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

After Xianyang was captured, none of the princes chose to occupy Xianyang, but all of them set their sights on other places. Xiang Yu occupied Longxi and Beidi. Of course, Xiang Yu's real goal was to covet the more than 100,000 Qin troops in Beidi. These Qin troops had no food and would collapse sooner or later. As long as the method of recruiting was appropriate, these high-quality soldiers would be very likely to be used by himself.

King Wei Bao of Wei occupied parts of Hedong, Shangdang, Luchuan, and Neishi Pass, and was the one with the fastest growth in strength. Although these places combined were not as large as Longxi in terms of area, their population and wealth far exceeded that of Longxi. In addition, with the supplies looted from Xianyang, the soldiers lost in the attack on Xianyang were replenished, and the number of troops at his disposal had increased to 60,000.

In addition, the coalition of princes was originally led by the King of Wei, which made King Wei Bao nominally gain a lot of support, so many people defected to King Wei Bao.

Zhao Wang Shenyang, who also sent troops, felt uncomfortable this time. Although he gained a lot of benefits from plundering Xianyang, Zhao Wang Shenyang, who occupied Henei, Handan, and Dongjun, felt pressured. He only had 30,000 troops, and was surrounded by Wei Wang Wei Bao, whose strength was rapidly expanding. This was a great threat to Zhao Wang Shenyang.

In addition to Yingchuan and Huaiyang, Han Cheng, the King of Han, also occupied part of Nanyang County while retreating. Zhao Xie, the King of Dai, after Hengshan and Taiyuan, had already begun to prepare to get his hands on Shang County.

After the thrilling Battle of Xianyang, the situation changed dramatically. The princes who participated in the battle used Xianyang, the former capital, as their core base and launched a frantic expansion and encroachment campaign in all directions. And the results have already begun to show.

Not all princes could gain a firm foothold in this fierce competition. For example, Han Guang, the King of Liaodong, Zang Tu, the King of Yan, Tian Shi, the King of Jiaodong, Tian Du, the King of Qi, and Wu Rui, the King of Hengshan, all had different fates. Some princes chose to concentrate on developing their own strength and keep a low profile; while others were unfortunately swallowed up by the surging tide of the uprising army and withdrew from the stage of history.

After all, in the turbulent times of the late Qin Dynasty, having an orthodox name was of course crucial, but it was undoubtedly a foolish dream to rely solely on this false reputation to maintain a high position. The cruel reality was destined to make some people become victims on the road of history.

At the same time, the King of Qin in the southern border, now known as Gao Yao, has successfully risen to become the largest prince in the south with his outstanding wisdom and strategy. He has a strong army and a vast territory, and his sphere of influence continues to expand. But for most of the princes in the north, the name Gao Yao is still a little unfamiliar. Due to its geographical location, the southern border has always had natural disadvantages, inconvenient transportation, relatively scarce resources, and limited exchanges with the Central Plains. Therefore, although Gao Yao is famous in the south, in the eyes of the northern heroes, he is still just an unattainable existence.

Although Gao Yao had defeated the imperial army in one fell swoop, to many princes, the southern border was still just a group of unruly and uncivilized barbarians. The reason they were able to defeat the imperial army was nothing more than relying on the advantage of the terrain. Once these people stepped into the flat and open plains, their true strength would be immediately exposed, and they would be unable to confront the regular army head-on.

But what is the truth? Today's Nanjun is no longer what it used to be. It has not only successfully occupied the eight major counties of Bajun, Shujun, Zhentuo, Xiangjun, Guilinjun, Nanhaijun, Minzhong and Kuaiji, but to some extent, it can actually be regarded as seven major counties - after all, in the eyes of many princes, Zhentuo is not a proper territory at all.

Due to the previous conquests by the imperial army, a large part of the Dongting and Cangwu counties, which were originally ruled by King Tian Du of Qi, had fallen into the hands of others. The military forces under the control of King Tian Du of Qi were very few, not to mention the ability to fight against the imperial army of up to 300,000. In order to avoid a direct conflict with the imperial army, he had no choice but to reluctantly evacuate Dongting County and hoard his only remaining manpower in a part of Cangwu County.

Originally, he wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, waiting for the imperial army and the southern border army to be defeated, but the result made Tian Du sleepless at night. The imperial army was defeated by Gao Yao, and the expected loss of both sides did not happen. Now it has become the capital for the southern border to make further progress. Compared with other princes, Tian Du understands better than anyone how powerful the southern border is now, and it is not something he can contend with.

Gao Yao had no intention of taking action against the three counties of Cangwu, Dongting and Lujiang. After all, he had just taken Minzhong and Kuaiji, and then he had a fierce battle with the imperial army, so he had no time to take care of other things. What's more, the two counties of Bashu were newly included in the territory, so the southern border suddenly added four counties. At this moment, it is time to carefully sort out and properly integrate this vast area. Gao Yao's mind is like a mirror, and he understands the simple truth that haste makes waste and greed makes waste.

Looking back to the time when Qin Shihuang quickly unified the six kingdoms, he seemed to be very powerful, but what followed was the turmoil in the world, a situation that is still difficult to completely reverse. In addition, Gao Yao also vigorously promoted military reforms in his jurisdiction and actively implemented a series of new policies. It is obviously extremely detrimental to the long-term development of the southern border to rashly send troops at this critical moment. Therefore, at this moment, Gao Yao can finally stay in his mansion with peace of mind and take a rest.

On the other hand, Xiao He, in collaboration with Feng Quji, Li Si, Wu She and other capable people, began to work together to discuss nearly 70% of the important political affairs in the southern border. With their wisdom and experience, they were able to make wise decisions on most of these matters. Only a small number of more difficult or critical issues would be submitted to the Supreme Leader for final review and decision.

Even so, the government affairs that fell into Gao Yao's hands still required Gao Yao to spend four or five hours a day reviewing them. Adding business matters, he needed to spend eight or nine hours a day on work.