Under the circumference of Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing, Sun Hao quickly ascended the throne in Shanyin, Kuaiji County, and changed the year name to Yuanxing. It was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Yuanxing, and it was the fourth year of Xing'an in Wei and the fourth year of Jingyao in Shu.

Sun Hao's ascension to the throne undoubtedly injected a booster into the declining Wu State. Before that, all forces of the Wu State were defeated. Yang Hu's army swept through most of the territory in the Taihu River Basin in just over half a month, and was invincible. Outside of this, the Wu people fled one after another and could not match it.

Wujun is the richest place in the Wu Kingdom. Almost half of the wealthy families gather in Wujun. There are many scholars and wealthy families here. Jiangnan has never experienced wars since the founding of the Eastern Wu Kingdom. Even though the wars in Jingzhou in Huainan have continued, they have never burned to this land in Jiangnan. Therefore, these Jiangnan rich families lived a very comfortable life. Over the past few decades, they have gathered a lot of wealth and lived a luxurious and lewd life.

But with the Wei army crossing the river, the fall of Jianye and the sudden death of the Wu Lord Sun Xiu, the good days of these scholarly families seemed to have come to an end. When the Wei army marched towards Wujun, these scholarly families were worried that they would be liquidated, so they fled one after another.

But where to escape is considered safe? In fact, these scholars were also extremely confused. After the death of the Lord of Wu, Sun Xiu, the entire Wu Kingdom seemed to have lost its backbone. Even if the left and right prime ministers Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing recruited soldiers in Wu County, these scholars also held a cautious and wait-and-see attitude. After all, although Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing were prime ministers, they were just new nobles in the court. They were able to rise to a higher position because of their close relationship with Sun Xiu. In fact, in terms of origin, qualifications, and family background, Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing were really far apart.

Because these scholars looked down on Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing, they only received support from the lower class when recruiting soldiers in Wujun. However, they were treated coldly by the real scholars in Wujun, and many people did not choose to follow them.

But after Sun Hao proclaimed himself emperor, the situation was very different. This is also an important reason why Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing were eager to make Sun Hao the emperor. With Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing's hope, there were not many people who could gather together.

But Sun Hao is different. Although Sun Hao was just an unknown little lord before, his identity was placed there. The legitimate grandson of the great emperor Sun Quan, so the son of the crown prince Sun He inherited the throne, which was just right.

The country cannot be without a king for a day. After Sun Xiu died, the Wu Kingdom had no emperor and fell into a mess. The court and the officials and troops from all over the country fled one after another, but there was no unified destination for escape, and they bumped around like headless flies.

After Sun Hao ascended the throne, the banner of Wu will be erected again. Although the current situation is still quite difficult, at least there is a destination that gathers forces from all parties, giving Wu, which is in turmoil, a temporary respite.

Soon, General Lu Kai, General Wu Chengling, Wan Yu, Censor Ding Gu, General Ding Zhong, General Guanglu Xun Xue Ying, General Pingzhou Governor Zhang Fen, General Jianwei Sun Yan, General Sun Zhen, General Piling Teng Xiu, Chief Censor Guo Bing, General Sanqi Officer He Shao, Prince Yao Xin, Censor Supervisor Lou Xuan, Secretary of the Censor Hu Chong and others continued to rush to Kuaiji from all over the place, and the remnant Wu court headed by Sun Hao finally had some atmosphere and scale.

When Sun Hao ascended the throne, the scene was still very shabby. There were only a few officials who congratulated each other, including Zhang Bu, Puyang Xing, Wu Yan, etc., which was really not good. Since then, old officials have been constantly coming to join us, and the momentum has gradually become bigger.

Sun Hao still regarded Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing as the prime ministers, and was in charge of the government affairs. In order to commend the two of them for their support, Sun Hao also appointed Zhang Bu as the Grand Tutor and Puyang Xing as the Grand Tutor. The military and national power were all given to him. At the same time, he appointed Kuaiji Prefect Wu Yan as the General of the General of the Anti-Armor, Lu Kai as the General of the Army, and Wan Yu as the Situ. Other officials also received rewards. On the surface, although Sun Hao's sparrow in the Wu court was small, he had all five internal organs, and he looked like a new atmosphere.

With the assistance of Zhang Bu, Puyang Xing and others, after Sun Hao took office, he also implemented a series of people-friendly laws, abolished a lot of harsh and miscellaneous taxes, selected talents, and reorganized the army. Sun Hao himself was also extremely diligent and often reviewed memorials until late at night, and received unanimous praise from the ministers and regarded them as the commander, allowing everyone to see the hope of revival.

However, the reconstruction of the Wu court could not affect the development of the war situation in Jiangnan. As the Wei army swept across Wu County and continued to advance southward, the fate of the small Wu court became more tragic.

Yang Hu's central army basically did not encounter any strong resistance in the Taihu River Basin. Wherever he went, the Wu army fled. In less than a month, Yang Hu went south and headed towards Qian Tang.

There is a bay between Wujun and Kuaiji County. This bay is shaped like a huge trumpet, wide on the outside and narrow on the inside. Qian Tang is located at the bottom of the trumpet, and the estuary of Zhejiang's sea entrance has become the throat of Wujun to Kuaiji County.

Obviously, Yang Hu came to attack Qian Tang, the throat of the place where he wanted to march into Kuaiji and destroy the last forces of the remnant Wu. First of all, the Wei army must take down Qian Tang.

For the Wu Kingdom, Qian Tang's gains and losses were major issues related to the life and death of the Wu Kingdom's court, and there was no room for mistakes. After Sun Hao and Zhang Bu and Puyang Xing discussed, they decided to send Lu Kai to Qian Tang's guards, and at the same time appointed Ding Gu as the military supervisor, Xiu Ze, and Gu Rong as the deputy general, leading 30,000 troops, strictly guarding and defending the enemy. They must not let the Wei army cross Zhejiang.

There are indeed few generals who can lead the Wu Kingdom now. The generals such as Lu Kang, Shi Ji and Bu Xie who can count are all in Jingzhou, thousands of mountains and rivers, and are isolated by the Wei army. It is very difficult to convey a message now.

Therefore, only Lu Kai and others could count on. Lu Kai was born in the Lu family in Jiangdong, Lu Xun's nephew, Lu Kang's brother. He was upright, strict and honest. Although Lu Kai was not strictly a military general, he joined the army as a scholar, and made great achievements in many battles.

In this Qian Tang defense battle, Sun Hao really couldn't tell the other great generals. After thinking about it, only Lu Kai could barely take on this position. So Sun Hao issued an edict to Lu Kai, asking him to lead the army to defend Qian Tang and block the Wei army.
Chapter completed!