"You say, you are blocking the enemy's retreat with artillery?" Guo Sheng asked curiously, because he wanted to understand the Qin army's combat style through contact with the Qin army, after all, it was of great benefit to them. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Hmm. We did exactly that, and our Qin army has always attached great importance to firepower, and will only use mines unless our firepower cannot completely cover the places reached. Landmines are mostly used as a passive defence. Meng Fang explained.

"Oh." Guo Sheng nodded to show that he understood.

"So, is there any way you can solve this problem?" Guo Sheng asked at this time.

"What do you mean?" Meng Fang didn't know why Guo Sheng would ask like this. After all, such a question feels a little too sensitive.

"Oh, I mean, there's a way to solve this dilemma, and you know, what kind of situation we're facing." Guo Sheng said at this time.

"There are only three infantry regiments on the Yan side that are not satisfied with the army and have very poor combat effectiveness to defend, and they are now putting all their hopes on us, they think that as long as the mines are laid on a large scale, such a task can be accomplished, and for such a task, I personally think that it is really not good." Guo Sheng said worriedly.

"Oh." Meng Fang said with a sense of enlightenment.

"We, Qin Jun, have just come to propose consultants. We don't need to get too involved in other things, right? Meng Fang said embarrassedly. The order he received was to put forward some opinions, but how to do it depends on what Yan Jun does. But Meng Fang was very disappointed in the Yan army, and he also learned that the main force of the Yan army had suffered heavy losses, and in such a situation, let him put forward specific consultant ideas, Meng Fang was not very happy.

"Just because you're an advisor, I need your input as a reference. You said that just now. It is useless to just lay a large number of minefields, the other side can bypass our minefields, and when the minefields are arranged, after all, there are some blind spots, and any situation can happen, so I still hope to get the support of artillery. Guo Sheng emphasized at this time.

"Oh. That's right. Meng Fang nodded.

"However, you have also seen the situation of Yan Jun. Their artillery units suffered a lot of losses, and, if they were covered, they had problems with the range of their fire. I'm afraid they won't be able to do that. Moreover, the artillery unit needs a lot of cover, and in a short time, it is difficult for the Yan army to do this. Meng Fang said.

"Well, what you said is indeed a problem, but I think that relying on minefields alone is not enough, I hope more that the current artillery units of the Yan Army can be used as effectively as possible." Guo Sheng asked again.

"This." Meng Fang still thinks that in the current situation, there are many difficulties.

"If I report to the higher authorities and can provide sufficient artillery and artillery, I will agree to this plan." Meng Fang thought about it and said.

"Well, I hope to get it done as soon as possible. Otherwise, the situation will be very unfavorable for us. Guo Sheng said worriedly.

"I'll do my best." Meng Fang nodded in agreement.

And in a Qin army barracks at the entrance to the northern frontier of the Qin State. The Fifth Cavalry Regiment of the Qin Army was stationed here.

"Where do we go next?" A Hun warrior asked his brother with a playing card in his hand.

"I don't know, maybe our commander knows what we're going to do next." A sergeant with an iron teacup shook his head.

"Sergeant, sir, we've been resting for a while. I think we probably won't want to stay like this for the rest of the day. A private said dissatisfied. Because their Fifth Cavalry Regiment was located in a position near the north, it was too far away from the people of the Western Regions in the desert of southern Xinjiang, which also made their battle results not very good. This made many Xiongnu officers and soldiers feel helpless, they wanted to fight, but the battle did not come all at once, they hoped to get rich booty through the battle.

"Alright. Don't worry, everyone, there will be a fight. At this time, their platoon commander, the saber, came among them.

"Sir." The crowd stood up, and the people who played cards also stood up, knowing that as soon as their commander came, they would definitely have a combat mission.

"Sir, do we have a combat mission?" The private asked anxiously. After all, if they didn't fight, they would have been paid very little.

"Yes. But first we have to learn to train. Saber said to the crowd with a smile.

"Now we need to assign a new mission, and I need a squad of people to operate the horse artillery. Which class do you think can be filled? Saber looked at the crowd and said. Among the people present, there were his three squad leaders. Each of them had fifteen to twenty men.

