It was not Shen Bing's black-armored army that broke into the Chu army's encirclement in a wheeled warship, but the infantry led by Li Yan.
The reason why Shen Bing asked Yang Duanhe to give him another half month was based on two considerations:
First, Li Yan and other infantrymen need some time to train.
This is not difficult, after all, the wheeled warship is very easy to control. Old-fashioned warships still have the problem of rowing the oars together to ensure balance on both sides, but the wheeled warship only needs to step on it.
If there is anything that needs training, it is steering, positioning, and strengthening the bow and crossbow.
For the well-trained Qin army, these only require a few days of training... Most of the Qin army's soldiers were promoted from crossbowmen, so crossbows are certainly not a problem.
The other one was busy with the basket weavers, and after half a month the remaining more than a thousand sets of armor were completed.
So the Black Armor Army is a veritable Black Armor Army: warships, bronze swords, bows and arrows, armor, etc. are all available.
There are also halberds...the halberds used by the navy are somewhat different from those used by the infantry.
The halberd used by infantry is more complex and can stab, hook, scratch, pick, etc.
This is normal, because there were still chariot soldiers in this era, and among the chariot soldiers there was a halberd-bearing soldier. His task was to scratch the enemy with the edge of the halberd when the enemy and we were crossing each other... usually not stabbing, because the reaction was The impact would knock the Halberdier out of the car, so a long spear was not suitable.
The halberd used by the navy is much simpler than that of the infantry. It is actually a long pointed pole with a nail-shaped head.
It is usually not used to kill the enemy, but to pin the enemy warship and then pull it close to force the enemy to fight on foot.
Shen Bing does not advocate this. The strength of the black armor soldiers at this time is bow shooting, and infantry combat should be avoided as much as possible.
Instead, Li Yan's infantrymen on the ship should use this tactic as much as possible.
After everything was prepared, Shen Bing asked Li Yan to take 2,500 infantrymen and drive a chariot to Qiancheng.
It was actually Yang Duanhe's order.
Shen Bing was the captain and Li Yan was the deputy general. According to common sense, it was Li Yan who ordered Shen Bing.
This is one of the reasons why Li Yan has always been aggrieved.
Therefore, when Li Yan and his men rushed to Qiancheng and saw the Chu navy scattered on the hills, he immediately used a flag to order the troops to disperse and attack.
Infantry Colonel Liu Li drove another boat up from behind and asked Li Yan for instructions from a distance of more than ten meters:
"Vice General Li."
"The general ordered us to maintain our formation and not to advance."
Li Yan replied with a "hum":
"This is not the general's order, it is clearly Shen Bing's idea!"
"The enemy navy only has a thousand men, but they are stationed in dozens of places, with only dozens of men at each place."
"Why should I be afraid of him when I have more than two thousand troops?"
"Quickly win Qiancheng with a quick victory. Even if there is an ambush, we can go ashore to meet the enemy!"
It should be said that this idea has some truth. After all, Li Yan and others are infantry and are better at infantry combat, so taking Qiancheng will make them feel more at ease.
However, how can this Qiancheng be captured in a short time?
How could the Chu army fall into the hands of the Qin army while sitting in Qiancheng?
Xiang Yan, who was watching the battle on the top of the mountain, couldn't help but be overjoyed that the Qin army was dispersed, and immediately sent out a flag for the navy to attack.
Suddenly the war drums rumbled, and the Chu Shui army hiding on the shore took off their camouflage and rowed towards the Qin army to surround them.
The Qin army was in chaos. Only then did Li Yan realize that what Yang Duanhe and Shen Bing said were true, and he quickly ordered his troops to gather in formation to face the enemy.
But it is easy to disperse but difficult to gather. What's more, the Qin army is still in an offensive state and is deliberately held back by the Chu army. It is impossible to escape for a while.
There is a reason why Shen Bing told Li Yan not to act rashly.
Water warfare pays great attention to formation.
Because if each warship maintains a formation, it can cover each other, and casualties can be reduced even if it is surrounded by the enemy.
For example, if warships are lined up next to each other, the warship in the middle will not be damaged by the enemy, and the warships on both sides will only have one side facing the enemy.
So the enemy could only attack the warships one by one, layer by layer.
But if there is no formation and the attack is dispersed, many warships will be flanked by the enemy on both sides. When a hail of arrows rain down, the people on the ship will lose their combat effectiveness in an instant.
This is the situation Li Yan and others are facing.
On Qiancheng and the small fort, there were Chu troops firing arrows from the wooden archery towers, and enemy ships were attacking on the water. When the Qin army was raising their shields to fight, unexpectedly another ship came from the rear and shot an arrow at the gap in the Qin army's rear. rain.
In just one stick of incense, the Qin army was beaten until they screamed and retreated.
At this time, Xiang Yan felt something was wrong.
This victory seemed to come too easily. If Shen Bing was so careless...it would have been a waste of time for Xiang Yan to worry about him.
When Xiang Yan was wondering, a personal guard suddenly rushed to Xiang Yan and shouted in panic:
"General, there is a beacon fire in the south, Vice General Zhang is asking for help!"
Xiang Yan hurriedly ran to the south. After passing through a forest, she saw a wisp of beacon fire rising from the south...
Xiang Yan understood it as soon as he thought about it, and he shouted angrily:
"What's worse, we've fallen into Shen Bing's trick again."
"The main force of Qin Shui's army is coming from the south to kill at the moment!"
Xiang Yan was right, it was the black armored army led by Shen Bing that came out from the south.
Shen Bing said to Yang Duanhe:
"General, it's actually not difficult to break the Chu army's trap. We can just use Tian Ji's horse racing strategy."
Yang Duanhe was stunned:
"Tian Ji racing?"
"The captain is saying that you should use a bad horse against a good horse?"
"But we only have one navy..."
Yang Duanhe understood before he finished speaking.
Some time ago, the Black Armored Army was practicing flying and building ships, and the extra wheeled warships were enough to equip more than two thousand people.
Since there is a boat, wouldn't it be a bad horse to send some infantry to man the boat?
And then use this bad horse to throw stones and ask for directions to scare the snake...
Yang Duanhe didn't think much and immediately called to his side:
"Vice General Li..."
Li Yan had a black line on his forehead, why on earth did he think of me when he mentioned bad horses?
But since it was Yang Duanhe's order, Li Yan didn't dare to say anything, so he had to order 2,500 soldiers to act as "bad horses".
However, people are often like this. The more they are suppressed, the more rebellious they become.
Li Yan even tried to prove that Shen Bing's analysis was all wrong. Even if it was right, his "bad horse" could defeat the Chu army with its strength on the battlefield and then return in triumph, and then ruthlessly defeat the enemy. Throw the head in front of Shen Bing and humiliate him.
However, imagination is always beautiful, but reality is so cruel.
Li Yan's troops might have been able to turn defeat into victory if they fought on foot, but they were unable to recover in a water battle.
However, it doesn't matter whether Li Yan's troops suffered a loss or not, because this strategy of averting the enemy's attention was successful.
When Shen Bing led the Black Armored Army down the river, the Chushui Army ambushing upstream thought that the Black Armored Army was reinforcements.
So there was nothing to think about, except that the killer general would come out to prevent his rescue.
They never thought that this "reinforcement" was the main force, so they kicked hard on the iron plate...