ReadOasis Step 2(Part 2)

"Only yesterday," they said, "our army was marching through a narrow valley between two mountains. Suddenly, a thousand men jumped out from behind the rocks. They surrounded us. The pass was so narrow that we could not fight. We tried to come back, but they blocked our escape.

"Our enemies were before us and behind us, and they were throwing rocks down on us from above. We were caught in a trap. Then ten of us mounted our horses. And five of us forced our way ...