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At this time, the nobles of the Chu Kingdom had the mentality of letting Shouchun be a shield, and everyone hoped that Shouchun's defenders would be as many as possible instead of pinning on the Ruyin line of defense.

Some nobles even hope that after the Qin army has taken Shouchun, they will be unable to attack or are not interested in attacking the nobles of the Chu Kingdom. This is a good thing for the nobles, and they can be kings in their fiefdoms.

After the previous lesson, King Chu Wang naturally understood their thoughts. After thinking about it, he said:

"Ruyin is only two hundred miles away from Shouchun, Ruyin will not be guaranteed if he loses his life in Spring."

"What does this non-guarantee mean?"

"What's more, the cavalry is used for support. What is the use of the cavalry for keeping the city?"

So without hesitation, Zhang Qi immediately ordered Zhang Qi to prepare, not only brought 20,000 cavalry, but also 10,000 chariots.

After the general Zhu Guo got the order, he immediately sent five thousand troops to advance, followed by fifteen thousand horses, ten thousand chariots at the end, and thirty thousand troops marched to Ruyin mightily.

Zhang Qi's arrangement makes sense.

He knew that the battle of Ruyin was not due to lack of troops but not enough time. If the main force of the Qin army hit Ruyin city and not broken the city, it would be a waste of all previous efforts.

So the first batch of five thousand horses brought only three days of dry food and light clothing and went straight to Ruyin to participate in the battle. After that, the fifteen thousand horses carried food and grass, and the chariot soldiers were not used to attack the city as a last resort...

Chariots are different from cavalry.

In this era, most of the cavalry, except for the black armour, were infantry mounted on horses. Siege of the city was their duty.

The chariots are worthy of the name. The biggest feature is heavy armor...Anyway, they rely on wagons to maneuver on the chariots. The armor is heavier and it is not difficult. Why not add some protection?

So the armor, thick armor, leggings, etc. are all available, and even the general armor is not equipped with chariots... The general must also consider the mobility and horse transfer problems, otherwise the battlefield is regarded as a target and cannot be moved. Sad reminded.

The chariots, like modern tanks, pile up armor within the range of horsepower they can withstand, thereby obtaining better protection and impact.

However, this makes it too clumsy in a siege.

And each tank has a driver, a halberd, and an archer.

The driver is good at driving a car, the halberd is good at using long soldiers, and the archer is good at long-range shooting, not suitable for close combat.

Then let them mix together to siege the city?

Or has it been reprogrammed?

Or let them all use bronze swords as swords and shield soldiers?

Wait for a series of problems to appear.

Therefore, Xiang Yancai did not ask for the chariot soldiers who could rush to Ruyin in time and put into battle, but only for the cavalry.

Xiang Yan had this foresight, but Chu Wang, who didn't know how to use soldiers, didn't understand these, so with a big wave of his hand, he sent chariot soldiers who were not suitable for siege.

In fact, if the king of Chu did this, it would be better to use the chariot as a means of transportation and carry 10,000 infantry to Ruyin.

Although Zhang Qi also understood these things, but from his perspective, it was better to have ten thousand chariots than nothing, so he didn't say much.

The distribution of the march by Zhang Qi shows that he understands the art of war and knows how to arrange the march.

In fact, this Qi has been in the Chu army for more than ten years, starting from the five-hundred cavalry lord to the general Zhu Guo...

Although he was able to serve as General Zhuguo because he was deeply trusted by King Chu Chu, who followed him after he came to power, he was considered an experienced veteran.

However, this Qi hadn't considered one thing. His opponent was Shen Bing, who had repeatedly defeated Xiang Yandu, the first general in Chu State.

Zhang Qi and his guards were among the first five thousand people.

According to Zhang Qi's idea, this is going to be a siege, and the Qin army is only a mere 3,000 people, so it must be concentrated in Ruyin and waiting for the Chu army to attack.

So most of these five thousand people are swords and shields, and they carry short axes, hand saws and other tools, so that when they arrive at Ruyin, they can immediately start making siege equipment.

Zhang Qi urged the troops to speed up their journey.

Because he learned from Xiang Yan that the main force of the Qin army might arrive at Ruyin in ten days.

Shouchun is two hundred miles away from Ruyin, and it takes one and a half days for the cavalry to arrive at full speed, and it takes only one day to make siege equipment.

Such an offensive would take two and a half days, and the remaining time was only seven and a half days.

With 30,000 troops, it was not a problem against the three thousand Qin army. What's more, Zhang Qi led the guards of the capital... the source of troops, food and equipment were the best private soldiers.

The problem is that Qin Jun's three thousand people occupy Ruyin.

Rushui travels west from the north gate of the city, bypasses the west gate and returns to the south gate.

That is to say, the three gates of the north, west and south of the city are blocked by Rushui, and the entrance and exit of the city usually rely on a floating bridge and a moat. It can be said that it is more difficult to attack the city from these three gates.

Only the east gate is connected to the landing site.

The reason why the East Gate was connected to the landing site instead of building a moat was not because of the lack of Chu's military and civilian power.

But the east facing Shouchun usually has no enemy to attack... If the enemy attacks from this side, it almost means that Shouchun is no longer protected.

So Ruyin City is extremely difficult for the enemy attacking from the west, but it is very easy to reinforce the enemy from the east.

At the same time, it was possible for Zhang Qi to attack the city from the east.

The issue is……

In this way, the three thousand people of the Qin army can concentrate their forces in the east direction and almost ignore the offensive in the north, west, and south directions.

In other words, only a small amount of troops need to be deployed in other directions to ensure its safety.

So this battle will not be as easy as imagined.

While Zhang Qi was advancing and thinking about how to attack Ruyin, suddenly there was an unusual turbulence of flying birds in the dense forests on both sides.

Zhang Qi was shocked, is there an ambush?

But after another thought, I found it impossible.

The Qin army has no more than 3,000 people. If they are ambushing here, who will guard Ruyin?

Thinking of Zhang Qi, he didn't care too much, thinking that it was the troop that had alarmed Asuka.

However, in the next second he found out that he was wrong, because thick smoke had appeared in the dense forest, long thick smoke, on both sides, and occasionally he could hear the crackling of branches and leaves burning.

Zhang Qi secretly said badly, then shouted:

"There is an ambush! Go out!"

Zhang Qi ordered to "rush out" instead of "retreat" because he knew that the enemy must have blocked the escape route.

Of course, the enemy must have also blocked the way forward, but often more troops are deployed on the way back than the way forward.

Zhang Qi guessed this point correctly.

It was the Black Armored Army who set up an ambush here.

Shen Bing wouldn't be stupid and just stay at Ruyin.

Just kidding, they are cavalry. The advantage of cavalry is that they can move around quickly. Staying in the city is the next strategy. Using offense instead of defense can not only surprise the enemy's morale.

Therefore, Shen Bing only left one thousand people in Ruyin to prepare for defense, and the other two thousand horses continued to "do evil" everywhere in the appearance of Chu Qi.