At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"The Northern Barbarians initially sent an envoy to visit our dynasty, but their fundamental purpose was not to form a marriage alliance with our dynasty and subsequently repair relations between the two dynasties. Their ultimate goal was to deceive our dynasty."

Seeing Li Ying and Zong Ning's doubts and suspicions, Sun Bin pointed out directly, "After several months of probing, we are now certain that the Northern Barbarians had previously engaged in a major war with their powerful enemy, the Zanpuqin Khanate. And when we left the capital by imperial decree, His Majesty clearly stated that the Northern Barbarians were still at war."

"How can this be!?"

"This……"

As soon as Sun Bin finished speaking, Zong Ning and Li Ying's eyes widened slightly, revealing expressions of disbelief. If all of this were true, then it would be impossible for them, being in the Northern Frontier, not to have detected anything.

The various Northern Barbarian armies that are confronting each other along the northern border have shown no abnormalities so far; in fact, the conflicts and frictions between them are still the same as before.

"Facts speak louder than words."

Sun Bin said without changing his expression: "I know that the various military units stationed along the northern border have sent scouts and even spies to infiltrate the southern region of the northern barbarians."

"However, the fact that the Northern Barbarians were at war with the Zanpuqin Khanate was kept under wraps to the greatest extent possible. Even in the capital of the Northern Barbarians, there were still many groups who were completely unaware of this matter."

As he spoke, Sun Bin's eyes sharpened.

Through various intelligence reports sent to him by the emperor, Sun Bin knew that the current Northern Emperor Murong Zhen was an extremely difficult and ruthless character to deal with, and more importantly, he was very cunning.

That's why Sun Bin understood why the emperor acted the way he did back then. The battle against the Northern Barbarians was easy to fight, but also incredibly difficult.

All the armies that were ordered to march north gathered in the northern frontier. In terms of numbers, Dayu had a slight advantage. However, there were a number of battalions that could not be easily moved. After all, the border defense had to be kept safe and secure. They could not completely open up their own defenses just to fight a battle with the northern barbarians. Otherwise, the best outcome in the end would be mutual destruction.

Compared to what Sun Bin thought, Li Ying and Zong Ning exchanged a glance upon hearing this. While they were shocked, they suddenly understood some things that they hadn't been able to figure out before.

“No wonder Princess Murong Tianxiang of the Northern Barbarians came here with the Northern Barbarian delegation under an assumed name.” Li Ying frowned and said, “I’m afraid her purpose in coming to our country is not pure.”

"Yes."

At Sun Bin's prompting, Liu Tian suppressed his nervousness and stepped forward, saying, "This Northern Barbarian princess is deeply trusted by the Northern Barbarian Emperor, and she commands a secret agent force called the Phoenix Feather Division."

"When the Northern Barbarian delegation came to the court, my father was appointed by His Majesty as the assistant minister to help Prince Rui receive the Northern Barbarian delegation."

"During this period, His Highness Prince Rui discovered some clues and realized that the Phoenix Feather Division had infiltrated our court. Although a number of them were caught, there were still..."

"That son of a bitch from the North, how dare he resort to such despicable tactics!!"

Before Liu Tian could finish speaking, Zong Ning roared in fury, "If you're so capable, fight it out on the battlefield! What kind of skill is it to resort to such underhanded tactics?!"

This guy has a really bad temper.

Liu Tian's heart raced, and she glanced at Zong Ning with lingering fear.

"Let's get down to business."

Sun Bin glanced at Liu Tian, ​​then stepped forward and said, "Before clarifying some things, let's check what we know. Once everything is sorted out, there are still many things waiting for us to decide."

At this point, Sun Bin's gaze fixed on Li Ying.

"it is good."

Li Ying did not hesitate and immediately nodded in agreement.

Immediately afterwards, the group left the main hall and headed towards the military council office of the General Who Conquers the North, where various confidential maps and secret garrison posts were located.

Since the war is to be waged against the Northern Barbarians and to achieve final victory through this battle, Sun Bin needs to obtain more military intelligence.

It was precisely for this reason that Sun Bin made all the necessary arrangements when he left Shanglin Garden. As soon as his army left the capital region, Sun Bin led Huang Long and the others to Zhengbei City.

The main forces of the Yulin and Shanglin armies, which were heading to the northern frontier, had not yet arrived at Zhengbei City. Sun Bin had to ensure the cover during the march. To this end, some of the troops removed their armor and put away their weapons, and moved forward in small groups. Of course, this part of the troops had the strictest military discipline.

To ensure the good news wouldn't leak out, Sun Bin racked his brains. Given the current situation, the local authorities were completely unaware of this, which shows that Chu Ling hadn't misjudged the situation.

“Zhang Hui’s 50,000 elite southern troops are also the main force in this battle against the northern barbarians?! Zong Qingdao is so far from the northern border, how can this army get here in time?”

