Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 323 Internal and external troubles

Following General Wei's order, Song Yuan and Situ Jing soon arrived at the mansion.

"Your Majesty, I'm very curious about your appearance here today!"

As soon as Song Yuan showed up, General Wei started to hold him accountable.

"The entire border is now plagued by internal and external troubles. If you don't stay in Mohai City to prevent the ants from attacking, how can you have the heart to come and see me?"

"If something unexpected happens in Mohai City during your absence, will His Majesty be able to take responsibility?"

Looking at General Wei with a face that looked like his nose was not a nose and his mouth was not a mouth, Song Yuan sneered.

"General Wei, I just arrived, and you're already here, trying to accuse me. Isn't that a bit too hasty?"

"My main purpose for coming here is to ask, the barbarians have been attacking for a long time, but General Wei has not given any orders yet. What exactly are you planning?"

Faced with Song Yuan's counterattack, General Wei frowned and responded.

"The direction those ants are attacking now is Zhenbei City. In my opinion, it should have little to do with Mohai City!"

"If Your Highness wants to use this as an excuse to make fun of you, I advise you to give up on this idea as soon as possible and hurry back to defend your Mohai City, lest anything unexpected happen. If that happens, wouldn't that force me to turn against Your Highness?"

"General Wei, you are wrong. I am not here for you, but for my good brother, General Wei!"

Song Yuan had already thought of a suitable reason before arriving, and now he slowly explained: "You should know that my good brother Wei Da is the biological son of Duke Wei. How important is Duke Wei? I don't think I need to remind you, right?"

"We are brothers. Now that Wei Da is trapped in the military camp, I am worried about his safety. What's wrong with coming to see him?"

"If General Wei had taken action earlier and rescued my brother, why would I have to worry so much?"

Song Yuan's eyes widened and he asked immediately.

When General Wei heard Song Yuan mention the Duke of Wei, his momentum suddenly weakened by three points.

After all, he was a notorious old scoundrel in the imperial city. Even a general like General Wei knew that he could never provoke the Duke of Wei.

What's more, the relationship between the other party and Your Majesty is like that of brothers.

In the eyes of Your Majesty, Wei Da is naturally like a son or nephew.

General Wei was going to leave Wei Da alone in the military camp. Once this matter was exposed, he would have to endure the double wrath from both the Duke of Wei and the Emperor!

General Wei cannot afford to offend any of them.

What's more, there are tens of thousands of people in the military camp. If they are abandoned, the morale of the Qin side will plummet.

In order to prevent a complete collapse, General Wei had long been left with no choice.

So this time he had to save!

Even if Song Yuan doesn't come, this is a helpless choice.

Now, facing Song Yuan's inquiry, General Wei lowered his head and thought for a moment. After a long time, he gave a response.

"Your Highness, to be honest, it's not that I'm sitting still. It's just that the ants are coming with such force this time. Both their numbers and strength are far beyond our expectations!"

"I've thought about rescuing them, but until now, I haven't figured out a foolproof solution. I can only adapt to the situation and see how they perform!"

"But since Your Highness has asked today, I will definitely give you an explanation. Don't worry, even if there is no Wei Da, I will never abandon the 40,000 brothers in the barracks!"

General Wei originally thought that he could deal with Song Yuan in just a few words. As long as he could send this old man away, the rest of the matters would naturally be easy to arrange.

Unexpectedly, Song Yuan suddenly grinned and responded: "Since your generals haven't come up with a solution, would you be interested in listening to my opinion?"

"Your Majesty, what you mean is..."

General Wei's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately thought of Song Yuan's previous battle record.

At the beginning, the staff officer suggested that he go to Song Yuan and maybe he could find a solution, but General Wei naturally refused to do so for the sake of his reputation.

But now that the other party has come to us on their own initiative, that’s a completely different matter.

