After a big battle, it was already afternoon. Zheng Rong and Dali set up camp on Mantou Mountain, and asked Wei to guard hundreds of soldiers and horses to go down the mountain to clean up the battlefield. According to a rough estimate, more than 20,000 elite soldiers were killed and wounded, more than 10,000 horses were lost, and countless weapons, leather armor, bows and arrows remained. Dalí's cavalry was nearly 500 killed and wounded; Zheng Rongdang's battalion suffered 50 or 60 casualties, 4,500 wounded, and 40 or 50 cavalry casualties. In this way, it can be described as a complete victory.

In terms of distributing the spoils of war, Zheng Rong was also very generous because of the rich place of Youyan Dao, and only carefully selected 3,000 good horses, and the rest of the money, grain, and baggage were given to Dali, which made Dali very grateful.

However, after Visimi rode a camel and disappeared into the vast snowfield, he was never seen again, and Dalí sent his elite horsemen to chase him several times, but found nothing. Zheng Rong knew in his heart that Na Pi Ximi led an army of 30,000 to attack for a long time, and Dali was still unaware, so how could he catch it single-handedly?

When they returned to Hural, it was night again, but unlike the cold night with wind and snow, the bright moon hung high in the dark blue sky, and a Milky Way ran through the sky, for millions of years.

Perhaps the loser will use this to comfort himself, but the most empty and useless thing in the world is not the loser's contempt for the winner. The winners, of course, disdain to ignore the scorn of the losers, who are busy celebrating short-lived successes.

The city of Hural was no longer afraid of the enemy's attack, and every house lit torches to illuminate the night sky of the steppe as if it were day.

Meat was ready-made, and the generous Visimi brought for Ulinyara countless horses, which, if left in peacetime, would have starved to death, and would not have been willing to be slaughtered, and today is the right time to feast on it.

The wine is brewed by itself, and the milk wine made from mare's milk and goat's milk is drunk on weekdays, and the wine made from rare grains must be buried deep in the ground. There is wine and meat, the herdsmen play the horse-head fiddle to play a cheerful rhythm, and the boys and girls step on the rhythm and dance around the bonfire.

Dali Khan was already slightly drunk, and saluted Zheng Rong, Zhong Likuang, Cui Nan, and Wei Hu several times, and even persuaded Qiu Yizhi to drink. Qiu Yizhi never drank alcohol, but he couldn't stand Dali's repeated persuasion to drink, and Yiran instigated on the side, so he was forced to be anxious, so he picked up the wine glass and swallowed it vigorously. I didn't expect this to be an old wine, the wine is extremely ferocious, and I can't stop coughing after taking a sip, and the meat residue in my mouth is sprayed all over Dali's body, causing everyone to laugh.

The carnival returned to the carnival, but the business could not be delayed, and the next day, Zhong Likuang and Cai Wenchou began to negotiate the covenant.

Cai Wenchou is a smart man, and he planned to put forward the non-division request of becoming a brotherly country with the Han from the beginning, and then challenge the limits of the Han step by step, and finally sign the covenant that is most beneficial to himself. But he made a thousand calculations, but he miscalculated Zhong Likuang's temper. Zhongli Kuang is not an old woman who bargains for a cabbage in the market, and he has set the conditions of the covenant from the beginning, which is both the price and the bottom line, and cannot be touched in the slightest.

No matter how Cai Wenchou beats around the bush and knocks on the side, he just can't let Zhong Likuang retreat by half a minute. Cai Wenchou had no choice but to return the matter to Dali.

Dali saw that Zhong Li Kuang couldn't do anything, so he came directly to Zheng Rong. Zheng Rong had already discussed this matter with Zhong Likuang - if he had not joined forces to annihilate the main force of Biximi when he came to Hural, he could have made some concessions, but this time he relied on the strength of the Han army, which undoubtedly made Dali fully feel the strength of the Central Plains, and of course there was no need to retreat - therefore, when Dali came to ask Zheng Rong to speak, Zheng Rong only shirked and said that it was the matter of the scholars, and it was better for them to go. Dali knew that Zheng Rong was perfunctory, but he had no choice but to let Cai Wenchou try his best to fight for it.

In the end, Zhongli Kuang softened his heart. It turned out that during the conversation, Zhong Likuang knew Cai Wenchou's life experience.

Cai Wenchou's ancestors were also from a family of eunuchs, but his great-grandfather was deprived of his official position and fame by Xianzong because he opposed Xianzong's reform in the office of the head of the household, and strictly ordered his descendants to not be able to take the imperial examination. Poor Cai Wenchou, although he was full of poetry and books, he couldn't set foot in the temple. So he was discouraged, only willing to sit on Mrs. Jia Taiping as a Tao Zhu Gong, by chance came to the grassland, was appreciated by the head of the Ulin Yala clan, Dali Khan, hired as a guest, this is a little more ambitious, this Dali united the tribes against the Viximi move, Cai Wenchou planned.

