However, he said that after Zhang Yang heard the news of the attack in the rear, where could he still sit here, he ordered his subordinates to immediately gather all the cavalry, and then dispatched 5,000 light cavalry Jian from them to rush back to the rescue.

This cavalry is led by Zhang Yang's nephew Zhang Zhen, Zhang Zhen joined the army with his uncle Zhang Yang as early as eleven or twelve years old, although he is now less than twenty, but his military age has been nearly ten years, he has rich experience in the army, and his ability and strength are not bad, he can also be regarded as a leader in the army, and he has followed Zhang Yang for a long time, and has the ability to add kinship, Zhang Yang trusts him and relies on him, this time he entrusted this important task to him.

Zhang Zhen didn't dare to slack off, he knew that Jinyang was equivalent to the heart of the Zhang Yang forces, just like Ruoyang to the Han, if Ruoyang was lost, although there were still large territories in other parts of the Han Dynasty, but the blow to the army and people in the world was definitely the biggest, and Jinyang was the same for Taiyuan and Zhang Yang, not to mention that the enemy army besieging Jinyang was now appearing in their rear, not only threatening Jinyang, but also threatening the rear of their army, if they wanted to outflank Zhang Yang's army from the rear, and Ping Zhou became a flanking attack, That will undoubtedly be more unfavorable to Zhang Yang's situation at this time.

It was already very difficult to fight in the ice and snow, morale was not high, and the morale fell to a low point by not capturing such a small city for several days, if Jinyang was lost at this time, it was not impossible for the deserters to appear, after all, Zhang Yang's expedition had taken away most of the men and horses in Taiyuan County, and the total number of troops still stationed in Taiyuan was no more than three thousand, this was a real gamble, even Zhang Zhen felt that his uncle was dizzy this time, and now the vast majority of this army are Taiyuan locals, If they knew that the enemy army was wandering around in front of their barely fortified home at the moment, where could they stay in Pingzhou City, they might immediately cause a mutiny in the barracks, and the situation would be even worse.

On the other hand, Zhang Zhen also felt strange, although his uncle was dizzy, he could not be said to be mindless, and his decisions were all well-founded. Previously, it was clear that according to the intelligence of the north, Lu Bu's army should still be in the north at this time. Moreover, Zhang Liao himself was also there, but the one that attacked Jinyang knew nothing about them except for the Bingzhou army that they belonged to Lu Bu, where did they come from, and who led the army? These are not even in the intelligence, but there is a vague concept of the number of people, no less than 10,000 people, this number is enough to threaten Jinyang City, which is now defended by less than 2,000 people. Even if Yang Chou's letter newspaper said that most of these people were cavalry.

However, these questions may be answered when they reach Jinyang, Zhang Zhen is more concerned about what the situation is in Jinyang, although most of the other party is cavalry, and the siege is not good, and the Jinyang city wall is solid and high, even if there are only 1,000 permanent garrisons in the city, it is not so easy to be breached. But if you're not afraid of 10,000, you're afraid of what if.

He started from Pingzhou, along the northeast direction all the way straight away, first left Xihe County into Taiyuan County, and then went straight to Zishi, but this road was not all smooth in the past, but in order to reach Jinyang as much as possible, he had to choose a shortcut road, just out of Xihe County not far from Taiyuan County, there is a valley not far outside Zishi City. It would have been a detour. But the valley is not very spacious, but the terrain is gentle, just enough for them to get through guò quickly. Zhang Zhen only thought about the road at this time and didn't think too much, so he let the army pass by.

However, as soon as he entered the valley, Zhang Zhen felt that something was not right, after all, he followed Zhang Yang and was also a person who had experienced a hundred battles, and he still had experience and eyesight, this valley seemed ordinary, but Zhang Zhen found that this road was too flat, it stands to reason that there should be some stones and stones around, and there is only one explanation for this situation, that is, someone appeared here, and they stayed here for a long time, and thought about it deeply, they may still be here now.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhen couldn't help but be surprised, he had already thought of the most terrible situation, could it be that this qiē was all hit by Lu Bu, or was it all their ghost?

Zhang Zhen waved his hand, signaling the people behind him to stop, he became more and more uneasy in his heart, suddenly raised his head and looked at it, and was suddenly taken aback, only to see that on the cliffs above both sides of the valley, several people were holding thick boulders and staring at them, and next to them were also soldiers in the same costume, looking at this side with fierce eyes.

The idea became a reality, where did Zhang Zhen dare to stay here any longer, and immediately ordered: "Retreat, let's all withdraw......"

Now I only hope that it is still too late, and at this moment Zhang Zhen has the most urgent thought in his heart.

