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

As for Gao Yao, he had received corresponding rewards for every successful killing of a relative of Liu Bang. According to common sense, he should have received a reward for killing Long Ju this time. However, things did not go as he wished, and he got nothing! After some thought, Gao Yao suddenly realized that the system's judgment mechanism must have determined that Long Ju's death was caused by Han Xin, which happened to coincide with the historical trend, so all rewards were ruthlessly cancelled.

Although Xiang Yu's death was not unacceptable, Xiang Yu was a huge reward, so as long as Gao Yao could kill him personally, he would definitely get a staggering reward. That's why he ordered Han Xin to let Xiang Yu live as long as possible, leaving him for himself to deal with. Moreover, after a long time, Gao Yao had roughly figured out the reward rules of this mysterious system after changing the plot through constant exploration and experimentation.

According to his summary, the level of reward is mainly determined by the influence of the characters in the historical process or the development of the plot. The first to bear the brunt are naturally Yi Xiaochuan, Liu Bang, Qin Shihuang, Hu Hai, Xiang Yu and others, who are undoubtedly the core key characters of the entire world. Of course, now even the mysterious Beiyanshanren has been included in this category by Gao Yao. The rewards for these people are also the most generous, which is also the basis for Gao Yao to reach this point now.

The second echelon that follows closely behind includes Lü Zhi, Lü Su, Xiao Yue, Li Si, Zhang Liang, Fan Zeng, Xiang Liang, Meng Tian, ​​etc. Although these characters are slightly inferior, they are equally important. Almost without exception, they directly or indirectly influence the direction and development of the entire plot world in various ways. Although the rewards of these people are slightly inferior, they are basically what you must have for development. Today's development of the southern border is inseparable from these rewards.

The characters mentioned later are relatively minor, such as generals such as Zhang Han, Long Qie, Ying Bu, and various vassal kings such as Xiao He and Cao Shen. They are basically at the same level. The rewards for these people are usually those items that were capable of being manufactured at that time but had not yet appeared. These include textile wheels, water wheels driven by manpower, salt fields, and even some special smelting methods.

The last tier is similar to the people that Gao Yao had killed before, who were slightly famous in history but not extremely famous. The rewards for these people are often scattered, mostly in the form of ready-made equipment. Although the number is not large, all of them are finished products, enough to arm an elite force.

Because of this, Gao Yao spared no effort to accumulate various rewards. Even though he had obvious advantages in these aspects, Gao Yao still had to frankly admit that the real war was much more difficult than he had originally imagined. The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly, various unexpected situations emerged one after another, and every decision could be related to life and death.

In Nanhai County, Cao Shen had already led an army of 30,000 on the journey to Zhentuo area, while Xiao He stayed in Nanhai County, sitting in the rear and coordinating the overall situation.

At the same time, all kinds of news from all directions were continuously transmitted back to Xiao He like snowflakes. Xiao He received these intelligence with a solemn face, and the most critical news made him nervous - the imperial army was actually divided into three groups!

At first glance, this seems to be a good thing to be thankful for. The defense line that originally needed to bear huge military pressure has now been relieved because of the enemy's splitting of troops. After all, judging from the current comparison of the forces of both sides, the imperial court has 300,000 troops, while the southern border has only 250,000. Previously, in order to pacify Kuaiji, nearly 70,000 elite troops were transferred. As a result, the gap in military strength between the two sides has further widened, equivalent to 180,000 to 300,000, a difference of nearly twice. Such changes in the situation have also increased the military pressure faced by the southern border.

However, the matter of dividing troops was far from as simple as it seemed to Xiao He. Xiao He keenly noticed that although the imperial army adopted the strategy of dividing troops, the specific number of troops in each army was deliberately concealed by the imperial court. This lack of transparency made Xiao He deeply uneasy, because without knowing the exact deployment of the enemy's troops, it was difficult to determine the direction and key areas of the enemy's main attack. This undoubtedly brought great trouble and uncertainty to the defense of the southern border army.

"Make sure to count the food and grass one by one, without any mistakes, and send them to Nanyuan tomorrow morning!" Xiao He stood in front of the huge granary in the county city, giving orders to the soldiers around him with a serious expression. His sharp eyes swept across the mountains of food and grass in the warehouse, silently calculating in his heart whether the quantity was enough to cope with the upcoming war.

