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

A large number of southern troops surged in like a tide, and they quickly approached the city wall. The soldiers carried heavy ladders and rushed towards the city wall without fear. These ladders were like giant steel pythons, tightly attached to the city wall. The warriors of the southern army climbed up the ladders with all their might, and the shouts of killing were deafening.

At this moment, the Chu army, which had just recovered from the fierce attack of the catapults, had no time to catch its breath before it had to hastily deal with the new crisis in front of it - the Southern Border Army that was constantly climbing up. They hurriedly picked up their weapons and rushed to the edge of the city wall, trying to push down or cut off the ladders to prevent the enemy from climbing to the top of the city. However, the Southern Border Army's attack was extremely fierce, and the Chu army's resistance seemed a little powerless.

At the same time, the siege vehicles were no longer just showing up briefly to scare people, they really showed their terrifying power. The huge and sturdy siege vehicles rushed straight to the gate of Zhi County. As the wheels rolled forward, the ground trembled slightly. When the siege vehicles arrived at the city gate, they charged without hesitation. The huge battering rams hit the heavy city gate again and again, making a dull sound of "bang... bang... bang..."

Each impact seemed to shake the entire county. Under such continuous attacks, the gate of the county gradually became shaky, the nails on the door began to loosen, and cracks appeared on the wooden boards.

On the city wall, Tian Hu led the way, holding a long sword, and led a team of elite soldiers to the city wall. He was agile and his swordsmanship was sharp. Wherever he went, the Chu army fell. Tian Hu's bravery greatly boosted the morale of the southern border army. They followed their generals, fought bravely, and advanced into the city step by step.

In just a short quarter of an hour, the originally few Southern Border troops on the city wall increased rapidly like a tide, and in the blink of an eye, there were already hundreds of people. However, for such a fierce battle on a narrow city wall, the number of troops is not the key factor. After all, the space that the city wall can accommodate is limited, and it is difficult to use all the troops even if there are more people. The real winner depends on the individual combat capabilities of the soldiers on both sides.

In comparison, the Southern Border Army clearly had an absolute advantage in this regard. Not only did they have better weapons and equipment, but the rigorous military training they received on a daily basis made their overall combat proficiency far superior to that of the Chu Army. Because of this, when the two armies came into close combat, the Southern Border Army instantly erupted with amazing combat power.

"Boom..." As the deafening crash continued, the seemingly extremely solid gate of Zhi County was ultimately unable to withstand the continuous and fierce attacks. It finally collapsed with a heart-pounding creaking sound, hitting the ground heavily, raising a cloud of dust.

As the city gate fell, the Chu army soldiers in the city suddenly showed horror on their faces, and their eyes were filled with despair and helplessness.

In stark contrast, the southern border troops outside the city were extremely excited. They raised their arms and shouted, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The shouts of killing resounded through the sky, shaking people's hearts like rolling thunder. In an instant, all the southern border troops rushed towards the Chu army in the city like wild horses. At the same time, some generals led the charge and shouted loudly: "Those who surrender will be spared!"

At this moment, Han Xin, who was at the rear of the army, looked at the fierce fighting ahead and realized that the battle was actually coming to an end. The only time left for Zhixian County was to deal with the chaos after the war, because it no longer had the ability to resist its own attack.

Suddenly, a messenger with a hurried look came galloping on a fast horse, shouting: "Report... a large number of Chu troops were spotted five miles away, with at least 10,000 people! Judging from the flag at the head, the leader should be Xiang Yu!" Upon hearing this, Han Xin frowned tightly and blurted out: "They came so fast!"

You know, according to Han Xin's initial estimate, even if reinforcements came, they would not arrive at the battlefield until tomorrow at the earliest. Now this group of Chu troops arrived a whole day ahead of schedule, which was really beyond his expectations.

After a brief thought, Han Xin made a prompt decision and issued an order: "Immediately order the entire army to quickly capture Zhi County! In addition, order the left battalion to move out as quickly as possible to contain the enemy's advance! No mistakes can be made!"

"Yes!" The messenger did not dare to delay after receiving the order, and hurriedly rode away to deliver the order. After all, a distance of five miles might take a certain amount of time for infantry on foot to reach, but for the cavalry, the time required for this distance was fleeting.

At the same time, Xiang Yu was galloping towards Zhi County. Xiang Yu's rush to Zhi County was considered to have accelerated his march. The 8,000 cavalry led by Xiang Yu were originally expected to arrive at Zhi County this afternoon. Xiang Yu was also the vanguard, and there were another 10,000 troops following him. Because they were infantry, they would not be able to arrive until tomorrow at the earliest. Xiang Yu was considered to be the cavalry that went first.

