Junyi, Huangxu, and Xuchang fell in succession; Fu Yan and Xiluo Teng died in battle, and the Yan Army lost tens of thousands of men and horses. When the news reached the Ye Capital, terror shook the court and people of Yan. Lord of Yan Murong Wei and Grand Tutor Murong Ping began to feel afraid. Le Song, Attendant Gentleman of the Central Secretariat, again proposed seeking aid from Qin. "If the Jin Army wins victory after victory, Qin will also be alarmed. How can they know that the victorious Jin Army will not turn its troops westward? This is the principle of the teeth growing cold when the lips are gone. Your Majesty, please offer Qin the lands west of Hulao and ask Heavenly King Fu to send troops to our aid."
Palace Attendant Huangfu Zhen said, "Attendant Gentleman Le's proposal is most sound. West of Hulao stands Jin's isolated city of Luoyang. If Qin wishes to obtain this vast stretch of land, it must first take Luoyang."
This time, Murong Ping offered no mockery. The Yan Army in Henan had suffered defeat after defeat, and some means of responding was essential. Whether Qin would send troops or not, there was no harm in sending someone to try-
Thus, Regular Mounted Attendant Li Feng was dispatched to seek aid from Qin. Li Feng set out on the fourth day of the fifth month and rode at speed, reaching Chang'an on the fifteenth. Fu Jian, ruler of Qin, assembled his ministers for deliberations in the East Hall of Mingguang Hall. All the ministers said, "When Huan Wen attacked us in the past and reached Ba Shang, Yan did not come to our aid, intending to sit back and reap the fisherman's gains. Truly hateful! The year before last, they even