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Chapter 17 The First Battle of the Horse Archers

After ten days of marching, the army had already left the Guanzhong Plain with fertile land, and the sky was full of empty, distant and endless yellow.

There are hills of loess raised on the ground, and the loess accumulate thicker and thicker, piled up higher and higher, piled up into mounds, piled into beams, and piled into large plateaus.

This is the plateau, the Loess Plateau, also known as the Loess Plateau.

As the army moved, yellow dust was brought up in the sky, fluttering and floating.

The army passed Tianshui two days ago and crossed Ji County yesterday. It was very close to the front-line battlefield. Ji County was their last logistical support base, because the main battlefield was just fifty miles west of Ji County.

Longxi County also has a Great Wall, which was built during the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, but it was only built to Tongwei, two hundred miles north of Ji County, mainly to guard against the Qiang people, so this time Di Rong chose to invade from the south two hundred miles away.

After passing through a valley formed by two low but long earthen mountains, a tent that stretched for more than ten miles appeared in front of Yang Yifei.

The general of the Longxi border army was named Li Xin, who was the grandson of Li Chong, the governor of Longxi County. The Li family in Longxi is the so-called "a thousand-year-old family".

Li Xin joined the army when he was young. Before he could win the title, he was named a general for his military merits. He was a more promising figure in the young and powerful sect of the Qin Dynasty and one of the young generals trusted by the First Emperor.

More than ten years ago, he and Wang Jian cooperated to defeat Zhao State. When attacking Yan State, they chased Prince Dan of Yan and chased him to Yanshui. Later, Prince Dan was killed by Yan Wang Xi, and his head was brought back by Li Xin.

Li Xin was a famous general of the Qin Dynasty. He experienced countless battles of all sizes and sizes throughout his life and had few defeats. He only suffered a big fall when he attacked Chu.

At that time, the First Emperor asked Wang Jian how many troops he needed to attack and destroy Chu. Wang Jian said he wanted 600,000 yuan. Li Xin was young and energetic, and slapped him in the face in front of him, saying that he could only attack and destroy Chu with only 200,000 troops.

The First Emperor Long Xin was very happy and said that Wang Jian was old and was useless. As a result, Li Xin led 200,000 Qin troops to attack Chu and returned in a great defeat. This failure was also the only stain in his glorious life.

Fortunately, he cooperated with Wang Ben to attack and destroy Qi, and slightly saved some face. After the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, Li Xin was stationed in Longxi to guard the border.

Although Li Xin is also a famous general of a generation, he is not very famous in history and does not know many people, but among his descendants, there are many people who have been famous throughout the ages.

Li Guang, known as the "Flying General", was his direct descendant, and the Li family of the Tang Dynasty royal family, all of which came from the Li family in Longxi.

There is no dynasty that lasts for thousands of years, but only a thousand-year-old family. This sentence is indeed the truth. When he was a general and a minister, the Li family in Longxi was prominent for generations and passed down for thousands of years. However, once the dynasty was established, it would be no longer glorious and would be submerged in the long river of history.

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When the Meng family army arrived, Li Xin had already received the news that after arranging the Meng family army's garrison and tent, he personally led the guards to greet the outside of the camp.

Although the Li family in Longxi is prominent and has a long history, it is still slightly worse than the Montessori in this era.

Yang Yifei stayed in front of the archer and cavalry team, and saw Meng Yi greeting each other from afar, but could not see the other person's appearance clearly.

A moment later, a personal soldier rode his horse and said to Yang Yifei: "General Yang, General Meng invites you to come forward."

Yang Yifei nodded and told his two 2500 masters to lead the troops, so he followed the personal soldiers to the front of the army.

The personal soldiers returned to the battlefield on their own, but Yang Yifei rode his horse to Meng Yi and said, "Yang Yifei was ordered to come. I wonder what the general has to give?"

Meng Yi smiled and said to Yang Yifei: "General Yang, this is the famous General Li Xin and Li. He wants to meet you, the legendary figure."

Yang Yifei then looked at Li Xin in front of him, and saw that he was tall and handsome, with a very outstanding appearance, and his lips were filled with a flying character. He was less rough and majestic than Meng Yi, but more elegant. He was a Confucian general like Zhao Zilong in Changshan.

Yang Yifei clasped his fists and said, "The last general Yang Yifei has met General Li."

Li Xin gently stroked the clear beard under his jaw, smiled and nodded, "Okay, General Yang is handsome and handsome, with extraordinary temperament, and has the style of a general."

"The body-forging formation and new tactics created by General Yang can be said to benefit the entire army. I am here, and I would like to thank General Yang for his soldiers on behalf of him."

Yang Yifei owed his body on the horse's back and said, "General Li has a strong saying. He devoted himself to the peace of the country and the eternal country. He will die. It is the duty of our great Qin soldiers. The last general dare not take credit."

"Hahahaha... OK, I'm a devoted person to his work and die. This is exactly the belief that every soldier in the Qin Dynasty should have. General Yang is also a good general."

Li Xin looked at Yang Yifei with more and more appreciation. It was rare for young and promising, but not arrogant or impatient. He couldn't help but secretly envy Meng Yi. Why is such a good general not under my command?

After the greetings between the two sides, the Meng family army entered the camp. After the settlement, all the generals above the military marquis and above went to the central army's tent to upgrade.

In terms of military positions, Meng Yi and Li Xin were on the same level, but in terms of titles, Meng Yi was one level higher than Li Xin. Meng Yi was a master of the sixteenth level and belonged to the superior minister, while Li Xin was a master of the fifteenth level and was a master of the central minister. Therefore, when he was promoted to the tent, Meng Yi was the one who issued the order.

"General Li, what's the current situation?"

Li Xin said: "The enemy has not attacked heavily these days. The main battle at present is the confrontation between the scouts and light cavalry, and there are casualties between each other."

Meng Yi said: "Can you find out where the enemy troops are going to camp?"

Li Xindao: "From the rewards of the scouts, the enemy camp should be thirty miles northwest and approach the tributary of the Wei River."

"Well..." Meng Yi pondered, his fingers stroke on the map, then drew a small circle in a place and gently tapped it.

Meng Yi suddenly looked up at Yang Yifei and said, "General Yang."

Yang Yi flew out of the line, clasped his fists and said, "The last one will be there."

Meng Yi said: "You think, how should we start the battle in this battle?"

Yang Yifei was secretly grateful in his heart. He knew that Meng Yi wanted to cultivate himself and give him the chance to make the first contribution.

The beginning of a war is very important. If the first battle is successful, our side will naturally have a great morale and take the initiative in the war. Therefore, the military achievements of winning the first battle are very great.

Of course, the risk is also great. If the first battle fails, the reason is that the generals are inappropriate command, then there will be a mistake, and the fault is not small. If you do not make enough military merits and demerits after the war, you will be punished accordingly.

If it is other reasons, such as majeure factors, or scouts’ intelligence errors, then there is no fault. Others are responsible for the failure of the war, and some people will take the blame.

Although Yang Yifei led his troops to fight for the first time, he was not afraid. After thinking for a moment, he spoke loudly: "Return to the general, the archers are the most suitable troops to start the battle."

"One, the archers are proficient in cavalry and shooting, and are even better than ordinary scouts. The last general can lead the archers to attack the enemy camp and eliminate the enemy scouts along the way."

"Second..."

Yang Yifei talked about his combat plans one by one. When the soldiers in the camp were overjoyed, Meng Yi and Li Xin nodded repeatedly.

After Yang Yifei finished speaking, Meng Yi looked solemn and shouted: "General Yang obeyed the order."

Yang Yifei clasped his fists and said, "The last one is here."

Meng Yi said: "I general ordered you to lead the archers and cavalry to attack the enemy camp early tomorrow morning when the sun rises."

"The last general takes the order."
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