Yuan Shu handed over more than one thousand military forces to Sun Ce, but Sun Ce was not allowed to leave. Instead, he played tricks and held Sun Ce firmly in his hand.
At that time, the court sent Qiu to Guandong to appease the princes. Ma Ridi came to Yuan Shu's territory and began to recruit wise men, hoping that these people could be used by the court. I heard that Sun Ce was a famous hero in Jiangdong, and Ma Ridi called Sun Ce Huai Bei a captain. Seeing that all the representatives of the imperial court used Sun Ce in this way, Yuan Shu naturally expressed it, so he promised to let Sun Ce be the satrap of Jiujiang County under his command. But after Ma Ridi left Shouchun, Yuan Shu turned against others and made his confidant Chen Ji the satrap of Jiujiang. Sun Ce was very annoyed.
Yuan Shu doesn't trust Sun Ce and doesn't want to give Sun Ce real power. In Sun Ce's army, he also placed more spies to understand Sun Ce's movements. Once Sun Ce intends to leave, Yuan Shu may get there first. Sun Ce learned that one of his knights might be a spy in Yuan Shu, so he deliberately found someone to accuse and arrested the knight. The knight hurriedly fled to Yuan Shu's mansion. Sun Ce went to Yuan Shujia without hesitation, caught the knight in the stable and killed him in public. Yuan Shu was naturally very angry, but when Sun Ce came to confess his sins, Yuan Shu had a bad attack. Sun Ce, after all, is to punish his soldiers who violate military discipline. If he intervenes, won't it prove that there is a ghost in his heart? Yuan Shu can only say, forget it, military rebellion is very common these days, and everyone hates it. You don't have to apologize. This matter is over. But Sun Ce was more wary of Yuan Shu and tried every means to find an opportunity to leave Yuan Shu.
Finally, the opportunity came.
At that time, Yuan Shu and Xuzhou secretariat Tao Qian had a bad relationship and attacked each other. In order to prepare for the war, they asked Lu Kang, the satrap of Lujiang, to pay1500,000 Jin of grain. Lu Kang and Yuan Shu have a flat relationship and naturally refuse to give it. Yuan Shu was very angry and wanted to send someone to attack Lu Kang. But who will be sent? Yuan Shu's men are General Ji Ling, who wants to lead the way to Xuzhou. He has no time to do this little thing. However, the level of other generals is not good, so I thought of Sun Ce. But Yuan Shu doesn't trust Sun Ce to lead troops alone. What if Sun Ce goes out and leaves? Sun Ce told Yuan Shu that I hate Lu Kang, too.
It turned out that when Sun Ce visited Lu Kang, Lu Kang saw that Sun Ce was young, so he sent his main book (office director) to meet Sun Ce. Yuan Shu was very angry when he saw Sun Ce. He was relieved and said that once he attacked Lujiang County, my good nephew would be the prefect. Sun Ce went out with a grain of salt.
Sun Ce was very brave, and soon broke the Lujiang River. When the army came back, Yuan Shu appointed his confidant Liu Xun as the satrap of Lujiang. Sun Ce was completely disappointed in Yuan Shu this time.
At that time, the court sent Liu You as the secretariat of Yangzhou. Yangzhou was originally in Shouchun, but Shouchun was occupied by Yuan Shu for many years and could not go. At that time, Sun Ce's uncle, Jason Wu, served as Danyang satrap and was stationed in Qu. Although Jason Wu was an official appointed by Yuan Shu, he was very polite to Liu You and invited Liu You to stay in China. Lu You was a famous person in the late Han Dynasty. He is not only proficient in Confucianism, but also a good cook who manages the people and the army. Soon, Lu You's men gathered a team. Seeing that the time was ripe, Liu You kicked Jason Wu out of Qua in the name that Jason Wu was not officially appointed by the court.
Jason Wu was very angry and had to retreat to Liyang County. Yuan Shu was even more furious. His territory was occupied by others. So Yuan Shu removed Jason Wu from the position of the satrap, and let Jason Wu and Sun Ben (Sun Ce's cousin) lead an army to attack Liu You. But Liu You is a big fellow, hand-picked by the emperor, and I am also quite talented. His generals Zhang Ying and Fan Neng are both mediocre, while Jason Wu and Sun Ben have been fighting for more than a year. Liu You's territory is not extinct, but getting bigger and bigger.
Therefore, the elimination of Lu You has become the second biggest problem in Yuan Shu. What shall we do? Yuan Shu reasoned that we could only send Sun Ce to send troops. And Sun Ce also offered to help his uncle Jason Wu pacify Lu You. And he said, you don't need many horses, take my father Sun Jian's one thousand horses. Sun Ce's reasons seem very good. Sun Ce said that his hometown is Wu Jun, and his father has a high reputation there. As long as he can cross the river and raise the banner, he can assemble 30 thousand troops at will. Once Lu You was pacified, he would surely lead 30,000 people back to help Yuan Shu pacify the world and help the Han Dynasty.
Hearing this, Yuan Shu was very tempted. Of course, it is the slogan to help the Han Dynasty. Yuan Shu's heart has always planned to be emperor. If you can get the support of Sun Ce, a member of the Iliad, you can get back 30,000 yuan if you invest 1,000 yuan, which is really cost-effective. Plus Sun Ce once helped him pacify Lujiang, which made great contributions. Now people say that they will help their uncle and help themselves. There is no reason to refuse. There are heroes in Jiangdong, not only Liu You who is Qu, but also Wang Lang who is Huiji. Mountain thieves in Wu Jun are also a headache. Sun Ce may not succeed, so it is better to accommodate them.
