Yao Ping and others in Chaibi City still did not expect reinforcements and food. In the blink of an eye, October came, winter had entered in the northern land, and the Qin army in Chaibi City finally ran out of food.
All the edible food has been eaten, and arrows and arrowheads have also been used up. If we continue to fight, we will only be hungry and lift rocks to fight the Wei army. Yao Ping couldn't sit still anymore and decided to give it a final try, leading the most elite main force to open the city gate overnight and break out.
Tuoba Gui had long expected that Yao Ping would make this move, and had already strengthened the defensive force of the fence outside the city. Yao Ping's breakout also alarmed Fenshui Yao Xing on the west bank. In order to support Yao Ping, he He ordered the camp to light torches, beat war drums, and all the troops shouted in unison to wave the flag and courage for Yao Ping.
Yao Ping hoped that Yao Xing could send troops to attack the Wei army's defense line, attract the Wei army's attention, and create an opportunity for himself to break through.
But the Qin army camp on the west bank was just beating drums and shouting, with no sign of sending troops. It seemed that Yao Xing did not intend to fight Tuoba Gui head-on. When Tuoba Gui saw that Yao Xing did not dare to send troops, he became more confident and bold to surround Yao Ping.
When Yao Ping saw this situation, he knew that the situation was over. With no hope of breaking out, he jumped into the Fen River. Thousands of people also jumped into the water. In order to prevent them from diving and escaping, Tuoba Gui immediately ordered water ghosts to go into the water to catch them, and they were all fished ashore. No one slipped through the net.
The 30,000 Qin troops who stayed on the shore were also captured, including more than 40 captured generals. Yao Xing on the west bank of the Fen River watched helplessly as his younger brothers on the other side were annihilated. They threw themselves into the water to escape one by one, and then They were fished out one by one, but they were helpless and helpless. Yao Xing, who was filled with grief and anger, couldn't help but burst into tears, and the soldiers of the three armies even cried together. The sound shook the valley and echoed for a long time.
After this disastrous defeat, Yao Xing was completely frightened and no longer dared to imagine defeating Tuoba Gui. He sent several envoys to see Tuoba Gui to discuss peace, hoping that the Northern Wei Dynasty could release the captured Qin soldiers, but they were all met with failure. To Tuoba Gui's rejection.
What is not available on the battlefield cannot be obtained at the negotiation table. Tuoba Gui not only refused to release the people, but continued to send troops southward to attack Puban (now Yongji, Shanxi). Later Qin Jin Gong Yao Xu could not hold out, strengthened the walls and cleared the country, and prepared for a long-term war of resistance.
There was the defeat of Chaibi before and the siege of Puban later. The barbarians in the post-Qin Dynasty were panicked. Almost everyone concluded that it was only a matter of time before Puban fell. If the Wei army captured Puban, they could cross the Yellow River and approach Chang'an. . By then, only God knows the fate of Hou Qin.
Just when people were observing a moment of silence for Pu Ban in advance, the Wei army outside the city suddenly retreated overnight, with no one left, and they all withdrew.
What on earth is going on?
It turns out that Tuoba Gui was in trouble, and there was a fire in his backyard.
Tuoba Gui's old acquaintances, Rouran on the grassland, took advantage of the opportunity of Tuoba Gui and Yao Xing's scuffle in Chaibi to suddenly go south, and the alarm was sounded at the border of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Pingcheng, was close to the outside of the Great Wall. The Rouran people went south and directly threatened the safety of Pingcheng. Tuoba Gui had to return to rescue Pingcheng, and then let Yao Xing go.
Of course, this may also be Tuoba Gui's excuse. After all, he does not necessarily have to take action against the Rouran people. Generals such as Tuoba Zun, Tuoba Yi, Changsun Song, and Ba were all in northern Xinjiang, and they could have taken action, but Tuoba Gui insisted on returning to the court.
This is a bit interesting, and the answer may be hidden in the Battle of Chaibi.
Although Tuoba Gui won this battle, his situation was not optimistic. He had just eaten a large area of Houyan and still needed time to digest it. In addition, the Rouran people in the north were also a serious problem for him and they frequently went south. The harassment bothered him greatly. From the bottom of his heart, he did not want to start a full-scale war with the Later Qin at this time. After all, the Later Qin was very powerful, and it would not be easy for the Northern Wei Dynasty to eat the Later Qin.
At this time, the top priority of the Northern Wei Dynasty was to stabilize the basic market, digest the Hou Yan's territory as soon as possible, and resist the Rouran people in the north. As for the Later Qin, it will only take a long time.
The situation in the Later Qin Dynasty was not much better. After Yao Xing came to the throne, there was the eagerly looking Eastern Jin Dynasty in the southeast, the emerging Helianbobo Group in the north, and the growing Northern Wei Dynasty in the east. It can be said that powerful enemies are around, and the situation is worrying. . At this time, Yao Xing was not willing to start a full-scale war with the Northern Wei Dynasty. Both sides had their own considerations, and the negotiation had a basis.
Five years later, the two sides finally reached a consensus and ceased war and negotiated peace. Tuoba Gui released the Later Qin general Tang Xiaofang captured in the Battle of Chaibi, and Yao Xing also returned the Northern Wei envoy He Diqian and presented him with thousands of fine horses. At this point, the relationship between the two parties has been greatly eased, and the dark clouds of war have gradually dispersed.
Of course, the reason why the cunning and cunning Tuoba Gui agreed to negotiate peace with Hou Qin also had his own purpose, which was to sow discord between Yao Xing and Helianbobo.
He Lianbobo defected to Later Qin not long ago, and Yao Xing attached great importance to him and entrusted him with important tasks. In order to sow discord between the two men, Tuoba Gui announced in a high profile that he would make peace with Later Qin and ease bilateral relations. Helian Bobo was furious when he heard about this. Tuoba Gui was his father-killing enemy, and the blood debt of thousands of lives of his Tiefu tribe was unforgettable. How could Helian Bobo swallow this?
Now that Yao Xing and Tuoba Gui are flirting with each other, have they ever considered my feelings, Helian Bobo?
The angry Helianbobo decided to betray Hou Qin. He couldn't help but feel excited when he heard that Rouran Khan Shelun donated 8,000 good horses to Yao Xing. So an ambush was laid, and when the Rouran people crossed the border, an ambush was carried out and the horses were robbed. Soon after, he personally led 30,000 elite troops to attack Gaopingchuan, killed Mu Yiqian who had surrendered to the Later Qin Dynasty, and annexed his tribe.
The news of Helianbobo's betrayal made Yao Xing furious, and he ordered troops to suppress it. The two sides had a complete showdown, which was exactly the result that Tuoba Gui wanted to see most.
