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

The distance between the battlefield and the county town is not as far as imagined. If you ride fast and travel day and night, it will only take one day and one night to go back and forth. However, the news about this place is strictly blocked. This blockade is not for everyone, but is selectively concealed. To this day, most people still believe that the person named Gao Yao is still in Guilin County. There are very few people who really know the inside story. Even the officials of all sizes in the county town know nothing about it.

However, Han Xin learned through a secret letter that Gao Yao was now staying safely in his mansion. Except for some people in the mansion and a small number of personal soldiers, almost no one else knew this secret. The reason why Han Xin, the leading general, was informed of this matter was nothing more than hoping that he could have a general understanding of the entire battle plan. After all, if Han Xin was allowed to blindly lead the army to confront the court's army head-on, the only ones who would suffer heavy losses in the end would be the southern border army led by them.

After Han Xin sat down, Gao Yao actually stood up and filled a cup of steaming hot tea for him. Seeing this, Han Xin couldn't help but feel a little terrified, and hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply to show his respect.

"How is it? Now that you have seen with your own eyes that I am safe and sound, you should be able to rest assured now, right?" Gao Yao asked with a smile on his face and a friendly tone.

Han Xin quickly replied: "My lord, as long as you are safe and sound, then everything will naturally not be a problem! No matter what strategy you come up with, I, Han Xin, will do my best to implement it resolutely! But..." Having said that, Han Xin paused for a moment, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

"Just say it," Gao Yao told Han Xin to speak boldly.

"My lord! Look, Zhang Liang suddenly appeared as a military advisor. This is really surprising! You know, there has never been such a military advisor position in our army. And he can command the entire army, which is an unprecedented power! My lord, you rashly gave him such an important position, which has a great impact on the generals of our various departments! Now, he actually dispatched the army directly to Guilin County. Now, many generals have begun to have doubts in their hearts!"

Han Xin hesitated for a while, but finally decided to speak out, after all, this matter was really worrying. There was no way, the key problem was that Gao Yao gave Zhang Liang too much power. When Gao Yao was not here, Zhang Liang could command the entire army, how could this not make many people dissatisfied? Our Southern Border Army has always relied on military merits. Even Han Xin himself was just a small leader of a thousand people at the beginning. He climbed to his current position bit by bit through various military merits, big and small!

Even though this was the case, when he led the troops to attack Minzhong and Kuaiji, he was only temporarily promoted to commander-in-chief. In fact, in terms of his military position, there was not much difference between him and Kong Gang.

In sharp contrast, Zhang Liang, the military strategist, gained such enormous power as soon as he appeared. But the problem was that he had not made any achievements before. If it was in normal times, it would be fine, and everyone could slowly accept and adapt. But now it was wartime, and the battle between the imperial army and the southern border army had entered a white-hot stage. At this critical moment, Zhang Liang was in such an important position, which inevitably involved a new problem - the trust issue.

When Gao Yao issued the order, although on the surface he held the title of general, in fact everyone knew very well that he was the real lord. Even if there were mountains of swords and seas of fire waiting ahead, as long as the lord gave the order, they would not hesitate to die on the battlefield. But now Zhang Liang suddenly appeared, and it was completely different. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Zhang Liang was quite famous, but in the southern border, most soldiers had no idea who Zhang Liang was. Even if he had the title of "Huang Shigong's disciple", it was still difficult for the soldiers of the three armies to be convinced.

Listening to Han Xin's sincere words, Gao Yao couldn't help but fall into silence at this moment. He knew very well that Han Xin's words were true and there was no falsehood. The speed and magnitude of Zhang Liang's promotion this time really exceeded the expectations of many soldiers in the southern border. And it was different from Ying Bu's situation. Ying Bu was just a temporary vanguard general, and his duties were relatively clear and fixed.

To put it bluntly, Ying Bu was only temporarily in charge of an army and was responsible for charging into battle. Whether he could truly gain a foothold in the army and establish his own prestige and power depended on Ying Bu's own military talents and his subsequent performance on the battlefield. For Gao Yao, giving Ying Bu such a temporary opportunity and platform would not actually have much impact on the overall situation. After all, whether Ying Bu was the candidate or not, the action of supporting Long County was imperative.

