Daqin Engineering Corps

However, after this battle, it was discovered that this was not the case. Instead of being superior, Chu Shuijun was at a disadvantage, and it was an absolute disadvantage.

Then how will the city be defended in the future?

If you can't defend the city, then Caozhou, Chencheng, and even the capital city Shouchun...

The more Xiang Yan thought about it, the more afraid she became, and Chu State would be in dire straits.

But Xiang Yan also secretly rejoiced:

Fortunately, it was discovered early. If the Qin army is ready to fight again in the spring of next year, something bad will happen.

Xiang Yan was right about this.

His move should have been wrong and wrong, although he lost the water battle, he was seeking a strategic advantage.

Otherwise, if the Chu army only knows how to defend and wait for the Qin army to attack as before, and at the same time the Chu army thinks that the navy is stronger, then this battle may not even have time to prepare for other thoughts.

Shen Bing didn't think so much about it.

They were still fighting after Chu Shuijun was defeated.

The reason is that Qiancheng and the surrounding small forts are still in the hands of the Chu army.

But these are no longer a big deal:

If the Chu Shui Army cannot defeat the Heijia Army, these Chu troops trapped in Qiancheng will be alone, and they will surrender naturally after being trapped for a few days without food.

So Shen Bing didn't order to attack, but just surrounded Qiancheng on the periphery.

If there is any loss for the Qin army, it is the infantry led by Li Yan, who died or injured more than a thousand people and some of them are still alive or dead.

In fact, "unknown life and death" in water battles is almost dead.

Because the "unknown life and death" has a high probability of falling into the water, this is a narrow escape for Qin soldiers who wear bronze armor and can't swim.

However, there are some exceptions. It is said that some soldiers of the Qin army drifted downstream with the wreckage of the warship and were rescued by the Qin army in Handan.

As for the Black Armor Army... Shen Bing clicked, and the casualties were no more than a hundred people.

Most of them were minor injuries, and more than [-] people died due to some small probability events:

For example, the arrow just hits the eye... The rattan armor can cover the vital parts but it cannot cover the eyes.

Another example is that when a warship collides, it is on the verge of collision.

Among them, five warships capsized during the battle, so some soldiers were "unknown".

However, there is a high probability that the "unknown life and death" of the Black Armor Army will survive, because they fall into the water and float on the surface of the water without being drowned.

As soon as the casualties were counted, the Black Armored Army couldn't help cheering in unison.

This was a remarkable victory. With three thousand troops, Chu's [-] navy was defeated, and more than a hundred people were exchanged for more than [-] casualties of the Chu navy...

This can almost be said to be a miracle in the era of cold weapons, because more than [-] unarmed civilians can kill more than a hundred people when they swarm up, but the more than [-] people facing the Qin army are well-trained and fully armed. Chu Shuijun.

However, Shen Bing did not relax because of the good situation. After observing Xiayan City and the surrounding small forts, he ordered the navy to capture three of the small forts.

The reason why these three small forts were captured was because the naval and infantry camped in different ways.

As long as the infantry camps on a piece of land, what needs to be paid attention to is the water source and the problem of being attacked by the enemy.

There must be a solid place for the navy to camp, otherwise these boats will have nowhere to dock.

The three small forts selected by Shen Bing are in a triangle shape around Qiancheng, so that they can reinforce each other in pairs.

In addition, two of the small forts are facing Caozhou on the other side of the river. Once the Chu water army comes to attack the Heijia army, they will be able to meet the enemy in time.

Attacking these three small forts was almost effortless.

On the one hand, this is because the Chu army has lost all morale, and on the other hand, the black armor army does not need boats to land on the small fort... They just need to put the rattan shield into the water, and then paddle around from all directions. To Xiaobao.

Each small fort can only accommodate dozens of people, and the small fort has been dilapidated after changing hands after several battles, so how can it stop the attack of the black armor army.

So Shen Bing hadn't even breathed a sigh of relief after setting up the task, but the battle reports of the small forts being taken over there had already been reported one after another.

They even took two more small forts, because some Chu soldiers were frightened by the sight of the Heijia army being able to come and go freely in the river, and they left the fort and surrendered before the Heijia army could attack...

So the Black Armor Army is not actually fighting, but taking prisoners and sending them back to Daliang by boat.

Then they docked and set up camp... The hundreds of boats were divided into five parts, each with more than [-] boats.

The so-called camping is actually laying a pile on the ground, and then the warship is fastened to the pile, and the soldiers rest on the boat.

The food was shipped to the beam after it was ready for distribution... The Heze area near Qiancheng was not suitable for the army to cook, and cooking on the boat worried about the fire, so that was the only way to do it.

At night, patrol boats were dispatched everywhere to prevent surprise attacks by the Chu army.

Everything is orderly and flawless.

Looking at the scene, Xiang Yan on the other side could only sigh, and said:

"Qiancheng can no longer be rescued."

What this is saying is that to rescue Qiancheng, you must have a navy army, but Qin Heijia's army is now invincible, like a copper wall and iron wall blocking Xiang Yan, what can Xiang Yan do?

Call in more sailors?

Xiang Yan knew that this was not a question of the size of the navy, but a question of the inability to defeat this method of warfare.

After thinking about it, Xiang Yan gave two orders:

"Go to Shouchun quickly for help, and add another [-] infantry to Caozhou."

"Send the rock-falling battle method back to Shouchun, and let the navy make the rock-falling warship according to its warfare method!"

