It is reasonable for Yang Duanhe to allocate troops like this.
The Qin army used to attack Chu totaled 270,000 men.
One hundred thousand of them were the Qin Army led by Yang Duanhe, another 100,000 were the Qin Army led by Meng Wu, and the remaining 70,000 were the Daliang Army led by Shen Bing.
Of the three armies, there is no doubt that the Daliang Army led by Shen Bing is the weakest, even if the Daliang Army has a wolf and a mandarin duck formation, it is no exception.
In particular, the wolf bamboo is more suitable for field battles. When it comes to siege... holding this bamboo with branches and leaves, I am afraid that I will not even be able to climb the siege ladder.
In addition, the Daliang Army did not have armor, so its defense was reduced by another point.
So without thinking too much, Meng Wu attacked Chengfu, while the main force led by Yang Duanhe attacked Ruyin.
Shen Bing's Liang Army was naturally used on the second line.
However, no one knew that Shen Bing actually had another plan in mind.
In this plan, the Daliang Army and the Black Armor Army are the protagonists.
On Xiang Yan's side, he finally managed to pull the Caozhou soldiers back to the defensive line before the Mengwu army arrived at Chengfu.
On the other side, 8,000 soldiers and 10,000 naval troops from Jiangdong also arrived in time. Xiang Yan immediately set out to set up a defense line on the Ru River.
Ruyin is in the south and father is in the north. The two cities are more than two hundred miles apart. They are connected by the Ru River and form a natural barrier to the west of Shouchun to block the Qin army.
As soon as Xiang Yan arrived at Chengfu, he immediately carried out reforms in the navy.
He said to Xiang Bo who was leading the army:
"All warships should be equipped with shooting poles and seize the time to train. They must learn to use them within a few days."
"In addition, add crossbowmen and trebuchets on the east bank of Ru River. The counterweight trebuchets used by the Qin army!"
Uncle Xiang responded and anxiously led people to arrange the arrangements.
There is no problem with Xiang Yan's arrangement.
The loophole in this line of defense is neither Ruyin nor Chengfu.
Because the cities of Ruyin and Chengfu have been managed by the Chu State for decades and have become as solid as a rock, not to mention that the Chu army is still stronger than the Qin army and has more room for maneuver.
As mentioned before, the Qin army must have insufficient troops to occupy the city all the way.
Xiang Yan even prepared a cavalry army of tens of thousands, ready to raid the Qin army's supply lines at any time.
In this case, the Qin army will either attack Ruyin or Chengfu to the death, and it will definitely end with losing troops and generals...
The two cities of Ruyin and Chengfu are different from other cities. Both of them use Ru River as a moat. If the Qin army wanted to attack the city, they had to cross Ru River.
In this way, not only is it difficult to deploy the troops, but it is also very easy for the Chu army to counterattack.
Xiang Yan also considered whether the Qin army would flood the two cities like flooding the beams.
But this is almost impossible, because the upper reaches of the Ru River are in the hands of the Chu army, and the Qin army cannot build embankments to store water.
On the other hand, the Chu army's two cities could reinforce and protect each other along the waterway.
Therefore, the only thing the Chu army has to worry about is that the Qin army uses its invincible navy, that is, Shen Bing's black armored army, to break through Ru River, cut off the connection between the two cities, and then defeat them one by one.
This is also the reason why Xiang Yan transferred 10,000 naval troops from Jiangdong.
This 10,000-strong naval force is not comparable to Chu's 10,000-strong naval force, and its warships are equipped with shooting poles. In addition, there are a large number of trebuchets and crossbowmen covering the shore, so the black-armored navy is useless. land.
What Xiang Yan is considering is really what it is.
The black-armored navy is more suitable for water battles, where two navy armies face off.
Even if the Jiangdong navy goes into battle, they may not be able to get a good deal because the black armored army has wheeled warships.
The advantage of wheeled warships is that they are fast, and speed can often determine victory or defeat on the battlefield.
Because from the perspective of relative motion, if one party is faster and the other is slower, it can almost be considered that after the difference between the two speeds, the slower party is stationary.
Therefore, if the speed is slow, the enemy can only be passively attacked. At that time, the wheeled warship can flexibly go around the blind spot at the back of the Chu army's warship and then get closer to launch an attack.
The problem is that the Chu army also deployed trebuchets and crossbowmen on the shore... As soon as the wheeled warship enters its range, it will be attacked from all directions.
This is not so much a water battle as a beach landing battle.
Therefore, even Shen Bing's black-armored army and the wheeled warships would not be able to do anything good.
Fortunately, Shen Bing had no intention of doing this from the beginning.
At this time, Xiang Liang had stationed his troops in Rushui, and then ordered Qingqi to go to Shouchun to report the battle situation in person.
This is Xiang Yan's order.
Normally, generals are not allowed to leave their base before a battle, but Xiang Yan had no choice but to do so.
Because the internal opinions of the Chu State were not unified at this time, the nobles still fought on their own and refused to send troops.
Xiang Yan sent Xiang Liang to Shouchun just to convince the nobles and give them some sense of crisis.
Xiang Yan made this move carefully, because Xiang Liang had been defeated in a battle, and even had an arrow wound on his right arm... He was injured and bloody all the way to the palace. The urgency of war.
Xiang Liang reported to King Chu of Chu among the neatly dressed ministers:
"Your Majesty, the general has sent the last few generals back to report: Because all the armies in Huainan have not yet arrived, they cannot all return to the meeting."
"I dare you to ask your Majesty to immediately send powerful ministers to send grain and grass to Ruyin and Chengfu."
"And focus on planning a large army of weapons and arrows!"
King Chu asked nervously:
"It is heard...that our army will lose the battle first?"
Xiang Liang didn't shy away, and answered generously:
"Exactly, the last general led his troops to sneak attack the Qin army at night."
"I didn't want the Qin army to form a bamboo formation to block my offensive. Our army lost more than 30,000 people."
These words immediately caused a commotion in the palace, and the nobles turned pale.
They knew Liang's ability. All Xiang's children were good at using troops, and Xiang Liang was the best among them. This was why Xiang Yan ordered Xiang Liang to garrison alone in the important area of Chencheng.
However, Xiang Liang led his troops to sneak attack the Qin army, and he actually allowed the Qin army to return with a heavy defeat... How powerful was this Qin army?
Xiang Liang did not elaborate on the reasons, let alone defend himself.
In fact, this was what Xiang Yan told him, just to scare them.
The original thoughts of the nobles were still: Maybe Xiang Yan and the three hundred thousand troops led by the King of Chu could stop the Qin army, and then they nobles could enjoy the results without spending a single soldier.
This can not only retreat from Qin but also weaken the power of the king, so why not do it?
But now I heard that Xiang Liang had lost 30,000 troops in just one battle. Wouldn't the 300,000 troops be used up in a few days?
Then they surrounded Shouchun and attacked their own territory?
Is this okay?
We can’t even think of sending troops!
So the nobles exchanged glances with each other, and Zhao Shi took the lead and asked:
"I wonder what the general's strategy is for resisting Qin?"
Xiang Liang replied:
"The war is still being planned and must be based on the movements of the Qin army..."
Zhao Shi was surprised again:
"A strong enemy is approaching the country's gate, but the battlefield strategy is 'still being planned'?"
Xiang Liang replied coldly:
"Our army is short of arrows and food, so how can we plan in advance?"
After asking this question, all the ministers were speechless.