Qiang Qin

() In the eighth year of Qin Xinli, September [-]th.

In Gaoque City, two thousand cavalry soldiers of the Qin Frontier Army, wearing helmets and armour, one man and two horses, rushed out from the gate of the city. In the queue, the guard of the city, Wang Xi's Chinese army's big banner, was impressively inside.

Two hours ago, a small team of the Qin army patrolling and hunting outside the city was accidentally attacked by a small tribe of the Huns. Under the situation of disparity in strength, Qin Bian cavalry shot and killed more than [-] Huns. Shi Zhang and others were all killed in battle, and only a handful of five or six people fled back to the city.

Wang Xi, who was used to fighting with the wind, was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered 2000 troops to be led by him himself, ready to go out of the city to wash the blood of this disobedient Hun tribe.

On the occasion of leaving the city.

Wang Xi turned around from his horse, raised his head and glanced at the flag of the Qin State flying above Gaoque City, an excellent frontier general of the Qin Dynasty——, it is nothing to just defend a city, and what is more glorious and outstanding should be to drive The army chased the enemy for hundreds of miles, making the enemy afraid to look south.

At this moment, Wang Xi didn't know that what he was about to face after leaving Jiancheng was the siege of [-] string-controlling soldiers from the Helian tribe. With his [-] soldiers alone, no matter how many Machine crossbows, no matter how many crossbow bolts there are, can't win a victory in the face of crowd tactics.

September [-]th, noon.

Wang Xijun, who was chasing the remnants of the Huns to the vicinity of Longcheng, encountered the Helian tribe who was in ambush here. The two armies engaged in a great battle. Although the soldiers of the Qin frontier army were brave and tenacious, they emptied the last crossbow arrow in the quiver. After that, they still failed to break out of the encirclement of the Huns.

Wang Xibing was defeated and died.

It wasn't just him. From Longcheng to the birthplace of Gonglushui, two thousand Qin soldiers fought and retreated. The loyal soldiers of the frontier army kept falling. Lives were lost in this hopeless rout.

Wang Xi, this frontier general of the Qin Army who was immersed in the fantasy of "talking about war on paper", wanted to prove himself on the battlefield and make great achievements, but he never thought about whether he had such ability. Wang Li's preference for this nephew also directly hurt him.

After the loss of two thousand elites, the city of Gaoque was in turmoil, and Helianbi continued to march southward without stopping. The saddles of the Huns were covered with the heads of the generals of the Qin army. The bloody scene made people shudder. The Huns are called barbarians. They have fought against more primitive tribes such as Dingling and Qushe in the Beihai area for a long time, and their lifestyle and living habits are closer to the primitive state.

In Gaoque City, all the elites were brought out by Wang Xi. Although there were more than [-] soldiers left, more than half of them were heavy soldiers, and many of the remaining people were related to fathers, sons, uncles and nephews. Seeing his relatives being slaughtered, he was so excited that he couldn't care less about observing military discipline.

The guards in the city were all able to be excluded by Wang Xi, and the rest of the incompetent people usually only did things to please, and what was even more unbearable, one of them was the guard of the city, and he was Zang Yan's eyeliner. It was his betrayal that made every move of Gaoque City known to the Huns.

September [-]th, dusk.

After a day and a night of tenacious resistance, the defenders of Gaoque City finally failed. Only more than [-] remnants withdrew from the southern city. Most of the remaining soldiers died in fighting, and only a few were captured.

Seven thousand frontier soldiers.

It was overthrown because of the carelessness of Qin general Wang Xi. After Gaoque City was easy to defend, the Huns got an important pass through the Hetao. Without the obstruction of the strong city pass, the Huns' cavalry could drive straight in and plundered. The lush grasslands that have grown for many years.

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Jiuyuan.

Qin frontier army garrison.

General Wang Li of the Qin Army, who commanded the entire Hetao Army, was so shocked by the news that Gaoque City had "accidentally" lost his horse that he almost fell off his horse.

How to do?

It is to lead the army to fight to the death with the Huns, fight to the death, if they can win, it can be regarded as making up for the past, and at the same time avenging the frontier soldiers who died in the battle.

However, today's frontier army is no longer the invincible army that Meng Tian commanded.Julu was defeated. The Qin State Frontier Army Group, known as a 20-strong army, lost nearly [-] elites at once. Finally, with the help of Li Yuan, Wang Li and Su Jiao led the remnants back to Hetao. Among the generals, there were different opinions. After Su Jiao, Yang Wengzi, Meng Hu and other Meng Tian's old troops left one after another, although Wang Li's frontier army retained its main force, its strength was no longer as strong as it was when it was at its strongest.

Today, the total strength of the frontier army is about 3 people. Gaoque City lost 7000 people in one battle, accounting for nearly a quarter of the total strength of the frontier army. What makes Wang Li even more regretful is that in order to take care of Wang Xi The close relatives of this clan, the [-] soldiers in Gaoque City are all brave soldiers carefully selected from the frontier army.

The frontier army deployed defenses mainly against the Xiongnu. The strategy adopted was to focus on border towns and despise internal routes. The remaining 5000 frontier troops were scattered in Jiuyuan, Yongquan, Gaonu and other cities, as many as Jiuyuan also However, there are about [-] people. Once the Huns enter the hinterland, the frontier army will be defenseless.