"Sir, I'll come." At this time, a middle-aged Hun with a scarred face raised his hand and said.

"Aim and shoot, I will. Moreover, among my people, they are from the Qin people's manu, the Qin people's muskets, and they operate very smoothly. The middle-aged man with a scarface spoke.

"Hmm. Good. OK. Saber nodded.

"Chen Scar. In the afternoon, you will take your people to the logistics office to get the horse artillery, and you will study there for three days. After studying, your class will be changed to a horse artillery class, and your salary will increase by 50%. Saber looked at Chen Scar and said.

"Sir Xie." Chen Scar thanked him without any expression.

"Hmm. You deserve it. Saber said.

"Sir, this is too easy, just like that, you can increase your salary by fifty percent." A private said with some unconvinced feelings. However, most of the Hun soldiers were reluctant to accept such a task, although the 50% salary was attractive for now, but the Hun cavalry still disdained, because they were cavalry troops, if they went to the battlefield, they could collect the loot they wanted in the first time, and the artillery units because they were supported by fire, so they were unlikely to get the loot in the first time. Although Sabre had already stated fifty percent of the pay, there were still quite a few soldiers who were reluctant to accept such a task, because their pay was low, and most of them still pinned their hopes on their booty, after all, that was what they wanted most.

"Well, it's easy, but it's a task assigned above." Saber glanced at the other party and said.

"Don't speculate on a mission like this." Saber glanced at everyone and said.

"Okay, everyone is actively training, we have to prepare for it in the next few days, we may have to be transferred." Saber continued.

"This." When the crowd heard this, they immediately realized that they had a mission. This was a new quest that they had been waiting for a long time, and having a quest meant that they could get quite a lot of loot, and they were very excited by the exciting news.

"Sir, do we have a new mission? Where are we going this time? There is no war to fight, and we brothers are going crazy. We came out to fight. Zhao Laosan asked anxiously while following the saber. Zhao Laosan is the second squad leader of the saber, Chen Daoscar used to be a slave, a slave of the Qin people, and later the Qin people let him be a soldier because he was born as a soldier. Zhao Laosan, like Chen Daoscar, was also born as a slave, the difference is that he is from Zhao State, and when he heard that the Qin State was recruiting troops here, he ran from Zhao State to this side. Fortunately, the people of Qin did not ask too much about his affairs in Zhao State.

"I know you're in a hurry, let me tell you, this time we may have to go to the west, to the territory of the Dawan people. I don't know exactly what I do. Saber whispered.

"Well, what are we going to do over there?" Zhao Laosan asked curiously.

"Don't ask more questions that shouldn't be asked, there are some orders that I don't know." Saber looked around and said.

"But this time, it's quite strange, this time it is equipped with horse artillery, and such weapons have been used intensively before, but I don't know why, this time it is so generous. I really don't know what the people of Qin want to do? Saber also asked a little strangely.

"Forget it. None of this is something we have to worry about, we know that there is a war to fight. We don't know what happens. Saber waved his arm impatiently. Ma Dao is also a Huns, but he learned a lot of things from the Qin people, he was the first to be captured by the Qin people as a slave, and his master mortgaged him to the bank in order to obtain sufficient bank loans, and then I don't know what happened, the bank sent him to the army. Now he is still in a semi-free state, he needs to redeem himself, every month, he needs to pay enough fifteen gold to redeem himself, in order to get free as soon as possible, he continued to work hard, mixed with the current position of platoon commander, but this position is still not enough to redeem himself every month, the platoon commander's salary is only twelve gold, he needs to fight to change to such a task.

"Yes, sir, I won't inquire." Zhao Laosan smiled and saluted.

"." Saber laughed and chased away the other party. Then the saber went to reply to the order.

And at the regimental headquarters of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, the commander of the cavalry regiment and his chief of staff were discussing the opinion on this matter.

"Lao Bai, do you say that this is what the above means? Isn't it distracting our artillery firepower to disperse all our artillery and urgently conduct training? Meng Quan worriedly said that his Fifth Cavalry Regiment was established in the north, and there were more than 2,500 people in the regiment, most of whom were Huns, and a small number of Donghu cavalry troops.

