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Xiang Yan didn't even ask Mr. Changping about the result of his lobbying, because he already knew what the result would be.

But Mr. Changping sighed with shame on his face:

"I'm incompetent, and I can't borrow a single soldier from all ethnic groups."

Xiang Yan replied:

"It's not the king's fault, how can manpower change the situation?"

That's right.

There is a saying that "there are only eternal interests but no eternal friends".

This is the situation in Chu State.

When Xiang Yan was expected to win, all the nobles hoped to share some of the fruits of victory, so they sent troops.

But now Xiang Yan basically has no hope of winning, and the nobles can't protect their fiefs, so why would they send troops to bring the disaster of the Qin army to their own homes?

They only hope that King Chu of Chu can defend longer in Shouchun, so that they will have more time to build defenses and prepare.

So this is determined by interests, no matter how Mr. Changping moves, it will not help with emotion and reason.

Xiang Yan didn't say much, he just brought Mr. Changping to the case and said:

"Look, Mr. Changping, this is the defense of the Qin army."

After Changping Jun saw it, he shook his head and sighed:

"Yang Duanhe deserves to be Wang Jian's number one general. The defense is impenetrable, and Shouchun is in danger!"

Xiang Yan shook her head and said:

"The old man thinks that's not the case."

Mr. Changping wondered:

"Why did the general make such a statement?"

Xiang Yan pointed to the Huaihe River on the map and said only two words:

"pontoon!"

Chapter 248 Two Sides Attack

"Floating bridge?" Mr. Changping asked puzzledly, "Why is there a problem with the floating bridge?"

Xiang Yan pointed to the upper reaches of the Huaihe River and explained:

"The Qin army only occupied Nanzhao, so they thought they controlled the upper reaches of the Huaihe River."

"However, there are many tributaries of the Huaihe River, and most of these tributaries are in the hands of our army."

"If our army can intercept these tributaries..."

Mr. Changping sounded a little confused, and asked:

"And what does that have to do with the floating bridge?"

Xiang Yan continued:

"The pontoon bridge is made of rafts floating in the water, and then connected with ropes to the wooden piles on both sides for stability."

"If there is no change in the water volume of the Huaihe River, the pontoon bridge will be usable."

"But if the amount of water suddenly decreases..."

So Mr. Changping understood:

"If the amount of water suddenly decreases, the rope will break and the pontoon will cease to exist?"

Xiang Yan nodded and said:

"Exactly."

"In this way, at least for a period of time, the Qin army Huaibei and Huainan will not be able to support each other."

"In Huaibei, there are only [-] 'Big Liang Army' led by Shen Bing."

Mr. Changping suddenly realized:

"The general is the 'Big Liang Army' who wants to surprise Shen Bing?"

Xiang Yan nodded:

"I should contact the king and let him get ready."

"When the time comes, the Liang army will be caught off guard... not only will they be able to avenge themselves, but they will also be able to save the king."

Mr. Changping was silent for a moment, then said:

"It's just...it seems that the 'Big Liang Army' is not easy to deal with equipped with wolf whisks. Our army has suffered a few times."

The Wolf Whip of the Daliang Army was no longer a secret to the Chu Army at this time.

It was still fresh when Xiang Liang suffered a loss at the beginning, and then the Chu army fought against the Liang army several times, and realized the power of this wolf stick time and time again.

But Mr. Changping was not worried about the wolf, he was worried that Xiang Yan could rescue the king of Chu.

Because it is possible.

First is the question of connection.

Xiang Yan knew early on that Shouchun would be surrounded by the Qin army, so when he left Shouchun, he brought many pigeons with him.

At this time, even if the Qin army has surrounded Shouchun tightly, things like pigeons that fly into the city from the sky can still easily do it...

The plot of shooting pigeons with arrows can only appear in movies and TV.

In fact, the flying height of the carrier pigeon is often beyond the range of the crossbow, and it is unknown when the carrier pigeon will come and go. It is impossible to let the crossbowman wait for the twelve hours of the day, especially if it flies into the city at night, it will be even darker. .

Secondly, if Xiang Yan's strategy is used, then Shouchun's 8 men and Xiang Yan's 10 men will attack Shen Bing's [-] Daliang Army.

As for the wolf trap, Xiang Yan has his own way to deal with it:

"There is nothing to worry about. I have already made Qin's catapults."

Mr. Changping asked back:

"Use a catapult to defeat a wolf's whisk?"

