In the fifth year of Jian'an (200), the two strongest Yuan Shao and Cao Cao officially began a life-and-death decisive battle in the north, and at this time there was news that Sun Ce was preparing to attack Xuchang, although it was not in history because of Sun Ce's assassination, so why was Sun Ce preparing to attack Xuchang at that time?

【Prelude】

Sun Ce's northward journey can already be seen from many things. First of all, he sent Sun Quan to crusade against Guangling Chen Deng, which was the first hand to reach north of Yangzhou after Sun Ce became bigger, and then Sun Ce also asked Li Shu to kill Yangzhou Assassin Shi Yan Xiang, which was already an obvious signal that Sun Ce was preparing for his upcoming Northern Expedition.

After all, Yan Xiang was the nominal boss of Yangzhou at that time, and since Sun Ce was going to confront Cao Cao, he was 100% the first to kill. In addition to Yan Xiang, Sun Ce was also preparing to defeat Chen Deng and further expand his power north of the Yangtze River, which showed that Sun Ce was preparing to go north again.

Sun Ce's goal at that time was to first defeat Chen Deng in Guangling, and then march to Xuchang to capture the Son of Heaven.

[Plans can't keep up with changes]

According to the plan of "Jiangdu Pair", Sun Ce originally wanted to occupy Wu County and Huiji, become a foreign vassal subject to the imperial court, and accumulate strength to prepare for revenge for his father, this step Sun Ce has basically completed. The next step planned by Zhang Hong for Sun Ce was to sweep Jingzhou and Yangzhou, first relying on the Yangtze River, and then sweeping away the heroes and supporting the Han Dynasty.

However, at that time, Sun Ce only occupied an incomplete Yangzhou, and Liu Biao, a strong enemy in Jingzhou, was still eyeing him.

But sometimes the plan can't catch up with the changes, and the frustration persuaded Yuan Shao to welcome the Son of Heaven before he didn't unify the north, Sun Ce's strength at that time was similar to Yuan Shao's at that time, and the situation they faced also had a lot of similarities.

First of all, the external situation, Sun Ce and Yuan Shao are similar, although Yuan Shao did not defeat Gongsun Chan at that time, but after the battle of Baoqiu, Gongsun Chan has been suppressed in Yijing, although Sun Ce did not capture Jingzhou, but also hit Huang Zu hard, their rear is already relatively stable, can free up their hands to snatch the Son of Heaven.

Second, they did have a good time. Yuan Shao is facing the Son of Heaven wandering outside, this is a good opportunity to seize the Son of Heaven, and Sun Ce is also facing the situation that Cao Cao's army is outside, and Xuchang is empty, which is also a good opportunity.

In the end, the Son of Heaven was not far from them. Jizhou, where Yuan Shao is located, and Yin, Henan, where Luoyang is located, are basically only one county away, and there is only one Hanoi county in between. Similarly, if Sun Ce set out from Lujiang, he could reach Yingchuan County, which was occupied by Xuchang, as long as he passed through Runan County in Yuzhou. So it's not a problem in terms of distance.

Therefore, Sun Ce did not completely seize Jingzhou in accordance with the plan of "Jiangdu Pair", but attacked Xuchang in advance and captured the Son of Heaven, which is completely understandable.

【Cons】

Although it was a great opportunity for Sun Ce to seize the Son of Heaven at that time, strictly speaking, the biggest beneficiary of this was not Sun Ce, but Yuan Shao.

As long as Sun Ce sent troops to Xuchang, whether he succeeded or not, he would greatly help Yuan Shao. With the strength of Sun Ce's group at that time, it was not a problem to organize an army of 50,000 people, and Cao Cao was already very reluctant to fight against Yuan Shao in Guandu, and there was no good way to face Sun Ce's possible large-scale attack, even if Sun Ce could be repulsed, he would pay a heavy price, and it was more likely that the two lines would be completely defeated, and Cao Cao might even withdraw directly from the stage of history because of this.

It is foreseeable that this will inevitably lead to Cao Cao facing more pressure in Guandu, and the outcome of the decisive battle at Guandu is very likely to change, but Cao Cao's defeat is not good news for Sun Ce.

At that time, Cao Cao was in the hinterland of the Central Plains, if he failed and lost the Son of Heaven, he could no longer deter the surrounding princes, and his territory was likely to be directly divided, and Yuan Shao's forces could take this opportunity to develop rapidly again, almost occupying the north of the Yangtze River, and Yuan Shao's primary goal of crusading against Cao Cao was to seize Emperor Xian, so that Sun Ce would inevitably face the pressure of Yuan Shao, who had almost dominated, and Liu Biao in the west was still an important ally of Yuan Shao.

Moreover, Sun Ce's territory is in the southeast, far away from the Central Plains, where the Son of Heaven goes to the authority will be greatly reduced, and the role will not be as high as in Xuchang, and it is more likely that the surrounding princes do not approve of Sun Ce's behavior, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the north needless to say, Liu Biao is also impossible to admit that Sun Ce did this, after Sun Ce won the Son of Heaven, not only may not get the name of righteousness, but also may be regarded as a rebel, and be attacked by the surrounding princes.

Therefore, Sun Ce's seizure of the Son of Heaven at that time was not without drawbacks, needless to say, failure is not necessarily a good thing.

【Loyal old grandson's family】

In history, Sun Ce wanted to snatch the Son of Heaven, on the one hand, he may have wanted to be the next Cao Cao, but it is undeniable that the two generations of Sun Jian, Sun Ce and the Sun family are loyal to the Han family.

Needless to say, when Sun Jian attacked Dong Zhuo, he led the army to win three battles and three victories, defeating Dong Zhuo to recapture Luoyang, if it weren't for Yuan Shao's delay, Sun Jian would probably have taken Chang'an in one go, Sun Jian sighed back then: "We raised volunteers together in order to save Jiangshan Sheji." Now that the traitors will be swept away, but there is such a war within, with whom shall I fight with one heart and return to heaven and the next day? ”

And Sun Ce can also see his loyalty to the Han family from his words and actions, in the "Jiangdu Pair" Sun Ce showed that he wanted to be the outer fan of the imperial court, and then when Yuan Shu planned to stand on his own, he also actively advised, and finally broke off relations with him for the sake of righteousness, and later Sun Ce also actively wanted the court to pay tribute to show his loyalty, and obeyed the imperial court's edict to crusade against Yuan Shu and Liu Biao.

However, at that time, the Son of Heaven was Cao Cao as a puppet, and the court was also Cao Cao's hall, and the relationship between Emperor Xian and Cao Cao after the "Cloth and Belt Edict" incident was known to the world, and Cao Cao's coercion of the Son of Heaven and the princes' practice was also dissatisfied with the heroes of the Son of Heaven.

Sun Ce, as Sun Jian's eldest son, has the responsibility and obligation to complete his father Sun Jian's unfinished business, eight years ago, because of Yuan Shao's obstruction, Sun Jian's crusade against Dong Zhuo's action was abruptly stopped, and it was a pity that he failed to bring the Son of Heaven out of Dong Zhuo's clutches, eight years later, Yuan Shao's big move south gave Sun Ce a chance to come back, this time Sun Ce decided to continue his father's career, and liberated Emperor Han Xian from the hands of the new demon king Cao Cao.

However, the heavens always like to joke, and Sun Ce was just about to set off, but he had already suffered bad luck. Jiangdong Xiaobawang will no longer have a chance to gallop the world.

ps: It's almost the New Year, I'm a little busy, I'm sorry