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Chapter 660: The tiger's claws are broken, and Han Dang dies

October, warm sunshine in early winter.

In Luyang City, Yuan Tan was so anxious that he was running around under heavy pressure.

When he saw the head of Kong Zhu that Sun Jian sent him, he was completely stunned.

This time, even Feng Ji, who always gave him comfort, was speechless.

It has been more than half a month since Sun Jian besieged the city, and they have all deeply realized the strength of this opponent.

The Jiangdong Tiger is indeed worthy of its reputation.

Not only did he always lead the troops in a brave and unstoppable manner, but his generals Han Dang and Huang Gai were also both extraordinary in martial arts.

Yuan Tan knew very well that if it were not for the help of the two great generals Wen Chou and Dian Wei, and the soldiers who fought to the death, this small city of Luyang would have fallen long ago, and he would have been beheaded long ago.

Therefore, Yuan Tan knew very well that it was impossible to repel Sun Jian with just the number of people he had.

Now, the reinforcements from Yuzhou had turned into enemy reinforcements, and Sun Jian had no worries at all. Yuan Tan was filled with despair, knowing that defeat was only a matter of time.

In fact, if they are unlucky, the next battle may be their death.

Thinking of this, Yuan Tan looked up at the sun. Looking at the warm sunshine, he knew that another fierce battle was about to begin.

This has been a daily routine in recent days. After Sun Jian was relieved of his worries, he started fighting every day.

However, Yuan Tan soon discovered that today's program seemed to have changed. A long time had passed, but the Sun family's army had not attacked the city.

Yuan Tan, feeling slightly confused, climbed up to the city wall, asked around and observed the situation, only to discover that a part of Sun Jian's army outside the city was missing.

"What, what happened?"

"Could it be possible that reinforcements are coming?"

Yuan Tan, who was trapped in the city, didn't know that he actually guessed right!
A few days ago, after the siege, Sun Jian was very proud and toasted with his relatives and friends.

The reinforcements from Yingchuan will arrive soon, and the fall of Luyang City is just around the corner. Right now, there is no one in the Central Plains who can be a match for Sun Jian.

Maybe Yuan Shao was once very powerful.

However, the moment he bowed to Su Yao, he lost his appeal to the princes of the world.

Everyone pushed you to be the leader, but you knelt before the battle. It's really disappointing.

As a result, everyone made their own plans, and Yuan Shu actually won more support.

Not only did Yingchuan prefect Li Min defect to the throne, but Sun Jian's appointment as Yuzhou governor also did not receive any opposition from the locals.

For a time, Yuan Shu used Nanyang as his base and, relying solely on his reputation, earned the land of almost the entire Yuzhou, namely Chen, Liang, Lu, Pei, and the two counties of Yingchuan and Runan.

This is the prosperous Central Plains, which is incomparable to Changsha in the south.

How could Sun Jian not be proud of this?

As long as the reinforcements from Yingchuan arrive, the entire army will launch a general attack and victory will be within reach.

However, he did not expect that not only did he not receive reinforcements from Yingchuan, but he instead received Yingchuan's request for help!

An army flying the Su flag harassed the logistics routes of the Yingchuan army and clashed with them. The Yingchuan reinforcements could no longer be counted on, and he was even asked to go for the rescue.

"Su character flag? Could it be that the Champion Marquis is here?!"

In Sun Jian's camp, Sun Jian's pupils shook violently.

He had also heard of the reputation of Champion Hou and knew that he was a strong enemy.

But didn’t the Marquis of Guanjun join Yuan Shao in the Western Expedition against Dong Zhuo?
Counting the time, it’s only been over a month, less than two months, how could he come back so soon?

You should know that the distance from Luoyang to Chang'an is more than 800 miles, and half of the journey from Hangu Pass to Tongguan is the mountain road of the Xiaohan Road.

Even a normal march on a normal day would take a long time, not to mention the time for pursuit, interception, and siege.

With such a short time, even if everything goes well for him, it would be great if he could reach the city of Chang'an. How could he come back?

What's more, if the traitor Dong was defeated and the Han emperor returned, wouldn't the news have spread throughout the world long ago?

Sun Jian frowned, his heart filled with confusion and anxiety.

He was well aware of the reputation of Champion Hou Su Yao, and knew that this man was no ordinary person.

If it was really Su Yao who led his army to attack, I would be afraid that I would find it difficult to resist.

"Wentai, don't panic."

At this time, Cheng Pu on the side spoke to comfort him, "No matter how strong Su Yao is, it is impossible for him to return to the Central Plains so quickly."

"I think the Champion Marquis has other plans. Maybe he just sent a small number of soldiers to harass us."

Upon hearing this, Sun Jian nodded slightly and felt a little relieved.

He took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and began to analyze the situation.

"What Gongfu said makes sense. Even if Su Yao comes back, it's impossible for him to come out in full force."

"Besides, if he really had a large army here, why would he only send a small group of soldiers to harass us?"

"It must be that his expedition to the west was not going well, or he encountered some trouble, or he knew that his subordinates were incompetent and could not match us, so he had to send troops to attack us."

"Humph, it seems that the so-called victory in every battle and the greatest achievement of the whole army by this Champion Marquis is a bit exaggerated, right?"

Sun Jian sneered and took a sip of the wine in the bowl.

Although he said it with disdain, Sun Jian was actually on high alert. In his opinion, no matter how powerful Su Yao was, he couldn't handle everything, let alone deal with multiple threats at the same time.

