"In the northwest of Chencang, there is Longshan Mountain. Longshan is northwest-southeast. The place west of Longshan is called Longxi, and the place east of Longshan is Longdong."

"It is said that the Qin people first lived in Longyou, lived in the wrong places with the Rong people, stayed away from the Central Plains, and guarded the Rong people for the Zhou royal family. After the Zhou royal family moved eastward, the Qin people gradually advanced eastward, and finally conquered Guanzhong when they were Duke Mu of Qin."

"The purpose of the Qin army building a fortress here is self-evident."

Feng Yi tried to take risks and entered Longshan to secretly investigate the situation of the Qin army.

The Black-armored Qin army along Longshan, established beacon towers and fortresses, and hoarded food and grass, which was most likely a plan to Guanzhong.

The main force of the Xia army was fighting for hegemony in Guandong, and Guanzhong was empty in defense. Only Feng Yi's Yuntai Army and Liang Hongyu's Chang'an defenders were truly combat-ready.

Feng Yi's Yuntai Army had only 50,000 troops, but he needed to be on guard against two great princes.

Therefore, Feng Yi was worried.

Among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, Feng Yi's military use ability is stable in the top three, but it does not mean that Feng Yi can block the two great princes.

Fortunately, based on the information that Ye Bucheng was arresting Bashu, Liu Bang was temporarily unable to compete for Guanzhong.

The Yuntai Legion's defense center became the Qin army that was guarding against Longshan.

After Qin Xiaogong was detained by Zhang Hua, the Qin army in Guanzhong fled to Longyou and still coveted Guanzhong.

Longyou is a barren land with a population not as good as Guanzhong. The Qin army was eroding all parts of Longyou and building fortresses along Longshan, obviously wanting to restore the territory of the Qin Dynasty.

As a Han general, Zhao Ponu was prepared for the Qin army: "The Qin army built fortresses all the way, and it is estimated that by late autumn, the Qin army's fortresses will be built to Fengxiang. In other words, the Qin army will march from Longyou to Guanzhong in winter or the spring of the next year."

“Your analysis makes sense.”

Feng Yi and Zhao Ponu's views coincide with each other.

They are all long-standing generals who have been through the battlefield. They are experienced in using their troops. From the strategy of building fortresses and steadily advancing, they can roughly calculate the timing of the Qin army's entry into Guanzhong.

Feng Yi continued to deduce: "The lord led his troops to conquer the Central Plains and attacked powerful enemies such as Nurhaci and Gao Huan. He is probably trapped in the quagmire of Kanto and may not be able to escape until the spring of next year. The Kanto side is even more mixed than Guanzhong."

The terrain of Longyou in Guanzhong and Longyou was relatively closed, and only a Qin State was born in the Warring States Period.

This is not the case with Guandong. Six countries were born, not including small countries such as Song, Lu, Chen, and Zhongshan.

Zhang Hua led his troops to participate in the melee between the princes of Kanto. According to Feng Yi's prediction, it is unlikely that Zhang Hua would be able to withdraw from and return to Guanzhong by the beginning of next spring.

This time, the decision of Feng Yi, the chief general, was even more tested.

"Some generals of the Qin army are not inferior to you and me. If the main force of the Qin army goes south along Longshan and attacks Chen Cang and Chang'an, how can you and I do anything to you?"

Zhao Ponu was not sure of winning.

He is just the deputy general of the champion Hou Huo Qubing. Unless the main general Huo Qubing comes in person, Zhao Ponu believes that he is sure to win.

Feng Yi hid in the woods, secretly peeking at the Qin army and the strong men who built the fortress, and said word by word: "Take the initiative."

Zhao Ponu was startled by Feng Yi's courage: "Are you talking about attacking the fortress that the Qin army is building? If we do this, we may anger the Qin army. The main force of the Qin army invaded Guanzhong early, and we will find it difficult to bear this responsibility."

"No. The main force of the Qin army is still attacking the Hexi Corridor, trying to open up the passage between the Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions. In my opinion, the Qin army will not do its best to attack Guanzhong for a few fortresses. Burning these fortresses will instead delay the Qin army's determination to attack Guanzhong."

Feng Yi always kept calm and made a bold decision.

"I just need to deal with him so much, just fight."

Ma Wu didn't bother with the big deal and was eager to try.

"Then sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman."

Zhao Ponu was also a ruthless person. After thinking about it, he thought that Feng Yi's logic was not a problem, so he decided to provoke the Qin army on his own initiative.

Feng Yi, Ma Wu and Zhao Ponu three generals quietly retreated, while the Qin army was still supervising the strong men to build the fortress.

The Qin army general Meng Mingshi, with black Qin soldiers, inspected half of the fortress.

The Qin army recruited 50,000 strong men and built fortresses and beacons along Longshan, step by step, preparing to advance the Guanzhong.

Meng Mingshi was a military general of Duke Mu of Qin, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. He led his troops to fight with the then overlord of the Central Plains, Jin State. He was defeated twice and finally won the last time, establishing the status of Duke Mu of Qin as the "Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period".

However, Meng Mingshi's record is not good. The main force of the Qin army was attacking the Hexi Corridor, and Meng Mingshi was sent to Longshan to build a fortress, and was regarded as the second-line general of the Qin army.

