Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 332 Mr. Leng said

"Huo Jianchuan, tomorrow morning, you will lead 3,000 cavalrymen and head straight for the right wing of the barbarians!"

"Remember, you must control your marching speed carefully. Never go too fast. My only requirement of you is to maintain your horse's strength as much as possible. If you encounter any trouble, you must turn around and flee immediately!"

"Send a few more scouts ahead, and make sure they remain vigilant at all times. I'm leaving these people in your care. If anything goes wrong, you'll be held responsible!"

"As ordered!"

Upon hearing General Zhao's order, Huo Jianchuan immediately bowed and accepted it.

General Zhao immediately turned to look at the other person and patiently instructed him.

"Wang Chao, tomorrow morning you will lead three thousand men to the south of our army. You must seize every opportunity to collect dry firewood from the woods. I only give you one day, and you must gather enough firewood!"

"The day after tomorrow morning, you must return to the camp immediately. Then, listen to my orders. I will give you further instructions!"

"As ordered!"

Wang Chao also immediately bowed and accepted the order.

However, when Song Yuan heard this order, a look of heartache appeared in his eyes.

This time, in order to win the war, Song Yuan put all his efforts into it, and all his troops were involved.

It can be said that he doesn't care about the loss at all!

However, compared with the barbarians' efforts, Song Yuan's savings seemed insufficient after all, and he could not ride two horses at once.

Fortunately, even if there are no spare horses, at least it is enough for General Zhao’s plan for the time being.

In General Zhao's plan, Song Yuan's men were only responsible for luring the enemy and did not need to engage in a head-on confrontation.

After all, according to Mr. Leng, the focus of the barbarians' attack was Mohai City.

If they were to fight the enemy in the wild, with the huge disparity in military strength, it would probably not take long before Song Yuan and others would be completely swallowed up by the barbarians.

Therefore, in order to avoid direct confrontation, Song Yuan now has just enough manpower.

It is enough to deal with the current situation!

After dealing with the trivial matters, General Zhao Ruili swept his eyes across the entire audience and then spoke.

"The rest of you, listen to my command. Everyone, mobilize immediately tomorrow morning and dig a horse trap in front of my camp. We only have one day, so you must fight with all your might and return to defend the camp as soon as tomorrow morning!"

"No one can delay at that time. Everything must be prevented in advance!"

"Yes!"

Hearing what General Zhao said, all of Song Yuan's men nodded in agreement.

For a moment, only Cao Ying frowned slightly and stood there for a long time without moving.

At the end, he stepped forward, looked at General Zhao with some doubt, and whispered, "General Zhao, your arrangement is a bit inappropriate!"

"According to the orders I knew before, General Wei clearly ordered you and me to go to the barbarian camp immediately and attack the barbarian right wing at the appointed time!"

"But now, according to General Zhao's calculations, I don't think you're going to follow orders. So, I'd like to ask, General Zhao, why are you going against General Wei's orders? Don't you know that if you act on your own initiative, you'll be killed according to the ironclad military rules if anything goes wrong?"

"Cao Ying, please be aware of your status. After all, I am the commander-in-chief appointed by General Wei. When is it your turn to teach me how to do things?"

Faced with such a threat, General Zhao's face suddenly darkened and he immediately started to scold.

"We are now in the territory of Mohai City, which is hundreds of miles away from Zhenbei City. The military order is urgent, so I made a temporary change. Because it is not convenient to inform General Wei at the moment, I did not send anyone to pass on the order, which is at least reasonable!"

"You're a veteran, haven't you ever heard the saying, 'A general is not bound by his sovereign's orders!' Besides, I'm the commander-in-chief!"

"I would like to ask you, are you disobeying military orders, or am I disobeying military orders?"

General Zhao shouted sternly, and while speaking, he had already pointed his spearhead at Cao's camp without making any change in expression.

Hearing this, Cao Ying frowned, stood up immediately and shouted.