However, Zhang Liang's situation was completely different. Zhang Liang became a military advisor, and the importance of this position is self-evident. What's more worth mentioning is that since Zhang Liang has been with Gao Yao for a long time, he usually issues orders in the name of Gao Yao. Because of this, people naturally don't have too much resistance to Zhang Liang, but rather regard him more as a counselor or a general around Gao Yao, believing that his main role is to assist Gao Yao in making plans and formulating strategic policies. So to some extent, Zhang Liang's promotion did not cause too much substantive opposition.

However, this plan cannot be promulgated and implemented in the name of Gao Yao, because according to common sense, Gao Yao should be trapped in Guilin County at this moment, so he can only issue orders based on the orders issued by this military advisor. Precisely because of this reason, the current contradiction has been further intensified, which is undoubtedly the truth before our eyes.

"Well, this matter is indeed a little inappropriate. You are absolutely right. But now the matter has been settled. No matter what problems will arise later, we can only wait until this battle is over, and then we can sort out all the problems and properly deal with them."

Gao Yao did not deny that there were mistakes in his arrangements. When he was trapped in Xia County, he had no good plan to deal with the predicament, and Zhang Liang's timely appearance helped Gao Yao solve his problems and resolve the crisis to a great extent. Because of this, Gao Yao simply treated Zhang Liang well as a military advisor. But now that he thinks about it carefully, it is indeed as Han Xin said. Once Xiao He, Cao Shen and others know the inside story, even if they don't complain openly, they must be unable to let it go and have grudges in their hearts.

"My lord, I have no intention of blaming you! I am really worried that my soldiers will become suspicious and their wild thoughts will affect the morale of the army. I have no choice but to come and see you."

Hearing what Gao Yao said, Han Xin did not dare to be negligent, and hurriedly stood up, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands, and said respectfully. He knew that he must not let Gao Yao misunderstand that he came here to blame him. After all, with Han Xin's intelligence, how could he make such a low-level and stupid mistake.

Gao Yao smiled and looked at Han Xin in front of him, and said softly: "Well, look at you now, how can you still have the dignity of a general? Get up quickly."

Hearing Gao Yao's words, Han Xin was slightly startled at first, then he listened carefully to his tone, and after confirming that there was indeed no anger in his voice, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, slowly stood up, and responded respectfully, "Yes."

Then, Gao Yao continued with a serious expression: "The most important thing at the moment is to successfully lure the imperial army into the trap we set. To this end, all relevant information must be kept strictly confidential, and the imperial army must not be allowed to detect even the slightest abnormality. Even if someone in the army has doubts or reactions to this, you must act decisively and take tough measures to suppress it. At the same time, you must always be fully prepared to engage in a fierce battle with the imperial army, and you must not take it lightly. Do you understand?"

Han Xin nodded solemnly and said, "Yes! I will follow your instructions and do my best to complete the mission!"

"Well, on the surface, I will return to Nanhai County from Guilin County this time. During this period, the army you lead must deploy before the imperial army takes any action, but not too fast. Because external support should be faster than internal action. If we act too quickly, it may alert the enemy and miss the opportunity to lure the enemy into a trap." Gao Yao explained the battle plan to Han Xin with a serious face.

After listening to this, Han Xin immediately nodded and responded: "Don't worry, my lord. I have already understood the deep meaning of this. I will arrange an ambush in advance and contact Zhang Liang in time to ensure that the entire plan can be implemented smoothly." Although Han Xin behaved very obediently, the meticulous Gao Yao still keenly noticed the slight dissatisfaction with Zhang Liang revealed in his words.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. After all, Han Xin was a proud person. Before he had any substantial contact with Zhang Liang and was impressed by his exquisite strategies and outstanding command ability, it would be harder than climbing to the sky to make Han Xin willingly call Zhang Liang "military advisor". However, Gao Yao was also very clear about Han Xin's proud personality, so he did not force him to change his attitude. As long as the strategic goal can be achieved in the end, these minor frictions between individuals can be temporarily put aside.