Mother, I have returned to the throne.

Chapter 413 General Wei's Panic

When they heard the word "capture alive", the eyes of the people around General Wei suddenly lit up.

I knew Song Yuan's intentions instantly.

However, when General Wei heard these words, he found them extremely irritating.

He immediately fired back, "Traitor Song Yuan, just wait! No matter how nice your words are now, it won't be long before the imperial court sends troops to wipe out this traitor like you!"

"When the truth comes out, the imperial court will definitely clear my name. When the army arrives, I'll see what you have to say!"

"Mr. Wei, I really don't know where you get such confidence from!"

Song Yuan sneered, "I've already sent someone to deliver a message to my father. I think it won't be long before I get a response. By then, I'd like to see whether he'll exterminate your entire clan or annihilate me!"

Having said that, Song Yuan was too lazy to waste time talking to General Wei. The only reason why he made such a big fuss today was to pass on the message to those people in the city.

Now that his goal had been achieved, Song Yuan sneered and turned away.

Just leave the rest of the matters to the people I had previously placed next to General Wei!

Song Yuan believed that these people would not let him down!

As long as they can capture General Wei alive, they can ensure that there will be no more casualties.

As long as people are not dead, a mere Wei can't achieve anything!

After doing all this, Song Yuan immediately followed Murong Lie and rode at full speed towards Zhenbei City.

In Song Yuan's opinion, Zhenbei City is the top priority of the entire border. As long as there is no chaos here, the Wei guy will not be able to stir up any trouble!

Of course, time is running out, and Song Yuan can't afford to spend too much time in Zhenbei City.

It’s because his real purpose is Zhenbei Pass!

According to Song Yuan, it is imperative to capture Zhenbei Pass before the arrival of the imperial army.

Only in this way can I have the capital to negotiate with my father.

This is the only way to minimize the court's disgrace and direct war with you.

After all, we are all family. If we fight each other, there will only be one outcome in the end, and that is that the barbarians will benefit.

As Song Yuan left, a piece of news reached General Wei in just a moment.

Outside the north and south city gates, the enemy troops who were previously guarding outside have now retreated and are now dozens of miles away.

"retreat?"

Upon hearing the news, General Wei frowned, and immediately realized something was wrong and began to speculate.

"If I'm not mistaken, Song Yuan is despicable and shameless. He must be trying to lure the enemy deeper. He put on such a display just to lure us into taking the initiative!"

"That's right!" Upon hearing General Wei's inference, the deputy general beside him immediately nodded.

This person was none other than Zheng He, who had originally guarded Mohai City and was later transferred here!

Although Zheng He nodded repeatedly, he couldn't help but recall some memories in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that he and Song Yuan had such a bad relationship at the beginning.

Maybe the whole thing wouldn't have developed to this point.

In Zheng He's opinion, this action was not the best choice. After all, most of the military power of the entire Zhenbei Army had fallen into the hands of Song Yuan.

Moreover, Zheng He knew the character of General Murong. He could not say anything else, but since General Murong dared to support Song Yuan, he might not have done anything good with the surname Wei!

Judging from the current outcome, the Wei family will be defeated sooner or later.

However, if I join Song Yuan, it may not necessarily end well.

Based on the previous grudges, even if it gives him a headache, Song Yuan may not necessarily make things difficult for him.

It is precisely because of such concerns that Zheng He has followed General Wei until now!

"General, what do you think we should do next?"

Although he was secretly annoyed, Zhenghe appeared extremely humble on the surface and asked immediately.

"Let's wait and see!"

General Wei shook his head and sighed with some distress.

"The most urgent task now is to inform His Majesty of this situation. As soon as His Majesty learns of this rebellious behavior, he will immediately send troops to stop it!"

"Actually, if you ask me, these are not the key points. I think the most important thing is the Zhenbei Pass!"

Just as General Wei was secretly frowning, another person stood up beside him. It was the confidant that Song Yuan had placed next to General Wei through Zhou Shen.

"Once that prince takes over Zhenbei Pass, it will be equivalent to completely cutting off the connection between the entire frontier and the inland. Even if Your Majesty wants to take action, the resulting losses may not be acceptable!"

"Besides, Zhenbei Pass is a natural barrier. As long as he occupies it, our people will definitely not be able to cross it. Even if we want to send a message to His Majesty, it may not be easy to do so."

Faced with such worries, General Wei's face was gloomy. He was silent for a moment and shook his head.

"If you ask me, it wouldn't be that easy to capture Zhenbei Pass. After all, it's a natural barrier. I wonder how much effort was put into building this city!"

"Even a barbarian army of 500,000 cannot cross the natural barrier of Zhenbei Pass. Unless Song Yuan can send his own people into the pass and open the Zhenbei Pass from the inside, otherwise, even if he controls the entire Zhenbei Army, he can't easily seize it!"

As the predecessor of the Zhenbei Army, General Wei, the commander-in-chief, naturally knew the importance of Zhenbei Pass.

Everyone knows the importance of Zhenbei Pass, even His Majesty is no exception!

In that magnificent pass, there are many of His Majesty’s close confidants, who are specially stationed there.

It is to prevent border generals from causing chaos!

Moreover, according to General Wei's understanding, the person who replaced General Zhao after he voluntarily resigned still had many grudges with Song Yuan.

Based on the relationship between the two parties, this person will definitely not sit idly by and watch Song Yuan become bigger!

"That's good!" Seeing that General Wei was so confident, the people deployed by Song Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as Zhenbei Pass is not lost, even if that prince seizes military power, he will never be able to gain a foothold in the border areas!"

"His relationship with the barbarians is as bad as fire. If he wants to cross the Peacock River, he will probably have no chance of survival. Caught between two sides, he will only be wiped out. In the end, we should be able to hold on to the end!"

"What if...this prince has already made preparations?"

Compared with the optimism of the other two, Zheng He had a look of sadness on his face.

"General, you have to think carefully. If Song Yuan had noticed the current situation before this incident and deployed troops in Zhenbei Pass in advance, as you expected, I am afraid that even if someone guarded Zhenbei Pass, they might not be able to stop him!"

"Don't forget, even General Murong, who usually hates evil, has been bribed by him. This prince must be no ordinary person. How can we judge him by common sense?"