Because they had to clear the river channel, the Qin army did not march very fast, only 30 miles a day.
However, Daliang is only 300 miles away from Chencheng. At this speed, the army can reach Chencheng in ten days, so Shen Bing and others are not in a hurry and continue to approach Chencheng step by step.
The Black Armor Army is responsible for the safety of the waterway, and at the same time, it transports urgently needed materials from Daliang every day... Among them are mainly the barbs used by the Daliang Army to make wolf traps.
Due to the emergency of the war, the Daliang Army set out without sufficient barbs, so they had to march while the Heijia Army transported them from the Bianhe River.
At this time, there was only enough to make 5,000 wolf traps, which was far from the 10,000 needed by the entire army.
However, Shen Bing didn't think there was any problem with this.
On the one hand, the wolf trap can actually work even without the barb, but its lethality and blocking ability are greatly reduced, especially against tanks...
If there were no iron barbs, the chariot's speed could easily break through the branches and leaves of moso bamboo. With barbs, it would be another matter.
On the other hand, Shen Bing can first equip the five thousand wolf traps with the peripheral team.
In this way, at least there won't be any problems in contacting the enemy on the outer level.
And if the inner layer engages the enemy as soon as the war begins... it almost means the destruction of the Liang Army.
That night, the Black Armor Army transported another batch of barbs, and Chen Duan immediately organized people to transport them and deliver them to the Daliang Army.
Since the establishment of the Daliang Army, the Black Armor Army has basically been put in charge of Chen Duan.
Among the two commanders of the Black Armored Army, one was fond of learning the art of war and the other was more practical. Facts have proved that Chen Duan, who was more practical, was more suitable for leading the army... In the First Battle of Qiancheng, the troops led by Chen Duan were fully twice as skilled as Li Jian.
Investigating the reason, Shen Bing believes that at least at this stage, the Black Armored Army, including the Daliang Army, needs more practical officers.
When the king of Wei pretended to serve as a soldier, there was so much exaggeration that the soldiers had a rebellious mentality and generally did not agree with the superior officers.
But Chen Duan was able to get along with the soldiers by eating and sleeping together, so he was naturally more supported by the soldiers, and he fought bravely to take the lead in battles.
On the other hand, Li Jian's enthusiasm for setting aside his soldiers was relatively not that high.
Then there is nothing more to say. In terms of military merit, Chen Duan was promoted to the rank of Black-armored Military Academy Lieutenant.
As soon as the barb arrived, Shen Bing asked Wei Yao to distribute it and install it on the wolf trap immediately. After all, this was a battlefield, and more preparations meant more opportunities, and Shen Bing did not dare to slack off.
In fact, Shen Bing was a little nervous.
Because this was the first time he led troops to fight independently.
To be precise, it was the first time he led tens of thousands of troops into battle.
This was completely different from the previous water battle involving 3,000 men of the Black Armored Army.
During the water battle, Shen Bing was well-prepared. He had both a wheeled warship and a pole-beater. If he really couldn't defeat him, it would not be a problem to escape with the speed of the wheeled warship.
Now the Liang Army is an infantry force, and there are 70,000 of them... If you are not careful, tens of thousands of people will be killed or injured. It is difficult for outsiders to understand this psychological pressure.
After Wei Yao distributed the wolves, he handed them over and asked Shen Bing:
"Lieutenant General, there are no bamboos in the forest nearby."
"Many soldiers can no longer find bamboo replacements..."
Shen Bing couldn't help but wonder:
“Why do we need to replace moso bamboo?”
Wei Wei replied:
"Bamboo leaves will wither and fall in just two days. If they are not replaced, how can they have a covering effect..."
A black line appeared on Shen Bing's face:
"The bamboo leaves are just for cover. Hanging some strips of cloth or hemp rope is not a bad idea."
Wei Wei said "Oh" with his mouth half open, it was really true when he thought about it.
Especially the hemp rope, maybe it can have a better blocking effect, but Da Liangjun has been changing Hsinchu frequently these days...
Shen Bing's attention was not here, he asked:
"Is there a forest nearby?"
Wei Wei replied:
"Exactly, it's about five miles to the west."
Shen Bing ordered:
"Send more spies to investigate in case the Chu soldiers ambush."
Wei Wei asked puzzledly:
"Vice general, the Chu army is making frequent moves on the east bank, but I'm afraid it won't be on the west bank..."
Shen Bing answered without thinking:
"It is precisely in this way that we will be more prepared to attack the West Bank."
"The east bank is strong but the west bank is weak. How could the Chu army miss this opportunity?"
This is very obvious, although Shen Bing does not think that the east bank is strong and the west bank is weak, because if the Mongolian army is really allowed to attack the Daliang army now, the outcome is uncertain.
But at least in the eyes of the Chu army, the Liang Army was just a surrender of the Wei State. The most obvious thing was that it had no armor. So who else would they fight if they didn't fight the Liang Army?
Therefore, the more the Chu army did not cause trouble to the Liang army these days, the more worried Shen Bing became.
Wei Wei didn't dare to object, he just agreed and then went to arrange for the detective to conduct reconnaissance.
In less than half an hour, a loud arrow was heard heading straight towards Yun Xiao, and then Wei Wei hurried into the tent and reported to Shen Bing:
"Lieutenant general, enemy situation has been detected in the direction of the dense forest to the west."
"The reason the spies didn't come back is because the strength of the troops is unknown."
Shen Bing asked:
"How many spies did you send towards the dense forest?"
Wei Wei replied:
"There are exactly five things."
Not one of the fifty men came back, and they only came with a quick shot of a loud arrow. This shows that the size of the enemy army is not small.
Shen Bing immediately ordered without hesitation:
"The whole army is ready for war!"
Wei Wei responded and immediately ordered the horn to be blown.
The soldiers of the Daliang Army came out of their tents one after another at the sound of the trumpet, picked up their equipment, and got into position.
After a while, I heard the sound of "rumbling" drums suddenly sounding in the darkness, followed by the neat steps of the enemy troops, and occasionally the sound of metal armor clashing.
It was Xiang Liang's troops who came.
Xiang Liang originally planned to hold back and stagger Shen Bing's Daliang Army and Mengwu Army before attacking.
But Shen Bing was not fooled.
So Xiang Liang couldn't wait any longer and thought to himself:
"If we attack the west bank during the day, the Mongolian troops on the east bank can provide reinforcements."
"Then it's hard to get reinforcements if you set up an ambush at night."
"If that doesn't work, we can create a suspicious formation on the east bank and make Mengwu think that he is being attacked."
"When Mengwu reacts... I'm afraid the battle on the west bank is over!"
It should be said that Xiang Liang still has some thoughts.
Especially in the dark of night, it is easy for people to be unclear about what is true and what is true, so they dare not act rashly.
Xiang Liang almost mobilized his entire army in this battle:
Ninety thousand men were used to encircle and annihilate Shen Bing's Liang Army.
Another five thousand people formed a large formation on the east bank to deceive the Mongolian military so that they would not easily reinforce the west bank.
There are only 5,000 men garrisoned in Chencheng.
Xiang Liang distributed the 90,000 Chu troops like this:
There were 20,000 ambushes in the front and rear, and 50,000 in the middle.
This is actually to set up a pocket formation to surround Shen Bing's Liang Army on three sides. The only escape route is the Bianhe River behind him.
Xiang Liang thought that as long as the Chu army unexpectedly attacked the Daliang Army from the flank, the Daliang Army would collapse immediately.
Then there was a chase and interception, and then the Liang army jumped into the Bian River in large numbers to escape...