In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", when Sun Ce faced Liu Xuan, he killed a general in front of the battle and drank a general to death, so there was
"Little Bully"
Prestige. In history, Sun Ce was attached to Yuan Shu at the age of 19, and Sun Jian's old troops and soldiers and horses were in the hands of Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu did not return these soldiers and horses to Sun Ce at the beginning, and Sun Ce at this time could be regarded as a self-made start. At the age of 21, he asked Yuan Shu for more than a thousand horses on the pretext of pacifying Jiangdong for Yuan Shu, and then Sun Ce went all the way to pacify Jiangdong and become a hegemon, and his people really could afford the word "overlord".
Although we know that Sun Ce spent 6 years to pacify Jiangdong, due to the variety of historical materials and the large number of place names involved, the process of Sun Ce pacifying Jiangdong may still be relatively vague. Below we combine the map to more intuitively show Sun Ce's journey and feel the fierceness of this little bully.
▲ Sun Ce
First of all, let's briefly talk about Jiangdong, jiangdong that Sun Ce pacified refers to Yangzhou at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, there were 6 counties under Yangzhou, namely Jiujiang, Lujiang, Danyang, Yuzhang, Huiji, and Wu County, of which Shouchun in Jiujiang County was a prefecture, which was equivalent to the current provincial capital. By 195 AD, Yuan Shu had already taken charge of the Yangzhou Assassination History and occupied Shouchun, and the actual occupant of Lujiang and Jiujiang Counties was Yuan Shu. The Yangzhou Mu appointed by the imperial court was Liu Shu, and since Shouchun was in the hands of Yuan Shu, he made Qu'a of Wu Commandery the governor of Wu County. Sun Ce said that he wanted to pacify Jiangdong for Yuan Shu, that is, to conquer the remaining 4 counties of Yangzhou.
▲Yangzhou 6 counties
Defeat Liu Xuan
In addition to the more than a thousand people that Yuan Shu gave to Sun Ce, Sun Ce used his personal charm on the way to Liyang County to continuously absorb soldiers and soldiers, and by the time he reached Liyang, there were already five or six thousand people. In order to defend against Sun Ce, Liu Sui arranged defensive forces at Hengjiangjin, Danglikou, Hushu, and Jiangcheng, and Liu Sui's Forces of Zhen Rong and Xue Li were also stationed in the moling area.
In 195 AD, Sun Ce led his troops to first take the two strongholds along the river, Hengjiangjin and Danglikou, which had been unable to be attacked by Yuan Shu's army for a long time, and then broke through the defenders deployed along the way of Liu Shu and marched all the way to Qu'a County, where Liu Shu's army was located. Liu Xuan could not resist Sun Ce's attack, and then fled north to Dantu County. Although Liu Xuan could not defeat Sun Ce, but his will was tenacious, Liu Sui, escorted by Tai Shi Ci, began to swim up the Yangtze River, preparing to go to Yuzhang County to continue to resist Sun Ce.
▲ In 195 AD, Sun Ce attacked Liu Xuan
Capture of Wu County
Wu Jun's taishou was Xu Gong, and Sun Ce was later assassinated by his protégés. The governor of Wu Commandery was Zhu Zhi, an old subordinate of Sun Jian, who persuaded Sun Ce to break away from Yuan Shu and establish himself in Jiangdong. Du Wei was a county official, equivalent to the current director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, and had an armed force in his hands, Zhu Zhi's seat of governance was in Qiantang County, and the county seat of Wu County was in Wu County. When Sun Ce and Liu Xuan were engaged, Zhu Zhi led his troops to prepare to attack Wu County, and Xu Gong defended Against Zhu Zhi at Youquan County. As a result, Zhu Zhi defeated Xu Gong, and Xu Gong fled to Wucheng to join Yan Baihu, the king of the mountain, and Zhu Zhi successfully entered Wu County. Wu County was the largest and most prosperous city in Jiangnan at that time, and capturing it was of great benefit to Sun Ce.
