In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

Scattered throughout the city are the corpses left behind by Xiang An during the siege, including inside the county government office; the stench of blood will likely linger for a month.

Xiang An lowered his eyes and pursed his lips.

This is war.

“We didn’t start this war to win, at least not me.” Xiang An slammed his fist on the city wall, cracking the edge with a loud thud. “Winning the war is nothing. What I’m after is what I’m pursuing, what I’m aiming for.”

“Xiao Ye, Lao Han, take a look, take a look at those people who have been driven to the south of the county. What are their eyes like? What are their attitudes?” Xiang An pointed south, towards the direction of the people being evacuated. “What exactly do they desire?”

The sun peeked out from the eastern horizon.

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but no matter how brutal I am when fighting the enemy, I can’t convince myself to lay a hand on these ordinary people. They are just victims. Should we let them continue to be harmed?” Xiang An turned around, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth. “Absolutely not!”

"War will undoubtedly bring suffering, but this suffering is the stepping stone to ultimate joy and happiness. I firmly believe this." Xiang An narrowed his eyes. "I firmly believe this."

He had already seen it; he had seen dust rising from the north.

Those were Qin Jia's reinforcements; that was the purpose of his leading the army into battle this time.

"So, for that most ordinary smile, for the somewhat unrealistic dream of world peace, I would fight even the most numerous wars!"

"and--"

He took his three-section spear.

We will definitely win!

......

"Uh—" He Zhu gasped for breath and took a step back on his horse.

Why is this woman so strong?!

"Is this all the generals of the fake Chu are capable of?" Zijuan's spear trembled, her words were mocking but her face was frosty.

Like his subordinates, Qin Jia wasn't much better off.

Xiang Yu's stamina was monstrous. While he could hold his own against him in a direct confrontation for a while, he simply couldn't sustain it for long. If Xiang Yu hadn't had to manage the entire army's battle lines while fighting him, he might have—

He was killed instantly with a single stab.

......no.

Thinking of this, a sense of fear involuntarily arose in Qin Jia's heart.

......no!

I can't die here—

I'm still striving to conquer the world; this is just the beginning. How could I possibly die here?

I have to retreat! I have to retreat! I can't stay in this godforsaken place any longer. If I can escape, it will be incredibly easy for me to make a comeback. If I lose soldiers, I can just conscript from the civilian population. I am the backbone of Chu, how could I possibly—

Die here!

Qin Jia's hands trembled, and in a daze, he received another blow from Xiang Yu's halberd. He felt that his hands were so shaken that he could no longer feel them.

"withdraw----!

! ”

Having created distance between himself and Xiang Yu, Qin Jia roared, then ignored his subordinates and turned to run north, fleeing for his life.

The horse he was riding seemed to be in fear of something, carrying Qin Jia as it frantically fled north.

A small group of soldiers followed Qin Jia and escaped. Xiang Yu stared blankly at Qin Jia as he fled, and then sneered.

"I don't need to chase after them."

What's to the north?

There's a stronghold blocking the pass to the north; Qin Jia can't escape.

"Quickly end the battle, surrender and you will not be killed!" Xiang Yu struck his halberd, his voice echoing across the battlefield. No matter which side of the army he was on, they all felt a tremor in their hearts upon hearing his voice.

Surrender and you will not be killed!

"!" Zijuan responded to Xiang Yu, roaring loudly.

Surrender and you will not be killed!

! ”

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Chapter 880 Who dares to fight?!

"I am Cheng Yili! Open the city gates!" Cheng Yili shouted from the city wall of Jiaxian, riding a yellow steed, his teeth clenched in impatience.

Behind him followed a large number of troops, all heading to reinforce Qin Jia, who had been ambushed in the south.

But no one appeared on the city wall despite his calls.

"What's going on? Where are they?!" Anger made Cheng Yili feel extremely irritated, and he raised his head again and roared.

There was still no one on the city wall.

He glanced at the army behind him, then at the city gate of Jiaxian, his brows furrowed.

"General, we are here—"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

! ”

"kill!

!

! ”

Before the hesitant general could finish speaking his suggestion, a deafening battle cry suddenly erupted from both sides.

Cheng Yili trembled with fright, gripped his spear tightly, and looked to both sides. Although he couldn't see where the enemy was yet, he shouted, "Enemy attack—!"

! Be on high alert! The entire army—be on high alert!

! ”

Boom—Click!

