Chapter 020: Jiangdong Little Overlord

Later generations called Sun Ce the little overlord of Jiangdong, mainly under the influence of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which was not recorded at the time, but what few people know is that Sun Ce himself was a rare commander who was close to a complete victory in the Three Kingdoms era.

["Little Overlord" source]

Sun Ce's title of Little Overlord comes from the fifteenth chapter of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" from the current information, Sun Ce coerced a general to death and drank a general to death, so everyone called Sun Ce "Little Overlord".

But during the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Ce should not have this nickname.

Historically, after Wang Lang went to Xuchang, he had an evaluation of Sun Ce Group, which was mainly recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Han Jin Dynasty. At that time, Cao Cao asked Wang Lang how Sun Ce had developed to this point, and Wang Lang replied to Cao Cao: "Sun Ce's bravery is unparalleled, and he still has outstanding talents and lofty ambitions. Zhang Zhao, who came from the north, was the man the people expected. Zhou Yu is a hero in Jiangdong, and he is willing to be his general. Sun Ce has a lot of power and a clear plan, and he can eventually become a big harm in the world, not just a dog thief. ”

Wang Lang's evaluation of Sun Ce and his subordinates seems to be very accurate in later generations.

In history, the overlord was originally the title of Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu and Sun Ce were also from Jiangdong, and they were both brave and extraordinary, but compared to Sun Ce, Xiang Yu's influence in history is undoubtedly much greater, plus Sun Ce is a junior and young, so it is very appropriate to call Sun Ce "Jiangdong Little Overlord".

【Almost all wins】

In history, in addition to being attacked by Zulang at the beginning, Sun Ce ended in a complete victory in the crusade against Lukang in Lujiang, the attack on Qu'a Liu Xuan in the south, the crusade against Wang Lang in Huiji, the sweeping down of the thieves in Wu County, the pacification of Danyang, the occupation of Yuzhang, the capture of Lujiang and the crusade against Huangzu.

Sun Ce's first war for Yuan Shu was to crusade against Lujiang Lukang, at that time Yuan Shu promised Sun Ce that as long as Lujiang was defeated, the position of Lujiang Taishou would be Sun Ce's, but after Sun Ce's victory, Yuan Shu once again broke his promise to let Liu Xun serve as Lujiang Taishou, so Sun Ce was very disappointed in Yuan Shu and decided to leave.

At that time, it happened that Yuan Shu and Liu Miao were facing each other across the river, so Sun Ce took the initiative to invite Ying to go south, Yuan Shu knew that Sun Ce wanted to leave him, but he thought that the strong enemy in the south looked around, and Sun Ce might not be able to break out of a world, so he let him go south. After Sun Ce went south, he defeated many generals under Liu Xuan, including Fan Neng, Zhang Ying, Yu Lu, Zhu Rong, Xue Li, etc., like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves, and directly hit Liu Xuan's old nest Qu'a, and defeated Liu Xuan in one fell swoop, drove him out of Wu County, and achieved a comprehensive victory. Later, in order to stabilize Wu County, Sun Ce swept away the multi-channel separatist forces such as Zou Ta, Qian Tong, Wang Sheng, and Yan Baihu who were entrenched here.

After Yuan Shu became emperor, Sun Ce broke with him and captured Danyang County under Yuan Shu's command, and defeated Zu Lang and Tai Shici here, recovering both of them.

After Sun Ce captured Wu County, he was also eyeing the rich Huiji in the south, and later he thought that Yan Baihu and others were not worried, so he first crusaded against Wang Lang, he followed the advice of his uncle Sun Jing to make a detour to attack, defeated Wang Lang in one fell swoop, killed his general Zhou Xin, and also caught up with Wang Lang, who fled south, and captured him.

After Yuan Shu destroyed himself, Liu Xun of Lujiang annexed the remnants of Yuan Shu, and his power increased greatly, which caused Sun Ce's jealousy, Sun Ce lowered his attitude to lure him to send troops, and then attacked his rear, captured Liu Xun's base camp Anhui City, and divided his troops to ambush and defeat Liu Xun in the reinforcements, after Liu Xun received the support of Huang Zu, Sun Ce personally crusaded and defeated him again. After that, Sun Ce took advantage of the situation to crusade against Huang Zu and defeated him, and Huang Zu County was almost wiped out, and he himself fled alone.