Meng Mingshi was very depressed, but there were many famous generals in the Qin army during the Warring States Period. Meng Mingshi was not as skilled as others in the Spring and Autumn Period, so he had to work as a second-line military general.

Despite this, Meng Mingshi was still meticulous. While building a city, he trained troops and ate coarse grains with the soldiers, which was very popular.

Five days later, when Meng Mingshi woke up, the Qin army scout fled back to the camp and asked Meng Mingshi: "General, Chen Cang's Xia army suddenly sent troops, less than twenty miles away!"

"How dare the Xia army take the initiative to compete for Longshan!"

Meng Mingshi couldn't believe it.

According to detailed investigations by the Qin army scattered in Guanzhong, the main force of the Xia army was expanding to the east, and Guanzhong was empty, with only two cities in Chen Cang and Chang'an with heavy troops deployed.

Therefore, Meng Mingshi did not believe that the Xia army would dare to attack and provoke the Qin army in such unfavorable circumstances.

If this is true, it means that Xia Jun is too arrogant.

"Range the array, hold the camp, and wait for reinforcements."

Meng Mingshi immediately assembled 10,000 Qin troops and 40,000 village heroes to defend the fortress that had been built halfway.

The Qin cavalry galloped on their horses and went to Longyou to request reinforcements.

Meng Mingshi climbed the arrow tower and looked at the Xia army coming from the south.

Chen Cang's Xia army dispatched 30,000 people, and under the leadership of Feng Yi, Ma Wu and Zhao Ponu, they besieged Meng Mingshi's camp from three sides, leaving only one gap.

This is a typical tactic of three qus and one qualifying tactic!

Obviously, the Xia army did not want the Qin army to continue to build fortresses here, because the Qin army's fortresses had already threatened Guanzhong!

The 40,000 village heroes were in panic. If it weren’t for the strict Qin law and the implementation of a continuation system, these village heroes might have disbanded.

The Xia army immediately attacked the Qin army's camp before the Qin army could fully react.

Feng Yi's Yuntai Army's offensive was fierce, and the number was three times that of the Qin army. From the early morning to the sunset, the Qin army suffered more than 4,000 casualties.

At night, the Yuntai Legion stopped attacking, and the Qin army finally took a breath.

"General, continue to fight, I'm afraid that before the reinforcements arrive, we will be wiped out. It's better to abandon this camp and retreat to the completed fortress in the rear, where there are more food and bows and arrows."

"This is the only way to do it for the present."

Meng Mingshi fought for a day, and nearly half of his troops were lost. The fortress that had not been completed could not stop Feng Yi's 30,000 soldiers. So he followed the suggestion of the deputy general, abandoned the camp overnight and retreated to the rear.

Six thousand Qin troops and 40,000 village warriors took advantage of the darkness and left the place in the dark.

While more than 40,000 people were marching along Longshan, a sudden cannon sounded and a team of cavalry came out!

"Hahaha, you guys are trapped!"

"die!"

The leader was a black-faced general who waved his halberds and killed the Qin soldiers!

The Qin soldiers' long spear stabbed the black-faced general, but the other party turned around and glared at the unlucky Qin soldiers.

"Monster, monster..."

The Qin soldiers' scalp was numb, but the next moment, the battle halberd had cut off the heads of the Qin soldiers and killed them in one move!

Ma Wu constantly tempers his body, and before his physical strength is exhausted, he is almost invulnerable to swords and guns.

With his strong physique, Ma Wu led the cavalry and rushed left and right among the Qin army, invincible!

Meng Mingshi's Qin army was defeated by Ma Wu, the top three powerful generals among the 28 generals of Yuntai!

Seeing that the Qin army was defeated, the 40,000 local heroes were trampled on by war horses at night. They soon became defeated and each fled to their own lives.

They no longer worry about Qin Lu's method of continuation.

Even the Qin army was defeated, and even if they were unarmed civilians, they would be useless even if they had two lives.

"escape!"

Meng Mingshi's Qin army was destroyed by Ma Wu. Zhao Ponu led the rangers to catch up with him. Two cavalry attacked him and defeated the Qin army. Meng Mingshi had to escape on his war horse.

The battle lasted until the end of the night and ended with the victory of the Xia army.

About two thousand Qin troops were captured by Ma Wu and Zhao Ponu, and eight thousand townspeople were captured at the same time.

These Qin troops were tied up and their faces were pale.

Their Qin army was invincible in Longyou, but was easily defeated by Feng Yi.

Although Feng Yi used three times his troops, the Qin army was still defeated too miserably.

Ma Wu looked at the main general Feng Yi: "How to deal with them?"

"I sent a gift to Qishan to farm."

Feng Yi also listed farming as a top priority.

Feng Yi took advantage of the victory and pursued the Qin army again and again captured two fortresses.

Meng Mingshi was defeated again and again, and finally blocked Feng Yi's military front at the fourth Qin army fortress.

Feng Yi saw that the time was almost right, so he no longer continued to provoke the Qin army. Instead, he burned down three Qin army fortresses and withdrew his troops and returned to Chencang with his captives.

The three fortresses that the Qin army finally built were transformed into scorched earth.
To be continued...