Just as Cheng Yili was frantically searching for the enemy, the city gate of Jia County suddenly opened with a loud noise.

Large numbers of people had already rushed down from Ximao Mountain and Ling Mountain on both sides. Because of the thin fog in the early morning, Cheng Yili could not see who the attackers were or how many there were.

"General, the city gates are open!" Another general pointed frantically at the city gate of Jiaxian County. "Let's go into the city first! If we're surrounded by these people, we're doomed!"

Cheng Yili's brain had completely gone blank, and he hurriedly shouted, "Into the city! Everyone into the city!"

! ”

He stood on the flank of the army, keeping watch for the approaching raiding forces, ensuring that the reinforcements supporting Qin Jia could quickly enter the city without suffering further losses.

He was completely baffled. Wasn't General Qin Jia supposed to be launching a surprise attack? Why were they ambushed? And why were there people lying in ambush here? Were they the same group that attacked the general? How many soldiers did they have? And what was the general's current situation?

In the midst of his confused thoughts, he saw that the attacking army had already arrived.

"It's you! Zhu Jishi!" Through the thin mist, Cheng Yili frowned and saw an extremely familiar figure.

They were all generals under Chen Sheng, so they naturally knew each other.

"Words are useless. We are now serving different masters. Come and kill!" Zhu Jishi was decisive. He glared and raised his long axe to strike.

"You old thief—!" Cheng Yili gritted his teeth in hatred, raised his spear to block Zhu Jishi, and they began to fight fiercely.

However, no one could stop Wei Hao on the other side.

After the drawbacks of using chariots to fight became too obvious, Wei Hao also began to fight on horseback. In a sense, a horse is much easier to control than a chariot.

He looked to the north, where the fake Chu army was swarming towards the south, and secretly clenched his fist.

He knew exactly what he should do. When Xiang An and Han Xin were arranging the tactics, they gave him and Zhu Jishi a strict order.

When you rush out, you must break up the formation of these fake Chu reinforcements!

Part of them went into Jiaxian, part of them blocked the entrance, and then another part was separated.

Zhu Jishi was responsible for blocking the entrance, while Wei Hao was naturally responsible for separating the subsequent formations!

"A lot of them are already in! Charge with me! They're panicking—kill them!"

! ”

With his spear pointed, Wei Hao led his army in a charge towards the flank and rear of the fake Chu reinforcements, causing a massive collision between the cavalry and chariots and the infantry formation behind them.

The main force of the cavalry was at the front and had already entered Jia County. There were only a small number of cavalry supervising the troops on the flanks. How could they possibly stop Wei Hao?

While chaos reigned outside the city gates, shouts of battle could also be heard inside the county town.

The cavalrymen who entered Jia County ran south along the main road in the center of the county, but suddenly found a considerable number of barricades at the location of the county government.

"We've fallen into a trap! There are enemies inside the city!" A leading general looked at the barricades, a chill ran down his spine, and he shouted loudly.

Before he finished speaking, the "commoners" on both sides of the road took out their weapons.

Inside the city, the cavalry's powerful mobility and striking force cannot be fully utilized.

In urban warfare alone, infantry can play a much greater role than cavalry!

"Don't kill the horse! Just drag the men off and kill them!" Xiang An swung his spear and sent a general on horseback flying, then roared at his generals who were fighting.

Military horses are extremely important supplies; how could they be killed off? Xiang An couldn't bear to part with them.

He nodded as he watched the infantry and cavalry fighting on the main road of Jiaxian County. Then, he rode his swift horse toward the north gate, killing and smashing many of the fake Chu soldiers along the way.

The troops still stationed outside the North Gate must be cut off. If a large number of infantrymen are allowed to enter the county, the situation will become uncontrollable!

"Liao Ye! Wait for me to get out! Seal off the north gate! Block it completely!" Xiang An said, then killed another fake Chu general. His large halberd smashed into the ground, shattering the floor tiles.

"Your subordinate obeys!" Liao Ye shouted in response. "Follow me! Block the city gate! Clear the way for the General!"

Xiang An was a force to be reckoned with, no matter how many people there were, they could not stop him. He galloped across the corpses on the ground, neighing excitedly, his huge hooves crushing the bones of the fake Chu soldiers as if walking on flat ground.

Peng!

The moment Xiang An dashed out of the North Gate, Liao Ye closed the city gate of Jia County. Having followed Xiang An for many years, Liao Ye naturally knew that Xiang An was a very straightforward person who didn't like to procrastinate.