Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 331 Planting a seed of doubt

In the barbarian camp on the right side.

As early as the moment General Wei made preparations, Luo Jia had already received the news from his subordinates.

The troops originally arranged on the left wing were dispatched together with the troops from Zhenbei City.

Now they are heading straight for the barbarian camp!

However, the number of troops dispatched by Zhenbei City was small, and all together there were only about 10,000 people.

All these details were exactly within Luo Jia's calculations. He had anticipated such an arrangement!

General Wei was born cautious. He served as a general on the frontier, but he always maintained a defensive posture for so many years and rarely launched an attack.

Even if we take the initiative to attack now, we are still afraid that the barbarians will take this opportunity to attack Zhenbei City.

In order to ensure that he would not be blamed by his superiors, he would definitely keep enough troops to resist the invasion of barbarians.

It's just a pity that with General Wei's arrangement, he has fallen into his own trap!

Thinking of this, Luo Jia's mouth curled up, a hint of pride appeared on his face, and he sighed in his heart.

No matter how powerful you, General Wei, are, I'm afraid you don't know that my target from the very beginning was not Zhenbei City where you are!

Just as Song Yuan had calculated before, the barbarians' only purpose was to consume their troops and take Mohai directly.

After all, Zhenbei City is an important border town with tall city walls. How could they possibly disregard the lives of their men and risk their lives to capture the city?

As for the troops sent by the left wing, they only totaled about 20,000 people.

These people cooperated with the officers and soldiers in the camp, and their number reached 60,000 in one fell swoop!

Sixty thousand well-trained officers and soldiers who had suppressed their anger for a long time, in the end, were only there to deal with the 40,000 troops displayed by the barbarians.

Such details alone are enough to prove that General Wei is meticulous, but in Luo Jia's opinion, such arrangements are completely unnecessary!

In just a moment, facing such a trend, Luo Jia had made up his mind.

After a moment's silence, he immediately gave orders to the high priest beside him.

"Given Wei Wenzhong's character, even if he has the advantage in numbers, he will definitely use feints instead of engaging us head-on. Master, please notify the troops on the left flank. We will do our utmost to delay the enemy!"

"Just tell them that their only goal is to preserve their strength. As long as the other party retreats, don't press too hard, but look for an opportunity to retreat to the other side of the Peacock River!"

"As long as they can return safely, it will be considered a great achievement. I will give each of them a suitable reward!"

"Princess, from what you have arranged, it seems that you are not going to follow the previous plan!" Upon hearing such an order, the high priest raised his eyebrows and asked immediately.

According to Luo Jia's previous calculations, the troops on the left were clearly bait, and they were going to fight to the death with the Qin Dynasty and delay it until the last moment.

Faced with such doubts, Luo Jia simply shook his head lightly and slowly spoke, expressing his concerns.

"It's not worth it. The enemy's strength is beyond my previous estimation. They have already assembled 60,000 troops. We are at a huge disadvantage in terms of numbers!"

"According to my previous plan, even if we can win with just a few men, only one in ten of our troops will survive!"

"This kind of effort isn't worth it. It's better to keep this useful body and pave the way for future plans!"

"Okay, I'll pass the order on right away!" The high priest nodded in agreement and then asked.

"We've made arrangements for the people on the left, but what should we do with these people in the middle?"

"Notify the troops in the center. Tonight, send out 20,000 cavalry to rendezvous with the troops on the right. As for the others, they will escort the food and fodder while also obstructing the enemy's sight!"

"After the troops on the center and right meet up, leave another 20,000 men behind to handle the enemy's reconnaissance. Once the food and supplies arrive, these 20,000 men will catch up with the vanguard!"

"As for the others, come with me. We will go ahead and take the Ink Sea!"

"Princess, isn't this arrangement a bit too risky?" The high priest couldn't help but speak after hearing such details.

"If we only leave 20,000 people behind, what if the enemy notices our movements and the troops originally on the left suddenly arrive, wouldn't they just completely devour the 20,000 people?"

"Master, don't forget that we are taking action at night. This is the key point!"

Luo Jia turned around, a look of confidence in his eyes: "In the middle of the night, even if the other party can see through our strengths and weaknesses, I'm afraid they will just think we are deliberately setting up a trap!"

"After all, given the conditions at the time, and given General Wei's personality, how could he have so decisively ordered an attack?"

"Besides, it's late at night and visibility is poor. Whether they can know our true number is uncertain. I suspect there's a high probability that they won't be able to tell the truth and will be kept in the dark by us!"

Luo Jia was very good at predicting things. He had already considered the questions raised by the high priest, so he naturally would not be confused at the critical moment.

After hearing this explanation, the high priest showed a gratified expression on his face as he looked at his most outstanding disciple, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Luojia's performance is in line with the saying that the disciple surpasses the master!

Looking back at myself, I seem to have regressed a lot compared to my previous false reputation.

Perhaps it was just as Luo Jia had said before, he had been suppressed by fame for too long, so long that it had blinded his vision and he had long lost his previous ambitions!

Thinking of the final result, the high priest couldn't help but shook his head. It was a pity.

After all, Luo Jia is just a woman!

If he were a man, he might become the greatest emperor of the entire barbarian world.

Completely suppress the Qin Dynasty and create a prosperous era for the barbarians!

