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

On the other hand, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan, who lost the first battle, was not discouraged by the setback, but showed his tenacious fighting spirit and determination. Just one day later, he regrouped and launched a fierce offensive against Xia County again. What was different from the previous one was that this time Yi Xiaochuan adopted an extremely bold and radical tactic - attacking from all sides at the same time!

This strategy made full use of its military advantage. For a time, the enemy troops were everywhere outside Xia County, and the shouts of killing were deafening. Facing such a fierce attack, Gao Yao in the city suddenly felt the pressure doubled. Gao Yao was not afraid of the various tricks and schemes of this mysterious opponent Yi Xiaochuan. After all, he was confident that he could deal with it with his own wisdom and experience. However, the current situation of steady and cautious attack and siege from all sides was what Gao Yao was most worried about.

On the one hand, there were only 70,000 defenders in the city, while the enemy outside the city had more than 100,000 elite troops. Using 70,000 troops to fight against such a powerful enemy was already at a disadvantage, not to mention that the soldiers had not yet had a full rest and had to rush into another fierce battle.

On the other hand, long-term and high-intensity defensive operations will inevitably lead to the rapid consumption of city defense materials. If the use of city defense materials is reduced or delayed, it will be tantamount to exposing the weakness of insufficient material reserves to Yi Xiaochuan. Once the enemy understands this key information, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, Gao Yao is in a dilemma at this moment. He must do his best to resist the fierce attack of the enemy, and at the same time, he must find ways to ensure the rational use of city defense materials to support this difficult and protracted war.

In the past five days of fierce fighting, the imperial army launched round after round of fierce attacks on Xia County. This seemingly one-sided war presented an unexpected situation: the imperial court suffered heavy losses, with at least 15,000 casualties; in contrast, the southern border army suffered much less losses, only less than 7,000 people.

The reason for such a disparity in results, in addition to the natural difficulty difference between attacking and defending a city, is that Gaoyao had already carefully built a complete logistics and medical system. After a long period of preparation and improvement, this system has now begun to show results.

In this protracted battle, lightly wounded soldiers in the Southern Frontier Army only needed to receive simple treatment and rest for a day or two before returning to the battlefield and continuing to fight bravely without being affected by their injuries. Even for seriously wounded soldiers, the survival rate was close to 60% after timely treatment.

Although significant results have been achieved in medical support, the pressure faced by the southern border cannot be underestimated as the war progresses. Due to the long-term fierce siege by the enemy, the various materials needed to defend the city are consumed at a very fast rate, and more than half of them have been lost. Facing the crazy offensive launched from all directions by the court relying on its military advantage, Gao Yao seems somewhat helpless.

In addition, after knowing that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had amazing military power, Gao Yao, who had originally planned to sneak attack the enemy camp at night, had to decisively give up this risky plan. After all, the strength of the enemy and us was not yet clear, and the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had experienced thousands of years. If you think about it, you will know that with such a high military power, his military strategy and tactics must be extraordinary. A plan of sneak attack would be easily seen through by the enemy, so he simply gave up this idea decisively.

However, for Gao Yao, the only good thing at the moment was his gratifying recovery speed. Although only a few days had passed, due to the magical effect of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra, as well as his own superb medical skills and careful nursing, his physical condition had recovered to nearly 60%.

As the sun set and night fell, Gao Yao walked back to the county government office with a slightly staggering but firm step. At this time, a sumptuous meal had already been placed in the house, quietly waiting for the return of the owner. Gao Yao walked forward without hesitation and sat down at the table. At this moment, how could he care whether the meal was delicious? Hunger and fatigue intertwined, making him just want to fill his stomach quickly and replenish his exhausted physical strength.

At the same time, even Erniu, who usually accompanied him, was sent by Gao Yao to the East Gate to perform his duties. After all, Gao Yao knew that he was injured and needed more time to recuperate. If he could not recover as soon as possible, he would not have a chance of winning when facing the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan again in the future. Therefore, he had to race against time to recuperate.

"My Lord, there is someone outside who wants to see you!" Just as Gao Yao picked up the bowl of bitter medicine and was about to drink it, a personal soldier hurried to the door and reported to him in a low voice. Hearing this, Gao Yao's originally relaxed brows instantly frowned. The person who came to see him at this time could not be one of his own. After all, if it was one of his own, the personal soldier would have directly told him his position or name. And at this moment, a stranger actually chose this moment to ask for an audience, which was really puzzling.