"Duke Baoguo, this is not something we need to consider."

"Alright, let's not consider that. Tell me, if Zong Qingdao's internal strife isn't suppressed, will Zhang Hui's main force come or not? Also, the central government has drawn over 100,000 troops, and the central government is still unaware of this. Tell me, how do we solve the supply problem for these extra troops?"

"I cannot answer the questions asked by the Duke of Baoguo. I will simply state some established facts."

“Sun can answer this.”

Looking at Zong Ning, Li Ying, Huang Long, Liu Tian, ​​Liang Xie, Li Gan and the others, Sun Bin, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up. However, when he looked at Huang Long, Sun Bin felt a sense of approval.

It's true that Huang Long is fearless like a newborn calf, but neither Zong Ning nor Li Ying are easy to deal with. It's quite remarkable that Huang Long didn't show any fear when questioned by the two of them.

“The internal rebellion has been suppressed, and the Southern Army has marched north. These are the problems that Zhang Hui needs to solve.”

Under the watchful eyes of the two men, Sun Bin calmly said, "His Majesty's decree has been issued to Zhang Hui. I believe he is capable of handling the matter of safely heading north."

"His Majesty had already resolved the issue of the extra army supplies from the beginning, but given the current situation, this matter cannot be discussed at this time."

Sun Bin's words made Li Ying and Zong Ning frown, but their hearts were extremely unsettled.

Based on what Huang Long, Liu Tian, ​​Liang Xie and others had just said, this battle against the Northern Barbarians was entirely planned by the Emperor in secret. In fact, the Emperor even made a deal with the Xichuan delegation for this battle. Hearing this, Li Ying felt a surge of anger.

His father died in battle in Xichuan.

But when he saw the look in Li Gan's eyes, Li Ying suppressed his anger. He knew that such things were normal between countries.

That's why Li Ying knew why the Emperor sent Li Gan and the others to accompany Sun Bin north. This was also a silent way of saying that, for some reasons, Dayu had temporarily reached a non-public cooperation agreement with some forces in Xichuan, but this did not mean that the relationship between the two countries had been repaired.

This is absolutely impossible!

The Great Yu not only has a long-standing feud with the Northern Barbarians, but also with the Western Chuan. However, the most advantageous thing for the Great Yu right now is to wage war against the Northern Barbarians. As for other things, they must be put on hold.

"Now let's talk about the Northern Barbarians."

Seeing that the two remained silent, Sun Bin spoke up: "Although the main force of the Northern Barbarians is entangled with the Khanate of Zanpu, and Xiaji has returned to Xichuan, our dynasty cannot place our hopes on the enemy."

"Once our dynasty closely follows the Northern Barbarians around the Tuowu Mountains, or even spreads westward and eastward, the Northern Barbarians will mostly learn of this news and may find it difficult to dispatch elite troops to provide assistance in a short period of time."

"But in addition to being wary of the Southern Prince's Mansion, our army must also maintain sufficient vigilance towards the Western and Eastern Prince's Mansions."

"indeed."

As soon as Sun Bin finished speaking, Li Ying nodded and said, "Although the three royal palaces have varying strengths and different degrees of conflict with each other, if our dynasty mobilizes a large army to launch an offensive against the southern region where the Northern Barbarians are located, the two royal palaces in the east and west will inevitably take action once they learn of this military situation."

"Of the two great princely mansions, the one we should be most wary of is the western princely mansion."

Zong Ning followed up, saying, "I'm a little worried now. Even if that so-called Ninth Prince of Xichuan, Xia Ji, returns to Xichuan, he may not immediately launch an offensive against the Northern Barbarians in the Western Regions."

"This is also what Sun has been thinking about the most along the way."

Sun Bin said, "That's why the border garrison led by Chang Sheng cannot be moved lightly, not even transferred."

"There's another point: Changsheng must be informed of our dynasty's war against the Northern Barbarians. Otherwise, I'm somewhat worried that he might find out..."

"Leave this to me."

Before Sun Bin could finish speaking, Zong Ning said, "I will send my trusted confidants to see Chang Sheng and tell him everything. If anything goes wrong, I will pay with my own head."

"it is good."

Without hesitation, Sun Bin replied, "Then let's continue..."

Standing to the side, Huang Long was momentarily stunned when he saw this scene. Only now did he realize why Marquis Chenyang had sent someone to see Li Ying before he arrived at Zhengbei City, and specifically asked Zong Ning to come back. It turned out that all of this was his plan.

Before the battle even began, various deployments and plans against the enemy had already been quietly unfolding. This made Huang Long realize the start of a war and how much effort was required in the unseen world. But it was also this that aroused Huang Long's fighting spirit. Wasn't this exactly what he had always wanted to pursue?