If the 20,000 Wei troops were to defend the city, it would inevitably cause a lot of casualties to the besieging troops, but if they were brought to the flat ground, it would be a different scene.

That's why Sima Yi deliberately designed to lure Xiahou Yuan to Huangnigang, in order to let Xiahou Shang and Cao Zhi in the city hear and see clearly, and lure them out of the city to save people, and now it seems that it really works.

Cao Zhi saw that he couldn't save people, but was surrounded by him, and he was scared to death.

At this moment when he couldn't protect himself, Cao Zhi couldn't care about rescuing Xiahou Yuan at all, what he wanted to do most now was to be able to fly back to Tan County, and he ordered the whole army to retreat.

The Wei army could only begin to change formations, the rear team changed to the front team, reopened the road with hoplites, and broke through together.

The Han army surrounded from all sides, and after entering the range of their own side, they began to fire freely.

The armor worn by Cao Zhi was much more distinctive than that of the other generals, and it was also very eye-catching in the yellowish Wei army.

Naturally, among the cavalry of the Han army, the sniper had already been targeted, and with a "bang" sound, a crisp gunshot sounded Cao Zhi, who was preparing to retreat and hiding in the crowd, shot Cao Zhi in the head, and blood splashed the faces of several captains around Cao Zhi.

The faces of these captains turned white with fright, Cao Zhi died, or died on the battlefield, with Cao Cao's person, their fate was clearly visible.

The leaderless 20,000 state troops immediately looked like sheep, some wanted to join Xiahou Yuan's army, some wanted to disperse and break through, and some wanted to retreat to Tanxian County.

The cavalry of the first division of the Haotian Army scattered them in all directions with a charge, and the soldiers of the Han army were like tigers entering the flock, and with a wave of their hands, they could make these Wei troops surrender on their knees.

Except for a few heroic deaths, the vast majority of the 20,000 state troops became prisoners of the Han army.

After eliminating Cao Zhi's troops here, he can free up his hands to completely clean up Xiahou Yuan, his mission has been completed, and it can be closed.

Xiahou Yuan first heard the sound of the horn blown by the reinforcements from Tanxian County, only separated by a mountain beam, which was very close and clear.

However, Xiahou Yuan did not feel joy, since he saw that the Han army had preset the position on the Huangnigang, he knew that he was probably using him as bait, fishing, naturally fishing for big fish in Tan County!

He had already let his subordinates, dismount and use as infantry, to attack the Han army's position on the mountain, and the goal of the cavalry attacking the mountain was too big.

When he heard the rumbling sound of cannon coming from the back of the hillside, his heart was even colder, and he was even more sure that the Han army was digging a pit that had been planned for a long time, and he didn't know who was leading the army in the city to help?

Although Xiahou Shang was his own nephew, he loved it very much, regarded it as his own, and brought him into the army since he was a child and taught him carefully.

But if Cao Zhi was surrounded by the Han army, he would not have the face to see Cao Cao, who didn't know that Cao Cao's favorite among his sons was this Cao Zhi, who regarded it as a treasure.

There was a lively fight on the other side of the mountain, but it came and went quickly, and it didn't take long for the gunfire to gradually stop.

Like a basin of cold water, Xiahou Yuan knew that no matter who was on the other side of the mountain, it was already finished.

Soon, the Han army's charge horn sounded at the corners on both sides of the mountain, tens of thousands of cavalry flashed out, and a large group of Han infantry also appeared on the hill, and they rushed down from the hill.

And the Han army in the trench in front of him also sounded the trumpet of the charge and took the lead in launching a counterattack.

The soldiers of the Han army no longer cowered in the trenches, but rushed down the mountain with rifles with good bayonets, and the bayonets glowed with a cold light, and it seemed that the blades were very sharp.

Xiahou Yuan was already desperate, the 20,000 tiger elites at the time of departure, now there are less than 5,000 horsemen left, the road ahead is impassable, and the way back is dead.

Xiahou Yuan looked at the subordinates around him, fortunately, the military discipline of the Tiger Ben Army is still there, and the morale is still there, it's okay, anyway, I don't want to live anymore, it is better to die with the enemy.

"Brothers, now that we have fallen into a desperate situation, I, Xiahou Yuan, am determined to fight to the death with the Han army, and if we don't succeed, we will become benevolent!"

"There are brothers who are not afraid of death who can follow me, if you don't want to, I won't force you, you can find your own way to survive, I just hope that the living brothers can take care of the families of the dead brothers!"

At this point, the vast majority of the Wei soldiers still chose to turn over their horses, and followed Xiahou Yuan to resolutely rush to the Han cavalry at the foot of the mountain, showing the last demeanor of the Tiger Army.

The remaining hundreds of Wei cavalry lay down their arms and surrendered to the Han infantry rushing down the hillside.

Xiahou Yuan raised his big sword and led four thousand horsemen to launch a decisive charge against the Haotian army of the Han army, fighting for honor!

The supreme commander of the Han army was Zhang Xiu, the commander of the first division, and he did not let his subordinates rush forward to fight the desperate Wei army in hand-to-hand combat, but stayed where he was, calmly raising his rifle to aim and shooting.

In Zhang Xiu's words, each of my soldiers is precious, and I will not sacrifice their lives for the sake of stupid honor.

Therefore, Xiahou Yuan and his subordinates did not get the opportunity to fight desperately with the Han army, 15,000 rifles, 4,000 targets, although they were mobile, it did not take long.

Xiahou Yuan was also shot in the head by an unknown lucky person in the crowd, and when he died, he didn't know who the reinforcements from Tanxian County were?

Xiahou Shang had been standing at the head of the West City Gate and watching Cao Zhi's team.

Watch them out of the city, watch them charge, watch them surrounded, watch them annihilated.

However, it was only for watching, and he did not send a single reinforcement from beginning to end.

Xiahou Shang is Cao Pi's son, of course he knows Cao Pi's real intention of sending Cao Zhi here to reinforce him, maybe he has no intention, who knows?

Even if Cao Zhi didn't take the initiative to ask to go out of the city, he would find a way to get him out of the city.

He is more concerned about his uncle Xiahou Yuan, but now that the guns on the other side of the mountain are gone, everything is over, and my uncle may not be able to escape this catastrophe.

Now it should be for the sake of the future of the Xiahou family, maybe he can consider a different way of living.

Get back? It will only be a dead end, Cao Zhi is dead, and under Cao Cao's anger, Cao Pi can't keep him.

He watched for a while, and saw many Han infantry coming down from Huangnigang, escorting the Wei prisoners in the brigade.

At the corner at the foot of the mountain, groups of Han cavalry also appeared, with black uniforms in one piece, and the overall situation had been decided.

When Ma Chao and Sima Yi got the report on the end of the Yishui cleaning battlefield, it was already nearly dusk.

Wen Ping reported that all the rearguard troops of the Wei army and the Huben army that had not crossed the river were annihilated, and only more than 100 horsemen escaped the net.

4,000 Wei cavalry trapped in Yishui were eventually rescued and captured, and more than 2,000 were killed or drowned in Yishui.

Of Xiahou Yuan's subordinates who rushed across the other bank, only more than 1,000 were wounded and captured, and the rest were killed on the battlefield, which was worthy of the prestige of the Tiger Ben Army.

(End of chapter)