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

Chapter 747 Wang Li attacks Yangping Pass!

However, even such a perfect layout is not without flaws. One obvious shortcoming is that if Wang Li really does not take action, then this carefully designed trap may lose its effect, or even put the setter in a passive position. After all, all plans are based on the assumption that Wang Li will act as expected.

After all, the frequent mobilization of tens of thousands of troops involved a lot of money for food and horse feed. Even if these mobilizations were confined to Hanzhong, the expenses were still considerable. It can be said that Gao Yao did make the southern border extremely wealthy, but he hated waste.

Even when Gao Yao held a party, he would never do anything flashy. His rewards were always real money, and he would reward those who deserved it. He would never hold a fancy banquet that would make everyone eat for a few days, making the scene seem lively but actually empty.

Not only that, even the decoration of the Prime Minister's Mansion was not as good as that of the Qin Wang Mansion. Gao Yao acted like this, so his subordinates naturally did not dare to do anything wrong. If someone really dared to decorate his residence more excessively than Gao Yao, it would simply be asking for trouble and purely asking for trouble.

Now, everyone under Gao Yao, whether they belong to the core layer or not, knows clearly that Gao Yao has a large number of spies and secret personnel distributed all over the place. In this case, anyone who dares to commit a crime against the wind will undoubtedly seek his own death.

Fortunately, Zhang Liang's efforts were not completely in vain. Wang Li's scouts finally showed up, and Zhang Liang received the news almost at the same time as Ying Bu, but Zhang Liang was at Yangping Pass, while Ying Bu was outside the pass.

Although both scouts and spies are intelligence collectors, their duties and working methods are actually very different. Spies usually cleverly disguise themselves as ordinary people, merchants, and other identities, blending into the crowd, and obtain the required intelligence by communicating with others and observing the surrounding environment, and then pass it on to their own side in a timely manner.

Scouts are mainly responsible for exploring the way when the army is marching. Their task is to scout the road ahead in advance to check whether there are enemy troops and whether there are ambushes and other key information. The existence of scouts is crucial to the safety of the army because they can detect potential dangers in time and provide important early warnings for the army.

The discovery of Wang Li's scouts indicated that Wang Li's army was about to arrive. The reason why they chose to retreat as soon as they discovered the scouts was because they were worried that the enemy would notice them and alert Wang Li. If Wang Li realized that the situation was different, he would probably change his strategy or even retreat directly, which would be a heavy loss for his side.

Wang Li's march was also very fast. Just half a day after the scouts completed their exploration, his army had already arrived less than five miles away from Yangping Pass. This undoubtedly showed Wang Li's eagerness. He knew that in order to successfully capture Yangping Pass, he had to act quickly and launch an attack at lightning speed.

At the same time, Wang Li was also worried that his whereabouts would be discovered by the Southern Border Army. Once the Southern Border Army learned of his movements, they would definitely quickly increase their troops to Yangping Pass. Even if only 5,000 troops were added, it would be a big challenge for Wang Li. After all, he only had 20,000 troops, and it was not easy to capture Yangping Pass. If the enemy increased its troops, the difficulty would be greatly increased.

When Wang Li arrived at the destination, the first thing he did was to quickly set up camp and prepare for a short rest. After all, the journey was difficult and the soldiers were exhausted. If they launched a siege at this time, it would undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to their morale.

At the same time, Ying Bu was not in a hurry to launch an attack. Although his strategy was slightly inferior, he was by no means an ordinary person. He knew that Wang Li was not an easy person to deal with, and if he attacked rashly, he would probably not achieve the desired results.

In fact, Wang Li seemed relaxed on the surface, but he was actually tense on the inside. His tent seemed calm, but it was actually full of mysteries. The soldiers were on high alert, ready to deal with possible sneak attacks at any time.

Although Ying Bu did not launch an attack immediately, he was not idle. He was observing Wang Li's every move and analyzing his intentions and weaknesses. After all, Zhang Liang had repeatedly reminded him that the key to this battle was not whether they could capture Xianyang in one fell swoop, but to completely eliminate Wang Li.

Because if Wang Li escapes, he will become a great worry for his side in the future. Therefore, Ying Bu must act cautiously and not give Wang Li any chance to take advantage of.

This was not Zhang Liang's over-speculation, but Gao Yao's special advice. After Wang Ben passed away, Gao Yao quickly passed a message to Zhang Liang. Since Wang Ben died at the hands of Zhang Liang, the two sides were in a desperate situation of fighting to the death. Although Wang Jian was no longer alive, we must not underestimate the Wang family who participated in the war to destroy the six kingdoms.

This family was praised by later generations as one of the representatives of a thousand-year-old family, and its influence was staggering. The Wang family was able to last from the Qin Dynasty to the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and it has survived for hundreds of years without decline, which shows how profound its foundation is.

Gao Yao did admire Wang Jian, Wang Ben and others, but at the same time he was also wary of them. After all, Wang Jian had many students and former officials, and Wang Ben also had many students and former officials. Even some of Gao Yao's generals had close ties with the Wang family, either being students and former officials of the Wang family or joining him later.

Faced with such a complicated situation, Gao Yao knew that he had to either completely subdue these people or uproot the Wang family and never let them continue to survive. Otherwise, one day, these people might secretly create trouble for him, which was definitely the situation Gao Yao least wanted to see.

So either do nothing, or completely root out the problem, leaving no one behind. This is the benchmark. It is impossible for Gao to leave any hidden dangers for himself, and then wait for these hidden dangers to gradually grow bigger. That would only make things difficult for himself.

Ying Bu, however, seemed unusually calm. He was not anxious about the current situation, but chose to quietly wait for the best opportunity to come. He kept his troops in place, like a calm mountain, not disturbed by the slightest disturbance from the outside world.

The next morning, just after the sun rose, Wang Li led a mighty army, like a raging torrent, and headed straight for Yangping Pass. At Yangping Pass, the defenders had already been on high alert, with flags flying on the walls, and the soldiers holding weapons with solemn expressions, as if facing a powerful enemy.