There were only a few civilians left in the city, and those who chose to stay were mostly loyal and righteous people who were willing to put their lives aside and follow him wholeheartedly. Normally, there shouldn't be any outsiders. Thinking of this, Gao Yao became even more suspicious and asked, "Did the visitor explain his purpose?"

The personal soldier knew Gao Yao's temperament very well. Unless they met a special person or an important matter, they would never disturb the master easily. So he hurriedly replied: "My lord, that person said he has a good plan to help you resist the imperial army!"

"Hmm? Haha... it's quite interesting." Gao Yao was startled after hearing this, and was secretly surprised. He really didn't expect that someone would be so bold as to say such outrageous things here. This behavior aroused Gao Yao's curiosity deep in his heart. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and chuckled, "Okay, if that's the case, let the person in."

After getting Gao Yao's approval, the personal soldier hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Yes!" Then he turned around and left in a hurry. Gao Yao picked up the medicine bowl placed beside him and drank it all in one gulp. Putting down the medicine bowl, he was about to ask the servants to prepare some tea, but he saw that the personal soldier who had just left actually returned to the door alone.

Gao Yao frowned slightly when he saw this, with a puzzled look on his face, and asked, "Huh? Didn't the general ask you to go and invite someone? Why did you come back alone? Where is the person you invited?" Faced with Gao Yao's questioning, a hint of embarrassment flashed across the face of the personal soldier, and he seemed a little at a loss, as if he didn't know how to respond.

"Hurry up and speak! Don't hesitate!" Gao Yao became impatient when he saw his soldiers being hesitant. His face darkened and he shouted coldly.

The guard was frightened by Gao Yao's cold shout and trembled all over. He lowered his head and replied: "Well, my lord, the messenger said that if you want him to come in, you have to go and invite him in person. My lord, why not just have someone beat this arrogant guy out with sticks!"

When Gao Yao heard what his personal soldier said, his eyes widened with an expression of disbelief on his face. It was obvious that he had never expected to meet such a special person at such a special time.

This was not the time when Gao Yao was just a thousand men, or the governor of Nanhai County. Most people had never heard of Gao Yao. When Gao Yao became the General of Zhennan, he was already a senior general of the Qin Dynasty. In addition, because Prince Gao was called the King of Qin and appointed himself as the general, anyone who heard about the events in the southern border would know Gao Yao.

Even though this so-called reputation may not be regarded as a good name for some people, it is undeniable that it does exist. In the eyes of most people, a person as famous as Gao Yao is often intimidating and people stay away from him. Anyone who is a little bit normal would never choose to communicate with Gao Yao in such a strange and even risky way. It is very likely that they would have died before they even met Gao Yao in person.

But it was precisely because of this that Gao Yao's curiosity became stronger. Who on earth could be so bold to act like this? Gao Yao even suspected that the other party might be an assassin sent by the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan, who deliberately approached him in this way. However, Gao Yao soon realized that it was unrealistic.

Even if the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan really had the ability to keep his men in Xia County, it would be a fantasy for him to show up and try to assassinate me at this moment. The reason was simple. Under the current situation, there was no such possibility. Not to mention that the inner and outer cities had been tightly sealed off, even the most basic information transmission was difficult to achieve, let alone other more complicated actions.

However, despite this, Gao Yao stood up resolutely and decided to go and find out who this person was. It must be said that his courage to face the unknown danger is enough to make people admire him.

At this moment, a personal soldier saw Gao Yao stand up and immediately stepped forward, offering to drive the man away on his behalf, so as to prevent Gao Yao from worrying about the matter: "My lord, I am willing to go and send this villain away for you!"

However, Gao Yao waved his hand, rejected the good intentions of his personal soldiers, and said firmly: "No need, this general wants to meet this 'capable person' in person, you just lead the way."

Hearing Gao Yao's words, the personal soldiers did not dare to be negligent and quickly bowed and responded, "Yes!" Then, they led Gao Yao out of the door.

When Gao Yao arrived at the door, he saw a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar waiting at the door. When he saw Gao Yao leaving, there was a hint of understanding in the man's eyes.