Foundation of Wu

by PrivateAlienate

Another short 'story', beginning with a short introduction (admittedly quite boring but there to set the scene) and will be building some chapters in the near future so keep an eye out. Any feedback is greatly received so please do review, thanks.

1. Introduction

In the year 184AD, China entered into a time of chaos when the Han dynasty was threatened with revolt. Sun Ce, the eldest son of the warlord Sun Jian, was nine at the time. Sun Jian owned land in the south west under the 'East Wu' banner. When Sun Ce turned sixteen, Sun Jian was killed in an ambush on his way back home from another revolt. Sun Ce then took refuge under Yuan Shu. The next three years were crucial as Yuan Shu made several promises to promote this enthusiastic youth but broke those promises when the relevant times came. Then a war between Yuan Shu and Liu Yao gave Sun Ce his opportunity.

When Sun Ben and Wu Jing couldn't break Liu Yao's defence, Sun Ce requested some troops from Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu accepted, giving him only a handful of troops with the ploy of trying to get Ce killed. However, Ce had already organised more troop gatherings along the way so when he reached Yangtze River, he was able to match his opponents.

After a long and drawn out battle, Ce finally secured the land of Wu. Along with Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu, his strategists, Ce managed to attract many generals during his first battle including the famous Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and Chen Wu.