Wen Chou's experience resonated deeply with Zhong Likuang, lest he would not be able to explain it to Dali, so he actually went to Zheng Rong to ask for some concessions on top of some details. At this time, Zheng Rong also felt that there was no room for negotiation at all, and it seemed that he lacked some sincerity of the alliance, so he also agreed.

So after several days of tug-of-war, the following covenant was finally reached:

1. The Wulin Yala clan is attached to the Han Dynasty and can restore the Bohai State;

2. Feng Dali Khan is loyal to the king, with the prince and knight, and bestows robes and seals; The prince was confirmed by the Han Dynasty as the king of the county, and the following hereditary kings were replaced;

3. Urlinyala pays tribute every three years;

Fourth, the Han Dynasty will not give the year, and Ulin Yala can go to the Youyan Road market all year round;

5. The two sides shall not invade each other, and in the event of a foreign enemy, they may send troops to each other to assist each other upon request.

Although it is far from Dali's original desire to imitate the Korean and Korean examples, and to be the country of uncles and nephews of the Han Dynasty, the concessions of the prince's title and the perennial exchange of markets have given Dali real benefits in terms of face and benefits, and have allowed him to find some balance.

Therefore, an altar was erected on Mantou Mountain, which had achieved unprecedented victory, and a good day and auspicious day were chosen to hold a ceremony of the alliance.

On that day, the breeze was blowing and the sun was shining, and the soldiers of the Han and Bohai countries lined up on the north and south sides of the altar, majestic and heroic, with flags fluttering and drums and horns sounding. Zheng Rong and Dali walked hand in hand to the altar, first worshiped heaven and earth, and then read the oath in unison:

Each guards the border, does not interfere with each other, the smoke and dust are not raised, the countryside is safe, the old hatred is gone, the affection is long, the grievances are not born, the joy is endless, the dear messenger, the book is passed on, the treasures and beautiful goods, the relics are frequent, may the society of the world be together, never rebel!

After reciting it, he worshiped heaven and earth, killed the white horse and the black ox and made an alliance with blood, exchanged oaths, and walked down the altar hand in hand.

The alliance is over, and it's another feast. When he was happy, Dali clapped his hands and called a row of grassland beauties, and said to Zheng Miao and Yizhi with a smile on his face: "These are the women of the Wulin Yaraliang family, and they are willing to serve Prince Youyan, if the two princes don't dislike it, you can choose a few to bring back." ”

Zheng Miao saw that although those women were not stunning beauties, they were all healthy and well-proportioned, very different from the women of the Central Plains, and she was very happy in her heart, and she saw that her father was also nodding slightly, so she boldly picked two, thinking about it, she chose two older ones, and said, "This is for the two brothers." ”

Dali, who was already loyal to the king of the Han Dynasty, listened to it, took advantage of the wine, laughed, and praised Zheng Rong for being sensible and knowing the love between brothers, but seeing that Yizhi had not chosen for a long time, he took a sip of wine and said: "Since ancient times, heroes have been born as teenagers, and the righteous son of Youyan Wang Yizi can come up with good strategies at a young age. Since it is the material of the famous general, he naturally disdains beauty, although the king does not have a baby camel like Visimi, but he has a few sweaty horses, which just gave birth last month, and the king is willing to give away the newborn foal. ”

Zheng Rong saw that Yizhi was still stunned, neither shirked nor thanked, he had already guessed Yizhi's intentions, raised his wine glass and said: "Ling Qianjin Yiran County Lord has lived in Guangyang for more than a month, and is deeply liked by this king, and is in harmony with several sons of this king, this king is willing to bring Yiran back to the Central Plains, give him the sage education, and the friendship of the alliance, I don't know how to be loyal to the king's will?" ”

Dali was taken aback when he heard this, Zheng Rong didn't want to take a hostage away, but after thinking about it, the dark clouds on his eyebrows suddenly dissipated, and he said humbly: "The prince's kindness means that the little girl is lucky, and I hope that the prince will treat it as his own." ”

Zheng Rong showed a rare cunning look, glanced at Yi Yi, and then looked at Dali and said, "Since this is the case, this king will give the prince a cup." However, the sweat and blood BMW that he just promised to give to Yizhi is not easy to deny! ”

When Dali heard this, he smiled and resigned, and then drank the wine.

A few days later, most of the officers and men of the Han army recovered from their injuries, and the grain and grass for the army and horses had been fully allocated. Thinking that the grassland desert is not a place to stay for a long time, Zheng Rong said goodbye to Dali, took the remains of the fallen Han soldiers and the good horses he obtained, and returned to Youyan.

Zheng Rong and Zhong Likuang once talked about several trips to the desert when they were at ease, and they gained about three things: the end was to make an alliance with the Ulin Yala clan; Annihilation of the main force of Visimi can dwell in it; The biggest gain was the discovery of Akiyiyuki's military talent.