Thick arrows, shot out.

Ten arrows were not a lot, but they were lethal, and they shot into the enemy's field at a rapid pace, piercing through the enemy's horse in an instant, and throwing the knight off the horse.

After penetrating the war horses in the front row, the arrow shaft can still impact forward, shooting through the war horses coming from behind.

When the war horse fell, it also knocked over the other war horses next to it.

Seeing this, the cavalry in the rear hurriedly stopped, but the cavalry in the rear did not know what was happening in front of them, so they couldn't stop the speed of running, and collided headlong, and suddenly the men and horses fell over, and they were in chaos.

The hooves of the war horses trampled the knights who fell to death.

"Back, forward!"

Fang Rui shouted.

Fifty three-bow bed crossbows were divided into five echelons by Fang Rui.

After the arrows of the first echelon were shot, they immediately retreated and continued to reload and prepare, and the bed crossbow of the second echelon was pushed forward, and the bowstring had already been tightened, and it was released at this time to shoot out.

Ten more arrows burst through the air and shot at the enemy's cavalry, knocking down another one.

Before the enemy could recover from it, the three-bow bed crossbows of the third echelon were pushed forward, and the barrels of the arrows continued to fire.

Three rounds of fire completely routed the front row of the enemy's cavalry, and those in the rear did not dare to move forward anymore when they saw this scene.

All the cavalry finally stopped, looking at the tragic situation ahead in horror, what kind of weapons were used in the imperial army? The power is so strong that even a war horse can penetrate it.

The war horse that was not dead by the arrow, Herod screamed in mourning.

The enemy knight who fell to the ground, who was lucky enough to be alive, got up in pain and quickly stepped back, and then looked at the bed crossbows, his eyes full of fear.

"County Commander, what kind of weapon is this?"

Guan Yu asked in surprise.

Zhang Fei came back to his senses and was also surprised: "When did the county magistrate make such a strong weapon?" We don't know! ”

In the past two years, although they are not in the same camp, they often train together.

The three-bow bed crossbow is the first time Guan Zhang and the others have seen it, and the county magistrate has hidden it too deeply, right?

The general looked at the bed crossbow and felt incredulous.

"May I ask this county magistrate, what kind of weapon is that?"

He asked.

Yang Zhao casually explained: "A kind of bed crossbow, which I made casually, is nothing. ”

With that, his gaze turned to the enemy cavalry.

The cavalry was frightened and did not dare to attack again.

They stayed for a while, as if they had received an order from the rear, they all retreated, retreated to the northern foot of Yanshan, and did not dare to rush south until they found out the truth of Yang Zhao.

"Retreat!"

Fang Rui breathed a sigh of relief.

The number of enemy forces is too large, and the gap between the two sides is a bit large.

They were under pressure in the face of the enemy's cavalry rushing.

Yang Zhao ordered: "Fang Rui, you lead the troops to the front and camp in the narrow part of the river valley, and we will defend the river valley of Liangxiang here in the future." ”

The tributaries of the water flowing through Liangxiang are the Yongding River in later generations.

Judging by the current situation, the enemy should attack Zhuojun and Yuyang County from the three river valleys at the same time, instead of choosing only Changping, which is the easiest to attack.

Yang Zhao had to occupy a favorable position as soon as possible, so that he could defend the river valley and defend the good township.

The narrowness of the river valley has certain restrictions on the enemy's formation, which can effectively resist the enemy's southward attacking army.

Fang Rui led his troops north, camped next to the river.

The recruits in the city were also sent by Yang Zhao to garrison the camp with 2,500 people, leaving only more than 500 people to guard the city and maintain order in the city.

Tian Chou stayed in the city to deal with affairs.

The general of the rout, called Jiao Touch, was the governor of Zhuo County, Yang Zhao asked what the situation was at that time, and he said that the main force of Youzhou, all of which were under the command of Gongqi Chou, was attacked by the rebel generals, Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju early this morning.

Gong Qi Chou was defeated and killed, and the Wuhuan cavalry chased them to kill.

Under the joint pursuit of the Wuhuan cavalry and the rebels, the main force of Youzhou was basically wiped out, and they had no choice but to flee in the direction of Liangxiang, and happened to meet Yang Zhao and them.

Jian Yong was shocked: "The main force of Youzhou is all gone!" ”

The main force guarding Youzhou is basically stationed in the north of Youzhou, with the purpose of being vigilant against Wuhuan and other Hu people, and in case of a fight with the Hu people, they can deploy troops at any time.

"It's gone!"

Jiao Touch said helplessly: "Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju rebelled in Youzhou, and Wuhuan attacked the north of Youzhou, we were arranged by Kong Envoy Jun to go north, and also took away a lot of troops in Youzhou to support Captain Gongqi, but the defeat was in the north of Yanshan, and there were not many soldiers who could flee south. ”

He recalled the situation at that time and continued: "The rebels launched a two-way attack, one was to sweep through Shanggu, into Zhuojun and Yuyang, and the other was to sweep through Liaoxi and enter Yuyang. ”

These are similar to Yang Zhao's analysis.

To enter Zhuojun from the upper valley and through Yanshan, the only thing you can go is the Qianshui River Valley.

In addition, Gong Qichou's defeat, and even his death, were the same as Yang Zhao's previous predictions, Liu Bei, Jian Yong and others looked at Yang Zhao with surprise and admiration, and their analysis of the battle situation was too accurate.

"The main force of Youzhou is all gone, what we can do now is to rely on the troops of the three counties of Liangxiang, Changping and Yuyang, temporarily defend the river valley, delay the enemy in the north, and wait for the arrival of imperial reinforcements?"

Yang Zhao said.

As soon as these words came out, they all fell silent.

There are only a few thousand soldiers in Liangxiang.

In the other two counties, even if they are recruited to fight now, they will not have many troops.

The enemy is in turmoil, and there are definitely a lot of troops attacking from the south.

With thousands of people to resist the attack of tens of thousands of enemies, this pressure is not ordinarily great, and the slightest careless loss will give the enemy a chance to penetrate deep into Zhuo County and Yuyang County.

"That's exactly what County Commander Yang said."

Jiao Touch nodded.

He came back from the battlefield and escaped death, and he felt the strength of the enemy the most.

Liu Bei said worriedly: "Senior brother, you quickly think of a way!" ”

Yang Zhao frowned and said: "There is no other way for the time being, only to defend and fight to the death, drag until the arrival of imperial court reinforcements, the situation on our side is fine, the river valley is not easy to attack, even if the river valley is lost, there are still good towns to hold, Changping and Yuyang are the ones who should be most worried." ”

Hearing this, they became worried.

"Lieutenant, where are you going next?"

Yang Zhao wanted to leave him behind and assist him in guarding the river valley outside Liangxiang City.

Under Jiao Touch's men, there are more than 3,000 soldiers who have fled, and if they can be absorbed, they can strengthen the strength of Liangxiang.

"Liangxiang is defended by the commander of Yang County, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

"I want to go back to Zhuojun first, and after meeting Taishou, I will ask how the situation in Changping is, I think Changping may need me more."

Jiao Touch understood what Yang Zhao meant.

The river valley outside Changping City, the terrain is flat, it is easier to attack, and it will definitely be attacked by the enemy.

Yang Zhao thought about it and felt that it was also reasonable.

"The county magistrate, the captain, the Taishou is here."

Just when Jiao Touch mentioned Taishou, Fang Rui walked in from outside to pass the word.