After the death of Yangzhou Mu Liu Xuan, Sun Ce sent Tai Shi Ci to collect his old department, and at the same time found out the truth of Yu Zhang, Sun Ce then led the army to seize Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang Tai Shou Hua Xin saw that Sun Ce was powerful, so he surrendered without a fight.

Sun Ce's only defeat was at the hands of Zu Lang, but at that time, Sun Ce himself had not yet become a climate, and there were only a few stragglers around him who had just gathered and had not been systematically trained, and they were attacked by Zu Lang, so Sun Ce's defeat was completely understandable. But after Sun Ce became a climate, he led the army to win a hundred battles, never defeated, can also be called a total victory commander, in the late Han Dynasty in the real sense of the victory commander, only the last Han Dynasty military god Huang Pu Song, although Sun Ce is not as good as Huang Pu Song, but it is not bad.

Of course, there is still a flaw in Sun Ce's brilliant record, that is, none of the many opponents Sun Ce faced, including Huang Zu, Liu Xuan, Wang Lang, Liu Xun, Yan Baihu, etc., had enough weight, or military ability was strong enough. Because Sun Ce died too early, he didn't have the opportunity to show his abilities in front of a real strong enemy, which was a very regrettable thing.

[The little bully who can't be underestimated]

Sun Ce not only has outstanding military talent in history, but also cannot be underestimated in other aspects.

Sun Ce has a clear plan for his future, and can also change with the times, according to the situation to change his own policy, he consulted the famous scholar Zhang Hong before going out of the mountain, the conversation between the two sides is "Jizhou right" after the "Jiangdu right", and at the time of Guandu, Sun Ce also decisively changed his policy according to the situation, and went north in advance, which was much more decisive than Yuan Shao back then, if Sun Ce was not assassinated, the battle of Guandu and the history behind it may be directly rewritten.

As a leader, Sun Ce's talent in employing people is also admirable, Zhang Hong, Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Tai Shici, Cheng Pu and other talents are all discovered by Sun Ce. In the end, when Sun Ce chose an heir, he did not choose the third brother Sun Yi recommended by his ministers, but handed over the military power to Sun Quan, who had failed in Guangling County not long ago, which was incredible at the time, but it was convincing in the eyes of later generations.

In terms of strategy, although Sun Ce did not show too much, when he faced Liu Xun, he was willing to bow low and be small, make him relax, and then induce him to send troops to fight against Shangyu and create opportunities for himself, which shows that Sun Ce's strategy should not be underestimated.

In terms of internal affairs, Sun Ce's official position is only for the Huiji Taishou, but he can order Yangzhou to order the entire territory of Yangzhou except for Jiujiang County, where Shouchun is located, and Sun Ce's political talent has already been seen.

【Sun Ce in History】

Name: Sun Ce

Attributes: Leadership (A) Sun Ce was able to build a strong Jiangdong Group from scratch at a young age, and his leadership skills were exceptional, and if Sun Ce had not died too early, it would have been possible to go further

Commander (A) As a commander who was close to a complete victory in the Three Kingdoms era, if it weren't for the lack of weight of the opponent, Sun Ce's evaluation would not stop there

Politics (B+) Sun Ce administers a state as a county guard, and his political ability cannot be ignored

Strategy (B+) Sun Ce has a long-term plan, and the strategy is not low

Force (A-) Sun Ce was later known as the "Little Overlord of Jiangdong", and his personal strength was not low

General Review (A+) As the founder of Jiangdong Foundation, Sun Ce died young

Alias (title): Sun Bofu

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Occupation: Princes, Commanders

Official position: Capture the general, will be the inspector Taishou

Knight: Marquis Wu

Family background: Yangzhou Sun family

Births and deaths: 175---200

Place of birth: Fuchun, Kure County

Main social relations: father (Sun Jian) brother (Sun Quan Sun Yi)

Major Experiences:

??? Growing up in Yangzhou in 191, the family moved to Jiangdu, Xuzhou after the death of his father Sun Jian

From 191 to 193, he kept filial piety for his father for two years, and after the end of filial piety, he consulted Zhang Hong, a famous scholar, and set a long-term plan "Jiangdu right"

From 193 to 195, he took refuge in Yuan Shu, took back his father's old department of more than 1,000 people, and helped Yuan Shu defeat Lujiang Lukang

From 195 to 200, he swept Jiangdong and independently founded Jiangdong Foundation from Yuan Shu's forces, but was killed by assassination

Summary: The tiger father has no dog son, Sun Ce is worthy of being Sun Jian's eldest son, but like his father, he does not pay attention to his own safety, and his death is regrettable.