The furthest distance between two beacon towers was no more than thirty li, and the closest distance was less than three li. Hong Xinjia was extremely strict and meticulous in choosing the location of each beacon tower. Standing on the watchtower of any beacon tower, one would definitely see more than two neighboring beacons. Bian Feng exchanged glances with each other. Among the many beacons that stretched into the distance, the Deer Tail Beacons located in a desert corridor was only an unremarkable one. According to the rules, there was one Beacon Commander, two Vice Commanders, and four Sons of Beacons. After the Northern Mang came knocking, the Deer Tail Beacons were supplemented with five Sons of Beacons and a post horse. Deer Tail Beacons was set up on the left side of the gourd. It belonged to the group of strongholds with the Bell and Drum Stronghold as the core. Compared to the Date Horse Stronghold, it was closer to the left and to the rear. As the Beimang vanguard drove straight down, although the Bell and Drum Stronghold had not been attacked by a large number of Mang cavalry, the beacons of Deer Tail Beacons could already clearly feel that the battle was approaching. Those armored Beimang cavalry roamed nearby to scout the terrain. Yesterday, there were even more daring than ten Beimang scouts who suddenly charged toward Deer Tail Beacons. The distance between the two sides was less than eighty paces. The dozen or so Beimang soldiers with excellent eyesight could even clearly see the faces of the northern barbarians. The Beacon Commander Sima Zhenming drew his bow and shot down the leading Beimang scout with a single arrow. The leader of the Beimang scouts was clearly shocked. After collecting the corpse, he resentfully left. Before he left, he even raised his saber and pointed at Deer Tail Beacons.
At dawn this morning, Sima Zhenming, who was personally responsible for guarding the rear half of the night, stood on the high platform and looked up at the cage called Dou Ling. As the head of Deer Tail Beacons, he was different from most of the illiterate beacons in the Bell and Drum Stronghold. Sima Zhenming was a somewhat famous scholar near the Bell and Drum Stronghold. His writing was very beautiful. At the same time, Sima Zhenming also had excellent archery skills. Therefore, he was promoted to Beacon Commander in less than half a year after joining the army. The Sima family was a prestigious family in Beiliang. Although Sima Zhenming was a concubine's son, he could have relied on his status as a general family to become a government official in a nearby county. It wouldn't have taken him more than a few years to become an official. The reason why he came to Calabash Pass was because of Sima Zhenming's impulsiveness. Everyone knew that His Royal Highness had 800 bodyguards called the White Horse Righteous Followers. They were all riding Liangbei horses from Xianli Ranch. They were armed with swords, crossbows, and white armor. If it was a few years ago, the White Horse Righteous Followers were of little value in the eyes of first-class families. Only third-rate general families in Beiliang would be willing to put their children in the White Horse Righteous Followers. However, after Hsu Fengnian's successful hereditary succession, the White Horse Righteous Followers became the White Horse Righteous Followers. Unfortunately, Sima Zhenming was not selected. Instead, a close friend of his from a prestigious family in the same county was selected. Last autumn, that guy went to Liangzhou full of ambition. It was said that a few noble ladies in the county who had their eyes on the top of their heads almost recommended themselves to that guy. While Sima Zhenming was happy for his best friend, he inevitably felt that he had lost face. In a fit of anger, he ran to Calabash Pass, which was almost the northernmost border line. At first, those deer-tailed old soldiers didn't like to talk to him, and the previous Feng Shuai didn't like this "weak scholar" with a handsome face. He even threatened him to clean his butt at night. At that time, Sima Zhen Ming was furious and had a fierce fight with that old soldier. After that, he thought that he had beaten up his superior and would definitely be sent back with his tail between his legs. He didn't expect that the Feng Shuai, who looked like a bear, to be so strong-willed. Although he didn't give Sima Zhen Ming a good face afterwards, he didn't do anything to deliberately make things difficult for this troublesome Feng Shuai who didn't know the rules. He only made Sima Zhen Ming cook for two months. Sima Zhen Ming didn't pay attention to the fact that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen and just accepted it. At the end of last year, when the Feng Sui of each fort went to the Bell and Drum Village to practice martial arts, Feng Sui of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui had forced Sima Zhen Ming to do something beyond his ability. Unexpectedly, Sima Zhen Ming received a personal commendation from the deputy general of Youzhou Province. Until now, Sima Zhen Ming still remembered that on the way back to Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui with the Feng Sui of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui with the Feng Sui of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui. At the beginning of this spring, the scouts of Beiliang and Beimang almost exchanged lives with each other every day. At this moment, the Feng Shuai of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui suddenly promoted to the head of Bee Rise Castle. Sima Zhen Ming heard from Old Sui that the Feng Shuai of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui was comrades in many forts of Date Horse Village and Chicken Cry Village. They had been friends for over 20 years. When they were young, they were all brave men who had killed Beimang barbarians in Beimang.
