After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 406

When Emperor Shi heard this, he slapped his chest directly, and said with a very excited expression.

"My lord, my subordinates are not tired and can continue to fight. Please allow your subordinates to lead the troops to follow."

After Meng Di heard this, he raised his whip and pointed to the horses behind with a smile.

"We have won such a big victory. You are excited. I can understand. But you are not tired. Look at those horses. If you continue to drive them, I am afraid they will be useless. Follow the order to clean up the battlefield."

Shi Huang was a little helpless when he heard that, so he could only take the order to go, while Meng Di turned around and headed towards Wu Jun's camp, but his speed was not fast, mainly because he wanted the soldiers to have a full rest.

Another point is that he doesn't want Fu Chai, the king of Wu, to die here. Since there is no plan to take down Helu City, there is no need to carry out emotional killings, and let the other party take a breather.

At this time, Fu Chai, the King of Wu, sat in the camp and thought about it for a long time. The more he thought about it, the more inappropriate he became, then he stood up and gave the order immediately.

"Gather up the soldiers and start retreating. This king has underestimated Meng Di too much this time. If the prince's land does not hold the cavalry of the Han army, then we will die here waiting here."

After Bo Pi heard this, he didn't say anything more, and quickly ordered people to go down to pass the order, and then the Wu army left the camp as a whole.

At about noon, Fu Chai received another bad news, and a military marquis came to report it.

"Your Majesty, General Wang was defeated by the Han army and committed suicide. Now the Han army's infantry is behind us, less than ten miles away, and it will catch up with our army in an hour or two at most."

When Fu Chai heard this, his face showed anger, and he stared at the military lord fiercely and asked.

"What do you mean by that? Could it be that the infantry of the Han army can catch up to our army within two hours?"

The Junhou's face twitched, but he nodded solemnly and said.

"The situation is indeed the case. The infantry of the Han army is very elite, and their marching speed is much faster than that of our army, and they seem to be very relaxed. If they speed up their march, they may be able to catch up in less than half an hour. .”

After Fu Chai heard this, his whole body shook slightly, and Bo Pi hurried forward to support him, and asked with concern.

"Your Majesty, don't be angry. In this situation, Your Majesty is the backbone of the army. You must not lose anything. Since the infantry of the Han army is chasing after you, let's split up a man and a horse." to resist."

"In this way, the distance between us can be widened, and the other one will send an envoy to see the Marquis of Han as soon as possible. Under this situation, no matter what, we must cease fighting with the other party. Well, it's all about to move."

"At this time, for our country of Wu, if we are a little careless, we will be in danger of destroying the country, so we must not be careless on this point. Only in this way can our Wu army have a chance to breathe."

After Fu Chai heard this, he raised his head to look at him, and let out a long breath.

"Xiangguo, that's right. If that's the case, Xiangguo will go there in person. No matter what conditions the other party proposes, he can agree to it. He must stop the Han army from attacking. I will leave everything to the prime minister."

After Bo Pi listened, without any hesitation on his face, he directly bowed and saluted.

"It is the responsibility of the minister to share the worries of the king. Please rest assured, the king, this time I will be able to complete the task."

After he finished speaking, he immediately turned around and let some people leave the Wu army brigade directly and head towards the place where the Han army was.

After the two sides met, Bo Pi's army stood still, and he just brought a few followers to the front of the Han army.

As soon as Meng Di saw it, he sent someone over to inquire, and only then did he learn that it was Bo Chu who came. He did not come to lead the army to fight, but to talk to him about an armistice. After thinking about it, he asked someone to take Bo Chu brought in front of him.

Bo Pi saluted very respectfully, and then he said: "We, Wu and Han, have always had an alliance. It's just that there have been some misunderstandings between our two countries for a long time, which is why we are in today's situation."

"I hope that the Marquis of Han can see the past relationship between our two families and stop fighting for peace. In this way, we can also be good-neighborly and friendly from now on, and we will not invade each other. Wu Guo is willing to regard Han as his superior country."

After listening to this, Meng Di smiled lightly, with some playfulness in his eyes, and looked Bo Pi up and down.

"Don't speak so innocently of your country Wu. Over the years, your country Wu has fought everywhere and won a lot of vassal states. The territory has been expanded again and again, and the ambition has also been inflated for a time, and it is based on the wealth of our Han country."

"Even so, this king feels that since we are neighbors, we don't want to meet each other, so you made some exorbitant demands, and this king agreed to all of them, and even ceded the new city to you."

"What's the result? As the saying goes, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants. You actually took this king's good intentions as weakness, and even dared to send envoys to threaten with words. This king can't see a hint of good neighborliness and friendship from this."

"Now that swords and soldiers have met, we have to double what Han has lost. I don't think Xiangguo has any objections to this, right?"

There was a wry smile on Bo Pi's face, but his waist was still straight, he raised his head and said directly.

"I think the Marquis of Han should be very clear in his heart. Today is a time of great contention. It is normal for the princes to invade each other. The reason why the Han State did not attack me and the Chu State did so was because of insufficient strength."

"Otherwise, the country of Han would not have waited so long before suddenly turning its face. It is only my fault that the country of Wu didn't make sufficient preparations beforehand, which is why there was such a defeat."

"Since the Han State has become so powerful, our Wu State is naturally willing to bow down and become a vassal. What's more, there is the Jin State in the north, which is eyeing the Han State. Under such circumstances, the vitality of the Wu State will be greatly damaged."

"Besides, there is a state of Chu. The Marquis of Han must be very worried, so keeping our state of Wu is good for the state of Han. In the future, our state of Wu will continue to use troops against the state of Chu to help the state of Han stabilize the south."

Meng Di was somewhat surprised. He always thought that a greedy person like Bo Pi would not have any long-term vision, but he never thought that he would have something to say when he talked in front of him.

But since Wu Guo took the initiative to ask for peace, he would naturally not let go of this great opportunity.

(End of this chapter)