Vol 2 Chapter 2551: The Seven Kingdoms ceased war and Ying Hao returned to the court
Chapter 2551: Truce between the seven countries, Ying Hao returns to the court
Chapter 2547: Truce between the seven countries, Ying Hao returns to the court
“Brother, has he entered the Qin Dynasty?” Sun Quan asked with a surprised look on his face.
"That's right, Jiangxia was defeated and captured, resulting in a failure in the attack on Chu. Bofu also blamed himself and was too embarrassed to come back to see the king, so he invited himself to Luoyang and returned to the country after Xiang'er got married." Sun Wudao.
"This this…"
Sun Quan suddenly didn’t know what to say.
In order to prevent Sun Ce from returning to the country and posing a threat to him, he had made all preparations. However, Sun Ce chose not to come back, which made him feel like he was punched in the cotton wool.
Sun Ce took the initiative to ask for orders to join the Qin Dynasty, which was naturally a good thing for Sun Quan. After all, it would be at least a year before his sister got married, and Sun Ce would not be able to threaten him even if he came back.
So, Sun Ce's act of avoidance was tantamount to not making any resistance, taking the initiative to give up the power of Soochow to Sun Quan, surrendering to Sun Quan and recognizing his status as King of Wu.
“Brother, you are wise.”
Sun Quan couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Since Sun Ce had already surrendered, he naturally couldn't hold on to him. After all, Sun Ce was the only god-of-war general in the Wu Kingdom.
In addition to Wuzhiqi and Chongheihu, the Chu State also had many fierce generals such as Ma Yuan, Fan Kuai, and Wei Wentong.
Wu is already far behind Chu in terms of strong generals. If Sun Ce, the only war-god-level general, is eliminated, then no one will really be able to withstand Chu's generals.
Therefore, Sun Quan did not want to get rid of Sun Ce unless it was absolutely necessary, but if Sun Ce threatened his status, then he would have no choice but to reluctantly get rid of his brother.
But now that Sun Ce has surrendered, it will no longer be possible to threaten him in the future, so Sun Quan can still tolerate Sun Ce.
“Pass an edict to appoint the king’s brother Sun Ce as Wu’s special envoy to Qin.” Sun Quan ordered with a smile.
“I obey the order,” Sun Wu said, cupping his fists.
Wu State redeemed Sun Ce with six cities including Wan County. However, Sun Ce did not return to the country after he was released. Instead, he took the initiative to ask for orders and went to Daqin.
After this incident was reported back to the State of Wu, it caused a great sensation in both the government and the public of the State of Wu.
After Sun Jian's death, although the autopsy found no problems, it was a bit strange that a good person suddenly disappeared.
Sun Ce has always been the prince before. After losing just one battle, he lost his position as prince and the throne. He would definitely not be willing to accept it.
And Sun Ce is known as the Little Overlord of Jiangdong. From this nickname, we can see his domineering personality. It is obviously difficult for him to win the hearts of the people.
Therefore, many people in the Wu Kingdom felt that after Sun Ce returned, even if he would not overthrow Sun Quan, he would definitely seize power from him, which naturally included the civil and military officials promoted by Sun Ce.
After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, in order to take the rights into his own hands, he mainly suppressed the courtiers of Sun Ce's line, and this naturally caused dissatisfaction among many people.
Sun Ce’s old subordinates were all waiting for Sun Ce to come back, and then led them to fight against Sun Quan to maintain their own power. However, they did not expect that Sun Ce himself would become a deserter before the battle was fought. Naturally, many people were disappointed with Sun Ce.
Sun Ce himself gave up, so the civil and military officials of Sun Ce's line naturally had nothing to hold on to. Many people took the initiative to move closer to Sun Quan, which also caused Sun Quan's power to expand unprecedentedly.
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Chu State, Changsha.
After taking back the six lost cities in Wan County, Liu Xiu immediately returned to Changsha. After all, Jiaozhou had just been divided into two. He needed to appoint the governor of Guangzhou, the governors of various counties, and a lot of officials.
Not long after Liu Xiu returned to Changsha, Pang Tong also returned with him and brought back the worst news.
"What? Sun Ce did not return to Soochow, but entered Qin instead?"
Liu Xiu's face was full of disbelief. After all, if Sun Ce did not return to the country at this time, he would be voluntarily surrendering his domestic rights to Sun Quan and surrendering to Sun Quan.
"Lord, I couldn't believe it at the beginning. How could the arrogant and domineering Sun Ce make such a decision to cut off his own arm? But we all underestimated Sun Ce's ambition. He has the consciousness to sacrifice personal achievements." Pang Tong said with a wry smile. .
