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In the eleventh year of the reign of Emperor Ling of Han (182 AD), Sun Quan was born in Fuchun County, Wu Commandery.

After his father Sun Jian died in battle, his elder brother Sun Ce, with the support of Zhu Zhi and others, attached himself to Yuan Shu and continued to command the generals and soldiers that Sun Jian had led.

Sun Quan then moved with his elder brother and mother, Lady Wu, to Qu'a (present-day Danyang City, Jiangsu Province) to seek refuge with his maternal uncle, Wu Jing. This occurred in the first year of the Xingping era (194 AD).

Because Sun Ce was constantly on the move, Sun Quan moved with his mother from Qu'a to Liyang (present-day He County, Anhui Province), and later to Fuling (present-day Baizi Village, Chenqian Township, Quanjiao County, Anhui Province).

The following year, Sun Ce raised an army, crossed the Yangtze River, and defeated Liu Yao. Sun Quan and his family were then brought back to Qu'a.

In the first year of Jian'an (196 AD), the fifteen-year-old Sun Quan followed his elder brother Sun Ce in pacifying the counties of Jiangdong and was appointed as the magistrate of Yangxian County (present-day Yixing City, Jiangsu Province).

Zhu Zhi, the prefect of Wu Commandery, recommended him as a filial and incorruptible official, and Yan Xiang, the governor of Yangzhou, recommended him as an outstanding talent. Later, he also served as acting military commander of Fengyi.

In the fourth year of Jian'an (199 AD), Sun Quan followed his elder brother Sun Ce to attack Liu Xun, the governor of Lujiang. After Liu Xun was defeated and fled, Sun Quan marched on Shaxian County (now Jinkou, Jiangxia District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province) to attack Huang Zu and captured the two commanderies of Lujiang and Yuzhang.

In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 AD), Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were locked in a stalemate at Guandu (present-day Zhongmu County, Henan Province), while Sun Ce prepared to secretly attack Xuchang County (present-day Xuchang City, Henan Province).
Before welcoming Emperor Xian of Han, Sun Ce secretly reorganized his army and deployed his generals. However, before the attack could begin, Sun Ce, while out alone, encountered a retainer of Xu Gong, the former governor of Wu Commandery.
He was stabbed by one of his retainers, and his injuries were severe. Therefore, Sun Ce summoned his chief clerk Zhang Zhao and others, explaining that the Central Plains were currently in great chaos.
With the soldiers and people of Wu and Yue, and the natural defenses of the Three Rivers, we can see the outcome of their battle. I also request that Zhang Zhao and others wholeheartedly assist Sun Quan in the future.

Then, Sun Ce summoned his nineteen-year-old younger brother, Sun Quan, and handed him the titles of Prefect of Kuaiji, General Who Subdues Rebels, and Marquis of Wu. That night, Sun Ce died at the age of twenty-six.

After Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan wept bitterly. At Zhang Zhao's urging, Sun Quan immediately changed out of his mourning clothes and rode out to inspect the military camp.

At this time, Sun Quan only controlled Kuaiji, Wu Commandery, Danyang, Yuzhang, and Luling, and the remote and strategically important areas of these five commanderies had not yet been fully submitted to him.

Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, and others recognized the potential for great achievements alongside Sun Quan, and thus willingly served him. Sun Quan treated Zhang Zhao with the respect due to a Grand Tutor and Grand Preceptor.

He appointed Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Lü Fan as generals to command his troops. In addition, he recruited many talented people and hired famous scholars, such as Lu Su and Zhuge Jin, to serve as his advisors.

He dispatched his generals to suppress and pacify the Yue tribes in the mountains, and to punish those who refused to submit. Cao Cao submitted a memorial requesting that Sun Quan be appointed as General Who Subdues the Barbarians, concurrently serving as the Prefect of Kuaiji, and stationed in Wu Commandery.

Because both Sun Quan's father, Sun Jian, and his uncle, Xu Kun, died in battle while attacking Huang Zu, in the eighth year of Jian'an (203 AD), Sun Quan decided to lead his army westward to attack Huang Zu.
They then defeated Huang Zu's navy, but the cities remained unconquered. At this time, the Yue tribes rebelled again. Sun Quan's retreating army passed through Yuzhang.
Lu Fan was dispatched to pacify Poyang, Cheng Pu to attack Le'an, Taishi Ci to take command of Haihun, and Han Dang, Zhou Tai, Lu Meng and others were appointed as magistrates or county heads of those difficult-to-govern counties.

In the twelfth year of Jian'an (207 AD), Sun Quan once again launched a western expedition against Huang Zu, plundering his people before returning. The following year, Sun Quan continued his campaign against Huang Zu.