"Well, at first, I had that concern." Bai Tang nodded and said.

"To be honest, I really didn't understand what it meant at first?" Bai Tang nodded and said.

"But then, I took a closer look." Bai Tang said with a smile.

"I found out that it may have something to do with our future combat targets, so that's why I gave us such a strange order." Bai Tang analyzed. The Fifth Cavalry Regiment, the main body is the Huns, but in order to control these Huns, the command system of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment is composed of officers of the Qin Army, but this only reaches the battalion level, and when it comes to the company, there are basically no Qin people to hold it, and most of these positions are held by grassroots officers selected by the Huns themselves. Bai Tang was the chief of staff of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment, and Meng Quan was the commander of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment, and their troops were established in the north. Meng Quan was directly promoted from a regimental staff officer to the position of regiment commander, and for such a combat regiment composed of Huns, he did not yet have full confidence to control such a unit, at least, he had not fully grasped the temper of this army.

"Oh. Analyze it, what will we fight next? Meng Quan asked Bai Tang to explain his reasons.

"Well, recently we have analyzed the direction of the transfer of orders given to us, and I think that the biggest possibility is Northern Xinjiang, because Li Xinbu's troops are very tight, their number is only more than 20,000 people, and the area to be defended by more than 20,000 people is very huge, in this case, I think that the most likely direction for us to move in the next step is to move northward and enter the northern Xinjiang area." Bai Tang analyzed.

"Hmm. It makes sense, our troops are too far north. I didn't get much at all from the last combat mission, and as a result, many people complained a lot about me, especially those Huns, who were eager to get a lot of loot in the next battle, and as a result, they didn't get anything, and such losses were too great for them. They have a lot of grievances, but I can't help it, now it's okay. We can move to the north, the number of Li Xin's troops is very small, and we are a mobile cavalry unit, so we must have a combat mission. At this moment, these Huns had nothing to complain about. Meng Quan nodded and said.

"Well, though, this time we may be fighting against the cavalry of the Rest Country, who are also cavalry combatants." Bai Tang continued.

"Are you saying that we might have to use troops against the Sabbatarian next?" At this time, Meng Quan asked in disbelief.

"Yes, I analyzed it this way, and besides, the direction of our operations is already in the direction of Li Xinbu. And their biggest threat is these Sabbatarian cavalry, so, I think, we're going to have a very strong opponent. Bai Tang said.

"I really don't know, can we win such a battle, you know, the other side is the cavalry of the rest of the country, our Hun cavalry has not been fully integrated, is it a bit too risky to rush into battle." Meng Quan said worriedly. In the habit of his profession, after all, he was also a staff officer before, and the staff officer has to consider various possibilities. There is a lot less decision-making.

"Perhaps it is precisely for this reason that the above allows us to disperse the artillery units and divide them to the lower levels to strengthen the company's combat capabilities. I think the meaning of the above is very clear. Bai Tang said.

At this time, Meng Quan nodded, and began to think about the intention of this aspect, dispersing the artillery, which is definitely a taboo for the Qin army, the Qin army has always attached importance to the suppression and attack of firepower, which may have something to do with the Qin army's earliest mastery of firearms, which made the Qin army form a habit of fire suppression, but this time the order was very strange, that is, to provide more horse artillery. Disperse the horse artillery into various companies to form a horse artillery squad, in this way, a battalion of horse artillery can not be concentrated, and fire suppression can not be formed, in the battalion-scale operation, without the advantage of firepower, the Qin army will inevitably be very difficult to fight, Meng Quan is worried about this.

"The fire was dispersed, but the fire of the company was strengthened, although the fire was dispersed. But the firepower at the base of the company was strengthened. Could it be that the above means that let's fight separately and scatter a regiment to fight, isn't this a whole piece and a scattered attack? Meng Quan suddenly came to his senses.

"Yes, that's definitely the case for our next combat mission, and I think that's the intention of the above." Bai Tang continued.

"But if we do this, won't it be beneficial for the other party to break us, and it won't do us any good?" Meng asked puzzled.

"That's the difference in the combat intent above." Bai Tang said at this time.

