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

As the extremely sharp blade mercilessly cut through his flesh, Long Qie felt a piercing pain that instantly spread throughout his body. He was in so much pain that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, as if crystal clear beads were rolling down. His entire face turned pale as paper in an instant, completely bloodless.

There was no anesthetic to relieve the pain, so he just used a knife to cut off the rotten and festering flesh on his body bit by bit. The pain he endured was simply unimaginable! However, what was admirable was that Long Qie clenched his teeth tightly, even biting a piece of tattered cloth, and tried hard not to let out a groan or shout.

The knife slowly but firmly cut the festering flesh, and with each cut, pieces of rotten flesh with a foul odor fell to the ground. Just when the hideous wound was cut in half, a low and dull drumbeat suddenly sounded in the night sky.

The sudden drumbeat was like a thunderclap, causing Long Qie's expression to change suddenly. His heart suddenly sank, and an ominous premonition quickly surged into his mind. "Go and see if the enemy is coming to attack the city?" Long Qie made a prompt decision and urgently gave orders to the soldiers beside him.

Long Qie was filled with shock and confusion. Normally, it was late at night and the enemy would not easily choose to launch an attack at this time. Therefore, Long Qie would rather believe that this was just a strategy of the enemy to tire out the troops and disrupt the morale of his own army by making noise, but no matter what, he had to find out the real situation as soon as possible.

The pressure from the Southern Border Army today was as heavy as a mountain weighing down an egg, so Long Qie did not dare to take it lightly. You know, in ancient times, people usually did not easily choose to fight at night, and there were many reasons for this. The first and foremost problem was naturally the extremely obvious problem of sight. Even though there was a bright moon hanging high in the sky and there were burning torches all around for lighting, the situation of obstruction of sight was still very serious. More importantly, this obstruction of sight was not one-sided, and both the attackers and the defenders would face the same dilemma.

In addition, there is another factor that cannot be ignored-many soldiers in the army suffer from night blindness. This is one of the diseases that the ancients often suffered from. The root cause is actually due to the lack of vitamins in the body. In ancient times, when marching and fighting, whether entering the barracks to become a soldier or traveling a long distance to go out on an expedition, the food allocated was basically fixed. Take Daqin as an example. Its staple food is mainly the kind of food called big cake or naan. Although it can fill the stomach and make people full, it contains very little nutritional value. Even if you can occasionally get some meat to improve your meals, it is difficult to ensure that the body can get enough vitamins to avoid diseases such as night blindness.

The Southern Border Army has basically gotten rid of this dilemma. Gao Yao successfully cultivated a variety of vegetables with the help of the system space, many of which can be successfully grown in the real world. In this regard alone, even the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan is far behind!

After all, every time the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan returned from his journey, not only could he not keep the clothes he was wearing, but he would also fall into an extremely weak state. Because of this, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan devoted most of his time and energy to the study of the stars. He wanted to figure out how to get rid of the endless suffering of reincarnation and how to achieve true immortality.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, and Long Qie's personal guards were urgently dispatched. But who would have thought that soon after the personal guards left, a soldier in charge of city defense hurriedly ran up to Long Qie and immediately shouted loudly: "General, it's not good! The southern border troops have begun to attack the city!"

"What! The Southern Border Army actually attacked the city?" After hearing this, Long Qie, who had been calm and composed, suddenly changed his expression and was filled with shock.

"Give the order immediately and have the entire army prepare to reinforce the city's defenses!" At this moment, Long Qie's face was solemn, his broad chest heaving violently, beads of sweat the size of beans on his forehead sliding down his cheeks, but he completely ignored the wound that had not yet been treated.

He quickly reached out, grabbed the armor lying beside him, and put it on. At the same time, he turned his head, looked at the soldiers beside him with a sharp gaze, and shouted loudly: "Go and convey my order! There must be no delay!"

"Yes!" The soldier did not dare to hesitate for a moment. After responding, he ran away like an arrow to inform other soldiers to make preparations to strengthen the city's defenses.

However, at this moment, the doctor in charge of treating Long Qie shouted anxiously: "General, your wound has not been treated yet! If you use so much force and accidentally injure your meridians, I'm afraid your arm will be difficult to save!"

Hearing this, Long Qie, who was about to leave, paused for a moment. He looked down at his wound that was still bleeding, and a hint of hesitation flashed across his eyes. But it was only for a moment, then he gritted his teeth, raised his head firmly, and continued to walk forward with big strides.

