Murong Ping had ten times the strength of Ran Min, and ambushed his soldiers and horses who went to get food, although Ran Min and his subordinates fought to the death, in the end, the entire army was still wiped out, and only Ran Min remained, including the wolf cavalry captain he was most proud of.

But the price paid by the Xianbei people was also heavy, 100,000 troops, after the war, only 60,000 or 70,000 people remained, and under the condition that the Yan army occupied the right time and place, there were already such heavy casualties, which couldn't help but make Murong Ping feel horrified. After Ran Min was captured, he was immediately escorted back to Longcheng, and Murong Ping gathered all his soldiers and horses outside Handan City.

After Zhang Mufeng returned to Handan, he looked left and right, waiting for Ran Min to triumph, and waited for two days in a row, but did not see the army come back, and what he waited for was indeed hundreds of thousands of Xianbei soldiers and horses.

"Oh no! Xianbei people are coming! "The defenders of Handan City have discovered the enemy.

Zhang Mufeng stood at the head of the city and saw that hundreds of thousands of Xianbei people had already arrived in the city, but there was no trace of Ran Min.

"Did the scouts come back? Why haven't you come back after two days? Zhang Mufeng asked.

"Haven't come back yet!"

"What the hell is going on?" Zhang Mufeng already had a premonition that something was wrong.

At this time, the Xianbei people under the city suddenly made a move, three or four people walked out of the crowd, and two people with five flowers and big ties walked towards the city gate, stopped from a distance, and shouted to the city tower: "Listen! Ran Min is dead! Hurry up and surrender! ”

"What...... Your Majesty is dead......" The people on the castle tower were talking.

"This is the scout horse you sent!" The Xianbei men made the two bound men kneel.

"It's our people!" A lieutenant beside Zhang Mufeng recognized it at a glance.

"Tell them what happened to Ran Min!"

"General! We're all gone! The people under the city cried and shouted, "Your Majesty's life and death are unknown!" But don't surrender! ”

As soon as the words fell, Xianbei raised his hand and slapped him loudly, angrily scolding: "Shut up Lao Tzu!" ”

The Xianbei people under the city looked at Zhang Mufeng and the others on the city tower with a smug face, raised their hands slightly, and the two Xianbei people behind them pulled out their knives. At this time, the leader of the city shouted again: "If you do not open the gates of the city and surrender before dawn tomorrow, these two men will be your fate." ”

After speaking, the man's arm waved, and the two Xianbei people raised their swords and fell, and the heads of the two captured soldiers suddenly fell to the ground, and the people on the city tower were suddenly shocked.

"General Zhang, what should I do? Get an idea! ”

"This operation was carefully planned by His Majesty, and there is no possibility that something will go wrong! This must be a conspiracy of the Xianbei people! Although Zhang Mufeng was a little worried in his heart, he still refused to believe it, so he instructed the man: "Send someone to confirm the situation again!" ”

"Good!"

At this moment, someone shouted again: "There is a situation! ”

Zhang Mufeng hurriedly looked down at the city, and more than a dozen people came out carrying something "hey, hey, hey", and after a closer look, it was actually Ran Min's mount, Zhulongma.

"Zhu Long?" Zhang Mufeng was shocked.

Zhang Mufeng is Ran Min's personal guard, and he knows very well that the relationship between Ran Min and Zhu Longma is comparable to siblings. Zhulong horse is a god horse from heaven, from beginning to end, except for Ran Min, no one has ridden it, this horse has a violent temperament, no one in the world can surrender, Ran Min also cherishes it very much. Now that Zhu Long is dead, there is only one situation, that is, Ran Min really had an accident.

"No matter what happens to Your Majesty, you must not surrender the city! Even if you fight to the last man! Zhang Mufeng slammed his fist into the city.

The Xianbei people surrounded Handan City, and the morale of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses was like a macro, coupled with the news of Ran Min's defeat, the people in the city were panicked, and almost all of them did not sleep peacefully all night.

At this time, Zhang Mufeng's heart was in turmoil, he couldn't believe it anyway, His Majesty, who he regarded as a celestial, would actually be defeated. Could it be that a few days ago, a hurried goodbye, turned out to be a farewell?

"Nope! No way! It won't be like this! Zhang Mufeng muttered to himself.

The scout horses sent finally rushed back in the early hours of the morning, bringing back a piece of news that made everyone desperate: Ran Min's army was defeated.

"10,000 soldiers and horses, the whole army was wiped out, and His Majesty's life and death are unknown......"

