Fighting Bloody Battles To Defend The Border, The Love-Brained Empress Ordered The Troops To Withdraw? - Chapter 14
“Who is it?”
Li Yunfei asked sternly.
“General, it’s Lieutenant Zhao Xunzhang!”
Barrier officer?
Li Yunfei knew that the way information was transmitted in this army was not as advanced as in later generations, and it relied on the most primitive means, that is, sending messages through beacon towers.
Or send messages by burning smoke.
Among them, the one who manages a beacon tower is called the beacon chief.
The person who manages five to ten beacon towers is called the chief.
The person who is in charge of the beacon towers in an area is called a barrier commander.
They are responsible for the defense of the entire army and are also a department that Li Yunfei attaches great importance to.
When the soldiers were trained three months ago, special emphasis was placed on the synchronization of information. Anyone who delayed military operations due to untimely information due to problems with the beacon tower would be beheaded.
How?
How dare you delay something he has emphasized time and again?
Or did this Zhao Xun collude with the barbarians?
He immediately asked, “How did he inform the barbarians?”
“Tell us everything you have found out.”
“Yes, General.” The soldier who reported said, “According to our investigation, the village outside Shanhe City was attacked by a small group of barbarian troops, not because of a lack of defense.”
“The corresponding guards and sentries have all noticed it.”
“And all are reported according to regulations.”
“The time was also very fast and there was no delay in military intelligence.”
“However, Zhao Xun didn’t take the warnings coming from all over to heart. He didn’t report it to you, General, or even report it to the higher authorities.”
“This led to the surrounding villages being massacred by the barbarians, but the general was unaware of it.”
“Later, many people felt that the bigger the matter was, the more the general did not make any move, which was not the general’s style. They took the initiative to ride on horseback to report, and the matter was finally heard by the general.”
Li Yunfei was furious when he heard this.
He thought that the defense he had set up was easily broken by the barbarians, and he even wondered how the barbarians could have such high military literacy? !
It turned out that the news of the robbery was known from the beginning.
It just wasn’t reported!
Not conveyed here!
However, because Shanhe City had just experienced a great war, it was seriously short of troops and had many things to deal with, so it was impossible to deploy more troops to various places. Those guards were unable to compete with the small barbarian forces, which led to such a tragic situation!
He immediately shouted, “Bring Zhao Xun to me!”
“Yes!”
A moment later, a burly general wearing armor and with red eyes was brought in, tied up.
It was the guard Zhao Xun!
As soon as he entered the general’s mansion, he immediately fell to his knees with a plop.
He kowtowed and said, “General Li, I am innocent!”
“It wasn’t done by this general.”
“I am not a spy of the barbarians. I am originally from Shanhe City. We have lived here for generations. A few years ago, my whole family was raided and killed by the barbarians.”
“I have an irreconcilable feud with the barbarians.”
“I hope that all the barbarians will die. How could I possibly surrender to them? How could I possibly help them?”
“General, please be more careful!”
Li Yunfei frowned: “Not you?”
“Then why don’t you explain to me why you ignored the warnings from beacon towers and smoke signals everywhere?
“If you are not a barbarian spy, then are you asleep?”
“Can’t you see the smoke?”
“How dare I!” Zhao Xun said quickly, “General, I was appointed by you as the commander. Since the day I took office, I have been patrolling day and night without any slackness.”
“How could an important military event be delayed because of oversleeping?”
“It’s really…”
“Really…” Zhao Xun stuttered a little, obviously hiding something, but under Li Yunfei’s fierce gaze, he made up his mind and gritted his teeth and said, “Really, I can’t tell whether those smoke signals are a barbarian invasion or something else.”
This made Li Yunfei stunned.
Can’t tell?
Is there anyone who can’t tell the difference between smoke signals and warning signals?
Could this be myopia?
Or color blindness?
But, even if you are nearsighted or color blind, you should be able to see the warning smoke signals!
However, the appearance of Zhao Xun in front of him made Li Yunfei’s heart move. He felt that there was some special hidden secret. Moreover, it was most likely that Zhao Xun did not dare to mention it, otherwise he would not be so panicked.
But military affairs are of great importance and cannot be delayed.
Moreover, as Li Yunfei’s soldiers, he, Li Yunfei, would naturally protect everything they have. If he didn’t have courage, how could he have the courage to go into battle and kill the enemy?
He immediately shouted, “Speak.”
“What’s going on?”
Zhao Xun was frightened and said quickly: “General, since the victory of the battle of Shanhe City, the general ordered us to pick up the beacon signal again.”
“The order says: one smoke is a warning, two smokes are a request for help.”
“I and others will keep this in mind.”
“But, on the second day after the general issued this order, at noon, a cloud of smoke slowly rose into the sky from all over the place.”
“When I received the message, I immediately lit a smoke signal to warn people.”
“But, it turned out to be just a misunderstanding.”
“The general was magnanimous and did not pursue me, but I am still frightened.”
Li Yunfei was deeply impressed by this incident.
At that time, he saw Fengsui’s wolf eyes giving a warning, and thought that the barbarians were also following his example and wanted to launch a sneak attack, so he immediately led his team to rush out.
But the result was nothing.
Not to mention the barbarians, there is not even a shadow of the barbarians.
Later I found out it was a misunderstanding.
He originally planned to punish them, but when he thought of the defenders of Shanhe City who had just experienced such a bloody battle, everyone was extremely nervous.
If they detected some signs of trouble, they would hastily light the signal fire without confirming anything.
It’s understandable.
I just scolded him and told him to be careful next time, but I didn’t pursue the matter any further.
How come this incident became the fuse?
“I knew I was negligent, so I could only be more careful. But at noon, I saw smoke signals everywhere again.”
“This time there are two smoke signals.”
“According to the general’s order, Eryan is asking for help.”
“I was worried about the barbarian invasion and also worried that it was another mistake, so I left my personal attendant to check the situation in person. I also told him to light a smoke signal if I didn’t return within half an hour.”
“But the result is …”
“Another Oolong!”
“It’s not a barbarian invasion at all!
Li Yunfei was surprised.
“Another Oolong?”
“The first time was a mistake, the second time was also a mistake?”
“Twice a day?”
Zhao Xun nodded and said, “Yes, General Li.”
“The second time was still a mistake.”
“But that day, it didn’t just happen twice.”
“At dusk, smoke signals were lit everywhere again. This time there were three of them, rising up fiercely.”
“I actually had a guess at that time, and it was most likely a mistake, but I still asked someone to stay and wait for me for half an hour. If I can’t return, then light the signal smoke.”
“I will go and investigate again in person.”
“The result… as expected, it’s still a mistake!”