……

After two days of preparation, Song Yuan finally led his troops, under the leadership of General Zhao, and after joining forces with Cao's camp, he approached the right wing of the barbarian troops.

After hearing the other party's name, it was the first time that Song Yuan saw this so-called Cao Ying in such a long time.

Just as Song Yuan expected, Cao Ying's face always had a hint of pride!

After all, Cao Ying is less than 30 years old. He is able to command tens of thousands of soldiers at such a young age. Even in the entire border area, he is definitely a brave and powerful general!

Just like the ever-victorious general of the past, he had achieved a lot at a young age, so naturally he looked down on everyone in the world!

It’s just a pity that in front of General Zhao, no matter how proud Cao Ying was, he had to bow his head for a moment!

Ability is ability, and qualifications are qualifications!

This is a gap that no one can cross, not even Song Yuan!

After all, there was the order from General Wei, and coupled with General Zhao's status, even if General Zhao took away the military power of Cao's camp, this guy wouldn't dare to say a word.

Even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts, they had to swallow it all under the suppression of military orders.

As they walked forward, he watched from a distance, but did not approach to talk to General Zhao and Song Yuan.

But General Zhao and Song Yuan ignored Cao's camp and gathered together to chat.

Thinking of Mr. Leng's heroic deeds, General Zhao felt even more curious. "Your Highness, I'd really like to know how you and Mr. Leng met."

"I just met this Mr. Leng during the bandit suppression campaign!"

In order to deal with General Zhao, this old fox Song Yuan had already thought of all his excuses. At this moment, he did not show any panic and answered fluently.

According to Song Yuan, Mr. Leng was also a man of high aspirations. Faced with the troubles caused by those bandits, he only thought about how to eliminate them all!

It was Song Yuan's arrival that gave Mr. Leng an opportunity. The two of them came together and had the same ideas, which enabled them to wipe out the bandits and restore peace to the local people.

It was thanks to Mr. Leng's advice that Song Yuan was able to trick the bandits down the mountain and use his own men to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Through this opportunity, Song Yuan also realized the other party's ability, so he sincerely invited the other party to come to the border and made a solemn promise.

I will never owe anything in this life!

For this reason, Song Yuan even stayed here for a long time. Under his persuasion, Mr. Leng refused again and again before finally agreeing to such a request!

After that, when they arrived at the border, Mr. Leng hid in Song Yuan's tent and gave him advice.

This led to many great victories before, which wiped out the defeat.

When Situ Jing, who was standing by, heard what Song Yuan said, a look of madness appeared in her eyes.

I originally thought this guy was just an actor, but I didn’t expect that he could tell stories so well!

With such talent, it would be a waste not to become a storyteller!

If Song Yuan really found a bridge hole to set up a table, he could probably accumulate a fortune just based on his eloquence!

But while Situ Jing was complaining, General Zhao on the opposite side believed it without a doubt.

After hearing the last part, he sighed from the bottom of his heart, "After hearing what Your Highness said, I suddenly realized that Mr. Leng is truly a remarkable person! If I could have a chance to drink and chat with him in the future, I wouldn't even bother traveling to the border areas!"

Song Yuan heard this, but did not respond. Instead, he said, "By the way, General Zhao, I want to ask you something!"

"Your Highness, just speak your mind!"

"General Zhao, do you think what Mr. Leng said before is true? Will Wei Wenzhong really use the hands of the barbarians to deal with me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, General Zhao's face became a little gloomy. After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke to comfort him.

"Your Highness, don't overthink it. To be honest, even if I were to arrange it, I'm afraid it would end up being exactly the same as General Wei's!"

"Since the two are identical, how can there be any talk of frame-up? I have to admit, although Mr. Leng is talented, he is still a bit stingy when it comes to judging people!"

Song Yuan smiled and shook his head when he heard this, then said, "One or two times may not be enough to prove it, but did General Zhao know about this before?"

"Mr. Leng once instructed me to test General Wei's hand by offering advice. Even General Murong knew the outcome. So what if these two things were combined?"

When Song Yuan went to Zhenbei City to offer advice, he wrote a letter truthfully about the matter, and even the Emperor knew about it, so General Zhao naturally knew it clearly.

However, the emperor did not pursue the matter at the time, and now even if Song Yuan asked questions, General Zhao could not say much.

Seeing that General Zhao remained silent, Song Yuan shook his head and laughed at himself.

To put it bluntly, he repeatedly reminded me of this matter just to borrow General Zhao's hand to pass this news to my father's ears!

In this case, my father will definitely be suspicious of General Wei.

Even if you don't take action, at least you will always think about it in your heart.

And this is exactly the outcome Song Yuan wanted. As long as he could make the emperor of all ages have doubts in his heart, his subsequent plans would be much easier to implement!

Later on the way, as the topic became more serious, the two of them gradually became silent.

They set up camp that night, and at the suggestion of General Zhao, everyone was called together to discuss military matters.

In front of the crowd, General Zhao politely asked Song Yuan, "Your Highness, in such an occasion, are you going to preside over it or am I?"

Song Yuan smiled politely and responded to General Zhao: "According to the order, General Zhao is the commander-in-chief, so naturally you will be the one to take charge!"

Hearing this, General Zhao did not hesitate and waved his hand.

Looking at the many subordinates in front of him, he began to give orders.