There is no war.

In desperation, Wang Li had no choice but to send an emergency to Chang'an, and at the same time sent messengers to Yunzhong, Yandai, Longxi and other surrounding counties to ask for reinforcements.

Among the three places, Yunzhong County has Su Jiao's troops stationed there. This is the closest to Jiuyuan, and it is also Wang Li's most confident support army. Su Jiao and him were important frontier generals back then. When attacking Zhao Land, Su Jiao led his troops to attack the Yunzhong and Hedong areas, which was regarded as breaking away from the frontier army system, but in terms of personal friendship, Wang Li maintained a good relationship with him.

In the area between Yan and Dai, it is unlikely that reinforcements will be sent. In addition to the discord between the two Qin generals Han Xin, Yang Wengzi and Wang Li in Yan, Mayi City is being attacked by the Xiongnu because of the important connection between the two places. Zuoxian King Qiu Lijin attacked, and the Qin army in Yanbei had great difficulty in coming to help.

As for the direction of Longxi, Wang Li is not sure how many soldiers and horses are still stationed here. Longxi and Hexi are separated by a river. When the battle of Hexi intensifies, the Qin army in Longxi may move west at any time. If The army in the county is empty, and it is impossible to rush to help Hetao.

The Huns ravaged Hetao.

The tribes of the Huns were like wolves wading into a flock of sheep, looting everything they could find on both sides of the river. By the time Modun's king's tent reached Gaoque City, the tribes of the Huns had already tossed the Hetao grassland into a mess.

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Changan.

With the news of the emergency military situation in Hetao, the people in Guanzhong began to feel more and more uneasy. The Huns' invasion this time was completely different from the previous small fights, but with all their strength. In the northern border of China, from Yandi in the east to Hexi in the west, beacon fires are everywhere.

Now, it was the turn of the battle to break out in Henan, which is the closest to Guanzhong. Judging from the news that came one after another, the Xiongnu Da Shanyu's Wang Yu also appeared.

Daqin, what happened?

Two years ago, the Qin army wanted Yandi and Hexi to defeat the Huns and captured nearly ten thousand enemies. It has only been less than two years. Where is the invincible Qin army that wiped out the Kwantung princes?

"King Wu, what's the matter? Why hasn't it appeared yet? Could it be that Daqin is about to fall into disintegration after a brief revival?"

"Let's go to the Shenhou Mansion and wait. No matter what happens to King Wu, there must be a saying. If something happens to King Wu, it should be early autumn. The private territory of the country, while the people of various countries are slaves who work hard to survive on the territory. They work hard every year just to feed their families with a little food.

As for the dignity of a person, it is undoubtedly an unattainable luxury for ordinary people.

The hearts of the people are united.

Just in the subtle.

Just when foreign enemies invaded and Daqin was in crisis, they suddenly gathered together.This has never happened since the establishment of the Qin State. Even when the first emperor was in power, most of the people of the Qin State just silently carried out the orders from the fu. They were like machines without thinking, and only knew how to contribute in their own positions. everything.

But now, under Li Yuan's rule, a vibrant new country is gradually taking shape. It not only gives the people of Qin a stable life, but also allows the concept of "equality, freedom, and mutual love" to slowly penetrate into the world. In the hearts of the Qin people, the bloody battles of the frontier soldiers made the Qin people extremely proud; the busy scene on the streets of Chang'an filled the Qin people with happiness; and the life and death of Li Yuan, the leader, made them even more excited. Worried, prayed for—.

In front of the Shenwu Palace.

On the long street, more and more people gathered. In the mansion, although Li Yuan, who had not been seen for many days, looked a little tired, his body did not appear to be seriously ill as rumored.

Beside Li Yuan, the one-eyed rough man Cao Xin had an excited expression on his face. He had been aggrieved for many days, so when he saw Li Yuan, he had an urge to tell something.

"King Wu, you are back. If you don't return, even if Xin puts on a fierce look, he won't be able to scare the people outside the door." Cao Xin pressed his sword and said loudly.

"General Cao, it's not easy to convince the Huns' spies that I'm seriously ill. Now, it's time to teach the Huns a profound lesson." Li Yuan's eyes flashed with a murderous aura. open.

This period of time when the illness is gone.

In fact, Li Yuan was not far away from Guanzhong. He mysteriously arrived at the Bingzao in Jushui, where Peng Yue, the second teacher, had an accident while researching "Skyfire". There was a problem with the deployment, which resulted in the loss of nearly half of the artisan team in charge of Tianhuo in the entire military building.

Without professional guidance, relying on alchemy experience alone, it is difficult to obtain the more powerful "Heavenly Fire" in a stable manner. During Li Yuan's stay in Jushui, he worked with Peng Sheng to study and obtain the stable formula of "Black Gunpowder" , At the same time, he also hopes to take this opportunity to give some guidance to Peng Sheng and others, and help them continue to develop on the track of gunpowder history.

Qin's future.

We need weapons that are more powerful than iron weapons. Although we can't jump from the era of cold weapons to the era of hot weapons, Li Yuan thinks it is still possible if there are some attempts to allow the Qin army to obtain more reliable advanced weapons. rs

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