Sun Quan, the Great Emperor of Eastern Wu, was the only emperor in Chinese history with the title of "Great" and the longest reigning emperor of the Three Kingdoms. However, later generations have a very low evaluation of him, and many people think that Sun Quan is a joke-like existence. The most critical reason is Sun Quan's performance in the Battle of Hefei. At that time, Cao Cao was fighting with Liu Bei for Hanzhong, and Sun Quan saw that the Central Plains were empty, so he personally led a 100,000-strong army to sneak into Cao Cao's rear, but was beaten by more than 7,000 people led by Zhang Liao and almost completely destroyed. But is Sun Quan really an incompetent person? I don't think so.
In fact, Sun Quan began to learn all aspects of knowledge at a very young age, and followed his brother to the south to fight in the north, and saw the cruelty of the battlefield. He has dabbled in all aspects of knowledge to enrich himself, coupled with his martial arts skills, so he can be called an all-round talent. Sun Quan is also a good superior, he will summarize the opinions of his subordinates, adopt them in a targeted manner, and know his strengths and weaknesses. Even his opponent Cao Cao was very optimistic about him and praised him. This also proves from the side that Sun Quan is really a very good person.
When Sun Quan first succeeded to the throne of his brother, Jiangdong had just taken it, and it was very unstable, especially the shi clan that occupied Jiangdong was extremely large. In order to stabilize the regime, Sun Quan spent a lot of time and energy to stabilize the interior, subdue the major warrior clans, and suppress the Yamakoshi people. In addition, he also paid homage to Corporal Xian, listened to the eldest brother's last words, asked Zhou Yu about foreign affairs, and asked Zhang Zhao about internal affairs, and opened a recruitment hall to recruit famous people from all over the world.
After ascending the throne, Sun Quan advocated frugality and never wasted the construction of pavilions like Emperor Wei Mingdi. As for luxury goods, in addition to giving them to Cao Pi, it is to do international trade. In addition, he also established good relations with the Shu Han envoys Fei Yi, Zong Qian, and Deng Zhi. Although the State of Wu and the State of Wei later severed diplomatic relations, with Sun Quan's permission, there were still trade exchanges between the two sides. It can be seen that Sun Quan's diplomatic means are also very powerful.
Finally, let's talk about the Battle of Hefei. During Sun Quan's reign, he sent troops to the Northern Expedition many times and launched four battles of Hefei, with both sides having their own victories and defeats. Although Sun Quan ultimately failed to achieve his intended goal, he inflicted a great blow on the Cao Wei clique. At the Time of the Fourth Battle of Hefei, although Sun Quan failed to conquer Hefei, the prefectures of Qing, Xu, Ru, and Pei all came to annex, and Huainan Binjiang Tunhou also withdrew their troops and migrated far away. Emperor Wei Ming was extremely panicked and personally led his troops to the rescue. Therefore, it cannot be said that Sun Quan had no merit in the Battle of Hefei.
In the summer of 208, after Cao Cao took Jingzhou lightly and destroyed Liu Bei, he wrote to Sun Quan: "With an army of 800,000 people, Fang and the general will hunt wu. Sun Quan made up his mind to unite with Liu against Cao and finally won a brilliant victory in the Battle of Chibi. In this regard, Sun Quan is also a master who is very good at judging the situation. Therefore, Xiaobian believes that Sun Quan is not what most people call a loser, on the contrary, there are still many merits in his body. What do you think?