Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 425 The Marshal Escapes

Along with the Xu family father and son fell into prison.

The entire Zhenbei Pass was leaderless.

As the person with the highest position in Guanzhong, Deputy Commander Murong Lie naturally took on the position of garrison commander.

In this way, the two of them successfully completed their previous plan.

At nightfall.

Song Yuan and Murong Lie got together and began to discuss what to do next.

Although he has now gained command of Zhenbei Pass, Song Yuan believes that this situation is only temporary.

What he wanted was not just the position of the garrison commander, but also that everyone in Zhenbei Pass must obey his orders!

Even when facing the attack of the dynasty's army, his subordinates can ensure that they obey his orders.

He could draw the sword from his waist without hesitation at the word of his own. Only in this way could Song Yuan achieve his goal!

In order to achieve this, replacing generals is absolutely necessary.

The main generals of several major camps and the city defenders in Zhenbei Pass are the first to be replaced.

Even those middle and lower-level generals should be replaced by their own people if possible.

Not only that, in order to achieve this goal, the first thing to do is to transfer some people from Mohai City on the pretext of changing defense.

However, the two of them also knew that anyone who could become a general in the military camp was probably not a fool.

If the two of them make a big fuss about it, they will definitely not be able to escape the speculation of others.

Those smart people can always spot the abnormality at the first time. If it causes internal strife, even Murong Lie of Song Yuan might lose his life.

Facing Murong Lie's worries, Song Yuan remained exceptionally calm.

"You don't have to worry about this!"

He smiled and whispered, "Huo Jianchuan is also at Zhenbei Pass right now. If needed, I can summon him at any time! So, tomorrow we will hold a banquet in the general's mansion to thank him for saving us, and gather all the generals together!"

"When the time comes, Huo Jianchuan will lead his men to guard the General's Mansion. If the time is right, we can take this opportunity to control all of them. Once everyone calms down, we can explain the whole story and the interests involved."

"Anyone who is willing to follow us will be tested when the time comes. Those who are unwilling will be locked up directly with the Xu family father and son!"

"To the outside world, let's say that the front lines are short of troops. We'll first transfer 20,000 men there, and then transfer some farm soldiers from Sunan. Although the old, weak, and sick can't exert much strength on the battlefield, at least they are still capable of defending the city!"

"When the time comes, I'll let Zhou Shen be in charge of guarding this place. As long as he can lead the Tian soldiers into the city, Zhenbei Pass will be in our hands!"

Song Yuan already had some ideas in mind about what would happen after the capture of Zhenbei City, and now he shared his thoughts one by one.

Murong Lie on the side nodded repeatedly, confirming this statement immediately.

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Tianshan City.

As time passed, the situation of the original city lockdown changed somewhat.

Ever since Situ Jing and Wei Da followed Song Yuan's orders and led their troops to retreat dozens of miles, many deserters have appeared in the city one after another.

They all took advantage of their positions and directly jumped over the city gates when defending the city. Sometimes, there were hundreds of people escaping together, and even when there were fewer people, there were at least dozens.

In order to avoid this situation from happening again and again, General Wei took corresponding actions.

In order to prevent the number of people escaping from increasing, he specially formed a patrol team. He originally thought that with these two thousand people, he could ensure that not even a fly could fly out of Tianshan City.

I never thought it would only be one night.

By dawn the next day, half of the two thousand troops had fled, and the one thousand people responsible for patrolling the south gate had completely disappeared.

Upon learning of this, General Wei was furious, and his men became panic-stricken.

However, in just five days, the number of defenders remaining in Tianshan City was less than 10,000.

Although he had anticipated this result, General Wei still couldn't help but feel sad when faced with such a fast escape speed.

I have been in charge of the Zhenbei Army for so many years. Is it true that there are not many people supporting me?

But to be honest, such a change is not a bad thing for General Wei.

Those who fled at this critical moment were those who did not trust him in the first place. For General Wei's subsequent plans, these people were dispensable.

If they all slip away now, it will also prevent these people from staying and disrupting the morale of the army.

Seeing that the situation was becoming clearer, General Wei had already made up his mind to find a suitable opportunity to take direct action and lead everyone on a long journey towards the south.

As long as I can bypass the mountains beside Zhenbei Pass and lead everyone back to the pass, I will be able to inform His Majesty of the situation in the border.

Maybe there will still be a glimmer of hope by then!

Zheng He quite agreed with this, but he didn't know that this was exactly what General Wei said.

General Wei had already made up his mind in his heart that based on what he had done before, he was afraid that the huge Qin Dynasty would not be able to accommodate him at all.

Therefore, we absolutely cannot go back to the interior of the country. The only option is to cross the Peacock River and go to the territory of the barbarians!

In the eyes of General Wei, based on his position and the secrets he knew, the barbarians would definitely accept his surrender.

Maybe he could even transform himself into a general among the barbarians.

By then, I will have the military power in my hands, and even if I want to seek revenge on Song Yuan, there will still be hope!

The only purpose of deceiving Zheng He and the deputy general who had followed him was to make these people loyal to him.

When the time comes, General Wei will definitely not hesitate to let these people come forward to stop them. In his eyes, these people are clearly cannon fodder and are stepping stones on his road to escape!

At nightfall, in order to consolidate morale, General Wei once again called Zheng He and his deputy general into his room.

"How's the dry food I asked you to prepare?"

With a somewhat gloomy expression, General Wei immediately asked the two of them.

Zheng He nodded quickly: "General, everything is almost ready. The dry food we made these past few days is enough for us to last for about twenty days!"

Faced with the order sent by General Wei, Zheng He was originally a little worried, after all, it involved tens of thousands of troops.

However, as time passed, most of his men had already run away in the past few days.

With more than half of the people missing, the dry food can naturally last longer.

"That's good!"

Upon hearing this response, General Wei nodded immediately and then gave orders.

"We're traveling light this time for the sole purpose of speed. Let's head west first, past the sheep and horse ranch behind us, and then into the mountains!"

"As long as we can bypass Zhenbei Pass and return to the interior, we will have escaped!"

"When I see His Majesty, I will clearly state the prince's crimes and demand that he send troops to bring these rebels to justice!"