"General Zhao, I'm thinking of you as an old man, so I'm going to give you some face. But I think you don't want this at all!"

"Listen carefully, your actions clearly show that you are afraid of war. By tampering with orders without informing General Wei, you are completely abandoning the people of Zhenbei City!"

"What's the difference between such behavior and treason? I don't care how others deal with you, but today, I, Cao Ying, am making this clear: I will absolutely not agree!"

"Hmph, with a major battle ahead, your actions are tantamount to shaking the morale of the army. I don't want to waste time talking to you. Someone, take this guy down for me!"

Seeing Cao Ying jump out at this moment and question him immediately, General Zhao's face darkened and he made a decision immediately.

With a wave of his hand, he pointed at Cao Ying and gave the order immediately!

While Cao Ying's men were still in a daze, they saw that Song Yuan's men were all as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Without saying a word, he jumped out immediately and surrounded Cao's camp before everyone could react.

With the advantage of numbers, they captured him completely with just three punches and two kicks!

What impressed everyone was that, facing an opponent that was several times larger than himself, Cao Ying performed with ease and showed quite a lot of skills!

After exchanging several moves with several people, he was finally defeated!

Seeing this scene, General Zhao waved his hand without any hesitation.

"Tie this guy up and take him outside the barracks! I want to see how long he can keep his stubbornness in that freezing wind!"

Upon hearing what General Zhao said, Cao Ying started cursing immediately.

"Zhao, just wait for me. Sooner or later, I will never let you off easy!"

"What you did is simply disobeying military orders. You are afraid of death. I will definitely tell others about this matter. When the time comes, I will make sure that His Majesty punishes you. Let's see how you deal with it in the end!"

"Noisy!"

Seeing that Cao's camp had reached this point and still could not see the current situation clearly, General Zhao's face darkened and he spoke again to give orders.

"Use a piece of cloth to cover his mouth. Let him talk as much as he wants. I wonder if he can turn black into white today!"

"When he calms down, tell me. I wonder how long you can keep your stubbornness going!"

With such a treatment, before Cao Ying's men could even open their mouths to refuse, the generals under Song Yuan had already carried Cao Ying out of the camp.

On the way, Wang Chao even pulled off his own smelly socks and, in front of everyone's pitying gaze, directly blocked Cao Ying's mouth!

The smell alone made Cao Ying feel nauseous. This made Cao Ying completely collapse!

When Cao's men saw this, their eyes showed a hint of coldness, and General Zhao was naturally the first to notice this strange atmosphere.

In order to prevent mutiny in the barracks, he took a step forward, straightened his body, and started to scold immediately.

"Everyone, listen carefully. Cao Ying is the perfect example! If you are like him, no matter who you are, as long as you question me, I will kill him as a sacrifice to prevent him from causing trouble for the emperor!"

"Although I am old, I am still General Wei's senior. I will take care of whatever comes next. However, if any of you dare to pretend to obey me but secretly disobey me, don't expect me to let you go!"

A dazzling light flashed in General Zhao's eyes, and murderous aura burst out of his body. His sharp eyes swept around.

For a moment, facing such a sharp gaze, several men in Cao Ying lowered their heads and dared not look him in the eye!

Facing the veteran General Zhao, even General Wei would probably not dare to confront him face to face.

And they are not just one level lower than General Wei. Even though they know that the other party's actions may be inappropriate, they still dare not take the risk!

Seeing that everyone chose to surrender, General Zhao finally showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Then he waved his hand and told everyone to leave, leaving only Song Yuan and Situ Jing behind.

After all the outsiders in the tent had left, Song Yuan stepped forward with a meaningful smile and spoke to General Zhao.

"General Zhao is as heroic as ever. He possesses such courage, which is rare in the entire military camp!"

"I originally thought that you would at least explain yourself when facing Cao Ying's doubts. I didn't expect General Zhao to handle the matter so decisively!"