Huang Zu ordered Commander Chen Jiu to lead the navy to resist, but Commandant Lü Meng defeated Huang Zu's vanguard and personally beheaded Chen Jiu. Ling Tong,

Dong Xi and his men, with all their elite troops, pressed their advantage and attacked the city. Huang Zu, upon hearing that Chen had been killed, abandoned the city and fled. The cavalryman Feng Ze pursued and beheaded him, capturing tens of thousands of Huang Zu's men and women.

In the spring of Jian'an 13 (208 AD), Sun Quan launched a campaign against Jiangxia. In September of the same year, Cao Cao invaded Jingzhou, and Liu Cong surrendered with his troops.
Cao Cao then incorporated Liu Cong's navy, and his combined naval and infantry forces quickly grew to hundreds of thousands. Upon hearing this news, Sun Quan's advisors...
Everyone felt uneasy and worried, and many advised Sun Quan to surrender to Cao Cao. At this time, only Zhou Yu and Lu Su insisted on resisting Cao Cao.

To persuade Sun Quan, Zhou Yu portrayed Cao Cao as a traitor to the Han Dynasty, emphasizing Sun Quan's great talent and the vast territory of Jiangdong inherited from his father and brother.

With his troops strong and well-supplied, now was the time to rid the Han Dynasty of treacherous villains. After listening to Zhou Yu's words, Sun Quan...

He strongly agreed with the idea of ​​confronting the enemy, so he dispatched Zhou Yu with 30,000 elite troops to garrison Xiakou, where he joined forces with Cheng Pu and others to fight against Cao Cao. The two armies clashed at Chibi.

At this time, many of Cao Cao's soldiers were infected with disease. As soon as the battle began, Cao Cao's army was defeated and retreated to Wulin area on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
Zhou Yu and his troops were stationed on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Zhou Yu's general, Huang Gai, argued that given the current situation of being outnumbered and outmatched, a protracted war with Cao Cao's army was unwise.
However, Cao Cao's warships were all lined up end to end, making them vulnerable to fire attack. Therefore, Zhou Yu dispatched dozens of large warships, loaded with firewood.
They poured oil onto the firewood, covered it with a curtain, and planted a flag on it. They then had Huang Gai write a letter to Cao Cao, deceiving him by saying that they were coming to surrender.
They also prepared some light and fast small boats, which were tied to the stern of the large boats, and the fleet sailed forward in sequence.

Cao Cao's officers and soldiers all believed that Huang Gai had come to surrender. Huang Gai then ordered the small boats to be untied and the large boats to be set on fire simultaneously. At that time, the wind was fierce.
The fire spread to the north bank of the river, reaching Cao Cao's army camp. In moments, smoke and flames soared into the sky, and countless Cao Cao soldiers were burned or drowned.
Cao Cao's army was thus completely defeated and retreated to defend Nan Commandery. Liu Bei, Zhou Yu, and others continued to lead their troops in pursuit, while Cao Cao left Cao Ren to lead troops to garrison Jiangling City.

He retreated to the north on his own. Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu then led their troops into Nan Commandery, confronting Cao Ren across the Yangtze River. In the end, Cao Ren had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

In the fourteenth year of Jian'an (209 AD), Zhou Yu and Cao Ren faced off for more than a year, resulting in the deaths of many soldiers. In the end, Cao Ren abandoned the city and fled.

Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu as the Prefect of Nan Commandery. Liu Bei submitted a memorial requesting that Sun Quan be appointed Acting General of Chariots and Cavalry, concurrently serving as Governor of Xu Province. Liu Bei also concurrently served as Governor of Jing Province, stationed at Gong'an.

In the fifteenth year of Jian'an (210 AD), Sun Quan divided Yuzhang Commandery to establish Poyang Commandery and Changsha Commandery to establish Hanchang Commandery, appointing Lu Su as the governor of Hanchang.

They were stationed at Lukou. In 211 AD, Sun Quan moved his capital to Moling. The following year, he built the Stone City and renamed Moling as Jianye. When Eastern Wu heard that Cao Cao was going to invade from the south, they built Ruxu Dock.

In the first month of the eighteenth year of Jian'an (213 AD), Cao Cao led his army to attack Ruxu Fortress, while at the same time worrying that the counties and prefectures north of the Yangtze River would be seized by Sun Quan.

He then ordered the people to migrate inland. Upon learning this, the people panicked, and more than 100,000 households from the Lujiang, Jiujiang, Qichun, and Guangling areas all crossed the Yangtze River eastward.
Having surrendered to Sun Quan, only the city of Wan remained south of Hefei. Sun Quan led his army to meet the enemy, and the two forces were locked in a stalemate for over a month.
Seeing the disciplined and well-organized nature of Sun Quan's army, Cao Cao realized that an attack was hopeless and led his troops in retreat. The following May, Sun Quan launched a campaign against Wan City.

