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 knew the power of the rattan armor and the wheel warships, he still didn't expect this result... It took three thousand people and more than a hundred warships to defeat Chu's 10,000 naval forces in one hour?
And he killed and wounded more than 4,000 Chu soldiers at the cost of more than a hundred casualties?
Yang Duanhe even thought the information was misinformation and asked:
"Is this true? The Black Armored Army has arrived at Qiancheng?"
The messenger replied:
"It's absolutely true, the Black Armored Army has surrounded Qian City."
Yang Duan and Qidao:
"What about the navy of Chu State?"
No wonder Yang Duanhe was surprised. Even if the Chu Shui Army suffered more than 4,000 casualties, there were still more than 5,000 casualties.
The more than 5,000 men were nearly twice as many as Shen Bing's black-armored army.
If this Chu Shui army cooperates with the Chu army in Qian City...can this black armored army surround Qian City?
Being surrounded by the Chu army is not bad!
However, the answer Yang Duanhe got was:
"General, the Chu navy does not dare to fight!"
There was a black line on Yang Duanhe's face, secretly wondering whether Shen Bing was powerful or that Chu Shuijun was cowardly?
Then he quickly knew the answer:
Li Yan's troops, who were killed and defeated miserably, have returned first.
According to the original plan, Li Yan's troops were not supposed to come back. They were going to assist the Black Armored Army in attacking Qian City... After all, they were infantry, and it was up to them to attack the city.
After taking Qiancheng, you still need to garrison and build defenses.
However, more than half of Li Yan's troops were dead and wounded and had no intention of fighting, so they returned to Daliang first.
Troop combat is not an operation of addition and subtraction. You can simply think that there are 2,500 casualties and more than 1,000 casualties, and there are still more than 1,000 people who can fight.
If it is a modern battlefield, the US military may collapse if it suffers one-third casualties. At this time, even surrender is considered normal. If it can continue fighting with more than half of its casualties, it can be regarded as an iron army.
In ancient times, close combat with cold weapons was more brutal, with more than half of the casualties killed and wounded, and only the Qin army had not fled in all directions.
But this situation is certainly not suitable to continue attacking Qiancheng.
When Yang Duanhe asked about the battle situation, he learned that Li Yan's tribe was besieged by three thousand Chu troops in Qiancheng and suffered such a disastrous defeat.
Then Yang Duanhe changed his mind:
Li Yan's 2,500 men were besieged by 3,000 Chu troops and were defeated like this.
And Shen Bing led 3,000 black-armored troops to Qiancheng and was able to scare more than 5,000 Chu naval troops from moving...
At the same location, the Chu army occupied Qiancheng, and the Chu Shui army doubled, but there were different results.
Therefore, whether Shen's army is stronger or Chu's army is weaker, the answer is obvious.
Immediately afterwards, waves of Chu army prisoners were sent back.
At the same time, Shen Bing sent someone to bring news, hoping that Yang Duan and other infantrymen would be sent to take over the captured fort...
Yang Duanhe couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"The Black Armored Army has taken away the infantry as well!"
"When did my Daqin soldiers reach the point where I could just take over?"
"But not long ago, we were still making fun of the fact that the Black Armored Army was built by the surrendered troops of the State of Wei..."
These words only made Li Yan and the captains under his tent blush with shame.
The news soon spread to Handan.
Qiancheng is between Daliang and Handan, so it was spread to both at about the same time.
To be precise, it is faster to reach Handan, because from Qiancheng to Handan it is downriver.
When Ying Zheng saw the battle report, he was shocked at first.
He had thought that Shen Bing would win this battle. After all, he was sent by God to help him unify the Central Plains. How could he be called a blessed general if he couldn't even deal with 10,000 naval troops?
But according to Ying Zheng's idea, Shen Bing and his 3,000 black-armored troops would have to fight a hard battle no matter what, for example, fighting for several days and nights and finally achieving a tragic victory.
However, the result now is that the outcome is 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 aside, saying:
"How? Is what I said right?"
"Shen Bing lived up to everyone's expectations, and the black armored army defeated the Chu army!"
Wang Jian and Li Si took a look at the battle report, and then their eyes widened with disbelief.
Wang Jian and Li Si predicted that they would not be able to defeat the Chu army in this battle and should make other plans. Who would have thought that this would be the result.
Wang Jian asked the messenger in confusion:
"There are only 3,000 black-armored troops. How can they defeat Chu's 10,000 navy troops and not dare to fight again?"
The messenger replied:
"General."
"The black armored army is equipped with chariots, chariots and black armor. They can use bows and arrows to kill enemies from a distance, and they can shoot poles and destroy ships from close range."
"The Chu army's more than 4,000 navy troops were wiped out in just an hour, while the black armored army only suffered more than a hundred casualties."
"If the more than 5,000 Chu army soldiers reluctantly go out to fight, I'm afraid..."
Wang Jian was shocked when he heard this:
"Wagon ship? Black armor?"
"And that thing about destroying ships by slapping poles and destroying ships...what are these things?"
Wang Jian had just returned from the north, so he didn't know much about this.
Ying Zheng explained:
"I have seen that chariot and chariot once in Daliang."
"At that time, I only thought that it only had some advantages in speed and bow arrows, but I didn't expect that this thing is so amazing."
"Paired with the shooting pole and the black armor that is good for water fighting, it is suitable for both distance and distance."
"Shen Bing once again saved the Qin Dynasty from fire and water!"
Li Si thought for a while and said:
"Your Majesty, if this thing is so powerful, why don't we make it in large quantities?"
"Wouldn't it be of great benefit to attack Chu along the river?"
Ying Zheng nodded:
"That's exactly what I mean."
"But at this time, the Shen soldiers are fighting in the city."
"It won't be too late to call him when the war in Qiancheng comes to an end and ask him clearly before making a decision."
The battle in Qiancheng actually came to an end after three days.
The reason it took three days was because the Qin army felt there was no need to attack, but the Chu army still held on to a glimmer of hope.
The reason why the Qin army did not need to attack was because Qiancheng was already in a dead end and surrender would be inevitable sooner or later. There was no need to waste even one soldier on this.
The Chu army had a glimmer of hope, thinking that Xiang Yan would organize troops to rescue him.
However, as time passed day by day, there was no movement from Caozhou's side, and the inner defense gradually collapsed.
The main reason is that there is not much food.
When the Chu army occupied Qiancheng, they mainly transported wood.
Wood can be used to build arrow towers and fortresses and must be delivered first.
As for food and water... Caozhou is almost across a river from Qiancheng. With its strong navy, it was thought that it could be transported at any time, so it didn't store much.
Who would have thought that the Qin army would defeat the navy and blockade Qiancheng as soon as they arrived, and then all the food they had would be exhausted the next day, and they would start to starve on the third day.
The soldiers of the Chu army looked at the group of Qin Shuijun around them who were wearing black armor and scary masks. They were guarding, eating, and even talking and laughing in a relaxed manner.
Then they knew there was no hope.
I don’t know who took the lead. Early on the third day, the Chu troops laid down their weapons one after another and chose to surrender.