“狼烟”，《辞海》、《辞源》均释为取狼粪所燃之烽烟，似已成不易之论。而笔者在翻检史书时，却发现“狼烟”一词别有他义，今试予以阐释。 要知道“狼烟”的确切含义，先须对烽烟有一简单了解。烽烟，是我国古代军事防御系统中的一项重大发明。用以传报警情，是军中之耳目， “Wolf”, “Cihai”, “Ci Yuan” are interpreted as take the wolf feces burning beacon, seems to have become hard-won. However, when I examined the history books, I found that the word “wolf smoke” did not mean anything. I will try to explain this. To know the exact meaning of “wolf smoke”, you must first have a simple understanding of beacon. Beacon, is a major invention in ancient Chinese military defense system. To report the police intelligence is the ear of the military,