Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 391 Non-stop

Looking at the woods in the distance, Song Yuan's pupils flickered with fluorescence.

Just at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came.

Wei Da had already dealt with the pursuers and followed Song Yuan to the city wall.

"What are the casualties?" Seeing Wei Da's body covered in blood, Song Yuan asked immediately.

Wei Da's face darkened as he gave the exact number: "Five of our brothers were killed or injured, and about a dozen were seriously injured. But those barbarians didn't fare any better either, and paid a much greater price than we did!"

Hearing the specific numbers, Song Yuan couldn't help but frown slightly.

Considering the upcoming forced march, he made up his mind instantly.

Those seriously injured will probably be abandoned on the way.

Next, Song Yuan will face a long-distance raid, heading straight to the Trojan Plain. In this situation, the seriously injured soldiers will not be able to hold on at all.

If you insist on taking them with you, it will only aggravate their original condition.

By then, even if you can successfully reach your destination, the chances of survival will not be high.

But if he just abandoned them without making proper arrangements, Song Yuan would never be able to feel at ease.

In order to find a solution, Song Yuan frowned and thought for a while.

In order to confirm a few details, he immediately asked, "How long does it take to get straight to the Horse Herding Plain from here? What's the distance?"

"About a hundred miles. If we don't take baggage into account and rush at full speed, it should take at most half a day to get there!"

One of his generals responded immediately. When Song Yuan heard the specific numbers, he couldn't help but shook his head.

After a journey of a hundred miles, the seriously injured soldiers could not hold on at all, and their retreat route had been completely blocked.

"In the city, besides our wounded, are there any survivors among the barbarians?"

But in a flash, Song Yuan thought of another possibility and asked immediately.

Wei Da immediately responded, "There are still a dozen or so of those bastards alive, but they're all injured. I've already made arrangements for them, and they're now at the foot of the city wall!"

"That's great, take me to see it!"

As Song Yuan spoke, he immediately took a step and followed Wei Da to the place where the prisoners were held.

A lot of useful information was obtained from them.

One of the most noteworthy details is the current situation of the barbarians.

Because Sanbian City was occupied by barbarians before, the tribes on the grassland gradually became bolder to expand their territory and moved a long distance towards Sanbian City.

Cross the woods ahead and follow the tributary of the Peacock River. After walking for only thirty miles, you will see the first grassland tribe!

However, due to the many wars that had taken place before, the barbarians had gathered many young and strong men from the tribes.

This tribe bore the brunt of the attack because of the distance.

Today, most of the remaining people in the tribe are old and weak, and only one in ten young and strong people are left.

Such details made Song Yuan's eyes light up.

This news poses a certain threat to me, but it also comes with greater benefits.

The shorter distance means that Song Yuan can occupy the tribe in a shorter time.

If we choose to mobilize troops today, we should be able to launch a surprise attack on the tribe tonight at the latest!

At the same time, it also negated Song Yuan’s previous idea.

If they choose to stay in the border town tonight, the pursuers behind them can rush to the tribe and get sufficient supplies there in the dead of night.

Invisibly, everyone's current situation is equivalent to a race against time.

As long as we can get ahead of those pursuers, we will naturally be able to gain the upper hand!

Realizing the current situation, Song Yuan's face turned pale and without saying a word, he immediately spoke to control Wei Da in front of him and gave him an order.

"There's no time to waste. The nearest tribe is far away, far beyond our imagination. I'll immediately lead my men and rush over there. No matter what, we must occupy it first!"

"You will lead five thousand men to stay behind and dispose of all the resources in the city. Take away as much as you can, and don't leave anything you can't take away to them. Burn everything!"

"So fast?" Wei Da was surprised when he heard Song Yuan's anxious tone.

"Didn't we say before that we would rest up in the city tonight? Now the plan has suddenly changed, and everyone hasn't had a good rest yet!"

"It's too late. If we don't act quickly and occupy that tribe, it will be like handing it over to someone else!"

Song Yuan frowned slightly and explained.

"Our biggest advantage right now is that we have much better supplies than the pursuers behind us. Therefore, we absolutely cannot allow them to get any form of replenishment. Otherwise, the gap between the two sides will be greatly narrowed!"

"Then how about this? You stay behind and take care of the supplies. I'll lead them to capture the tribe directly!"

Wei Da was silent for a moment and nodded, agreeing with Song Yuan's statement, and then took the initiative to speak and make a suggestion.

Song Yuan shook his head: "You have already consumed too much energy in the previous battle. Now is not the time to act rashly!"

"It's settled. You stay behind to handle the supplies. Take what you can take away, and burn what you can't. Take this opportunity to rest and recuperate!"

"I will lead the vanguard and set off immediately. Also, you must pay attention and send troops to check the situation of the pursuers behind us!"

"If they come after us, you must lead your men to retreat before they arrive!"

At this moment, Wei Da considered his own situation, and finally nodded reluctantly, agreeing with Song Yuan's statement.

Then he drew the long sword from his waist and was about to attack the prisoner in front of him.

"What are you doing?" Song Yuan was the first to speak up to dissuade him when he noticed the ferocity flashing in Wei Da's pupils.

"If we keep these people, when we meet the barbarians, they will know our next plan, right?" Wei Da Ziran had a reason to take action, so he began to defend himself.

Song Yuan waved his hand and said, "Alright, let's keep them here. What can those barbarians do if they find out what we're doing?"

"You left them behind as wounded soldiers. They would ultimately be a burden to those barbarians!"

"Besides, all I want is a bait!"

"If those barbarians are really impulsive and want to stop us, we can just sit back and wait for them to die, and then defeat them directly!"

"Don't forget, we're already quite far ahead. By the time they reach the tribe, our condition will have already reached its peak!"

"In a state of complete victory, what do we have to fear against those exhausted barbarians?"

In Song Yuan's opinion, those people lacked food supplies. In this case, what qualifications did they have to chase him?

If you really want to avenge your compatriots, it will be more beneficial to yourself.

Completely defeat these pursuers, and then we can solve this problem once and for all!