In the place where Bestsugu (also known as Xinggong) is said.

While Ivan was still waiting for the good news from General Yesenin that he had annihilated the Huangzhong Route Army of the Celestial Empire, a thunderbolt from the sky really hit him on the head, and the city of Pahan was lost, and General Pudding was killed in battle.

Looking angrily at Terekin, who rushed back to report the news, Ivan said angrily: "The city is lost, why did you come back, why didn't you die there?" ”

Knowing that Prince Ivan was angry, Terekin didn't dare to quibble, but said in a submissive tone: "Your Royal Highness, I'm not worried about your safety? This time I came back in a hurry, just to persuade His Highness to leave here quickly, with my understanding of the Celestial Empire's army, it must not be long before they will kill here. ”

Hearing that the Celestial Empire army might come here, Ivan's face turned cold, and then he seemed to be angry: "Come on, come here, is this prince still afraid of them?" Hum! Pass the order and let the soldiers take strict precautions, this time to see who wins and who loses. ”

Ivan suddenly became brave, this is not his nature, but because of the last time Huang Zhong attacked, he fled in order to escape, it was because of this incident that he was teased by the imperial brother Anatoly for a long time, and even affected the position of some of the ministers of the Rus' country, and some people who were originally in neutrality chose to vote for the imperial brother's camp after that incident, in their opinion, the prince who did not even dare to face the army of the Celestial Empire was obviously not able to inherit the unification status of the Rus' country.

After what happened last time, Ivan couldn't easily escape this time, otherwise, I was afraid that he would never have a chance to win against Anatoly.

"No, Your Highness, this time the Celestial Empire's army is menacing, and its momentum must be even stronger than the last time. We'd better duck ahead of the curve and act when the opportunity arises. When Terekin heard that Ivan was not leaving, but was going to face the Celestial Empire Iron Cavalry, he couldn't help but shout in a hurry.

"Okay, Your Highness is determined, you don't have to say anything, just go and convey the order." Ivan waved his hand impatiently, showing his determination to hold on.

Naturally, Ivan was not just a tendon, and after drinking Teregin, he called his cronies again, and immediately went to the headquarters of General Yesenin and asked him to bring troops to help. In his opinion, what he has played is the role of a bait, if he gets it right, he can give the Celestial Empire army a two-sided attack here, maybe there will be a big victory, maybe at that time, he wants to see, who else dares to underestimate himself?

Ivan did not flee, but strengthened the defense of the palace. When the two generals, Lu Bu and Wen Chou, arrived here with 170,000 iron horses, they were faced with such a scene.

Slaughtering all the way, the iron cavalry army of the two generals was also damaged. Among them, Lu Bu brought 80,000 people, and Wen Chou brought 90,000 people.

A total of 170,000 iron horsemen came to the outside of the palace, and what they saw was that the four-meter-high city wall was waving flags, and the figures of the Rus soldiers on the city tower were numb, and the long and short bows and arrows appeared and disappeared from time to time.

"They've taken precautions, Commander Lu, what should we do?" Wen Chou saw the camp city that had been prepared for a long time, turned his head, and his eyes fell on Lu Bu on the side. Whether it is military rank or status, Wen Chou is far inferior to Lu Bu, and asking this question is also a request for instructions.

Lu Bu, who has always been domineering, did not have the slightest modesty in Wen Chou's request, his status was originally high, and it was normal for the other party to do this. It's just that when he spoke, he was indeed steady and abnormal, "You don't have to attack, wait a while, the emperor said, if Prince Ivan didn't escape, then we should not rush to attack the city, but wait for the emperor to arrive." ”

"Oh, does the emperor have such a will?" Wen Scandal said, a little surprised, but he did not receive such a holy decree.

"What? Is General Moon suspicious of me? At this moment, Lu Bu's face showed a hint of displeasure.

"Don't dare." Wen Chou hurriedly shook his head, he also believed that Lu Bu would not dare to talk nonsense, and he would not be able to bear such a bad result if he was a first-class general.

"Okay, what we have to do now is to fence off the palace, we can't let one of them go, as for the rest, let's make a decision when the emperor arrives." Lu Bu looked at the palace that was close at hand and said with some regret. He couldn't figure out why Zhang Chao wanted to give such a will to himself, but in any case, he would never dare to resist the will.

At the moment, 700,000 iron cavalry were divided into four directions to surround the camp, although the number of iron cavalry on each side is not very large, but fortunately they are iron cavalry, the advantage is that they are fast enough, once any side is attacked, they can carry out rapid reinforcements.