Why did he support the release of Sun Ce? It is not certain that after Sun Ce returns, he will definitely come into conflict with Sun Quan, which will eventually intensify the process of civil strife in Wu.
But he never expected that under Sun Wu's lobbying, Sun Ce would voluntarily give up and return home.
In the final analysis, Pang Tong underestimated the dangers of Sun Ce and believed that Sun Ce was as selfish as Sun Quan and would never sacrifice his own small gains for the sake of high-sounding righteousness.
But in fact, Sun Ce and Sun Quan have completely opposite personalities. He can sacrifice his ego to fulfill Soochow.
Of course, the main reason is that under the continuous blows, Sun Ce is now a little discouraged, so he is willing to give in to Sun Quan.
“This **** Sun Wu actually persuaded Sun Ce to give up fighting for power and take the initiative to go to Qin to avoid trouble. Now there is no obstacle for Sun Quan to take power, and our plan has failed.”
Liu Xiu gritted his teeth and said that he didn't know how many times his plan had been ruined by Sun Wu.
“My lord, it’s not necessarily a failure. Although Sun Ce has gone to Qin to avoid trouble, he will always come back.
We can make plans in advance and wait for Sun Ce to return to Soochow before provoking a conflict between him and Sun Quan.
I don’t believe that Sun Ce could still let Sun Quan chop him without resisting when Sun Quan’s sword was placed on his neck. Pang Tong said coldly.
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Changan. Weiyang Palace.
"What? After Sun Ce was released, he did not return to Soochow, but came to Daqin instead?" When Ying Hao learned about this, he was also surprised. After all, this was not in line with Sun Ce's character.
After thinking about it again, I couldn't help but admire Sun Ce's broadmindedness. After all, not everyone can have the consciousness to give up everything for the sake of the overall situation.
Although Ying Hao admires Sun Ce's behavior, he does not completely agree with it, because in his opinion, Sun Ce's consideration of the overall situation is actually more of an escape.
Jiangxia was defeated and captured, resulting in the failure of the attack on Chu, Sun Jian's death, and the loss of the throne. All of this dealt a huge blow to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce himself didn't know what to do, and he didn't have the shame to return to Jiangdong to face his lover. In addition, his younger brother Sun Quan had become the king of Wu and began to take power, so he simply entrusted all the important responsibilities of the country to Sun Quan, but Sun Quan obviously Not someone worthy of Sun Ce's trust.
Sun Ce didn't know how many dirty things Sun Quan had done secretly. Even if he had some suspicions in his heart, there was no definite evidence, so he chose to give in and surrender.
Sun Wu wanted to avoid the civil war in Soochow and also to save Sun Ce's life, so he urged Sun Ce to join the Qin Dynasty.
Sun Ce and Sun Wu don’t know, how can Ying Hao not know?
Poisoned his biological father, assassinated his biological brother...
There is nothing that Sun Quan would not dare to do for the sake of power, but it happened that a man like him became the King of Wu, so Sun Ce and Sun Wu were destined to trust the wrong people.
Unless Sun Ce and Sun Wu can accept the bad things Sun Quan has done, the rifts within Wu can be eliminated, but this is absolutely impossible.
Although Ying Hao knew this well, he did not have any evidence. Even if he had, he would not remind Sun Ce.
After all, the internal strife in Soochow has nothing to do with Da Qin. The more fierce the internal strife in Soochow is, the easier it will be for Da Qin to unify.
It is precisely because of this that Da Qin supported Sun Quan in ascending to the throne of Wu King.
After all, only if Sun Quan becomes King of Wu will cracks appear within Soochow, giving foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage of it.
If Sun Ce becomes King of Wu, there will be no internal conflicts in Soochow, but they will be unanimous in dealing with the outside world, which will become a major obstacle to the unification of Qin.
“What did Sun Ce do after he came to Luoyang?” Ying Hao asked.
"Apart from visiting the Supreme Emperor, I just discussed with the generals and did nothing else," Jia Xu replied.
Qin Wen and Sun Jian are sworn brothers and have exchanged letters for many years. Now that Sun Jian is dead, it is reasonable for Sun Ce to come to Luoyang and visit Qin Wen first.
After learning the news of Sun Jian's death, Qin Wen was speechless for a long time. After all, he was in the worst health among the three brothers, but Sun Jian was in the best health. Unexpectedly, Sun Jian, who had the best health, died of him. Front.
Qin Wen and Sun Jian were sworn friends. Although it was for profit reasons, they still accumulated a lot of affection over the years. Naturally, they treated Sun Ce as their nephew.