Xiang Yan nodded, then used a few bamboo chips to set up a battle on the case, and said:

"I think the reason why the wolf's whisk is difficult to overcome is not because of the wolf's whisk itself but because of the trebuchet."

"The trebuchets of the Qin people are both far and accurate, so none of our trebuchets can get close to the enemy."

"In this way, we can only attack the wolf trap with infantry."

"And the Wolf Whip can make soldiers lost in it and is mixed with guns, so our army is completely passive."

This analysis can be said to be penetrating.

This is indeed the role of the Wolf Whip. It has a miraculous effect on the ancient infantry's crowd charge tactics. If the infantry rushes hard, it is almost like lining up to hit the muzzle of the gun.

Xiang Yan went on to say:

"But if we also have trebuchets like the Qin army, the situation will be completely different."

As she spoke, Xiang Yan set up a bamboo chip as a trebuchet.

"The Qin army has trebuchets and our army also has them. If the range of the two armies' trebuchets is similar and the Qin army's trebuchets are behind the wolf's trap..."

"Then when our army's trebuchet smashes the wolf's trap, the Qin army's trebuchet will definitely not be able to reach our trebuchet."

Lord Changping couldn't help but sigh in admiration:

"The general is right."

"In this way, the wolf's whisk is indeed nothing to worry about."

"Once the wolf shaft is broken, the Liang army will have no luck."

This is easy to understand.

The Daliang army mainly relied on wolf traps for defense, and they didn't even have armor... In fact, only a part of them had armor.

Some of these armors were captured by the Black Armor Army before, and the other part was captured during this period.

Although the Qin law stipulated that the materials seized on the battlefield should be handed over and distributed uniformly, but in fact this law was not so rigidly and rigidly enforced.

Because there are often special circumstances on the battlefield.

For example, when Shen Bing and his party seized a large number of materials in the warehouse when they captured Ruyin, shouldn't they be used and handed over to wait for unified distribution?

For another example, if a soldier breaks his sword after a battle on the battlefield, isn’t it possible to exchange it from the spoils of war?

This is obviously unreasonable and common sense and will even affect the combat effectiveness of the army.

Especially after a victorious battle, there are a large number of equipment on the enemy's body that can be reused. If you don't use it, you are a fool.

This was the case for the Daliang Army, so after each battle, although the number of troops was reduced by [-], the armor and equipment became more and more complete.

It's just that no one is willing to change that rattan shield... The point is that it is light and has quite good protection, which is almost a magic weapon for infantry.

But even so, if the Daliang army loses the advantage of the wolf trap, it may still be difficult to resist Xiang Yan's attack, especially since Xiang Yan still has an absolute advantage in strength.

But at this time Mr. Changping was contradictory.

He hopes that the Chu army can win this battle, and it is best to get rid of Shen Bing.

Because at this time Shen Bing has become a stumbling block for him to become the king of Chu.

But he didn't want the Chu army to win the battle.

Because if the Chu army wins this battle, it means that Xiang Yan can rescue the king of Chu.

If the king of Chu was rescued... When will he be the king of Chu?

Mr. Changping was silent for a while, then asked:

"But I don't know if the king is willing to leave the city?"

"If Your Majesty still can't hold on, wouldn't it be a waste of my efforts to wait for this battle?"

Xiang Yan hesitated, then said:

"This time and the other."

"I think the king at this time has understood the situation of the enemy and ourselves."

"As long as I wait to report back to the king that the various clans are unwilling to send troops... the king will also know that sticking to Shouchun will only lead to death."

Xiang Yan is right.

The reason why King Chu was reluctant to go out of the city before Xiangchu was because he had a glimmer of hope for attacking the supply line of the Qin army.

Now that this is hopeless, what are you waiting for in Shouchun?

Coupled with being so frightened by Qin Jun's siege, who would object if he had the opportunity to escape at this time?

Although Mr. Changping didn't dare to show it on the surface, he secretly said badly in his heart.

But after thinking about it... If Shen Bing can be eliminated in this battle, it may not be a good thing.

Because as long as Shen Bing is there, there is no hope for Chu State.

But what if Shen Bing is not there?

Compared with King Chu's loss, Mr. Changping is more afraid of Shen Bing.

Chapter 249 The Godly Army

King Chu of Chu was as frightened as Xiang Yan said.

People are often like this, staying in a familiar environment will not be willing to change until the last moment.

King Chu of Chu was no exception.

His refusal to leave Shouchun was due to Lord Changping's trap, but also because of his own reasons: King Chu was familiar with Shouchun, and a familiar place gave him a sense of security.