So, Sun Ce finally had a chance to leave Yuan Shu and go to Jiangdong.
In order to win over Sun Ce, Yuan Shu asked Sun Ce to be the captain and acted as the agent for General Qu Kou, but he never gave more to our army. At that time, there were only a thousand infantry and a dozen war horses. But the 1,000 people left by Sun Jian are mostly battle-hardened veterans. Some old generals under Sun Jian, such as Cheng Pu and Huang Gai, are even more famous in Jiangdong. Sun Ce, these 1,000 people are by no means simple. Saying in Jiangdong brand is really big, plus the news of Sun Ce's attack on Lujiang spread far and wide, as well as those ministries and commissions calling friends, from Shouchun to Liyang City where Jason Wu is stationed, and there are five or six thousand troops in Sun Ce.
Just at this time, Sun Ce's young friend Zhou Yu's uncle was appointed as Danyang Prefecture by Yuan Shu. Zhou Yu asked his uncle to lead three thousand soldiers and horses to help Sun Ce and supply Sun Ce with food and military expenses. Sun Ce was overjoyed and said, "I am noble and harmonious!" If we can get the support of the Zhou family, it will be much smoother to pacify Jiangdong.
Sun Ce is really capable. He sent troops to attack Liu You's fortress Hengjiang. Wu Jing hasn't had an attack for more than a year. After Sun Ce, he won it in a few days, while the generals Neng Fan and Brinton both ran away. After winning the first battle, Sun Ce pursued the victory and fought along the river. It can be said that she is invincible and invincible, and no one can beat her. At first, when Jiangdong people heard that Sun Ce was coming, they were all fat. Officials from all over the country abandoned the city and fled, and wealthy families took their belongings and hid in the mountains. But after Sun Ce arrived, it was forbidden for the soldiers to plunder, and one chicken, one dog and one dish among the people could not be touched. Ordinary people have never seen such strict military discipline and such a good army for ordinary people. As a result, all the fugitives came back, and some poor people took the initiative to join Sun Ce's army. In addition, Sun Ce was very polite to the literati. Even if others have different opinions, they can accept them humbly and give each other a suitable position. Therefore, from ordinary people to the intelligentsia, Sun Ce is welcome. Anyone who has seen Sun Ce is willing to play for Sun Ce.
Sun Ce concentrated on attacking Niuzhuying in Luyou, and Neng Fan and Brinton retreated again, so Sun Ce got a lot of hay and siege equipment accumulated by Luyou for several years.
At that time, in addition to Liu You's influence, there were two forces on both sides of the Yangtze River. One is Li Xue, the former Pengcheng country. Xuzhou went out of Pengcheng and occupied Moling (Nanjing). The other is the original Xiapi country, pursued by Tao Qian, leaving Xuzhou and stationed in the south of Moling. If you want to completely break Liu You, you must cut off Liu You's right-hand man. Moling city wall is high and thick, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Sun Ce started in Rong Rong, which is stationed outside the city. Yu Rong didn't believe Sun Ce's departure at first, and led the army to battle. As a result, many people were killed by Sun Ce, so Yu Rong was too scared to go back to the village in the city and didn't dare to show up. Seeing that Yan Rong didn't have the courage to send troops, Sun Ce didn't stay much, and immediately led his troops to attack Li Xue of Moling. Betty thinks that Rong Rong has been defeated, so he dare not go to war. He led some soldiers to escape with a lot of money.
At that time, Neng Fan and Brinton, defeated by Lu You, led an army to counterattack Niuzhu Camp in Sun Ce. Originally, two people thought that Sun Ce would rest for a few days when he arrived in Moling. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce immediately turned around and attacked Niuzhu, and breached Neng Fan and Brinton, which not only defeated his army, but also captured many dependents of Lu You's subordinates. Then, Sun Ce went out to attack Rong Rong. Sasakawa knew that Liu You and Li Xue had been defeated, and there was no retreat, and they fought to the death. Sun Ce was shot by a flowing arrow, and the morale was in chaos at that time. Sun Ce said to the people, don't panic, you can play along and tell Yu Rong that he was killed by an arrow. In that case, Yu Rong will be careless. Sun Ce deliberately released some prisoners and told Sasakawa the news. After hearing this, Sasakawa Rong was very happy and led an army to rob Sun Ce's camp. The result was ambushed by Sun Ce and was defeated. After two defeats, Rong Rong never showed up again and persisted. Sun Ce didn't have much food and grass, but he couldn't afford it, so he immediately led an army to attack other troops of Lu You. After a month or two, all the places were settled. Lu You and Sasakawa had no chance of winning, so they had to lead the army to escape.
Sun Ce ordered that soldiers such as Lu You and Sasakawa should be innocent as long as they surrender. Those who like to join the army are exempt from tax as long as there is a soldier at home; Don't be forced if you don't want to be a soldier. Hearing Sun Ce's tolerant orders, the people and officials were relieved.
So, within ten days, countless people poured into the army from all over the country, and Sun Ce really recruited twenty thousand soldiers and thousands of war horses.
In just a few months, Sun Ce attacked Luyou and occupied Moling, Qua and the important towns east of the Megatron Yangtze River.