Boom, the sound of an exploding waterfall falling from the sky and hitting the ground reached the ears of Zhang Yang and others. This immediately shocked Zhang Yang and others, and they headed towards the area outside Xiaoguan Pass that had been occupied by Turks. Looking across the clean plain.
Sure enough, as they expected, outside Xiaoguan, thousands of horses were galloping towards Xiaoguan. It was a magnificent scene.
Looking at the shocking scene in front of him, hearing the deafening sound that can only be made by tens of thousands of horses galloping at the same time, feeling the Xiaoguan city wall under his feet, obviously due to the vibration and swaying feeling caused by the thousands of Turkic horses galloping, Zhang Yang was deeply moved. He took a breath and said:
"Come here, ring the bell and sound the alarm, and let all the guards prepare for defense and prepare to defend against the Turks' siege!"
"Yes, Captain Zhang, don't worry, I will pass the order immediately. Such a big event will definitely not be missed!"
After hearing Zhang Yang¡¯s order, Boss Ma glanced at him from a distance, assured Zhang Yang first, and then began to pass on the order:
"Captain Zhang, we have orders. The Turkic barbarians are attacking. All sergeants are in combat mode, prepare for battle, ring bells, and blow horns to warn!"
"Captain Zhang, we have orders. The Turkic barbarians are attacking. All sergeants are in combat mode, prepare for battle, ring bells, and blow horns to warn!"
"Captain Zhang, we have orders. The Turkic barbarians are attacking. All sergeants are in combat mode, prepare for battle, ring bells, and blow horns to warn!"
"Captain Zhang, we have orders. The Turkic barbarians are attacking. All sergeants are in combat mode, prepare for battle, ring bells, and blow horns to warn!"
After Boss Ma finished speaking to Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang's orders began to be passed on. As Zhang Yang's order spread from Boss Ma's mouth, it was quickly conveyed by the captains of each of the two groups. As a result, Zhang Yang's order was remembered one after another on the city wall.
At the same time, the messenger who was supporting the order lowered his pride in front of the ringing order and began to cooperate with Zhang Yang's order. So almost immediately, Boss Ma handed down Zhang Yang's order, and everyone He is reminded of the messenger who is also responsible for conveying military information. Almost at the same time, Zhang Yang clicked on the big bell and horn used for practice and began to synchronize with the shouting.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The sound of "Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!" accompanied by people's shouts, continuously reached the ears of people in Xiaoguan City. Everyone immediately became nervous upon hearing the sound, causing a small-scale chaos.
"The war is coming, everyone go home quickly. The war is coming, everyone go home quickly!" With experience, the people who are resident in Xiaoguan naturally understand what the sound of bugles and bells means, and they added The Turks had already collided with the Tang garrison at Xiaoguan the day before yesterday.
They, people with rich experience and extraordinary experience, don¡¯t understand. Now the Turks are launching an attack on Xiaoguan. The Tang Dynasty defenders in Xiaoguan started an offensive and defensive battle at the signal of the Turkic army, so these people unconsciously began to guide the people to go home to escape.
So throughout Xiaoguan City, in all non-military restricted areas, where people live, work, and conduct trade, the sound rang out:
"The big bell and trumpet on the wall of Xiaoguan are ringing. Everyone evacuate and go home quickly. The Turks are coming, everyone hide and go home quickly!"
"The big bell and trumpet on the wall of Xiaoguan are ringing. Everyone evacuate and go home quickly. The Turks are coming. Everyone, hide and go home!"
"The big bell and trumpet on the wall of Xiaoguan are ringing. Everyone evacuate and go home quickly. The Turks are calling. Everyone, hide and go home!"
With the sound of these voices, Xiaoguan City, which had become somewhat deserted due to the harassment of Qian and his Turkic troops, became even more deserted at this time. In less than a quarter of an hour, the people who were still everywhere in the city just now There was no one left among the common people at this time. After a short period of panic, the common people rushed back to their homes as quickly as possible to avoid being disturbed by the disaster in the fish pond. No one would care about this. If this responsible matter affects Yuchi, his death will be in vain, and his injuries will be in vain.
Just when all the people wandering around Xiaoguan City, doing business and making a living, all disappeared, the city guard's mansion in Xiaoguan was another busy scene.
