Pan Haoran's defeat in Yizhou came extremely quickly. After Wang Haogu destroyed the left army led by Fu Xiao, he sent his troops directly into Xingqing County, cutting off Pan Haoran's food route and retreat. Tens of thousands of people have been retreating

The Mongolian troops, one on the left and one on the right, were like two big iron pincers, cutting Pan Haoran's 40,000-strong army into pieces, and were defeated first.

The army consists of 20,000 reserve soldiers. Next, Pan Haoran’s final trump card of 20,000 elite soldiers was constantly wiped out by the Mongolian cavalry during the hard resistance. By mid-August, almost all of the divided troops had been eaten.

, Pan Haoran only had about 10,000 people left, clinging to a small town called Taolai Town in Xingqing.

What makes Pan Haoran even more desperate than the continuous annihilation of the army is that the last ten thousand people have been without food for several days. If it were not for this army that he has been running for more than ten years, and they are all his confidants from top to bottom, they would definitely

The land loyal to him has long since collapsed. Even so, in the small town of Taolai, despair continues to spread.

Under the protection of his own soldiers, Pan Haoran patrolled the defensive positions in the small town of Taolai, constantly cheering for the soldiers. Now, he still has hope, Zhang Zhiyuan still has 20,000 soldiers, and

Lingao's brief summary can also assemble the army and launch an attack on Xingqing. In this way, his pressure here will be greatly reduced, and it is possible to break out. Fortunately, almost all the houses in Taolai Town are

Made of stone, extremely

Strong, relying on the houses in these small towns and the extremely narrow passages, the remaining more than 10,000 soldiers built an extremely strong defense, with crossbows set up on the roofs and a large number of archers stationed. The narrow passages restricted the cavalry's

To charge, you only need a few soldiers to mount their spears, and you can effectively suppress the enemy's attack. One crossbow can often shoot through several enemy soldiers. Because in these places, you cannot avoid it.

In order to guard against the enemy's fire attack, all the roofs of the houses in the town and other things that could easily cause fire were demolished. Only four walls were left, and all the residents in the town were requisitioned. They were thought to be handymen and could be used as human shields when necessary.

The special construction of Taolai Town made it impossible for the Mongolian cavalry, who had been attacking all the way, to do anything here. Every step forward had to pay a huge price, and it was often in vain. If they rushed into the town, they would be attacked from all directions and from the sky at any time.

Underground siege. It is impossible to display the Meng people's strengths. Balutu and

Wuliqi began to besiege and refused to attack. They knew very well that Pan Haoran, who had fled here in a hurry, could not last long. Food and grass would become their shortcoming. Even if more than 10,000 people drank porridge every day, the consumed

The amount of rice and grain is not a small amount, not to mention that they still have to fight. Now, they are more concerned about Zhang Zhiyuan on the right.

Zhang Zhiyuan has not many soldiers who are accustomed to fighting. Among them, the number of veterans has been reduced to more than 5,000 in the bloody battles with the Mongolian army. The other 20,000 are reserve soldiers, who can fight smoothly.

It's really a close fight or even a headwind battle.

, they can't help. Wang Haogu's attack on Xiao in Xinghe has clearly proved this. Killing Zhang Zhiyuan will give Pan Haoran his last hope. For the stubborn Yizhou Army in Taolai Town,

It was a fatal blow.

Balutu surrounded Taolai Town but did not fight. He knew that Pan Haoran, who was already so hungry and weak at this time, had absolutely no strength to launch a counterattack. Even if he wanted to counterattack, he would have to wait until Zhang Zhiyuan came to rescue him. Brief description

He is not coming back anymore. The military report sent by Wang Haogu has made it clear.

It was clearly shown that this man had led his troops to retreat quickly towards Yizhou City. The purpose was very clear, which was to control Yizhou City and use the strong defense of Yizhou City and the soldiers left behind to hold on. Wang Haogu had already rushed away in pursuit.

The brief description cannot leave too much time to integrate the power of Yizhou City.

Yizhou is rich. There are hundreds of thousands of residents in Yizhou City, and Pan Haoran has always had evil intentions. He has been gathering large quantities of grain and grass for many years. According to Wang Haogu, if Yizhou City is besieged and the city is defended, the people gathered in the city will

The food and fodder is enough to support an army of 100,000 for several years.

