Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

Gao Yao's strategy was not as straightforward as a simple raid on Wu County. Although he was well aware of the benefits of a raid on Wu County, the navy had an obvious and difficult-to-ignore shortcoming - it could not carry a large number of war horses.

In the absence of war horses, the difficulty of successfully raiding Wu County should not be underestimated. After all, in the context of this era, scouts were not just a decoration. They would report to their superiors without hesitation at the slightest sign of trouble. Therefore, if the goal of raiding Wu County is to be achieved, the key lies in whether the action is fast enough. But obviously, relying solely on the navy is far from meeting this requirement.

Because of this, Gao Yao decided after careful consideration that he must first seize Wushang County as a foothold. Only in this way can he further launch a surprise attack on Shanyin County on this basis. Only with such a layout and planning can the expected effect be optimized.

When the ship slowly approached the shore, Gao Yao did not dare to delay at all. He quickly found the war horses hidden in the space and led them to a quiet forest. However, due to the limited space capacity, the number of war horses that could be brought out this time was not large, only a total of 300 horses. You know, this is already the maximum number that the space can accommodate and store. Moreover, the storage function of this space is limited to the things produced by itself. As for other foreign items, they cannot be stored in it at all. In the short term, it is barely feasible to use it as a temporary food warehouse.

"Erniu!" Gao Yao, riding on his warhorse, looked solemn and shouted loudly: "Clear the surroundings immediately and make sure to find out the enemy situation as quickly as possible! No mistakes!"

"Yes!" Erniu clasped his fists in response, then dismounted and led a group of soldiers to disperse quickly in all directions. The sound of horse hooves and footsteps intertwined, raising a cloud of dust.

Gao Yao frowned, thinking about the current situation in his heart. He knew that he was in Kuaiji, which was the sphere of influence of the Xiang family. Here, they were isolated and helpless. In half a day or a day, their whereabouts would be exposed. This was really a helpless move. After all, this was someone else's territory, and he had no mass base in Chu.

Although the southern border has a certain influence, it is obviously unlikely to affect the Chu area. Although Gao Yao was very careful along the way, some unexpected situations still occurred.

In fact, Wushang County was not the enemy's main defense area, and its main force was not assembled here. However, even so, there were still many spies here. Especially those local fishermen from Chu, it was even more difficult to guard against them. Moreover, the fleet led by Gao Yao was large in scale and the target was extremely obvious. It was almost impossible to avoid attracting the attention of others.

When the fleet led by Gao Yao was slowly approaching Wushang County, sharp-eyed fishermen had already spotted this menacing team and passed this important information back to Wushang County as quickly as possible.

At this moment, it was Xiang Zhuang who was guarding Wushang County. Xiang Yu's cousin, as a member of the Xiang clan, held a high position. If Liu Bang had not been lucky enough at the thrilling Hongmen Banquet, he would have been killed by Xiang Zhuang.

When the garrison of Wushang County learned the news from the fishermen, they did not dare to delay and immediately rushed to Xiang Zhuang to report the matter. Xiang Zhuang's face was solemn after hearing the news. After thinking for a while, he made a decision immediately. He waved his hand and quickly sent capable people to inform Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu.

The first was to report the current situation to Fan Zeng so that the wise Fan Zeng could take control of the overall situation and make plans in time; the second was to ask Xiang Yu to quickly reinforce Wushang County, after all, the situation here was already very critical. Speaking of Xiang Zhuang's own military strength, it was around 80. Although he could be called a military general, he was still slightly inferior to those famous generals.

Just before departure, the resourceful Fan Zeng had already made detailed arrangements and instructions for this possible situation. Xiang Zhuang knew the key to this operation. If he unfortunately encountered the powerful Southern Border Army, the only feasible plan was to close the city gates tightly and hold his ground, and never give the Southern Border Army any opportunity to easily enter the city. He only needed to wait patiently for the arrival of the follow-up reinforcements before making further plans.

Xiang Zhuang always obeyed Fan Zeng's orders and dared not disobey them. At that time, the total number of the garrison troops in Wushang County was less than 2,000. Using such a weak force to confront the powerful southern border army head-on was like hitting a rock with an egg, and there was no chance of winning.

At the same time, Gao Yaozheng personally led 5,000 elite troops and rushed towards Wushang County as fast as the wind. The morale of this team was high and they were unstoppable all the way.

When they were less than three miles away from Wushang County, Erniu, who was in charge of reconnaissance in the front, had led 300 soldiers of the Royal Guard Battalion and hurried back, and reported to Gao Yao: "My lord, I am really sorry, we are still a step late. At this moment, the gates of Wushang County are closed, the flags of the defenders on the city wall are flying, and the entire army is on high alert. It is obvious that they have already noticed our movements."

