Xu Zongwen led his army withdrew from Dunqiu and returned to Puyang. Zhu Xu here in Puyang heard that Xu Zongwen had become involved with Murong Chui and sent reinforcements. However, before they had gone far, he received the news that Xu Zongwen had defeated the Yan army in the Battle of Bailangdu. After receiving the good news, the reinforcements sent out for the expedition had to go halfway and turned back.
"Zongwen, you have done great work again!" Zhu Xu waited early to greet Xu Zongwen at the foot of Puyang City. It was always subordinates who greeted superiors, but it was rare for a superior to greet his subordinates in turn.
Xu Zongwen's face was full of spring breeze and he was full of heroism. From a distance, he jumped off his horse and saluted Zhu Xu from a distance. When the sword reached the city gate, Zhu Xu took Xu Zongwen's hand and they walked hand in hand.
"The emperor personally welcomes his subordinates, Xiao is flattered!"
Zhu Xu joked: "It's nothing to worry about. Zongwen will be the pillar of the country in the future. I'm just doing my duty for the heroes who fought bloody battles. I just hope you won't forget the days when you served under me." , it will be enough if you can come and see me once you become a successful person in the future."
"Your Majesty's words are serious. No matter how high I am, Xu Xiao is still a pawn under your banner. If I were a slave, your Majesty would be a Bole. Xu Xiao's broken bones and body are not enough to repay him for his kindness, so what? How dare you be arrogant and self-reliant and deny your old master?" Xu Zongwen said seriously.
Zhu Xu let go of his hand, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled, calmly and leisurely entering the city...
Anyang City, Yanying.
Outside the tent, Shen Yu was wandering around indifferently, not caring about the Xianbei people's tense attitude.
On Xu Zongwen's order, Shen Yu personally went to Yan as an envoy to deliver a peace treaty to Murong Chui.
In the king's tent, King Yan Murongchui put down the alliance letter, lowered his eyes, and said with some thought: "I still can't guess what Xu Xiao is going to do."
"They just defeated our Yan army, and three days later they took the initiative to send envoys to negotiate peace. Who among you can tell me what Xu Xiao wants to do?"
Chief Sima Murong Nong of the Chinese Army: "I thought that Xu Xiao was a weasel paying New Year greetings to the rooster, and he was uneasy! He deliberately sent an envoy after our army was defeated, in the name of negotiating peace, but in fact it was a mockery. Please kill the envoy!"
Indeed, most of the current officials of the Yan Kingdom have the same thoughts as Murong Nong? They all believed that Xu Zongwen had evil intentions and sent envoys to Yan camp in order to humiliate the monarchs and ministers of Yan State.
"Lao Wu, tell me, what do you think of this matter?"
Murong Long looked at the guard who reported the news and carefully replied: "Going back to my father, I agree with what my third brother said. Xu Xiao is a cunning and insidious man. In the battle of Bailangdu, he killed more than 20,000 of my Xianbei warriors." Man, this is sworn hatred."
"So, whether Xu Xiao is hypocritical or sincere in wanting to negotiate peace, we should not agree to him. My father should summon the Xianbei warriors to lead us across the Yellow River, conquer Puyang City, capture Xu Xiao, and die for me. The warriors of Bailangdu seek revenge!"
All the generals asked for a fight and wanted to attack Xu Xiao's troops again in order to avenge the Battle of Bailangdu!
Only Murong De was clear-headed and could see through the situation: "Brother Wang, I thought that Xu Xiao's move was probably because of changes in the Jin court or something big happened in the Jin army, so he took this step to negotiate peace. , Brother Wang should take Xu Xiao’s peace proposal seriously. We must not forget that our mission is to revive the Yan Kingdom, and we must not be reckless..."
"Uncle Sixteenth, are you afraid that you are exaggerating? This peace treaty agreement is probably Xu Xiao's plan to slow down the troops. The Jin army has been fighting for a long time and is exhausted of men and horses. It is at the end of its war effort and has no choice but to make this move. Father, please don't be fooled by it!" Sanmurong Feng said bluntly.
"That's right, Uncle Wang, Xu Xiao is as cunning as a fox, don't trust him easily!" their nephews Murong Kai and Murong Shao advised in unison.
Zhao Qiu, who joined the army, agreed with Murong De and felt that there was something wrong within the Jin army, so Xu Zongwen took the initiative to seek peace and quoted Murong De.
Murong Chui finally considered the pros and cons and chose to meet Shen Yu.
Shen Yu: "Foreign minister Shen Yu has met the king."
Murong Chui: "I wonder if the envoy is here, what do you want to say to me?"
Shen Yu stood up straight, not paying attention to the others at all, and only said to Murong Chui, King of Yan, who was on the throne: "My general has something to say first. The two countries of Jin and Yan can be allies, and the armies of Jin and Yan can serve as reinforcements for each other." , a three-year agreement to non-aggression... If the king agrees, our army will return the two princes and princesses of your country, as well as thousands of Xianbei knights captured by our army. I wonder what the king thinks? "
As soon as Shen Yu said this, all the generals in the king's tent turned their attention to him...
In June, Puyang City was full of fanfare and joy.
The emperor of the Jin Dynasty sent envoys to Yanzhou to reward the officers and soldiers of the Eastern Route Army who had made meritorious service in the Northern Expedition.