Since he chose to march west to defeat Dong Zhuo, he would inevitably have to face the rugged terrain of Guanzhong and Dong Zhuo's tenacious resistance.

Under such circumstances, it was already very difficult for him to spare troops to harass himself.

Maybe, this Champion Marquis is not a reckless man after all, and can indeed be a tough opponent.

"Should we take care of the military intelligence in Yingchuan or not?" Wu Jing asked.

"Of course I have to!"

Sun Jian said without hesitation:
"Now I am the governor of Yuzhou. If I don't care about the safety of the territory, won't it alienate the lords?"

"However, we can't all go and be led by others. We must not give up halfway through the siege!"

Immediately, Sun Jian ordered his nephew Sun Ben and Sima Han Dang of another army to lead 3,000 people each to provide assistance. He himself continued to besiege the city and exert pressure so as not to give Yuan Tan and others any opportunity to take advantage.

However, this time, it was finally Sun Jian's turn to be defeated.

Sun Ben and Han Dang thought that it was Su Yao's small group of troops who were sent back to take the Luoyang guards out of the pass, but when they arrived in Yingchuan, they found that the people here were actually
"Hu people? And soldiers from Liaodong?!" Sun Ben almost vomited blood.

That’s right, the people who came were the 6,000 infantry and cavalry reinforcements brought by Zhang Fei and Gongsun Zan who had arrived long ago.

Originally, these people were prepared to play a role in Su Yao's battle to defeat Dong and enter the capital.

However, on the one hand, Su Yao was too fast, and on the other hand, Liaodong was too far away, and their troops were not organized to gallop on horseback.

So much so that, after Su Yao had been on the Western Expedition for more than a month after defeating Dong Zhuo, these people had just arrived after traveling across states and counties.

However, although they moved a little slowly, thanks to Su Yao's successful campaign against Dong Zhuo, although the princes in the Central Plains and Hebei had their own ulterior motives and ambitions, they had not completely fallen out for the sake of face.

Therefore, the communication between these Liaodong reinforcements and Lu Zhi, Guan Yu and others in Luoyang City was smooth.

After learning that his brothers Dian Wei were trapped in Luyang, Zhang Fei naturally felt obliged to come to support them.

Gongsun Zan also made full use of the characteristics of his White Horse Volunteers and the Hu riders. With only 3,000 cavalrymen under the banner of Su Yao, he was able to pin down more than 10,000 troops in Yingchuan and prevent them from moving.

After Sun Ben and Han Dang came to support them, they launched a beautiful ambush, allowing those spirited young men from the south to experience the ferocity of cavalry in the Central Plains.

"Mom!"

"Can't stop it!"

"Run, run!"

In the morning mist, on the plains of Yingchuan, the White Horse Volunteers and nomadic riders galloped across the plains.

Their timing was brilliant.

This was when Han Dang and Sun Ben's army had just left the camp and continued to advance, the knights came charging at them with the sound of trumpets.

The sound of the knights' horses' hooves resounded through the sky like thunder, raising clouds of dust. Sun Jian's army, whose southern warriors came from Huai and Si, had never seen such a scene before and were immediately killed in chaos.

Gongsun Zan himself led the charge and personally led the White Horse Volunteers, moving freely on the battlefield. Dressed in white robes and silver armor, they appeared and disappeared in the enemy's formation like ghosts, dealing fatal blows to the enemy.

And those Hu riders were like wild horses that had broken free from their reins, wantonly trampling on the enemy's defenses. Their archery skills were precise, and every arrow could accurately hit the target.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Sun Ben and Han Dang hurriedly ordered a retreat.

However, their retreat became extremely difficult under the pursuit of the cavalry.

The soldiers fled in all directions in the chaos, some were trampled by iron hooves, some were shot by arrows, and wailing sounds could be heard one after another.

"Don't panic, don't be afraid!"

"Further ahead, the Yingchuan Army will control the area. They dare not pursue us any further."

In the chaos, Sun Ben tried his best to boost morale.

If they run a little longer, they will reach the Yingchuan Army's stronghold, and once there they will be able to regroup.

Although this defeat is heartbreaking, as long as we escape with our lives, we can start all over again.

However, at this moment, another loud shout suddenly came from the roadside ahead:
"Zhang Yide from Yan is here, you villain, come and get yourself killed!"

Zhang Fei led the infantry soldiers and made a grand appearance.

They rushed out from the side of the road and blocked the escapee's route.

Seeing this, Han Dang shouted angrily and rushed out to fight with his gun in hand.

In such chaos, Han Dang knew very well that the only way to survive was to kill the enemy general.

However, he didn't expect that he would be no match for his opponent even if he fought desperately.

After just over twenty rounds, he was stabbed to death by Zhang Fei's spear.

This made Sun Ben dumbfounded.

He could never have imagined that Han Dang, who had always been invincible in his own camp and whose bravery was no less than that of Cheng Pu and Huang Gai, could be killed so easily by an unknown person.

At that moment, Sun Ben knew that he had no way to bring these people back in an organized manner, so he had to order everyone to flee on their own, leaving life and death to fate.

This is almost equivalent to a death sentence for their support troops.

Lacking cavalry and war horses, they were almost wiped out in the end when faced with the pursuit of the Baima Yicong and the Hu cavalry.

Only Sun Ben was lucky enough to escape with only a few people and report the tragic news to Sun Jian.

(End of this chapter)