Under Xingyang City, a thunder strike.

The princes who were still immersed in the great victory of Yangrenguan were stunned after learning that the Yingchuan army had almost been wiped out.

The terrifying combat effectiveness of the Liangzhou Army made everyone feel frightened.

Even Sun Jian was as arrogant as he was silent after hearing the news.

That's not eighty people, eight hundred people!

There are eight thousand people!

In less than an hour, he was defeated by the Liangzhou army.

Well, you said that the Yingchuan army was not strong? But in fact, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the most fierce Yellow Turban Army came from Yingchuan. The Yingchuan army under Bocai was so powerful that even the official army retreated. If the court had not later revived famous generals like Zhu Jun and Huangfu Song, burned Changshe and almost wiped out the elite of the Yingchuan army in one battle, the outcome was unknown.

The Yingchuan soldiers today are naturally incomparable to the Yingchuan soldiers in the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

But eight thousand people...

Even if eight thousand pigs go to the battlefield, they will not be defeated so quickly.

"I never thought that if Xingyang had such a strong combat power after killing Hua Xiong?"

Zhang Miao frowned and murmured to himself.

Bao Xin suddenly said: "But find out who was the person who presided over the Battle of Xingyang last night?"

"I have found out that it is Dong Zhe's new cavalry commander, Ding Chen."

"Ding Chen?"

Zhang Miao and Bao Xin raised their heads at each other and looked at each other.

"This name sounds familiar."

Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, looked at Zhang Miao in confusion.

Zhang Miao smiled bitterly and said, "Do Yuan Wei still remember Meng De?"

"Meng De, how could I forget?"

Qiao Mao laughed in silence, "Didn't he just been summoned to Hulao Pass by Benchu ​​a few days ago?"

"Then Ding Chen is Meng De's brother-in-law.

Before, Meng De sneaked into Huchengting, and was foolproof. Unexpectedly, he met Ding Chen and only captured Huchengting after three battles and three defeats. But it was precisely because of the previous three defeats that the surprise troops were useless and missed the opportunity to sneak attack Xingyang."

"Slow down!"

Sun Jian, who had been silent, frowned and said, "Since Ding Chen is Meng De's brother-in-law, why should he help Dong Zhuo and help the evildoer?"

"This matter is a long story."

Bao Xin sighed and explained: "The Wentai doesn't know that although Ding Chen and Ding Ziyang are Meng De's wife's brother, they have become enemies with Meng De. In the battle of Huchengting, he even cut off his robe and righteousness with Meng De and killed Meng De's military advisor."

"What's going on?"

Sun Jian was indeed not very clear about the grudges between Cao Cao and Ding Chen.

He recognized Cao Cao, and to some extent, he admired Cao Cao quite a lot. He was also the few people in the coalition who could be praised by him.

However, before, Sun Jian's energy was all focused on Yangren Pass and he had little contact with the outside world.

After Cao Cao was transferred, no one mentioned Ding Chen again. So much so that when Sun Jian heard Ding Chen's name, he knew nothing.

Bao Xin thought about it and then explained the grudge between Ding Chen and Cao Cao.

"I really didn't expect that Dong Zhei would trust Ding Ziyang so much.

I didn't believe that Ding Chen was praised as "Fei Lian of the World" by Meng De. But now it seems that he is not only brave but also famous generals, and is worthy of Fei Lian's reputation. It's a pity that he is too ignorant of the general, and only cares about the small family, but he is not as good as the people."

After saying that, Bao Xin shook his head with a disappointed expression.

"Fei Lian of the World?"

Sun Jian sneered and shook his head repeatedly, "No matter how powerful he is, he is a traitor who doesn't know the general and helps the evil."

"In this way, the Wentani must be sure to give him the title?"

Tao Qian was on the side and suddenly spoke.

"The Wentai is known as the 'tiger', and I think it's not afraid of Ding Chen.

Since that's the case, please ask the Wentai to show its power again, take down Ding Chen, and seize Xingyang. We will definitely help you."

As soon as Tao Qian opened his mouth, Bao Xin frowned.

What this said is wrong!

In fact, Bao Xin also knew that because Sun Jian captured Yangren Pass and killed Hua Xiong, the princes became afraid.

We agreed that we would join forces to break through, but you would solve the battle alone.

Isn’t this spreading to you? Isn’t it said that we are incompetent and only have the means to highlight you?

