Chapter 618 Gao Yao’s fear and Xiao He’s honesty!

Chapter 618 Gao Yao’s fear and Xiao He’s honesty!

The advantages of both aspects overlap, making it a basic operation for a cavalry division to fight one against two, which can even be said to be the lowest level in theory.

In fact, in real battles, their power may be even greater. After all, ancient wars are not like those in movies and TV dramas, where every general is handsome and elegant. In fact, most of the soldiers who are good at fighting and the generals with high military power are often sturdy.

Some are even obese. This is because in ancient times, weight and strength were usually proportional. People with strong bodies tended to be stronger and more suitable for fighting on the battlefield. This was the norm for most soldiers and generals.

"Well, it's true that no one can compete with Han Xin in a head-on battle. What I'm worried about is Liu Bang who is far away in Liaodong at this moment!"

Gao Yao did not hide his worries and spoke frankly about his inner concerns. Xiao He was silent for a moment after hearing this.

Liu Bang, this name always seems to have a special meaning to Gao Yao. Every time Gao Yao mentions him, he seems to attach great importance to him. As Gao Yao's confidant, Xiao He naturally has a strong interest in Liu Bang.

After an in-depth investigation, Xiao He found that Liu Bang's background was really surprising. He had no distinguished family background, nor was he born into the nobility of the Six Kingdoms. He could even be said to be a somewhat scoundrel. What was even more unexpected was that he had once been a prisoner.

Just after the defeat of the imperial army and the southern border army, Liu Bang emerged like a rising star. He led a team of only more than 20,000 people and adopted the strategy of breaking up the whole into small pieces. In a very short time, he established a firm foothold in the Jibei area.

Not only that, Liu Bang also fought to support the war, through constant fighting and plundering, he quickly gathered considerable strength. He devoured the northern counties at an astonishing speed and occupied most of the northeast like a gust of wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

Judging from all the information that the Southern Territory could collect, Liu Bang was an excellent military commander, and his strategies and tactics were amazing. He surrounded a point and attacked its reinforcements, made a feint to the east and attacked in the west, and even used the blitzkrieg and surprise attacks that Gao Yao often used. In this regard, Xiao He had to admire him, and he could understand why Gao Yao was worried about Liu Bang.

Gao Yao knew very well that Liu Bang had long been dead, and now Liu Bang was just the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan. But he would never tell this secret to Xiao He, because even if Xiao He knew the truth, it would not have a substantial impact on anything.

"Prime Minister, I have also done some research on Liu Bang. I have to say that his abilities are indeed quite outstanding. In terms of military talent, I am afraid he is not inferior to Han Xin, Cao Shen and others; and in terms of strategy, I am afraid he is not inferior to Zhang Liang, Wu She and others. As for his ability to govern, I think he is even stronger than me, Li Si, Feng Quji and others." Gao Yao expressed his views on Liu Bang without any concealment.

Xiao He did not pretend to be pretentious, but directly gave a very high evaluation. This surprised Gao Yao a little, because he originally thought that Xiao He would be reserved about Liu Bang. After all, Gao Yao could also obtain the information that Xiao He could obtain.

Gao Yao had to admit the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's military talent. If they really had to fight on the battlefield, without considering other factors, Gao Yao felt that his chances of winning against the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan would probably be less than 30%.

So in terms of military ability, Xiao He said that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was as powerful as Han Xin and Cao Shen, and Li Yi agreed with this. The same was true for strategy. Last time, he and Zhang Liang had worked so hard to plan, but in the end, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had already seen through all the causes and consequences, and fell into the trap because it was all intentional.

If it weren't for the fact that the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan had ulterior motives from the beginning and had a dual purpose when he led the imperial army to the border, then the development of the matter might have been completely different. His purpose was not only to get rid of Gao Yao, but also to take this opportunity to weaken the strength of the Qin imperial army.

So, he deliberately let the army fall into a trap and suffer losses, and he personally went out to kill Gao Yao. It can be imagined that once this plan succeeds, all the goals of the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan will be achieved. He only needs to sit back and reap the benefits, watching Gao Yao die and the court army suffer setbacks. No matter how the subsequent war goes and what it looks like, he can not care at all, and continue to stay behind the scenes and control the overall situation.

At that time, Gao Yao, facing such a dangerous situation, thought that he would not be able to escape and would most likely die in this battle. However, fate always seemed to be full of drama. Just when Gao Yao's life was hanging by a thread, the system suddenly took effect in advance and gave him the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra upgrade reward.

This sudden change instantly increased Gao Yao's strength, as if he had received divine help. Then, at the most critical moment, the Black Armored Army arrived like a divine soldier from heaven and rescued Gao Yao. It can be said that Gao Yao's ability to escape death was indeed due to a certain amount of luck.

In contrast, the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan was not so lucky. His carefully planned conspiracy ultimately failed, and Gao Yao escaped. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to him. But Gao Yao would not underestimate the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan because of this. He still maintained a high regard for him. However, Gao Yao was still very curious about Xiao He's evaluation of the mysterious Yi Xiaochuan's governing ability, which was higher than his own.

"Forget about the rest, but how did you determine his ability to govern, Xiao He?" Gao Yao looked at Xiao He with suspicion, as if he was full of doubts about his views.

Xiao He smiled and explained slowly, "My Lord, you led thousands of soldiers from Sishui County to escort the corvée to the Great Wall. You went through hardships along the way and finally completed the mission successfully. However, when you set out on your return journey, how many people were willing to follow you to the southern border?"

Gao Yao was speechless when he heard this. He thought to himself that he had not considered this at the time. He originally thought that as long as he had the ability, people would naturally be willing to follow him. But now that Xiao He asked him this question, he realized that this was not the case.

"This..." Gao Yao scratched his head awkwardly. He really couldn't think of a suitable answer. In fact, it wasn't that he didn't want to bring more people at that time, but there were many restrictions and concerns.

First of all, the system must not be exposed, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. Secondly, he cannot behave too abnormally, so as not to arouse the suspicion of others. Under the constraints of various conditions, Gao Yao finally took away less than a hundred people.