Song Yuan had defeated the barbarians many times before and had countless talented generals under his command. Now that he had taken the initiative to speak, there was naturally no reason to refuse!

"Then I'm all ears!"

Seeing the staff officer beside him constantly making gestures to him, General Wei suddenly waved his hand and responded.

Song Yuan didn't care what the relationship between the two parties was like. He waved his hand and responded directly.

He laid out all the methods he had discussed with everyone before. The only change was his advice to General Wei!

After hearing the whole story, General Wei's face suddenly darkened and he responded with a frown.

"Your Highness, I don't think your method is particularly brilliant. I've already thought of gathering everyone's strength!"

"This is a good strategy, but it's not foolproof!"

Song Yuan curled his lips. Although he had expected General Wei to behave in this way before coming here, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

Thanks to Situ Jing who was standing by and gently pressed Song Yuan's shoulder, Song Yuan finally suppressed his anger and asked, "Why did the general say that?"

"Your Majesty, I must first admit that if we really do as you say, we can indeed rescue our compatriots in the barracks, but have you ever considered one thing?"

Facing Song Yuan's sharp gaze, General Wei responded immediately.

"If it's just a feint, those people in the center are all cavalry. If the left and right wings start to move, the news will definitely be discovered by the ants immediately!"

"What if they send troops to use the center as a backup and choose to abandon us immediately? Those who are besieging us on the left and right wings may not be able to escape in the end!"

"More importantly, if the cavalry in the middle gets entangled, even the soldiers from Zhenbei City may not be able to escape smoothly. In this way, whether it is a feint attack or a real attack, it is not certain that they will be able to gain an advantage in the end!"

"If a single move truly triggers a ripple effect, turning it into a life-and-death battle between the main forces of both sides, the Qin army may not be able to match the enemy's strength. If we lose, it will be a disaster of no end!"

Hearing General Wei's response, Song Yuan just raised his eyebrows and did nothing.

However, Situ Jing beside him glanced at Song Yuan, and there was clearly some admiration in her eyes!

This kid guessed it right again!

Now General Wei's response was exactly what Song Yuan had expected. The other party keenly noticed the doubts in Song Yuan's plan and refused!

The staff officer standing by nodded repeatedly when Song Yuan was speaking, thinking that this method was feasible.

It was not until he suddenly heard General Wei's analysis that he shuddered and quickly gave up the idea of ​​carrying out the plan!

That’s right, if we follow Song Yuan’s advice, the risk would be too great.

The enemy's cavalry in the middle already has the advantage of mobility. Once entangled, it is very likely that the war will escalate and turn into a decisive battle between the two sides.

The Qin Dynasty is not yet fully prepared. If it rushes into a decisive battle, it is likely to suffer a great loss!

As a result, we suffered a series of setbacks.

In the end, one small move will affect the entire body and may lead to a big mistake!

Although there is a possibility of victory in this plan, estimating the strength of both sides, even if the Qin side wins in the end, it will definitely be a miserable victory!

Today's Zhenbei Army simply cannot afford such a huge consumption!

After all, the ants are watching eagerly, and their original purpose is to consume their troops. If they really do this, wouldn’t it be equivalent to falling into the opponent’s trap?

In short, no matter what, we can't let the ants get what they want!

For a moment, the whole hall fell into silence. At the critical moment, Situ Jing suddenly realized that Song Yuan might need her cooperation in this scene!

In order to show her worth, Situ Jing put her hands on her hips, with a bit of anger on her face, and asked immediately.

"General Wei, if I were to ask you, are you simply afraid?"

"Regardless of whether the other side will send troops to tangle with us, if you don't even dare to try this method, how can you dare to make a conclusion?"

"What the princess said does make some sense, but it's still a bit too risky. If we really do this, it's tantamount to gambling. In my opinion, it's better to find another way!"

The staff officer beside General Wei, seeing Situ Jing coming in aggressively, immediately stepped forward to rescue his master.

