Sun Ben, courtesy name Boyang, was not prominent in history, yet he had been Sun Ce's foremost general!
This "foremost" did not refer to his ability or rank, but to his seniority.
Though Sun Ben was Sun Ce's cousin, the gap between their ages was enormous.
Long before Sun Jian raised his army, Sun Ben had already served as a commandery postal inspector and county magistrate.
Later, when Sun Jian raised his army, Sun Ben abandoned his office to follow him, campaigning south and north through countless battles.
By the time Sun Jian died, men like Cheng Pu and Huang Gai under his command had actually looked to Sun Ben as their leader.
Unfortunately, Sun Ben had no ambition to contend for supremacy. Seeing Sun Jian fall in battle, he led the generals under Yuan Shu's command and was greatly valued there.
Otherwise, had Sun Ben truly possessed ambition, the position of head of the Sun family would never have fallen to Sun Ce or Sun Quan.
But how had such a man been defeated and captured by Zhang Fei?
To explain that, one had to begin before Liu Bei headed south.
At the end of last December, after the situation in Jiangdong had opened up, Zhang Fei entered Wanling City and took up the post of acting Administrator.
For Old Zhang, serving as an Administrator was naturally something new.
Even if he was only acting Administrator, it was still an unprecedented opportunity.
So after entering the city, Zhang Fei drank every day, indulging the craving for wine that had been suppressed in Shouchun.
Had it been the old Zhang Fei, he might well have continued living freely like that for several months.
But ever since Qin Tian had urged him to study, Old Zhang had learned quite a few