Now that Sun Jian is dead, his eldest son Sun Ce has come to Da Qin to avoid trouble. Qin Wen naturally wants to ensure Sun Ce's safety in Da Qin.
Sun Ce, as the eldest son of Sun Jian and the eldest brother of Sun Quan, King of Wu, still has a lot of interests to explore.
But Qin Wen's attitude stopped many people in Da Qin who were planning to use Sun Ce to make a fuss. After all, with the protection of the Supreme Emperor, it was hard for them to plot against Sun Ce openly.
As for Lu Bu, he was Sun Ce's master. Sun Ce learned all of "The Thirteen Styles of Overlord" and "The Overlord Halberd" from Lu Bu.
After Sun Ce came to Luoyang, in addition to visiting Qin Wen every now and then, he also asked his master Lu Bu for advice on halberd skills. He was addicted to martial arts practice and could not extricate himself. Only in this way could he forget the pain in his heart.
After Ying Hao heard what Sun Ce did after coming to Luoyang, he held his chin with one hand and said in deep thought: "Is he really giving up the throne and preparing to specialize in martial arts?"
Ying Hao didn’t care much about Sun Ce’s thoughts.
However, with the peace talks between Chu and Wu ending the war, the great melee between Qin and Tang, which involved the six kingdoms of Shu, Chu, Sui, Wei, Song and Wu, finally came to an end.
This battle was originally fought between Qin and Tang Dynasty over Guanzhong, but it evolved into Liangzhou, Hanzhong, Jingbei, and Lujiang. War broke out in many places, and finally ended with Qin's overall victory.
【Ding dong, the ‘Seven Kingdoms War’ is over and the inventory begins…
The ‘Seven Kingdoms War’ lasted for two and a half months in total, starting from Qin’s dispatch of troops to Longxi and ending with the peace talks between Chu and Wu, including:
The Battle of Liangzhou in the Qin and Sui Dynasties: 30,000 enemies were killed, 10,000 self-inflicted losses were taken, and 10,000 were captured;
The Battle of Longxi in the Qin and Tang Dynasties: 10,000 enemies were killed, 3,000 were damaged, and 15,000 were captured;
The Battle of Shangyong between Qin and Shu: 16,000 enemies were killed, 8,000 were lost, and 14,000 were captured;
The Battle of Xiangyang between Qin and Chu: 30,000 enemies were killed, 8,000 were lost, and 15,000 were captured;
The Battle of Pingguan in Shuyang, Qin Dynasty: Killed 8,000 enemies and suffered 10,000 self-loss;
The Battle of Zhangling in Qin, Wei, Song and Chu: Killed 2,000 enemies and suffered 200 losses;
According to statistics, in the "Six-Nation War", a total of 96,000 enemies were wiped out, 54,000 were captured, and 39,000 self-losses were lost (14,000 of which were surrendered). After deducting casualties, a total of 1,010 summoning points were awarded.
The current host currently has a total of 8965 summoning points. 】
In the Six Kingdoms War, although the Qin Dynasty annihilated the four kingdoms of Tang, Shu, Chu and Sui, with a total of 150,000 troops, it also lost nearly 40,000 troops (of which 14,000 surrendered).
In addition to the Second Battle of Guanzhong, the Qin Dynasty annihilated 50,000 Tang troops and captured 85,000 prisoners. Its own losses also reached 52,000 (including 30,000 surrendered troops).
After these two battles, Da Qin lost a total of more than 90,000 troops. Although the surrender alone accounted for nearly half of them, it still sacrificed 45,000 main troops.
This is not a small number. The pension alone is a huge amount of mathematics.
Before the war, Qin's goal was only to capture Guanzhong, but now it has continuously captured Guanzhong, and also occupied three counties in Longxi, two counties in Shangyong, and one and a half counties in Liangzhou, exceeding the pre-war target.
As for other countries: Shu occupied Hanzhong County.
Wei and Song Dynasties received a lot of food, grass and commissions from sending troops.
The four kingdoms of Qin, Shu, Wei and Song all benefited, but only the four kingdoms of Tang, Sui, Chu and Wu suffered heavy losses, and the Tang State was directly destroyed.
The benefits that Qin has gained this time are not small. The newly acquired territory needs to be digested, the prisoners of war need to be reorganized, and the lost troops of each army also need to be replenished. And this all takes time, so it is natural to rest and recuperate next.
The war was over, and Ying Hao naturally no longer had to sit in Chang'an, so he immediately decided to return to the imperial capital. After all, there were still many things to deal with after returning.
(End of this chapter)