After capturing Wancheng, they took Zhu Guang, the prefect of Lujiang, Dong He, his military advisor, and tens of thousands of men and women from the city prisoner.

In the same year, Liu Bei pacified Shu, and Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin to demand the return of the various counties of Jingzhou from Liu Bei. Not only did Liu Bei refuse to return them, but his subordinate Guan Yu also drove away all the people of Eastern Wu.

Sun Quan was furious when he learned of this, and thus dispatched Lü Meng, along with Xianyu Dan, Xu Zhong, Sun Gui, and others, to lead 20,000 troops to capture the three commanderies of Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang.
Lu Su was dispatched with 10,000 troops to garrison Baqiu to defend against Guan Yu. Sun Quan resided at Lukou, commanding and coordinating the various armies. Upon the arrival of Lü Meng's army, the two commanderies of Changsha and Guiyang surrendered, except for Hao Pu, the prefect of Lingling, who refused to submit. Just then, Liu Bei arrived at Gong'an...
Sun Quan dispatched Guan Yu with 30,000 troops to advance on Yiyang, prompting Sun Quan to recall Lü Meng and others to reinforce Lu Su. Lü Meng then sent envoys to induce Hao Pu to surrender, and Hao Pu surrendered to Eastern Wu.

After obtaining the generals and governors of the three commanderies, Lü Meng led his troops eastward and joined forces with Sun Jiao and Pan Zhang, who were under Lu Su's command, to advance together and fight against Guan Yu in Yiyang.

Before the two sides had even clashed, Cao Cao marched into Hanzhong. Fearing the loss of Yizhou, Liu Bei sent an envoy to Sun Quan to seek peace.

Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin on a return visit, and the two countries renewed their alliance. Jingzhou was then divided equally, with the area east of Changsha, Jiangxia, and Guiyang belonging to Sun Quan.
The area west of Nan Commandery, Lingling, and Wuling came under Liu Bei's control. When Liu Bei returned to Yizhou, Cao Cao had already withdrawn his troops. Sun Quan, after returning from Lukou, then attacked Hefei.

However, failing to capture Hefei, they withdrew their troops eastward. After all the soldiers had set out, Sun Quan, along with Ling Tong, Gan Ning, and others, were ambushed by the Wei general Zhang Liao north of Xiaoyao Ford.

Ling Tong and the others risked their lives to protect Sun Quan, who then rode his steed across the Jin Bridge and escaped.

In the winter of Jian'an 21 (216 AD), Cao Cao stationed himself at Juchao, and then attacked Ruxu Fortress. The following spring,

Sun Quan ordered Commandant Xu Xiang to visit Cao Cao and request surrender. Cao Cao sent an envoy to reply to Sun Quan that he agreed to make peace and vowed to renew the marriage alliance.

In the 24th year of Jian'an (219 AD), Guan Yu, a general under Liu Bei, besieged Cao Ren, a general under Cao Cao, in Xiangyang. Cao Cao dispatched General Yu Jin to provide reinforcements.

Just then, the Han River flooded, and Guan Yu used his navy to capture all 30,000 infantry and cavalry led by Yu Jin, and escorted them to Jiangling.

Only Xiangyang remained unconquered. Sun Quan, inwardly fearing Guan Yu but also wanting to curry favor with Cao Cao by attacking Guan Yu, wrote a letter to Cao Cao.
He requested to serve in the campaign against Guan Yu. Cao Cao, who wanted Guan Yu and Sun Quan to fight each other, ordered the courier service to deliver Sun Quan's letter to Cao Ren.
Cao Ren was instructed to shoot a letter out of the city to Guan Yu with an arrow. Guan Yu hesitated after reading the letter but did not lift the siege. In the intercalary tenth month of the same year, Sun Quan launched a campaign against Guan Yu.
First, Lü Meng was sent to lead an army to attack Gong'an, capturing the Gong'an garrison commander Shi Ren. Lü Meng then led his army to Nan Commandery, where Mi Fang, the Tai Ning of Nan Commandery, surrendered the city.

Lü Meng occupied Jiangling, comforted the elderly, weak, soldiers, and civilians there, and released Yu Jin, who had been imprisoned. Sun Quan ordered Lu Xun to lead another army to attack and capture Yidu Commandery.
After capturing Zigui, Zhijiang, and Yidao, the troops retreated to Yiling and held the pass to defend against the Shu army's attack.

Guan Yu returned his army to Dangyang and retreated westward to defend Maicheng. Sun Quan sent envoys to induce Guan Yu to surrender, but Guan Yu feigned surrender and raised a flag on the city wall.

