Yuan Tan didn't know what to do, so he didn't listen to the dissuasion of his subordinates and continued to pursue Kirbineng's army. After Yuan Tan's army and Yuan Xi opened a long distance, Kirby was ready to fight and waited for Yuan Tan's arrival. Yuan Tan saw that the distance between the two armies was getting smaller and smaller, and just as he was preparing to launch a charge from the Korean Beibei army, the Xianbei army had already moved in advance. The two armies began to fight, the Xianbei cavalry was obviously stronger than the Qingzhou soldiers, and the losses of the Qingzhou soldiers were much greater, but the two armies were equal in numbers, and Yuan Tan would not admit defeat easily, he didn't want to be embarrassed in front of Yuan Xi.

Like a shrewd hunter, Tuoba Yu calculated the time to collect the net, and when the two armies were fighting, he suddenly rushed from the flank to attack Yuan Tan's army. Yuan Tan was shocked, he was originally invincible, and he was suddenly defeated, and he secretly blamed Yuan Xi in his heart for his slow movements, and he didn't appear yet, but he didn't feel that he was too far away from the big army, even if it was Zhao Yun's troops, they were still miles away. Yuan Tan had no choice but to retreat while resisting, the Xianbei army rode and shot well, and ran on the grassland all the year round, which was the Qingzhou soldiers who stuck to Yuan Tan. Just when Yuan Tan thought that Yuan Xi would die and not save him, Zhao Yun and Lou Ban's army finally arrived and rescued Yuan Tan.

After Yuan Tan calmed down, he found that it was only Yuan Xi's vanguard troops who came to pick him up, and said dissatisfiedly: "The second brother and I made an appointment to attack the Xianbei army together, why haven't you seen anyone for so long?" Zhao Yun saw that Yuan Tan lost his troops and lost his generals, and he was inevitably uncomfortable, but he also comforted in a soothing tone: "The eldest prince is angry, the Qingzhou soldiers are marching too fast, and the Youzhou army has been traveling long distances for days, and they are already overwhelmed. Yuan Tan also knew that this was his own greed for merit and recklessness, and he was out of the army, and it was not good to put the responsibility on Yuan Xi, counting the men and horses, and losing nearly 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers, Yuan Tan was depressed, and now his morale was low, without Yuan Xi's army, he was not Xianbei's opponent at all, and he could only wait for Yuan Xi to arrive.

Yuan Xi received the news of Yuan Tan's defeat, and he didn't panic too much, and sighed: "Sure enough, as Mr. Wenhe expected, my eldest brother was greedy for merit and was defeated by Xianbei, losing 10,000 soldiers, but fortunately, Zhao Yun and Lou Ban's army arrived in time, so they were not pursued and killed by the Xianbei people, and now they are waiting for me to send troops to support." ”

Jia Xu touched his goatee, no different from what he expected, but the loss was not big enough, and he thought for a while and said: "The lord can order General Zhao Yun to retreat, the eldest prince will be defeated for a while, and he will be defeated by Xianbei, and the Xianbei people will win consecutive battles, so they must think that our army is demoralized, and they want to take advantage of the victory to pursue and destroy our army." Our army can also take the opportunity to cut off its way back and burn its grain and grass to see how long Kirby can run without logistics? ”

"What if the eldest brother is willing to retire?" Yuan Xi continued to ask: "Will it be okay for my eldest brother to lose his troops like this, I am afraid that he will not know the hearts of good people, and he will be angry with our army." ”

Xu Shu knew that Yuan Xi cared about his brotherhood and didn't want to do anything wrong, so he proposed: "The lord can remind General Zhao Yun to slow down the march and protect the safety of the eldest prince at any time!" Jia Xu also praised: "The lord has the wind of benevolence, attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and is the blessing of our army, what Yuan Zhi said is extremely true, if the eldest prince is willing to withdraw from the army, the loss of the Qingzhou soldiers can be reduced, and the Xianbei people will still chase after him!" ”

Yuan Tan was waiting hard for not Yuan Jun from Youzhou, but Yuan Xi ordered Zhao Yun to protect Zhongjing and retreat, and he was immediately furious: "They are both flesh and blood brothers, my brother is in trouble, my younger brother doesn't help, and he also persuades himself to settle things and calm people, it's impossible." General Zhao, what do you think, dare to fight the Xianbei people again with me? Yuan Tan is very enthusiastic about Zhao Yun, not only strong in martial arts, but also humble, and even rescues when in danger.

