Daqin Engineering Corps

At this time, a personal guard came to report:

"Reporting to the general of the Zhu Kingdom, there is smoke from the city of Ruyin."

Zhang Qi went out of the tent to take a look, and sure enough, he saw beacon smoke rising from Ruyin City, and there were one place in each of the four directions.

Zhang Qi couldn't help laughing:

"Is it too late to set off wolf smoke at this time?"

"What's more, Ruyin is under the siege of us, so what's the use of setting off smoke?"

"I think Qin Jun is at the end of his rope and knows that he has reached the last moment!"

It's no wonder that Zhang Qi thinks so. Setting off beacon smoke is usually a signal to ask for help from a distance, but the main force of the Qin army is entangled by Xiang Yan hundreds of miles away. How can Ruyin be saved? !

So Zhang Qi didn't take this wolf smoke to heart.

But Uncle Xiang came to discuss with Zhang Qi worried:

"General Zhu Guo, the release of the beacon fire by the Qin army...does that mean they have reinforcements?"

Zhang Qi waved his hand indifferently and said:

"It's just a bluff, and the attack will continue after the meal."

Xiang Bo said worriedly:

"This Shen Bing is not an ordinary person, even the general has suffered under his hands several times..."

Zhang Qi was upset when he heard Xiang Bo mention "General".

You must know that he is the "General of the Zhu Kingdom", and he is the "head of generals" of the Chu Kingdom.

But it was Xiang Yan who led the army to fight against the Qin army at this time of crisis for the Chu State, and everyone took Xiang Yan as a benchmark, and they would go up to the generals at every turn.

Facts have proved that Xiang Yan was at a disadvantage under Shen Bing, but Zhang Qi wanted to take Shen Bing's head in a single battle.

So he interrupted Xiang Bo's words immediately, and said with a slightly disdainful tone:

"It's different for me to fight against the general and the Qin army. It's hard for Shen Bing to fly under this tight siege."

"Today, I will avenge the general!"

Xiang Bo was not reconciled:

"But General Zhu Guo, I'm not in a hurry to attack the city."

"If the enemy's reinforcements suddenly arrive while our army is attacking the city, then..."

Zhang Qi frowned, his tone became stiff:

"Don't talk too much, you just need to attack the city."

"There are spies from our army in a radius of tens of miles, where can there be Qin Yuan?!"

So Xiang Bo didn't dare to say anything more, so he had to bow his hands and back down.

In fact, even if Zhang Qi listened to Xiang Bo's suggestion and investigated carefully, it would not help.

How could they have thought that this "Qin Yuan" was not outside but mixed in with the Chu army.

As for the wolf smoke released by Shen Bing...

On the one hand, it sent a signal to Wang Ben to prepare for battle.

On the other hand, it was a bluff as Zhang Qi guessed, making the Chu army think that the enemy had reinforcements.

Chapter 239

This is actually due to Lai Shen Bing's reputation.

At this time, Shen Bing's reputation was not only in the Qin army.

If the Chu army is relatively traditional or the information in ancient times is not well-informed, and the deeds of Shen Bing's attack on Zhao and Yan cannot be spread to Chu, then Shen Bing has flooded the Chu army several times in succession, especially the first time, and defeated Xiang Yan. It will spread throughout Chu.

Coupled with the several victories of the Heijia Army, at this time, the lone army went deep and occupied Ruyin like a heavenly soldier, which made Shen Bing like thunder in Chu State.

Since Shen Bing's reputation is so great, and at this time Ruyin city is emitting smoke again, the soldiers of the Chu army can't help but think to themselves:

"How can this Shen soldier be so helpless and only know that he will be wiped out by our army in Ruyin?"

"Isn't there something else for him?"

"If the Black Armored Army can break through Xiang Yan's defense and go deep into Ruyin, why can't the other armies be able to?"

"It is said that Shen Bing also has another army, called the 'Daliang Army', and the 'Daliang Army' has tens of thousands..."

So for a while, rumors spread everywhere and people panicked.

This does not seem to be surprising, if even Xiang Bo is worried about Qin Yuanjun, who can not be worried?

If there is anyone who is not worried, it is only Zhang Qi who is burning with anger... A burn on Zhang Qi's face still covers half of his face, and he is afraid that there will be scars in the future, which makes him hate Shen Bing again Then he attacked the city like crazy.

It's just that no one knows that Zhang Qi's intuitive thinking is actually correct, but others think too much.

After Xiang Bo came back from Zhang Qi, he didn't say much, he only did three things:

One is to send someone to Xiang Yana to inquire about the situation.

The second is to send spies around.

The third is to add outposts and ask them to be vigilant.

Xiang Bo did the right thing, but what he did seems to have verified what the soldiers thought: Qin has reinforcements.

Chu Jun rested for a while after dinner, and the sky gradually darkened.

But this still can't stop the Chu army's offensive... The night is actually not suitable for attacking the city.

If this is modern times, it would be fine, if we can fire flares in the direction of the enemy, neither of us will suffer.

However, in the Warring States period thousands of years ago, night battles and siege battles often required lighting torches, otherwise it was very likely that you would not even be able to see where the siege ladder was, and you would not know where to put the siege ladder.

But a little torch means illuminating oneself for the convenience of others...

As it is now, when the Chu army lit the torch, it immediately became the target of the Heijia army at the head of Ruyin city.

Without saying a word, the Heijia army immediately threw stone bombs into the Chu army's camp.

In addition, there are bows and crossbows... At this time, the black armor army generally uses crossbows instead.

