Daqin Engineering Corps

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He was surprised for two reasons:

One is that the rebellion was actually initiated by Lord Changping, which caught him by surprise.

Second, when Shen Bing told him that the Chu people rebelled, he still didn't believe it.

Because Chencheng is different from other cities, it is a typical city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it can even be said to be heinous.

The outside of other cities is just a moat, while the outside of Chencheng is directly outside the artificial lake. The artificial lake surrounds the city wall, leaving only a few trails across the artificial lake to reach the city gate.

If Xiang Liang hadn't voluntarily given up such a city, he might not be able to take it down after a few years of attack... because it only takes a few dozen crossbowmen to stand on the city wall, and the path under the city can be blocked so that the enemy can't get close .

But to be honest, Xiang Liang was right to give up Chen Cheng.

Such a city is actually a dead city, the enemy can't get in, and he can't get out... The enemy can also use dozens of crossbowmen to block the trail.

As a result, Xiang Liang and his subordinate army were directly blocked in Chencheng and could not move.

For this reason, Wang Huan only needed to guard the city gate and the rebels would have nowhere to escape, not to mention that the Daliang Army also had wolf traps and mandarin duck formations, which were very effective in dealing with the enemy's mass charge.

Therefore, Wang Yu only thought that Shen Bing was just talking, and he only said that the Chu people would not dare to rebel even if they had ten guts.

However, the facts proved that Shen Bing was right.

Wang Yu's first reaction was to concentrate his forces at the city gate to catch the turtles and suppress these rebels in Chencheng.

But after thinking about it, Shen Bing confessed that "there is no need to kill them all, but let the Chu people out of the city as much as possible."

So immediately ordered:

"Keep the north, west, and south gates, and let go of the east gate!"

The general was puzzled and asked:

"Captain, the east gate is near the river."

"And our army's navy is in Rushui, and the river is full of grain transport fleets."

"If the rebels are allowed to come out from the east gate, I'm afraid they will rob ships along the river and escape..."

Wang Yu interrupted the general's words and said:

"Don't need to say too much, it's important to keep the food and grass in the city, and let them escape."

The generals didn't dare to say anything more, so they dispatched troops to condemn the generals.

Mr. Changping was not someone who would wait for nothing. After he raised his army, he let the people of Chu set fire everywhere.

In ancient times, the houses were all wooden houses and connected together. If the fire was not put out in time, the whole city would be burned down in one piece.

This really kept Daliang Army busy for a while, especially the granary was still affected by the fire... However, Wang Yu had already transferred the grain to other places according to Shen Bing's order, and the granary was even deliberately indulged in the fire.

Lord Changping and other Chu people dared not stay in the city for too long, and killed them through the east gate while the Liang army was busy fighting the fire.

Everything went very well.

Most of the Chu people scattered like birds and beasts after leaving the city... Most of these Chu people were old, weak and disabled, and it would be useless for Mr. Changping to take him with him.

Only more than three thousand Jingzhuang and Mr. Changping grabbed a batch of grain ships at the pier and went down the river.

In ancient times, the news was not clear, and the Qin army transporting grain on the river could only see the black smoke of Chencheng from a distance, but they didn't know that the boats coming down the river from them were rebels, so they allowed Lord Changping to escape all the way, but no one stopped him.

It took several hours for the news to reach Yang Duanhe.

At that time, Yang Duanhe was patrolling the front line, and a messenger rushed to report:

"General, Lord Changping led the people of Chu to rebel against Qin, and most of the grain and grass in Chencheng were burned."

Yang Duanhe's hands and feet were cold in an instant:

"What? Mr. Changping..."

Then he almost fainted before he could catch his breath, and the guards on both sides hurried forward to support him.

Li Yan caught up and said:

"Take care, General."

"I can transport food urgently from Daliang, just hold on until next year's harvest..."

Yang Duanhe shook his head and said:

"Our army wiped out Zhao and Wei one after another, and most of the military supplies came from Yan and Daliang."

"Although it can support the harvest until next year, the people of Daqin have to save money on food and clothing."

"Most of the food and grass that exists in Chencheng has been burned, and it won't be able to last anyway."

Li Yan is still not reconciled:

"We may be able to collect from the people of Chu."

Calling it solicitation is actually "grabbing", that is, supporting war with war.