"General, general! Oh no, the warning bells and trumpets on the city wall are ringing. It's the Turks who are coming. The Turks are coming to attack the city!"
A well-dressed bodyguard was rolling and crawling, running and shouting, as if the others didn't know the news.
But he didn't want to think about it. Xiaoguan is such a small place, and the sound of the big bell and trumpet on the wall of Xiaoguan can be clearly heard even at the end of the city, not to mention that it is far away from the defensive Lingzhou. The enemy's wall is not far away.
At this time, even ordinary people got the news and began to go home to avoid disaster. With the military qualities of Ran Hongzhi and Qin Liyan, how could they be indifferent to such an obvious military warning signal, so he was doomed to do so. It's all in vain.
¡°Shout, what¡¯s the shout? Isn¡¯t this just the big bell and trumpet on the wall in front of me ringing? What¡¯s the fuss about this?
Zhixue, you are a veteran who has been in the army for several years. How come you are still so rough? You are not even as good as a new recruit who has been in the army for one year. I really don¡¯t know where you have been during these years of war. , the work is still so unreliable.
I just don¡¯t understand, with your seven or eight years of military service and having participated in dozens of battles, big and small, you haven¡¯t made any progress at all. It¡¯s a waste of my efforts to transfer you to my side. , be my personal guard and train you.
This is the result of my training for you for so long. Ask yourself whether you can afford my training for you. Okay, we know the situation. Aren't it just the Turks who came to attack Xiaoguan where we are stationed? Is this a trivial matter something that needs to be fussed over? "
Faced with the fuss made by Jie Zhixue, Ran Hongzhi yelled loudly, which seemed to aggravate Ran Hongzhi.
But it¡¯s no wonder that Ran Hongzhi scolded Jie Zhixue so loudly. This Jie Zhixue was really too disappointing. To know. This Jie Zhixue is just like what Ran Hongzhi said. He has been a veteran in the army for seven or eight years, and he is also an elite veteran who has killed countless enemies in battle. He has performed very well in dozens of battles. Of course, the results are also impressive. Very satisfied.
Otherwise, Ran Hongzhi would not have spent a lot of money to transfer him to his side as a personal guard, just to use Jie Zhixue's experience of dozens of battles to help him solve some things that were very difficult for him to make decisions. Otherwise, it would be too much. What's the use if you don't come?
It¡¯s a pity that this is just a small battle. Just to make him so panicked, he looked like an elite warrior who had experienced hundreds of battles and licked blood with his sword tip, not even as good as some brave recruits. Just now, Ran Hongzhi's performance in reporting the situation was worse than that of many well-informed people. How could this not disappoint Ran Hongzhi and do such a thing at such a critical time?
This made Ran Hongzhi, who had originally wanted to show off to Qin Liyan, feel that he had lost face and failed to show off, and even lost his dignity.
"Yes, yes, Zhixue knows. General, please forgive me this time. It was also because I was on my way to take a look at the city wall when I suddenly heard the sound of big bells and trumpets coming from the city wall. , that¡¯s why you are so anxious to run back and inform the general.
General, please atone for your sins. I will never dare to do it again. I really won¡¯t! ! ! ! ! ! "
After hearing what Ran Hongzhi said, Jie Zhixue immediately admitted his mistake to Ran Hongzhi and looked at Ran Hongzhi with a face full of shame, showing a good attitude of making mistakes and having a deep understanding of the mistakes he had made. He looked ashamed of his behavior, so as to impress Ran Hongzhi and stop him from pursuing his rough mistakes just now, in order to achieve his goal.
On the sidelines, while Ran Hongzhi was scolding Jie Zhixue, Qin Liyan came out of the hall behind Ran Hongzhi. Although I didn't see any reckless manifestations of Xie Zhixue, I could tell from Ran Hongzhi's words what the problem was with Xie Zhixue.
Such a small question. In Qin Liyan's view, what Jie Zhixue did just now was not wrong.
It was just because his behavior was a little excessive that he turned a good thing into a bad thing, but it does not mean that he made a big mistake. In addition, Jie Zhixue's performance was quite good at this time, and Qin Liyan felt his intention to admit his mistake. Feeling ashamed, Qin Liyan said to Ran Hongzhi:
"General Ran, although I didn't see what happened just now, through the conversation between the two of you, I got a little idea of ??what the brother named Zhixue just did. There was nothing wrong with his abilities. It's just that The form of expression is just a bit out of line.,
¡°But on the premise that he didn¡¯t cause a big disaster, and that he was deeply aware of his own mistakes, you can forgive him.