Song Yuan found an opportunity and looked directly at General Wei and asked, "General Wei actually refused. Then let me ask you, after listening to me for so long, can you think of any better solution?"

When these words were spoken, General Wei frowned slightly.

After a moment, he shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, the information you have is only one-sided. This matter is really not as simple as you think. I admit that the method you mentioned is indeed useful, but at this juncture, we really dare not gamble!"

"You may not know this, but I've received news that the Ants' left and right wings have begun to kill their warhorses. With these warhorses as reinforcements, the Ants will no longer be restricted by the Liang Dynasty in the short term!"

"Why are they so ruthless? To put it bluntly, it's to drag our Great Qin down with us!"

"That's why I said that at this moment, you must not be impulsive, let alone confront them head-on, otherwise you will just be fulfilling the barbarians' wishes!"

"If fighting hard could solve the problem, Your Highness wouldn't have to say anything. I would have led the army to rescue our compatriots immediately. But in the final analysis, this is absolutely not a feasible solution!"

Upon hearing this news, Situ Jing beside Song Yuan raised her eyebrows slightly.

As expected, Song Yuan guessed right again about slaughtering the warhorse!

Everything about the barbarians has fallen into Song Yuan's calculations!

Just as Situ Jing was admiring in her heart, Song Yuan suddenly snorted coldly, took a step forward, and looked at General Wei with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Mr. Wei, I think you're just too timid. How much time do you think we have left? Do you really have to watch those brothers in the barracks get trapped and die before you'll be content?"

"Your Highness, you may be of noble status, but don't forget that this is a military camp. I am the commander here. Watch your tone!"

"Tell me to be more careful? Then I dare to ask, General Wei, have you ever considered what I just said? You clearly have no solution, and I came all the way to offer you a suggestion, but in the end, you didn't even dare to try and simply shook your head in rejection. Is this your response to me?"

For a moment, Song Yuan and General Wei were at loggerheads with each other, and the atmosphere in the entire military camp became heated with roars.

The staff officer on the side, seeing this situation, was about to step in to mediate.

Unexpectedly, Song Yuan suddenly waved his hand and issued a final ultimatum: "General Wei, I'm giving you a chance. I've already told you the plan. If you don't act within ten days, I will come to you holding the golden sword given by my father and demand an explanation!"

"presumptuous!"

Sensing such a threat, General Wei trembled and started to scold immediately.

"Song Yuan, I think you're really too arrogant. Isn't it just a few victories? Even if you are a hero of the empire, you still have to be reasonable!"

"You are forcing me like this now. It's obvious that you are relying on your status to act tyrannically. Don't you think you are being too arrogant?"

"Hmph, what do I think? You don't need to say more, Wei. Instead, it's someone who has been waiting for so long. I want to ask you, are you really scared?"

The two of them were arguing with each other, and neither of them was willing to give in for a while.

Seeing the situation getting so serious, the staff officer beside him quickly spoke up: "Generals, I think we should all step back and talk slowly."

"I can't tell you!" General Wei waved his hand. "Your Highness, I will truthfully explain everything you did before. I will write it down in a memorial and present it to the Emperor!"

"Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you've made great contributions. When the time comes, everything will be up to His Majesty to judge. Let's see who's right, you or I!"

"No need, General Wei, thank you for your hard work. I've already sent you a letter of divorce, which explains your previous actions truthfully. I'm afraid it won't be long before it reaches my father. Then we'll see who will suffer the consequences!"

In the end, the two of them confronted each other, and General Wei roared, but Song Yuan was not at all cowardly and retorted immediately.

As the two quarreled, an anxious atmosphere spread.

The staff officer beside him couldn't help but stamp his feet, with a look of worry in his eyes.

Now the barbarians are coming with great force. If we don’t deal with it quickly, it will probably lead to a disaster!

But such troubles have arisen within the Qin Dynasty.

With so many internal and external troubles added together, how will it end?