Chapter 360: Changing Rapidly, in a Desperate Situation
It is said that Gao Shun and Zhang Yang led the army along the way, although they occasionally encountered blocking soldiers, but they were defeated by them one by one, and the marching speed was very fast!
Seeing that the valley was close at hand, and Zhang Yang was about to arrive in Nanzheng, the news that Gao Shun was shocked that the elite of the elite under Ma Bin, the tiger and leopard rider, was actually approaching the city of Chang'an, and the number was only 3,000.
Between Beiyuan and Wugong, the armies of Ma Bin and LΓΌ Bu had already fought, and in Bin County, the armies of Niu Fu and Zhang Ji were also constantly attacking this Bin County.
Han Zhong's 5,000 men and horses were out to respond, and Yun Ying led a large army to defend the city, which made Zhang Ji and Niu Fu fight very hard.
"General, a letter from Prime Minister Dong, asking you to hurry up and lead the trapped camp back to Chang'an!"
When Gao Shun got such news, he was about to collapse.
The valley he dreamed of was right in front of him! If he retreated like this, wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain!
"Could it be that there are no other people near Chang'an?" Gao Shun had a sad look on his face.
But the soldier said: "Ma Bin's three thousand tigers and leopards are very powerful, and they have descended outside Chang'an City like a divine general!" Now Chang'an City is in a mess! The generals are also helpless! β
"Where's General Lu's men?"
"Once General Lu retreats, then Ma Bin's tens of thousands of troops will advance eastward at the same time, and at that time, let me ask the general, can Chang'an still be able to hold it?"
Hearing what the soldier said, and with Dong Zhuo's general order in hand, he had to retreat with an army of 5,000.
As soon as he left on his front foot, the five thousand men and horses transferred by Han Zhong to guard the valley immediately dispatched. Follow Gao Shun's army all the way.
After the army of the army left Luogu, they directly captured Luogu Dazhai by surprise.
Zhang Yang, who was attacking Nanzheng, began to get discouraged after several attacks in a row without taking advantage of anything.
And when he heard that Gao Shun suddenly withdrew from Hanzhong with a large army. And after Luo Gu was taken away by Ma Bin's men and horses again, he suddenly panicked.
"Shameless! Shameless! Gao Shun is going to let Ben Taishou die in Hanzhong! β
Zhang Yang, who was extremely furious, directly asked the army to temporarily stop attacking.
At this time, all kinds of rumors in Hanzhong also kept drifting into Zhang Yang's ears.
Some people say that Dong Zhuo deliberately arranged for Gao Shun to do this, the purpose was to destroy him with the help of Ma Bin.
Some say it was a deal between Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo, once Zhang Yang was killed. The land of Shangdang will be owned by Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao agrees to help Dong Zhuo resist Ma Bin.
Some people also said that this was a secret communication between Dong Zhuo and Ma Bin, as long as Ma Bin could completely annihilate Zhang Yang's men, he would promise not to continue to attack Chang'an.
The rumors are true and false, false and true, Zhang Yang was completely upset after hearing such rumors.
Right now, he is staying in Hanzhong with a lone army, and he is in danger of being wiped out at any time.
After thinking about it, he decided to retreat with his men and horses. But whether to take the Devil Valley or the Meridian Valley. It was the disagreements among the generals under his command.
Some people advocate taking the Meridian Valley, the reason is very simple, now that the Luo Valley has been recaptured, the guards must be very strict.
Some people advocate walking the Luo Valley, and the reason is very simple, they have already walked through the Luo Valley once, and they are very familiar with the terrain or something.
"Don't fight! Tonight, at the third watch, we will go to Meridian Valley! β
Zhang Yang doesn't trust Dong Zhuo much in his heart now. Luo Gu was too close to Chang'an, in case Dong Zhuo helped Ma Bin give him a knife from behind. Then he will be in a place from which he will never recover.
Meridian Valley is far away from Chang'an, and if he can get out of Meridian Valley, he still has room to maneuver.
"Report! Catch a guy sent by Gao Shun! β
"Bring it in!"
At this time, Zhang Yang's face was full of anger. His right hand rests directly on the sword at his waist.
"Zhang Taishou, General Gao said that he will go to the aid of Chang'an first, so you must take Nanzheng as soon as possible!"
"Fart! He is gone, General Ben is now under attack on all sides, how can he take Nanzheng! β
Zhang Yang glared at the soldier, who stood there tremblingly. He didn't even dare to look up at Zhang Yang.
"Say! What the hell is going on in Chang'an! β
"Besieged by Ma Bin's tiger and leopard riders!"
"Fart? Where did Ma Bin's tiger and leopard ride come from? β
"Out of Meridian Valley!"
After hearing the soldier's words, Zhang Yang said, "Why didn't he tell Ben Taishou earlier?" β
"When General Gao withdrew, he sent down to tell Zhang Taishou! But along the way, there are too many Hanzhong soldiers, so I came late! β
"There are a lot of Hanzhong soldiers? That's true! β
Zhang Yang's heartstrings were tense at this time, and he felt that there seemed to be something greasy in it.
"I saw with my own eyes that there were indeed a large number of Hanzhong soldiers! Since General Gao withdrew his troops, they have all gathered in this direction quickly! β
When Zhang Yang heard this, his expression was very frightened, he took a few steps back, and said loudly: "Retreat!" Withdraw now! β
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came to report that the gate of Nanzheng City suddenly opened, and Shisun Rui came with a team of men and horses.
