"Your Majesty, please come to this house quickly!" The guards surrounded Zhao Huan and hid in a private house.

Zhao Huan was frightened. He did not try to hide his fear: "Enemy, how many troops does the enemy have?"

The guards had no idea, but they were all battle-hardened. A renowned Du Yuhou stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. With over seven thousand of us, we can guarantee your escape no matter what happens!"

Zhao Huan felt relieved. He was telling the truth. No matter how many Mongolian soldiers there were, the entire Xingqing Prefecture only had tens of thousands of people. His vanguard of more than 7,000 people could definitely protect the emperor. Even if they rushed in forcefully, they could still create a gap for the emperor to escape.

What they didn't know was that a Mongolian army from the Kul tribe would come from outside the city from the direction of Shunzhou. Fortunately, this Mongolian army from the Kul tribe had been defeated by Zhu Qing's Iron Wolf Army. They had already fled far west to the desert and did not come to Xingqing Prefecture.

Bars was unaware that he was still waiting for the Kul tribe to come to his aid. They wanted to attack from both sides and annihilate this arrogant vanguard before the main force of the Song army arrived.

What was particularly unexpected was that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was actually in this vanguard. Bars immediately became alert: "Surround them! We must not let the Song army escape."

Bars only had tens of thousands of people in Xingqing Prefecture. If the Song army rushed in forcefully, his people would probably not be able to completely wipe out this army.

Especially if they get ruthless and rush forward regardless of their own lives just to let their emperor escape, it will be even more difficult.

The only thing that comforted Barth was that the Song army didn't bring any red cannons, which really scared Barth. He had witnessed with his own eyes at Tiemenguan that the Song army surrendered their commander after a round of artillery fire, and he didn't want to follow in their footsteps.

Zhao Huan had just escaped into the house when, with a loud bang, a huge rock fell from the sky, smashing a large hole in the roof. It was only a few steps away from Zhao Huan. If it had been a little further away, it would have hit Zhao Huan on the head.

"Run!" Zhao Huan yelled in a rather unmannerly manner. Any death was fine. If he were to be stoned to death, I think Zhao Huan would be ashamed even in the underworld.

Now, even if you kill Zhao Huan, you will not hide in the houses anymore. Who knows when a huge rock will fall from the sky and smash you into a meat patty.

A deputy Du Yuhou shouted: "Brothers, follow me to take down the Mongolian army's catapults!"

Someone immediately responded, and many soldiers rushed out shouting.

After all, the trebuchet is not a red cannon, and its range and power are very limited. Since this thing has a very short range, there is a chance to attack and break their trebuchet array.

Although the chances of being hit on the emperor's head by a stone were very high, the guards were still worried. Four or five hundred Song Dynasty guards rushed in the direction of the catapults, half of them crossbow archers. They shot and killed the charging Mongolian troops along the way and rushed all the way to the city wall.

Only then did they discover that the Mongolian army had set up catapults on the city wall. However, the difference was that the direction of the catapults was reversed, and they were throwing stones into the city instead of outside the city.

It seemed they had been waiting for a long time. The Song army's deputy commander, Li Bu, who was leading the army, drew his sword and shouted, "Brothers, charge!"

Four or five hundred people began to attack the city wall. In order to protect their catapults, the Mongolian soldiers on the wall also aimed arrows at the Song army.

Li Bu charged several times but could not reach the city wall. Seeing that the Mongolian army was gathering more and more, he was afraid that if he did not retreat, the four or five hundred people he brought with him would die here.

However, it was too late for them to retreat. More and more Mongolian troops rushed over and gradually surrounded the four or five hundred people.

Bars was furious: "I thought the people of the Kul tribe were eagles on the grassland, but who knew they were jackals with their tails between their legs? Why haven't they come to support us yet?"

If the Mongolian soldiers from the Kul tribe came to support, Zhao Huan and his men would have no way to escape even if they had wings.

They found out that it was not the Kul tribe that was chasing them, but Zhu Qing's Iron Wolf Army.

"Where is Li Bu? Why hasn't he come back yet?" Zhao Huan looked at the huge rocks still flying in the air and began to worry about the four or five hundred guards that Li Bu brought with him.

A guard squeezed over, came to Zhao Huan's side and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, Li Bu and his men are surrounded by Mongolian troops on the west side. The main force of the Mongolian army has already rushed to Li Fudu Yuhou. Your Majesty, now is a great opportunity. I will take the remaining men to protect Your Majesty and rush out of the city!"

"No!" Zhao Huan said firmly, "We all rushed in together. I will not abandon any soldier. Generals, listen to my order! Everyone, rush to the west city and rescue our soldiers!"

Although Zhao Huan was shameless, he would never back down from a serious matter. If he were asked to abandon his men and flee, he would never do so. He would rather die in battle than abandon his men.

"Your Majesty!" The guard knelt down and said, "Your Majesty's life is the safety of the Song Dynasty. You must not put yourself in danger again. Please leave the city immediately!"

"Your Majesty, please leave the city quickly!" All the soldiers knelt down, even Li Sisi beside Zhao Huan knelt down. In their eyes, Zhao Huan's life was more important than anything else.

Princess Yanran was stunned as she watched all this. These soldiers were so loyal to Zhao Huan. If her father had such a loyal army, Li Ziqian wouldn't have been able to usurp the throne so easily.

Li Sisi also thought so in her heart. If her father had been like Emperor Zhao Huan, and had such support from his subordinates, it would not have been so easy for the Mongolian army to break in.

Princess Yanran finally knelt down as well. They all understood that the Song Dynasty could not do without this damn emperor.

Although Zhao Huan also knew that it was right for him to escape, after all, the burden of the entire Song Dynasty was on his shoulders.

But Zhao Huan couldn't abandon his men and run for his life, even if it was wrong. "Don't try to persuade me. I won't leave. If I run away, I'll never be able to sleep or eat in peace for the rest of my life. We all die together, and we live together!"

The generals knelt down and cried to persuade him. Li Bu finally managed to tie down the main force of the Mongolian army in Xingqing Prefecture, but Zhao Huan just refused to agree.

Seeing that their cries and persuasions were futile, the soldiers gritted their teeth and said, "Protect His Majesty! Fight them!"

"Let's fight them, everyone, charge together!" The soldiers picked up their weapons and rushed towards the west city.

Barth's eyes were red with anger: "Kill them! Kill all of them!"

The Mongolian army rushed forward like a tide, but they still underestimated the power of the divine arm crossbow. Li Bu brought few people, but the hundreds of divine arm crossbows shot arrows like dense beads, and those who rushed into the Mongolian army in front were immediately protected.

Zhu Qing led the Iron Wolf Army, which was galloping non-stop towards Xingqing Prefecture. Suddenly, a soldier shouted, "Wolf Head, Xingqing Prefecture is just ahead!"