After defeating Liu Xuan, Sun Ce led an army to attack Yan Baihu in Wucheng, but Yan Baihu could not resist, so he went to Yuhang to join a man named Xu Zhao. Cheng Pu and others suggested that Sun Ce attack Yuhang and eliminate the Yan White Tiger forces, but Sun Ce believed that Xu Zhao was righteous and did not immediately attack Yuhang, and he aimed at Huiji Commandery in the east. At this time, in addition to the remnants of Yan Baihu in Wu County,
Wu County was basically captured by Sun Ce
。
▲ Sun Ce captured Wu County
Capture of Huiji County
In 196 AD, Sun Ce began to attack Huiji Commandery. The Taishou of Huiji County at that time was Wang Lang, yes, the Wang Situ who was scolded to death by Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is said that Wang Lang is also a Hanzi, and the previous votes have proved that Sun Ce is a fierce general who can fight in battle, but Wang Lang said that he was an official of the imperial court and should protect the border and the people, so he chose to defend Sun Ce at Guling on the riverside. Wang Lang's persistence was effective, and Sun Ce did not attack at first, but later adopted the strategy of his uncle and Sun Jing to defeat Wang Lang. After Wang Lang was defeated, he fled to Dongye in the south, and Sun Ce sent He Qi and others to pursue Wang Lang, after which Wang Lang chose to surrender. Eastern Wu's famous "strong mouth king", Yu Tuan, escorted Wang Lang along the way, and it was also at this time that he defected to Sun Ce. Sun Ce then defeated the remnants of the Yan White Tiger army in Wu County again.
Huijian Commandery and Wu Commandery were also captured by Sun Ce
At this time, Sun Ce already had half of Danyang County, Wu County, and Huiji County, and his strength was enhanced. In 197 AD, Yuan Shu did not listen to Sun Ce's advice and insisted on declaring himself emperor, so Sun Ce chose to tear his face with Yuan Shu and appointed taishou of yangzhou counties on his own, which marked Sun Ce's formal separation from Yuan Shu and began to stand on his own.
▲ In 196 AD, Sun Ce captured Huiji Commandery
Capture of Danyang County
After Sun Ce defeated Liu Xuan, Yuan Shu appointed his cousin Yuan Yin to serve as the Taishou of Danyang. When Sun Ce broke with Yuan Shu, he first expelled the Danyang Taishou appointed by Yuan Shu, and at this time there were still two main forces in Danyang that had not yet surrendered.
One force was Tai Shi Ci, who led danyang taishou, and the other force was Zulang, the king of shanda
。 When Tai Shi Ci escorted Liu Sui to Yuzhang County, he chose to disembark in Wuhu County, and then he went to Jing County and absorbed many mountain people. Zu Lang's main sphere of influence was also in the area of Jing County, and when Sun Ce first attached himself to Yuan Shu, there was a battle between them, and although Sun Ce defeated Zu Lang, the soldiers and horses were almost completely attacked by Zu Lang.
In 198 AD, Sun Ce led an army to attack Taishi Ci and Zu Lang, captured Tai Shi Ci in Jing County, and Captured Zu Lang at Lingyang Sheng, and took both of them under the account. At this point, the two remaining opposition forces in Dangyang County have also been digested.
Dangyang County was owned by Sun Ce
Sun Ce then paid tribute to the imperial court. Cao Cao was busy tangling with Lü Bu at that time, and in order to win over and appease Sun Ce, Cao Cao submitted to the imperial court and made Sun Ce the Marquis of Wu and a rebellious general.
▲ In 198 AD, Sun Ce captured Danyang County
Capture the city of Anhui
In 199, Yuan Shu died of illness, and his relatives defected to Liu Xun, the Taishou of Lujiang. This position of Lujiang Taishou was originally agreed by Yuan Shu to let Sun Ce take the position, but later Yuan Shu let Liu Xun take the position, and Sun Ce's dissatisfaction with Yuan Shu began from that time. Because Liu Xun annexed the remnants of Yuan Shu's forces, he became a force to be reckoned with in the Jianghuai area. In order to get rid of Liu Xun, Sun Ce first persuaded Liu Xun to attack Shangji in Yuzhang County, but Liu Xun did not listen to Liu Ye's advice and left the city of Anhui for Shangyi. As a result, Sun Ce took advantage of the emptiness of Anhui City to let Sun Ben and others intercept Liu Xun in Pengze County, and let Zhou Yu attack Anhui City.
