Yang Duanhe is not stupid, he also knows how to analyze:
If the purpose of the Chu army is to occupy Qiancheng for a long time and contain the Qin army, then of course it is impossible to send only a thousand naval troops.
If it is impossible to send only a thousand naval troops but only a thousand naval troops are sent...
It is obvious that this is a plan to lure the snake out of its hole.
Think further: Which "snake" is this "snake"?
Of course it's Shen Bing's Black Armored Army.
Yang Duanhe secretly thought to himself that Xiang Yan clearly wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Black Armored Army was not strong in combat shortly after it was formed and strangled it in a hurry.
Fortunately, I was not in a hurry just now and ordered the Black Armored Army to go into battle.
Otherwise, you will fall into Xiang Yan's treacherous plan.
Even if Shen Bing reminds him...he, the coach, will lose face.
After thinking for a while, Yang Duanhe frowned and asked again:
"If this is the case, why don't we let the Chu army occupy Qiancheng without going out to fight?"
This is indeed a problem.
It's one thing to be able to see through the enemy's plot, but it's another thing to be able to defeat the enemy.
For example, right now, the Chu army actually has no risk. It is obvious that his navy is stronger.
The embarrassing thing is the Qin army, they know nothing about the Chu Shui army.
If the Black Armored Army goes out to fight, they might be surrounded and annihilated by the Chushui Army.
If the Black Armored Army doesn't go out to fight, then just wait for the Chu Army to consolidate the defense of the city and contain the Qin Army.
It doesn't mean that you go to war, and it doesn't mean that you don't go to war.
After thinking for a while, Shen Bing replied:
"General, please allow your subordinates to prepare for another half month."
"The Black Armored Army will be ready to go to war in half a month!"
Yang Duanhe agreed without thinking. Half a month was only more than ten days, and Qin Jun had nothing he couldn't wait for.
In fact, in this situation, it is better to take it easy rather than rush into battle.
Because the Chu army has already occupied Qiancheng and the water has not receded, there is no need for the Qin army to rush.
On the contrary, the Chu army, because they want to "lead the snake out of the hole", will be anxiously waiting, and waiting again...
Yang Duanhe was very happy to play tricks on Xiang Yan like this.
Sure enough, Xiang Yan had this mentality at this time.
Xiang Yan is sitting in Caozhou. This battle is a matter of life and death for Chu State. Xiang Yan dare not ignore it.
As Xiang Yan and the King of Chu said before, Xiang Yan's defense is based on two aspects:
The first is to deploy heavy troops in Chencheng and blockade the Bianhe River.
As long as Chen City is not captured by the Qin army, Shouchun, the capital city, can be preserved.
On the other hand is Caozhou.
Caozhou protected Chen Cheng's right wing.
If you want to protect Chen City, you must defend Caozhou; if you want to defend Caozhou, you must capture Qian City.
Therefore, although the geographical location of Caozhou is not as important as Chencheng, its strategic position is higher than that of Chencheng.
So Xiang Yan only sent his generals to Chencheng for management, while he himself led 50,000 infantry and 10,000 naval troops to attack Caozhou.
Fifty thousand infantrymen were used to guard the city.
Ten thousand naval forces were used to annihilate the Qin navy.
Xiang Yan knew that Qin Shui's army only numbered three thousand.
So if he used a well-trained navy of 10,000 to defeat these 3,000 people, wouldn't he be able to capture them? This would be true even if the Qin navy had chariots and warships.
Xiang Yan even distributed his troops:
One thousand naval forces occupied Qiancheng and attracted the Qin army. Two thousand naval forces lay in ambush downstream to cut off its escape route to Handan. Two thousand naval troops laid an ambush upstream to cut off its retreat route to Daliang.
Another 3,000 navy troops were the main force ambushing outside Caozhou City, waiting for the Qin navy army to arrive before launching a frontal attack.
Another two thousand naval troops were deployed on the left and right sides to provide support.
