Jiang Gan took Zhou Yu's letter and hurried out of the city without waiting for lunch to come to Xiahou Dun to discuss borrowing food.
When Xu Sheng was sent out of the city, Jiang Qian whispered: "Zhou Lang is arrogant and ignorant of current affairs. Generals must not make mistakes."
Xu Sheng clasped his fists and said, "Sir, don't worry, as long as you get the money, I will be Prime Minister Cao's man."
Jiang Qian secretly despised Xu Sheng, bid farewell to Xu Sheng, and turned back to the Wei camp. Xiahou Dun was already looking forward to seeing him, and hurriedly connected him to the tent.
Seeing Jiang Gan's face, Xiahou Dun was surprised and said: "Is Zhou Lang really willing to surrender?"
Jiang Gan coughed lightly and sighed: "Zhou Gongjin is a loyal minister from Jiangdong and has a proud temperament. How can he surrender so easily?"
Xiahou Dun was greatly disappointed: "Then why does Sir look so perplexed?"
Jiang Qian: "Although I did not persuade Zhou Lang to surrender, I told him to obey the Prime Minister's order and work together to defeat Qi. Jiangdong is already under the Prime Minister's control!"
Xiahou Dun asked: "How to manage the war in Qingzhou?"
Jiang Gan took out Zhou Yu's letter, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "General, there is no need to fight anymore, just prepare 50,000 pieces of grain!"
Xiahou Dun took the letter and looked at it, and saw that it read: "Zhou Yu, the Governor of Eastern Wu, wrote to the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, Meng Degong:
Those who use the bag are responsible for their own affairs. Yu is entrusted with guarding the east of the Yangtze River. How dare he fail to fulfill his responsibilities? Unexpectedly, Liu Qi seeks power, his lord is imprisoned, and Jiangdong is in danger. I heard that the Lord humiliated his ministers and died. Chu Quyuan was buried in the belly of a fish, and Shen Baoxu cried in the Qin court. These are all ancient sages!
Today, the great revenge has not been avenged, so I will keep my integrity for you, protect my relatives, and dedicate my life to avenging this revenge. Fortunately, the Prime Minister took pity on him, and Yu was willing to be the vanguard to avenge Qi's humiliation and regain Jiangdong.
I would like to give in to Qingzhou and only wish to use Guangling as a base and advance with the Prime Minister by land and water. Then we can achieve great success! I wanted to come to my subordinates to obey orders, but I was trapped in an isolated city. The soldiers had no fighting spirit and could not move even an inch. I hope to beg for forgiveness. Now I present the Qingzhou seal and ribbon, and when the Prime Minister's letter arrives, a certain general will lead all the Qingzhou troops out of the city and deliver to General Xiahou.
The book is not finished. When Jiangdong is broken, I will meet the Prime Minister in Jianye and have a drink and talk happily! "
"Hmph, what a loud tone!" Xiahou Dun was very dissatisfied when he saw Zhou Yu calling Cao Cao the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. He said coldly: "Sun Quan is imprisoned and Jiangdong is in chaos. Zhou Lang's son is trying to restore Jiangdong's business?"
Jiang Qian said: "General, please calm down. The reputation of Zhou Lang is the most important. Sun Quan is still here, so he should put his savior first. If he surrenders to the king at this time, his reputation will be ruined. The king pities his talent. If he uses this person as a vanguard, he will not be able to take Jiangdong." No effort.”
Xiahou Dun frowned and said, "I'm afraid that when Zhou Yu reaches Jiangdong, he will return to the mountains like a tiger and no longer be of use to the king."
Jiang Qian tugged at his beard and chuckled: "The general doesn't know something. I have persuaded Xu Sheng to surrender and leave him to lurk around Zhou Yu for the time being. After Liu Qi is defeated, if Xu Sheng is used again, Zhou Lang will be defeated!"
"So that's it!" Xiahou Dun's one eye glowed and he praised: "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Sir's eloquence is unparalleled in Jianghuai. He really deserves his reputation."
Jiang Qian didn't have much sense of accomplishment, and sneered: "Xu Sheng is just a greedy and snobbish person, so what's the point?"
Then he told Xiahou Dun that Zhou Yu had made a drunken mistake and wanted to establish Jiangdong on his own. At that time, Cao Cao could follow the imperial edict to fight against the rebellion and pacify Jiangnan in one fell swoop.
Xiahou Dun read the letter again, convinced, and said anxiously: "Sir, write a letter quickly and send it to Xuzhou."
"Don't worry yet!" General Jiang Gan was short of food in the city. Wu Jun informed Xiahou Dun about the chaos and asked him to allocate 50,000 hu of food for emergency relief.
"This..." Xiahou Dun rolled one of his eyes and said warily: "That Zhou Lang son is full of tricks, could he be deceitful?"
