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

Now, the magnificent Hanzhong Pass is within reach. As long as this crucial pass can be successfully captured, the southern border can rest assured. This fierce battle has lasted until such a critical moment, how could Xiao He give up easily and give up halfway?

Although Xiao He had been gritting his teeth and persisting, Duo Si did not let him continue to supervise the battle at the front line. On the contrary, she decisively ordered people to cut down trees on the spot, quickly built a temporary camp for rest and recuperation, and began to prepare a detailed battle plan to seize the pass the next day. After all, they had experienced three months of arduous and rapid marches, and all their efforts were for this decisive moment. Once the pass was lost, the imperial army would inevitably face a catastrophic defeat.

Night fell quietly. Xiao He had just laid down to rest for a short while when suddenly, a hurried shout came from not far away: "Lord Xiao He! Something big has happened, something big has happened!" Then, Duo Si was seen with an anxious look on her face, hurriedly rushing towards where Xiao He was.

At this moment, Duo Si seemed extremely flustered, and even her usual calm and composed image was gone. You know, when she was facing a life-and-death situation when crossing the snow-capped mountains, she had never seen Duo Si show such a panicked expression. Seeing this scene, Xiao He, who was still a little sleepy, suddenly lost all his sleepiness and couldn't help but feel an ominous premonition in his heart.

When Xiao He heard the noise, he stood up and hurriedly walked towards Duo Si. He looked suspicious, frowned, and asked, "General Duo Si, what happened? Why are you so panicked?"

Duo Si looked solemn. She took a deep breath and said, "Master Xiao He, we are planning to seize the important pass tomorrow. Therefore, I specially sent someone to capture an enemy sentry, hoping to get some general information about the pass from him, just in case something goes wrong due to inaccurate intelligence. Who would have thought that this inquiry would actually yield an unexpected piece of news."

Duo Si stopped talking and immediately told Xiao He the general situation of the matter. After Xiao He finished listening, he was slightly startled and secretly surprised. He really did not expect that this General Duo Si from the land of Nanyue was not only brave in battle, but also so meticulous and agile in thinking that he could think of this crucial link in advance.

Then, Xiao He asked nervously, "Oh? What's the result? Is the lord in danger?"

Duo Si shook her head repeatedly and replied hurriedly: "It's not that the lord is in danger, but the imperial army is in crisis. Before that..." Then, Duo Si told Xiao He the news that she had finally found out without reservation.

Since the imperial army launched a fierce attack on Xia County, until the Southern Border Army was defeated and retreated, and then the imperial army completely occupied Xiang County, and then was counterattacked, Ying Bu severely damaged the vanguard troops, and then the Southern Border Army began a real counterattack.

In this fierce battle, the deputy commander Li Xin was unfortunately killed, and the brave and fearless Meng Yi was also seriously injured. What was worse was that the imperial army's food and grass were ruthlessly looted by the enemy. The powerful army that originally had 300,000 people was now reduced to just over 200,000 soldiers.

The person who provided this important information was an ordinary imperial soldier captured by Duo Si. Although he only knew the general situation, important news such as the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's injury and Li Xin's death could not be concealed in any way.

When Duo Si told Xiao He all of this, he could not hide his excitement: "Now, the advantages that the imperial army originally had are gone. In my opinion, they can only hold out for another half a month at most. Right now, the situation has reversed, and it is no longer the imperial army that has the advantage, but our lord!"

Duo Si said excitedly. Because this means that the southern border has gradually turned from passive to active in the confrontation with the imperial army. How can such exciting news not make people excited?

"Is there any other news?" Xiao He narrowed his eyes unconsciously as he listened to the news that had just been received. His face, which was originally as calm as water, now revealed a hint of excitement that was difficult to conceal. However, this excitement was only a flash in the pan. Xiao He's extraordinary mind and calm personality made him quickly regain his composure. Compared with Duo Si who seemed a little excited, Xiao He's mentality was obviously much calmer.

Xiao He slowly raised his head, looked at Duo Si calmly, and asked softly: "Is there nothing more for the time being?" Duo Si nodded and responded: "The spy went out and captured just an ordinary soldier. It is not easy to pry this information out of his mouth. However... there is another piece of news, but I can't say whether it is a good thing or a bad thing for us." Having said this, Duo Si paused for a moment, as if thinking about how to continue.

Seeing this, Xiao He raised his lips slightly and said calmly, "Oh? If so, tell me about it." There was no urgency in his words. Because he knew very well that this place was not the southern border they were familiar with, and it was difficult to obtain accurate and useful information. Now that they could get these, it was already quite good.

"The princes outside the pass, led by the King of Wei, have actually gathered a huge army of nearly 200,000, and are now aggressively attacking Xianyang!" Duo Si didn't take it too seriously when he first heard about this, because he knew that the 300,000 strong army of the court was in the midst of a fierce battle on the southern border, and it was impossible to quickly withdraw to Xianyang for rescue before the outcome was decided. Not to mention the long journey and the difficulty of marching, the time spent on the road to mobilize troops, even if it was at full speed, would take at least a whole month!

As for Duosi and others who were born in the southern border, especially the Nanyue people, their way of thinking was somewhat different from that of the people of Daqin. They attached different importance to Xianyang. Moreover, Gao Yao had said before that if the imperial army attacked the southern border, they would not stop until they killed him, and they would never retreat easily.

In stark contrast to Duo Si's calmness, when Xiao He heard the shocking news, he was stunned as if struck by lightning, with an expression of disbelief on his face. He had never expected that the situation in the court would take such a sharp turn for the worse and become so dangerous. In just a blink of an eye, 200,000 coalition troops were approaching the city of Xianyang like a flood, while the court army was thousands of miles away and could not come back to help in time.