"Early tomorrow morning, I will lead the Hedong thief army to return to the lord's command. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" discussed the details again, and after everything was decided, Luo Shiji said, and it was only at this time that his hanging heart was relaxed.

"Okay, when the time comes, we will retreat to a distance of twenty miles, and tomorrow I will also send an envoy to the camp of the Northern Captives to ask for Ambassador Zhang's body." At this time, people still attach great importance to the afterlife, if this matter can be done well, it will be of great benefit to subdue the military spirit of the Hedong thief army, so even if he encounters all kinds of difficulties from the northern captives, Li You has to do it.

Subsequently, Li You sent Xu Guang to lead the men and horses to send them back, although Luo Shiji and Qin Shixin were still in charge of the Hedong Thief Army, but if there was no change at all, neither Li You nor Luo Shiji would be at ease, so Li You sent Xu Guang over to assist them in handling military affairs, and arranged for some reliable middle-level officers to join the Hedong Thief Army; Now that we are in danger, we can only do so much, and we will make bigger adjustments in the future when the war calms down.

Early in the morning of the second day, Luo Shiji, Qin Shixin and the officers announced the news of defecting to Li You, that day it was really because of Li You's help that these people were able to escape from the encirclement of the northern captives, so they had a good impression of Li You, and now that the adults have passed away, they have no better choice, coupled with the assurances of many officers, the soldiers quickly accepted this reality.

Xu Guang then brought them new clothes and cartloads of food, and with these things, the scruples in their hearts were weakened again; The soldiers changed into new uniforms, and together with the Jiazhou army, they pulled out the camp and slowly retreated to twenty miles away.

At the same time, the envoy sent by Li You also came to the camp of the Mobei armies, reported his identity and showed the token, Sima Cuo, who acted as the envoy, soon saw Yuan Zhang, he looked at Sima Cuo with curiosity, "Dare to ask what is the important matter for the envoy to come?" Isn't Li You also going to surrender to the Great Khan? ”

The national teacher laughed. Sima Cuo replied calmly, without the slightest nervousness that Chen Jing'an had every time he came to visit, "The national teacher has also had a lot of contact with my lord, so I should know that he is not a person who is willing to grovel. ”

Yuan Zhang also sat up straight when he heard this, since the other party was not afraid of them, there was no need to put on a condescending posture to make people laugh, after inviting Sima to sit down and serving tea, Yuan Zhang asked again, "So what is the messenger here for?" ”

"In the battle the night before, Ambassador Zhang was not martyred, and the corpse also fell into the hands of your army. Sima is wrong and colorful.

"The Hedong Thief Army defected to Li You?" Yuan Zhang suddenly saw the meaning, and couldn't help but be surprised, he had already seen the strength of the Hedong Thief Army and the Jiazhou Army that night, if Li You swallowed this batch of soldiers and horses, his strength would increase dramatically, this person was a big trouble in the north, and those officials in the capital were nothing compared to it.

"My lord admires Ambassador Zhang as a person, so he sent me to discuss with the national teacher at this time, and I hope that the national teacher will be completed. Sima Cuo did not affirm or deny it.

"Why should the national division go back?" Yuan Zhang asked, if he easily agreed, wouldn't he let Li You take advantage?

"For selfishness, my lord had a life-saving grace to the national teacher back then, and now he needs the national teacher's help, isn't it ungrateful for the national teacher to assert that he refuses? Yu Gong, if the national division refuses to return it under pressure, the Hedong thief army will definitely regard your army as an enemy who does not share the sky, and I am afraid that there will be more damage when encountering your army on the battlefield in the future. Sima Cuo analyzed the gains and losses for him one by one.

Yuan Zhang was silent for a long time when he heard this, Sima Cuo's two reasons were indeed powerful, which made him difficult to refute for a while, and he was silent for a long time Taicai said, "Uncle Jiazhou is kind to me, Yuan will not forget it, but this matter is not Uncle Jiazhou's business; As for the Hedong Army, that Zhang Guo died under my hands, whether I still or not, I'm afraid they will regard me as a great enemy, right? ”

"No, no, no." Sima Coo shook his head and said, "First, Ambassador Zhang sacrificed his life for the country, and everyone who admires Lord Zhang will say that welcoming back his bones is their own business, and my lord is no exception; Second, if it weren't for the leakage of the military aircraft by the imperial court, I am afraid that the national teacher would not have won so easily, and Ambassador Zhang would not have died under the arrows of the national teacher, so the first death of the envoy Zhang was in the imperial court, followed by the national teacher. ”

"Mr. Sima's eloquence is unparalleled, and Yuan admires it." The Zongheng family was originally good at words, and after several exchanges, Yuan Zhang could only announce that he would admit defeat, and he couldn't help but be jealous of Li You again, why couldn't he find such an outstanding talent under his subordinates.

"In this way, is the national teacher willing to return the bones of Ambassador Zhang and the soldiers to my lord?" Sima asked in the wrong place.

"When the soldiers died that day, they were buried by Yuan on the spot, if Li You wants to send someone to dig it, Yuan will definitely restrain the army and not stop it." Yuan Zhang thought about it, the main task now is to take the capital as soon as possible, as for Li You's side, he can only wait until the future, "As for Ambassador Zhang?" If Li You agrees to my conditions, it's not that I can't return it. ”

Since Zhang Guo's corpse is useless to keep in his hands, it is better to take the opportunity to clear up the impact of this army on the battle in the capital.

"National teacher, please say, if my lord can do it, he will never refuse." Sima Cuo also sat up straight.

"Weak Li You will return to Jiazhou as soon as he retrieves the body, then Yuan will be able to return it to him immediately." Yuan Zhang made his own conditions, and the Jiazhou army and the Hedong thief army added up to no less than 30,000, which was also a lot of pressure on them.

"My lord has been ordered to go to King Jingqin, how can he retreat?" Sima Coo immediately retorted, and then gave his own conditions, "My lord is willing to retreat fifty miles and not approach the capital within ten days." ”

"Retreat 200 miles, and you can't get close to the capital for two months." Yuan Zhang didn't think that he would do it, and immediately started bargaining with Sima Cuo.

"Retreat eighty miles, and don't get close to the capital on the twentyth." Sima Co continued to give in.

The two sides went back and forth for several rounds, and the final condition was set at retreating for 100 miles, and he could not get close to the capital for 30 days, according to Yuan Zhang's estimate, these times were enough for him to take the capital.

Sima Cuo is also very satisfied with this, he is not a loyal minister of Great Wei, if the capital is broken by Yuan Zhang, it seems to be more beneficial to Li You, before he was still thinking about how to persuade Li You not to work too hard, and now Yuan Zhang's conditions are just right for him to use as an excuse.

Then the two high-fived and swore an oath, Yuan Zhang returned the coffin containing Zhang Guo's body to Sima Cuo, and Sima Co escorted the coffin slowly back to the camp. (To be continued.) )