If Jian Shu was allowed to gain a firm foothold in Yizhou City, Wang Haogu's plan would come to nothing. So after Wang Haogu sent a military report to Balutu, he immediately pursued him, taking with him

Tenig's five thousand Mongolian cavalry were also abducted.

Jian Shu is a tough opponent! Barutu admired Jian Shu's prompt decision-making and the heroic act of breaking his wrist. At this moment, not everyone can dare to abandon the coach.

Before Zhang Zhiyuan was preparing to launch an attack on the Mongolian army, he received an urgent message from someone sent by Jian Shu. The letter clearly told him that Pan Haoran had been defeated and could not be saved. If Zhang Zhiyuan launched an attack rashly, he could only use his hands to attack.

Tens of thousands of Yizhou men were sent to hell. Briefly, please Zhang Zhiyuan, for the sake of the millions of people in Yizhou, immediately lead his army to retreat to Yizhou City, join forces with him, and jointly defend Yizhou City.

, fought against the Mongolian army and Wang Haogu.

Zhang Zhiyuan smiled bitterly and burned the brief letter, and said to the messenger: "Go back and tell General Jian that my Zhang family has been greatly favored by the Pan family, and I am a personal soldier of Lord Pan Haoran. It is impossible to abandon Lord Pan and run for my life."

, no matter what the outcome is, I will do my best, even if it means using my own life to get Pan back.

Your life is fine. Therefore, I will not go back. With General Jian’s talents, there should be no problem in guarding Yizhou City after returning to Yizhou City. If General Jian still cares about his old relationship, please be kind to my family. In addition,

"Master Pan's youngest son Pan Yun in Yizhou is a dandy, so I would like to ask General Jian not to embarrass him."

"General Zhang, please think twice. You must also know that in Taolai Town, the Hongmen Banquet has been held at this time, waiting for you to surrender. With this small force in your hand, how can tens of thousands of Mongolian troops be defeated?

The opponent of the cavalry will cost the lives of tens of thousands of Yizhou men!"

"If I can exchange them for Lord Pan's life, I will do it without hesitation!" Zhang Zhiyuan said with a cold face: "Go quickly, someone, send him out of the camp, and don't let him come into contact with anyone in the military camp.

People!" Zhang Zhiyuan ordered his soldiers.

"General Zhang, think about it again!" The messenger who was dragged away tried his best. If Zhang Zhiyuan's more than 20,000 troops can be withdrawn from Yizhou City, it will play a vital role in the future defense of Yizhou City.

Great effect.

After the messenger left, Zhang Zhiyuan issued the order to attack Taolai Town without hesitation. He did not dare to delay it any longer. The longer the time went by, the more courage the soldiers would have.

With 5,000 direct troops as his supervisor, Zhang Zhiyuan drove 20,000 reserve soldiers to launch a desperate charge towards the tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side. Outside Taolai Town, the sound of killing suddenly shook the sky, and horses' hooves stamped on the ground. The entire Taolai Town

They are all trembling.

When Tao came to the small town, Pan Haoran still had 8,000 soldiers who could fight. After Zhang Zhiyuan launched the attack, he immediately concentrated all his strength, using his own soldiers as arrows, and began to break out. Whether he could break out would depend on who launched the attack.

In the initial stage, the longer the time goes by, the slimmer the hope becomes. And there are thousands of wounded soldiers in the town, and they can only be left to fend for themselves.

Balutu and Wuliqi had been preparing for today's battle for a long time, but when they saw Zhang Zhiyuan's more than 20,000 infantry charging on the opposite side, they were still shocked. No one on the other side maintained a tight formation.

In fact, even if they have a formation, during such a run

, will also open up the formation. When there is a loose gap, facing the cavalry and hedging against the cavalry is the most stupid behavior. Of course. They also understand that Zhang Zhiyuan on the opposite side does not care about the outcome of the battle at all. He only cares about Pan

Can Haoran break out?

Balutu raised his saber high and shouted loudly: "Take all Yizhou today, warriors, attack!"

