Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 346 An unexpected gain

Hearing General Zhao's serious words, General Zhao raised his eyebrows and immediately lowered his voice to ask.

"Father, what on earth have you been through on the frontier?"

General Zhao was certain that this trip to the border was the reason for his father's change of heart.

Perhaps, the other party discovered some details due to some experience, so he reminded me like this!

As expected, facing his son's question, General Zhao nodded and said, "Just listen to me first!"

Then he lowered his voice and explained the details of the border operations one by one.

It turned out that General Zhao discovered that Song Yuan had a very high prestige in Mohai City.

As long as he gives the order, even General Wei can't mobilize a single soldier!

If you want to come up with some advice, perhaps Mr. Leng can do it.

But when it comes to how to rally the troops, this is not something Mr. Leng can help Song Yuan with!

General Zhao believed that with Song Yuan's wisdom, he would never let the other party become the controller behind him.

And judging from Song Yuan's various actions, he is not a puppet.

General Zhao could see that those generals had genuine respect for Song Yuan.

The way anyone looks at Song Yuan is enough to illustrate this point!

Such details alone are enough to prove a lot.

Song Yuan is not as incompetent as he said, otherwise, how could he win the hearts of the soldiers?

Moreover, General Zhao usually wandered around Mohai City and inquired about many things. What surprised him the most was that if Song Yuanming hadn't said that, he wouldn't have been able to find out even a single detail!

General Zhao is a high-ranking official in the imperial court and the Minister of War appointed by His Majesty.

But here, General Zhao felt like an outsider!

It was as if Song Yuan was the only one in control of the entire city!

The so-called first-rank official has no effect at all in Mohai City, and is not even as good as a word from Song Yuan!

Although these details cannot prove much.

But it did not prevent General Zhao from seeing at this moment that Song Yuan was definitely hiding something from him!

As for what these things were, although General Zhao didn't know, it was not difficult to infer.

Song Yuan must have a little secret that he cannot tell anyone!

After all, according to common sense, he is a court official and Song Yuan belongs to the same camp as him, so there is no reason to hide it.

But now they do this, the reason behind it is worth pondering!

After hearing General Zhao's analysis, General Zhao frowned slightly and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

So, what my father said is true?

Does Song Yuan really want to rebel?

Is Song Yuan really prepared to be a mercenary with no room for maneuver?

But he is obviously a prince now, so why does he have to take this step?

After a moment of silence, General Zhao suddenly asked, "Father, you said before that Mr. Leng was a genius of the ages. Is he really as amazing as you said?"

Faced with such a statement, General Zhao nodded with a serious expression on his face.

"That's right! I've personally witnessed Mr. Leng's abilities. To say he's a military genius is no exaggeration. If the Crown Prince chooses to rebel, with Mr. Leng's advice, you won't be able to defend Zhenbei Pass!"

"I know you're dissatisfied, but I must tell you clearly that the Crown Prince will definitely follow Mr. Leng's advice and will definitely not resort to a violent attack!"

"Think about it yourself. Defending Zhenbei Pass is your responsibility. Even if you succeed, it won't be much of a credit. But if you lose Zhenbei Pass, it will be a capital crime!"

"If this were to happen, there would be no return!"

The current situation is very dangerous. General Zhao is here to give his son advice with all his heart, and his only purpose is to prevent his son from taking this risk.

In General Zhao’s opinion, this is an internal matter of the atmosphere, and Song Yuan is just trying to protect himself, so there is no need to fight to the death!

But if he were facing barbarians, even if he knew that his son would die, General Zhao would never say a word of advice!

Instead, it will make the other side defend Zhenbei Pass to the death!

Hearing his father's words, General Zhao fell silent for a moment, and only spoke after a long time.

"Then there's no need for Father to pretend to be sick!"

"nonsense!"

General Zhao glared at his son fiercely. "If I don't pretend to be sick, do you still expect to make a comeback? Think about it yourself. If the eldest prince goes this far, it will be equivalent to a complete break with the emperor!"

"Even if we suppress the barbarians, when the dust settles, His Majesty will definitely settle accounts with the Crown Prince!"

"If I were still the Minister of War at that time, I would definitely be responsible for this matter. If I were to become an enemy of the Crown Prince, I would not be sure of winning, so it would be better to just retire due to illness and end it once and for all!"

After all, once Song Yuan occupied the natural barrier, with Mr. Leng giving him advice, he would be in a good position.

In General Zhao’s opinion, there is no need to fight this battle at all!

I have witnessed with my own eyes how powerful Mr. Leng is. If I am still stubborn at this time, wouldn’t that be wasting my life?

"Dad, you've never been like this before!"