"I think that the above may be to let us disperse the attack, and the target of the attack is not the opponent's army, but the opponent's tribe, or the logistics base, don't forget. We are cavalry troops, the mobility is very strong, we can quickly bypass the opponent's defense line, into the opponent's rear, one of our companies, can eat a large part of the opponent's logistics at once, especially equipped with muskets, we have a great advantage in range, power, now, we have the horse artillery to the company, at a long distance, can quickly design, in this way, we have a great advantage in the company's scale operations, even if we can not hit the enemy, But we have a large enough firepower advantage that such a threat still exists. For us, this is our advantage, don't look at our scattered firepower, but to a certain extent, we have strengthened the firepower of our basic company, and dispersing the attack will be more conducive to weakening the basic strength of the rest country, which is the weakening of strength. Bai Tang analyzed.

"Well, your analysis makes a lot of sense." Meng Quan nodded and said.

"But I think, what is the purpose of this? What are the benefits of spreading the forces out of the force? Meng Quan asked suspiciously.

"I think the biggest possibility is that we can't fight on a large scale at the moment, so attacking in small groups and harassing the other side is the only thing we can do, if we do this, the other side will be tired of dealing with us, and we can also weaken the enemy as much as possible, which is our most fundamental goal." Bai Tang analyzed.

"Hmm. Maybe that's the reason, but I don't think it's enough for us to launch such an attack. No matter. That's more than we can analyze, and we don't get a lot of information. Such wild speculation is not conducive to our judgment. Meng Quan thought that Bai Tang's analysis was correct, but it was not comprehensive enough, because the information they had was not very sufficient, and in such a situation, he naturally could not get the results he wanted. After all, they are regiment-level combat units, regiment-level combat units, and their situation is very embarrassing, they cannot further know the operational intentions above, but they can only roughly understand their role in the operational intentions above, and the next combat plan cannot further interfere, this is the backbone of the regiment.

And Li Xin had already received a telegram from the General Staff at this time.

"I didn't expect that the above would let our people sneak attack the tribes of the Sabbath Country on behalf of these damn Dawan people." Li Xin looked at the telegram from the staff and said.

"Sir, do we have a combat mission?" An artillery staff officer asked excitedly.

"Well, almost." As he spoke, Li Xin handed the telegram in his hand to the artillery staff officer.

"Look at it, this is the combat unit given to me above, the Hun cavalry unit, and it has also been strengthened by artillery." Li Xin said. The artillery staff officer took the telegram and looked at it, and the other staff officers also came over excitedly to look at it.

"Yes, indeed, each company is equipped with horse artillery, and in this way, the company's artillery is strengthened. However, the overall combat artillery capability has not improved, but has decreased a lot. The artillery staff officer said puzzled.

"The above means that these Hun cavalry will use the company as a combat unit, scatter attacks, and attack the habitat of the resting country respectively, so that the people of the resting country will be scattered and tired of coping, and in the company-scale firepower duel, they are not as good as us, and we can fight a beautiful attack battle. The Hun cavalry, they maneuvered quickly. In this way, our odds are very good. Li Xin analyzed.

"But, sir, there's a big problem here." At this time, a logistics staff officer said worriedly.

"Logistics supply mission, what to do with these logistics supplies? Although the speed of the Hun cavalry was very fast, after all, they had to consume a lot of ammunition, especially the shells of horse artillery, and one shot was missing. And so they go deep into enemy territory. If you can't withdraw in time. I fear that their situation will be very dangerous. The logistics staff officer said worriedly.

"Hmm." Li Xin nodded.

"Perhaps, we can rely on our methods to solve the problem." Li Xin thought about it and said.

"Those Dawan, the offense is insufficient, they are terribly afraid of the Sabbatarians, but we can make them defend, we have a lot of defensive weapons, mines, barbed wire, and plenty of artillery. Muskets, I think they were enough for the very mobile Parthian cavalry. Li Xin said.

"But that's not enough, we need them to build strongholds step by step to meet our cavalry. In addition, the biggest purpose of our attack is not to attack the other side, but to capture a large number of slaves and bring them over, which is what we need most. Li Xin said.

"However, if we do this, it will pose a great challenge to the survival of the troops." The logistics staff officer said worriedly.