Zhao Yun didn't want to offend Yuan Tan, so he replied respectfully: "The second son has the grace of knowing me, and I will definitely protect the safety of the eldest son." It's just that the second son has an order, and the last general must abide by it, and I hope the eldest son will forgive me. ”

Yuan Tan still didn't give up, and instigated: "The generals are not subject to the orders of foreign troops, and the generals should actively respond to changes, rather than remain unchanged." General Zhao and I were both defeated at the hands of Xianbei people, don't you want to save some face? ”

The defeat in Xianbei at the beginning of the battle did make Zhao Yun feel a little uncomfortable, but Zhao Yun had followed Yuan Xi for a long time, and he had long been concerned about the victory or defeat, and said coldly: "What the eldest prince said is reasonable, but the second prince's mastery of the war is far from comparable to mine, for the safety of the eldest prince, it is better to retreat with the last general first." "Yuan Tan saw that he couldn't move Zhao Yun, and he was also afraid of Xianbei's cavalry, so he had to follow Zhao Yun and retreat carefully." After Louban's Karasuma army was broken, Zhao Yun protected Yuan Tan and slowly retreated.

Kirbineng's army was watching Yuan Tan from a distance, and seeing Yuan Tan's cautious retreat, he also had a plan in his heart, and discussed with his henchmen: "The Han army is demoralized and begins to retreat, which is a good opportunity for our army to take advantage of the victory to pursue." The Xianbei generals nodded their heads and said that they had had enough of being pursued all the time, and it was time to fight back this time! Utuqi wanted to dissuade Kirby so that he could wait any longer, but seeing that the soldiers below agreed, he did not object again, and it was not good to attack the initiative of his own people, so he took the risk when it was time to take the risk.

The Xianbei army pursued with all their might, but the Karasuma army could not resist and could only retreat. The Karasuma cavalry was familiar with the grassland, and although they were defeated, they were not as defeated as the Qingzhou soldiers. Zhao Yun saw that the Xianbei army was chasing after him, so he immediately made a decision and asked Yuan Tan to give up the heavy grain and grass, and the light army fled for his life. The Xianbei army was very excited when they got the heavy grain and grass, even Kirby was a little fluttering, and Yuan Xi was just like that, and he was devastated once he lost the battle. The only calm person was Utuqi, reminding Kirby Neng: "Lord Shan Yu, this time the harvest is quite rich, it is better to withdraw the troops, if you chase too closely, you are afraid that the Han army will counterattack." ”

The soldiers below objected: "Lord Shan, the Han army has been defeated, our army will not take advantage of the victory to pursue, and defeat Yuan Xi, if you wait until the Han army relaxes, the strength of the Han army is still stronger than ours, and our army can't afford it!" Kirby Neng is also hesitant, although he has a small victory, but the Han army is twice as large as himself, if he does not hit the Han army hard, he will be dragged down sooner or later, and Yuan Xi is fighting a war of attrition. After pondering for a long time, Kirby Neng decided to continue the pursuit.

Zhao Yun saw that Kirby could continue the pursuit, and discussed with Yuan Tan: "The eldest prince is in an urgent situation, you retreat first, and the last general and Lou Ban Shan Yu will resist the Xianbei army, and the second prince is not far away, and he will definitely come to the rescue." Yuan Tan thanked Zhao Yun for his kindness, and also divided a team of soldiers and horses to resist Kirby Neng, while he continued to retreat, he wanted to ask him face to face, what was Yuan Xi's idea? Could it be that even the generals under his own command were not saved when they saw death, and they were still frightened by Xianbei.

After retreating for a few miles, Yuan Tan finally saw Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi also caught up, and when he saw that Yuan Tan was fine, he was immediately relieved and comforted: "If the eldest brother can return safely, I will rest assured that my younger brother can return!" Big brother, don't worry, I will fight Xianbei and avenge my eldest brother. ”

Yuan Tan didn't appreciate it, but still complained: "If you had sent troops earlier, why would I have been like this, and now I have been involved with General Zhao, and life and death are uncertain!" Yuan Xi had privately told Zhao Yun that he could not fight against the Xianbei people, as long as he fought and retreated, Yuan Xi replied: "Zilong Yongguan three armies, I believe that the Xianbei people can't hurt him, but it's time to teach the Xianbei people some lessons, and I will take revenge on the eldest brother!" ”