Chapter 356: Got the news that the assassination had completely failed!

Chapter 356: Got the news that the assassination had completely failed!

"Long County? Old General! We really don't need to be too anxious about sending troops. Think about it, the main reason why Xia County can block our army's advance is that it is the key place to enter and exit Xiangjun! But Long County has nothing special in terms of geographical location. Even if we don't attack Long County for the time being, but give priority to sending troops to seize other counties, it is not impossible. After all, Long County itself has no strength to hold on, so why must Gao Yao station troops here to fight another decisive battle with our army?"

At this time, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan spoke without hesitation, throwing out all the questions in his mind. Actually, Gao Yao wanted to delay the speed of our army's movement, which was understandable. But if he tried to use this method to delay the army's march, it would be too unreasonable!

It was because Long County did not have the conditions to be a traffic choke point at all! Even if the imperial army did not take the initiative to attack Long County, it could have concentrated its forces to take down other counties first. In this way, Long County would naturally become an isolated army without any help. By that time, there would be no need to attack, and the Southern Border Army in Long County would be in disarray and defeated without a fight.

Mysterious Yi Xiaochuan did want to kill Gao Yao as soon as possible, but he did not really underestimate Gao Yao. Moreover, Gao Yao had been constantly shocking Mysterious Yi Xiaochuan. Mysterious Yi Xiaochuan did not think that Gao Yao would really make such a low-level mistake. There must be a reason why he did this.

"I have indeed thought deeply about this. However, in terms of the current situation, their most likely intention is still to try to hinder our army's advance. Despite this, it is absolutely not feasible to ignore it. If we choose to take a detour, although Long County has no obvious advantages in other aspects, it has a crucial feature - it has the possibility of attacking Yecheng directly. If we really abandon Long County and ignore it, we can certainly seize the remaining counties in Xiangjun at the fastest speed. But at the same time, our troops will inevitably be overly dispersed. If Long County takes this opportunity to send troops to raid Yecheng, it will cause immeasurable losses to us! After all, the geographical location of Yecheng is really too critical and important."

"Therefore, I can't help but feel suspicious. I speculate that Gao Yao's real purpose may exist in two levels: first, he intends to block our offensive and force us to engage in a head-on confrontation with the Southern Border Army in Long County; second, he is quietly waiting for our action decision. Once our army decides to abandon Long County, it will probably give the Southern Border Army an opportunity to advance straight into Yecheng. Based on the above considerations, I solemnly propose that we should take advantage of the enemy's insufficient forces and decisively attack to capture Long County in one fell swoop, and consistently adhere to the strategic policy of fighting speed with speed."

At this time, Li Xin's narration was endless, showing his outstanding talents as a famous general in the Warring States Period. He controlled the current battle situation very accurately and seamlessly, as if the entire battlefield was under his control.

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan, who was standing aside and listening quietly, couldn't help but frown slightly after hearing Li Xin's incisive and to-the-point words, as if he was thinking about something. However, after just a moment, he quickly adjusted his mood, and his face reappeared the calm expression that he usually had.

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan nodded and said, "Okay, the old general is worthy of being a famous general who is famous all over the world. His insights into war are indeed unique and profound. In this case, let's do everything according to what the old general said. I will immediately issue an order to let the 20,000 vanguard troops set off immediately and rush straight to Long County at full speed to catch the enemy off guard. However, the old general does not need to leave. Just rest here for one more day before setting off again."

But who would have thought that when Li Xin heard this, he jumped up in panic and shouted loudly: "What? How can this be! This old man..."

Before Li Xin could finish his words, Yi Xiaochuan interrupted him and said, "Don't worry, old general. Please listen to me first. Think about it. Since the war started, we have been fighting for more than ten days without stopping. We have been fighting all the way from north to south and have experienced countless fierce battles. Although you have a strong body, you are old after all. If you hadn't fought too hard and ignored your own safety, I'm afraid the position of the commander would not have fallen on my head."

"One of the important reasons why His Majesty appointed me as the commander-in-chief is that he is worried that you, old general, will not take care of your body and will just charge into battle blindly. Therefore, please follow my instructions and take a day off to recuperate. I will immediately order the vanguard troops to launch a fierce attack on Long County and will not delay the opportunity. Don't worry, old general, taking an extra day off will not have much impact on the battle situation. This is a military order that cannot be disobeyed!"