Zhang Zhiyuan waved his long-handled iron sword, dashing left and right, charging forward in a straight line. In his eyes, the only thing in his eyes was the big banner with the word "Pan" that had just rushed out of Taolai Town. He knew that on that big flag

Under the flag, there is the person he wants to save, Pan Haoran.

"Kill, kill, kill!" Zhang Zhiyuan shouted, frantically attacking the cavalry on the opposite side. His desperate fighting style brought him closer and closer to the big flag in his eyes. The big knife cut it off, and he pulled out the saber on his waist.

Continue to attack, with the personal guards around him guarding the left and right, and attacking with all their might.

A desperate rescue is taking place outside the small town of Taolai.

The attack started in the early morning, and the fighting lasted until midnight. Outside the town of Taolai, blood flowed into a river, and corpses covered almost every inch of the land. When the feet stepped on the ground, blood splashed like a stream. The Mongolian army patrolled the battlefield.

All the Yizhou soldiers who were still alive were stabbed cleanly, and in the center of the battlefield, there were still thousands of captured Yizhou soldiers kneeling on the ground, trembling.

Dozens of torches reflected the excited faces of Balutu and Wuliqi. In this battle, Yizhou's main combat force was wiped out, leaving only a remnant army. Under Wang Haogu's pursuit,

As they were fleeing to Yizhou City in embarrassment, the Battle of Yizhou could be said to be over.

"Two princes, the bodies of Pan Haoran and Sun Zhiyuan were not found." The Mongolian generals returned disappointed one after another. In this battle, they almost wiped out all of Sun Zhiyuan and Pan Haoran's subordinates, but there was no trace of these two men.

No trace, no one alive, no one dead, no corpses.

"You actually let them escape?" Wuliqi said incredulously, "How can they escape like this? Prince Barutu, these two people escaped, but they left behind troubles! This battle is not so perfect!"

Balutu stroked his white beard, "I just regret that I couldn't capture Pan Haoran alive, or hold his head to ask for credit from His Majesty the Emperor. As for Pan Haoran, you can treat him as dead!"

"How do you say this?" Wuliqi asked in confusion.

Balutu smiled and said: "Pan Haoran has two ways. One is to climb over Hengduan Mountain and escape to the hinterland of Dai Viet. From then on, he hides his name and ends his life."

Wuliqi hummed: "He will definitely choose the second way and escape back to Yizhou City, where he will regain his strength and fight us to the death again."

"Then he will die quickly!" Barutu laughed.

"Why do you say this? Yizhou City is his hometown?"

Balutu shook his head slightly: "If my prediction is correct, Yizhou City will fall into the hands of Jian Shu. At the critical moment, Jian Shu did not come to rescue Pan Haoran, but quickly retreated. If Pan Haoran went back, how could he let him go?"

He? Therefore, Pan Haoran will not be able to enter the city at all. He will be simply and silently dealt with. This person will never appear again. No matter which path he chooses, he will never appear in our field of vision again.

middle."

"Didn't Wang Haogu go after Jian Shu? There are thousands of Tienige's cavalry, can Jian Shu escape back?"

"Jianzhi retreated so quickly and surely, so he must have been prepared for it. Wang Hao is going to leave now, there will be no results, and he may even suffer a loss."

Wuliqi was taken aback, "Then we have to warn Wang Haogu immediately and ask him to be careful?"

Balutu shook his head coldly and said: "No need. Briefly, it is more in our interests to occupy Yizhou City. Let Wang Haogu fight with him. It is best to lose both sides. Wang Haogu is not a good person. Today

He can turn against Pan Haoran, but can't he turn against us in the future? This man is ambitious and talented, so it would be best if he died!"

"Tenig is also in his army!" Ulrich reminded.

Balutu said coldly: "Young Master Tienig is inexperienced. Compared with Jamuka, he is far behind. If things go on like this, how can I be in charge of our Tata Department? How many years can I live? Let him go through some life and death tests. It would be a good idea."

It will help his growth. Don't worry about him. Even if he is defeated, there is still no problem in escaping. If he dies, he deserves it. What is the use of such a waste? It's better to die early. I still have time to cultivate another one.

The successor comes out."
Chapter completed!