But they could not retreat as they wished. They were blocked at the camp gate and the soldiers were killed and defeated. The battle lasted until dawn. Suha finally broke out of the encirclement and escaped with the few remaining soldiers.
Li Jinbai chased him all the way and refused to give him any chance to breathe.
When they chased him to the bank of the Us River, Suha gritted his teeth and turned around to fight.
"Suha! Are you going to surrender or not?!" Li Jinbai shouted!
"Don't even think about it, you despicable villain!"
"Well, you're pretty tough! Let's see how long you can keep being tough!" Li Jinbai was also angry. His men were no longer merciful. The attack was like a storm, which made Suha breathless.
Finally, Li Jinbai's eyes turned cold as Yun Shanxue struck him from behind, shouting, "Let go!"
Suha's scimitar fell to the ground. His vision blurred as he was lifted from his horse and thrown to the ground, his vision dazed. The attacker was none other than Qin Junhao.
Xie Silong stepped forward and two men quickly tied him up tightly.
"Suha, I won the wrestling match against you this time?" Qin Junhao said proudly.
Suha's eyes were blazing with hatred, and he cursed with gritted teeth: "I should have killed all of you villains that day!"
Qin Junhao laughed and said, "It's a pity that there is no medicine for regret in the world. Suha, you are our proton now."
"What do you want to do?" Suha asked warily.
"Of course I'm using you to threaten your father to surrender, otherwise why would we come all the way to the royal court?" Xie Silong said with a smile.
Suha rolled his eyes contemptuously and said, "Don't even think about it! Do you think all of us Mobei people are as cowardly as you are?"
Li Jinbai frowned and said, "Stop wasting time talking to him. Take him back and hand him over to the Marshal for disposal."
Mobei was defeated at its own gates, and its sixth prince Suha was captured. Mobei's king Timur had no intention of fighting again, so he sent his prince Ilkhan to negotiate peace.
Xie Wanyun first demanded that Mobei promise never to invade the Southern Dynasty border again, allow trade between the two countries, and apologize and compensate for the previous killing of Southern Dynasty civilians.
Ilhan knew that Xie Wanyun was not only the Grand Marshal, but also the Queen of the Southern Dynasty, and her words were the emperor's intentions.
He avoided answering her question, but said, "Thank you, Marshal. Although Mobei is currently defeated, once our reinforcements arrive, you will be alone deep in the enemy's territory, surrounded by enemies from both sides, and you will have no choice but to wait for death. If the Marshal wants to threaten me with the prince, my king has eight princes, and I can afford to give up even one."
Xie Wanyun smiled and said calmly, "Your Excellency, from what I understand, the tribes of Mobei are not very respectful to the royal family. The Guyan tribe, in particular, has been growing in power in recent years and is probably eager to replace the royal family. The other tribes are also waiting and watching. Otherwise, how could I, a lone army, have been able to advance straight into the royal court?"
Unlike the dynasties in Mobei and the Central Plains, both dynasties were autonomous among tribes. The royal family was nominally the supreme ruler, but in reality its control over the tribes was limited.
At this time, Xie Wanyun's army was unstoppable and attacked the royal court directly. These tribes were shocked and avoided the attack in order to preserve their strength.
Relying on them for rescue would be extremely difficult, which was also the important reason why the King of Mobei requested peace talks. Otherwise, once the royal court was breached, he would be a lost dog.
Moreover, due to geographical reasons, the Central Plains dynasty would not annex Mobei, but only wanted him to submit and stop invading, so let's negotiate. The grassland peoples did not care about integrity, everything was for survival.
When the Ilhan came, Timur, the King of Mobei, had explained everything in detail. He simply wanted to play a game and gain some benefits for his country.
Seeing Xie Wanyun's tough attitude, he could only sigh and said, "Then can I meet the prince first?"
"That's fine. Please follow me, sir." Xie Wanyun personally led Ilhan to the tent where Suha was imprisoned.
Li Jinbai, Qin Junhao, and Xie Silong were also there. Suha, his hands and feet bound, glared at them.
Xie Silong took the medicine in his hand and tore open the clothes around his waist with a "swish". The wound was still bleeding.
Li Jinbai frowned and said, "My sword strike didn't go that deep. Who told you to sneak attack me at night? You've made such a big wound. Does it hurt?"
Suha angrily shouted, "Li Jinbai, stop being so hypocritical! I'll kill you or chop you up, as you wish!"
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