Everything is ready and all we need is the east wind, but if we wait left and right, we will not be able to wait for Qin Shui's army.
Xiang Yan felt depressed as she walked around the commander's residence:
What's going on?
Didn't Qin Shui's army have chariots?
Isn’t it progressing like flying?
Shouldn't Qin Shuijun be easily lured out?
No wonder Xiang Yan thinks so.
Xiang Yan did some research on Shen Bing and found out that Shen Bing was promoted from an artillery drill sergeant to a school captain within half a year, and his title also reached the rank of official doctor.
If it were someone else who could achieve this in a short period of time and also build and equip a flying "wheel warship", wouldn't they be so arrogant?!
In addition, there is another such a good bait in front of us: a thousand navy troops of the Chu Kingdom.
This is exactly the time for military training and performance. If we don’t go into battle now, when will we wait?
How could Xiang Yan have imagined that Shen Bing was afraid of death?
Everything Shen Bing did was actually to save his life. Whether he was promoted or promoted, it was all for the ultimate goal of saving his life.
If you can't save your life, everything is meaningless.
In fact, it is indeed meaningless. What else should I do if my life is gone?
It’s just that many people are driven by desire and don’t understand this.
Bai Qi is like this, Li Mu is like this, Wang Jian is like this...
Shen Bing is different. He understands this, so of course he is not in a hurry to go to war.
But the longer I wait, the more anxious I become.
The reason is that after the experience of being flooded last time, Xiang Yan hated and feared Shen Bing.
Hateful, because more than 100,000 troops were wiped out by Shen's soldiers in such a flood, and even he himself only escaped death in a miserable state.
Afraid, because Xiang Yan originally thought that the battle of Daliang was certain to be won, and the next situation was to unite the remaining armies of various countries to counterattack Qin. Although he could not say that he would win comprehensively, he could at least compete with the Qin Dynasty.
Who would have thought that there would be a sudden flood...
well!
Xiang Yan sighed heavily.
How could Shen Bing come up with a plan to break the ice and release water?
This left a psychological shadow on Xiang Yan and undermined his confidence in winning.
This shadow can only be erased by killing Shen Bing, and confidence can only be restored after Shen Bing's death.
Therefore, Xiang Yan wanted to get rid of him quickly.
After thinking about it, Xiang Yan ordered to his guards:
"Order the navy to speed up the transportation of grain, grass and materials, and speed up the construction of fortifications in Qiancheng!"
The guard responded and went down to deliver the order.
If the fish doesn't take the bait, then just pretend to be stationed in Qiancheng for a long time and see what else you can do?!
However, there was still no movement from the Qin army.
When Xiang Yan was confused, one day he saw his own bodyguard coming to report:
"General, the Qin army is attacking from Daliang."
Xiang Yan was so happy that she stood up immediately and asked:
"But chariots? How many are there?"
The guard replied:
"It's exactly the wheeled warships, there are more than a hundred of them!"
Xiang Yan secretly said hello and finally forced this guy out.
There are more than a hundred warships, with 25 people per ship, or at least more than 2,000 people. In other words, the Qin Shui army is out in full force.
Xiang Yan did not hesitate and ordered:
"Send the order and prepare to meet the enemy!"
"This time we must make it impossible for the Qin army to come back!"
The bodyguard responded and went out of the tent to deliver the order.
Xiang Yan walked back and forth in the tent for a few steps, but after thinking about it, she felt uneasy, so she simply rushed to the battlefield with her bodyguards to take command in person.
Xiang Yan set up his headquarters on a mountain on the east bank of the Yellow River.
Here you can overlook Qiancheng across the river.
Not long after, hundreds of Qin army warships flying with black flags were seen coming down the river. The wheels on both sides of them could be vaguely seen hitting the water, so they were definitely wheeled warships.
Xiang Yan checked the map and saw that he had passed the first ambush and entered the Chu army's encirclement, and half of his heart dropped.
I secretly thought that this guy Shen Bing would not be able to escape even if he was a god.