The two Feng Sui of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui came to the high platform on time. Hearing the footsteps, Sima Zhen Ming turned around and looked at the two different faces. One was immature and vigorous. After all, he was only 16 or 17 years old; the other was weathered and mediocre. The former was one of the Feng Sui of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui. In the words of the old Feng Sui of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui, he was a new recruit from Youzhou Province. Even his fart was fragrant. The latter was an old senior of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui. His surname was Xue, and it was said that he was one of the earliest Feng Sui soldiers. After Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui was built, he became the first batch of Feng Sui. After many years of hard work, he finally became the deputy commander. However, the younger generation of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui liked to call him Xiao Xue. Even the previous commander said that he did not know where this nickname came from. Old man Xue had a good temper and did not mind. Whenever he smiled, he would smile. The other deputy commander of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui, Guo Xi, was in the prime of his life. He was the only one who called the old man Master Xue. He was also a strange person who did not smile much. There were many round logs in Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui. Guo Xi would practice a set of boxing moves on the logs every day for an hour. When he was on night watch, he would practice boxing moves on the edge of the high platform. Sima Zhen Ming had learned martial arts from a famous boxing master in Youzhou since he was young. He had a rough understanding of Guo Xi's skills. Perhaps his style was not good, but his foundation was solid. Therefore, after he became the commander of Deer Tail Ba Feng Sui, Sima Zhen Ming had always treated Guo Xi with respect and treated him as an elder brother.
Sima Zhen Ming smiled at the young man, Feng Zi, and said, "Spring sleep is hard to come by. Go sleep for a while. I'll keep watch for you."
The young man shook his head and smiled brightly, "No need. Third brother Shao and the others are snoring like thunder. Commander Feng, you should go rest. With me and Little Xue on duty, nothing will go wrong!"
The old man smiled amiably.
Sima Zhen Ming had clearly experienced the thunderous snoring of those men. He smiled and said, "Then I'll keep watch for a while. I'm not sleepy anyways."
Sima Zhen Ming had a sentence that he did not say out loud. Perhaps he would have to sleep in the future.
The young man, Feng Zi, stood at the edge of the high platform like a long spear, looking into the distance.
The short deputy commander, Old Man Xue, walked to Sima Zhen Ming's side. He reached out and pinched Feng Zi's old and shriveled collar, not saying a word.
Sima Zhen Ming lowered his voice and sighed, "Deputy Commander Xue, from the looks of it, our Deer Tail Peace Fire won't last long. Although Beimang's vanguard might not put this place in their eyes, even if they rush to set up camp below Sleeping Bow City, as long as they are still eyeing Luan He and Xiaguang Cities behind Sleeping Bow City, Zhongming Village will definitely be a thorn in their side. Now, let's see who will lead the troops to attack. "
The old man with turbid eyes nodded. He rubbed his hands and said softly, "Commander Sima Feng, I'll tell you the truth. Don't be angry. Our Deer Tail soldiers are actually very open-minded. You're different from us. You don't have to wait for death here. We can use our family's connections to transfer you back to Youzhou, which is safer. Commander Feng, are you really not afraid of death, or have you gone crazy thinking about military merits? "
Sima Zhen Ming didn't get angry. He smiled bitterly and said, "Of course I've thought about this before, but a letter from my family told me not to even think about it. Although my Sima family is a large family in Youzhou, not to mention the previous generation, there are four Sima descendants in my generation who hold positions in the Youzhou army. Including me, there are three who are at the mouth of the gourd. I joined the army the latest, so I can't be the Commander Feng. My eldest grandson's eldest brother is already a military inspector in Xiaguang City who is only a step away from becoming a military officer. My family originally wanted to do everything we could to help him find a good excuse to retreat to Youzhou, but who would have thought that my eldest brother was stubborn and refused to leave. The family could only settle for the next best thing, which was to move my fourth brother, who has a slightly lower position, back to Youzhou. However, those generals in the Youzhou border army aren't blind. My Sima family isn't an existence that can see the heavens. Once the fourth brother from the eldest branch leaves, then I, the third brother, naturally have to stay. My father's letter was vague and vague, but that's the general's meaning. I think this is also good. At least I have a younger brother who is ten years old from the same mother. With him by my mother's side, I'll be able to support myself in four or five years. Once I shamelessly return to Youzhou, my father, mother, and younger brother won't be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives. "
Sima Zhen Ming's originally bitter smile began to become somewhat free and easy. After glancing at the young Master Feng, he looked at the old man and said, "I don't dare to ask the young Master Feng, nor do I have the heart to ask. However, I'm very curious about what Deputy Commander Xue and Guo Xishuai are thinking. Before I arrived at the mouth of the gourd, I heard that you old veterans are the best at fighting. Let's not talk about military merits for now. Let's talk about preserving our lives first. "
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