The former commander-in-chief of the military affairs of Xu, Qing, and Yanzhou, and the Hussar General Zhu Xu, were promoted to the rank of Hussar General and Xiang Pingbo.
Xu Xiao, the general of valiant cavalry and the governor of Donghai, was granted the titles of General Zhengbei, lieutenant of Sili school, and the title of son of Wuxuan county.
General Xu Yuanxi of Zhendong was appointed governor of Qingzhou, and General Zhu Chen of Ningyuan was appointed governor of Linqiu.
Pei Qing, General Yamen and Commander-in-Chief of East China Sea, was General Ning Shuo and Governor of East China Sea.
Commander-in-Chief Zhuge Kan approved Xu Zongwen's performance and was officially named General Yingyang and given the Luoyang Order.
Captain Shen Yu was promoted to General Weiyuan.
Captain Zheng Lue was promoted to General Huwei.
Captain Tian Luo was promoted to General of Light Vehicles.
Captain Zhang Gui was promoted to General Zhechong.
The remaining generals will be rewarded and promoted according to the magnitude of their merits.
He sent 20,000 cavalry troops under Xu Xiao, general of the North and captain of Si Li, to guard Luoyang and protect Sizhou.
Xie Xuan, the general of chariots and cavalry and the governor of Jizhou, was appointed as the governor of Jizhou, and Xie Xuan's 30,000 Beifu soldiers were used to guard Xingyang.
The generals of the Central Route Army were also awarded and promoted successively according to their military merits.
It is worth mentioning that in order to distinguish Xie's Beifu soldiers, Huan's Xifu soldiers and Zhu Xu's Xiangyang soldiers, Jin Emperor Sima Changming also gave the Xu tribe an official military title - Xiaoqijun!
In the Xiaoqi Army, Xu Zongwen led five sworn brothers, Shen Yu, Zheng Lue, Zhuge Kan, Tian Luo, and Zhang Gui, each commanding five thousand troops. Because of the continuous battles, the Xiaoqi Army suffered too many battle losses, so he made a special exception to allow five generals. They can recruit soldiers by themselves, up to five thousand.
Shen Yu and Zheng Lue commanded a mixed force of five thousand troops on foot and cavalry.
Zhuge Kan commanded the newly built Suzaku Camp with five thousand elite cavalry.
Pang Bai, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was awarded the actual duty of Captain and actually took control of the Jinyiwei, which had grown to a huge scale.
The 5,000 soldiers commanded by brothers Zhang San and Zhang Si were awarded the title of Wolf Guard. Zhang San was the commander of the Wolf Guard, and Zhang Si was the deputy commander, leading the actual duties of the captain.
Xu Wen, the leader of the Wolf Guard Building, did not hold any official position, but was responsible for selecting craftsmen with skills such as carpenters and blacksmiths from the army and civilians, and was responsible for commanding the generals' camps.
The full name of the old man Li Tou of the Wolf Guard Gongnu Camp was Li Biao. He was awarded the position of Building Leader and was responsible for commanding the Gongnu Camp.
Xi Jian, who was responsible for making suggestions, kept his promise, and Xu Zongwen asked him to be the commander-in-chief of the Northern Campaign. Although Xu Zongwen, the general of the Northern Campaign, did not have the right to open a government, the Jin court would not refuse to arrange a person and grant him a false post. .
"General, in our Jin Dynasty, no general with the title of Bei will end well!" Xi Jian reminded from the side.
Pei Qing also responded and said: "It is unknown who the Commander-in-Chief is named North. General, I don't know what the court's intention is!"
Xu Zongwen naturally knew that, otherwise he would not have been willing to take out a general with such a high title as General Zhengbei. In order to make up for it, he also added the title of Wuxuan County Prince. Historically, foreign ministers started from Guanwaihou and Guanneihou. The imperial court directly gave him a first-grade viscount. People who didn't know the inside story really thought that the imperial court was very kind and well-paid.
But no one knows that when Huan Wen only regained Yizhou, the imperial court directly took the title of a county prince. In comparison, a Wuxuan county son was really nothing.
In the final analysis, it is still because of the noble family. The Xu family of Donghai is a second-class noble family, and Huan Xie is a high-ranking family, which is not the same!
"Wu Wei, after all, he is a third-grade general with a high title. This is something your Majesty and the Tutor value. I, Xu Xiao, cannot thank you enough for such a generous favor. It's too late to repay the favor, so how can I guess the holy will?"
"promise!"
"Pack up and rush to Luoyang!"
In the Battle of Luoyang, Liu Laozhi led an army of 10,000 to the rescue. He had a small victory in the initial battle with Zhang Hao and killed 3,000 Qin troops. It was inspiring!
After Xie Xuan arrived with the main army, Zhuge Kan, Xie Xuan and others joined forces to repel Zhang Hao who besieged Luoyang.
The battle losses of the Jin and Qin armies were similar. Zhuge Kan and Shen Chong lost more than half of the 10,000 troops left behind in Luoyang, leaving only 2,000! The Qin army's 30,000 men were killed and more than 10,000 were killed. Zhang Hao led the remaining troops to retreat and returned to Taiyuan.
Unfortunately, Sun Wuzhong, who joined the army in Beifu, died in battle, and Liu Laozhi also broke his right arm because of his bravery in fighting the enemy!
Since the Battle of Luojian, Liu Laozhi finally showed his true strength and lived up to Xie Xuan's trust...
