Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 233 Bait?

In fact, Huo Jianchuan's statement was a bit exaggerated after all.

If we only take care of the soldiers, a hundred kilograms of food can indeed last for a month or so.

But this is the minimum living requirement. Moreover, unless under special conditions, those barbarians will never easily abandon their horses.

If you add the cost of caring for the horses, the time it can last is far less.

When Song Yuan heard this, he naturally noticed the key point. His eyes lit up and a bold idea came to his mind.

"Let me ask you, if it's normal conditions, with one person and four riders out in the wild, and suddenly encountering an accident, with no campsite, how long can they last?"

"If we don't abandon the horses, it will take at most ten days!" Huo Jianchuan nodded seriously.

"The biggest expense is the warhorses. Although warhorses aren't considered precious to the barbarians, their owners spend a lot of time with them and eventually develop some attachment to them."

"What's more, those barbarians have been on horseback since birth, so they have a special feeling for horses!"

"Honestly, although the barbarians have a prerequisite for transportation, it is also a huge loss for them. Using horses in winter consumes the lifespan of horses the most. If they really mobilize the troops first, by the beginning of next spring, at least half of their war horses will be used up, and they will need to be replenished in the end!"

To put it bluntly, what Huo Jianchuan wanted to express was very simple. Not only the Qin Dynasty did not want to mobilize troops in winter, but even the barbarians had the same idea.

But at this juncture, both sides knew in their hearts that whoever bowed his head first would find it extremely difficult to raise his head again later.

Even though they knew that the final clash between the two sides would most likely result in a lose-lose situation, they still had to hold on.

After hearing the last sentence, Song Yuan couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face.

At this moment, he truly realized how naive his previous thoughts were.

He thought he knew some military tactics and that his thinking was far superior to modern ones, so he could really control everything. However, in the end, the mere experience of reality dealt a heavy blow to Song Yuan.

If it weren't for today's experience, if it weren't for what Huo Jianchuan said, Song Yuan would probably still be living in the fantasy he created.

Never discovering one's own faults.

However, Song Yuan also understood many secrets at the same time, such as what General Wei had said before.

The barbarians would mobilize their troops in advance and attack the Qin Dynasty in winter. Any intelligent person could have guessed this, and even Your Majesty must have anticipated this long ago.

Even so, the other side still did not send troops to reinforce the border. The biggest reason was that everyone knew that although the barbarians would do so, they would not be able to digest it for long!

In the end, it's still a head-on collision.

And with support, Daqin can hold out longer.

As long as these people on the border can survive the winter, Daqin will surely be able to seize the initiative when spring comes next year, which is equivalent to having half the victory!

Thinking about his previous naive words, Song Yuan couldn't help but give up the idea.

The so-called proactive attack will only increase your losses to the maximum. Even if you gain something at that time, it will not be worth the loss.

If I insist on going my own way, at most I can just go to the barbarian land to harass them. How naive of me to want to confront them head-on?

In the end, you will only end up with a bloody head and complete failure.

"By the way, Your Highness, I was born into the Tiger Guards. You know my identity, but Your Highness may never know why the Tiger Guards were completely destroyed before?"

Seeing Song Yuan frowning and thinking about something, Huo Jianchuan spoke again.

Hearing this, Song Yuan's eyes flashed with curiosity: "General Huo, please speak!"

Although, I felt a little doubtful about Huo Jianchuan bringing up such a topic at this juncture.

But thinking that the other party was a reliable person, Song Yuan finally asked for advice, and simply treated it as a story and listened carefully.

"Your Highness should have heard before that the Tiger Guards' last battle was because they were surrounded by the enemy. Unable to break out, they fought to the last man!"

"But in reality, Your Highness doesn't understand the specific circumstances at the time. Our Tiger Guards only had 500 men... but the enemy had a force of 2!"

hiss……

Hearing this, Song Yuan couldn't help but take a breath.

From this detail alone, we can see how much the barbarians hate these Tiger Guards.

However, it was just a difference in numbers, so Huo Jianchuan shouldn't have mentioned it at this juncture.

Could it be that there is another hidden story behind this matter?

"Your Highness, you may not know that during the great battle five years ago, His Majesty personally went to the front lines. It's just a pity that he was surrounded by the enemy in the end!"

"It's no exaggeration to say that the emperor's life was hanging by a thread at that time. Even he didn't have the confidence to survive to the end!"

"In the end, Your Majesty should just fight to the death and order my Tiger Guards to raid the Khan's camp. If this goes well, we can capture the Khan and perhaps even turn defeat into victory!"

"We set out from the east, but barely crossed the valley when we encountered a large enemy force. After a bloody battle, only 500 of us remained... But even so, we persisted until we were surrounded by 2 men!"

"And yet, Your Majesty has already led his troops to break out from the west..."

At this point, Huo Jianchuan suddenly fell silent, but Song Yuan already understood what he meant.

To put it bluntly, His Majesty's actions in this matter were ultimately somewhat unkind. He clearly used the Tiger Guards as bait to escape.

Attract the enemy's main force, thus creating favorable conditions for your escape.

It can be imagined that it was icy and snowy at the time, and 500 people gathered together, looking at the vast enemy army in front of them, knowing that there was no way out.

How desperate is it during the waiting process?

But even so, Huo Jianchuan survived to the end. Even though he became disabled, he still guarded the last bloodline of the Huben Camp.

It’s just a pity that after returning to the imperial city, he was disappointed because of the corruption.

Song Yuan originally thought that the reason was so simple, but now he realized that perhaps the moment Huo Jianchuan was used as bait, he was already extremely disappointed.

The so-called corruption was just the last straw that broke the camel's back.

But at this juncture, why did Huo Jianchuan tell this experience?

No one wants to reveal his scars unless he wants to use the experience as a reminder to himself.

Following this line of thought, Song Yuan thought for a long time, until finally, a hint of surprise appeared in his pupils.

"General Huo, you're trying to tell me that I'm just a bait, right?"