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Chapter 2746 The Fall of Ye City!

The remaining less than three thousand of Xu Huang's troops dared not continue the pursuit and could only take advantage of Wang Yue's inability to chase after them to escape and join up with Cao Ren's army.

After hearing that Xu Huang had been defeated, Cao Ren immediately sent Xu Huang another 3,000 men to hold off the reinforcements from the rear. Xu Huang led the remaining men to defeat Zhao Yun and rescue the remaining Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

However, at this time, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had less than three thousand men left, and the rest were being slaughtered by the infantry.

This is the despicable aspect of Wang Yue's digging tactic: it rendered the cavalry completely useless, turning them into infantry fighting against spearmen and shieldmen.

This is such a huge loss!

If this continues for another quarter of an hour, the remaining Tiger and Leopard Cavalry will surely be wiped out.

When Zhao Yun went into battle this time, he received instructions from Wang Yue. When he saw that Cao Ren wanted to come to the rescue, he did not hesitate to lead his soldiers to make way, so that Cao Ren could not surround Zhao Yun at all.

When Cao Ren's army and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry joined forces and clashed with the Han army, Zhao Yun suddenly led 3000 cavalrymen into the battlefield.

Using the momentum of the cavalry, Zhao Yun quickly cut a path through Cao Ren's army, forcing Cao Ren's thousands of soldiers behind him to face an enemy force that outnumbered them for a short period of time.

Zhao Yun's tactic remained the same: cutting off enemy lines to create local situations where he outnumbered his opponents.

Cao Ren was a seasoned general who knew that if things continued like this, they would definitely be annihilated here. So he didn't dare to continue fighting, let alone escape towards Ye City. Instead, he chose to retreat towards Luoyang.

Wang Yue had no intention of keeping all of Cao Ren alive. He cherished his soldiers and continued to have Zhao Yun cut off the enemy's lines, leaving behind more than 3000 Wei soldiers, including the general Xu Huang.

After Cao Ren retreated, he did not go too far. He originally intended to meet up with Xu Huang, but he found that Xu Huang never came out.

In fact, Xu Huang did want to break out, but the problem was that after Zhao Yun cut off Xu Huang's forces once, he cut off Xu Huang's remaining forces again.

Xu Huang knew that if the cutting continued, they would all be wiped out, and he would have no way to escape.

So he couldn't help but yell at Zhao Yun, "Pretty boy, if you've got the guts, fight your Grandpa Xu! What kind of guy is bullying a lowly soldier!"

Zhao Yun was furious upon hearing this and immediately instructed Wang Nian to lead the cavalry to continue dividing the enemy lines. Zhao Yun himself then charged into battle against Xu Huang!

Anyone who has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms knows that after Zhao Yun was enraged, the only one who could survive under his spear was Zhou Cang, whose defense was extremely high!
Therefore, Xu Huang did not suffer an unexpected tragedy.

Cao Ren did not see Xu Huang, but instead encountered Cao Xiu's large army. The two armies joined forces, numbering nearly 5 soldiers.

Actually, when Cao Ren realized that the war situation was not going well, he had already sent someone to Luoyang. They happened to meet Cao Xiu, who was on his way, and he mobilized some more soldiers from Luoyang to join Cao Ren.

Having learned from Cao Ren's previous experience, Cao Ren chose to take a detour, passing through areas without dense forests or high slopes.

However, this means that what was originally just a short journey has been extended to three or four days.

The consequence of this prolonged delay was that before Ye City was even lost, bad news arrived from Guanzhong, which distressed Cao Ren and Cao Xiu.

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Upon learning that Cao Xiu had led a large army away from Guanzhong, Wei Yan surprisingly chose to divide his forces into two routes, personally heading towards Chang'an via the Ziwu Valley. To avoid suspicion, Wei Yan arranged for his son, Wei Chang, to wear his armor and make a grand entrance towards Chang'an via another mountain path.

The garrison in Guanzhong had already lost 3 elite troops, leaving them short-handed. Furthermore, attracted by Wei Chang's high-profile army, they had no choice but to request reinforcements from Chang'an.

Chang'an already lacked sufficient troops, and after some were withdrawn, the number of soldiers guarding the city was less than three thousand. Therefore, when Wei Yan led five or six thousand men across the Ziwu Road and arrived at the city of Chang'an, the city's garrison did not react in time.

Wei Yan, however, used the makeshift engineering ladders he had prepared before leaving the valley to launch a direct assault on Chang'an while the soldiers in the city were in a state of panic.

In his eagerness to claim the credit, Wei Yan led from the front, shield in hand. The Wei army was already short-handed and unable to hold out, and Chang'an fell to him in one fell swoop.

After the loss of Chang'an, the original defenses in Guanzhong became useless and were quickly breached by Wei Yan.

Wei Yan sent Wei Chang to control Chang'an, and before the Luoyang guards could react, he actually arrived at the city of Luoyang again.

Therefore, when Cao Ren and Cao Xiu learned that Guanzhong had been lost and Luoyang was in dire straits, they immediately became anxious. They disregarded everything else and gathered all the remaining troops in Luoyang, including both combat and auxiliary soldiers, totaling as many as 100,000.

Of course, this army of 100,000 was just for show; most of it was for show, and the real elite force was only 30,000.

However, Wang Yue's side clearly didn't have enough manpower, and if they wanted to continue playing those old tricks, they would probably only be completely overpowered.

This was Cao Ren's plan, forcing Wang Yue to open a passage so they could go to Ye City to provide relief.

Meanwhile, Ye City

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei besieged Ye City for several days, but were met with a resolute defense by the defending army. They attacked several times but failed to break through.

The catapult squadron arrived, and Liu Bei commanded the use of catapults to smash down the tall city walls of Ye, forcing the defenders inside the city into a desperate situation.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and like two arrows, they led their two armies into the enemy ranks.

Although the two were not young, their martial arts skills were still very high, and they were invincible in the midst of a large army.

The personal guards following Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also fought bravely, partly to protect the two generals and partly to be the first to enter the imperial city, hoping to gain the opportunity to be ennobled and appointed as generals.

The Wei soldiers wanted to resist, but the constant bombardment of catapults cut off their lines, giving the defenders a geographical advantage, yet they were still outnumbered.

They swept through the enemy lines with overwhelming force, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fought their way to the outskirts of the imperial city of Ye. Cao Pi and the generals defending the city had no choice but to retreat into the imperial city to put up a final resistance.

It is said that the Han army has already attacked the capital, and morale has become very low. Faced with the continuous stream of Han soldiers entering the city, Ye City has been controlled by the Han army.

Liu Bei actually wanted to rush in and fight alongside his two brothers, but he was held back by several ministers around him.

Only when everything had settled down did Liu Bei have the opportunity to enter the city and, under the protection of the crowd, arrive outside the imperial city.

(End of this chapter)