Chapter 204 - 202 A Glimmer of Hope_1
Chapter 204: Chapter 202: A Glimmer of Hope_1
Chapter 204: Chapter 202: A Glimmer of Hope_1
The Xiliang soldier struggled to cross the river alone. As he looked at Bai Qingyan, who sat majestically on her horse, her armor glimmering cold under the light, memories of his Xiliang comrades who perished in the burning of Wengshan Canyon flooded his mind. He couldn’t help but lower his head and say, “My commander wishes to meet with General Bai. The location is for General Bai to decide.”
“Oh…” Bai Qingyan responded indifferently, raising her eyes to look at Yun Poxing. “Tell your commander to meet at the upstream of Jinghe. I’m quite busy, but I have a little time now. If your commander needs preparation time, we can meet on the battlefield some other day.”
Bai Qingyan intended to prevent Yun Poxing from setting an ambush, so she wished to meet quickly, giving him no time to prepare one.
The Xiliang soldier paddled back on his bamboo raft and conveyed Bai Qingyan’s message to Yun Poxing.
Yun Poxing pointed his whip towards the upstream direction and led the way on horseback.
Before setting out, Bai Qingyan turned and instructed the Jin cavalry behind her, “Send someone back to bring a box of the refreshments awarded by the Crown Prince.”
“Yes!”
Quickly, Bai Qingyan and Yun Poxing rode rapidly to the narrow and shallow section of the upstream river. To show sincerity, Yun Poxing rode his horse across the water.
“General Bai, I, Yun, come to seek peace,” Yun Poxing said candidly. “As long as General Bai returns my son’s head to this old man, our Xiliang and the Jin Kingdom will cease hostilities at Jinghe, and we shall battle again three years hence.”
Indeed, with food supplies, Yun Poxing felt emboldened. Though defeated, he still dared to dream of returning to the previous status quo, with Jinghe as the boundary.