In the turbulent late years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a heroic general, who became a representative of the late Eastern Han Dynasty with his outstanding military exploits and firm loyalty. He stood true to his beliefs, and no matter what his background, he was always loyal to the Han family and dedicated his life.
He was a model of loyalty in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and he was a hero who made Dong Zhuo fearful and insurmountable by the Jiangdong Tigers. He is Sun Jian.
Today, let's get to know Jiangdong's first tiger, Sun Jian. Sun Jian's character Wentai, originally from Fuchun, Wu County. He claimed to be a descendant of Sun Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period, and although he had a different image from Sun Wu, he was very handsome.
His two sons are also good-looking, especially the eldest son Sun Ce, who can be called a beautiful man. Regarding the background of the Sun family, some people say that they are a small scholar clan who have been officials in Wu for generations, and there are also claims that they are just a local melon seller, and their background is even more grassroots than Liu Bei.
However, the true background of the Sun family is probably no longer known now.
Legend has it that when Sun Jian's mother was pregnant, the ancestral tomb of the Sun family appeared with a strange light, as colorful as a disco ball, and it was also connected to the clouds, and the mist filled the surroundings, attracting people from the vicinity to come and see the wonder.
This smoky and colourful spectacle is considered a symbol of auspiciousness and a sign that future generations of the Sun family will be extraordinary. After Sun Jian was born, his extraordinariness was not shown in the ups and downs of fate, but in his appearance.
His appearance was extremely handsome and distinctive. However, Sun Jian's extraordinaryness is not only reflected in his appearance, but also in his abilities and achievements. As a young man, Sun Jian served as a county official, and at the age of 17, he traveled with his father and took a boat to Qiantang.
Unfortunately, the group encountered pirates on the ship, who were frantically robbing the merchant's belongings and dividing the spoils.
Everyone fled in terror, and the passing ships were so frightened that they stopped sailing, and could only watch from afar. Seeing this situation, Sun Jian knew that if the pirates did not leave, they would not be able to reach their destination.
These people are usually just cowards who just stand and wait to die, how long will this situation last? Sun Jian could no longer sit still, and he told his father that he was confident that he would catch these pirates, and asked him to pass.
However, when his father heard the news, his eyes almost jumped with fright. You know, this group of people is pirates, walking on the tip of a knife all year round, killing people without blinking, what a daredevil, to put forward such an idea!
Therefore, his father was adamantly opposed to his proposal, stating that he would not be able to accomplish such a thing under any circumstances.
Sun Jian turned a deaf ear to his father's advice and was eager to give it a try. With a knife in hand, he hurried to the shore, gesturing as he walked, as if he were the commander of the soldiers, the general who rounded up the pirates.
The pirates panicked and fled for their lives, forgetting even the looted belongings. However, Sun Jian was not satisfied with this, and he pursued the pirates alone, eventually succeeding in killing a group of people.
This feat surprised his father so much that his jaw almost dropped, but it also made Sun Jian famous and was appointed to the rank of lieutenant.
Sun Jian used his extraordinary abilities in officialdom, the most notable of which was his superb martial arts. At that time, there was a man named Xuchang in Huiji, who called himself Emperor Yangming in a small town, and took his son to incite the people and nearby people to rebel, and gathered about 10,000 horses.
For Sun Jian, such an opponent is a piece of cake. As the county commander, he organized more than a thousand people who were good at martial arts, and together with the officers and soldiers, he thwarted Xuchang's conspiracy.
Sun Jian's heroic deeds were reported by the local assassin history, and as a result, he was officially appointed as a county governor by the imperial court.
In his early years, Sun Jian served as a county magistrate in Yandu County, Xuyi County, and Xiapi County, and although the road to promotion was not smooth, he won a good reputation for his generosity, generosity, and chivalrous character.
He treats his subordinates as if he were a relative, and he does his best, and in his ten-year career as a county official, he has accumulated many sincere followers, who have become the cornerstone of the Huaisi Military Group.
In the first year of Zhongping, Sun Jian was twenty-nine years old, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Wei County, swept through eight prefectures with great momentum, leading hundreds of people on the road of uprising.
They burned down the yamen government and killed the local **, which reflected how tormented the people were by the dark politics at that time, and they hated the corrupt bureaucracy. The indiscriminate slaughter of the rebel army made the Eastern Han Dynasty flee in panic, the rulers of the court were also panicked, and even the emperor was frightened, and immediately mobilized all forces to suppress the Yellow Turban Army at all costs.
