Daqin Engineers

Taking advantage of his free time, Shen Bing simply ordered some drinks and chatted with Wang Ben.

After a few glasses of wine, Shen Bing’s chat box opened:

"The wise nephew doesn't know anything, whether this cavalry is a navy, just because they are marching quickly?"

"There is a saying that soldiers are very fast. If they are fast, they can surprise them, otherwise they can only be controlled by others."

"I think that this is why my nephew prefers cavalry!"

Wang Ben nodded and said:

"The lieutenant said it was true."

Shen Bing continued:

"So, the Chu army has dense water nets along the Huaihe and Yangtze Rivers, so why can't the cavalry and navy be connected?"

Wang Ben was ashamed in his heart.

Shen Bing was right.

Whether it is a horse or a boat, it is a tool for marching, especially the war horses of this era... After the cavalry arrives on the battlefield, they dismount their horses to fight, and they are only tools rather than equipment.

So there is really not much difference between the two, they are both rapid reaction forces.

Wang Ben was born in a water-scarce area in the northwest, so he despised the navy if he took it for granted.

Shen Bing asked again:

"I wonder if my nephew has any ideas about attacking Chu this time?"

Wang Ben replied:

"Subordinates don't dare to make false statements, but..."

Shen Bing encouraged:

"It doesn't matter if you say it, your lord is a respected person by Shen Bing. If you have anything to say, your nephew will say it, and I don't have to wait.

Wang Ben felt relieved when he heard this.

He always thought that it was Shen Bing and Yang Duanhe who had robbed Wang Jian's position, and his dissatisfaction might also be part of his father.

But at this time, Shen Bing flattered Wang Jian in a timely manner, and Wang Ben's pressure in his heart disappeared.

Wang Ben replied:

"Vice general, this Chu country is different from other countries."

"It has a vast area and many cities, and the Chu army is now defeated and avoided without fighting..."

"If the Chu army retreats all the way to Shouchun in this way, our army's 270,000 troops might not be enough to attack Chu."

Shen Bing nodded in agreement, and secretly said in his heart that Wang Ben was indeed a general, but he had just arrived at the barracks just a few hours before he knew the lifeline of the battle so accurately, this is because Wei Wei and Yang Duanhe did not see through.

In fact, Wang Ben was also reminded by Wang Jian.

When Wang Jian talked with him, he said that if Wang Jian led the army to attack Chu, I was afraid that four hundred thousand would not be enough.

So Wang Ben wondered, why with his father's ability, four hundred thousand troops are not enough?

So when he went south along the Bianhe River, he observed and compared the map all the way, and finally found the reason.

As long as Chu State dared to abandon the city in this battle, the Qin army would be in a dilemma:

From the beam to the capital of Chu State for more than 800 miles, if the Chu army abandoned the Huai River to the north of Shouchun, it would mean that the Qin Army's supply line was more than 800 miles long.

If this is the ordinary eight hundred li, it will only take more than ten days for the infantry, and only seven or eight days for the cavalry. If you go down the Bianhe by land, it will only take three or five days.

This supply line is not long.

But from Chencheng, the gateway to the Chu Kingdom, there are tributaries of the Huai River all the way to the south, and along the river are full of Chu villages and towns... The ancients lived along the river, not only for irrigation, but also for shipping.

Does the Qin Army take advantage of these cities or not?

If it is occupied, such as Chen Cheng, five thousand soldiers will be garrisoned.

Further down are Qicheng, Taikang, and Zhecheng... the cities and cities must be stationed with troops and the villages must be occupied.

This force would cost one hundred thousand for one point, and at that time, there would be only 170,000 soldiers against the Chu army with hundreds of thousands of troops. How could it win?

If you don't occupy these cities and villages, if the Chu army sends cavalry to outflank the defense of the city, it will cut off the Qin army's supply line in minutes.

At that time, the Qin army also had only one way to withdraw.

Shen Bing smiled and replied:

"That's why I need Mr. Changping until I wait."

Wang Ben looked worried and said:

"With Changping Jun stabilize the hearts of the people in the Chu state? I'm afraid..."

Wang Ben didn't dare to say the next thing. After all, Lord Changping was once the minister of Qin, and the rebellion should not be presumptuous, even Wang Ben is no exception.

Shen Bing saw it in his eyes and gave another compliment. This Wang Ben knew the truth about the power of a gun. He knew that the stability of the people's hearts would not help much, even Wang Ben understood that Changping was not reliable...

It's really rare to have such eyesight at a young age.

But how could Shen Bing not know this, it's just that it's not convenient to explain it clearly at this time.

Shen Bing replied:

"Shen Bing will deal with it carefully, my nephew needn't worry about it."

"I'll confess to Captain Chen Duan, and the nephew went to the black armor camp as the two or five hundred masters to command a thousand troops."

"If Xian Nephew is not satisfied, come and talk to Shen Bing at any time."

Wang Ben got up and saluted:

"Thank you, lieutenant, Wang Bending should bravely kill the enemy in return for his favor."

Wang Ben's mentality changed 180 degrees from entering the account to leaving the account.

Before entering the account, he still looked down upon Shen Bing...This is the noble's contempt for the grassroots and the chain of contempt between the classes.

No wonder this happens.

As I said before, the children of nobles are delicious and delicious. They have been trained in military books since they were young, and marching operations are commonplace for them.

The civilians who have not been educated and trained are of course incomparable with them. Even some grassroots who have been promoted to the status of a nobleman with military merits are still embarrassed.

Wang Ben originally thought Shen Bing was one of them.

But after seeing Shen Bing, I discovered that this is not the case.

Not only that, Wang Ben also believed that everything was in Shen Bing's calculations.

At this time, Wang Ben realized that what his father said was right, and Shen Bing was absolutely extraordinary.

Wang Ben even doubted Shen Bing's identity...How could this be the temperament and conversation that a grassroots background can have.

Wang Ben was really skeptical.

Because in Shen Bing's eyes, Wang Ben and these talents are those who are ignorant and ignorant, so naturally there is a self-confidence and aura in conversation, which can suppress Wang Ben's aura.

Shen Bing didn't take this to heart.

At this time, spies came to report:

"Vice general, Chu Jun has abandoned the city and fled since his defeat last night."

"At this time, Chen Cheng is already an empty city!"

"The general ordered you to quickly occupy Chencheng."

Shen Bing nodded.

It was right to occupy Chencheng, which was the forward base for the Qin army to attack Chu.

Moreover, the waterway between Daliang and Chencheng has to be cleared, so that supplies and reinforcements can be transported from the bridge.

These are not big problems.

The problem lies in what Wang Benshi said, whether these cities are stationed or not.

Of course Chen Cheng has to station troops.

Not only to garrison troops, but also to invite Lord Changping.

To be honest, Shen Bing wasn't sure whether Lord Changping was a real drop or a false drop.

At this moment, Lord Changping may be sincere in coming to Qin, but at the moment when Lord Changping becomes the king of Chu holding power in his hands... will he be willing to let go?

Would you be willing to just avoid entering the barbaric land of Jiangdong?

Although knowing that this power cannot be grasped, and even if it continues to be grasped, there is only death, but how many people can clearly realize this?!