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

After Gao Yao arrived at the designated location, he did not rush to launch an attack, but cleverly set up a tight encirclement. They were on high alert, saying that they had besieged the mountain stronghold for three days, but in fact they had been sending many scouts to the surrounding mountains to look for water sources, while the rest of the soldiers remained completely still. This unusual behavior confused many soldiers.

Just as everyone was anxiously waiting, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the depths of the dense woods. Then, a figure rushed out like lightning. Looking closely, it turned out to be Kong Gang. Kong Gang was in a state of embarrassment at the moment, shirtless, drenched in sweat, as if he had just experienced a fierce battle. He ran to Gao Yao breathlessly and shouted excitedly,

"My lord, my lord, I found it, I finally found it!"

After hearing Kong Gang's report, Gao Yao's eyes flashed with surprise, but he quickly regained his composure and asked, "Are you sure?"

Kong Gang nodded vigorously and replied with a heavy breath: "It is absolutely true! I have followed the instructions of the lord and tied the object firmly to a big rock and then sank it into the water."

After saying this, he wiped the sweat off his face with his hand and continued, "Please rest assured, my lord, everything has been arranged properly and there will be no mistakes."

At this moment, Gao Yao's tense face finally showed a relieved smile as if relieved from a heavy burden. Three whole days had passed, and they were trapped in this airtight jungle, the heat was unbearable, as if they were in a huge steamer. Not only the soldiers complained, but even he, as a general, was also suffering.

"Very good! Pass on my order and prepare for a full-scale attack tomorrow morning!" Gao Yao said firmly.

"My lord, this... is not because I am afraid to attack. It is because there are many traps along the way. As long as we are more careful, we can deal with them. But the smoke used by those barbarians is really unbearable! If we launch an attack rashly, I am afraid..."

After hearing Gao Yao's words, Kong Gang hesitated for a moment and still looked troubled. He worriedly advised Gao Yao that if he went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, even if the enemy was numerous, Kong Gang would not be afraid. At most, he would die on the battlefield. However, it would be a shame to die in such an unclear way.

"Hmph! You fool, would this general just watch his subordinates die in vain? The object I asked you to throw into the water before is the key to conquering this mountain stronghold!" A cunning light flashed in Gao Yao's eyes.

"My lord, what do you mean..." the deputy general asked with a puzzled look.

"That's not a good thing, but as the saying goes, 'All is fair in war'. Since the other party is not moral, why should we be so fussy about it?"

Gao Yao's mouth slightly raised, revealing a cold smile. It turned out that when he found that the losses caused by conventional means of warfare far exceeded the expected benefits, Gao Yao decisively decided to change his strategy and use the same or even more ruthless methods as the enemy to deal with these barbarians.

The medical skills that the system gave Gao Yao played a very good role in the process of conquering the southern border this time. How to avoid snakes, insects, rats and ants, how to resist miasma, some basic detoxification methods, and some common herbs in the southern border have all been recorded by Gao Yao, and there will be people who can read in units of hundreds. In addition, they can identify herbs and their corresponding effects by looking at pictures. This is very important in the process of carrying out missions in the southern border, and it can often play a very good effect.

Based on the description, Gao Yao was able to roughly analyze that the so-called special smoke was due to the characteristics of some herbs after burning. However, he had not experienced it specifically, so even if Gao Yao had medical skills, it would be of no use.

However, Gao Yao could also use a similar method to deal with these barbarians, that is, to attack at the water source. The reason why he chose to surround them for three days without attacking was to observe the living habits of these barbarians and to confirm the situation of the water source.

Gao Yao's idea was to poison the water source, to fight poison with poison. For these stubborn barbarians, the poison Gao Yao used was not an ordinary toxin. Because it was poisoned in the stream, the poison would definitely be diluted. The biggest effect of this poison is hallucinations, as well as severe physical discomfort, vomiting and diarrhea. And waiting until the next morning to attack was also to ensure that the water source could be drunk by most people, so as to maximize the effect.

It's not that Gao Yao is merciful and doesn't want to use other means to deal with these barbarians, but poisoning flowing water and poisoning well water are two completely different concepts and cannot be confused. Li Mo deliberately used special bags to wrap the medicine to prevent the medicine from losing its effect too quickly due to the impact of the water flow. As for the case of cutting off the water source, the other party is likely to migrate again on a large scale. This is also the advantage of this kind of barbarian tribe.

Some of them are similar to the tribes on the grassland. The powerful position of these barbarians is that they are very good at using things in the mountains and forests to quickly build some temporary residences. Once the water source is cut off, the other party will start to desperately break out of the forest. This is not a good thing for Gao Yao. Gao Yao is steady, accurate and ruthless in doing things.

At the same time, Gao Yao would never allow such tribes that could not be educated and unwilling to submit to exist in the southern border. If any of the three steps of recruiting, appeasing, and absorbing could not be completed, Gao Yao would rather bear some infamy and directly slaughter all these people to avoid more troubles in the future.

"My Lord, what about now?"

"When cooking, remember to spread out a little so as not to alert the other party too much."

"Here"

The next morning, Kong Gang was the first to lead hundreds of people towards the mountain stronghold. Along the way, he used arrows, stones, wood and other objects to constantly test the possible traps around him. These barbarians often use traps to hunt wild animals. In this regard, their experience can be said to be comparable to that of experienced old hunters.

Fortunately, I have learned a lot from dealing with the Nanyue tribe over the years, and naturally I have a lot of knowledge about traps. Using this method can greatly destroy these hidden traps.

Kong Gang led his men to cause continuous destruction all the way until they were within 200 meters of the camp, and then they stopped. At this time, the barbarian village was very quiet, and Kong Gang could vaguely see that the man on guard was listless and leaned against a rock with a weak look.