"Why should I explain to him?" General Zhao curled his lips, and his words clearly had a tone that left no room for doubt.

"Whenever an order is issued in the military camp, countless people will not understand it. In this situation, do I really need to explain it to them one by one?"

"Then how long will it take me to satisfy everyone?"

General Zhao looked at Song Yuan and explained calmly, "Especially when two armies are facing each other, a call only takes a moment. In this situation, if someone asks me, I will respond. What if it delays the military operation?"

Hearing this, Situ Jing beside Song Yuan was slightly stunned, because for some reason, Situ Jing felt that this explanation was somewhat familiar.

I seemed to have heard something similar from Song Yuan before.

At that time, I thought Song Yuan was too domineering!

But looking back now, it’s clear that I was too naive back then.

As General Zhao said, speed is of the essence in war.

Why is there any need for explanation at such an important moment?

I am the general, you must listen to me!

As long as you disobey me, you are committing a crime. It is so simple in the military camp!

The next morning, everyone got busy according to General Zhao's instructions.

Song Yuan soon discovered the biggest problem when he inspected the camp.

The land on the border was completely frozen due to the cold.

It is extremely difficult to dig on frozen soil!

After a whole morning of hard work and the combined efforts of many people, they dug a horse trap that was only a hundred meters deep.

Judging from the current progress of the project, it may take a whole day to dig out the first horse trap.

What everyone lacks most now is time. If there is any slight mistake, it is likely to affect the overall situation in the end.

When Song Yuan learned about this situation, he did not dare to hide anything and reported it immediately.

When General Zhao learned about this matter, he took it extremely seriously and rushed forward to make adjustments as soon as possible.

Originally, General Zhao had arranged three horse traps, but now, seeing the progress of the on-duty project, the pickaxe could only leave a white mark.

General Zhao had to change his original strategy and gather all the people in one line.

He ordered everyone to try their best to dig a horse trap at least 500 meters long!

Only in this way can we ensure that the vanguard of the barbarians will not be able to rely on their war horses to cross the two sides of the horse pit.

Otherwise, such fortifications will be completely meaningless.

It's a waste of effort.

As for the other two horse traps, according to General Zhao’s plan, they can be dispersed within this 500-meter range.

In this way, it might even have a miraculous effect. As long as it can restrict the advance of those barbarians, it will be useful in general!

After working for a whole night, the huge project finally came to an end.

Looking at the huge fortifications in front of him, Song Yuan's eyes showed expectation and he asked immediately.

"General Zhao, with all our efforts today, how much damage can we inflict on the barbarians once they attack us?"

"I advise you not to overthink it. After all, our people need to save their lives. After a round of volleys, no matter what the effect is, we must retreat immediately. If it's too late, and the barbarians catch up, it will be a huge loss!"

General Zhao explained with some seriousness, "From the beginning, my goal wasn't to kill a large number of barbarians. Just being able to tear a piece of flesh from their bodies is already a difficult task, considering the current situation!"

This idea is exactly the same as Song Yuan's previous estimate.

Every life of my subordinates is extremely precious. Staying alive is the most important thing. As for merits and such, as long as they are alive, there will always be opportunities in the future!

The next morning, according to General Zhao's instructions, the 3,000 people that Wang Chao had brought with him finally returned.

They left many footprints along the way.

According to the note left by Mr. Leng, this arrangement was a trap!

Looking at such obvious signs, Situ Jing's eyes were filled with anticipation: "If the barbarians can find such clues and send people to search the woods, we can make them suffer a great loss again!"

Hearing this, Song Yuan curled his lips and said, "Don't even think about it. Don't forget, Mr. Leng said this plan is just a precaution. He has no idea if it will work!"

"Mr. Leng also said that people should have their own ideas. Haven't you heard that?"

Situ Jing gave Song Yuan a cold look and said something.

Song Yuan frowned slightly and was suddenly speechless.