When the sun was already high in the sky, a soldier stationed on the watchtower atop Xiqiang City's east city wall noticed something strange in the distance. Narrowing his eyes, he tried to get a clearer look.
The moment he realized what was coming, he hurriedly called out to another soldier standing two meters away, "Brother, enemies are approaching! Sound the drum! I'm going to report to General Zhan!"
Leaving those words, he rushed toward the drum tower.
Seeing that his comrade-in-arms had already rushed down the stairs, the soldier grabbed the two big war drumsticks and began to sound the signal.
Dum! Dum! Dum! Dum!
As the rapid sound of war drums echoed around, the soldiers stopped what they were doing.
Recognizing that it was a sound signaling incoming enemies, they quickly grabbed their weapons and rushed to the open field in the barracks.