With his sudden order, the team had a moment of confusion, and because of the narrowness of the valley, the whole army was lined up by him in a long line, the distance between the front and back was so large, if the front stopped and the back could not advance, it could also be stopped, but it took a certain amount of time for the front order to be conveyed to the back, and the knights who were still behind for some reason did not move in place, and suddenly heard a shout of killing around them, and looked back to see that it was a menacing group of men and horses surrounding them, and the sound of "killing" shook the skyAnd from time to time a head popped up on the slopes on both sides, and it looked as if the surrounding mountains were full of people.

These Zhang Yangjun cavalry couldn't help but panic, and subconsciously crowded forward, but as a result, people crowded people and horses, and there was a mess at the mouth of this valley.

At the head of the surrounding team was a yellow-faced fanged man, holding a pair of golden halberds, looking at this scene and grinning, but this big man was Dian Wei.

Dian Wei was sent by Lu Bu to this place a long time ago, and there was no obvious enemy on the way back to Taiyuan since Pingzhou, so he simply chose the location in Taiyuan County, which can also make the enemy relax their vigilance, after all, entering Taiyuan County will make them feel that they have returned to their own place psychologically, and their vigilance will naturally be reduced a lot, so that there will be a lack of attention to some possible anomalies along the road, so that Dian Wei can be calmly arranged.

Just like this valley, the road between the valleys is not easy for the cavalry, even if this valley is very flat, but after all, it is not wide enough, and it can only accommodate six or seven horses at the same time, but they received the order to rush back quickly, Zhang Zhen was also anxious, and he only thought about choosing this shortcut, and ignored the possible danger.

In fact, Dian Wei was not sure which way the other party would choose to take at first, so he arranged manpower in the valley on this side and the place where he had to pass through if he wanted to make a detour on the other side, and he brought a total of 3,000 people this time, so only 1,000 people were arranged in the terrain of this valley, 200 people were pushed on it, and the remaining 800 people were divided into two parts, 400 people each, just to guard the two valley passes.

They waited here for a long time, and even the "tools" were ready, just waiting for the arrival of the enemy, he arranged for people to pay attention to the situation one mile away from here, and immediately rushed back to report when he saw the arrival of the enemy, and then Dian Wei and others began to prepare for the battlefield, the boulders have already been prepared, even if there are not enough ready-made ones next to them, they can prepare a "sumptuous boulder feast" for the incoming enemy.

"Everyone dispersed, dismounted and lay on the ground to avoid......" Seeing that the back road seemed to be blocked, he couldn't retreat, and there was still a long way ahead, I was afraid it would be too late at all, Zhang Zhen could only shout loudly.

Even at this time, he still maintained a certain composure, his mind was very clear, he knew very well what to do in the face of the current situation, of course it was impossible to sit back and wait for death, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he had to find a way to live.

He had just observed and roughly estimated that although those boulders were huge, even if they were all pushed down, it would be impossible to completely block this valley, so that although they would inevitably be hit by boulders, if they didn't die, they would be seriously injured, and they would be considered lucky, but there must be more fortunate people who could just avoid them, especially if they still had war horses under their crotches.

Although the war horse is also very important, where are these lives important at this time, at this time, Zhang Zhen only thinks that he can save some more people, and he can maintain a little more combat effectiveness, because he knows that this is only the first wave of calamity in front of him, and then they are likely to face the direct invasion of the enemy, and then they will still rely on these soldiers to fight in person.

At this moment, there was no room for them to think or hesitate at all, and the boulders of the cliffs on both sides were finally pushed down at the same time under Dian Wei's rough and low command, and they rolled down the steep rock wall with a rumbling sound.

I only felt a loud rumbling sound in my ears, as if the whole valley was shaken, neighing, at this moment these cavalry trapped in the valley couldn't help but feel desperate in their hearts, the scene in front of them was too big a blow to them, even if there were Zhang Zhen's tips and orders, but at the moment of danger, many people still couldn't remember what to do, most people only knew how to run around, but in this kind of crowded environment, some places are not even easy to turn around, let alone find a place to hide.

In fact, not only people, even those war horses were completely frightened, some were even trampled to death by panicked war horses, of course, some people dismounted like Zhang Zhen, leaned into the corner next to them first, and some even simply found a stone to block the front, at this time, it is actually up to luck to survive.

Dian Wei just looked at this qiē coldly, he knew that the task assigned by the lord was basically completed, after such a round, the people who could survive may not be one in ten, and their next task was to continue to exterminate the one that had been saved, as Lu Bu said: "These people don't have to think about recruiting them, because they should all be Zhang Yang's most confidants, even if they are not, then they are not considered to die in vain, at least their death can deter those who are loyal to Zhang Yang, and can help a certain re-establish the prestige of the flying general of the state—— Where did this so-called prestige come about? It was killed, but it was the Hu people who were killed before, and now it is those who rebelled against someone, whether they are Han or Hu. (To be continued.) )