Chapter 2547: The Seven Kingdoms Truce, Ying Hao Returns
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 the failure of the attack on Chu. Bo Fu 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.
Therefore, 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 know what I'm doing."
Sun Quan couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Since Sun Ce had already surrendered on his own initiative, 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.
The Wu State was far inferior to the Chu State in terms of powerful generals. If Sun Ce, the only war-god-level general, was eliminated, then no one would be able to withstand the Chu State's powerful 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, 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 the decree and appoint the king's brother Sun Ce as Wu's special envoy to Qin." Sun Quan ordered with a smile.
"I obey." Sun Wu said, cupping his fists.
Wu State redeemed Sun Ce with Wan County and six other cities, but 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 had always been the prince before. He would definitely not be willing to lose his position as prince and the throne after just one defeat.
Moreover, 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 came back, even if he would not overthrow Sun Quan, he would definitely seize power with him, including the civil and military officials who were promoted by Sun Ce.
After Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, in order to regain the power in 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 lead them to fight against Sun Quan in order 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 had given 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 recovering 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 bad 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 does 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 returning to China.
In the final analysis, Pang Tong underestimated the dangers of Sun Ce, thinking 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 Sun Ce has become a little discouraged under the continuous blows, so he is willing to give in to Sun Quan.
"This damn 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 is not necessarily a failure. Although Sun Ce has gone to Qin to avoid trouble, he will always come back.
We can completely 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 even with Sun Quan’s sword on his neck, Sun Ce could not resist and let Sun Quan cut him.” Pang Tong said coldly.
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Chang'an. 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.
But after thinking about it again, I couldn't help but admire Sun Ce's broad-mindedness. After all, not everyone can have the consciousness to give up everything for the sake of the overall situation.
Although Ying Hao admired Sun Ce's behavior, he did not completely agree with it, because in his opinion, Sun Ce's consideration of the overall situation was 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 didn't know, how could Ying Hao not know?
Poisoned his biological father, assassinated his biological brother...
For the sake of power, there was nothing Sun Quan would not dare to do. However, a man like him became the King of Wu, so Sun Ce and Sun Wu were destined to trust others.
Unless Sun Ce and Sun Wu can accept the bad things Sun Quan has done, the cracks within the Wu Kingdom 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 when Sun Quan becomes King of Wu will cracks appear within Soochow, giving foreign enemies an opportunity.
If Sun Ce becomes King of Wu, there will be no internal conflicts in Soochow, and 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 and discussing with General Xian, I didn't do anything else," Jia Xu replied.
Qin Wen and Sun Jian were sworn brothers and had exchanged letters for many years. Now that Sun Jian was dead, it was natural that Sun Ce came to Luoyang and visited 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. But he didn't expect that Sun Jian, who had the best health, would kill him instead.
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Qin Wen and Sun Jian became 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 and 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.
As the eldest son of Sun Jian and the eldest brother of Sun Quan, King of Wu, Sun Ce 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's 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, and became obsessed with martial arts practice. Only in this way could he forget the pain in his heart.
After hearing what Sun Ce had done after coming to Luoyang, Ying Hao held his chin with one hand and muttered: "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 initially fought between the Qin and Tang Dynasties over Guanzhong, but it evolved into wars in Liangzhou, Hanzhong, Jingbei, and Lujiang, and finally ended with the 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, 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 were lost, and 10,000 were captured;
The Battle of Longxi in the Qin and Tang Dynasties: 10,000 enemies were killed, 3,000 were lost, 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;
Qin Shu Yang Ping Pass Battle: 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 were lost (including 14,000 surrendered troops). 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, in the Second Battle of Guanzhong, the Qin Dynasty annihilated 50,000 Tang troops and captured 85,000, and its self-loss reached 52,000 (including 30,000 surrendered troops).
After these two battles, the Qin Dynasty 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.
The 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 obtained by Qin this time are not small. The newly acquired territory needs to be digested, the prisoners of war also need to be reorganized, and the lost troops of each army also need to be replenished. This all takes time, so it is natural to recuperate next.
The war was over, so 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.