"The grapes have returned." A Huns said to the captain of the Qin armed forces.

"En. Come back, is there any news?" The armed captain asked at this time.

The Huns looked at the captain, but said nothing, but his throat moved. Obviously he had something to say but couldn't say much. "What's wrong? What happened?" The armed captain asked at this time.

"His nose, ears, and eyes were cut off. The tragedy was very bad." The Huns said in sick language.

"En." The captain nodded.

"Give him a suitable position. His language translation is still a bit useful. These **** Dawan people didn't cut off his tongue." The captain said.

"It's just that we are really annoyed by them doing this to us." The Huns said annoyedly.

"En." The captain nodded.

"I am also annoyed, but what's the use of annoyance? These **** Dawan countries are very poor. If this harassment continues, as much as we can snatch, the most is to kill everyone." The captain said.

"En. I think this is good. We can kill those men and rob their wives and daughters." The Huns said excitedly.

"No. You Huns, think it's okay to **** these things. But for us Qin people." The captain said.

"It's not enough," the captain said.

"What we want to occupy is not only land, but also resources. We want to inflict heavy damage on the enemy at once. If this continues, it will be very unfavorable to us." The captain said.

"Forget it. You won't think about these things. Your battle costs are very low, but our war costs are very high. This is not something our businessmen can afford." The captain shook his head and said. Then he walked away.

"You Qin people are really strange." The Huns said, shaking their heads.

The cost of fighting in the Qin State was higher than that of the Xiongnu. The Qin Army’s muskets are very powerful, but such powerful muskets have caused a very serious consequence, that is, the Qin Army’s heavy reliance on logistics. Similarly, as a commercial armed force, they also need a large amount of logistics materials for replenishment, but they do For things like the opposing tribe, the spoils they snatched are far from the huge consumption. You must know that the cost of transporting supplies from the military front line of the Qin army is already very high. If this goes on, it will be impossible for them to keep running.

Li Xinde is in the forward command.

"We have sorted out the information collected recently. Most of them are marked on the sand table." The Chief of Staff said to Li Xin.

"What's the situation?" Li Xin asked.

"Our current commercial armed forces have begun to try to establish some strongholds. Most of them started to build along the mountains, relying on favorable terrain." The chief of staff said on the initially established sand table.

"En. Out of the mountains, we happen to use these mountains as the defensive fortresses of our stronghold. This is a good job. How are their strongholds doing?" Li Xin asked.

"En. It's just at the beginning. They just dug a part of the trenches, set up some tents, and then arranged a lot of barbed wire, mines, and some passages. That's it." The Chief of Staff said.

"En. It's very simple. Our defense line cannot be established steadily. In the next period of time, we must strengthen it. It is best to build some fortresses or facilities such as lookout posts." Li Xin said.

"En. However, the first thing we have to solve should be the transportation problem. Transportation is the biggest problem at present. Many of our logistics materials rely on horses to go up. This kind of transportation is very small. This is very unfavorable for establishing a stronghold. , The first thing we have to solve should be logistical issues.” The Chief of Staff said. The main responsibility of the staff is to plan the logistics route from the beginning. Because the Qin Army was unable to complete the investigation mission, it was difficult for them to know what happened on the front line and the surrounding terrain. They did not understand these, and they could not do it beforehand. Make logistical arrangements, so you can only do a lot of post-event work.

"They are commercial forces and they can do very limited things. If this goes on, it will be very unfavorable to us. How many people can there be in a stronghold?" Li Xin asked.

"There are not many people. With such a stronghold and insufficient supplies of materials, the situation is very unfavorable for us. I know this very well, but we can't do anything. This is nothing we can do." Li Xin said.

"This." The chief of staff didn't know what to say.

"Report it, we can only defend. By the way." Li Xin thought for a while and wanted to say.

"Let those business leaders and investors gather together to discuss what they should do in the future?" Li Xin said at this time.

"Okay." The chief of staff nodded and left.

The edge of the Tianshan Mountains is close to the Central Asian Plain, which is today's Turan Plain. Here has penetrated into the territory of Dawan. In a higher ground, a large number of fires were burning around, and the bright light of the fire lit up the surroundings. The fire did not go far enough and was surrounded by darkness.

