Yan Huisheng and Lao Guogong, together with the Daliang soldiers and horses, quickly withdrew their troops ten miles after the Wei Crown Prince Yuan Zhao led the reinforcements to Lanwan River.
Xie Lin took a telescope and looked in the direction of the Wei military camp and said: "Prince, old Duke, there are many soldiers and horses coming from the Wei Dynasty. They seem to be hundreds of thousands. What should we do? Should we continue to fight, or should we withdraw to Fanling City and guard it?" city?"
After fighting for so long, he has been able to clearly analyze the pros and cons of the battlefield, and he can already understand that this can only be a temporary garrison, not a place that can be attacked or defended.
Yan Huisheng looked at the old Duke, "Old Duke, what do you think?"
"Return to Fanling City. It seems that the reinforcements of the Wei Dynasty have arrived at least 300,000. If we compete with our current military strength, we will still suffer a loss. After returning to Fanling City, we can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat. In case the Wei Dynasty takes a rest Even if a war breaks out, we can handle it." The old protector of the country is fair.
Yan Huisheng nodded, and immediately gave the order, ordering the three armies to return to Fanling City.
Fanling City is hundreds of miles away from Lanshui City where Lanwan River is located.
As soon as Daliang withdrew its troops, Prince Yuan Zhao of the Wei Dynasty received the news, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He wanted to negotiate a peace, and naturally did not want to fight to the death with Daliang and Nanchu. Although his current military strength could handle Yan Huisheng With the old protector of the country, Nanchu will fall into the empty gate. Wouldn't it make Su Rong completely benefited?
Yuan Chen was also paying close attention to the movements of Daliang soldiers and horses, and immediately said: "Brother Wang, Daliang troops have withdrawn."
Yuan Chen looked at him and said, "We just retreated to Fanling City. After all, with the disparity in strength, Daliang did not dare to advance further."
Yuan Chen clenched his hands, "Brother Wang, Daliang is timid, can't he really pursue him and fight? Do we have to negotiate a peace?"
"It's okay to chase and fight, but what happens after the fight? Do you want to wait for Nanchu's troops to march in?" Yuan Zhao said: "Unless Yan Huisheng and the old protector are killed, but now that there are no siege cannons, I am not sure. Once Yan Huisheng cannot be killed and the soldiers and horses of Daliang cannot be leveled with iron cavalry, what is waiting for us is Su Rong leading the soldiers and horses through the cities and arriving here. Nanchu and Daliang will join forces to defeat us. Caught in the middle, we work together to defeat the Wei Dynasty. Is this what you want to see?"
Yuan Chen shut his mouth and shook his head, naturally it was not what he wanted to see.
Yuan Zhao said no more and immediately wrote two letters. One was sent to Dingnan City to Nangong Zheng and He Lanjue, and the other was sent to Prince Yan of Daliang.
In the two letters, Yuan Zhao carefully selected the words to clarify the advantages and disadvantages of Wei, and the advantages and disadvantages of Daliang and Nanchu respectively. At the same time, he also made it clear that if Daliang and Nanchu were willing to negotiate peace with Wei , then Wei is willing to cede the conditions. If Daliang and Nanchu are unwilling to negotiate peace, then the Wei Dynasty has sufficient food and military pay, so it is not afraid of fighting to the death with Daliang and Nanchu. By then, all three will be defeated and no one will be left intact, he promised.
After the two letters were sent, Yuan Zhao rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and then he had time to ask Yuan Chen, "You can obviously save He Lanying, why don't you? Just because he is my king's person? Do you know that He Lanying's Death is a loss for the younger generation of Wei Dynasty. He died at a young age before he could grow up. If he had been given more experience and years, he would have become the second Helan Jue. You are not convinced by me, but You shouldn’t use Wei’s foundation to sacrifice your own selfishness.”
Although Yuan Chen was indeed dissatisfied with He Lanying and wanted to punish him, later on, he really regretted not letting his people protect He Lanying in advance.
He did not argue, and only said to Yuan Zhao: "Although I am a little dissatisfied with Brother Wang, it is also because my father loves you so much. Regarding the throne, I also know that I do not have Brother Wang's ability, and I do not have the support of my father. I didn't expect He Lanying's death. The situation on the battlefield was very dangerous at that time. I wanted to go down to the city wall in person, but was stopped by someone, so He Lanying went into battle in person. He didn't have to die on the battlefield, but he sent out all the guards around him. After destroying the siege cannon, I failed and was killed by Yan Huisheng himself with his men. Because I didn't tell anyone to protect him in advance, my men naturally wouldn't protect him."
Yuan Zhao looked at him, "What about now?"
Yuan Chen was stunned, "What now?"
"Are you still not convinced by me now? Do you still want my position?"
Yuan Chen lowered his head and said, "My brother is incompetent, I don't dare to think about it anymore. I will assist Brother Wang in the future to protect my great Wei."
Yuan Zhao nodded, and finally reached out and patted his shoulder, "Brothers, you and I, it's best to become a rope. Don't forget that sixteen years ago, the Wei Dynasty brought trouble to Xiao Qiang, and brother Yan Qiang allowed Princess Zhenmin to fake her death and escape. , let Daliang get a chance to make peace. Rather than destroying the country, you should understand what to do is right."
Yuan Chen nodded, "Brother Wang said yes."
"Also, my father is partial to me because he doesn't want to make the same mistake again. I have tolerated you all these years. You should also understand that it's not that I can't tolerate you or that I can't deal with you. It's because I think you're not really confused. For the sake of something irreversible. Fundamentally, I feel that you and I, brothers, may not be able to work together to protect the Wei Dynasty." Yuan Zhao said.
Yuan Chen was touched in his heart. Over the years, he had made some small moves. Yuan Zhao had indeed always punished him with small punishments, and had never killed him. It was also true that he had never made fun of Wei's power to satisfy his own ambitions. and selfish desires.
He handed over his hand and made up his mind, "Brother Wang, don't worry, I have already figured it out. From now on, I will only follow Brother Wang's orders."
After He Lanying's death, when he immediately sent an urgent report to Yuan Zhao, he knew what he was giving up. Compared with the great Wei Dynasty, his selfishness is not worth mentioning. He really couldn't cause trouble for Yuan Zhao anymore.
Yuan Zhao was pleased, "You are tired too, go and rest! Recuperate carefully."
Yuan Chen nodded.
The two brothers, ever since they were young, have never been so harmonious as they are today. Yuan Chen returned to his residence, feeling both complicated and relaxed. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and fell asleep. God knows, he hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.
Yuan Zhao came, and although the crisis was still unresolved, everything was left to him, and he could finally stop taking care of it.
Daliang's soldiers and horses retreated to Fanling City, and Wei's messenger came to Fanling City and handed over the peace negotiation letter from Prince Yuan Zhao of Wei.
Yun An tied up the messenger and checked the letter again and again. He found no problems before handing it to Yan Huisheng.
Yan Huisheng took the letter, opened it, and after reading it, couldn't help but laugh, "I didn't expect that Yuan Zhao was decisive and brought reinforcements. He even refused to fight and wanted to negotiate peace with Gu Gu." He handed the letter to Lao Huguo. Duke, "Old Duke, look, why is Yuan Zhao doing this? It stands to reason that he has brought so many reinforcements. Although it is difficult to recapture the twelve cities, it is not impossible."
(End of chapter)
