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In 241, Sun Quan would launch the last major assault against Wei of his reign, in light of Cao Rui's death in 239, but he rejected a strategy offered by Yin Zha (殷札) to attack Wei in coordinated effort with Shu on four different fronts, and the campaign ended in failure as well.

At first, the major four separate attacks was quite successful. In the fourth month [April 28 – May 27],

In the middle of this campaign [during the fifth month, June 26 – July 25], the crown prince Sun Deng died^[5]. This disaster was further affecting cause stress to Sun Quan which left open the issue of succession and appeared to mark the start of a precipitous decline in Sun Quan's mental health. In 242, he appointed his son Sun He, born to Consort Wang, crown prince

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