"This guy is indeed as light as Yan, and he actually lets him run away like this." Seeing Zhang Yan run away, Gan Ning couldn't help but stomp his feet and scold.

However, winning this battle is an ideal result. As for capturing Zhang Yan, it is indeed a rare thing to encounter. It is best to be able to capture it, and there is no need to be lost if you can't capture it.

Gan Ning naturally knew this section well, so he immediately ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, surrendered troops, cleaned up the armor and equipment discarded by the enemy soldiers, filled several large trucks, and then returned to the city in a swagger.

Zhang Yan ran all the way until he stopped dozens of miles away. He ordered people to gather the fleeing soldiers and finally ordered the number of people. The 70,000 army was only less than 10,000. The remaining 60,000 were either killed, burned, surrendered, or fled. Because of the defeat, these 10,000 troops were already panicked, with no fighting spirit, and extremely low morale.

"Master, where are we going now?" Although he knew that Zhang Yan had a strong temper, Zhang Fan, the personal general around him, still had to ask, because this was related to the future of ten thousand surviving soldiers.

"Hmph, kill me back. I want to find Gan Ning and fight again. This time, I must defeat him with dignity!" Zhang Yan was defeated so hard that he couldn't bear it and said loudly.

However, the soldiers under his command were frightened when they heard the name Gan Ning, and quickly knelt down and asked Zhang Yan first to lead the army back to Taiyuan, and then consider dealing with Gan Ning after gathering the army and raising enough food and grass.

In fact, Zhang Yan was just an angry word. Naturally, he knew Gan Ning's horror better than his soldiers. With just one round, his weapons were knocked away, and they all made his tiger's mouth burst and spit blood. Such a person might not be much inferior to Lu Bu. Fortunately, he saw that the situation was not good, so he turned around and ran away immediately. If he hesitated for a moment, he would probably wait for his fate to be either captured or killed.

"Hmph, since that's the case, let's spare that guy Gan Ning for the time being. Let's go back to Taiyuan first. I have already asked for help from the brothers of Shangjun and Xihe counties, including the Xiongnu royal court. I guess their army will arrive in Taiyuan soon. At that time, our army will work together to defeat Shangdang first, capture Liu He alive, and then join forces with Gongsun Bogui to wipe out Youzhou. Then I will occupy Guanzhong along Liu He's road, and Gongsun Bogui will block Yuan Shao for me in Hebei. What a wonderful thing it is."

Zhang Yan began to turn anger into joy, imagining the scene of his own separatist rule and dominating Guanzhong. He felt that he had motivation, so he led the army to return to Jinyang City, the capital of Taiyuan County, regardless of fatigue.

It was about 500 miles from the eldest son to Taiyuan. Zhang Yan led his soldiers to raid for a long distance. When he was tired and hungry, he forced himself to eat and live among the people. After three days of marching, he finally arrived at the city of Jinyang.

"Haha, I, Zhang Yan, finally came back, Liu and the younger brother, although I was defeated by your trick this time, but as long as I waited for a chance, I would definitely make a comeback. In a few days, reinforcements from Shangjun and Xihe will arrive. They united nearly 100,000 troops, plus 10,000 Hun cavalry, I want to see what ability you have to defend here?"

Zhang Yan looked at the top of the city and laughed loudly. She was about to call the door, but suddenly she was stunned because he saw that the flag on the top of the city was different from before.

"What's the damn thing about this? Does this guy, Lei Gong, dare to change the flag at will? No, this is absolutely impossible. Since that's the case, it proves that Jinyang City has changed its owner."

When Zhang Yan thought of this, he smiled bitterly and thought silently: "This is not true, right? If this is true, I, Zhang Yan, will become a betrayal dog. Although I was elected as the leader by the Heishan heroes, Shangdang and Taiyuan are my fundamental importance. If I lose these two counties, how could Heishan heroes submit to me again? Even if I submit to me on the surface and invite me to their territory, I am afraid that I will become a puppet like the current little emperor, but what's the point of living like that? It's better to be a small bandit."

However, Zhang Yan decided to give it a try, so he ordered the personal soldiers around him to open the city gate.

But the fact is indeed as Zhang Yan was worried. The sound of calling the city was just heard under the city. When arrows were everywhere on the top of the city, one of them stood proudly on the top of the city and shouted loudly: "Now Jinyang City has surrendered to the court. General Zhang, you are now homeless, and you and your family are all in my Jinyang City. You are now at your wits of nowhere. Surrender quickly. As long as you surrender, I guarantee you will receive very generous treatment. As long as you are willing to assist me with your heart, it is not impossible to be a marquis or a general in the future, and it is not impossible to be granted a wife and a son."

"Liu He! It's really you, why did you get to my Taiyuan? Are you not in Shangdang? I understand, no wonder I didn't see you in Shangdang before. It turned out that you were no longer in Shangdang. After my army went to Shangdang, you moved troops from Youzhou to plan my Taiyuan. What a vicious plan to lure my tigers out of the mountain! Zhang was convinced, but it was impossible for me to surrender. Let's take a look."

Zhang Yan automatically imagined that the reason why Liu He came to Jinyang was mainly because he mobilized a lot of troops from Liu Yu in Youzhou, so he did not dare to stay and attack Jinyang, and immediately led his army to escape westward. In fact, he could also escape to Yanmen further north. Although it did not belong to him, there were also some bandits moving there. And if they were really forced to escape, they could escape directly to the Xiongnu through Yanmen Pass. However, this time Zhang Yan did not want to escape, but wanted to use the power of Shangjun and Xihe thieves to "recapture" Jinyang and Shangdang.

Along the way, the army under Zhang Yan fled again. By the time he arrived at Pingtao (now Wenshui area in Shanxi), there was only less than 5,000 left in the 10,000 army. Fortunately, he met the bandits led by Zhang Baiqi here.

This Zhang Baiqi originally operated in the Hongnong area and fought against Zhang Ji's army. Later, Cao Cao led his army to occupy Hongnong. Zhang Baiqi was no match for him, so he crossed the river from Hongnong and sneaked to Hedong. Later, because of his disagreement with the Baibo thieves in Hedong, he entered Xihe County through Hedong, and gradually annexed the local thief army forces, controlled the southern part of Xihe County, and joined forces with Xihe County to form a considerable force, with 40,000 or 50,000 people under his command. This time, he heard that Zhang Yan, the commander-in-chief of the Heishan Army, personally led a 30,000 army, and joined forces with Baique, Shangjun and other thieves, to rescue Zhang Yan from Lishi, the capital of Xihe County.
Chapter completed!