Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 320 Chain Plan

Defeat the barbarians?

Let them return empty-handed?

Hearing Song Yuan's bold idea, everyone was stunned for a moment.

Song Yuan’s statement was really too unbelievable. The barbarians were so powerful now, how could they retreat easily?

"Don't you think your idea is too naive?" Just when everyone was surprised, Situ Jing stepped forward and glared at Song Yuan in annoyance.

"The barbarians' determination is clear to all of us. They're even willing to slaughter horses just to fight us to the death. After sacrificing so much, do you think they'll retreat so easily?"

"Besides, if you had a million soldiers under your command, you might be able to do this, but the number of people we have now is only over 50,000. Even if we sacrifice their lives, can we achieve such an effect?"

As soon as Situ Jing said this, many generals around him nodded in agreement.

Although the barbarians definitely suffered losses in the river crossing battle, compared to the number of troops under their command, the losses were only a minority.

Even without the subsequent reinforcements, the number of barbarians is now at least 120,000 to 130,000.

What's more, according to everyone's previous speculation, the barbarians have already occupied the river bank, and there will definitely be a steady stream of reinforcements coming in!

Given the enemy's strong military force, there is only one possibility for Song Yuan to achieve his goal.

That is to unite with General Wei!

Gathering the troops from both sides and throwing them in with the courage to fight the barbarians to the death, perhaps they can force such a huge force of the other side to retreat to the other side of the Peacock River!

But considering the relationship between General Wei and Song Yuan, and the other party's cautious character, this is absolutely impossible!

General Wei would never cooperate with Song Yuan, nor would he dare to take risks with his heavy troops.

Otherwise, if he retreats, it will be equivalent to losing everything. As the head coach, he will have to bear the main responsibility, so how dare he act recklessly?

Song Yuan’s idea is indeed good, but how easy is it to actually realize it?

In the final analysis, it can only become a dream. It is almost as difficult as climbing to the sky to realize it!

Facing everyone's questioning gazes, Song Yuan remained exceptionally calm, slowly curling his lips and speaking softly.

"Wait until I finish. Just as you thought before, forcing this matter is absolutely not advisable!"

"If you want to truly achieve it, you have to use your wits!"

When Huo Jianchuan heard the words "wen zhi qu" (literally "take something by force"), his eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaimed, "Your Highness, do you mean to cross the Peacock River from the side and launch a surprise attack on the enemy camp?"

"A surprise attack is impossible!" Song Yuan shook his head, and under the surprised gaze of everyone, a hint of sadness appeared on his face.

"Actually, if you ask me, forcing them to retreat isn't difficult. The only difficulty lies in how to avenge them!"

"After all, when the barbarians landed, they killed so many of our compatriots. The Qin army suffered at least tens of thousands of casualties. With such a deep hatred, if we don't make the barbarians pay a price, wouldn't it be too easy to just let them go?"

Hearing Song Yuan's confident courage, everyone present couldn't help but show a bit of depression on their faces.

No one knows Song Yuan, where does he get the confidence from?

How dare you say that?

Now, the entire camp of tens of thousands of people is besieged by barbarians. Whether or not these people can be rescued is already a big problem.

Are you still thinking of counterattacking and driving the barbarians away?

If such an idea were to be spread out, it would probably make people laugh out loud!

Only Huo Jianchuan had a thoughtful look in his eyes. After a moment of silence, he immediately asked, "Your Highness, have you come up with some brilliant idea?"

Song Yuan did not answer truthfully, but instead threw this difficult question to everyone.

"Before I share my thoughts, why don't you all share yours first? I'd like to hear what solutions you would use to resolve this dilemma if faced with it."

Thinking of Song Yuan's last question, everyone suddenly understood.

This was clearly Song Yuan's test of everyone.

Under Song Yuan's gaze, all the generals gathered together and began to discuss this difficult problem.

After a long while, Huo Jianchuan spoke slowly with a hesitant tone.

"I believe that if we want to accomplish this, it is definitely not something that can be accomplished by one force alone. This time, we must cooperate with General Wei!"

"Why not have him transfer the troops back to the right wing and pretend to launch a general attack? Then, he can lead everyone under Zhenbei City to attack the barbarian center!"

"Let's flank the right and lead a surprise attack with our main force, taking this opportunity to attack the left wing!"

"In this way, by combining the three forces, we can precisely counter the three locations occupied by the barbarians. The enemy will be unable to respond and will ultimately be forced to surrender!"

"Besides that, as long as the three of us send out troops together, those people in the barracks will definitely sense it immediately. I'm sure they will also support us from the side and launch a surprise attack from behind!"

"In this way, by combining the forces of the three parties and adding those in the military camp to attack from behind, we will definitely be able to defeat the barbarians in one fell swoop!"

"Even if we coordinate properly and find someone to completely cut off their retreat, we can at least reduce half of these hundreds of thousands of troops. After that, the barbarians will never be able to make a difference!"

As soon as Huo Jianchuan said this, everyone at the scene became excited. Many generals gathered together and whispered to each other. After some discussion, they felt that this method was feasible.

Only Situ Jing reacted exceptionally quickly, speaking immediately: "If we really did this, wouldn't it expose our previous lies about military intelligence if we deployed too many troops?"

"If I really want to do it, I can guarantee that I will never do it!"

