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

The Southern Border Army retreated quickly like a surging tide, and the Chu Army soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was really helpless! The sense of oppression brought by the Southern Border Army was too strong. Although the attack did not even take a step on the city wall, there is no doubt that this fierce offensive has cast a heavy haze on the hearts of every Chu Army soldier.

The strength of the Southern Border Army was fully demonstrated at this moment, especially its absolute advantage in weapons and equipment, which made the Chu Army suffer a lot. However, this was exactly the strategic intention of Han Xin's careful planning. He was fully capable of achieving success in one battle, but doing so would cause huge casualties to the Southern Border Army.

If the attack continued, judging from the remaining strength of the Chu army and their current psychological state, although they were caught off guard by the powerful strength of the Southern Border Army at first, under the leadership of the fierce general Long Ju, the Chu army would definitely fight a bloody battle with the Southern Border Army until both sides were defeated. By then, even if they could finally capture the county town, the Southern Border Army would probably lose at least 20,000 people. Such a heavy price was something Han Xin could not accept no matter what.

Moreover, Han Xin did not completely blockade Zhi County at this moment. He was actually waiting for Long Ju to come for help. Because this was his real intention for this battle. For the Chu army, Zhi County must not be lost! If Zhi County was easily lost at this moment, the defense strategy originally carefully planned and designed by Fan Zeng would lose an important support point. What's worse is that Xiang Yu had not yet arrived at the battlefield. In this way, the entire battle situation would be dragged into the Kuaiji area, and the situation would become extremely unfavorable.

The reason why Han Xin insisted on having these siege vehicles on the battlefield even though he did not use them to attack the city was to exert great psychological pressure on Long Ju. After all, facing those fierce, huge and intimidating siege machines, anyone would feel terrified.

Just one hour after the attack ended, Han Xin, who had returned to the camp, quickly received a message from the scouts: "General, there are about a dozen people coming out of Zhi County. They are spies responsible for gathering intelligence and seeking reinforcements. We have successfully intercepted most of them according to the general's previous instructions, but we deliberately let a few go."

After hearing the report, Han Xin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well done. Keep investigating and report back if you find anything new."

The scout replied respectfully, "Yes," and then turned and left to carry out his mission.

When the scout brought back the latest intelligence, Han Xin stood quietly in front of the huge map. His tense nerves finally relaxed a little, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Basically, the battle situation was going according to his expectations, and Han Xin had to admit that Gao Yao's previous instructions were real.

Fan Zeng's strategy is indeed very brilliant, whether it is the deployment and arrangement of the army before or now. Although Han Xin was born in an ordinary family, Gao Yao discovered him and carefully cultivated him. He would also criticize Han Xin from time to time, but Han Xin's pride still exists. This is the so-called pride. This battle also made Han Xin understand that he should not underestimate the people of the world. Fan Zeng is a top strategist. He is very sophisticated in the arrangement of strategies and tactics. Han Xin can't help but admire Fan Zeng in his heart.

Han Xin knew that time was as precious as gold to them, and every passing minute and second could affect the direction of the entire battle. This was not only a contest of military strength and tactics, but also a thrilling psychological game. Whoever could better grasp the opponent's mind would be able to seize the initiative in this fierce competition.

At the same time, where Fan Zeng was, the wise old man was sitting opposite Yi Xiaochuan. There were some military documents and simple maps in front of them, and they were discussing the offensive strategy of the Southern Border Army and the current progress of the imperial army. Fan Zeng pointed at the key positions on the map with his fingers, and explained to Yi Xiaochuan in detail the reasons behind the various changes in the situation.

When talking about why he did not choose to evacuate Kuaiji before, Fan Zeng frowned slightly and said to Yi Xiaochuan in a serious but patient tone: "Xiaochuan, in my opinion, whether it is from our previous contacts or your various performances in Xianyang later, there is a very obvious weakness in your character, which is that you are easily swayed by emotions. However, everything has two sides, and your strengths cannot be ignored. That is, you are very smart and can quickly see and understand the advantages and disadvantages of the war and the situation of the enemy and us."

"Yes, Uncle Fan, I understand, but I..." Yi Xiaochuan was a little emotional after listening to Fan Zeng's words. Yi Xiaochuan had experienced too much now, so he naturally understood that Fan Zeng's words were right, but Yi Xiaochuan's mentality was completely different. From the beginning, he was thinking about how to leave the Qin Dynasty and return to the modern era, so the war had almost always remained at the conceptual level.

