Ambition?
Sun Quan didn't have any ambitions. After millions of Huai troops marched south, Soochow was defeated repeatedly, and Sun Jian died in battle, Sun Quan's ambitions were quickly wiped out.
He did not have such a firm belief. In history, facing the threat of Cao Wei, he once professed his vassalage to the Wei State and was nicknamed the Great Wei King of Wu.
When Liu Bei led his troops to march eastward to avenge Guan Yu, he also shrank a little and wanted to send Sun Shangxiang out to continue suing for peace...
If it's a matter of life and death.
Sun Quan can still bend and stretch.
And his eldest brother Sun Ce is truly a character who would rather bend than bend.
Therefore, Gu Yong tentatively talked about surrender. Although Sun Quan was furious, he was actually not that angry.
I'm still weighing the pros and cons in my mind.
"Yuan Tan's words are not unreasonable, but let's wait until Bo Fu comes back to decide this matter. Whether it's war or peace, I have no objection!"
Zhang Zhao looked a little complicated.
The reason why Gu Yong was willing to surrender was because he was a member of a wealthy family in Soochow. After seeing how dangerous the situation in Soochow was, he finally calmed down and suppressed his anger towards Yuwen Chengdu, Zhang Hao and others. .
Carefully analyze the pros and cons of the situation.
For the sake of the continuation of a wealthy family, under the threat of life and death, it seems that giving up the right to monopolize officials and taxation is not beyond negotiation...
Zhang Zhao, he is not from a wealthy family in Soochow. ,
He is from Guangling, Xuzhou. Historically, he entered Jiangdong to avoid war. In the historical Battle of Chibi, he advocated peace and Zhou Yu took the lead, which seemed to turn him into a capitulationist and a weakling.
In fact, Zhang Zhao is not so weak.
He is not a wealthy family in Soochow, and he does not have such interests in Soochow. If Sun Ce had not sincerely invited him personally, he would not be willing to serve as an official in Soochow.
Because famous people like Zhang Zhao fully recognized the Han Dynasty and orthodoxy.
The Battle of Chibi was when the Han Dynasty led by Cao Cao led an army to march south...Cao Cao represented orthodoxy.
At that time, Sun Ce was dead and Sun Quan was young.
No matter how you look at it, surrendering to the imperial court is the best choice to avoid the annihilation of the clan... Sun Quan finally supported Zhou Yu in the battle, just to realize his ambition, to unify the south and gain respect from the south.
In the world of China.
There is no orthodoxy. The princes all rise up to compete for world supremacy. Zhang Zhao does not have that kind of orthodox plot, so naturally he will not choose to surrender voluntarily when encountering a crisis.
"Let me think about it!"
Sun Quan had a complicated look on his face and did not directly reject the two people's proposal. Anyway, as Zhang Zhao said, just wait until Sun Ce comes back and let him make a decision.
Didn't keep them waiting too long.
A few hours later.
News came from Soochow's sentry outside Suzhou that Sun Ce had led his people back.
Boom!
Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and others came to wait outside the mansion. First there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance, and then the ground shook from far to near, approaching quickly.
Sun Ce, wearing armor and carrying a spear, came like a whirlwind with his cavalry.
These three hundred cavalrymen were the best selected by Sun Ce.
When he went into battle, he often followed Sun Ce into the battle, and he was indomitable in battle.
If Sun Ce had lived a little longer in history, these hundreds of cavalry would have become a special unit in history, just like Sun Quan's Jiefan soldiers.
"Brother!"
After seeing Sun Ce's figure, no matter what he thought in his heart, Sun Quan looked excited and immediately rushed towards him.
"Second brother...Mr. Zibu!"
After Sun Ce rode up to the crowd, he dismounted, greeted Sun Quan, and then bowed respectfully to Zhang Zhao.
"General!"
Gu Yong also came up to salute.
Sun Ce nodded slightly and said to everyone: "Go back home first, and let's talk about it slowly!"
For some reason, after Sun Ce appeared, everyone present seemed to have a backbone. After Sun Ce spoke, everyone responded and followed Sun Ce into the mansion.
Just entered the hall.
Everyone sat down and did not wait for Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao to take the initiative to talk.
Sun Ce glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "I already know the matter. He Ruobi led his army northward and wants to threaten Suzhou behind me..."
"This man is the founding general of the Sui Dynasty. His strength should not be underestimated, but we don't have to worry. With me here, Suzhou will never be captured by the Huai army!"
Sun Ce's voice was low but decisive.
Sun Quan, Zhang Zhao and others immediately became angry.
"Now I give the order, and you all execute it..."
Sun Ce was not polite and immediately ordered Zhang Zhao to count the number of young men in the city, Gu Yong to count the grain and grass, and supervise the construction of equipment and materials to defend the city.
The threat from the Huai army is imminent, so there is no further delay. Adjustments to the city defense must be made as soon as possible.
There was no obstacle to the civil and military forces in Suzhou.
Whenever Sun Ce gave an order, someone would immediately stand up and loudly accept the order, and then turn around to execute it.
The originally slow government system began to run and operate quickly, like a war horse that had been whipped by a whip.
Half an hour later.
Sun Ce stopped giving orders, and only Sun Quan was left in the hall.
When only their brothers were left in the hall.
Sun Ce, who was originally as firm as iron, suddenly lost his momentum. Visible fatigue.
"Second brother, thank you for your hard work these days!"
Sun Ce said proactively.
Sun Quan had a wry smile on his face, but he didn't know how to answer. Is it hard for him? It is indeed hard work, but I have worked hard to do so many things in Suzhou, maintain the overall situation, and rectify the internal situation.
The final result was that Soochow was about to be destroyed. As a result, the so-called hard work is in vain and of no use.
The two brothers had a good relationship.
But in the world of China, there is a slight estrangement between the two sides.
Sun Ce wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with his second brother at this time, but as soon as he said a word, a soldier rushed out from outside, quickly came to the hall, and whispered a few words in his ear.
Sun Ce's expression suddenly changed.
Sun Quan's mental strength was not weak, his ears and eyes were sharp, and he also heard what the soldiers said. His expression was the same as Sun Ce's.
"Wang Jing, King of Huai, personally led his troops southward and is about to approach the outskirts of the city..."
Sun Ce did not dare to neglect and immediately sent people to gather troops.
"Second brother, follow me to the city to see the situation!"
Sun Ce led the people and ran out towards the city wall.
After a while, he and the two brothers Sun Quan arrived at the top of the city. Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong, who were busy, also heard the movement and followed them.
After arriving at the city head.
Sun Ce tightened his grip on the battlement and saw Huai army cavalry appearing in the distance. Several hundred cavalry were guarding a royal flag. A young man in military uniform came to the distance with about 10,000 cavalry.
soon.
The thundering sound of war drums came from the distance again. Under the sunshine, tens of thousands of Huai army soldiers were in full bloom. They formed military formations and kept approaching. There were cavalry on the periphery, constantly strangling the Soochow sentries.
This is the East Route Army led by He Ruobi...
Sun Ce didn't pay attention to He Ruobi's Eastern Route Army, but stared at the man under the king's banner.
This person is Wang Jing, King of Huaihe.
It was also because of the other party that it was difficult for Sun Ce to realize his great ambitions and find it difficult to control himself in the mainland of China...
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