Synopsis
Background: Yanmen Pass, the northwest border of the Liang Dynasty. The Beidi cavalry went south every year, and the border wars continued.
Summary: Young Shen Xiaobei inherited his military status and guarded Yanmen when he was only sixteen years old because his father and brother were killed in battle. Wangbeitai where he is located is the most isolated beacon on the entire line, with only veteran Zhao Laizi as his companion. In the past three years, he practiced archery in the wind and sand, guarded the beacon in the cold night, and transformed from an ignorant boy into a cold-faced and sharp-eyed border soldier.
During a patrol, he unexpectedly intercepted a secret message from Beidi Xizuo and learned that the enemy would bypass the main pass and attack the empty Wangbei Tower at night. Shangguan didn't believe the information, he just thought he wanted to take credit. Feng Sui was isolated and helpless. To evacuate would be to neglect one's duty and abandon the land. To stay behind would be to fight with 10 men against 3,000 cavalry.
Shen Xiaobei chose to stay. He set up ambushes, attacked bridges with fire, and bluffed his flag. He used clever strategies to delay the enemy for half a day, and fought bloody battles until the last three men. At dawn, the reinforcements finally arrived - bringing with them the sword personally taught by the general and an appointment: to be promoted to the garrison of Yanmen Pass.
Theme: Perseverance in isolation, carrying the weight of the family and country with a mortal body. The difficulty at the border is not in the weapons, but in the burning places where no one sees them.
Content introduction (copy version)
Three thousand cavalry, a lonely beacon, and ten disabled soldiers.
Shangguan said: withdraw, no one will know.
Shen Xiaobei said: I know.
At the age of sixteen, he put on armor for his father and brother, and at the age of nineteen, he guarded Beitai alone.
No reinforcements, no fame, just sand and bones.
When the entire dynasty forgot about this place, he chose to fight to the death for the words "the flames of war will never be extinguished".
Some battles are fought for the world to see.
Some battles are fought on conscience.