Facing such doubts, Song Yuan immediately spoke up: "When the time comes, I can ask General Wei to assign Cao Lie and his men to my command. With such support, plus the men we have in the open, it shouldn't be difficult to gather an army of 20,000!"

"As for the remaining people hiding in the dark, staying in the city is just the right place to take precautions and guard in advance!"

"In this way, even if something unexpected happens, at least Mohai City can be guaranteed not to be lost!"

Seeing that Song Yuan had completely dispelled everyone's last concerns with just a few words.

For a moment, everyone's eyes lit up.

A gleam of brilliance flashed in his pupils.

In this case, this method should be feasible. In that case, what are we waiting for?

As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war. If we can really implement this idea, not only can we defeat the enemy completely in one fell swoop, but more importantly,

Cao Lie is now under Song Yuan's command. Song Yuan can take this opportunity to capture these nearly 10,000 troops in one fell swoop!

After the war, we can use this to make up for our own strength.

The so-called killing two birds with one stone, what else is there to worry about?

"So, you also agree with this method?" Situ Jing asked immediately with some anxiety.

Song Yuan nodded and said softly: "The idea is not bad, but if we really want to make it a reality, we still need to solve a problem!"

"There's a fatal problem with the solution Commander Huo just proposed. If this problem can't be solved, everything else is nonsense!"

what is the problem?

Hearing Song Yuan say this, everyone's eyes showed some curiosity, and they looked at Song Yuan at the first moment.

There is only doubt in my heart.

After much thought, everyone felt that this method was perfect and there was no fatal problem at all.

"You guys, after all, are still not thinking comprehensively. Let me ask you something: what if during this period of waiting, the enemy's accumulation of troops completely exceeds our expectations?"

"Also, if the enemy detects this movement in advance, we can avoid the main force and divert the three groups of troops, sending the central camp to the other two groups. Although this will result in the people in the camp being successfully rescued, the supporting group will probably win a great victory!"

"And if we wait until that team is free to support the other side, wouldn't that mean we'll just have to defeat them one by one? It's still a difficult problem after all!"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. What Song Yuan said were indeed details.

However, these methods can be prevented in advance.

At that time, only three armies will need to keep an eye on the movements of the barbarians and follow the footsteps of the central army.

What will there be to be afraid of then?

"In the final analysis, your vision is still somewhat short-sighted. You only see one side of the picture. You put all your attention on the Peacock River, but in fact, the barbarians are planning to go beyond just the Peacock River!"

Seeing everyone's confused looks, Song Yuan spoke with some dissatisfaction. After all, the people under him still lacked experience.

If I hadn't been able to take charge of the overall situation, I might not have been able to achieve great victories in the previous times!

"I understand!"

Fortunately, just as Song Yuan shook his head, Huo Jianchuan suddenly exclaimed.

"Your Highness means that those barbarians have never been targeting the Peacock River. Crossing the river is not their purpose. They have bigger plans!"

"If I'm not mistaken, their real target should be us... If we really follow the method we discussed before and surround them from three directions!"

"The barbarians are likely to combine all their forces into one force to deal with our troops alone!"

Seeing Huo Jianchuan's sudden realization, Song Yuan nodded and began to analyze.

"That's right, just as Commander Huo said, the methods we can think of may not be beyond the reach of the barbarians!"

"And for them, the left wing is definitely the best breakthrough point. After all, we are the only troops they have stockpiled!"

"If we defend alone, the barbarians may not be able to do anything to us, but if we take the initiative to attack, they can completely crush us with their cavalry!"

"When the time comes, with a surprise attack, the barbarians will completely defeat our main force. Then we can march straight to Mohai City and completely occupy it!"

"With Mohai City as their base, they are spreading out in all directions. Whether it's Sunan or Piaoxue, I'm afraid they won't be able to escape the control of the barbarians!"

"Let's not talk about other places, but Piaoxue City is the most important. The food and fodder stored there is definitely not a small amount, which can just make up for what the barbarians lack the most!"

"Let's take a step back. Even if it doesn't work, they can still use the Peacock River on the left to retreat back to their base camp and reduce unnecessary losses!"

"This way, we can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat. This is the perfect plan!"

For a moment, the combined analysis of Song Yuan and Huo Jianchuan made everyone present's eyes light up.

That’s right, the barbarians must be planning this!

They first launched a massive attack to paralyze everyone in order to conceal their true purpose!

"Not only that, if I were the leader of the barbarians, I could even completely abandon those troops on the right wing and use them to hold back Zhenbei City and the army on the right wing!"

"When the time comes, if both sides focus on dealing with us, we can definitely defeat them in one fell swoop. This is what I am most worried about, and this is the biggest disadvantage I mentioned!"

"If the barbarians really do this, even if it fails, we can use this opportunity to attract a lot of reinforcements!"

"If our Mohai City is surrounded, General Wei will definitely come to our aid immediately. If the barbarians come with such force, we can immediately turn around and defeat them, thus depleting our manpower!"

"This is simply a chain reaction. As long as we fall into the barbarians' trap, no matter what we choose, we will be led by the nose in the end!"

"As long as we complete one step, the rest will be out of our control. According to the satisfactory plan, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Even if we wait until the beginning of next spring, we may not be able to gain any benefits!"