"After the first army is broken, the rest of the horses hurry up!"
At this time, Zhang Yang didn't dare to think about it at all, the army he brought this time was his lifeblood, if they lost everything here, it would mean that he would have nothing.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The shouts of killing became louder and louder, and Zhang Yang fled in a panic with a team of men and horses.
Shi Sun Rui led two or three thousand men and horses to rush all the way to Meridian Valley.
When he arrived in Meridian Valley, Zhang Yang was completely stupid!
The Meridian Valley was guarded by Wang Zheng, stretching for hundreds of miles, and if you want to attack the Meridian Valley, it is even more difficult than attacking Luogu.
"General, Shi Sun Rui's army is about to catch up!"
A soldier looked at Zhang Yang breathlessly, and Zhang Yang directly pulled out the saber at his waist, slashed him with a knife, and then said, "Kill!" Don't turn back, rush all the way forward! Those who dare to retreat will be killed! β
After hearing him say this, his men and horses all rushed forward with all their strength.
Although there were only 2,000 men and horses guarding the Meridian Valley, he had already received news that Zhang Yang would lead a large army to try to attack from here.
There has been no war for a long time. His hands were already very itchy, how could Wang Zheng let go of this excellent opportunity.
After receiving the news, he immediately led the army to set up an ambush. In just a few days, Meridian Valley was set up by him in dozens of ambushes.
"Report ...... General Wang, Zhang Yang, who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, has already attacked with a large army! β
Wang Zheng laughed and said: "Brothers, you have also seen that the tiger and leopard rode directly to the city of Chang'an!" Do you have that kind of courage? Now it's time for you to do great things! What are you waiting for? As previously arranged. Hurry up and prepare! β
Wang Zheng gave an order, and the two thousand troops under his command were immediately divided into dozens of groups and scattered.
Just when Zhang Yang was hurriedly marching in the Meridian Valley with his army, there was also a small episode, and a general came to Zhang Yang with the soldier who reported the news and said: "Report to the lord, this guy just wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but fortunately he was seen by a few brothers!" β
As soon as Zhang Yang heard the general say this, he stepped forward and grabbed his soldier's shirt and said, "You! Are you sent by Gao Shun after all! β
The soldier laughed a few times, shook his arm suddenly, and a shiny dagger appeared in his sleeve.
He didn't say a word. Directly stabbed Zhang Yang with a dagger.
Zhang Yang subconsciously stepped back, but who knew that when he stepped on a stone under his feet, he actually fell heavily with a thud.
"Catch him! Get him! β
Zhang Yang's fall was equivalent to saving his own life, and the soldiers on both sides of him rushed up and directly subdued the soldier.
After Zhang Yang slowly stood up with the support of several soldiers, he came to the soldier and punched him several times, and the soldier was directly beaten to spit out several mouthfuls of blood.
"Say! Are you sent by Gao Shun? β
The soldier laughed loudly and said, "The people sent by Gao Shun have already gone to see the king of Hades!" Zhang Yang. You are not even qualified to surrender now! You're here to die! β
After the soldier said this, he directly bit his tongue and committed suicide.
After Zhang Yang heard this, he sat down directly on the ground.
A general hurriedly helped him up and said, "Lord! At this time. You must cheer up! Only you can take us out of Meridian Valley! β
The other soldiers pleaded bitterly. After hearing them say this, Zhang Yang stood up, clenched his fists and said loudly: "Brothers, that Ma Bin is using treacherous tricks again!" We must not allow his plot to succeed! Rush! Follow General Ben and rush out of a bloody path! General Ben will definitely lead you out of a bloody road! Back to the party! β
At this time, Zhang Yang no longer regarded himself as too guarded, and at this moment, he was the only general who could bring hope to this party soldier.
That's a good point. But since Zhang Yang chose to attack Hanzhong, he has embarked on a road of no return!
As soon as he advanced a few hundred meters with his troops, he heard a cannon sound, and countless gravels suddenly came down from the mountains on both sides of the Meridian Valley, and Zhang Yang's men and horses were also divided into two halves, half of which had three or four thousand people, and the other half had only more than two thousand people.
"Kill!"
When the more than 2,000 people just wanted to move the rubble, Shi Sunrui had already arrived with a large army.
Without saying a word, he directly led the army into the more than 2,000 people.
After a bloody killing, some people's hearts completely collapsed and simply surrendered.
The Meridian Valley, which stretches for hundreds of miles, has guards in front, pursuers in the back, and an ambush in the middle, and if they want to escape, it is really more difficult than ascending to heaven.
Listening to the painful cries of his soldiers, although separated by a stone wall, Zhang Yang's heart was still like a knife.
He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Rush! Keep rushing! General Ben is fighting hard today, and he will take you out of the Meridian Valley! Now that the pursuers have been separated, as long as we kill the defenders in front, we will definitely be able to break out of the Meridian Valley smoothly! β
After hearing what Zhang Yang's soldiers said, they looked back, and they all quickly turned their heads and rushed forward with Zhang Yang.
The second blow had allowed them to travel nearly two miles, but after a cannon shot, the nightmare came!
Huge fireballs rolled down from the steep mountains, and Zhang Yang's army was immediately in a raging sea of fire......