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

Zhang Liang had just arrived and joined Gao Yao's army. He was well aware of his identity and status. In Gao Yao's eyes, the Southern Territory might be short of talent, but in the eyes of outsiders, the situation was quite different. In Zhang Liang's opinion, the entire Southern Territory could be so prosperous today, and there must be many talented people. Looking at the strong military strength of the Southern Territory, the generals of each department must be extraordinary people.

Although Zhang Liang was quite confident in his own talent, he was by no means ignorant of the ways of the world. He knew exactly when to be humble. Moreover, Gao Yao personally recommended him this time, so it was self-evident how much he valued him.

Gao Yao said solemnly, "Erniu, we just need to wait for the right time. But before that, I need to write a letter and send someone to deliver it to my residence immediately and hand it to my wife. In addition, you must tell my wife that if she encounters a difficult matter, she can go to Lu Gong, Xia Huang Gong and other respected people to discuss and make a decision together, and she must not make a decision on her own. This matter is of great importance and must not be neglected. Do you understand?"

"Here"

"In addition, I may need to leave the city to carry out a surprise attack. After I leave the city, all matters concerning strategy must be subject to Mr. Zhang Liang's overall arrangements."

Gao Yao did not delay at this time. He quickly explained the details of the sneak attack plan to Erniu. If Gao Yao was not in the city, Erniu would be given full authority to dispatch all the troops at will. He did not even need any official position. With the strong appeal of the identity of the commander of the personal guard camp, Erniu's words and deeds could often represent Gao Yao himself.

"My Lord, this..." When Erniu heard what Gao Yao said, he was instantly surprised and wanted to express his opinion. It turned out that on the way here just now, Erniu had already heard relevant news through various channels and learned that Zhang Liang suddenly appeared here.

Moreover, Erniu had heard of Zhang Liang from Gao Yao before. Although he knew that Zhang Liang was a rare talent in Gao Yao's eyes, Erniu still felt uneasy about Gao Yao handing over Xia County to Zhang Liang so easily. After all, this county was of vital importance to them, and any carelessness would bring unimaginable consequences.

"Hmm?" Hearing Erniu about to speak, Gao Yao immediately snorted coldly. This cold snort seemed to carry an invisible pressure, causing Erniu, who was about to speak, to instantly become obedient and stand still, not daring to make any more moves.

"Yes." Erniu knew Gao Yao's character very well. Gao Yao would either not make a decision or would not change it once he made it.

"Mr. Zhang Liang, I'll leave everything to you. Erniu, go quickly and follow my instructions. Also, pass on the message and ask all departments with a team of more than 1,000 people to come and see Mr. Zhang during their rest period."

"Yes, I will follow the general's order and go and handle it right away." Erniu naturally did not dare to slack off. He immediately bowed to Gao Yao and Zhang Liang and left the main hall.

Looking at Erniu's receding back, Gao Yao turned to look at Zhang Liang standing beside him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang Liang, you should stay in the county government office for a few days. This way, it will be convenient for us to communicate at any time."

Zhang Liang bowed slightly and replied respectfully: "Yes, I will follow the Lord's arrangements." At this moment, Zhang Liang knew very well that since he had chosen to follow Li Yi and Gao Yao, it was his duty to obey their orders. Moreover, the various strategies and plans mentioned by Li Yi before sounded really ingenious. As long as they were implemented, the chances of success should be quite high.

Seeing Zhang Liang agreed so readily, Gao Yao nodded to show his satisfaction, and then he said no more, but started to arrange Zhang Liang's accommodation. After everything was settled, Gao Yao walked towards the backyard. After all, after all this time of running around and fighting with the enemy, Gao Yao's physical condition was still a little weak, and he needed to rest as much as possible.

Moreover, his current strength has only recovered to about 60%. If he wants to ensure that subsequent plans can be implemented smoothly and without any mistakes, he must at least restore his strength to more than 80% before the plan is officially launched.

When Gao Yao returned to the room, there were already two maids waiting at the door. As soon as Gao Yao entered the room, they immediately began to help him take off his armor, and at the same time, they fetched clean water to clean Gao Yao's wounds and reapplied medicine to Gao Yao. Gao Yao also changed the medicine while drinking it. After putting down the medicine bowl, Gao Yao waved to the maid who had been standing at the door.

