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Yan would naturally notify Shouchun of such a big matter through carrier pigeons. If Chu Wang got the news, how could he not send a messenger to inform Ruyin from another direction?

Even Shouchun will send reinforcements to Chengfu and Ruyin.

If the Heijia army waited until dawn and Shouchun notified Ruyin first and even the reinforcements had arrived, wouldn't it be a failure?

When Shen Bing was frowning, he saw Chen Duan come to report:

"Lieutenant General, intercept the two messengers."

"It's not from Bucheng, but from Haocheng."

As he said that, he handed over a roll of bamboo slips, which was requested by Haocheng for grain shortage.

Haocheng is located on the west side of the Rushui line of defense. The empty city left after the retreat of the Qin army, the Chu army will rebuild its defense after recovering it. It is common for troops and labor to need food and grass.

After thinking about it, Shen Bing asked:

"Is the biography brought together?"

Chen Duan was taken aback:

"I never took it, my subordinates thought..."

Shen Bing interrupted Chen Duan and ordered:

"Get the biography immediately, and look for two similar soldiers according to the biography description."

"In addition, forge a letter according to this pattern, and say that it is a messenger from Taocheng."

"The Qin army has counterattacked with all its strength and sent surprise soldiers to attack."

Chen Duan was surprised and said:

"Captain, isn't this..."

Shen Bing didn't explain, but urged:

"Go!"

Chen Duan responded and went to make arrangements.

Wang Ben, who was on the side, could hear it clearly, and secretly praised Shen Bing for being not only smart and scheming, but also good at mind, knowing how to peel off the enemy's vigilance step by step.

If the Chu army in Ruyin knew nothing about the battle situation, and the black armored army dressed as Chu cavalry suddenly appeared at the foot of Ruyin city, it would naturally arouse the suspicion of the Chu army:

"I haven't even received the battle report, and the front line is nearly four hundred miles away from Ruyin. No matter how hard the reinforcements are, they won't be able to reach Ruyin!"

So of course I get suspicious.

But if a messenger is sent first to deliver a false message...

In fact, this cannot be regarded as false information but true information, but it is about "raid soldiers" instead of "cavalry".

There are many possibilities for surprise soldiers. For example, the infantry that broke through the defense line is marching towards Ruyin. It will take at least seven or eight days to calculate the distance, so it is difficult to think of "cavalry".

Then, it was only natural that "reinforcements" appeared in Ruyin.

It is not difficult to arrange for the messenger, and it is easy to find two people of similar size and appearance among 3000 people.

It is not difficult to forge letters. In ancient times, it was just a seal that was used for anti-counterfeiting, and it just took some time.

If there is any difficulty, it is the psychological quality of the two soldiers disguised as messengers... It is not an easy job to sneak into the enemy camp alone, even though it is only to deliver a letter.

However, Chen Duan would take care of it himself. He grew up with soldiers in the army since he was a child, and he knew soldiers very well, so he made preparations soon.

The Chu general stationed at Ruyin City was a military marshal named Qu Zhuo, who came from the Qu family, the second largest family in Chu State.

With Xiang Yan's power, in fact, Jiangdong's children can be scattered and placed in various important positions in the Chu army to control the military power.

The problem is that this is the time when the nobles are showing a tendency to unite. If Xiang Yan does this, the other clans will start to seek their own interests again.

Therefore, Xiang Yan had to show a selfless look and arrange the troops of the nobles in safe, important and powerful positions. Only in this way can the nobles be appeased and let them continue to contribute to the country.

For example, the importance of Ruyin at this time is unquestionable, but it is hundreds of miles behind the front line, so it is safe. A military marshal controls a city and the surrounding supplies, and naturally has a lot of power.

On the other hand, although the two thousand Chu troops located in Ruyin City have only two thousand troops, they are Qu's private soldiers.

As I said before, the private soldiers of the nobles are often the most powerful and best-equipped troops, so Xiang Yan is more at ease with them stationed in Ruyin.

At this time, Qu Zhuo was studying and judging the frontline situation based on the battle report under the oil lamp.

Chu's army has this characteristic. The king's troops and generals are often lazy, while private soldiers and generals are usually talented.

The reason is that the king's army is a "big pot of rice" where it is difficult to find the person responsible for making mistakes, while the private army is a cruel competition mechanism.

Qu Zhuo is one of the talents of the Qu family. Although he is in Ruyin, he can see the overall situation.

At this time, he even had the same worry as Xiang Yan: Qin Jun's defeat seemed too easy.

However, the words of Lord Changping and his party were flawless, so Qu Zhuo had no choice but to believe them.

Just then, I heard someone report:

"Reporting to the Marquis, the Qin army launched a counterattack."

"The general sent someone to send a letter, and the Chu army may send a surprise army to attack Ruyin. Tell me to wait for the army to prepare for the battle, and he will send reinforcements later."

In this way, Qu Zhuo understood:

"Here, this is Qin Jun's plan to lure the snake out of the hole."

"Its ambition is to draw our army out of Rushui and encircle and wipe it out."

Chapter 231 The Thief and the King

Qu Zhuo immediately sent someone to order the soldiers on duty to be vigilant.

He did not prepare his army for war immediately as stated in the letter.

This approach is correct, because military operations require physical strength, especially quasi-weapon warfare.

On the other hand, the Qin army is still hundreds of miles away, and it will take a few days to arrive, so it is unnecessary to wake up the soldiers from sleep at this time, and it will affect the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

So Qu Zhuo just re-planned the defense at the city gate, divided the soldiers into several batches and rotated them in batches.

