The military situation was urgent, and the Black Armored Army only prepared for half an hour before setting off.
They accompanied the army with two hundred grain trucks.
It's just that only some of the grain trucks actually carry grain, and most of them carry arrows... The Black Armored Army needs a large number of arrows to fight.
Of course, outsiders didn't know what these carriages were transporting, not even the Black Armored Army except Chen Duan.
Before leaving, Chen Duan shouted to his subordinates:
"The Mongolian army is in trouble, we must transport the food and grass to it within two days!"
So how could this be wrong?
Immediately, a spy passed the information to the Chu army.
Xiang Liang did not hesitate after receiving the information, and immediately ordered Xiang Luo to lead the 10,000 cavalry troops who had been prepared to cross the Ru River to prepare for the battle.
This network is the Jiangdong soldiers who have just been reinforced by Jiangdong.
Most of the people from Jiangdong are not good at riding because they live in dense forests with water networks. However, there are always some exceptions. For example, this Luo was born in a horse trader and loves horses as much as his life. The single word "Luo" in his name is the bridle of a horse.
Due to his family background, this Luo has been good at riding since he was a child. As a child of Jiangdong, of course he is also familiar with military books, so it is just right to use him to lead the cavalry.
At this time, Xiang Luo received the order and led his troops across the river in high spirits.
When the people at the ferry were shouting that they were very busy, Xiang Luo and his generals looked at the map and discussed the strategy:
"The enemy's first batch of grain and grass has been escorted northward by the Black Armored Army, with a strength of three thousand."
The general asked in confusion:
"Black armored army? Aren't they navy army?"
Xiang Luo replied:
"They were originally the cavalry of the State of Wei. They were trained as naval forces after Shen Bing took over."
"At this time, it turned into a cavalry army."
The general couldn't help but fell silent after hearing this.
After a while, someone said:
"It is said that the vine armor of the Black Armored Army is almost all over the body. It is not only light but can also block arrows..."
The Chu army was defeated by the Heijia army in Qiancheng, so of course they knew this.
But before he finished speaking, Xiang Luo replied:
"So what?"
"This time it's a mounted battle."
"Furthermore, our army has over 10,000 troops, but the black-armored army only has 3,000 troops."
"Not to mention that the Black Armored Army has to protect the food and grass..."
If there is something that needs to be protected, it is a tie, which will affect the mobility and flexibility of the cavalry.
The generals nodded.
This is indeed different from a water battle, not to mention that a large part of the reason why the Black Armored Army was able to win a water battle was because of its wheeled warships and shooting poles.
Then Xiang Luo deployed a simple strategy against the enemy: setting up an ambush in Ruanqiao Town to meet the enemy.
This strategy may seem simple, but it actually has its merits.
To get to Ruanqiao Town, you must first cross a bridge with hills on both sides of it.
This kind of terrain is very suitable for the Chu army to set up an ambush. Its cavalry can be divided into two groups and hide in the hills, waiting for the enemy to cross the bridge before surrounding them and annihilating them.
If the Qin army wanted to retreat, they would be in an embarrassing situation because there was only one bridge in the rear and they could not withdraw for a while.
The generals accepted the order in excitement, and then led their troops straight to Ruanqiao Town.
However, Xiang Luo underestimated the Qin army. How could he hide such an obvious ambush from the Qin army?
Ruanqiao Town is only more than a hundred miles away from Ruyin, and with the speed of the Black Armor Army, they arrived at the town the next day.
When Chen Duan saw the terrain, he stopped the large army, and then sent several teams of light cavalry to investigate.
These groups of light cavalry didn't need to go up the mountain at all. They just checked around the foot of the mountain and knew there must be an ambush.
The Chu army had tens of thousands of cavalry, and the hoof prints of the cavalry might be covered up, but the horse urine and manure left by the horses passing by could not be completely removed.
The Black Armor Army was formerly the cavalry of the Wei State, and they were also elite cavalry. Of course they knew how to investigate.
Soon these teams of light cavalry returned and reported to Chen Duan:
"Colonel, there are a large number of enemy troops ambushing ahead."
"It should be within the two mountains and forests on the left and right."
Chen Duan nodded and secretly said that the deputy general had indeed made the calculation accurately, and these Chu troops came to the door so quickly.
He looked at the map and ordered:
"The whole army is going up the river. There is a bridge ten miles away on the west side. We will cross the river through this bridge!"
The army responded and turned around.
At this time, Xiang Luo couldn't keep his temper. Not only did the Qin army not be fooled, but they also changed their marching direction. It was obvious that they had seen through the ambush. If they continued like this, wouldn't they just watch them go around?
So he raised his hand and ordered the cavalry to attack.
With a long and thick sound of horns, the Chu cavalry came out from the forest and behind the mountain. They were so densely packed everywhere that Chen Duan's scalp felt numb.
Wang Ben, on the other hand, is not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, and he was even a little excited when he encountered the enemy for the first time.
He immediately asked Chen Duan:
"Colonel Lieutenant, I would like to invite you to fight with the Queen."
However, Chen Duan replied without thinking:
"The whole army advances."
Wang Ben was a little puzzled. If there was no one in the rear... what would happen if the Chu army came up from behind to cover and kill?
Why not use the bridge behind you to block first gear?
Then Wang Ben's eyes lit up and he understood the intention of Chen Duan's order.
This is obviously to lure the enemy to chase. In other words...the purpose of this battle is to find the main force of the Chu Cavalry Army?
The Chu army fell into a trap!
If Shen Bing knew what Wang Ben was thinking, he would probably admire Wang Ben's extraordinary scheming again.
He just listened to Chen Duan's order and deduced all of Shen Bing's intentions, which would be even more difficult than if Shen Bing set up this plan.
Xiang Luo saw that the Qin army did not respond, so he fell into the trap and ordered the cavalry to pursue them from behind. He also sent 5,000 men to intercept the Qin army at a bridge seven miles away.
So the Chu cavalry army immediately divided into two teams.
In ancient times, it was very difficult to take back the troops sent out with this order, especially the cavalry troops rushing to their destination quickly.
This era was no different than modern times where you could just send a telegram. The couriers who delivered orders were also on horseback, and running at full speed was not much faster than the cavalry.
Then, the black-armored army was only halfway forward when they suddenly split into two groups:
One thousand people along the way were walking back with carriages carrying grain and arrows, and two thousand people on the other way were returning to Ruanqiao Town with enough arrows...
As mentioned before, carrying a carriage transporting supplies will indeed be a hindrance.
At that time, only half of the Chu army's cavalry in Ruanqiao Town crossed the bridge. Suddenly, when they saw the black armored army coming back with great momentum, they were thrown into chaos.
Xiang Luo quickly ordered:
"Those who cross the bridge form a formation to fight."
"Those who have not yet crossed the bridge continue to cross the bridge!"
Although Xiang Luo knew that he had fallen into the enemy's plan to divide his troops, he did not panic.
The reason is that Xiang Luo roughly took a look at the strength of the Black Armored Army and found that it should be about 2,000 people.
The Chu army has more than 2,000 cavalrymen who have crossed the bridge. If there is a fight, the outcome is still unknown, not to mention that the Chu army has more troops.
However, Xiang Luo soon realized that he was wrong in the next second.
Because the black-armored army rode horses and passed in front of the Chu soldiers at high speed, all of them bent their bows and arrows on their horses... and then the arrows followed the wind and the inertia of the horses and shot into the Chu army's formation.
The Chu army was immediately turned upside down.
Xiang Luo looked at this scene in surprise... The black-armored army could actually shoot with bows and arrows on horseback?