"Owner"

The maid's appearance is seven parts beautiful and three parts delicate. Most people would definitely not think that the maid in front of them is dangerous. In fact, she was carefully cultivated by Lu Zhi. The original name of the person in front of them is gone, and now she is called Peacock.

"We can neither ignore what Zhang Liang said completely nor accept it all. I will make decisions based on the specific situation outside the city; as for the things inside the city, you need to pay more attention. If Zhang Liang does not act abnormally, you don't have to pay attention to him for now, but he has a special status after all. As maids, you must keep a close eye on his movements. If you find anything wrong, you must control him first and wait for my disposal. If anyone dares to try to escape, once verified, he will be killed without mercy! This matter is of vital importance and must not be taken lightly. Did you hear clearly?"

"Yes!" Hearing Gao Yao's words, Kong Que did not dare to be negligent and quickly agreed. Then, she moved behind Gao Yao, stretched out her delicate hands, and gently massaged Gao Yao to relax his body.

In fact, for Gao Yao, Zhang Liang came to him this time, and he could not be completely unguarded. If it were not for the personal letter from Xia Huanggong as evidence, Gao Yao would probably not have trusted Zhang Liang to such an extent. After all, Zhang Liang's talent was beyond doubt, but what made Gao Yao suspicious was why Zhang Liang chose to come to him at such a sudden time? What kind of unknown reasons and conspiracy were hidden in this? Gao Yao had to be cautious, just in case.

This is indeed a difficult and helpless matter! For Gao Yao, he is used to the hard life. When was it that someone would willingly and actively come to him for help? At this moment, the situation has changed drastically - suddenly, such a great talent who can be said to be one of the best in the world chose to join him. Faced with such a sudden situation, Gao Yao's heart could not help but beat drums and became uneasy.

In fact, Gao Yao racked his brains but couldn't figure out what kind of reason could make Zhang Liang come to harm him. During the whole conversation with Zhang Liang, the other party did not reveal even the slightest flaw or abnormality. If he insisted that Zhang Liang belonged to the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan camp from beginning to end, Gao Yao felt that this speculation was too absurd and unrealistic.

After all, Zhang Liang's position in history is very important, and his importance is no less than Han Xin. If even a person like Zhang Liang is on Yi Xiaochuan's side, then what about Han Xin? And what about Cao Shen and others? Are they all like that? If that is the case, how could Gao Yao himself have come to this point step by step?

It is unlikely that Zhang Liang is a man from other vassal states. After all, in this situation, the wisest thing for him to do would be to sit back and wait for the imperial court to destroy him, or to wait for the southern border army and the imperial court army to fight each other until both sides were defeated. But now he rushed to help Gao Yao, and it was hard to find the reason for doing so. After considering various factors, Gao Yao finally decided to trust Zhang Liang. However, even so, Gao Yao did not dare to relax completely and still had to be careful to prevent any accidents.

After Gao Yao left, Erniu would have to take on the responsibility of defending the city. But because of this, there were some things that he must not say to Erniu. If the two sides could not work together sincerely, the situation would become more and more difficult and complicated.

Therefore, Gao Yao had to use those women who were carefully trained by Lü Zhi to accompany him. Of course, Gao Yao was not the kind of playboy who was greedy for women and would bring women with him when he went to war. These women accompanied him to take care of Gao Yao's daily diet and living, and also to prevent some people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the situation and trying to do something wrong to Gao Yao.

After all, there were many assassinations, but no one would have thought that these maids around Gao Yao were all trained. Although they were not as good as those in direct combat, assassinations were no problem. Moreover, each of them could block the knife for Gao Yao when he encountered danger. This was the most basic point of training. Leaving these people behind was an invisible backup plan for Gao Yao.

The next morning, the sun shone through the clouds and awoke the sleeping world. As usual, the imperial army had assembled early and was ready to launch a new round of attack on the city of Xia County. The drums of war were thundering, the flags were flying, and the soldiers marched in neat and powerful steps towards the city gate.

However, not long after the siege began, an exciting piece of news reached the ears of Yi Xiaochuan, a mysterious figure who was sitting firmly in the commander's seat in the central army tent. A panting messenger hurried into the tent, knelt on one knee, saluted with his fists, and reported loudly: "General! The Xia County garrison has begun to reduce the use of supplies. According to observations, the amount used has decreased by at least 20% compared to yesterday!"