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's words gave Li Xin enough respect, so that Li Xin didn't know how to respond for a moment. A strange look unconsciously appeared in his eyes.

After some careful consideration, Li Xin finally nodded heavily, expressing his approval of what the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan said. For the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan, what really surprised him was not that he had not considered these factors, but that Li Xin, at such a young age, could have such precise control over the battle situation. The reason why he did not express his thoughts before was not because he had not thought of it, but because he wanted to guide Li Xin to move forward according to his preset ideas, so as to make it easier to calculate the opponent.

But the facts proved that Li Xin was no ordinary man, and his performance really exceeded Yi Xiaochuan's expectations. Faced with this situation, Yi Xiaochuan knew that if he continued to let Li Xin make meritorious deeds, his original plan to destroy the southern border and weaken the imperial court's military strength would probably fail. So, after Li Xin turned and left, Yi Xiaochuan began to think secretly about how to make Li Xin disappear quietly from this war.

"Report - something's going on!" Just at this moment, a hurried shout came from outside the main hall. A soldier in special clothing and with a stern face rushed to the door and knelt on one knee to salute the inside of the house. This person was a trusted confidant of the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan.

When the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan heard this, his eyes instantly turned to the door. He raised his hand slightly and waved, signaling the others in the room to leave quickly. Naturally, these people did not dare to neglect it, and they bowed and saluted and left quickly. In the blink of an eye, only Yi Xiaochuan and the personal soldier who came to report were left in the main hall. Because Yi Xiaochuan knew very well that this personal soldier was his confidant and had no relationship with the court. He must have come here to report something very important.

After everyone left, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan looked at the soldier with a serious expression and said in a deep voice: "Stand up and talk. What's the matter? Tell me quickly!"

The personal soldier stood up and clasped his fists in response, "My Lord, according to the information I have gathered, the situation in Nanhai County City is a carefully designed scam. Although the city was sealed off for several days, no substantive actions were seen during that time. When the city was reopened, Zhao Tuo had already been imprisoned again, and his rebellion had never been successful."

The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, as if he had expected this result. He slowly said, "This is what I expected. When Gao Yao took a detour to attack, I realized that there must be a trick. I just don't know what's going on with Lu Gong? Is there any new news?"

This matter actually did not exceed the scope of the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's expectations, but at this moment he was still more concerned about the situation with Lu Gong. You know, when Gao Jianli reported to him before, he focused on the various situations of Lu Gong. And all along, Lu Gong had never caused the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan any doubts, and it was precisely this situation that made the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan particularly concerned.

After careful consideration, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan believed that if the problem was to be solved through assassination, Lu Gong would undoubtedly be the most promising target.

"My lord, we have lost contact with Lord Lu, and his residence has been sealed off. Many officials who were close to Lord Lu have also been arrested. Lord Gao Jianli has also lost contact, and it is very likely that he has been..." The visitor did not continue to say the rest of the words, but the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had already understood everything.

There is no doubt that the line of communication with Lu Gong was basically completely cut off. Not only that, even Gao Jianli, the key chess piece that he had buried in the southern border with great effort, was also removed in this incident. This situation really made the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan frown. He waved his hand with a gloomy face, signaling the visitor to leave directly without saying anything more.

After arriving at the southern border from Gaoyao, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had already sent Gao Jianli to the southern border to make preparations in advance. Otherwise, Yi Xiaochuan would have died at the hands of Gaoyao at that time, and there would be no follow-up. The death of Cui Wenzi, coupled with the double defeat in front of Qin Shihuang, not only failed to eliminate Gaoyao, but made Gaoyao continue to grow bigger and stronger. Even Xiang Yu was unable to hunt down and kill Gaoyao.

From that time on, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan also increased his investment in the Southern Territory, ready to take action against Gao Yao at any time and completely eliminate this unstable factor. However, with the development of the Southern Territory, this matter became more and more difficult to do and more and more difficult to succeed. Thousands of people have been successfully eliminated by Gao Yao, and now the number of people left is less than a few dozen. Now even Gao Jianli is dead. The mysterious Yi Xiaochuan also realized that the plan to assassinate Gao Yao is completely unworkable.