In the suppression of the Yellow Turban Army, the power of the imperial court was also very strong. Famous generals such as Sun Jian, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao all participated, and they organized armies one after another and led soldiers and horses into battle.
Sun Jian organized a team of more than 1,000 people, placed his family in Shouchun County, Jiujiang County, and then threw himself into the battlefield of suppressing the rebel army without hesitation. His fighting style is fierce, often charging into battle, regardless of life or death.
The rebels surrendered under his attack, saying that they would mend their ways. But even a hero like Sun Jian can't avoid the unexpected. He was dismounted by an arrow during the battle.
It turned out that Sun Jian was knocked out of his horse during the battle, but he did not act immediately, but quietly hid in the grass and waited for an opportunity. On the battlefield, the soldiers came and went, the scene was chaotic, and no one knew Sun Jian's traces.
It wasn't until Sun Jian's war horse suddenly ran back to the barracks and roared at everyone that the soldiers followed the war horse to find Sun Jian, who was lurking. At this time, people realized the importance of having a good horse, which was Sun Jian's right-hand man and deserved his good care.
After recuperating from his wounds in the barracks for a few days, Sun Jian returned to the battlefield in a hurry. His heroic performance was appreciated by Zhu Jun and reported to the imperial court. Therefore, Sun Jian was appointed as the Sima of the other department.
Later, Han Sui and others created a riot in the Liangzhou area, and the imperial court sent Dong Zhuo to investigate. However, Dong Zhuo was arrogant and indifferent to the matter of the requisition, which led to the failure of the requisition.
The imperial court sent Zhang Wen to lead the army into Chang'an, bringing an edict to summon Dong Zhuo. However, Dong Zhuo was delayed, and when he came, he had a cold attitude and seemed insincere. Zhang Wen was dissatisfied with this and criticized Dong Zhuo.
However, Dong Zhuo returned to Zhang Wen with an arrogant and rude attitude. This made Sun Jian very angry, he walked up to Zhang Wen and said to him: "Dong Zhuo is not only not afraid of being punished, but arrogant, according to military law, such behavior should be executed!" ”
Although Zhang Wen wanted to execute Dong Zhuo, he knew that Dong Zhuo's power in Shanxi was very strong, and his subordinates were all fierce beasts. If Dong Zhuo died, these people would be uncontrollable.
Therefore, Zhang Wen said to Sun Jian: "Dong Zhuo has a lot of prestige in the area of Long and Shu, if we kill him now, our westward crusade will lose our support." Hearing Zhang Wen's words, Sun Jian expressed incomprehension and insisted that Zhang Wen should execute Dong Zhuo in order to establish military prestige.
However, Zhang Wen did not accept Sun Jian's suggestion.
Sun Jian's regret is not only known to him. After the imperial court heard that Zhang Wen did not listen to Sun Jian's suggestion, it also deeply regretted. After this incident, the imperial court also named Sun Jian as a councilor.
It didn't take long for Taishi Dong to become a thorn in his head because he had suffered a lot of losses from Sun Jian. In the sixth year of Zhongping, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died, and the general He Jin and the eunuchs died together, leading the wolf into the house and causing Dong Zhuo to enter Beijing.
After Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he abolished the young emperor Liu Wei and established Liu Xie, the king of Chen Liu, as the emperor, and held the power alone, running rampant and domineering in the imperial city, killing people like hemp, and the capital instantly became a hell on earth.
When Sun Jian learned about it, he sighed, if he had followed his advice and killed this fat man, the court would not have ended up in such a field.
Later, in order to fight against Dong Zhuo, many warlords united to form an alliance against Dong. Sun Jian was obligated to devote himself to this battle as soon as possible. He first arrived in Jingzhou and forced Jingzhou to assassinate Shi Wang Rui, and then led his troops to Nanyang and killed Zhang Shi, the Taishou of Nanyang.
Sun Jian was invincible in battle and unbeatable. However, his actions aroused the anger of the nobles in the Kanto region. After Sun Jian met Yuan in Luyang, he decided not to be an enemy of Yuan Shu anymore, because their family background was deep, and Yuan Shu's elder brother Yuan Shao was one of the main figures in the Dong Alliance.
