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The Chu army was defeated in this battle.

The reason was not that the Chu army was inadequate in combat power, nor was it that the Chu general was dull, but that the leader was killed by Wang Ben in the first place, and the whole army was under no command.

On the other hand, it was also late at night that the Chu army guarded the city gate with only more than 800 people, and the rest slept drowsy in the barracks and knew nothing about what happened at the city gate.

As a result, the Qin army easily rushed through the gate and rushed to the barracks to surround the rest of the Chu army.

Shen Bing did not give the Chu army any chance to resist. He gave the order, and the Black Armored Army shot rockets into the camp in batches.

Amidst the screams, the barracks ignited a raging fire.

During this period, soldiers of the Chu army wanted to rush out of the camp door, but the camp door was locked by the black armored military chain.

Shen Bing cannot be blamed for being cruel, but he knows from Wang Ben that these Chu troops are elite.

If they were like other Chu army, then Shen Bing might be able to save them alive.

But they are elite... Then only if they die can Shen Bing be relieved.

The heartbreaking screams in the barracks continued until dawn the next day, and shocked all the people in Ruyin City.

Ruyin is different from the city of Chu previously occupied by the Qin army.

Before the city of Chu, Xiang Yan voluntarily gave up. The people in the city were all old, weak, sick and disabled.

This is not the case in Ruyin, it is the city Xiang Yan intends to defend.

Therefore, Xiang Yan not only did not evacuate the people, but also because of the large number of people being evacuated from the west of Rushui and the construction of fortifications was required for the Rushui line, there were many young people.

This is also another defense method used by Xiang Yan. These young men can be used to transport, build fortifications, or repair city walls, etc. If they are insufficient in wartime, they can be armed.

For this reason, Xiang Yan also stored a large amount of food and equipment in Ruyin.

So that Shen Bing took people to the warehouse to take a look. Everyone was stunned. The piles of grain, various armors, swords, and bows and crossbows were countless, especially the bundles of arrows, all piled up. More than ten warehouses.

Chen Duan couldn't help but slap his tongue:

"But Chu Jun plans to stay here for a few years?"

Chen Duan only said that this was a joke, but he didn't know that he was actually telling the truth.

Xiang Yan originally planned to stay here for a few years.

Didn’t Jimo fight for a few years?It is not surprising that Xiang Yan has a long-term plan in Ruyin.

What's more, Ruyin is not a city, but to use it as a stronghold to support a line of defense against Rushui, which requires far more food, grass and equipment than a city.

So from Shouchun, as well as from the nobles of Chu Kingdom, the supplies were shipped from all directions and stored in the two cities of Ruyin and Chengfu.

Xiang Yan even asked the two cities to have the ability to build arrows and swords:

There are iron ore, iron smelting furnace, and blacksmith in the city, and then you can make all kinds of arrow clusters and weapons, especially arrows.

Arrows are the most needed to defend the city, and arrows are the most expensive one.

Ruyin City has thick walls, and the Chu army only needs to take advantage of the geographical position and shoot down arrows... this battle will be half won.

The Rushui line also needs a lot of arrows. As long as there are enough crossbowmen and trebuchets on the river bank, not only will the enemy be able to attack.

Wang Ben smiled bitterly:

"It's a sigh that I want to bring more equipment and food along the way, but I don't want Ruyin but it is piled up like a mountain..."

Chen Duan smiled and said:

"It's Xiang Yan that should be even more lamented!"

"He never thought that all the supplies he had put in his mind would fall into my hands!"

The soldiers all around immediately burst into laughter.

Shen Bing didn't say much, he only confessed:

"People are laying firewood around the warehouse and guarding them strictly."

"If you can't hold the city, these supplies can no longer fall into the hands of the Chu army."

Everyone rushed to answer.

This is why it goes without saying that occupying Ruyin is only the first step.

Next, Ruyin's throat was occupied by the Qin Army, so would the Chu Army give up?

This is related to the relationship between Rushui Line and Shouchun, the capital city of Chu State. How about if it is controlled by the Black Armor?

Therefore, the Chu Jun will definitely hope to retake it before the main force of the Qin Army hits Ruyin, at any cost.

This is also one of the reasons why Shen Bing was ruthless and refused to give Chu soldiers a living in the city.

The Black Armored Army is about to be besieged by the Chu army, isn't it a disaster to keep those Chu soldiers in the city?

In fact, it is not just those Chu soldiers, but also the tens of thousands of Chu people in the city.

The number of these people is more than 100,000...This is still the number of people who have sent a lot of labor to transport and build fortifications.

And the Black Armored Army has only three thousand people. If these more than 100,000 people reversed at the same time, just an unarmed charge could flood the Black Armored Army.

However, the reason why the people are the people rather than the army is that they are not organized or united.

So it's not even more than 100,000 to 3,000.

Shen Bing was worried that these more than 100,000 people would rebel internally when the Chu Army attacked the city. At that time, whether it was a major or a small one, the three thousand people in the Black Armed Forces would face internal and external difficulties.

After thinking about it for a while, Shen Bing opened Simon and shouted to the people:

"The battle between Qin and Chu has nothing to do with civilians. There may be a big battle in this city that is not a long-term place. You can wait to escape from the city!"

What Shen Bing said was also the truth. As long as everyone knew that Ruyin would become the key to Qin Chu's fight, it would be arrows and stone bullets, and the city would definitely not be a safe place.

At this time, Shen Bing was willing to let them go again, and they would be reluctant to do so. After a little tidying up, they took the grain out of the city in groups.

Even the old and the weak were also taken away, because Shen Bing put down a sentence, if he left the old and the weak in the city, the neighbors would also leave their heads.

Where Chu Min dared to say more, helping the old and the young quickly moved Ruyin into an empty city.

In this way, the Black Army does not need to worry about threats from within.

Shen Bing also considered opening the west gate instead of the east gate...

The people are actually the foundation of the army and the country. The army and wealth actually come from the people. Therefore, a small country with a small population has no right to speak. It is destined to be the pawn of the great powers.

Shen Bing didn't know the truth, so these tens of thousands of people couldn't give it to the Chu country for nothing and let them take it back to become a resistance and obstacle to the Qin army's dominance of the six countries.

Shen Bing opened the west gate, which meant that these Chu people could only go to the west of Rushui.

To the west is the place where the Qin army attacked and the Chu army retreated. At this time, Yang Duanhe stepped up the attack on the front and could reach Ruyin in a few days.

These Chu people may be able to cross the Rushui River and return to the East Bank, but at this time, if the Chu army heard that Ruyin had been occupied by the Qin army, it would be a mess.

Then, in order to avoid falling into the siege, the Chu army will transport the material army to the east bank of Rushui... At that time, the Chu army will have no time to transport the Chu people, especially the Chu people still have more than 100,000.

Therefore, these Chu people will eventually become Da Qin people.