"I don't have any style!" General Zhao puffed his beard. "In short, let's not interfere in the affairs of the royal family. If His Highness can really take over the border, with his ability, he will definitely make this place impregnable!"

"This way, at least the people will benefit. What's the big deal if you and I get involved? As officials throughout our lives, we must remember that we must never become victims of the royal game!"

Hearing this, General Zhao’s eyes widened.

He originally thought that his father must have his own principles.

But it was not until this moment that I realized that I could not see through the person in front of me to some extent!

"Anyway, just listen to what your father says. How could I possibly harm you?"

General Zhao patted his son's shoulder and whispered, "If we were facing barbarians, believe me, even if our entire family died in battle, I would never say a word!"

"But after all, don't forget the heir to the throne. But that prince, I don't quite approve of this person!"

"And in my opinion, the presence of the eldest prince is a threat to the crown prince. At least it can restrict him to a certain extent, which is not bad!"

After hearing what his father said, General Zhao finally nodded in agreement.

I made up my mind to do as my father said when the time comes.

……

After seeing off General Zhao, the entire army became busy under the leadership of Song Yuan.

What outsiders don’t know is that the number of troops under Song Yuan’s command has reached nearly 40,000.

Not only that, with the war horses seized from the Peacock River before, the number of mounts under Song Yuan's command finally exceeded ten thousand!

Not only that, the cavalry camp that Song Yuan had arranged for people to build was finally completed and could be officially put into use.

At that moment, Song Yuan immediately ordered Wang Chao and Ma Han to lead 5,000 cavalrymen to the training camp for training!

In addition, he selected 5,000 soldiers and handed them over to Situ Jing, and asked Situ Jing to select 3,000 people who were good at archery on horseback to create a real cavalry team!

As for Huo Jianchuan, he was the first to select a thousand people from the army to re-establish the Huben Camp.

It’s just a pity that with Song Yuan’s current skills, he is unable to make Hu Benying win and reach his former glory!

According to Song Yuan's plan, he intended to transform these more than a thousand cavalry into heavy cavalry.

Wearing heavy armor, charging into battle.

Ordinary damage does not cause any loss to them!

However, with the supplies Song Yuan currently has, he can only put this idea aside for the time being.

In addition, Song Yuan ordered others to strengthen the defense of Peacock River.

The troops of the Holy Bureau were divided into two groups as infantry, led by Zhou Shen and another person respectively.

Song Yuan had no doubts about his subordinates, and truly practiced trusting people when he employed them and not employing people he doubted!

The only card he had was the one thousand palace soldiers who had followed him first. These people had already dispersed into various camps. As long as they were there, Song Yuan was sure that this team would never disband.

In addition, according to Song Yuan's estimation, there are only two months left until the beginning of spring.

When the weather gets hot next year, plans for farming the fields should be made in advance.

All the grain harvested from the barbarians was kept according to Song Yuan's instructions.

He must make all preparations. Even if the logistics are interrupted, at least these food supplies can sustain him for a month!

After arranging everything, Song Yuan sent someone to call Zhou Shen to his tent.

Before, Song Yuan rewarded several people, but he only appointed Zhou Shen as the commander of his personal guards.

"I'm asking you, do you have any objections to following me?"

Now Song Yuan came straight to the point and talked about this topic directly. When Zhou Shen heard this, he chuckled and immediately responded.

"I know that His Highness wants to cultivate me. If I still have objections to this, wouldn't that be foolish?"

Zhou Shen is a smart man. The fact that he was able to lead tens of thousands of people before proves his ability.

It's just that I was a little dull at the beginning.

Now that I have followed Song Yuan for a long time, I have become much more flexible.

The more Zhou Shen interacted with Song Yuan, the more he felt Song Yuan's strengths. He would only learn more by following such a general.

"Starting tomorrow, you and I will practice war chess. I will use this as a test for you. If you lose three times in a row, I will definitely punish you. Do you mind?"

In order to cultivate Zhou Shen, Song Yuan spoke directly at this moment!

Zhou Shen perked up upon hearing this and quickly responded, "I have no complaints at all!"

He knew clearly that Song Yuan was taking this opportunity to teach him how to lead troops.

How could he possibly have any objections when he was about to receive Song Yuan's investigation?

The so-called physical pain is not worth mentioning in the eyes of a lifetime. As long as you can learn real things, what does it matter?

The two of them got together and were about to discuss the next plan when they didn't expect that a messenger suddenly ran out of the tent.

"Your Highness, General Wang Chao sent a message saying they captured a man by the Peacock River!"

"Who?"

Hearing this, Song Yuan's pupils suddenly flashed with curiosity.

When he heard the answer, Song Yuan jumped up and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"How could it be her?"