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

When Zhao Tuo left, the personal soldiers he had brought with him had disappeared, and the one waiting for Zhao Tuo at the door was Erniu.

"General Zhao Tuo, please"

Seeing the ready carriage, Zhao Tuo smiled bitterly. He understood that from this moment on, he was completely sidelined. His subordinates would finally be purged.

But Zhao Tuo had no other options at this time. If he really resisted with force, he would become a rebel. No matter at which level, the number of people who were willing to rebel with him would probably be less than one-tenth. The gap between the two was huge. Zhao Tuo naturally did not dare to do so, not to mention that he had no chance of winning.

The tens of thousands of troops in Gao Yao's hands were never for show. Zhao Tuo was also very clear about the intensity of the other party's training and the degree of kindness in treating the soldiers. Zhao Tuo did not understand it before.

It was not until this time that Zhao Tuo fully understood that Gao Yao had made up his mind from the beginning to seize the military power of the entire southern border. At the beginning, Zhao Tuo thought that Gao Yao was just messing around and improving the treatment of soldiers in various ways. At that time, Zhao Tuo thought that Gao Yao was completely messing around.

This approach would consume a large amount of money. With this money, it would not be excessive to recruit and train more soldiers. Because of the different understandings, Zhao Tuo felt that Gao Yao's approach was indeed intended to win people's hearts, and it was indeed a point of criticism. However, Gao Yao's refusal to recruit soldiers made Zhao Tuo helpless against Gao Yao.

After all, if such a thing was reported to Xianyang, there had to be solid and reliable evidence. It was not possible to say that Gao Yao had improved the treatment of his soldiers and was planning a rebellion. Once such a rumor spread, it would not be Gao Yao who would be punished, but Zhao Tuo himself.

It was also after Gao Yao became the general of the southern border that Zhao Tuo finally understood how great the impact of Gao Yao's actions was. The soldiers under Gao Yao's command also had much better food, supplies, salaries, and even various subsequent benefits.

This is why when this order began to spread in the army, many soldiers were very happy and even hoped that Gao Yao could be made a general.

Following Zhao Tuo to cause trouble is rebellion, and they are risking their lives. Even if they succeed, the soldiers are still soldiers and have to face the attack of the army at any time. On the contrary, following Gao Ruo is like serving as a normal soldier, and there are more benefits, and they do not need to bear any charges.

Although most of the soldiers of this era were illiterate, it did not mean that they were really stupid. They naturally knew who to follow. It seemed that Zhao Tuo had not taken it to heart, but now it had undermined his power in disguise.

After Zhao Tuo was left in the county town, generals of all ranks in the southern army began to visit Gao Yao one after another. For a time, Gao Yao's mansion was crowded with people.

Gao Yao was not seen by everyone, not just some major generals. Basically, Cao Shen, Han Xin, Kong Gang and others were responsible for chatting with each other. Gao Yao only met with them and gave them some comfort and benefits.

The purpose of letting Cao Shen and others meet was to establish their prestige in the army, and giving them some benefits was a kind of consolation, so as to prevent the army from panicking over the fact that Zhao Tuo was left in the county city, thinking that they were in danger after Zhao Tuo was captured. Now that they were going to mobilize troops, they naturally needed to smoothly transfer military power.

At the same time, a large number of special scouts have spread from Guilin County to the surrounding areas. These scouts are composed of people from the Nanyue tribe. Compared with the personal soldiers, they know the situation in the mountains and forests better. On the one hand, they can find out the situation in advance, and on the other hand, they can find out the structure of the road for the army that is about to go out, and even play a certain role in persuading them to surrender.

After all, the development of the three counties now is not a little different from the original history, and the attitude and treatment towards South Vietnam will be completely different. Gao Yao has only one idea, that is, if you can persuade them to surrender, try your best to persuade them to surrender, and if you can't persuade them, there is naturally no need to be polite, just destroy them directly.

As for the question of whether Xiao He was too fair to the people of Nanyue, many people secretly criticized Gao Yao at the beginning, thinking that Gao Yao was too kind to the foreigners, making it inappropriate for the foreigners to receive fair treatment like the people of Qin in most cases.

What Xiao He said was indeed true. When the policy was first implemented, many people criticized Gao Yao and felt that what he was doing was a bit excessive. The conquered Nanyue people should be treated like slaves. However, Gao Yao did a very good job in other aspects. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, had enough food and clothing, and most people became familiar with this kind of thing over time, so naturally no one was bothered by it.

While preparing to start the external expedition, within just half a month, more than 30,000 people from Nanyue voluntarily surrendered to Daqin. This number completely shocked Xiao He, and he ran directly to the military camp.

In order to pacify the South Vietnam, Gao Yao had already settled in the military camp at this time, and he had stationed his army almost entirely in the Guilin County area. Now the army was clearing the way.

Gao Yao's approach was still to take steady steps. The army had to first ensure that the roads were clear, and this was also a preparation for the subsequent entry into the Zhentuo area.

"My lord, Lord Xiao He is here."

"Well, let him in."

In the central army tent, Gao Yao was slightly stunned when he heard that Xiao He had come in person. Now that the army was on the move, all the logistics and supplies were in the charge of Xiao He, but Xiao He went straight to the front camp, which made Gao Yao think that there was a problem with the logistics.

"Meet the Lord"

"Okay, what's going on? Is there a problem with the food and fodder?"

Soon after Xiao He entered the big tent, Gao Yao asked nervously. Xiao He shook his head quickly after hearing this.

"My Lord, great joy!"

"Ok?"

"My lord, the number of people from Nanyue who have defected to our army has reached over 30,000. I have already separated these people to build new villages or temporarily resettle them. The area south of Xiangjun is almost completely under your control. The remaining foreign tribes do not exceed 10,000. At this rate, it will take no more than a year to pacify the southern border. In three months at most, I'm afraid you will be able to completely pacify the entire southern border."

Listening to Xiao He's words, Gao Yao nodded with satisfaction. This showed that his previous arrangement had a good effect. However, just because of this matter, it shouldn't be necessary to let Xiao He go there in person.