Regarding Chencheng's grain and grass, only Shen Bing knew the true situation.
Who made the soldiers stationed in Chencheng all Daliang Army?
As for whether he lied about the military situation... Shen Bing believes that Yang Duanhe will understand if he explains it a little later.
In fact, from Yang Duanhe's perspective, the most important thing is to be able to break through Ruyin's defense line, and everything else is just a small detail.
At this time, Yang Duanhe thought that the food and grass had really been burned, so he had to order the entire army to withdraw.
On the other side, Xiang Yan was still confused when he saw the Qin army retreating.
The Qin army had obviously solved the supply line problem and built a walled city outside the city. They even built a trebuchet, but they suddenly withdrew...
The first thing Xiang Yan thought was that this was a trap set by the Qin army to induce the Chu army to fight.
Therefore, Xiang Yan remained stationary and watched the Qin army retreat.
In fact, there is another reason why Xiang Yan does not dare to go to war.
Chariots and cavalry are generally used to pursue the enemy, because only these two units are fast enough to catch up with the enemy and pursue them one after another.
Among them, chariots have higher requirements on roads, and they are not suitable for driving if they are slightly rough.
The cavalry can gallop across various terrains.
The question is...how can the cavalry chariot dare to pursue the enemy when the black armored army is there?
If one is not good enough, he will become the prey instead of chasing the enemy. Wouldn't it be a joke?
In addition, the situation was unclear, so the cautious Xiang Yan preferred to stay in the city.
It wasn't until three hours later that it was already dark that someone came to report:
"General, the Zhao family has sent people to report that Lord Changping staged an attack in Chencheng and burned down a large amount of Qin army's grain and grass."
"The Qin army retreated because of this."
Xiang Yanteng jumped up from the ground and asked:
"Is this true?"
The messenger replied:
"It's absolutely true, I have met Lord Changping."
"They were accompanied by more than 3,000 Chu people who were involved in the rebellion. They robbed dozens of grain-carrying ships along the way and sailed down the river into the Chu territory!"
Xiang Yan's originally frowning brow relaxed instantly:
"What a good Lord Changping, it's just the right time to do something."
"It is God who has helped me, the great Chu. The Qin army was destined to be defeated like this."
"Come here, send the order, and we will immediately form an army to pursue you!"
As soon as the Chu army's horn was blown, they launched a pursuit all night long.
However, it was said to be a pursuit, but it was carefully following the Qin army all the way to regain the city.
Especially during the day, Chu Qi usually only dared to step forward after confirming that the main force had arrived... They were frightened by the black-armored army.
In fact, the Black Armored Army only has more than 3,000 people, but the defense line from Ruyin to Chengfu is more than 200 miles long. No matter how many Black Armored Army there are, they can't take care of them all.
Shen Bing was waiting in Taocheng.
Taocheng was the place where the Qin army's supplies came ashore. If the Qin army wanted to ensure that their supplies came, they would naturally have to retreat on both sides of the Shah River as they came.
Otherwise, if the river channel is cut off, it will not be a retreat but a retreat.
Shen Bing waited for three days before Yang Duanhe arrived.
This is the point of Yang Duanhe's poise. Retreating is not like turning around and running away as quickly as imagined.
If this is the case, it will be easy for the enemy to chase you all the way without being able to fight back.
The retreat should be organized into several teams, and then retreat in an orderly manner covering each other, so the speed will be slower and the time will naturally be longer.
When Yang Duanhe saw Shen Bing, he shook his head and sighed:
"Man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation. Who would have thought that Lord Changping would rebel against Qin at this time!"
"This guy is hateful, but I have made a mistake."
Shen Bing stepped forward and comforted:
"What the general said is that maybe the Chu Kingdom should not die."
"But I have something to report to you, General..."
Yang Duanhe understood, drove away the guards, and said with a wry smile:
"Do you still have a strategy to defeat the enemy?"
"With this situation now, not even gods can save the situation."
Shen Bing cupped his hands and said:
"My subordinates think this is not the case."
"Now the situation is favorable to our army, and the Chu army is about to be destroyed!"
Yang Duanhe couldn't help but wonder:
"Our army's food and grass have been burned, and the Chu army has counterattacked with all its troops. How can it still be beneficial to our army?"
Shen Bing handed a roll of paper to Yang Duanhe and said:
"This is a secret message from Chencheng guard general Wang He."
"He has followed the orders of his subordinates and moved the grain to another location before the granary was burned."
Yang Duanhe's eyes lit up instantly:
"So...the food and grass were not burned?"
Shen Bing replied:
"Not burned."
Yang Duanhe asked again:
"Then why..."
The next second, a smile appeared on Yang Duanhe's face, he nodded frequently at Shen Bing and said:
"Wonderful, wonderful idea!"
"The fake grain and grass were burned to attract the Chu army to pursue them. This is to lure snakes out of their holes!"
After a pause, Yang Duanhe looked at Shen Bing in shock:
"But you have already guessed that Lord Changping would rebel?"
Shen Bing replied:
"Exactly, that's why my subordinates used this to lure the Chu soldiers to attack."
Shen Bing did not say anything about the secret conspiracy between him and Lord Changping.
This is not a trivial matter. If word spreads or Lord Changping refuses to surrender, Shen Bing will be in trouble.
Yang Duanhe sighed:
"I admire the deputy general's foresight and foresight."
"I also said that it will take several months to attack Ru River and consume more than half of the troops before we can win."
"Unexpectedly, the lieutenant has already set up a series of clever schemes."
"With the deputy general here, how can the Chu army survive?"
Then thinking about it again, Yang Duanhe frowned and said:
"But Xiang Yan is extremely cautious."
"This time the Chu army is only pursuing from a distance. If our army stops, I'm afraid..."
Shen Bing knew what Yang Duanhe was worried about.
The purpose of luring the enemy out of the city like this is to eliminate the enemy's vitality.
However, in order to eliminate the enemy's effective strength, the enemy must first advance rashly. Only by advancing rashly can it be possible to counter-encircle its main force and kill a large number of people.
However, Xiang Yan not only did not "advance" but was very cautious. The Qin army took one step back and he followed, then took another step back and followed again, and he still set up a defensive posture...
It is conceivable that as soon as the Qin army counterattacks, Xiang Yan will lead his troops to retreat wildly, and even retreat to the Rushui defense line again. Will it be in vain to lure the snake out of the cave?
But of course Shen Bing also thought of this, so he pointed at the map and spoke to Yang Duanhe in a low voice.
The more Yang Duanhe listened, the more frightened he became. He secretly thought that this battle was all planned by Shen Bing. Although he, the general, commanded an army of more than 200,000 to coordinate the overall situation, he was actually just a pawn in Shen Bing's hands.
Xiang Yan on the other side was not aware of this at all. He led his troops and followed the Qin army step by step to regain Chu.
When they arrived at Taocheng, they divided their troops into two groups and marched up the river.
Because the Chu army also needed the Shahe River to transport supplies, the river was no longer closed at this time.
Xiang Yan was secretly glad in her heart. If it hadn't been for Lord Changping's genius on this trip, the Chu army would have been in a tough battle even if they were able to hold Rushui's defense line.
Now he can win so easily.
On the other hand, the nobles of Chu State have become more united because of this... At least for now, the nobles have more than 100,000 soldiers in Xiang Yan's hands, and it will not be so easy to get them back.
So it can really be said that it was the national destiny of Chu State.
What Xiang Yan didn't expect was that he had just stepped into Shen Bing's trap.