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As soon as Shen Bing walked into the handsome account, he heard Yang Duanhe say:

"The Mengwu army was defeated and the Chu army used cavalry to attack the rear of the Mengwu army and cut off its grain."

"Our supply team was robbed, and the Mengwu Army is retreating to Ruyin."

Shen Bing asked in surprise:

"Why is this?"

Yang Duanhe answered:

"Mengwu rushed forward and attacked the father of the city. The city in the rear did not send troops to garrison, and divided the troops to attack Rushui.

"Yesterday the Mongolian army was second to Rushui and defeated, and then the Chu army took advantage of the momentum to counterattack."

"At this time, Meng Wu realized that the grain, grass, and arrows were exhausted, and the rear grain road was broken again..."

Needless to say the next thing.

The breaking of the food passage is a major event. In the absence of food, it takes only one day to become hungry and weak to fight.

Of course, this is not the case for the 100,000 army.

The reason is that there is usually a stock of grain in the army. Once there is a grain and grass crisis, it will be supplied in a limited amount. The grain that can supply the whole army for one day is enough for two or even three days, but the whole army is half hungry and half full, which will naturally affect morale. .

Shen Bing didn't think much, and said:

"We should immediately reinforce the Mongolian military."

Yang Duanhe immediately turned his attention to Shen Bing.

Shen Bing immediately understood what Yang Duanhe meant:

"The general is saying to reinforce the Mongolian military with the Liang army?"

"The subordinates are not rebellious, but the beam army marches slowly, I'm afraid..."

Yang Duanhe answered:

"So the Black Armour is needed."

At this point, Shen Bing had nothing to say.

To rush for reinforcements must have cavalry, and the Qin army is mostly infantry, and there are few cavalry.

For example, Yang Duan and the Army of One Hundred Thousand had fewer than 10,000 cavalry.

These ten thousand people are mainly used for reconnaissance and emergency use. For example, the rear of the Qin army is suddenly attacked by the enemy, and the infantry will not be able to catch it for a while, so the cavalry will be sent for reinforcement.

Yang Duanhe explained:

"I am worried that this is the Chu army's plan to adjust the tiger away from the mountain, so that the main cavalry will not move for the time being."

"If you only use infantry as reinforcements, I'm afraid it will be too late."

"So first the Black Armored Army rescued, and then 30,000 Liang Army followed up."

Although Shen Bing was not very happy, he had to admit that this was the best solution.

The reason is that if Yang Duanhe’s cavalry infantry is sent to reinforce and the Black Armored Army and the Liang Army remain in Ruyin, there will be problems of coordination and poor command.

This problem was particularly prominent in ancient times. For example, the Black Armored Army and Yang Duanhe’s Hanoi soldiers belonged to two command systems. Not to mention the different command styles, intelligence sharing and ordering were both troublesome.

However, both the Black Armored Army and the Liang Army were commanded by Shen Bing to reinforce the city father, which would save a lot of trouble.

Shen Bing had to reply:

"The subordinates will prepare now and set off in an hour."

What the Liang Army and the Black Armored Army need to prepare is actually only food and grass, and the food and grass they need plus the food and grass for the Mongolian military.

If there is no food and grass, going for reinforcements is empty talk, because what the Mengwu army lacks is not people but food.

So what the 30,000 Liang army carried with the army was carts of grain.

It is conceivable that this could easily become the offensive target of the Chu army.

Before leaving, Shen Bing summoned Wei Wei and Chen Duan for a meeting to discuss how to march.

Wei Wei and Chen Duan are very close to each other. You said in a word:

"Clothes and horses are mixed into one army."

"A thousand black armies are in front, one thousand escorts on each side."

"And send out spies everywhere, once the enemy is detected and gather the troops to fight!"

This is the traditional way of marching, and all countries do this, using cavalry as the eyes and ears of infantry and emergency forces.

But Shen Bing did not speak.

Wei Wei couldn't help but asked in confusion:

"What does the lieutenant think is wrong?"

Shen Bing replied:

"Xiang Yan is an extraordinary person, he will surely guess that our army will go to the city father for reinforcements."

"And Rushui is controlled by the Chu army, and the Chu army can cross Rushui at any time to contain our army."

Chen Duan said:

"But the deputy, if the Chu army crosses Rushui, wouldn't it be under the attack of our army and the Mengwu army?"

Shen Bing replied:

"That's why it is containment."

"They can withdraw from Rushui to the east bank at any time."

Wei Wei nodded:

"By doing this, the Chu army can do everything in its power to consume our army's strength and morale, and prevent the Mongolian army from regaining its strength and counterattacking the city.

Shen Bing continued:

"And it's not hard to guess that the Chu army sent Rushui to the cavalry."

"And the number may be quite a lot."

Wei Wei and Chen Duan nodded one after another.

Shen Bing's guesses are reasonable.

Only the faster cavalry can play a role as a lead, such as maneuvering to a certain place to prepare for battle, and suddenly running out of sight when the enemy is ready for formation, or setting ambush somewhere in front...

It is difficult for infantry to do this.

The reason why Shen Bing also believes that there are a lot of cavalry is because if the number of cavalry is small, for example, only two thousand are sent, then only the Black Armored Army is required to go to the battle. Not much effect.

Therefore, if the cavalry of the Chu army can play a "containment" role, the first thing is to be able to suppress the black armor.

To fight against the Qin army with the combat power of the Chu army, if you are sure to suppress it, you must double or even triple the strength.

Shen Bing asked:

"Can the Chu State Cavalry Army ride and shoot?"

Wei Wei and Chen Duan shook their heads in unison.

Chen Duan said with certainty:

"Wei and Chu have frictions from time to time, so we are very familiar with Chu cavalry."

"It's just like me, and most of the riding and shooting are crossbows."

This is the characteristic of the Warring States Period.

Regardless of the time when the Qin attacked the Wei Dynasty, the Chu State Council went to rescue. In fact, there were often large and small wars between the two countries.

Shen Bing said:

"That's great."

"I'm not afraid of Chu riding a crossbow in black armor, but our bow and arrow can hurt the enemy."

"So why don't I wait and ride?"

Wei Wei couldn't help but froze:

"The lieutenant means..."

Shen Bing nodded:

"The black armies are the first to receive the enemy, so that the enemy cannot contain our infantry to transport food."

Chen Duan looked at Shen Bing puzzledly and said:

"Black armored cavalry can ride and shoot. If they fight with the enemy, they can win more with less."

"But the water stretches for hundreds of miles. I don't know where the enemy rides to cross the river. How can I catch the enemy first?"

Shen Bing shook his head and said:

"I don't need to know where the enemy is crossing the river, the enemy will come and look for it."

Upon hearing this, Wei Wei and Chen Duan couldn't help but cast puzzled gazes at Shen Bing again. How could an enemy come by themselves?

Shen Bing said with a smile:

"The Chu army hopes that the grain and grass will not fall into the hands of the Mongolian military forces, and only then can they stop the grain transport team with all their strength."

"But what if the black armored cavalry went northward with hundreds of carriages full of grain and grass?"

Wei Wei and Chen Duan couldn't help but "Oh".

Obviously, the Chu army would not let this batch of grain and grass fall into the hands of the Mongolian military, so they would inevitably send a cavalry to intercept it.

What these Chu State Cavalry troops didn't know was that they were the ones intercepted.