To the northwest of Dunqiu, near Huangchi, a large number of defeated troops of the Yan army arrived here one after another.
Murong Chui's beard and hair were messy, and his lips were white. He reined in the horse's head and raised his hand: "Stop!"
"Father, we can't stop! If we stop now, the Jin army will catch up!" Murong Nong, the third child and the chief commander of the Chinese army, who came from behind, urged hurriedly.
"Stop when I say it!" Murong Chui turned around, his eyes were cloudy, and he said with certainty: "Xu Xiao won't chase anymore, let's rest for a while!"
If Xu Zongwen really wanted to put himself to death, he could just set up an ambush on the way, just like the strange army in the ten-mile mountain forest behind Bailangdu, and a sudden attack would be the end of it?
It can be seen that the Jin army only wanted to defeat his main force, rather than completely eating him. Furthermore, the limited men and horses in Xu Xiao's hands were not enough to eat the Yan army.
Although Murong Chui and Xu Zongwen were nearly forty years apart, they cherished each other, just because they belonged to different camps and had different origins and clans. However, in the drunken battlefield, both of them did it brilliantly.
In this battle of Bailangdu, Xu Zongwen's main goal was to weaken the main force of the Yan army, rather than completely annihilating the Yan army.
This reminded Murong Chui of how Guan Yu deliberately let Cao Cao go when Cao Cao was defeated on the Huarong Road in the Battle of Chibi. Xu Zongwen did not take the opportunity to chase him today, which is quite similar.
Because Xu Zongwen understood that no matter whether they were Han people, Xianbei people, Dingling people, Qiang people, or Huns, everyone had only one enemy, and that was Qin!
A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. As long as Qin is not destroyed, no one will take the initiative to provoke a war between the parties.
As for Xu Zongwen entering the Yan Kingdom's sphere of influence, attacking Xingyang, and descending to Dangyin, Murong Chui believed that it was probably a tentative attack.
However, by some mistake, the so-called tentative attack turned into a decisive battle at Bailangdu!
Murong Chui believed that one day he and Xu Zongwen would meet again, and then it would be the real battle of life and death!
The generals looked at the rear of the scattered Xianbei knights. Sure enough, as Murong Chui said, the Jin army did not continue to pursue them, so they breathed a sigh of relief and began to rest on the spot...
"White bones are exposed in the wild, there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles, and hundreds of living people have lost one, it is heartbreaking to think about it!"
Looking at the battlefield strewn with corpses, Xu Zongwen's boiling blood has gradually cooled down. He is urging the soldiers to clean the battlefield, incinerate the remains of the Jin army soldiers who died in the battle, and bring all the ashes back to Jiangnan.
Originally, Xu Zongwen had always wanted to do this, but war is ruthless and cruel. There was no opportunity or time to allow him to do this before.
But when he thought that the Northern Expedition might be forced to terminate at any time, he wanted to try his best to bring back all the brothers who followed him on the expedition, even the bones!
When Xu Zongwen was cleaning the battlefield and burning the corpses of the Jin soldiers who died in the battle, there was suddenly a rapid sound of horse hooves in front of him.
"Brother, why did you give the order to stop the pursuit?"
Xu Zongwen heard Zheng Lue's voice from a distance. He looked up and said, "Now is not the best time to kill Murong Chui."
Zheng Weiwei was slightly stunned. This killing would have to be timed?
"Brother, this is like letting the tiger return to the mountain." Shen Yu also advised from the side.
Facing the doubts of the two brothers, Xu Zongwen had to explain carefully. He called the two men to come closer, and the three of them sat on the ground in the chariot field.
Xu Zongwen sat down cross-legged and asked: "Besides Yan State, who has the strongest power, the widest territory, and the most people and horses north of the Yellow River now?"
Shen Yu replied: "Of course Qin has the largest territory, and King Fu Jian of Qin has the strongest power and the largest number of troops."
