Upon learning that 30,000 Han cavalry had captured the royal court at Danhan Mountain, He Lian was completely speechless.

Even if he were slow-witted, he vaguely understood the big man's intentions at this moment.

This war was probably completely controlled by the Han Dynasty from the very beginning.

His own father, and indeed the entire Xianbei tribe, could not escape the machinations of the Han Dynasty.

Seeing He Lian's expression of realization, Li Ru immediately stepped forward and said with a face full of shame, "Your Majesty, it is all my fault for being incompetent and failing to see through the Han's scheme!!"

"Sir, there's no need for this. It's not your fault. It's all that scoundrel Han Sui's fault. If he hadn't been misleading my father, how could our army have ended up in this predicament today?!"

When Li Ru pleaded guilty, He Lian shifted all the blame onto Han Sui, who had already been beheaded.

After all, he was the first to think of capturing the Han emperor alive. Now that he is the King of Xianbei, he cannot take the blame for the failure.

Li Ru immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, since the Han army that captured the capital drove all the women and children who were left behind to this side, it means that they intended to leave our army a way out from the beginning!"

"Yes, I really don't know whether I should thank the Han Dynasty or hate it!"

Hearing Li Ru's words, He Lian couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

Although I felt terrible, at least I didn't have to live in fear anymore.

...

The next morning, He Lian left the military tent early.

Looking at the Han army camp not far away, He Lian couldn't help but sigh, then kicked the dozing guard awake.

"Go and fetch Mr. Li Ru!"

"Oh, it's the King!"

The soldier was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up and ran towards a tent not far away.

"Your Majesty, you summoned me?"

Li Ru, dressed neatly, quickly arrived behind He Lian.

"Sir, today is the fifth day!" He Lian said without turning his head, looking at the Han army's camp in the distance.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we can finally leave this place!"

Li Ru echoed this sentiment and also looked up at the Han army camp, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

Subsequently, Helian sent another envoy, carrying a letter of peace written by himself, toward the Han army camp.

The Han army camp.

Today, in addition to the guards who were there before, Cao Cao, Lü Bu, Huang Zhong, Gongsun Zan and others also came to the camp gate and quietly waited for the arrival of the Xianbei envoy.

Before long, the Xianbei envoy appeared in Cao Cao's and his men's sight.

Upon seeing Cao Cao and his entourage at the camp gate, the Xianbei envoy on horseback was overjoyed and immediately spurred his horse to increase its speed.

When the Xianbei envoy was twenty paces away from the Han army camp, he pulled on the reins, dismounted, and strode towards Cao Cao and his men.

"I have met you all, generals. I am truly humbled and honored that you have come to greet me!"

The Xianbei envoy also bowed respectfully to Cao Cao and his entourage, keeping his posture extremely humble in his words.

"Haha~, Your Excellency is too kind. I was very busy with military affairs the past few days, and my subordinates were also incompetent, which made Your Excellency run around for many days. I was really impolite!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly, returned the greeting with a cupped hand, and casually explained what had happened a few days ago.

"General, you are too kind. This is entirely our fault for coming here so abruptly; it has nothing to do with your army!"

Faced with Cao Cao's explanation, the Xianbei envoy did not take the blame but instead placed all the responsibility on his own side.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's go inside the camp and talk. Your Excellency, please!"

As he spoke, Cao Cao stepped aside, gesturing for the Xianbei envoy to walk ahead.

The Xianbei envoy bowed and stepped back, saying, "Generals, please go first!"

"Okay, let's go!"

Seeing that the other party was so sensible, Cao Cao said no more and turned to walk towards the central command tent.

The Xianbei envoy, however, bowed and walked behind the group like a follower.

After entering the main tent and taking their seats according to their status as host and guest, Cao Cao looked at the Xianbei envoy and asked, "What brings you here, esteemed envoy, to pay homage to His Majesty?"

"Reporting to the general, after our army's defeat in the decisive battle, King Lian and I know that the Great Han army is invincible. Therefore, we hope to obtain the Great Han's forgiveness and spare our army's life."

Therefore, our department is willing to forever remain obedient and never again offend the might of the Great Han!

"Great! This is a good thing. In this way, the people on both sides can be spared the suffering of war!"

Upon hearing the Xianbei envoy's purpose and promises, Cao Cao smiled and expressed his attitude.

"As long as His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Han accepts our tribe's request for peace, our tribe is willing to accept any conditions!"

"General, this is a letter personally written by my king. I humbly request that you present it to His Majesty the Emperor for his perusal!"

As he spoke, the Xianbei envoy held up He Lian's handwritten letter in his hands.

A guard stepped forward, took the letter, and placed it on Cao Cao's desk.

"Very well, Your Excellency, please wait a moment. I will send someone to deliver this letter to Juyan immediately, and I expect to receive His Majesty's reply by noon!"

Upon picking up the envelope and seeing the names He Lian and De He written at the bottom, Cao Cao smiled.

"In that case, thank you for your trouble, General!"

The Xianbei envoy bowed to Cao Cao with a joyful expression.

Cao Cao smiled and nodded, then handed the letter to one of his guards.

Watching the guards' departing figures, Cao Cao looked at the Xianbei envoy with a smile.

"His Majesty has instructed that it will take some time. Would you please come with us and give us a tour of this camp?"

"That's fine too!"

The Xianbei envoy did not refuse Cao Cao's invitation.

"Then let's go!"

Cao Cao smiled, then stood up and walked out of the tent with the Xianbei envoy.

After leaving the main tent, Cao Cao, accompanied by the Xianbei envoy, headed first towards the camp of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.

The Xianbei envoy was stunned as soon as he entered the wolf riders' camp.

In the camp, rows of military tents stood neatly in the center, each with a wooden sign in front of it displaying the tent's number and the names of the soldiers inside.

"Those wooden signs are mainly for the purpose of mobilizing and unifying the troops, and also to prevent the camp from being destroyed in the event of an enemy attack!"

Seeing that the Xianbei envoy kept staring at the wooden plaques, Cao Cao smiled and explained their purpose.

"I see, no wonder your army has such strict discipline!"

Although Cao Cao's explanation was rather rough, the Xianbei envoy immediately grasped the ingenious use of the wooden plaque.

With this, the leader can more clearly implement orders to the lower and middle-ranking soldiers. In this way, the entire army can be commanded as if it were an extension of its own arm, and will not collapse so easily in desperate situations.