After pulling the bow for several days in a row, even Ji couldn't bear it. Some soldiers' fingers were worn down by the bowstring so that even the phalanges could be seen.

In contrast, it is more convenient to open the crossbow, because it is to use both hands to hold the string and step on the body of the crossbow, and use the waist to open the crossbow.

More importantly, there are all kinds of crossbows in the warehouse, so everyone in the Heijia army can prepare a dozen of them beside the city wall, and when they have time, they can stretch them and put them in a neat pile, waiting for the Chu army to attack When shooting, you only need to install the crossbow bolts to shoot at the enemy one by one.

The advantage of doing this is obvious, it can greatly reduce the time to open the crossbow and the physical consumption during the war, and make up for the weakness of the black armor army's lack of strength.

There are also disadvantages, that is, it needs to consume a lot of crossbows.

For example, there are more than [-] black armor soldiers, and if each person is equipped with ten crossbows on average, there will be eleven thousand crossbows.

On the other hand, it is a great loss to the crossbow itself to turn on the crossbow for standby at ordinary times, which is never allowed in ordinary times.

However, extraordinary times use extraordinary means.

The crossbows in the warehouse belonged to the Chu army anyway, so if they were not used for nothing, they would be wasted if they were wasted. It was better than returning them to the Chu army or burning them down if they could not keep Ruyin.

So these shortcomings are not really any shortcomings for the Black Armor Army.

This also made the Heijia Army's combat effectiveness not decrease even though its number had decreased sharply. As soon as the battle started, the crossbow arrows flew towards the Chu Army with a "swish".

Especially at night, the Chu army holding torches and attacking upwards will become a target one by one. The Chu army is often shot down in batches before they reach the top of the city.

But the Chu army had to attack again.

As mentioned before, the Chu army used the fatigue tactics of wheel warfare.

The advantage of this tactic is obvious, it can make the enemy unable to rest and their combat effectiveness will drop, and eventually they will collapse.

But the disadvantage is that the offense cannot be interrupted at any time, even on nights when it is inconvenient to attack.

Otherwise, the Heijia army only needs to sleep for a few hours, and they will be refreshed early the next morning, making it even more difficult to capture.

Therefore, although the corpses of the Chu army had piled up like a mountain under the city wall, they were still attacking upwards in swarms like ants.

The offensive is like a tide, wave after wave without stopping.

When this batch is tired, replace it with another batch and attack again.

On the other hand, all the Heijia soldiers seemed to be numb. They mechanically opened their crossbows, fired arrows, and slammed their poles. Occasionally, a few soldiers of the Chu army attacked and chopped them down with their swords and shields.

Don't look at the cabbages that were wilted and dried when the Heijia army was resting, when the Chu army started to attack, they were as brave as if they were wound up.

This may be human potential, or it may be said to be forced out by the enemy.

If there is no danger or life-threatening situation, who can have such fighting power without closing their eyes for a few days and nights.

As long as they don't believe it themselves.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the Black Armor Army did not know how to repel several waves of attacks from the Chu Army.

A few days ago, the soldiers would hang the enemy's head they got on their waists, but now they have already lost it completely.

This is not because those heads stink, of course this is also one of the reasons.

What's more important is that the Black Armor Army killed more people and got countless heads. If they were all hung on their waists, they might not be able to walk.

I don't know what time it is... The people in the city were emptied by Shen Bing, and there was no one who was on the watch. The Heijia Army didn't measure the time, so they forgot the time.

Shen Bing only knew that it was a light rain in the sky at that time, the dark clouds covered the moonlight, and the rain made it difficult to light the torch.

At this time, the attack of the Chu army was considered to be a little slowed down, because it was impossible to see clearly that the second siege ladder was slippery, which increased the danger of attacking the city exponentially.

As for the Black Armored Army, they only need to stab the black shadows coming up the ladder with spears or halberds. Occasionally, they can throw down a few torches to help in the battle.

But the Chu army still didn't stop, always attacking vaguely.

At this moment, the Chu army's camp suddenly became chaotic, and several fires were even ignited. It seemed that the granary was set on fire.

Then I saw the soldiers of the Chu army hacking and killing each other, shouting at the same time:

"My own people, don't do it!"

"There are spies sneaking in!"

"Oh, they are Qin Jun..."

"We are from Chu, you are spies!"

"It's clear that you wait to move first... ah..."

2 Forty Chapters Infiltration Warfare

This tactic is known in modern times as "infiltration warfare."

As the name suggests, "infiltration warfare" is the battle to infiltrate the enemy.

Its purpose is not to kill many people, but to cause confusion among the enemy... In fact, it is also to kill people in the end.

The characteristic of this tactic is that it is especially effective when used in troops with unclear organization and chaotic identification.

Therefore, during the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese army always used this method to deal with the national army...sent a small group to sneak in disguised as the national army.

The Vietnamese army always played this trick during the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam.

The reason why this tactic works well is because the Kuomintang army during the Anti-Japanese War and our army in the early days of the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam had the problem of unclear organization and confusion.

At this time, the Chu army also had similar problems: the number of troops was numerous and the composition was complex.

There are Xiang Bo's army, Zhang Qi's army, the Rushui garrison and the reinforcements of various nobles who came successively.

At the beginning, Zhang Qi questioned these reinforcements, but later he came to pull them out.

His idea is very simple, anyway, the Qin army is trapped in Ruyin City, and those who can rush to join the siege are all good men.

Otherwise, it is going up to attack the city and it will be desperate, so what is the purpose of squeezing in?

So the five hundred soldiers led by Wang Ben easily sneaked into the Chu army as reinforcements.