Regarding Shen Yu's answer, Zheng Lue agreed and supported it without any doubt, because it was the truth.
"Yes," Xu Zongwen patted the dust on his armor, "The Yan State is still very weak now. Murong Chui killed Zhai Bin. Xianbei and Ding Ling are in the same situation. It is impossible to give up."
"Fu Pi occupied Yecheng, the old capital of Yan State, where the Murong family's ancestral temple is located. Murong Chui will definitely try his best to capture Yecheng. Bingzhou Fuxi, Zhang Hao, Wang Yong of Youzhou and Pingzhou, and then There are also large areas of Qin's territory in the west such as Liangzhou and Qinzhou, and Murong Chui, Murong Hong and other descendants of the Murong family will definitely fight Qin to the death!"
"If we kill Murong Chui now, won't we solve the problem for Qin King Fu Jian and the Fu family? Getting rid of the Yan army is to make wedding clothes for others, why do we need to do such a thankless thing?"
"Moreover, we have been fighting for half a year now. The soldiers are tired, the armor is not repaired, the horses have been seriously damaged, and the most important thing is that the food supply is unsustainable. If we continue to fight, who can guarantee that we can all go back one by one?"
"Have you ever thought about this?"
After Xu Zongwen gave a long explanation, neither Shen Yu nor Zheng Lue had anything to add or refute.
"Now quickly clean up the battlefield, shrink our troops, retreat to Puyang, meet up with Zhu Shijun, and recuperate. This is what is most important to us right now."
"promise!"
After Xu Zongwen finished speaking, Shen Yu and Zheng Lue stood up.
"Fourth brother, please stop crying and mourning. You all made great contributions in the Battle of Bailangdu, and I will never forget it! After this battle is over, we will stop fighting with Murong Chui, sign an alliance, and live in peace..."
Zheng Lue avoided Xu Zongwen's gaze, "I have never heard of such a useless thing before after winning the battle and making peace with the enemy."
Zheng Lue's voice was very low. Shen Yu smiled awkwardly and slapped Zheng Lue a few times, "Brother, don't listen to his nonsense. The fourth brother has always been an outspoken person. He doesn't know any strategy and tactics. He only knows how to charge and kill." .”
"What's wrong with the rush? I'll hit wherever my brother points me. Is that wrong?" Zheng Lue was a little dissatisfied and started to argue for himself.
Xu Zongwen looked up at the two of them and stood up: "Of course, the covenant is just a piece of silk paper and can be destroyed at any time. What we want is a temporary truce. Murong Chui must also understand this truth. He wants to regain the Yan Kingdom. We can't make enemies on all sides, we took the initiative to negotiate peace, and they had no choice but to agree. Don't forget, we still have many hostages in our hands!"
Yes, Murong Chui's two sons Murong Bao and Murong Lin plus Murong Ling who came to his door were all in the hands of Xu Zongwen. Murong Chui must be having a headache!
At this time, a covenant and three children and grandchildren were sent to him. Murong Chui was afraid that he would wake up from his dream with a smile!
"Brother!"
"Brother."
Xu Zongwen and the others were discussing who to send as envoys to negotiate with Murong Chui, when Tian Luo and Zhang Gui, who were tired of their travels, rode their horses from the front to return.
"Third brother, fourth brother is fine!"
"Fifth brother, sixth brother has worked hard this time."
After the brothers talked for a while, it was Xu Zongwen's turn to interrupt. Xu Zongwen first affirmed Tian Luo and Zhang Gui's meritorious service, then gave a few words of encouragement, and then expressed his decision.
"Brother, are you going to stop fighting and make peace with Murong Chui?" Tian Luo's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.
Zhang Gui also couldn't believe it and hurriedly asked: "Why is this happening?"
Shen Yu and Zheng Lue, who had been enlightened by Xu Zongwen on the side, came into play at this time. They said everything Xu Zongwen said just now...