Yuan Shao had the financial resources and power, while Yuan Shu had the talent. The cooperation between the two of them has made the alliance even stronger.
In the winter of the first year of Chuping, after Sun Jian had rectified his military affairs in Luyang, he planned to march to defeat Dong Zhuo. Before leaving, he sent Changshi Gongqiu to lead his troops to the rear to urge the army to supply food. In order to see off the public enemy, Sun Jian deliberately set up a banquet outside the east gate of Luyang City and drank with his subordinates.
In the process, a small episode occurred. Yuan Shu listened to the words of others and almost cut off Sun Jian's military rations. However, this did not affect the relationship between Sun Jian and Yuan Shu.
Sun Jian was fighting outside, while Yuan Shu sat in the rear, transporting supplies, grain and grass for Sun Jian. During this period, the relationship between the two entered the honeymoon period.
After Dong Zhuo learned the news of Sun Jian's troops, he immediately sent Hu Zhen to lead the army to Luyang, and before Sun Jian set off, he took advantage of the gap between him and his subordinates to drink and enjoy the moon, and led the cavalry to raid Sun Jian's stronghold.
Faced with a sudden enemy, Sun Jian immediately organized an army and waited for it. He himself acted unhurriedly, and waited until the enemy army was growing more and more, and then he left his seat, guided the soldiers into the city in an orderly manner, and explained to his generals that he did not get up immediately because he was afraid that the soldiers would be crowded and chaotic and would not be able to enter the city.
Seeing that Sun Jian was calm and neat, Hu Zhen was afraid, and finally withdrew his troops and returned.
In February of the second year of Chuping, Sun Jian led his army to Luoyang, hoping to conquer the city all the way. However, he did not expect to be blocked by Dong Zhuo's subordinate Xu Rong in Liangdong.
In a fierce battle, Xu Rong successfully surrounded Sun Jian's troops, resulting in a great defeat for Sun Jian, who only broke through the encirclement with only a dozen cavalry, and the defeat was extremely disastrous. However, Sun Jian was not discouraged by this, but regrouped and prepared to set off again.
After Dong Zhuo learned of Sun Jian's defeat, he immediately dispatched Xu Rong to participate in the war with Cao Cao. Xu Rong performed well on the battlefield and defeated Cao Cao again. I have to admire Xu Rong's bravery.
Dong Zhuo felt that Sun Jian might not be able to return to the sky, so he sent Hu Zhen and Lu Bu, two cold-faced killers, to try to wipe out Sun Jian. However, Hu Zhen, who led the main battle, was from the Liangzhou group, while Lu Bu was from the Bingzhou group, and the two groups had never been in harmony under Dong Zhuo.
Just before the battle, Hu Zhen also announced that he would kill a high-ranking subordinate in the future, which made many of his subordinates feel unhappy. From the beginning, there were bad intentions, and the final failure was reasonable.
When Hu Zhen led the troops to Guangcheng, it was only a few dozen miles away from Yangren City, and it was getting late.
However, Hu Zhen's subordinates were already at odds with him, and none of them wanted him to win. Especially Lu Bu and others, they wanted to stop Hu Zhen's actions. So, they persuaded Hu Zhen and said, "The enemy troops in Yangren City have fled in fright when they hear that we are coming.
We should go after it immediately, otherwise we will miss the opportunity. Hu Zhen was confused by their remarks and, without much thought, ordered a night of pursuit.
Hu Zhen and the others arrived at the city of Yangren, but found that the city was heavily defended, and it was difficult to sneak attack. The soldiers were hungry and cold due to the long journey, and their morale was low. Lü Bu also spread rumors in the army, claiming that Sun Jian led the soldiers in the city to attack at night.
When the hungry and cold soldiers heard the news, they discarded their armor and fled in all directions, regardless of whether it was true or not. Sun Jian seized this opportunity and led his army out of the city to pursue, completely annihilating Hu Zhen's army, and also beheaded Hu Zhen's subordinate Huaxiong by the way.
The historical "warm wine and slashing Huaxiong" is actually a fiction of the old man Luo Guanzhong, and the real hero is Sun Jian, not Guan Yu. The reason why Sun Jian was able to defeat Huaxiong in this battle was not only due to his own bravery, but also due to Lu Bu's assist.