He used straw figures to deceive Sun Quan, then seized the opportunity to escape. His soldiers scattered, leaving only a dozen or so cavalrymen with him. Sun Quan first sent Zhu Ran...

Pan Zhang intercepted Guan Yu on his inevitable route. In December, Pan Zhang's strategist Ma Zhong captured Guan Yu, his son Guan Ping, and the commander Zhao Lei in Zhangxiang, thus enabling Sun Quan to pacify Jingzhou.

In the 25th year of Jian'an (220 AD), Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, taking the title Emperor Wen of Wei, and changed the era name to Huangchu. In April of the second year of Huangchu (221 AD),

Liu Bei declared himself emperor in Yizhou, adopting the reign title Zhangwu. In the seventh month of the same autumn, Liu Bei personally led a large army to attack Eastern Wu in order to reclaim Jingzhou and avenge Guan Yu.

Sun Quan sent an envoy to sue for peace, but Liu Bei, enraged, refused. Sun Quan then appointed Lu Xun as Grand Commander, granting him the authority to act on behalf of the emperor, and placing him under the command of Zhu Ran and...

Pan Zhang, Song Qian, Han Dang, Xu Sheng, Xianyu Dan, Sun Huan and others led 50,000 troops to resist Liu Bei, and at the same time sent Commandant Zhao Zi as an envoy to the State of Wei.

Wu generals Lu Yi, Li Yi, and Liu A, stationed in the Wuxian and Zigui areas, were defeated by Shu generals Wu Ban and Feng Xi at Wuxian. The Shu army then advanced on Zigui.
He then sent envoys to lure the minority tribes of Wuling into surrendering, granting them official seals and promising them rewards. As a result, the Yi people in various counties and the Wuxi area all rebelled against Wu and surrendered to Shu.

In the first month of spring in the first year of Huangwu (222 AD), Liu Bei led his army back to Zigui, while Generals Wu Ban and Chen Shi led the navy to garrison at Yiling.
They set up camps along both banks of the Yangtze River. General Song Qian and others under Lu Xun attacked five camps of the Shu army, successfully breaching them and killing the Shu army's garrison commander.

In February, Liu Bei led his generals from Zigui to march into Wuxi, while General Huang Quan, the General Who Guards the North, led the armies north of the Yangtze River to fight against the Wu army at Yiling Road.

The Shu army occupied strategic locations separately, setting up more than fifty camps in succession. Lu Xun dispatched appropriate troops to resist each camp based on their importance.

In the sixth month of summer, a yellow haze appeared more than ten li away from Zigui, spanning several tens of zhang in width. At this time, Wu general Lu Xun ordered each soldier to carry a bundle of firewood.
They used fire to breach the Shu army's camp. In an instant, a raging fire broke out, and Lu Xun led his troops in a simultaneous attack, killing the Shu general Zhang Nan.

Feng Xi, along with Hu Wang Shamoke and others, breached over forty of the Shu army's camps. Liu Bei's generals, including Du Lu and Liu Ning, were forced to surrender, having exhausted all other options.
Liu Bei was forced to retreat from Xiaoting back to Zigui, and then by land to Yufu County, which he renamed Yong'an County. Sun Quan dispatched General Li Yi...

Liu A and his men continued their pursuit of the Shu army, which crumbled, suffering tens of thousands of casualties. Liu Bei escaped under cover of darkness, leaving only the people at the post station to carry away the armor and cymbals discarded by the soldiers.

By burning the remains at the pass to block the pursuing troops, Liu Bei was able to escape into Baidi City. The Shu army's ships, weapons, and supplies for its naval and infantry forces were also captured.

Everything was lost in an instant; the soldiers' corpses floated on the water, clogging the river's surface. Sun Quan, upon hearing that Liu Bei was stationed at Baidi City,

Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, Song Qian, and others vied to submit memorials requesting another military campaign to capture Liu Bei. After discussing the matter with Lu Xun, Zhu Ran, and others, Sun Quan decided to withdraw his troops.

An envoy was dispatched to sue for peace. Liu Bei agreed to the peace request and sent Zong Wei, the Grand Master of the Palace, to negotiate, thus ending the Battle of Yiling.

Between the second year of Huangwu (223 AD) and the seventh year of Huangwu (228 AD), Sun Quan devoted himself to eliminating external threats and stabilizing the internal situation.

After Jin Zong, the garrison commander of Xikou, killed General Wang Zhi, he led his troops to flee and surrender to the Wei Kingdom. Subsequently, the Wei Kingdom appointed Jin Zong as the governor of Qichun.

Having repeatedly violated the borders of Wu, Sun Quan ordered General He Qi to lead Mi Fang, Liu Shao, and others to attack Qichun. (End of Chapter)