"Be careful, we are on the edge of the country." A bearded man with the rank of lieutenant colonel and wearing an old military uniform whispered.

"Yes, sir." An armed man with a spear replied.

"Take down the gun and put on the bayonet, so you can be prepared for emergencies," said Lieutenant Colonel Naming Beard.

"Yes, sir." The armed man said, lowering the gun, and then installed the bayonet.

"Are all mines planted around?" The lieutenant colonel asked when he saw the bayonet being installed.

"It's all installed. Moreover, mines are also hung on the wire fence. In order to prevent the other party from sneaking." The other party replied.

"En. Good. That's good, we are too close, the terrain here is very flat, this is the only commanding height around, we have to get the situation right here." The lieutenant colonel entrusted.

"Yes. Sir, I will pay attention to these." The armed man said. The lieutenant colonel looked around, then nodded. I went to search other places.

Lieutenant Colonel Bearded retired from the Qin Army. His Lieutenant Colonel rank was the last one he retired. He was an officer who climbed up from the bottom. Like the previous Qin people, he obtained this rank by killing enemies on the battlefield. So his is closer to the battlefield.

"Uncle Li." Just as the beard was looking for the surrounding situation, a voice came from behind.

"Oh, it's Lieutenant Bai." Uncle Li is the bearded lieutenant colonel.

"It's me." A young man in his early twenties came out and said, wrapped in a military coat.

"Inspect the defense line?" Second Lieutenant Bai asked.

"Well, patrol the defense line. Our camp is too close. We only destroyed one tribe during the day and none of the other tribes. I am worried that the situation at night is not very good. The terrain here is too flat. Conducive to the offensive. The side that we are defending, and the side we are defending, simply have no favorable conditions that can be used. Such a situation is very unfavorable for us." Uncle Li analyzed.

"I am also worried about this. The terrain here is very flat. This is also the only commanding height nearby, but with such a commanding height, the other party can quickly come up. If they come up, the more than one hundred of us will simply be It's not easy to defend." Lieutenant Bai said worriedly.

"Yeah, I am also worried about this matter, but those businessmen, they don't care about it at all. This is the battlefield, not their shopping mall. They can come whatever they want." Lieutenant Bai said.

"Unfortunately, this is not a real army. They are all commercial armed forces. I just checked the night patrol, and there are people sleeping while guarding the sentry. Oh my god, if this is in the Qin army, this person It must be over. Not going to the military court is a weird thing." Uncle Li said.

"En. There is no other way. The current Qin army is seriously inadequate. Military operations beyond the border are all carried out by commercial armed forces. These commercial armed forces come here to make money. How can they be as disciplined as the Qin army? There is no such thing." Lieutenant Bai said.

"En. After all, they are not soldiers, they are businessmen, they are a group of gangsters who come to make a fortune." Uncle Li said.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.h Li Shu and Lieutenant Bai looked at each other. This was the woman they had captured during the day. At this time, the Qin armed men and the Huns were enjoying it together. The two can only smile awkwardly. Such things happen often, but they can’t say anything. After all, this is not an army. Even in the army, there have been such phenomena. Everyone turned a blind eye. Only eye. Such a thing passed.

"I'm still going to look elsewhere. Those who can enjoy it will never think about it." Li Shu said helplessly.

Lieutenant Bai watched Uncle Li leave, and felt that there was nothing to do. I went to bed.

"I should complete my own records and reports. These things can only do this." Lieutenant Bai said.

"Boom." When Lieutenant Bai turned around, there was a sudden explosion.

"Damn it." Lieutenant Bai squatted on the ground subconsciously, and then he quickly reacted.

"Night attack. Night attack." Uncle Li's shout came not far away.

"Damn it." As he said, Lieutenant Bai quickly ran back to his tent and took out his rifle. On the battlefield, no officer would use a pistol to shoot the opponent when fighting on the front line. The range of the pistol is too close and can only be used in close combat.

"Lao Meng, come with me." Lieutenant Bai waved his arm and motioned for a corporal to follow him.

