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

Listening to Gao Yao's words, Xiao He couldn't help feeling speechless and almost couldn't help but say directly: "Listen to what you are saying!" Others are aiming to conquer the world, but he is different. He actually insists on using Master Gao just because he doesn't want to waste it.

At this time, Erniu reported from the entrance of the main hall: "My lord, everyone in the council hall has arrived." Hearing this, Gao Yao nodded to show that he understood, and then nodded to Xiao He, and the two of them rushed to the council hall together.

The meeting hall was established by Gao Yao after he became the General of Zhennan. In the past, they only needed to discuss things in the house, but now the situation is different. More and more people need to discuss matters, so a special meeting hall was set up in the city as a formal office place.

When Gao Yao arrived at the meeting hall, his personal guards were already standing outside the door. After entering the meeting hall, a wave of greetings rang out, and everyone greeted Gao Yao, "My lord... My lord..." "My lord..."

At this time, many generals in the army were very excited, and their faces were filled with excitement that could not be concealed. After all, the news of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising had spread throughout the army, spreading rapidly like wildfire. Many people had already sensed the meaning of war from it, especially Gao Yao's frequent mobilization of troops before, which further confirmed this conjecture.

The previous battle to pacify the Zhentuo region was as easy as it could be for the Southern Border Army. Wherever they went, the enemies almost surrendered without any resistance. Most of the remaining people even seemed to be waiting to be recaptured, and did not put up any effective resistance at all. It only took three months to completely pacify the Zhentuo region.

The victory of this battle was extremely easy. Even if all the injured were counted, the total number of casualties was less than 5,000. On the contrary, the number of people invested in production and construction in the later period was as high as nearly 300,000! This number is jaw-dropping, fully demonstrating the strong strength and efficient organizational ability of the South Territory in this operation.

Many generals who originally belonged to Ren Xiong and Zhao Tuo's faction chose to surrender or disappear. The remaining generals all wanted to make achievements. After all, the strength of the southern border was now fully revealed. If they wanted to get better treatment and higher power in the future, they needed military merit.

After all, the southern border at this time had undergone earth-shaking changes under the careful management of Gao Yao and Xiao He. Although it still belonged to the Qin Dynasty on the surface, in fact, except for a very small number of old Qin people who adhered to traditional concepts, most people only recognized Gao Yao as an outstanding leader.

This was the result of long-term careful management, because everyone's food, clothing, housing and transportation depended on Gao Yao's support. His efforts made people's lives better, which undoubtedly won the people's heartfelt support. The people's ideas were simple, and they believed that as long as the leader could make them live a good life, he was worthy of respect. Therefore, Gao Yao successfully established a solid ruling position in the southern border.

In addition, outstanding generals such as Cao Shen, Han Xin, and Kong Gang gradually emerged and occupied key positions in the army. The new generation of generals they trained also began to show their talents and gradually mastered important positions in the army. This situation undoubtedly further consolidated Gao Yao's control over the army and also strengthened the military strength of the southern border. Against this background, Gao Yao's influence grew day by day, and he became a well-deserved core figure in the southern border.

"Meet the Lord"

After Gao Yao sat down, the generals on both sides immediately knelt on one knee to salute Gao Yao, and Gao Yao simply waved his hand. Although Gao Yao opposed and hated this kind of etiquette, thinking it was just superficial, he still had to have rules for what to say and what to do in what era.

"Cao Shen, please report on the current situation of the army's construction."

"Yes, my lord, the border troops now total 180,000, including 150,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry. Among the infantry, there are 50,000 archers. In addition, there are more than 10,000 reserve personnel, including medical, transportation, and infrastructure."

Cao Cao's so-called logistical support troops were also specifically proposed by Gao Yao. These troops were not the main combat troops, but were specifically responsible for the later stages of the war, such as transporting food supplies and building camps during field operations. These professionals could save more time doing these things. These people were specially trained to adapt to quickly setting up camps in various terrains.

The medical team has also received special training. Cotton is already available, and Gao Yao now has a number of textile factories under his control. These textile factories can make simple bandages from the picked cotton by drying, disassembling, and stretching. Although the craftsmanship is still not as good as that of later generations, it is still usable.

Industrial alcohol cannot do this for now, but high-concentration distilled liquor can be produced. These high-concentration distilled liquors can be used as temporary sterilization and disinfection after being well sealed. In addition, Gao Yao has never given up on training a large number of grassroots doctors, so these doctors can also follow them on the battlefield.

In ancient battlefields, those who died instantly accounted for only half of the total number of deaths. In long battles, it was likely that the number was less than half. Many people died from wound infections on the battlefield. Why were there frequent plagues in ancient times when troubled times came? It was because these soldiers with infected wounds would die on a large scale if they were not treated, and there were few people near the battlefield to collect the bodies.

These viruses and bacteria are very easy to breed epidemics in such a large-scale environment. Passersby may be infected or even spread the virus to people around them. Epidemics are naturally inevitable. Although Gao Yao's treatment method is certainly not as good as modern treatment methods, it can at least ensure that the death rate of the wounded is reduced by more than half. This is the result of the previous test in the Zhentuo area.

"Guilin, Xiang, Nanhai, and Gui counties have a total of 80,000 soldiers, including more than 10,000 cavalry."

Following Cao Shen's report, Han Xin also followed up with a report on the situation in the other counties. It sounded like the number of people had not increased, but rather decreased. In fact, this was also Gao Yao's idea. He wanted to streamline some soldiers, including some older soldiers and some veteran soldiers, in order to maintain the army's combat effectiveness.