After returning from Changpingjun, Shen Bing went to report to Mengwu.
But of course it's not just reports.
Shen Bing briefly talked about the situation of Lord Changping...of course he picked it up, and then asked Meng Wu for instructions:
"General, the Daliang Army is not well-equipped and weak in combat capability. My subordinates believe that the city in the rear should be handed over to the Daliang Army for garrison."
Meng Wu felt extremely comfortable after hearing this.
The reason was that he led 100,000 Qin troops to fight along the east bank of the Bian River. Although the journey was hard, the results were few.
However, the Daliang Army led by Shen Bing defeated the Chu Army in a battle the night before, injuring more than 30,000 enemies, and the Daliang Army itself suffered no more than a thousand casualties.
This casualty ratio is very rare even for the always conceited Qin Army.
This made Meng Wu very depressed. In fact, not only Meng Wu, but also the soldiers of the Qin Army were quite unhappy.
But at this time, Shen Bing took the initiative to admit that the Daliang Army was weak and volunteered to defend the city, which naturally made Meng Wu very happy.
So Meng Wu agreed without thinking:
"That makes sense."
"However, the deputy general must guard against the Liang Army..."
Although Meng Wu didn't finish what he said, Shen Bing understood it clearly.
Meng Wu could not trust the Daliang Army, and was worried that the Daliang Army would cause chaos in the rear.
Shen Bing quickly replied:
"General, don't worry, this Liang army is a surrender of Wei State, and Chencheng is already a city of Chu State."
"If the Liang Army rebels, they will not be supported by the people of Chu."
"What's more, the people in Chencheng are all old, weak, sick and disabled. The Liang army would not be so stupid that they would take over Chencheng and cause chaos."
"My subordinates guarantee with their heads that the Liang army will not dare to make mistakes."
Whether a city has vitality and value, in addition to troops and food and grass, another very important thing is the people.
It can be said that the people in Chencheng are almost worthless and are even a burden. If the Liang Army would use them as a base, they would be out of their minds.
Meng Wu thought about it and thought it made sense, so he nodded and said:
"It's so good that I will hand it over to your troops to garrison it."
So Shen Bing left a force of 5,000 men to garrison Chencheng.
In fact, Meng Wu fell into Shen Bing's scheme.
The reason why Shen Bing wanted to garrison Chencheng was because he was worried that Lord Changping would do something bad.
Lord Changping had no more than a hundred men under his command, and the common people were no more than a few thousand old and weak. Even with the people from the villages outside the city who were driven into the city, there were only tens of thousands of them.
With tens of thousands of unarmed people and not yet young and strong, it is not easy for five thousand Qin soldiers.
Although it is said in history that Lord Changping finally managed to escape by taking advantage of the chaos, history has been changed by Shen Bing. What if Lord Changping was caught or killed by the Qin army?
Isn’t Shen Bing’s hard work in vain?
The commander of this five thousand garrison was a captain named Wang He.
Originally, the garrison of 5,000 people could be left to the commander of the military princes. However, considering that Chencheng is located on a transportation thoroughfare and is the forward base for the Qin army to attack the Chu state. There will be a large amount of armaments and grain and grass here, which will be cumbersome to enter and exit, so it was assigned Got a captain.
Regarding this Wang He, Shen Bing also asked Wei Wei about it, and found out that this man had been Wei Wei's personal guard and was very loyal to him, so Shen Bing dared to use him.
Shen Bing found Wang He, dismissed the guards around him, and asked:
"Does Captain Wang know the importance of garrisoning Chencheng?"
Wang He quickly replied:
"My subordinates know that Chencheng is an important supply area in the rear of our army."
"Don't worry, Lieutenant General, my subordinates will go all out to ensure that Chen City is not lost."
Shen Bing nodded, then lowered his voice and said:
"This time I am stationed in Chencheng. What I want is not that Chencheng is not lost, but that Chencheng is lost."
Wang He didn't understand when he heard:
"Vice general, this..."
Shen Bing made it clear:
"In a few days, the Chu people in the city may cause chaos."
"Captain Wang must remember that there is no need to kill them all. You can just let the Chu people leave the city."
"You only need to transfer the food and grass to other places in advance, causing heavy losses to the Chu army. Do you understand?"
Wang He was not a fool. He still didn't understand why he was talking about this job. He nodded and replied:
"I understand, Lieutenant General, I can rest assured that I will definitely handle this matter."
Shen Bing nodded with satisfaction.
The reason why he did not say it was Lord Changping was because he was not sure whether he would surrender after becoming the Queen of Chu.
If Lord Changping does not surrender and Shen Bing decides to let Lord Changping go, then Ying Zheng will find out and he will not be able to escape even if he jumps into the Yellow River.
But if it is not specified that the surname is Changping Jun, it can be said that he expected that the "Chu people" would cause chaos and took advantage of the plan.
Although this can't be completely eliminated, at least there is an excuse.
If Lord Changping surrendered in the end, there would be nothing to say. Even if Ying Zheng knew the ins and outs of the whole thing, he would only have merit.
After Chen Cheng made arrangements, the army set out again.
After all, soldiers are valuable and fast, and the sooner they arrive at the Chu army's defense line, the shorter the preparation time left for the Chu army.
The troops sent from Chencheng were still divided into two groups:
Meng Wu led the Qin army straight to Chengfu, while Shen Bing led the Liang army and marched slowly behind.
The reason why they marched in this way is that the Qin army led by Meng Wu was more powerful...
At least Shen Bing is willing to think so.
What's wrong with having fewer battles and less danger?
What kind of military glory are you fighting for?
Isn’t it good to be alive?
Meng Wu didn't think so, so he was happy to lead his troops first.
In this way, Mengwu's 100,000 troops can rush to the Chu army's defense line first and put more pressure on the Chu army.
Shen Bing's troops, on the other hand, moved forward while clearing river channels, and then searched and occupied important villages and cities along the way.
The river is of course a top priority in this battle, because food and reinforcements can be transported down the river.
Therefore, the cities occupied by Shen Bing were usually those along rivers or at the intersections of rivers.
These are nothing. Although the wooden stakes and iron chains blocking the river are indeed annoying, they are not difficult for tens of thousands of Liangjun and Heijiajun.
The difficulty is...the Liang Army occupied and garrisoned like this all the way, and the number of more than 70,000 people turned into 50,000 people, and it is still decreasing.
Wei Wei became a little worried when he saw this:
"Vice general, the Daliang Army is already lacking in strength."
"At this time, they dispersed to garrison in various places. When they got to Ruyin City, I was afraid that there were only 30,000 people left."
"How can we attack the city then?"
Shen Bing replied:
"Of course there won't be only 30,000 people like me at Ruyin City."
"Our first task is to clear the river. Then the general will lead one hundred thousand people down the river and attack the city with our army."
Wei Wei responded and stopped talking.
In fact, Wei Wei was a little unhappy. He also thought that the Liang Army could make more military exploits this time so that they could be equipped with armor after being promoted to the rank of nobility. Who would have thought that this battle was used to clear rivers and secure supply lines.
If it hadn't been for the night attack by the Chu army before, I would probably not even be able to touch the main force of the Chu army in this battle.
Shen Bing couldn't help but smile to himself when he saw Wei Wei's loss. Wei Wei seemed to have been assimilated by the Qin army's military merit system and became eager for success and warlike.