For a time, those three hundred men actually held off the two hundred light cavalry, covering Wang Chong and his hundred men as they escorted Emperor Xian of Han toward the Deep Mountains!
"Damn it!"
Lü Kuang grew frantic at the sight, but Cao Xing kept him firmly pinned down. Unable to break away and pursue, he could only watch those hundred men flee toward the Deep Mountains.
Yet Yuan Tan had already arrived with his troops.
He swept a glance over the battlefield and immediately noticed Lü Kuang fighting Cao Xing and the others, as well as Wang Chong's men fleeing the battle.
And amid that crowd was a familiar figure, his hands bound by Wang Chong, who was dragging him along.
"It's the Son of Heaven!"
Yuan Tan recognized him at a glance and could not help feeling deeply puzzled-why had these men tied up the Son of Heaven?
But that doubt vanished in an instant. Excitement filled Yuan Tan's heart instead, and he immediately ordered, "Surround the battlefield! Finish off the enemy fighting General Lü at once!"
"Bodyguards Unit, follow me to rescue the Son of Heaven!"
His Personal Guards were all elite troops, equipped with the finest weapons, armor, and warhorses. Chasing down enemies fleeing on foot would be child's play.
At Yuan Tan's command, the army swiftly split into two forces.
The infantry went to reinforce Lü Kuang.
Meanwhile, three hundred Personal Guards rode after Wang Chong's men with Yuan Tan to rescue the Son of Heaven.
Cao Xing, still fighting Lü Kuang, also noticed the army closing around them. His expression changed drastically, and a terrible foreboding rose within him.
When he noticed Yuan Tan leading a mounted force toward Wang Chong's men in particular, he could no longer remain calm.
"Die, you scoundrel!"