The Iron Cavalry of the Celestial Empire really came, but after they arrived, they did not attack immediately, but surrounded them. Prince Ivan in the camp laughed out loud after receiving the battle report, and then laughed at Terekin on the side and said: "See, the Iron Cavalry of the Celestial Empire will also be stunned when they see this prince, so it is best, wait for General Yesenin to come, we will come to a center to blossom, at that time, I will let these Celestial Dynasty armies go and not return." ”

Have your own thoughts, and wish the Celestial Empire army would wait here for some time? So Ivan did not give any order to break out, and the armies of the two sides faced each other for three days in a row.

Three days later, Zhang Chao rushed here with a large army, and after seeing Lu Bu and Wen Chou, he heard the details of the situation.

"Oh, so in the past three days, Ivan hasn't made any moves to break through?" Hearing that in the past three days, when both sides have been safe and sound, Zhang Chao's voice raised an octave.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Prince Ivan did not break through, but stayed in the palace." Lu Bu hurriedly clenched his fists and returned.

"Haha, it seems that he is also waiting for reinforcements, so good. Shiyuan, it seems that your previous guess was correct. Hearing this, Zhang Chao couldn't help laughing, and then looked at Pang Tong, the military advisor on the side, with a look of appreciation.

After capturing Pahan City, Pang Tong suggested to Zhang Chao that he should take advantage of the situation to capture the lower palace, and it was best to destroy Prince Ivan in a battle, which would be equivalent to cutting off half of the military strength of the Rus Kingdom, which would play a very positive role in the rule of the Celestial Empire's army here. And if the army comes outside the palace, Ivan will neither flee nor break through, that is, he wants to use his body as bait to attract the army of the Celestial Empire, from Erda to his so-called two-sided attack strategy, if so, you can order the iron cavalry that arrives first to stabilize the position, and there is no need to attack too actively, just need to surround this place, and then they can also come to a siege point to send reinforcements, and completely eliminate more of the living forces in the Rus army.

It was precisely because of Pang Tong's suggestion that Zhang Chao gave Lu Bu a holy decree not to act rashly. Now it seems that all this seems to be developing according to Pang Tong's theory, so how can Zhang Chao not laugh.

"Everything is the emperor's kindness, it is the general trend, and the unification is not a credit." Facing Zhang Chao's praise, Pang Tong said very modestly.

"Hehe, okay, I remember your credit. Turning back must be a reward for meritorious deeds, as for now, Lu Bu and Wen Chou will lead the army down and retreat, and the two infantry armies of Sun Li and Liang Xing will be responsible for besieging the city, in the same way, without my order, you must not attack the city at will, but if the other party wants to break through, you will be beaten back. ”

Zhang Chao was ready to encircle the point and send reinforcements, but he wanted to see which Rus' army would come first. And whoever it is, he will be blocked by the infantry and the iron cavalry, and if he has a mental calculation, his chances of victory will be great.

With the holy decree, all the generals were busy, and the two armies of Hou Cheng and Lejin built layers of defensive fronts on the way to the palace, waiting for reinforcements from the Rus' country for a while.

It didn't keep everyone waiting, and only five days later, the first reinforcement army of the Rus' country had already arrived.

It was Yesenin's army that was informed of it for the first time.

Ye Senin was originally searching in the mountains with an army of 500,000 people, and only when he found Huang Zhong's army and eliminated them could their rear be considered stable. Otherwise, the military rations will always be robbed, and if you go like this, I am afraid that this cold winter will not be easy.

But what is unexpected is that during this period, General Pudding was killed, and the palace of Prince Ivan was also surrounded by the army of the Celestial Empire.

The sudden change in the situation made Ye Sening feel that he was caught off guard, and in a hurry, he hurriedly rushed back with the army, and as for the matter of finding Huang Zhong, he had long been abandoned by him.

Yesenin led the army all the way to the outskirts of the palace, and after a few days, he came to the periphery of the palace, and when he was still some distance, he saw the infantry army of the Celestial Empire waiting on the opposite side.

Ye Sening was also prepared for someone to stop him, he didn't believe how smooth his rescue would be, and a hard battle was naturally inevitable. And he was prepared, and as soon as he saw someone stopping in front of him, he issued a military order, ordering the whole army to charge and rush across the opponent's defense.

At that moment, the vanguard army of 100,000 people received the order and roared.

In five days, the Celestial Empire's army had already made sufficient preparations. Seeing that the Rus army really came, and also charged over, General Hou Cheng, who was guarding here, immediately ordered the archers to counterattack, and suddenly, the bows and arrows were overwhelming, causing a lot of casualties to the Rus army in the charge.

"Chong, don't be afraid of casualties, as long as you can save Prince Ivan, it will be a great achievement." At this moment, Ye Sening was already red-eyed, and in order to achieve his goal, even if there were some losses, he had to admit it.