"Bang Bang." There was a gunshot not far away. Obviously this is a gun fired by armed personnel. This kind of shooting without understanding the situation is a kind of nervous behavior. There is no way. Although commercial armed personnel can hire retired soldiers, the prices of these soldiers are relatively high. In order to reduce costs, some merchants will still hire people who have little combat experience to participate. These people are not bad if they don't cause trouble on the battlefield. They had seen a man who had never been on the battlefield come here before, and had fainted when he saw the blood before he shot anyone. They were so angry that they almost memorized it.

"Don't shoot, don't shoot, stop shooting, stop shooting." When Lieutenant Bai approached the shooting place, Uncle Li's voice came.

"What's the matter?" Lieutenant Bai lowered his body, looked ahead, and asked Li Shu what's going on.

"It's not clear yet, but in this direction, someone triggered a landmine. But only one landmine sounded. We shot. The other party probably has no one." Li Shu said.

"Oh." Lieutenant Bai nodded.

"Can we see the surrounding situation clearly?" Second Lieutenant Bai asked at this time.

"No, it's too dark around. We can only increase our vigilance. We don't know anything about other things. We don't know what we are in high places or low places." Uncle Li said.

"Lao Meng, what do you think?" Second Lieutenant Bai asked the corporal next to him.

"I think we should stop shooting at this time and pay attention to the situation. If there is no situation, try to let our people rest and wait until dawn. Now the situation is too unclear." Lao Meng said according to his own experience.

"Yes. The dark night is very bad for us. We are small in number, so be on guard." Lieutenant Bai said.

"That's the only way." Uncle Li said.

"I'll make arrangements and don't make any troubles. The current situation is very dangerous.

In this way, they arranged a vigilance overnight, and the rest of the people were still sleeping to maintain their strength.

"Boom." There was a sound of a landmine exploding.

"His grandmother." An armed team member wiped his sleepy eyes and looked up at the outside. It was still dark outside. But after the mine sounded, it never sounded again. This shows that the other party is only a test, and there are not many problems with such a test. After seeing that there is no situation. Take the order team to continue to sleep.

"Get up, don't fall asleep. If something goes wrong, the problem will be serious." Uncle Li who came to check the situation scolded. The player opened his eyes reluctantly. Uncle Li shook his head helplessly.

As time passed, the sky finally brightened. When the light was bright, Lieutenant Bai could see what was going on outside.

"Damn it. Why are there so many soldiers?" Lieutenant Bai was a little anxious.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Lao Meng reminded him quietly. Uncle Li took the binoculars and looked around.

"I looked and found that there were at least ten thousand people. It is estimated that these people only gathered together last night. This is probably the place where all the nearby tribes gather." Uncle Li said.

"I think so." Lieutenant Bai said.

"We only have more than a hundred people, and we simply cannot hold on here. There are not many landmines. With the addition of barbed wire, these people will not hesitate to charge their lives. If they rush up, we will not be able to resist it. For us, the situation is really true. Too bad." Lao Meng analyzed.

"Yeah, with so many people, it's really hard to say whether we can keep here." Lieutenant Bai said worriedly.

"If we retreat, the situation will be even worse. Of course we have cavalry and are very mobile, but in this situation, there are more than 100 people, how can we break through, the number of opponents is so large." The deputy captain next to it was worried. Speaking of.

"The current situation is very unfavorable to us, but we should calm down. Should we wait, or take the initiative to retreat." Lieutenant Bai said.

"It is good to take the initiative to retreat. However, if the other side kills us, we will be difficult to leave. Moreover, we are annihilated during the movement, and we have nothing to fight back. We are already small in number. If we move again. The situation will get worse." Uncle Li said worriedly. There are only a hundred people, and they are besieged by more than ten thousand people, and the terrain is extremely unfavorable to them.

"How is our ammunition supply?" Lieutenant Bai asked at this time.

"It can make us last for half a month, and the ammunition is absolutely sufficient. When we came out, we used 500 horses and a lot of trophies. These things are enough for us to last for half a month, but after half a month . We just can't do anything." Uncle Li said.

"Half a month is enough. We break out at this time, go to the neighborhood, let the nearby commercial armed forces approach us, and then let them notify other commercial armed forces to approach us. In this case, a large number of commercial armed forces will come closer and report to the Qin army. Well, not much. As long as the Qin Army can dispatch two battalions, we can safely exit. This is very easy for us. This is the safest way." Second Lieutenant Bai suggested.

