"What is our combat mission?" Wang Ben asked his chief of staff.

"Exterminate those Western Regions Restoration Army, as well as horse bandits." The chief of staff said to Wang Ben.

"Yes. Our opponents are the people of the Western Regions, as well as horse bandits. Wang Ben nodded in acknowledgement.

"These people are masters on horseback. We only have cavalry to deal with him, but it is still very bad for us, our soldiers are tired and their morale is not high. They don't pose a big threat to us, on the contrary, they are a rabble. Wang Ben said disdainfully.

"But they're in a lot of trouble for us." Wang Ben shook his head and said. He looked a little helpless, indeed helpless.

"The Western Regions are too big. They are very familiar with the surrounding terrain, the people of the Western Regions, and the horse bandits, they know some special terrain, and these special terrain pose a great threat to us, our map does not clearly indicate how dangerous these areas are, if we rush to attack, the only mobile forces in our hands will be ambushed by the other side. Wang Ben said.

"At present, our main task is to ensure the safety of our communication lines, this is our most important thing, if the continuous supplies are snatched by the other party, you must know better than me." Wang Ben said solemnly.

"Hmm. This morning our cavalry has sent a telegram, communications have been restored, and the Western Regions Restoration Army and other horse bandits near the railway line have also been cleared. The chief of staff reported.

"Purge?" Wang Ben asked.

"This." The Chief of Staff knew that the word purge was very inappropriate.

"If it is cleared, there will not be so many Western Regions Restoration Army and horse bandits." Sure enough, Wang Ben said disapprovingly.

"I'd love to have a maneuver with the other side, but no, we have an important mission. But we also need to limit each other's movements. Otherwise, they'll run around and we'll be exhausted. Wang Ben said.

"Moreover, the Western Regions are so big, they are always harassing us here, which is not a great threat to us, but it is enough to restrain us quite a lot of energy and troops. These are the last things we want to see. Wang Ben said.

"So we have to keep them in a certain area, otherwise they're going to be very passive against us." Wang Ben said to his chief of staff. Wang Ben himself was born as a cavalryman, he naturally knew that the cavalry focused on their mobility, not firepower, if they continued to harass, it would cause very serious consequences, their own defense would be very passive, in such a passive suppression situation, their own defense would be broken by the other party sooner or later, which was an extremely unfavorable situation. Therefore, Wang Ben must first restrict the opponent's movements, so that he can use the only mobile forces in his hands to accurately invest where he should invest.

"Come and see." Wang Ben said and let his chief of staff come to his sand table.

"Look. In the entire Western Regions, there are three continuous mountain ranges. Kunlun, the Tien Shan, the northern mountain ranges, these areas give the horse bandits a great place to hide, but these places, good for them, but also good for us, we can use mines, a large area in the mountain passes, where they travel, a large number of mines. Let their travel be restricted, at the very least, we must let a small group of cavalry travel, but we must not let the opponent's brigade come out, in some very important areas, we must place a high density of mines, if necessary, we can arrange machine guns, pillboxes to block the opponent's movements. Wang Ben said.

"In addition, it is the Western Regions Restoration Army." Wang Ben continued.

"Some of them are hiding in the mountains like the horse bandits, and we can deal with them as well as the horse bandits, but those who are in the desert have some difficulties." Wang Ben said to his chief of staff.

"They're all in the desert, and in the desert, we can't place a lot of mines. This has had a huge impact on us. Wang Ben said worriedly.

"I think we need to be scouting, so that we can maximize the power of landmines." The chief of staff said.

"I think that the desert should be the same as those mountain passes, some places are not suitable for cavalry, and there are some places where they can't cross at all, and some places are places that must be passed, such as places with water, as long as we occupy places with water, whether it is poisoning or ambushing mines, as long as we restrain them, the combat effectiveness of the Western Regions Restoration Army will not be exerted to any extent." The chief of staff said.

"Hmm. You're right. Wang Ben nodded.

"At the moment, that's all we can do. mines. Barbed wire, infantry defense points to prevent, limit the opponent's attack, as long as we keep our supply lines open, we can continue to get the supplies we need. Wang Ben said.

Wang Ben can actually only do this, what he can do is to limit the opponent's actions to the maximum, and then increase his own supplies. soldiers, etc. In this way, the opponent's strength is weakening, and your own strength is increasing, so that you can quickly win the final battle. He already knew from the content of the latest telegram that the Qin side would provide him with all the materials and personnel he needed in a month at the latest, and when the time came, he would be able to quickly deal with the horse bandits and the Western Regions Restoration Army.

"Our reinforcements will arrive soon, and the number of troops will be large, enough for us to deal with the Western Regions Restoration Army, and all we have to do now is be patient, patiently waiting for the last moment to come.

Inside the General Staff of the State of Qin.

"We were able to provide them with more supplies, but the personnel were not. At present, the Qin army has no troops. Wang Jian said about the telegram for help sent by the Western Regions.

"Are we going to give them mines again?" Yang Duanhe asked.

"Give, but we can't give people, we have to give those troops a month of training, otherwise, we end up giving them very bad." Wang Jian said.

"I have a suggestion, though. My suggestion is that we have a part of the Huns before and we can let them join the battle. Or a temporary expansion, after the expansion, they can be transferred to the Western Regions, do a series of defensive measures, and then give us reinforcements a certain buffer time. Yang Duanhe suggested.

"Hmm. You're right. It can be done. Wang Jian nodded.