A Chinese military general and warlord who laid down the foundation of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms In 199, Sun Ce pretended to ally with Liu Xun, the Administrator of Lujiang Commandery, by sending him expensive gifts and showering him with praises. Sun Ce then sought help from Liu Xun in attacking Shangliao County, which Liu Xun had already been eyeing for some time. After Liu Xun's army left, Sun Ce split his army into two groups to attack Lujiang Commandery: Sun Ben led a group to cut off Liu Xun's return route; Sun Ce and Zhou Yu led 20,000 troops to assault Lujiang Commandery's capital, conquered it quickly. When Liu Xun learnt of Sun Ce's attack on Wancheng, he wanted to head back but was cut off by Sun Ben's army. Huang She led 5,000 men and a fleet of ships to help Liu Xun, but the combined forces were defeated and captured by Sun Ce. With the help of several people, Sun Ce managed to lay down the foundation of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.