Yecheng Falls!
The fewer than three thousand men left in Xu Huang's army didn't dare keep fighting. They could only flee while Wang Yue was too busy to pursue them, heading off to join Cao Ren's forces.
When Cao Ren heard that Xu Huang had been defeated, he immediately sent him another three thousand men and ordered him to hold off the reinforcements coming from the rear. Then he led the rest of his troops to defeat Zhao Yun and rescue the remaining Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
By then, however, fewer than three thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry remained, and the rest were still being slaughtered by the infantry.
That was the vile brilliance of Wang Yue's pit-trap tactic: it rendered the cavalry completely useless, turning the battle into a clash between infantry and spear-and-shield troops.
It was a terrible disadvantage!
If the fighting continued for another two quarters of an hour, the remaining Tiger and Leopard Cavalry would surely be wiped out.
Before Zhao Yun had gone into battle this time, he'd received instructions from Wang Yue. When he saw Cao Ren coming to the rescue, he didn't hesitate to lead his soldiers aside, making it impossible for Cao Ren to surround him.
Once Cao Ren's army joined up with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and began fighting the Great Han troops, Zhao Yun suddenly led three thousand cavalry into the fray.
Taking advantage of their charge, Zhao Yun quickly cut a path through Cao Ren's army, leaving several thousand soldiers at the rear to face a superior number of enemies for a short while.
Zhao Yun's tactic remained the same: cut off the enemy's lines and create local situations where his side outnumbered theirs.
Cao Ren was a battle-hardened general. He knew that if things continued this way,