The reason why Xiang Yu was so anxious was that Xiang Sheng, who had sensed something was wrong last night, had sent several groups of scouts to report the news in advance. When Xiang Yu heard the news that Long Ju had died in battle, his first reaction was anger, and then he realized that once Long Ju died, Zhi County would most likely be lost.

Not only would they suffer heavy losses, but the most critical thing was that Fan Zeng's original plan would also face failure. Originally, as long as they could use the mutual support to delay the Southern Border Army for half a month, the Southern Border Army would retreat without a fight. But now, Zhixian County was going to be lost in just three days. It would be too difficult to find such a suitable terrain in the future.

Unless all the troops were gathered together to fight to the death with the Southern Border Army, it would be impossible to defend Kuaiji. Xiang Yu also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he immediately set out overnight and rushed to Zhi County.

"Report - General, we have found traces of the Southern Border Army ahead, and our estimate is that there are around 5,000 of them!" At this time, a dusty scout came galloping over, pulled the reins in front of Xiang Yu, dismounted, knelt on one knee, and reported loudly and anxiously.

Xiang Yu frowned when he heard this, and stared ahead with his eyes like lightning. He thought to himself: "Only send 5,000 people to block our reinforcements? I have 8,000 cavalry on my side, and I didn't deliberately hide the marching route. If I act this way, the southern border army must be at the critical moment of the siege and have no time to send troops to deal with us.

Thinking of this, Xiang Yu swung his halberd fiercely and shouted: "All soldiers, listen up! This must be the enemy's delaying tactic, trying to delay our rescue. Everyone, charge immediately, without any delay! Anyone who shrinks back or flees in battle will be killed without mercy!"

His voice exploded in the air like thunder, making the eardrums of everyone present buzz. The cavalrymen behind him moved at the command and shouted in unison: "Kill! Kill! Kill!" For a moment, the shouts of killing shook the earth and the momentum was like a rainbow.

Xiang Yu squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, and the black horse under his crotch neighed and rushed out like an arrow. The cavalrymen behind him followed closely, and the horses' hooves raised billowing dust, rushing towards Zhixian like a black torrent.

When Xiang Yu's tall and mighty figure gradually appeared clearly in the distance, he could already vaguely see the looming outline of Zhi County. However, at this moment, the Southern Border Army not far ahead stood in front of him like an indestructible wall, completely blocking the only road leading to Zhi County.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish..." Suddenly, a sharp and piercing sound of breaking through the air was heard. The next moment, countless extremely sharp arrows whizzed towards Xiang Yu and the Chu army behind him like dense raindrops.

Facing such an overwhelming rain of arrows, Xiang Yu not only had no intention of retreating, but instead pushed his feet hard, and the black horse under his crotch let out a long neigh, speeding up again. At the same time, he tightly grasped the majestic Overlord Spear with both hands, and his arm muscles were knotted and veins bulged. He waved the spear steadily like a mountain, blocking all the arrows shot at him one after another.

"Puff, puff..." Although Xiang Yu was brave and fearless, many Chu soldiers were unfortunately shot as the dense arrows continued to fall. Some of them fell off their horses with screams, while others were seriously injured but still gritted their teeth and insisted on following closely.

What is amazing is that even though there were heavy casualties, no one showed any fear. Under the leadership of Xiang Yu, the Chu army soldiers had burning fighting spirit in their eyes and followed Xiang Yu desperately to rush towards the Southern Border Army who were waiting in full battle array. Xiang Yu's command ability played a very important role in this.

Many people in history have made biased comments about Xiang Yu. They basically regard Xiang Yu as a man of extraordinary martial arts but very average wisdom. But the truth is that Xiang Yu himself is not stupid at all. How could Xiang Yu be stupid if he could fight to the point of the Chu-Han Contention?

Many people use the image of the Hongmen Banquet to measure Xiang Yu's IQ. Fan Zeng suggested killing Liu Bang in order to prevent Liu Bang from becoming too powerful in the future. It also made sense for Xiang Yu not to kill Liu Bang. Under the special circumstances at the time, Liu Bang was just one of the kings in the world. In Xiang Yu's view, it was easy to kill Liu Bang, but it would not be easy to regain the rest of the kings in the future. Everyone had their own ideas, and there was no right or wrong in essence, but the goals were slightly different.

As Xiang Yu approached, the bows and arrows had lost their effect, so the Southern Border Army immediately put the spearmen in the front. This might be effective for ordinary generals, but for Xiang Yu, the effect was average. In the horse racing field, Xiang Yu's Overlord Spear instantly tore a hole in the Southern Border Army's formation, and the Chu Army behind him tore the hole even bigger in a stepped manner.