Hearing this, Gao Yao couldn't help but sigh slightly. He thought to himself, "As expected, how can there be victory without any reason in this world? Fan Zeng, Fan Zeng, you really are worthy of being the top strategist of the time! You can predict the situation so accurately and prepare countermeasures in advance."

Gao Yao couldn't have completely blocked the news from the southern border, and now it seems that Fan Zeng has already regarded the southern border as a potential opponent, otherwise he would not have done such a thing.

"Erniu, quickly lead the troops and prepare for the siege!" Gao Yao ordered loudly with a serious expression.

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Erniu turned around and left quickly to arrange related matters.

At this moment, Gao Yao knew very well that since the enemy had already noticed his presence, they had most likely notified the reinforcements. Time was extremely tight for them and they could not afford to waste any time. If they engaged in a head-on battle with the enemy in the wild, they would inevitably be at a disadvantage, because from the current situation, the speed at which the enemy reinforcements arrived would most likely exceed their own speed. Therefore, Gao Yao made a prompt decision and decided not to hesitate any longer. He immediately led his army towards Wushang County and prepared to forcibly attack the city.

The originally planned surprise attack on Shanyin County was now impossible to achieve. Gao Yao knew that the movement speed of his troops was far slower than the speed of the enemy reinforcements. The most critical task at the moment was to capture Wushang County as quickly as possible. After just one hour, the 5,000 brave soldiers led by Gao Yao arrived at the gate of Wushang County.

Looking up, I saw that the not-so-high walls of Wushang County were densely packed with enemy soldiers defending the city. They were on full alert, their weapons flashing coldly in the sunlight, as if they were demonstrating to Gao Yao and others. The large Chu-shaped flag flying on the tower fluttered in the wind, adding a bit of tension and solemnity.

At this moment, Erniu took the lead, riding a powerful warhorse, and rushed to a place only two hundred steps away from the city wall. He sat on the horse with a majestic look, and shouted in a loud voice like a bell: "Who is the commander of the garrison on the city? Come out and answer quickly!"

As Erniu's loud and powerful words fell, a vigorous figure on the wall quickly flashed in front of him. This person was Xiang Zhuang. He held his head high and responded loudly: "I am Xiang Zhuang of the Xiang family! You guys are so bold to invade my Chu army's territory without any reason! If you don't want to die, run away quickly, otherwise as soon as my Chu army arrives, you will be killed without a burial place!"

Erniu snorted coldly after hearing this, and fought back without showing any weakness: "Humph, we are here on the orders of the King of Qin. If you are sensible, just raise your hands and surrender. Otherwise, when the city is breached, you will die without a burial place!"

At this moment, Gao Yao, who was in the rear, sighed slightly after hearing that the person guarding the city was Xiang Zhuang. If it was any other unknown young general on the wall, it might be possible to shake the enemy's morale, but it was almost impossible for Xiang Zhuang to shake the enemy's morale through words. Gao Yao did not think that he could have any influence on this ruthless man who dared to directly dance with a sword to assassinate Liu Bang with a few words. Therefore, he concluded that the only way to win this battle was to adopt a strong attack strategy.

"All troops, listen up, three steps of coordinated operations, attack!"

After Erniu had returned to the main camp, Gao Yao immediately ordered an all-out attack without any hesitation.

“Dengdeng, dengdeng, dengdeng…”

At this time, standing on the city wall, Xiang Zhuang took a deep breath as he watched the black mass of the Southern Border Army, which was like a square formation, begin to attack. Just looking at the Southern Border Army in front of him, they marched without any panic, which also made Xiang Zhuang very frightened. These were not infantry, but navy.

"Everyone prepare to defend!"

Xiang Zhuang also did not dare to be careless at this time. He immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle. A large number of archers had come to the front, ready to shoot arrows. What surprised Xiang Zhuang was that the Southern Border Army suddenly stopped at a distance of only 200 steps. At the same time, the archers had been placed in the front row. This scene also stunned Xiang Zhuang. The general effective killing distance of archers is basically between 100 and 150 steps. If it exceeds 150 steps, the power will be weakened.

Although there are some archers who can kill the enemy at 200 steps, only one in a hundred archers can reach this level. The Southern Border Army suddenly stopped at 200 steps. What happened? Xiang Zhuang couldn't understand it. It was impossible to suppress the defenders on the city wall at this distance.