Gu Chen breathed a sigh of relief, turned back and raised his eyebrows at Yao Yao triumphantly.
Yao Yao curled his lips and made a sound. Seeing his proud expression, he wanted to sprinkle the powder on his face.
Han Changmu watched the exchange between Yao Yao and Gu Chen. It was really interesting. He smiled and said: "Gu Chen and Chen Gui, I will leave this person to you for trial."
Gu Chen and Chen Gui nodded. Han Changmu did know how to use people well, and the two of them were indeed the most suitable for interrogation. Now that a hole had been opened, the next thing would be very simple.
Meng Sui heard a knock on the door outside, opened the door, and Han Changmu walked out with Yao Yao and Wang Xian.
The heavy iron door closed again, and the sound hit that person's heart heavily.
The man's face was still green when he was eighteen or nineteen years old, and there was no trace of weather in his eyes. This was the reason why Han Changmu chose him in the first place. Such a person has the weakest mind and is the least intimidated.
After walking out of the bunker, my eyes became a little brighter, and the atmosphere in the fort was tense and solemn.
Han Changmu walked slowly and ordered Wang Xian and Meng Suige to board the garrison and help Xu Xiang to keep a lookout.
At present, there are only nearly a hundred garrison soldiers brought by Zhu Rong. Although the poison on the original garrison of Fifth Feng has been cured, the remaining poison has not been cleared away and they have little combat power. If the Turks attack, with the fierceness of the Turks' armor, It must be a fierce and tough battle.
Han Changmu walked a few steps, suddenly stopped, and said calmly: "About a year ago, the Beiya Imperial Army arrested a chamberlain in a famous palace for preparing forbidden drugs." He turned his head and looked straight at Yao Yao, saying meaningfully His eyes flickered on her face, trying to detect a trace of panic: "The medicine he prepared will make people feel paralyzed but still conscious. It is similar to the medicine you took today."
Yao Yao raised his head blankly, with a surprised but innocent expression, as if it was the first time he heard about this matter: "Really? Such a thing has happened. It seems that there is no peace in this palace."
Han Changmu looked directly at each other, and only saw Fengqingyundan from Yao Yao's eyebrows. He was not panicked, as if he had heard of such a thing for the first time.
He narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly: "So A'yao, you haven't heard about this. I thought the soft tendons in your hand came from the Bei Ya Forbidden Army."
Yao Yao's apricot eyes were very bright, shining with clear light, and he curved his lips and smiled: "You said that medicine was given to me by Leng Linjiang. He always has weird things. Who knows where he got it from? It just works.”
Han Changmu pursed his lips, turned around and boarded the fort.
Xu Xiangli stood on the high garrison, his face as gloomy as a cold night, and there was no movement in the deep distance.
Seeing Han Changmu go upstairs, Xu Xiangli whispered: "Why is Brother Han here?" He was surprised and asked: "Have you asked?"
Han Changmu nodded and looked into the distance lightly: "I asked."
Zhu Rong, who was standing nearby, was stunned for a moment.
Are all the long officials in the palace so powerful?
It's faster to judge a person than to sleep with a girl.
After all this tossing, you are already in your right mind, which is when people are most asleep. If the Turks are really plotting the fifth beacon, it will undoubtedly come soon.
Han Changmu took a look around and saw that there were only about twenty garrison troops stationed on the fort, and the others were probably lying in ambush everywhere, waiting for opportunities.
The Hexi area gets colder earlier than other places, with snow falling in September.
Outside Yumen, the winter is even more bitter, cold and long. It snows in August, there is no food in September, and in October the grass dries up and the water is exhausted. Food and drink have to be snatched.
The Turks were burning, killing and looting with such great fanfare, I'm afraid they have reached the edge of exhaustion, otherwise the horse shoe would not be able to bear the grinding of shoe soles again and again, let alone the soles of shoes.
If you don't rob, you will starve to death. If you rob, there is still a chance of survival. If you put it to death, you will often fight to the death to gain a successor.
Han Changmu's heart sank, he pursed his thin lips and looked unhappy.
Xu Xiangli came over and whispered: "Brother Han, don't worry, it was originally very dangerous, but fortunately, Brother Zhu called everyone back as soon as the fourth beacon changed the garrison, and he borrowed some from the third beacon." The garrison was pieced together in this way, and finally we managed to gather nearly a hundred garrison troops, otherwise the thirty or so men from the Fifth Beacon would be in trouble."
Han Changmu was originally wondering where Zhu Rong had brought nearly a hundred garrison troops. Each of the ten beacon garrison troops in Yiwu Road was customized, and each beacon could only have thirty garrison troops, or at most fifty.
He turned around and looked at Zhu Rong. He was a very resolute man. Without any military orders, he would borrow other garrison troops from Fengsui without permission. If nothing happened, it would be a serious crime.
Zhu Rong saw Han Changmu's gaze and smiled kindly: "Brother Xu's affairs are my affairs, and I will stick to the Fifth Beacon."
Han Changmu nodded and was about to speak, but suddenly his face darkened, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he saw that the mist in the distance was beginning to dissipate.
The sound of armor scraping against each other was cold, accompanied by the muffled sound of horse hooves, which penetrated the mist.
Streams of dust and yellow sand gathered together and swept through the desert.
The dead night was torn into pieces in an instant, and the iron cavalry, braving the cold air, quickly passed through the fog.
