the dark night, the barbarians were actually in a mess, and the two sides were at a stalemate for a while.

  College Lieutenant Dong Zhen chopped down a barbarian carrying a harpoon with a knife, and he couldn't tell which tribe it was from in the firelight.

   "Lieutenant, do you want to call the brothers from the blockhouses outside the city to bring the local regiments to come for reinforcements?"

  There are ten watchtowers outside Shiping City, scattered within dozens of miles. There are a total of 100 Tang troops stationed in the watchtowers. In addition, there are 50 patrolling government soldiers outside the city. They sleep in nearby watchtowers at night.

  One hundred Tang troops stationed in the fort, accompanied by one thousand native bandits to assist in defense, and fifty patrolling Tang troops also brought 500 patrol native bandits.

  If they are gathered together, there are actually quite a few people.

  Dong Zhen dodged a harpoon, and with a backhand, cut down the man with a knife. The man was covered by the leather jacket, and he survived the knife.

   "OK, send the signal!"

   "Damn it, let me figure out who dared to attack me. I will uproot his village later, and sell all men, women and children into slavery!"

  The county magistrate of Shiping also came to the city wearing a leather armor and carrying a bow. He shot a barbarian over while he was fighting, and then stepped forward to check carefully.

   "These people often carry harpoons. Looking at their attire, they seem to belong to Umebe. You see there is a tattoo here, which is a fish. This is the symbol of Umebe."

   "Damn it, Wumobu on the three islands of Longhu? How dare they come to attack the city?"

  The lieutenant found it unbelievable. He never thought that Wumaman would go to the head. The main reason is that Wumaman can only be regarded as a small force in Shiping, and the whole clan has less than 10,000 people.

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   On the watchtower outside the city, Zheng Enyang has been staring at the watchtower in the city.

   "Uncle, the signal has been sent, and the captain called us to go for reinforcements!"

"sure?"

   "That's right, I saw it very clearly, and I sent it three times to the other side."

   "Okay, the reply is received, I will report to the fire chief."

  Huo Changan and De received the order without the slightest hesitation.

"Immediately lift the Dingmen Stone and prepare for reinforcements." Lao An asked Zheng Enyang and Lao Yan to stay on the fort. This watchtower is not only a fortress, but also a beacon tower in itself. It is responsible for transmitting the signal in the city to the outside.

   Watchtowers that are several miles apart can also see the signal here.

   "Uncle, I want to go too!"

   "Boy, hurry up to do meritorious service in exchange for rewards so that you can marry a wife, right? Don't worry, there will be opportunities. If we stay in the watchtower, we will also have merit."

   "I still want to go."

Lao Yan patted Zheng Enyang on the head, "You are stupid, you have no eyes when fighting with swords and guns, do you really think that people can't die? This black light is the most dangerous, we can't back down if we have a mission, but don't fight if you don't have a mission, understand Is it? The road is still long!"

  (end of this chapter)