This victory made Sun Jian famous and his prestige greatly increased. However, this also caused Yuan Shao to worry. He listened to the villain's slanderous rumors, believing that if Sun Jian continued to grow, he would become an uncontrollable threat.
He even felt that if Sun Jian was allowed to develop, it would be like raising a tiger in addition to a wolf.
Yuan Shu's credulity made him lose his judgment and was easily deceived by slander, which eventually led to Sun Jian's grain and grass being cut off. In ancient warfare, grain and grass were crucial, and without enough food and grass, soldiers would lose their combat effectiveness.
Although Sun Jian achieved a certain victory, Yuan Shu's behavior was undoubtedly sending them to death. So, Sun Jian immediately rushed back to Luyang to analyze the situation to Yuan Shu, telling him about his hardships along the way, and neglecting the country's conquest and his own safety.
He stressed that he fought for the country and the generals, but now he is misunderstood and doubted by the generals.
Sun Jian's words made Yuan Shu blush, as if he had done something wrong, and he didn't dare to look directly into Sun Jian's eyes. He felt extremely ashamed and immediately ordered the allocation of military rations for Sun Jian.
After hearing the order, Sun Jian calmly left Yuan Shu's camp and returned to his army. Dong Zhuo began to be in awe of Sun Jian under Sun Jian's two blows.
He recalled Sun Jian's advice when he first met him, and couldn't help but be a little scared. So, he sent his subordinate Li Dao to persuade Sun Jian and proposed to marry Sun Jian in order to win over Sun Jian.
At the same time, Dong Zhuo also used his power to ** Sun Jian to ensure that Sun Jian and his children could prosper in official affairs. However, Sun Jian was not swayed by Dong Zhuo's threats, he insisted on his beliefs and was not moved by power.
Sun Jian has an upright personality and a sense of justice, and resolutely rejected Dong Zhuo's request to marry. He resolutely said that for a rebellious minister and thief like Dong Zhuo, if he was not punished as he deserved, he would not be able to feel at ease.
Dong Zhuo admired Sun Jian's talent and resourcefulness very much, and always hoped to win him over, but Sun Jian always adhered to his principles and was unwilling to be with Dong Zhuo.
Sun Jian pursued Dong Zhuo all the way, not only making him pay a heavy price, but also successfully defeating Lü Bu, and finally obtaining the jade seal of the Han Dynasty in Luoyang City. Although the initiators of the alliance against Dong were the princes and warlords of Yuan Shao and other big families, only Sun Jian and Cao Cao really took action against Dong Zhuo.
Sun Jian pursued Dong Zhuo wholeheartedly, and all other disputes were left behind by him. The other Kwantung warlords, on the other hand, fought for territory and power, and intrigued with each other. And Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who were close to Sun Jian, were actually secretly vying for power and trying to seize power.
In the war against Dong, Sun Jian was the only army that won the most games after confronting Dong Zhuo. Although Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others could not compete with Dong Zhuo, Sun Jian insisted on fighting for a long time.
However, Sun Jian's team became chaotic behind his back, causing him to be unable to win the war. In April of the third year of Chuping, Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to Jingzhou to crusade against Liu Biao.
Liu Biao did not have a famous general under him, so he sent Huang Zu to fight Sun Jian. Between Fancheng and Deng County, the two sides met. Although Huang Zu could not compete head-on with Sun Jian, Sun Jian's army had turned into a true elite after years of fighting, which was the strongest trump card in Yuan Shu's hands.
After Sun Jian defeated Huang Zu, he directly arrived at Liu Biao's gate. However, Liu Biao resolutely closed the door, no matter how Sun Jian surrounded and provoked, he refused to fight. So, Liu Biao took advantage of the darkness to send Huang Zu out of the city, regroup the army, and come back to fight Sun Jian again.
However, the result of World War II was still the defeat of Huang Zu. This time, Sun Jian chased after Huang Zu and chased Huang Zu into a bamboo forest, and finally Huang Zu's men secretly released arrows, and Sun Jian died of arrows.
In this way, a generation of famous generals fell.
Sun Jian's story tells us that no matter how strong an individual is, if there is no good team and leadership, success will become difficult. Even, if there are people in the team who are dragging their feet, it will be very fatal.
Therefore, while we choose the path of life and give full play to our own value, it is also very important to choose a wise and wise boss.