The guards responded and went to deliver the order.

These decisions of Xiang Yan are justified.

If the water cannot match the Heijia Army and cannot take the city to protect Caozhou as before, then the only way to defend Caozhou is to defend Caozhou with infantry along the river.

So at this time, it is the infantry rather than the navy that needs to be transferred.

As for the navy, of course it should imitate the "falling rock"... This thing is not as complicated as the chariot with wheels, and it is not difficult to imitate.

So Qin Jun can do this, and of course Chu Jun can do the same.

Although there is still a gap, at least the navy will not be as helpless as it is now when the navy fights again.

Chapter 184

When the news reached Yang Duanhe, Yang Duanhe was so surprised that he didn't react for a long time.

Although he knew Shen Bing's full plan and the power of rattan armor and wheeled warships, he still didn't expect this result... 3000 men and more than a hundred warships defeated Chu's [-] navy in an hour?

And killed and wounded more than [-] Chu soldiers at the cost of more than a hundred casualties?

Yang Duanhe even thought that the information was misrepresented, and asked:

"Is this true? The Black Armored Army has reached Qiancheng?"

The messenger replied:

"It's absolutely true, the Black Armored Army has surrounded Qiancheng."

Yang Duan and Qi said:

"What about Chu's navy?"

It's no wonder that Yang Duanhe was surprised, even if the Chu Shui Army suffered more than [-] casualties, there were still more than [-] casualties.

More than [-] people were nearly twice as many as Shen Bing's Heijia Army.

If the Chu water army cooperates with the Chu army in Qiancheng... Can the black armor army surround Qiancheng?

Surrounded by the Chu army is almost the same!

However, the answer Yang Duanhe got was:

"General, Chu Shuijun dare not fight!"

There was a black line on Yang Duanhe's face, secretly thinking that Shen Bing is powerful, or that Chu Shuijun is a coward?

Then he quickly knew the answer:

Li Yanyi, who was killed miserably, has already returned first.

According to the original plan, Li Yanyi should not come back. They are going to assist the Black Armor Army to attack Qiancheng... After all, they are infantry, and they are required to come to attack the city.

After taking down Qiancheng, you have to garrison and build defenses.

But Li Yan's first group had more than half of the casualties and no fighting spirit, so they went back to Daliang first.

Troop combat is not about addition and subtraction. You can simply think that there are more than 500 casualties and more than [-] people can fight.

If it is a modern battlefield, the U.S. military may collapse if its casualties reach one-third. At this time, even surrender is considered normal. If more than half of the casualties can continue to fight, it can be regarded as an iron army.

In ancient times, close combat with cold weapons was even more tragic, and only the Qin army was killed and injured before they scattered and fled.

It's just that this situation is of course not suitable for continuing to attack Qiancheng.

When Yang Duanhe asked about the battle situation, he learned that Li Yan's troops were besieged by three thousand Chu troops in Qiancheng.

Then Yang Duanhe changed his mind:

Li Yan's 500 people were besieged by [-] Chu troops and defeated like this.

And Shen Bing led [-] Black Armored Army to Qiancheng, which would scare more than [-] Chu Navy Army from moving...

In the same place, the Chu army also occupied Qiancheng, and the Chu water army was twice as large, but the results were different.

Therefore, whether Shen Bing is strong or Chu Jun is weak, the answer is obvious.

Immediately afterwards, wave after wave of captives from the Chu army were sent back.

At the same time, Shen Bing sent someone to bring news, hoping that Yang Duanhe would send another infantry to take over the captured small fort...

Yang Duanhe could not help but smile wryly:

"The Black Armor Army is taking away the infantry!"

"When did my Daqin soldiers reach the point where they are only going to take over?"

"But not long ago, I was still making fun of the Heijia Army, which was built by Wei Guojiang's army..."

These words only made Li Yan and the school captains under his tent blush with embarrassment.

The news soon reached Handan.

Qiancheng is between Daliang and Handan, so it took about the same time to spread to both.

To be precise, it will be faster to reach Handan, because from Qiancheng to Handan is downstream.

Ying Zheng was shocked when he saw the battle report.

He had thought that Shen Bing would win this battle. After all, he was sent by heaven to help him unify the Central Plains. If he can't even deal with [-] sailors, how can he be called a lucky general?

But according to Ying Zheng's idea, Shen Bing led the three thousand black armored army to fight a hard battle, for example, after a few days and nights, they finally won a miserable victory.

However, the result now is that the outcome has been decided within an hour, not only quickly but also so easily.

Ying Zheng shook his head, then laughed and handed the battle report to Wang Jian who was waiting by the side, saying:

"How? Is the widow right?"

"Shen Bing really lived up to everyone's expectations, the Black Armored Army defeated the Chu Army!"

Wang Jian and Li Si took the battle report and looked at it, and then stared in disbelief.

Wang Jian and Li Si predicted that they would not be able to defeat the Chu army in this battle and should make another plan. How could they have expected this to be the result.

Wang Jian asked the messenger suspiciously:

"The Black Armored Army only has 3000 men, how can they defeat Chu's [-] navy troops and dare not fight any more?"

The messenger replied:

"To the General."

"The black-armored army is equipped with wheeled warships and black armor. They can kill enemies with bows and arrows from a distance, and destroy ships with poles at close range."

"Chu's [-]-odd navies were wiped out in just an hour, while the Heijia's only suffered hundreds of casualties."

"If the Chu army's [-]-odd troops are forced to fight, I'm afraid..."