Xu Xiangli and Zhu Rong had already made arrangements. With a wave of their hands, the crossbowman leaned against the fort wall with his crossbow in hand.
The arrow was shining with light, like a cold star falling on the tip of the arrow, with a slight smell of blood.
The cavalry was forced under the fort in an instant and stopped at the edge of the crossbow's range.
The Turks obviously did not expect that the garrison of the Fifth Beacon would be well prepared. Their previous cooperation with the people of the Four Holy Religions was perfect, and the cavalry was not blocked wherever they went. It can be said that they are invincible.
White mist spurted out from under the horse's nose, and he moved his hooves a few times anxiously.
These Turkic cavalry were coming fiercely, and there seemed to be nearly a hundred of them.
With nearly a hundred garrison troops facing off against nearly a hundred Turkic cavalry, the odds of winning seemed not to be too great.
Xu Xiangli and Zhu Rong looked at each other and said in a deep voice: "Although we can't see clearly at night, from the sound of horse hooves, there are nearly a hundred people. Just use fire."
Zhu Rong nodded: "The Turks are brave and warlike. If they cannot be defeated in one blow, they will definitely counterattack, bring them closer, burn them with fire, and force them back."
Han Changmu was a little surprised. The Turks and the people from the Four Holy Sects were in harmony with each other. Normally, there would not be so many people here.
Before he could think about the ugly figure, a low roar suddenly came from the cavalry.
There was a loud crash, and the Turks, holding long armored cards, urged their horses to gallop forward.
At the same time, arrows rained down from the garrison, shooting down with a shudder, and hitting the long card with a jingling sound.
The cavalry did not suffer any damage, and did not seem to be blocked by the crossbow. It still moved forward quickly, and was about to rush to the fort gate.
As expected, he came prepared.
Han Changmu looked at the Turkic cavalry under the fort and narrowed his eyes.
Xu Xiangli waved his hand, and some garrison soldiers smashed several clay pots at the Turkic cavalry, and then shot down arrows with sparks.
The wails suddenly resounded throughout the world.
The Turks were all wearing iron armor, and the fire was so hot that their skin and flesh were burned and they couldn't even be peeled off. They could only smell the burning smell.
The horses were burned by the flames, struggling and neighing, knocking the people off the horses, and stampeded and ran without hesitation.
Under the moonlight, blood dripped, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the dusky desert was dyed dazzlingly.
Han Changmu was a little suspicious. He approached Xu Xiangli and was slightly confused: "Guard Xu, something doesn't seem right. These Turks don't seem right."
Xu Xiangli also noticed something unusual. He frowned and said in a harsh tone: "I can also see that the combat power of these Turks is too weak. They are obviously just here to explore the road."
Zhu Rong took the torch and shined it under the fort, but he couldn't see clearly.
He took the crossbow from the garrison with his own hands, hung a little bit of stone fat on the arrow, ignited it, and fired.
The arrows burned brightly, illuminating the Turks under the fort.
He saw clearly, and retreated between the two of them, with a solemn look on his face, and whispered: "These people are bluffing, there are not as many as we just judged, the horses behind are all empty, and the tails of the horses are still tied. Dead branches."
Han Changmu was startled and raised his head: "Could it be that this time the Turks did not intend to rob the things and leave, but to occupy the fifth beacon."
Xu Xiangli's heart sank. If this was the case, then the coming would definitely be fierce.
At this moment, the faint sound of horse hooves came from the four directions, east, west, north and south. It sounded chaotic and manic, and the iron palms fell on the ground, which had the potential to shake the earth.
The yellow sand is rolling and spreading in the deep night.
Deep in the yellow sand, there seemed to be flags fluttering faintly.
The scout hurriedly knelt down and reported back: "Guardian, Turkic cavalry have been found in four directions. The number is unknown, but they are less than two miles away from the garrison."
Xu Xiangli felt that his mouth was bitter and his lips were slightly dry. There were so many Turks who really came here to occupy the fifth beacon.
He took the telescope from the garrison and looked into the depths of the night.
He frowned slightly.
The fog is a bit thick tonight, and the night is too dark to see clearly through a telescope.
He breathed a sigh of relief and saw only the crowds of people and horses in the mirror, as well as a fluttering flag, but the words on the flag were obscured by the mist and could not be seen clearly.
He put the telescope back into the garrison's hand and listened quietly. Unexpectedly, he found that the surroundings became quiet.
He frowned slightly: "Brother Zhu, did you hear that, the Turks stopped."
Zhu Rong nodded: "It has stopped."
Xu Xiangli waved his hand and said sternly: "Let's explore again."
The scout claimed so and hurriedly got off the fort.
After waiting for a long time, there was no reply from the scout. Instead, two garrison soldiers came. They were covered in blood and stumbled to the ground: "Garrison officer, the scout didn't come back. We found him less than a mile away from the garrison. The Turkic cavalry stopped a mile away, and when they saw someone coming out of the fort, they shot him."
Xu Xiangli understood in an instant that these Turks were uncharacteristically uncharacteristic of themselves. Instead of a quick victory, they planned to trap them to death and capture the Fifth Beacon in one fell swoop.
He has experienced hundreds of battles, and faced such a predicament, he did not panic. Being besieged was nothing. As long as he could break out and have reinforcements, he could save the Fifth Beacon.