At this time, another department came to report:

"Reporting to the Marquis, the Jing family sent [-] cavalry troops to help, and they are waiting outside the city at this time."

Jing's fief is in the west, so it is no problem to come to aid from the west.

Coupled with the previous letter, Qu Zhuo took it for granted that this cavalry army was a reinforcement sent by Xiang Yan, so he ordered without thinking:

"Welcome to Kaesong."

Speaking of Qu Zhuo, he called him down to put on the armor for him.

When Qu Zhuo rushed to the city gate with a group of personal guards, Jing's cavalry had entered the city in a neat formation.

The soldiers of the Chu army held torches on both sides of the sub-station and cheered bursts of cheers.

Qu Zhuo felt something was wrong when he saw it from a distance.

The lineup of this cavalry army is strict and not angry or intimidating, and the horses are as quiet as virgins amidst the cheers of the Chu army, and the whole cavalry army still has a chilling murderous aura...

Do Jing's cavalry have this quality?Why never heard of it before?

Thinking about it, Qu Zhuo quickened his pace and dashed forward, feeling a sense of foreboding in his heart, and at the same time regretting that he should have let this team of cavalry in so rashly.

However, the battlefield is like this. If you make a mistake, even if it is just a casual small mistake, you may lose everything and there is no cure.

Qu Zhuo rushed to the front to take a closer look, and confirmed his suspicion.

Under the firelight, he saw that many of the war horses were wounded, and the armor worn by the soldiers was also scratched, and some even had small holes and blood stains from the arrows...

Jing's cavalry had never participated in a battle, so where did these scars and bloodstains come from?

So Qu Zhuo stopped hesitating and shouted:

"They are Qin people, block them and close the city gate!"

The Chu soldiers lined up on both sides couldn't help being stunned, they all stopped their movements and looked at the cavalry in the middle.

Qu Zhuo's guess was right, this cavalry army was Shen Bing's Black Armored Army.

It was Wang Ben and his personal guards who first advanced into the city.

This is Wang Ben's initiative to ask for Ying, and what he said is very reasonable:

"Lieutenant General, the Black Armored Army is good at riding and archery but not good at melee combat."

"If you use the black armor army to enter the city and fight the enemy in close combat, you will use your own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths."

"The subordinates and more than a hundred personal guards are all good at close combat."

"We haven't made any achievements since joining the Black Armor Army. Please be the vanguard in this battle."

Shen Bing was right when he thought about it.

The reason why the Black Armored Army has repeatedly made great achievements is not because they have rich experience or well-trained, but because they have advantages that others do not have... Rattan armor and riding and shooting.

But now, they don't wear rattan armor in order to dress up as Chu soldiers, and they have to fight Chu soldiers in close combat in order to enter the city. Isn't this just using their own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths?

Although this battle of the Black Armored Army can be said to be a sure thing...three thousand Black Armored Army against two thousand Chu Army, and they still caught the Chu Army by surprise, as long as they can enter the city, there is almost no suspense.

The problem is that if the Chu army resists stubbornly, the Heijia army, who is not good at close combat, will suffer heavy casualties.

The Black Armored Army are all soldiers who can ride and shoot for a while, so they can't just be consumed like this.

On the other hand, Wang Ben and his personal guards are the veritable Qin army.

Not to mention Wang Ben's martial arts skills, his personal guards are also the elite of Wang Jian's.

Although they can ride horses, as Wang Ben said, they are actually infantry on horseback. When they enter the battlefield, they have to dismount to fight, so of course they are good at close combat.

So Shen Bing didn't think much about it, and it was ready right away.

However, Shen Bing also confessed:

"Two or five hundred masters must proceed with caution."

"If the enemy is outnumbered, it's okay to retreat for a while, don't be brave and put yourself in danger."

Wang Ben was moved in his heart.

If the general was changed, the only thing he would say would be "not allowed to retreat half a step", how could he be told "don't be brave" like Shen Bing.

How did Wang Ben know that Shen Bing was counting on him as a general to shine in the future so that he could help him, otherwise people like Han Xin and Xiang Yu would pop up, who would deal with it then?

Then Wang Ben walked at the forefront of the team with more than a hundred personal guards.

As soon as Qu Zhuo came out, he caught Wang Ben's attention. He was wearing armor around his shoulders and his personal guards told Wang Ben that he was the general of the Chu army, and he must be here to welcome their "reinforcement army". .

Looking at Qu Zhuo's eyes again, Wang Ben said inwardly that he is not good, this guy may have noticed something strange.

But Wang Ben remained calm, because Wang Ben knew that if Qu Zhuo wanted to see more clearly, he had to get close, and this was exactly what he wanted.

Sure enough, as expected by Wang Ben, Qu Zhuo quickly stepped forward to inspect the next moment.

Wang Ben winked at the guard behind him, then slightly raised his head in the direction of Qu Zhuo.

All the personal guards were veterans who crawled out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood. They didn't know the meaning of Wang Ben's expression, so they secretly passed on Wang Ben's order one by one.

At this moment, Qu Zhuo shouted:

"They are Qin people, block them and close the city gate!"

Qu Zhuo's order is correct.

Because at this time, the Qin army only had three to five hundred people entering the city.

As long as these Qin troops can be blocked and the city gates closed, the Chu army still has a chance to turn defeat into victory.

However, Qu Zhuo did not expect that his opponent was Wang Ben.

I didn't expect that he himself was as important as the city gate.

Not to mention that he has become Wang Ben's target.

As soon as the voice fell, before Chu Jun had reacted or was still in a state of doubt, Wang Ben had already shouted: "Kill!"

Then he pulled the horse's head and rushed towards Qu Zhuo.