A man sits in a cave, and woe comes down from the ground The wellhead of the well collapsed, causing the boulder weighing tens of thousands of catties next to it to roll and block the wellhead.
The well was the only way for Zhao Wushu to return to the surface, and he could only sit in the cave of the ground, like a man buried alive in a tomb, waiting for death to come.
What he was most worried about was that the rock and soil above his head were overwhelmed and could not bear the tens of thousands of catties of boulder, so that it would collapse again and end his short second life ahead of schedule.
Who would have expected that the boulder above his head did not roll down, but the entire rock and soil layer under him collapsed, carrying him into the boundless darkness.
"Bang" He fell into the water, and then, the soles of his feet came into contact with a hard object, stopping the downward trend.
And the hard thing seemed to be a living thing, moving quickly with him, and because it was in the incomparable darkness, he did not know the direction.
"Knock" There was a loud bang behind him, the sound waves were mighty, and the roar was stirring in all directions, and then, the waves were turbulent, and the water splashed in all directions, one after another, like a tidal wave, pushing his body and shaking involuntarily.
Listen to its sound and check its movements, this should be a large heavy object falling into the water, Zhao Wushu estimated that Bacheng was the boulder that blocked the wellhead.
Then, his legs went limp, his body was weak, and he fell unconscious on top of the moving hard object.
At that time, a sudden north wind blew away the fog in the sky, but the sky was still boundless black, and there were no stars and moons in sight.
It was a beacon tower, located between Shuofang and Xincheng, on the top of a low hill, surrounded by sparse woods, all of which were common in the Northland, and the leaves of the branches had almost fallen, except for a few pieces of withered yellow that had slipped through the net, and still shivering in the wind.
This place is about forty miles away from Shuofang City, and in this starless and moonless night, it is impossible to see the outline of Shuofang City with human eyes, let alone the movement in the city.
The name of this beacon tower is "Shuonan 3", which is actually its number, which means the third beacon tower in the south of Shuofang, which belongs to the Shuofang border army.
On the day of the raid on Shuofang City by the small Turkic Khan Kubili, he sent a large number of rangers to sweep all directions and uproot all the beacons within a hundred miles of the surrounding area, thus turning Shuofang into an isolated city at that time, unable to transmit the enemy's situation.
But tonight, there are people in the three beacon towers in Shuonan, which have been silent for more than ten days, and there are quite a few people, and a large number of simple tents have been set up in the sparse woods around the beacon towers.
These people who stayed in the wilderness overnight were none other than Wu Youji, the general of the Tang Left Guard, and his five hundred light horsemen, and the purpose of his meal and sleeping in the open was to monitor the movements of Shuofang City.
It has been the fifth night since the start of the withdrawal, and according to Kubli's estimates, the 100,000-strong army of Mo Si is likely to have entered Shuofang City, so will Shuofang City become a sea of fire tonight For Wu Youji, tonight is a sleepless night.
He didn't plan to sleep either, and he didn't allow others to sleep, which made people feel for the first time that this somewhat weak general still had an arrogant and domineering side.
Since nightfall, he has been sitting in the watchtower of the beacon tower, his two eyes fixed on the direction of Shuofang City, like an old monk in a steady place, motionless.
It was as if in the blink of an eye, or with a movement of his hips, the fire that swept through a city would be fleeting and missed.
Cao Zhigang advised him not to make everyone nervous, because the fire would not ignite in the first half of the night, so it was better for the big guy to sleep happily and watch the fireworks in the second half of the night.
Wu Youji also knew that Cao Zhigang was right, but he still declined his kindness, the reason was very simple, there was no other, but he wanted peace of mind Time slipped away in the drowsiness of the five hundred knights, and before they knew it, the hour had come, and then the north wind rose, and the fog dissipated, but the sky was still dark, and the eyes could not reach far.
Suddenly, in Wu Youji's field of vision, a pillar of fire rose into the sky, and immediately, the fire quickly spread, reflecting the distant sky.
He stood up suddenly, took a few steps, and grasped the guardrail at the edge of the watchtower with both hands, and his entire upper body poked out of the guardrail, and a pair of eyes stared at the sea of fire in the distance, and in his eyes there was nothing but flames.
Cao Zhigang hurriedly rushed to his side, holding his hands weakly, for fear that General Wu would be too excited and forget that he was on top of the beacon tower and fell down from here.
Wu Youji's whole body was trembling, and the two hands that grabbed the guardrail were too hard, and the green tendons on the back of his hands were bursting and twisting like dragons, and even the muscles of his cheeks were trembling slightly, which showed how nervous he was in his heart.
"Quick, prepare the horses, everyone will send to Shuo Fangcheng" Wu Youji waved his left hand and roared, and issued an order towards Cao Zhigang.
But Cao Zhigang didn't move, and he didn't respond, which made Wu Youji jump like thunder, and shouted: "Cao Zhigang, what are you doing here without hearing General Ben's order?"
Cao Zhigang lowered his head, bowed down and said: "General, if you are concerned, the fire in this Shuofang City has just started, the situation is unknown, and everything is unknown."
There are only 500 light horsemen under the general's tent, and they are pouring out at this time, in case the Turkic army does not all enter Shuofang City, it will not be a sheep into the mouth of a tiger I thought that the general might as well send a small team of light horsemen to spy far away, and wait to find out the reality of Shuofang City before making plans. ” "This" Wu Youji groaned, a look of struggle appeared on his face, sometimes gritting his teeth, sometimes sighing, sometimes guilty, sometimes helpless, for a long time, sighed, waved his hand: "Then send two light horsemen to the sentinel, and report back to the general as soon as there is news." ” Cao Zhigang still didn't leave, but when he saw that Wu Youji had a tendency to run rampant, he immediately reminded in a low voice: "General, the general is also very concerned about this matter, since there is a fire in Shuofang City, the general should immediately send someone to Xincheng." ” Wu Youji glared at him and said, "Then send someone to Xincheng to report to the general." ” Cao Zhigang said "no", and immediately turned around and walked to the stairs leading to the bottom, but there was a voice behind him: "Cao Zhigang, Mr.
Cao, this general knows that you are a capable person, and he also knows that you have some secrets.
General Ben doesn't care, though.
From ancient times to the present, everyone who has great skills is a little mysterious, and everyone has secrets to a greater or lesser extent.
Mr.
Cao is not a retainer of General Ben, as long as what you do is harmless to Datang and harmless to General Ben, General Ben can turn a blind eye.
However, if you have something to say next time, you don't have to say it without any worries.
Although General Ben is not a man of great talent, he can still hear the advice of others. ” When Cao Zhigang heard this, his body stiffened, then he shook, and then, turning around, he slammed Wu Youji to the ground, but he didn't say anything, and turned around and went down the stairs again.
Some things, some people, everything is not in words.
Hehe, there are no fools in this world, if you treat others as fools, maybe in the eyes of others, you are fools: