Liyang County, outside Qingshan County, military border pass.
It is still far away from the county seat.
Inside the pass is Qin. If you walk twenty miles outside the pass, you will enter the territory of Xirong.
When the Qin army defeated Xirong, Xiao Yuan expanded thousands of miles of territory and restored twelve cities. The king of Xirong sent envoys to ask for peace. They signed a series of treaties with him on the Black Stone Plain.
According to the regulations between the two countries, it is clearly stipulated that outside Qingshan County and within the national border, Xirong is not allowed to go south to herd horses. Otherwise, it will be regarded as a provocation to war.
At this time, the border city defense was up.
"Report~~~~~"
A soldier hurriedly ran up, knelt on one knee and said: "General, we have discovered the enemy's situation!"
"What!?" Yang Heng was surprised when he heard this, and then said coldly: "Show me the details!"
"The sentries reported that fifteen miles outside the pass, in our country, a large number of Western troops and horses, about a hundred people, were acting suspiciously," the soldier said.
"Well...it seems that although Xirong was defeated once, its intention to invade our Central Plains will never change."
Yang Heng said with a cold face, and then ordered the soldiers: "Send a group of light cavalry immediately to attack him with force!"
"No!" the soldier took the order and left.
But when the deputy general heard this, he was a little worried and said: "General, if we use force to attack rashly, it may directly trigger a war. As a general, you should think twice before doing so."
Hearing this, Yang Heng glared at him and said directly: "Those who are not of my race must have different thoughts! When the king signed a treaty with the King of Xirong, it was clearly stipulated that Xirong was not allowed to enter our country. Now they are the first to break the rules. , if this general does not attack with force, how will I explain to the king! How will I explain to the court!"
Yang Heng was an old subordinate of Xiao Yuan who was promoted through military service. Needless to say, he had a bloody personality. Since Xiao Yuan ordered him to guard the border, it also showed that this man's fighting style was iron-blooded.
When the deputy general heard this, he lowered his head: "This... is."
Under Yang Heng's military order, soon the Qin Pass opened wide, and a cavalry force of a thousand people galloped out, kicking up the dust.
The cavalry of the Qin State is divided into step cavalry and light cavalry. The equipment of the infantry cavalry is more sophisticated and suitable for attacking cities and villages. In contrast, their movements are relatively slow.
The light cavalry is most suitable for blitzkrieg. The cavalry is mounted on horseback, and everyone is equipped with a short crossbow, so they can move with lightning speed.
This light cavalry was so fast that it didn't take long to sweep over them.
This is already in the territory of Qin State. On the plain, a large group of men dressed as Xirong people are sitting together in twos and threes. Others are writing something quickly.
There was a rumbling sound, and the ground seemed to begin to tremble.
All the Xirong men were shocked. When they stood up, someone immediately shouted: "Run! (Xirong dialect)"
When he gave the order, the others reacted and immediately got on their horses. They were well-trained and obviously not ordinary people.
But just as they mounted their horses, the Qin cavalry arrived in an instant. Seeing this, a general at the front pulled out the sword from his waist without saying a word and pointed forward: "Fire the arrow!"
Following his order, the cavalrymen took off their short crossbows from the side of their horses, and pulled the triggers one after another without stopping.
The crossbow arrows gathered together and shot straight at them. In just a moment, they shot down a large number of men.
Howls spread everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, the war horses kicked up dust, and more than a thousand Qin cavalry immediately surrounded the remaining men.
Seeing this scene, all the Xirong men dared to resist. They dismounted and knelt on the ground:
"We have no ill intentions, don't misunderstand, surrender, we surrender..."
Although they spoke in Xirong language, anyone could tell what their movements meant.
General Qin glanced around for a week with a cold face, then waved his hand and shouted: "Arrest them all! Search those corpses!"
"No!" The cavalry in the front row responded immediately, then dismounted and quickly stepped forward. Working in pairs, they detained the living man while the others began to search the body.
Not long after, a Qin soldier actually found a letter.
"General, something has been discovered!"
"Oh!?" General Qin was shocked. After receiving the letter, he saw that it was all written in Xirong characters. He did not study it further, but waved his hand and said, "Bring them all back to the camp!"
This light cavalry blitz was very effective. After returning to the camp, General Qin immediately returned to the Chinese army's tent. As soon as he came in, he knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said: "General, there are one hundred and three traitors in Xirong. Forty of them were shot dead by our army, and the rest were all arrested."
"Yes." Yang Heng nodded.
General Qin added: "In addition, a secret letter was found from the dead Xirong traitor."
As he spoke, he also took out the secret letter and handed it over respectfully.
"Oh!?" Yang Heng couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, and quickly took it, but when he saw it, he frowned.
In the past few years when he was stationed at the border, he actually knew some Xirong language, but he had not studied the writing.
After a brief glance, he immediately said: "Quick, please come over, Mr. Fang."
"No!" General Qin clasped his fists and left.
Since it is an important military place, of course it is equipped with civilian officials.
Not long after, the civil servant was invited over. Yang Heng spoke concisely and clearly, making his meaning clear directly.
"Secret letter from Xirong?" The civil servant was surprised at first, then quickly took it and looked at it carefully.
"The Qin Pass military defense is too heavy and we can't get close..."
"Fifteen miles outside the pass, there is a beacon tower, used for warning by the Qin army..."
"The distribution of troops is unknown and needs further exploration..."
He read out the contents while reading.
"What!?" After hearing this, Yang Heng's eyes turned cold and he subconsciously glanced at the generals on the left and right.
Everyone in the tent looked solemn.
After reading it, the civil servant also put away the letter and said seriously: "General, it seems that Xirong has been trying every means to spy on our army's military situation recently. However, today, they were suddenly attacked by our light cavalry, and the letter will not be sent back in time. Judging from this, there may be some changes in the Xirong army."
"What a bold thief!" A general couldn't help but say.
Some people said angrily: "Foreign thieves still want to invade my homeland! This is unbearable!"
Yang Heng took a deep breath, looked around, and said in a loud voice:
"Call the entire army to prepare for war urgently!"
"Send a large number of sentries to spy on Xirong's military situation!"
"Order the beacon tower to be on guard day and night!"
"At the same time, send a message to the king to inform you of the situation at Qinguan."
"No!" All the generals clasped their fists together.
After these arrangements were made, the civil servant said with a slight worry: "General, Xirong was defeated last time. It stands to reason that in recent years, we dare not act recklessly again. This matter is a bit abnormal. I am afraid it will not be consistent with the general trend of the Central Plains." related."
Yang Heng heard this and said: "I don't care about these things. My duty is to guard the country!"