Jiang Qian said displeasedly: "I risked my life to enter the city. Why would the general have any doubts? I have Zhou Yu's letter and the seal of Qingzhou here. The general borrowed food to show his sincerity and also to appease Zhou Lang's heart! If there is no food in the city, what will happen to these few people?" The Japanese soldiers mutinied, or the Wu army risked their lives to fight out. Wouldn't all the previous efforts be wasted? How can the general bear the consequences of missing the king's chance to take Jiangdong?"
Xiahou Dun thought in his mind that he had failed in previous battles and was unable to attack the city recently, so he was worried about Cao Cao's punishment.
This Jiang Gan was personally sent by Cao Cao. If he really misses important events because of this, no matter how close the relationship is, he will not be able to escape military law. Anyway, Jiang Gan borrowed the food and has nothing to do with him.
After pondering for a moment, Xiahou Dun nodded and said: "The grain can be borrowed from Zhou Lang temporarily, but the grain and grass in the army are all registered. Please explain it in the letter, so as not to say that I have withheld money and grain."
"Of course!" Jiang Qian now regarded himself as a hero and asked Xiahou Dun to hurry up and get supplies.
Jiang Qian wrote another letter, telling Cao Cao that Zhou Yu was really dissatisfied with Sun Quan and had already intended to stand on his own. He would surely stand on his own when he arrived in Jiangdong. When people's hearts were in chaos, Xu Sheng would be the internal response, and it would be easy to capture Zhou Yu and take Jiangdong.
After the meal, Xiahou Dun sent people to quickly send the letters from Zhou Yu and Jiang Qian to Xuzhou, waiting for news from Cao Cao. The grain carts and horses were also loaded for Jiang Qian to send into the city.
This time Zhou Yu personally greeted Jiang Gan at the city gate, his eyes narrowed with laughter, and he bowed and said, "If my dear brother hadn't arrived in time, Yu would have died here!"
With his face glowing, Jiang Gan entered the city hand in hand with Zhou Yu. Two rows of soldiers in the city stood solemnly. At Xu Sheng's greeting, they shouted in unison: "Zi Yi Zi Yi, wise and generous!"
Jiang Gan was startled and said in astonishment: "Why is this?"
Zhou Yu said with emotion: "My dear brother, I owe my life to all the soldiers. I feel sorry for my poverty and have no way to repay it, so I have to order him to greet me on the road to show his sincerity."
"It's a small effort, but it doesn't matter!" Jiang Qian hurriedly handed over to everyone, speaking modestly, but with a look of enjoyment.
Zhou Yu held Jiang Qian's arm and walked forward amidst the shouts of the crowd, saying in a low voice: "The soldiers under my command today only know the virtuous brother, but they don't know the Prime Minister Cao."
"How dare you!" Jiang Gan's hands and feet were shaking with excitement. If Zhou Yu hadn't pulled him, he would have felt like he was about to float.
When they arrived at the mansion, Zhou Yu ordered a banquet. One of the jars of old wine had a strong aroma. Zhou Yu said: "This wine was given by Marquis Wu when we went to sea. It has never been opened. Now that I have met a close friend and a benefactor, I should drink it deeply." Fan, you won’t come back until you’re drunk!”
Jiang Qian took a deep sip and felt the mellow aroma. He was full of praise. Xu Sheng stepped forward to pour the wine and drank it in one gulp. He felt his throat and abdomen feel hot. It was very useful in this winter.
After eating three bowls in a row, Jiang Qian felt a little confused. Just as he sat down to prepare some dishes, he heard Zhou Yu loudly say: "Generals, we are all here to toast Mr. Quan Zhan to our rescue today."
"I'll come first!" Xu Sheng was the first to pour the wine and toast to Jiang Gan.
Xu Sheng had to drink the wine, so Jiang Gan drank three more bowls. The other soldiers came forward one after another. In a blink of an eye, more than ten bowls were down, and there were still people lining up behind him. Jiang Gan fell to the ground with a thud.
Zhou Yu waved for everyone to leave and asked Xu Sheng, "Drunk?"
Xu Sheng grinned and said: "This is Han Xinghao's wine. Even the generals would not dare to drink it like this. What's more, the bottom of his bowl is coated with Mongolian sweat medicine?"
Zhou Yu signaled his soldiers to carry Jiang Gan to the back hall. Ding Feng came quickly and laughed and said, "The governor's clever plan, Xiahou Dun sent 50,000 dendrobium grains, all of which are polished rice."
Xu Sheng patted the sword: "Even if he doesn't give it away, he will leave it to us tonight."
Ding Feng cupped his fists and said, "Captain, when will we send out troops?"
Zhou Yu ordered: "Send an order to the entire camp to make food at the third watch tonight, and leave the city at the fourth watch to defeat the Xiahou."