Besides, now that the enemy is facing you and there are Turks outside looking at you, there is really no need for you to go to war over such a trivial matter. Moreover, this person is still your personal guard and can be said to be someone you trust quite a lot, so General Ran You'd better forget it! "
Just now, it was just because he was embarrassed by Jie Zhixue in front of Qin Liyan, which made him feel extremely embarrassed, which caused him to get angry and beat Jie Zhixue so hard. Now, he has already finished what he just said. The anger dissipated. ,
He completely regained his sanity, which made him feel a little guilty about Jie Zhixue. After all, in the past, Jie Zhixue served as his personal guard of Ran Hongzhi.Now, it can be said that he is dedicated to his responsibilities and has completed it perfectly, winning his favor.
Although I don't know why he went crazy today, I really shouldn't have gotten so angry with him for a trivial matter. It was a bit harsh. In addition, Qin Liyan also interceded for him now. This gave Ran Hongzhi a way to step down.
If you don¡¯t go down if there are steps, you will keep climbing up. In the end, because there are no steps to go down, you will fall to death, get injured, or starve to death or die of thirst on it. Ran Hongzhi will not do such a reckless thing now, so there are steps, Ran Hongzhi quickly got off.
"Zhixue, seeing that you usually perform quite well, being diligent, hard-working, and neat in doing things, and that you have a good attitude in admitting your mistakes just now, it seems that you have deeply realized the mistakes you made and have repented." Heart.
Now I will add General Qin just now to help you plead for mercy. This time I will not hold you accountable for your mistake just now. Do your best in the future. Don't think about it like today. You can't handle trivial things well. You are too restless. Next time you can go to Duliangying to report! "
Seeing that Ran Hongzhi was not going to investigate his impetuous mistakes just now, Jie Zhixue breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely:
"Thank you, General, for not remembering the mistakes of villains and for being so magnanimous. I will remember the mistakes I made today in the future and strive to never commit such low-level, irritable, and irritable behaviors that only do bad things with good intentions after this time. Let me He became more calm.
At the same time, would you like to thank General Qin for your kindness? Help me to plead with the general. If General Qin has something to do in the future, please give me your instructions. I will never say anything! "
"No need, Zhixue, as long as you stop being so impatient in the future and think or act more steadily, even the help I gave you just now was not in vain. Life is short. If you can help someone, count it as one time. When you can't help, it will be better." It¡¯s useless.¡±
Qin Liyan spoke to Jie Zhixue after Xie Zhixue thanked him.
As Qin Liyan finished speaking, Jie Zhixue breathed a sigh of relief. This finally passed.
Regarding his irritable behavior today, Jie Zhixue also felt a little confused and didn't understand why he acted like that just now.
You must know that Jie Zhixue is very stable on weekdays, without any sense of frivolity. He has never made the same mistake as he did today. This almost made him too humble in front of Ran Hongzhi, and he would not dare to follow Ran Hongzhi in the future. Mixed up.
He has always known about Ran Hongzhi's love for face, not to mention that there is a saying in China that a person needs face and a tree needs bark.
This man lives just for his face, just like a tree needs its bark if it wants to survive. Once the tree disappears and loses its bark, then he will not be far from death. It can be seen that people's Face is now almost as important as life.
But fortunately, I was able to cope with it this time with the help of General Qin, otherwise my life would be difficult in the future.
Just when Jie Zhixue was thinking wildly, Ran Hongzhi and Qin Liyan had already exchanged something, so the two of them walked quickly towards the city wall where the sound of bells and trumpets was heard, while Jie Zhixue was on both sides. After the man walked a hundred steps, he recovered from his thoughts and followed him.
After a while, Ran Hongzhi and Qin Liyan came to the city wall of Xiaoguan, but as soon as they came to the city wall, they saw Zhang Yang.
"Captain Zhang, these Turks came to attack, how are they doing now?"
"It's okay. These Turks haven't officially started to attack the city yet. They are just filling in the moat. We have just repelled a wave of Turks who filled the city." Faced with the questions from Ran Hongzhi and Qin Liyan, Zhang Yang replied road.
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