After carefully checking the inventory, Xiao He did not delay for a moment and immediately directed his soldiers to get busy preparing the vehicles, livestock, and escort troops needed to transport food and fodder. For this imminent war, food and fodder were undoubtedly one of the most critical strategic materials, and there was no room for negligence or carelessness.

Except for the first year when Gao Yao took over the southern border, there has never been a shortage of food and grass in the southern border. However, the distribution of food and grass is subject to strict restrictions and planning. After all, facing the surging offensive of the imperial army, no one can guarantee victory in every battle. Once the city gate is lost, the food and grass are likely to fall into the hands of the enemy. If they are not burned in time, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, it is crucial to allocate food and grass in a reasonable and quantitative manner, and never blindly hoard too much food and grass resources in every city gate.

After everything was arranged, Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and left the granary in a hurry with two servants. When they just walked to the bustling street, a gorgeously decorated carriage was already waiting there. Xiao He got on the carriage without hesitation. The moment the door closed, the driver raised the whip and drove the horse forward quickly. The wheels rolled and the sound of horse hooves was crisp and rapid. The carriage rushed towards Xiao He's mansion like an arrow from a bow.

When Xiao He's carriage was passing through a deep and narrow alley, a dozen dark figures with sharp blades and hideous faces suddenly appeared on both sides of the originally silent alley. They suddenly appeared like ghosts, and without saying a word, they brandished long knives with cold light and rushed towards Xiao He's carriage with great momentum.

Unexpectedly, just as the assassins were about to attack, dozens of mysterious figures holding exquisite crossbows suddenly appeared above the high walls on both sides of the alley. Only a series of sharp and piercing sounds of breaking through the air could be heard: "Shua, shua, shua, shua..."

In an instant, a dense mass of crossbow arrows shot out like locusts! The dozen or so assassins who were coming with such force didn't even have time to react before they were mercilessly pierced through by the violent crossbow arrows. They immediately became sieves with holes all over their bodies, and fell straight into a pool of blood, no longer breathing.

Until this moment, Xiao He, who had been sitting steadily in the car, slowly lifted the curtain. On his usually calm face, a hint of helplessness and anger was now revealed that was difficult to conceal.

This was not the first time Xiao He had experienced such a thrilling assassination scene. Since he resolutely rejected the imperial court's offer of amnesty, assassins came to assassinate him in waves, with at least hundreds of assassins added up. Moreover, not only was he repeatedly threatened with assassination, but even Lu Zhi and many relatives in Gao Yao's mansion had suffered from the assassins' vicious attacks.

Fortunately, most of these assassinations ended in failure. Only a small number of the officials and generals in the southern border were successfully assassinated. After Gao Yao encountered a thrilling assassination in his own mansion last time, he was determined to launch a thorough cleanup of the mansion. He not only formulated and implemented an extremely strict management system, but also specially dispatched his own soldiers to patrol and guard day and night. Now the entire mansion is completely under the control of Lu Zhi, and she has managed everything in an orderly manner.

Any unidentified person who attempts to sneak into the mansion, or anyone with ulterior motives who attempts to make any move, will be detected in advance and dealt with quickly.

Faced with this continuous assassination, even the resourceful Xiao He was feeling quite troubled at the moment. The source of his headache was that the means used by the masterminds who sent these assassins to assassinate were too sinister and vicious. Their methods were extremely simple and crude - they targeted ordinary people, and then held their family members, young and old, as hostages, in order to coerce and lure these innocent people to risk their lives to go to the southern border to assassinate local officials and generals.

If someone succeeds in completing the mission by chance, his family will receive a generous reward; but if the mission fails, not only will the person carrying out the mission die, but his entire family will also be killed. This despicable and inhumane method, although shameless and outrageous, has to be admitted to be quite effective.

"Master Xiao He, the lord is already less than 20 miles away from the county town."

Xiao He had just returned to the mansion. Before he entered the mansion, a messenger came to him at full speed and reported the news that Gao Yao had returned. Xiao He was immediately cheered up.

"Come with me to welcome the Lord!"

At this time, Xiao He was also very excited. Gao Yao's return showed that the war in Kuaiji was going well. Otherwise, how could Gao Yao return with peace of mind? The war in Kuaiji was going well, which was almost the best thing for the Southern Territory. Gao Yao's smooth return was also the greatest stability for the Southern Territory.