Bao Xin did not consider these things, but he couldn't stop them. Others had ideas. After the two sides gathered, the princes stationed in the Sheshou inadvertently formed an alliance, more or less rejecting Sun Jian.

It was also Sun Jian who was unruly. Although he knew he was excluded, he didn't care.

This also made the princes even more dissatisfied with him.

"Mr. Qian, Wentai has been fighting in Yangrenguan for many days, and I think it's too late to be in trouble.

It’s better to let him rest... We have not achieved any contribution to the attack on Dong Zhe. This time, we might as well take charge of the battle in Xingyang. I am not talented and willing to be the vanguard. I have heard Meng De say that Ding Chen is powerful, and I want to learn a little bit."

Bao Xin is a real person and takes the initiative to talk about Sun Jian.

After hearing this, Sun Jian showed gratitude.

As Bao Xin said, his soldiers were indeed tired and exhausted.

He felt extremely difficult to kill Huaxiong. Now that he faced Gaocheng in Xingyang, he would be afraid that he would not be able to bear it if he continued to fight.

The princes can ignore the words of others.

But Bao Xin was considered a prince of Shandong after all, and there were many people who would like to him on weekdays.

He is different from Sun Jian. He is considered a famous scholar today. He is known for his generousness and is known as the "Gentleman of Lu" by the world. He is said to be the style of the ancients. But what about Sun Jian? To put it bluntly, he is a nouveau riche. Although he was born in an official family, Sun Jian was from Jiangdong. Compared with the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was dominated by the Central Plains clan, he was just a barbarian.

No matter how much Sun Jian makes, he is just a reckless man in the eyes of many people.

Moreover, when he raised an army, he killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, and Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanyang. These two people were also quite famous among the Shilin, but died at the hands of Sun Jian. This is a guy who is inferior to him, and you need to be careful when working with him.

Therefore, as soon as Bao Xin said this, the princes nodded in agreement.

Sun Jian got the big tent and returned to his camp with Sun Ce.

On the way back, Sun Ce said: "Father, why are you so depressed?"

Sun Jian sighed and said, "I thought about the Liangzhou Rebellion, when I was in the Liangzhou Rebellion, I suggested that the Grand Marshal Zhang Wen said that Dong Zhuo was like a tiger and wolf, so I must be careful. At that time, I wanted to kill Dong Zhuo, but Zhang Gong did not agree. This time, I responded to the call of Qiao Gong and raised an army to attack Dong's thieves. I thought I had captured Yangren Pass, but I did not expect to become a thorn in the eyes of the princes and a thorn in the flesh.

The princes had their own thoughts and refused to work together.

However, Dong Zhei has many capable people under him.

First, Hua Xiong was blocked, then Ding Chen helped the evildoer to abuse him.

Although the Liangzhou army does not need our coalition to be strong, they work together... I am only worried that if this continues, the coalition forces will be fruitless in fighting the thieves."

These words were quite depressed.

Sun Ce felt a little distressed and said, "Father, since the princes are unwilling to join forces, why should we stay here and be blinded?

It’s better to lead troops back to your hometown than to be bullied."

"Bo Fu, who is a general, must not act in a state of impulse."

Sun Jian said: "We are now in the heart of the Central Plains, and even if we want to return home, we are still thousands of miles away.

The supply of food and grass along the way will be very difficult. We don’t have to worry about these things here, but if we want to leave at this time, we will inevitably be embarrassed by the princes. Besides, we are not even able to take a look first and then wait for an opportunity to act."

Sun Ce thought about it and felt that what Sun Jian said was very reasonable.

He stopped persuading, but followed Sun Jian and returned to the camp...

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Because Sun Jian strongly attacked Yang Renguan, he suffered a lot of losses, so he stationed in Liangdong and rested the troops.

The princes, under Bao Xin's persuasion, came to Xingyang.

Bao Xin went out of the city to fight, but Ding Chen and Li Su were closed and unable to leave.

In desperation, the princes had to attack forcefully. However, Xingyang was an ancient city with high and thick walls and complete baggage, so he was not afraid of the princes at all.

The princes attacked for several consecutive days, but not only failed to break Xingyang, but instead suffered losses of troops and generals.

At this moment, news came from Hulao Pass that Yuan Shao and the Jizhou Mu Han Fu had a conflict, and the princes had to suspend the offensive and retreated thirty miles to camp.

Why did Yuan Shao have a conflict with Han Fu?

In fact, it's a long story.

After Yuan Shao fled from Luoyang, he went to Bohai.
To be continued...