Long Ju's loyalty to Xiang Yu is obvious to all. It is precisely because of this unparalleled loyalty that Fan Zeng can safely arrange Long Ju to defend Zhi County. After all, others may be shaken by the enemy's words, or choose to surrender to save their lives, or flee from the battlefield for fear of war, or even have no courage to fight to the death. Only Long Ju, no matter how difficult and dangerous the situation is, he will not hesitate to stick to the end, even if there is only one soldier left, he will never retreat!

At the same time, outside the city of Zhixian, not only the surroundings outside the city, but also the four tightly closed city gates were illuminated by countless dazzling flames. Countless flaming arrows streaked across the night sky like meteors, shooting towards the towering city walls. It turned out that these arrows were all soaked in resin in advance, and once ignited, they rushed towards the target like a fire dragon.

The entire Zhixian County wall seemed to have turned into a blazing sea of ​​fire, with flames shooting up into the sky and illuminating half the sky. The reason for such an alarming fire was largely due to the flammability of the resin. The wood on the wall, which was originally used to strengthen the city defense and resist enemy attacks, became a fuel for the spread of the fire.

These woods were originally set up to strengthen the defense. They can be used to hit the enemy who tries to climb up the city wall, and they can also play a certain protective role. Although both stone and wood have such functions, wood has a unique advantage in comparison - it is larger in size, but lighter in weight for the same volume. The people of the Qin Dynasty naturally would not ignore this, so they wisely prepared both materials at the same time, and used them flexibly according to the actual situation, choosing the most suitable one to deal with the battle situation.

"Boom boom boom... Boom boom boom..." Amid the dull sound of war drums, a large group of black people slowly approached the city like a surging tide. However, due to the cover of night, it was impossible to see the exact number of people in the group. All that could be seen was a huge crowd in front of them, which made people feel fear and shock.

Han Xin did not go out at this time, he stayed in the central army tent. Unlike others, Han Xin did not feel anxious at all, but lay leisurely on the simple camp bed carefully designed by Gao Yao.

This camp bed may look simple, but it actually has a lot of secrets. It is just made of a few pieces of wood joined together with carpentry skills, but the magic lies in its unique design - it can be easily folded up when not in use, and it is extremely light and very convenient to carry.

At this moment, Han Xin was lying on the bed comfortably, taking a short rest, as if the noisy noises from the outside world had no effect on him. Of course, all this was actually a strategy that Han Xin had planned long ago.

In the past, most of the tactics of tiring out the enemy were used in daytime battles. Inspired by Gao Yao, Han Xin began to realize that this tactic could also be used at night. Gao Yao once proposed to use the visual effect of the fire to mislead the enemy. The specific method was to deploy two more rows of soldiers near the fire, and those in the shadow of the fire were just some empty clothes.

In fact, they propped up thick wood one by one and then skillfully tied them to other soldiers nearby. From a distance, on the top of the city wall, there were dense crowds of people, and it seemed that there were thousands of people, but in fact, the actual number was only a little over a thousand.

There are four city gates in Zhi County, and the total number of defenders is less than 15,000. However, after such a clever arrangement, the momentum created is like 50,000 troops ready to launch a fierce attack together. Such a huge battle made the defenders of Zhi County dare not take it lightly. They had to do their best to defend the city to prevent the enemy from breaking through the defense line.

Long Qie just arrived at the top of the city wall. With his sharp eyes, he quickly scanned the battlefield situation. On the one hand, he ordered people to put out the fire without hesitation to prevent the fire from spreading and endangering the safety of the city; on the other hand, he decisively ordered the soldiers guarding the city to shoot arrows to stop the approaching southern border army from advancing.

The sound of bowstrings snapping was heard continuously, "Shua, shua, shua, shua..." Countless sharp arrows flew out of the bowstrings in an instant, shooting at the Southern Border Army like raindrops. For a moment, the Southern Border Army at each city gate was attacked by a dense rain of arrows, and their offensive was immediately severely curbed. It seemed that the Southern Border Army was charging hard, but facing the arrows raining down on the city wall, they could only retreat step by step.

This lasted for about a quarter of an hour, and the Southern Border Army tried to break through many times but failed. In the end, after paying a heavy price in casualties, the Southern Border Army had no choice but to retreat like a tide.