Although it is not a good way to grab food from the people, it is a last resort in extreme cases.

Yang Duanhe shook his head again:

"Xiang Yan has already transported most of the grain and grass to the east of Rushui, how can I wait to collect it?"

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Regarding Chen Cheng Liangcao, only Shen Bing knew the real situation.

Who made the soldiers stationed in Chencheng all Daliang soldiers?

As for whether it was a lie about the military situation... Shen Bing believed that Yang Duanhe would understand with a little explanation.

In fact, from Yang Duanhe's point of view, the most important thing is to be able to break through Ruyin's defense line, and the rest are just minor details.

At this time, Yang Duanhe thought that the grain and grass had really been burned, so he had to order the withdrawal of all troops.

Xiang Yan on the other side was still puzzled when he saw the Qin army retreating.

The Qin army has clearly solved the problem of supply lines and built a fortress outside the city, and even built a trebuchet, but suddenly withdrew its troops...

The first thing Xiang Yan thought of was that this was a trap set by the Qin army to lure the Chu army into battle.

Therefore, Xiang Yan has been standing still and watching the Qin army retreat.

In fact, there was another reason why Xiang Yan didn't dare to fight.

Generally, chariots and cavalry are used to chase the enemy, because only these two types of arms can catch up with the enemy's rank and tail.

Among them, the chariot has higher requirements on the road, and it is not suitable for driving if it is slightly rough.

Cavalry can ride freely and horizontally on various terrains.

The question is... how dare cavalry chariots chase the enemy with the Black Armored Army?

One is not good, if you fail to chase the enemy, you become the prey, wouldn't it be a joke?

Coupled with the unknown situation, Xiang Yan, who is cautious, would rather guard in the city.

It wasn't until it was dark three hours later that someone came to report:

"General, the Zhao family sent people to report that Lord Changping burned a large amount of food and grass for the Qin army in Chencheng."

"The Qin army retreated because of this."

Xiang Yanteng jumped up from the ground and asked:

"Is this true?"

The messenger replied:

"It's absolutely true, this subordinate has met Mr. Changping."

"Accompanying them were more than [-] Chu people who were involved in the incident. They robbed dozens of grain ships along the way and entered the Chu territory downstream!"

Xiang Yan's originally frowning brows relaxed in an instant:

"My Lord Changping, it's the right time to do something."

"It's true that God helped me in the great Chu. The Qin army should have been defeated in this way."

"Come on, pass the order down, and immediately organize the troops to pursue!"

As soon as the ox horn of the Chu army blew, they launched a pursuit overnight.

However, it was said to be a pursuit, but it was cautiously following the Qin army all the way to recover the city.

Especially in the daytime, Chu Qi usually dared to step forward when he confirmed that the main force had arrived... They were scared by the black armor army.

In fact, the Heijia army only has more than [-] people, but the line of defense from Ruyin to Chengfu is more than [-] li, even if the Heijia army has three heads and six arms, they can't take care of it.

Shen Bing was waiting in Taocheng.

Taocheng is the place where the Qin army's supplies came ashore. If the Qin army wanted to ensure their own supplies, they would naturally retreat on both sides of the Shahe River as they did when they came.

Otherwise, if the river channel is cut off, it is not a retreat but a rout.

It took Shen Bing three days to wait for Yang Duanhe.

This is where Yang Duanhe's stability lies. The retreat is not a quick turn around as imagined.

If this is the case, it is easy to be chased and killed by the enemy all the way without any power to fight back.

The retreat should be organized into several teams, and then cover each other to retreat in an orderly manner, so the slower speed will naturally take longer.

When Yang Duanhe saw Shen Bing, he shook his head and sighed:

"Man is not as good as God, who would have thought that Lord Changping would rebel against Qin at this time!"

"This guy is hateful, but the old man has lost his sight."

Shen Bing stepped forward to comfort him:

"What the general said is that perhaps Chu's fate should not perish."

"However, this subordinate has something to report, General..."

Yang Duanhe understood, drove away the guards, and said with a wry smile:

"Do you have a plan to retreat from the enemy?"

"In this situation, I'm afraid even the gods will find it difficult to recover from the defeat."

Shen Bing cupped his hands and said:

"The subordinates think that's not the case."

"Now the situation is favorable to our army, and the Chu army will be destroyed soon!"