"This is a good idea. The question is, can we stick to it for half a month?" Uncle Li asked at this time.

"I think it is possible. If we can get the first batch of reinforcements within seven days, we can stick to it, and we have enough ammunition. As long as we don't hesitate to fire ammunition and keep shooting, the other party will definitely not be able to consume it, and we have Some mines, more barbed wire, as long as they can withstand the first wave of the opponent's attack, I think we still have a chance." Lao Meng said.

"Well, I think it's okay. If we retreat, it's really hard to tell. Who knows what will happen to us along the way?" The deputy captain on the side said worriedly.

"What I am worried about is whether we can gather together and hold on. There are reinforcements. When will the reinforcements arrive? This is the most critical place." Li Shu said.

"This." Lieutenant Bai himself didn't know what to say.

"But for now, it is obviously impossible to retreat. With so many people surrounding us, we retreat, how to retreat, they surround us like iron barrels. How to retreat." Li Shu said.

"I think, let's just do it. We send a signal soldier to ask him for help, and we will stick to it, but we are not blindly sticking to it. We have to attack and let those Huns continue to travel around and attack. We provide fire support as long as They keep it like this. I don't think they can attack all at once, but." Uncle Li said at this time.

"However, within seven days, we must see reinforcements within seven days. Otherwise, we will really be over." Li Shu said worriedly.

It's not surprising that they have to defend in extremely unfavorable terrain. How to defend has become a key issue. Defending the opponent's impact on the plain terrain, although they have an advantage in weapons, the gap in military advantage is very obvious. The key lies in the issue of reinforcements.

"Boom boom boom." At this moment, there was a rumble of horseshoes in the distance, which was the sound of the army starting.

"Damn it. Those Dawan people are starting to attack." Li Shu called out loudly.

"Quick. Get ready, west, west. All come to the west." Uncle Li called the reserve team over at this time.

"You thirty Huns, formed into cavalry, listened to my order, I let you attack, and then attack, but don't chase too far, just go to the place 300 steps before their army camp, you can't go too far. Yuan, you know?" Uncle Li ordered. The head of the Xiongnu nodded to express understanding.

"They rushed over, they want to eat us all at once." Second Lieutenant Bai took the binoculars and looked at the cavalry rushing in the distance.

"The number of them is still very small, only a thousand. Obviously yesterday's mine had a great impact on them, and they were worried that their losses would be great." Lao Meng said from the side.

"What shall we do?" Second Lieutenant Bai asked Lao Meng at this time.

"If it's me at this time, you can shoot when you enter the range, but I think that you should use a rifle for long-range precision shooting, so as to deliberately save bullets. When they enter 500 steps and 300 steps, they will kill separately. Step, shoot freely when you enter our barbed wire fence." Lao Meng suggested. He is a corporal, and most of them are battlefield experience.

"Okay, just come here." Lieutenant Bai said.

"Bang. Bang. Bang." Gunshots began to sound sporadically, almost as soon as the gunshots sounded, one person fell off the horse's back. The impact of the cavalry in Dawan began to disperse. They did not want the people who fell to the ground to have a big impact. They also hoped that they could avoid the flying bullets, because they saw that several people were pierced by the bullets. This is really unlucky for them.

"No, sir, we have to gather them for a while, open the bow left and right, force them to focus in the middle, and then use a rifle to hit them all at once. Their casualties will inevitably be high.

"Just do it." Lieutenant Bai nodded and said.

"Boom. Boom." The mine exploded again. This shows that they have reached the periphery of the Great Alert.

"Bang bang bang bang." As said, the infantry began to shoot frantically at the cavalry. The shooting was accurate, and a large number of cavalry were shot down. And they gathered according to the Qin people's shooting, and the consequence of such a gathering was that they were constantly shot and killed. The Qin people kept firing, and the enemy cavalry suffered heavy casualties and could not be resisted. The Dawan cavalry quickly retreated after seeing their own casualties. The first attack was defeated in this way. They didn't even touch the front line, which was really cruel to them. The cruelty makes them unbearable. But the huge weapon gap was here, plus the tentative offensive from the beginning, which caused the Dawan people to lose a lot.