It was not until he lost his life in the southern border that Yi Xiaochuan began to turn evil. At this time, Yi Xiaochuan finally began to bring himself into this dynasty. He originally thought that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan who gave him the greatest help, when he knew the other party's true identity, Yi Xiaochuan understood that everything was calculated, and he was just a chess piece of the other party.

The reason why he hid in the southern border and came to find Xiang Yu was to stop being a chess piece. Now Yi Xiaochuan also wanted to be the chess player.

"Okay, it doesn't matter. Now that you two brothers are together, I feel relieved that you will assist Xiang Yu in the future. Let's talk about the battle situation." Fan Zeng did not say much about educating Yi Xiaochuan. He turned around and began to explain the previous marching plan of the Chu army.

"Uncle Fan, do you mean to say that you have been doing this deliberately since the beginning, deliberately leading the Southern Border Army to fall into the trap step by step?"

After Fan Zeng's patient and detailed explanation, Yi Xiaochuan finally understood. He recalled the series of actions taken by the Chu army before, as well as the various strategic arrangements that were carefully deployed in advance. On the surface, it seemed that the Southern Border Army had been winning victory after victory and advancing continuously, but in fact, all of this was the result of Fan Zeng's clever design and deliberate manipulation.

The purpose was very clear and simple - to make the Southern Border Army lose as much manpower as possible in the process. Because if they wanted to attack Kuaiji, they had to capture Minzhong first; and to successfully capture this strategic location, they would need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources.

After all, Central Fujian is a vast region, with more than a dozen counties under its jurisdiction. Even if only 500 people were left in each county to garrison and defend, the total number of troops required would be at least 10,000. More importantly, these manpower could not be reduced at all, otherwise it would be difficult to ensure effective control and defense of each stronghold.

"Ji Bu was ultimately defeated. The key factor that led to his defeat was his greed for merit and recklessness. Tang Sheng from Minzhong County did not have much real talent. Han Xin did have extraordinary military talent, and his acumen was beyond imagination. He could detect even the slightest abnormality, thus seeing through the conspiracy between Ji Bu and Minzhong County and defeating Ji Bu in one fell swoop. As a result, our previously carefully planned plan had to be subject to many restrictions."

"Initially, our layout was set in Longyang County. Regardless of whether the enemy fell into the trap or not, Ji Bu only needed to defend the city. Because according to common sense, if the Southern Border Army wants to conquer this place with all their strength, it will take at least five days to go back and forth. If they choose to ignore Longyang County, then the entire logistics supply line will be harassed and destroyed by our army at any time and anywhere."

"Since the current situation has developed to this point, Uncle Fan, how about letting me lead some troops to support Brother Yu?"

Yi Xiaochuan was very familiar with the name Han Xin. He had some understanding of this famous military strategist in history. Therefore, when he came to find Xiang Yu, he specifically mentioned Han Xin.

He originally thought that the battlefield was nothing more than two armies fighting and charging into battle, but now he realized that real war was much more complicated than he had imagined. It was completely different from when he followed General Meng Tian to fight against the Huns in the north. There were many and subtle factors to consider here, and every decision could affect the direction of the entire battle.

At this moment, Fan Zeng suddenly changed the subject: "No, Xiaochuan, I am not telling you this for no reason. I have something to ask of you, and you are the only one who can do it." Upon hearing this, Yi Xiaochuan stared at Fan Zeng and nodded seriously, saying: "Uncle Fan, please give me your orders."

Fan Zeng took a deep breath and said without hesitation: "I want to allocate 3,000 elite soldiers to you and order you to go to support Zhi County as soon as possible!" After hearing this, Yi Xiaochuan was stunned for a moment, but soon regained his composure. Although the situation in Zhi County was extremely critical and dangerous at the moment, it was indeed in urgent need of reinforcements to solve the urgent problem. Thinking of this, Yi Xiaochuan nodded again without hesitation and agreed.

"Uncle Fan, there is no problem with this matter, but three thousand soldiers are a little short."

It's not that Yi Xiaochuan didn't dare to go, but the battle in Zhi County at that time was a battle between tens of thousands of people. Only three thousand troops were indeed a drop in the bucket in Yi Xiaochuan's view, and were not enough to help Zhi County out of siege.

"No, Xiaochuan, you misunderstood. You are not the protagonist this time. The purpose of these three thousand soldiers is not to support Zhixian County, but to protect one person and bring him over."