When all the soldiers heard the news, they all cried, and Zhang Mufeng sat there in shock, unable to say a word.

"What should I do?" Someone asked.

"Let's get an idea!" Someone looked at Zhang Mufeng.

"General Zhang, what should I do? There are more than 100,000 Xianbei people outside the city, and we only have 20,000 old and weak soldiers, and there is not much food and grass! Or let's Kaesong and surrender! ”

Zhang Mufeng raised his head, stared at the person deadly, and scolded angrily: "What did you say? ”

Seeing Zhang Mufeng's wolf-like gaze, the man was shocked and didn't dare to speak, at this time, Zhang Mufeng pulled out the saber on his waist and rushed towards the man, and the man even rolled and crawled to dodge.

"General Zhang! There's something to say! There's something to say! A group of people hurriedly stopped Zhang Mufeng, who was furious.

"Your Majesty's military order, the enemy is at present, and those who dare to surrender will be killed! Now that the Xianbei people are outside the city, Your Majesty's life and death are unknown, you dare to shake the heart of the army! Zhang Mufeng said, scolding the people around him: "Get out of the way!" I will enforce military law for Your Majesty! ”

"Brother Zhang! Now that the enemy is present, we can't fight in the nest anymore! A younger man shouted.

"That's right! You can't kill your own brother! Someone else reassured.

"Zhou Laosi, you bastard, don't kneel down and admit your mistakes!" Someone turned back to the man and yelled.

This person named Zhou Laosi was probably also frightened by Zhang Mufeng, "plopped" and knelt on the ground, and said, "The general spares his life!" The last general just said casually, and he definitely didn't mean to take refuge in the Xianbei people! The Xianbei people have killed so many of us, and the sea of blood is full of hatred! The last general is willing to listen to the general's orders! ”

Zhou Laosi is very familiar with current affairs, he knows that Ran Min is not here, and everyone must obey Zhang Mufeng's orders at this time, in order to save his life, he kowtows and admits his mistakes.

Under the persuasion of everyone, Zhang Mufeng barely calmed down his anger and temporarily let Zhou Laosi go.

After dawn, the gates of Handan City were still closed, so Murong Ping decisively ordered the siege of the city.

Under the command of Zhang Mufeng, the defenders in the city repelled the Xianbei people to attack again and again, the Xianbei people tried all kinds of methods, whether they attacked or lured to surrender, they did not work, the Xianbei people besieged for five days and could not go down, and the battle was extremely fierce.

At the same time, the news of Ran Min's defeat finally reached Yecheng, which caused an uproar in the city, and people were panicked for a while, many people began to flee, and the situation was uncontrollable.

"Miss Qin! Uncle Xu! Oh no! It's chaos in the city! Lu An hurriedly came to report.

Qin Wan's eyes were red, Ran Min was defeated, his life and death were unknown, this news was too big a blow for him.

"Haven't you heard from Your Majesty yet?" Xu San asked anxiously.

Lu An shook his head and replied, "No! And now the Xianbei people have mobilized more than 100,000 soldiers and horses to besiege Handan, once Handan is forced, the next thing is Yecheng! ”

"Now there are only 10,000 defenders left in Yecheng, and there are no soldiers and horses to adjust, what can I do!"

"Many clan people in the city have heard the news, and many people have fled to the Southern Jin Dynasty!"

"The trees are falling and scattered, Your Majesty was not kind to them when he was there, and now when they hear that Your Majesty is defeated, they are in a hurry to escape, they are really ruthless and unrighteous people!" Qin Wan said with red eyes.

"Miss Qin, what should I do?" Lu An asked.

"Defend Yecheng! Your Majesty has no news for a day, and we will stick to it for a day! Qin Wan gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty said that she would come back!" He won't break his word! ”

......

Under the auspices of Xu San and others, the remaining 10,000 soldiers and horses in Yecheng have been determined to fight to the death, and they are actively preparing for war, and at this moment, Handan has reached the moment of life and death, and the defenders in the city are only a few thousand.

"General Zhang! Oh no! Zhou Laosi's dog-day thing, open the city gate and surrender! Now the Xianbei people have attacked from the east gate! "One of his men came in a hurry.

Zhang Mufeng scolded: "This bastard who betrays his lord and seeks glory! I knew I should have killed him in the first place! ”

"General! Handan City can't be saved! Break through! Retreat to Yecheng, maybe there is still a glimmer of life! The subordinate advised.

Zhang Mufeng nodded silently and ordered: "Pass the order, concentrate your forces to break through!" Retreat to Yecheng! ”