The Western Regions Infantry Regiment of the 313th Regiment of the Qin State. They are marching in a neat procession towards the predetermined goal, their goal is the pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain. Located on the south side of the 312th Regiment, which is already known so far, they want to ensure the safety of the flank of the 312th Regiment. This was the first mission they received after arriving at Yueshi.

The 312th Regiment was marked in the Gothic Canyon, a very important strategic location through which they could directly reach the hinterland of the Yueshi people, where they saw a large number of Yueshi people gathering and standby, and their purpose was the Indic settlement in the south, where they could bring a lot of wealth. Women, they are extremely excited and actively preparing for war, they are very disdainful of the arriving Tocharians, and they are not worried, because the Qin people will help them to keep their flanks safe. Two of the three infantry regiments of the Western Regions that had just arrived were sent out, and one remained in place as a reserve.

"Our purpose is to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain, which is the only commanding height nearby, the Yueshi people say." The head of the regiment, Meng Hu, said.

"Yes, sir." Bai Fei, the commander of the first battalion, said on the side.

"The terrain here is so weird. There are mountains everywhere, which are even stranger than Taihang Mountain. Meng Hu looked up and said.

"My fear, sir, is that the Tocharians will be able to attack us if they have made a detour and crossed the pilgrimage mountain. I'm worried that the Tocharians are doing the same, so shouldn't we be cautious? Bai Fei said worriedly.

"Hmm. You have a point, the terrain here is so weird. It's better for us to be careful. Meng Hu said. He is a native of Qin, but most of the middle and high-level officers in the Western Regions are from Qin, and each company has a certain number of non-commissioned officers to assist. In this way, the people of the Western Regions can form a good combat effectiveness. But the fighting power of the people of the Western Regions is really not complimentary, because their situation is very bad. There were often desertions during the march, and it was only after a few soldiers were severely punished that the situation really ended.

"I heard that the commander of the 312th Regiment has been killed." Meng Hu said after looking around with a telescope.

"Yes. Sir, though, I've heard that the news doesn't seem to be what the newspapers say. Bai Fei said. He is also an officer of the Qin Army, from the front-line combat unit, and was only a second lieutenant platoon commander before. He did not go to a military school, but served as an operational staff officer in the General Staff, and because of such a resume, he was put here as a battalion commander. This is the only person in the Qin army. Because the position of battalion commander is generally held after the post is held as a staff officer.

"I heard that he was killed by the people of the Western Regions themselves, and a sentry shot and killed his own commander by mistake." Bai Fei said.

"Hmm." Meng Hu just nodded when he heard this. And then nothing was said. Because he also knows about it, he just knows about it from other people's mouths, and he doesn't want this to happen to him, and it's too tragic to say so.

"That's right. Did your reconnaissance unit send out? Meng Hu asked.

"I don't want the troops to be attacked by those damn Tocharians as soon as they arrive in the Yueshi area. This kind of thing is a disaster for us. Meng Hu said.

"Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang bang. As soon as Meng Hu finished speaking, fierce gunshots rang out. The battle is not far away.

"Whoa." The troops of the Western Regions who heard the gunshots spontaneously stopped to be on guard, perhaps as a result of their harsh lecture by the sergeant major of the Qin army, or maybe they were too nervous and they didn't run away. Just quietly waiting for the order.

"Damn." Meng Hu scolded.

"Looks like we're in trouble." Meng Hu said.

"Yes, but it sounds like it's all ours. Sir. Bai Fei said.

"Okay. We defend on the spot and occupy the commanding heights. Establish defensive positions. Meng Hu gave the order loudly. The soldiers of the Western Regions began to put away their rifles and began to set up their positions under the leadership of their commander. Meng Hu sat on a big rock nearby. Bai Fei instinctively sent his reconnaissance team to check the situation. He needs to understand what is really going on on the battlefield. What's going on now?

The soldiers of the Western Regions were busy establishing their positions, and they knew that war was coming. Establishing a position can save your life. Only then will they be able to return home safely.

"Sir, the position has been expanded, let's drink saliva." Bai Fei walked over and said.

"Nope." Meng Hu shook his head.

"I want to know, what is the situation, is it in our favor, how many troops do the Tocharians have, immediately send a communications squad to establish contact with the rear, we need to keep communications open." Meng Hu said.

"Yes, sir." Bai Fei nodded. A communications staff officer took note of it and did it.

"Sir. Sir. Just then, a sergeant came running quickly. The vigilant sentry saw Meng Hu waving his hand and let him in.

"Sir." Sergeant Guo Yu said.

"Tell me about the situation?" Meng Hu asked.

"We found the Tocharians at nine o'clock, they were about a hundred people, they looked like reconnaissance troops, their weapons were only a few flintlock muskets, they were not much of a threat to us, most of them were javelins, but they were very tactically maneuvering, and they seemed to be elite troops." Guo Yu said.

"Do you know how many of them came?" Meng Hu asked again.

"This, I don't know, we are just reconnoitring the situation in front of the large army, and in case of special circumstances, we need to return to report. If you want to know how many people there are on the other side, I think you have to organize a long-distance reconnaissance mission. Guo Yu said.

"Hmm." Meng Hu nodded.

"How many people do you expect to have on the other side?" Meng Hu asked.

"Well, I don't know, we just met each other's reconnaissance troops, but we didn't meet each other's large troops. If we need to, I think we should grab a tongue and ask each other, at the very least, it's very good for us, but we need elite troops to do these things. Guo Yu suggested.

"Sir, I think it's possible." Bai Fei nodded and said.

"Hmm." Meng Hu nodded in agreement, he needed to know the other party's situation too much.

"But, sir, I think it's best to gather all the sergeants together if you need to, and let them go, Westerners. They don't have this kind of training, and if they go, they might have problems, so I don't think there's a need for the people of the Western Regions to do it. Guo Yu said.