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Chapter 408: Siege of Tianshan City

According to the memorial, General Wei watched helplessly as his 40,000-strong army was devoured by barbarians.

There was no movement from beginning to end!

How can such an act alone be explained as treason?

If General Wei had tried his best to send troops to rescue, even if Song Yuan died, Song Youji, as His Majesty, would have nothing to say.

But now he is standing by and watching, even a fool can think that there must be something wrong with this general!

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

However, long before this happened, everyone had already understood General Wei's arrangements, and an old general from the Ministry of War was the first to stand up and plead for the general.

"Your Majesty, this time it's not General Wei's fault. It's simply that the barbarians are too insidious. They already knew everything long before. Even General Wei wouldn't dare to act on his own!"

"You also know that the down payment has withdrawn a lot of troops from the three border cities. General Wei doesn't have many people at his disposal to begin with. And now something unexpected has happened on the right wing of the border. As the commander, he has to be on guard!"

"The barbarians are amassing a large force near the Peacock River. Even if General Wei sends his men to confront them head-on, it will only lead to greater losses in the end!"

"If this incident affects the entire border situation, then the loss will outweigh the gain!"

The third prince, who was standing by, saw someone stepping forward and immediately pleaded for mercy.

"Father, the old general is right. This time it's not General Wei's fault!"

"If he watched my eldest brother die without rescuing him, even I, Father, wouldn't say anything. I won't let this bastard off!"

"But this time, General Wei is really helpless. The barbarians are really too cunning. We can't blame him entirely!"

"No matter what mistakes General Wei made, it's ultimately for the benefit of the entire border. He bears the greatest responsibility, so naturally he wouldn't dare act rashly."

As soon as the Third Prince said this, all the civil and military officials in the hall nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty, you must not mess around with this matter. General Wei is truly pitiful!"

"That's right, Your Majesty. That Wei man has been guarding the border for so many years. Even if he hasn't made any contributions, he has worked hard. What he's doing now is for the greater good. You must not vent your anger on him!"

"Your Majesty, if you insist on going your own way, I'm afraid you will disappoint countless people. A minister who was clearly a meritorious official will end up being a criminal. Is this the outcome Your Majesty wants?"

"Your Majesty, if something happens to General Wei, the entire border will inevitably be in turmoil. Then the barbarians will take advantage of the situation and invade. This is the outcome we least want to see!"

Hearing this, Song You remember clenching his fists tightly.

He had originally decided to go his own way, but he didn't expect that even Duke Wei would try to dissuade him at this moment.

"Your Majesty, I think everyone is right. If Wei is truly unable to provide assistance, it's really inappropriate for you to vent your anger on him because of this!"

"How dare you question me?" Song Youji stared at the old brother in front of him with wide eyes. He really couldn't expect that these words would come out of his mouth.

Duke Wei, however, had a stern face, with two clear tear marks on his face: "Public affairs are public affairs, private affairs are private affairs. Some things must be made clear!"

Faced with such a situation, Song Youji forced himself to remain calm, listened to the advice of the people in front of him, and finally calmed down slowly.

Looking at the current situation, General Wei is indeed unable to do what he wants. If he attempts a forceful rescue, it will only allow the barbarians to take advantage of the situation!

Although many people have died, at least the foundation of the border has been preserved, and at least Zhao Wuji can lead his troops to provide support.

However, all of this is just speculation by the public, and we still need to investigate the facts!

After considering for a long time, Song Youji finally changed his statement and waved his hand at Duke Wei.

"Then let's do this. After you go to the border, you will conduct a secret investigation. You must find out whether that Wei guy was unable to rescue or did it on purpose!"

If the situation is truly hopeless, then there is nothing wrong with General Wei doing this.

But if the other party clearly has the strength to do so, but still watches the eldest prince die, such a crime deserves to be cut into pieces!

……

The next morning, Song Yuan finally arrived at the military camp by the Peacock River.

Just after reuniting, we heard some bad news from the defenders here.

The bastard named Wei finally figured out the clues thanks to Situ Jing's scheme.

Before entering the military camp, he suddenly turned around and ran away.

Situ Jing noticed something unusual and sent troops to chase after them, but unfortunately it was too late after a moment's delay.

In the end, he could only watch the back of General Wei slowly leaving, gritting his teeth inwardly.

Now, General Wei has fled to the left wing of Tianshan Mountain, leading the troops of Tianshan Mountain to fight stubbornly there!

Situ Jing and Murong Lie have led the army to completely surround the entire Tianshan Mountains.

The entire Tianshan City was completely besieged!

But in the final analysis, the soldiers defending the city were their own people. Situ Jing and Murong Lie did not want to increase the consumption, so they simply surrounded the city without attacking.

No offensive has been launched so far.

"This bastard has no other skills, but he's the worst at escaping!"

After hearing the whole story, Wei Da beside Song Yuan couldn't help but curse loudly.

I originally thought that Situ Jing might have already captured Wei Da, and I would definitely take action and torture him when the time comes.

But now, this guy has actually escaped!

There is no doubt that the reason General Wei used to persuade the Tianshan defenders must be that Song Yuan was rebelling, and he wanted to throw all the dirty water on Song Yuan!

The other party had little information and it was difficult to tell the truth from the false. He hesitated and could only obey the orders of General Wei.

"Don't worry, this bastard can't get away!"

Compared to Wei Da's impulsiveness, Song Yuan seemed much calmer and waved his hand gently.

"Anyway, for us, it's just a matter of catching this guy a few days later. He's already surrounded, and he can't fly away even if he has wings!"

"Our top priority right now is to hurry to Tianshan City. The sooner we arrive, the sooner we can capture this guy!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Da nodded repeatedly and immediately followed Song Yuan to change horses. He ignored the fatigue of running all night and rushed straight towards Tianshan.

By the time the two arrived at the tent, it was already dark.

It was Situ Jing who came out to greet Song Yuan. Seeing that the other party was safe and sound, Situ Jing had a smile on her face, and her heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down!

After some inquiries, Song Yuan finally found out.

In order to prevent General Wei from escaping, Situ Jing discussed with Murong Lie and divided the troops into two groups.

Murong Lie led tens of thousands of people and has now blocked the north gate of Tianshan City!

Situ Jing led the remaining troops and blocked the exit of the south gate.

They did not want to attack the city and let their men fight and increase casualties, so they could only cut off the supplies within Tianshan City and force the other side to surrender.