Liu Xun was defeated in Pengze County, and then fled to Xunyang by boat to prepare to return to Anhui City, which had already been taken by Zhou Yu. So Liu Xun went up the river to Exian county and asked Liu Biao for support, and Liu Biao asked Huang Zu to send someone to assist Liu Xun in defending against Sun Ce. Sun Ce personally led an army to defeat Liu Xun and Huang Zu's sons at Exian County, and captured their ships, and Liu Xun defected north to Cao Cao. Sun Ce took the opportunity to go to Xiakou, defeated Huang Zu again, and captured a large number of warships. This series of battles made
Sun Ce obtained the city of Anhui and obtained a large number of water warfare equipment, and his strength was further enhanced
▲ In 199 AD, Sun Ce attacked the city of Anhui
Capture of Yuzhang County
After Liu Xuan and Zhen Rong were defeated by Sun Ce north of Yangzhou, both fled to Yuzhang Commandery. Arriving at Yuzhang Commandery before Liu Xuan, He traveled to Nanchang and killed Yuzhang Taishou Zhu Hao, the son of Zhu Hao, who was a famous general at the time of the Suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the official to the Great Sinong. After Liu Rong learned that Yu Zhang Taishou had been killed, he led an army to attack Yu Rong, and after Being defeated, Liu Rong fled to the mountains and was killed by the mountain people, and Liu Rong died of illness shortly after.
Since Yuzhang Taishou was killed, the imperial court appointed Hua Xin as Yuzhang Taishou, and Hua Xin was the "Ning" in the allusion to "Guan Ning", and later became one of the three dukes of Cao Wei. In 200 AD, after Sun Ce captured the city of Lujiang Commandery (庐江郡) and defeated Huang Zu (黄祖) of Jiangxia Commandery (江夏郡), Sun Ce marched south to attack Yuzhang Commandery (豫章郡). This time, before seizing Yuzhang by force, Sun Ce sent Yu Feng to try to surrender Huaxin. Yu Feng lived up to his trust and successfully persuaded Hua Xin,
Sun Cebing took Yuzhang Commandery without bloodshed. Sun Ce divided Yuzhang Commandery into two, dividing it into Yuzhang Commandery and Luling County, and appointed Sun Ben's brothers as the corresponding Taishou
▲ In 200 AD, Sun Ce captured Yuzhang County
From 195 AD to 200 AD, Sun Ce spent 6 years to seize Wu County, Huiji County, Danyang County, part of Lujiang County, Yuzhang County, Luling County, and obtained most of the territory of Yangzhou, which is also the basic disk of Eastern Wu. In the conquest of pacifying Jiangdong
Sun Ce appointed Cheng Pu, Zhu Zhi, Huang Gai, and other old ministries, and also used new people such as Zhou Yu and He Qi, and a group of talented people such as Yu Feng, Tai Shi Ci, and Zu Lang, and treated such famous people as Wang Lang and Hua Xin with courtesy, showing Sun Ce's extraordinary ability to employ people
▲Sun Ce
From Sun Ce's overwhelming offensive all the way, there are both brave and strategic, we can see his excellent military ability, it is difficult to blame him for saying to Sun Quan, "The decisive opportunity is between the two Chens, and the balance with the world, the secretary is not as good as me", this is indeed not Sun Ce's boasting.
He has spanned more than 2,000 miles in Jiangdong and has hardly met any opponents, and it is not an exaggeration to call him the little bully of Jiangdong
。 Unfortunately, Sun Ce died young, and in 200 AD, after pacifying the land of Jiangdong, he was assassinated by Xu Gong's disciples and died, otherwise he would have become a generation of tyrants.
(References in this article, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Biography of Liu Biao, and Wu Lu.) ）