In late July, the sun was blazing in Huainan.
Jiang Ji followed the agreement in the letter and came to the plains west of Shishui to wait. Zhang Liao was worried that he had made a mistake and led three thousand troops to accompany him.
At midnight in the morning, Sun Quan's warship left Chao Lake and sailed into the end of Shishui. He saw thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in the west from a distance. Cao's army left sufficient land to land as agreed.
"My lord, why do you need to meet Jiang Ji when he is so cunning and cunning?" Ruxu defender Xu Sheng asked in confusion.
Sun Quan's face turned dark when he heard this. While Zhou Yu was besieging Xiangyang, Sun Quan took the remaining elite troops from Jiangdong and sent troops to Hefei for the first time.
At that time, Hefei was under siege and needed to be rescued. Cao Cao could not spare any extra troops, so he asked his general Zhang Xi to lead a thousand troops to rescue him. At that time, Yangzhou Biejia cleverly used the trick of suspicious soldiers and deliberately sent three envoys with letters to Hefei to spread the news. , falsely reported that Zhang Xi had led an army of 40,000 to Yulou, and that Cao Cao's main force would arrive one after another. The false letters from two of the envoys were intercepted by Jiangdong soldiers and horses.
When Sun Quan first led the troops, he did not know what the plan was. He retreated hastily without discerning the lies, leaving Zhou Yu on the western front to fight deep into Xiangyang alone. This also made Jiangdong the least profitable after the Battle of Chibi, and the spoils Liu Bei sent to Xinye could not be defended.
"This moment, that moment. This is Jiang Ji's personal letter, what's the big deal after seeing it?" Sun Quan frowned.
The general of the army, Ruxu, was supervising Zhou Tai. Seeing that Xu Sheng was refusing to open the pot, he quickly changed the subject and said, "My lord, although Jiang Ji has left the landing position as agreed, it is hard to say that the other side will not launch a surprise attack. The general suggested First send someone to explore the truth, and then we will make calculations."
"Youping is right, who wants to get off the ship to explore?" Sun Quan looked around at the generals on the deck.
Seeing this, Zhou Tai winked at his subordinate Xu Sheng, meaning you didn't put out the fire you lit?
Xu Sheng clasped his fists in understanding and said, "My lord, I am willing to go."
"Go." Sun Quan replied calmly.
Xu Sheng, with a dozen of his followers, bravely went to explore in the direction of Jiang Ji, but they suddenly ran in the direction of Shi Shui when they were halfway there. This strange scene made Jiang Ji and Zhang Liao very puzzled.
"General Zhang, what do Jiang Dongbing mean?" Jiang Ji looked confused.
Zhang Liao shook his head and expressed confusion: "I don't know. Jiangdong rats do things unexpectedly. Sir, you should wait and see what happens."
Xu Sheng's men suddenly ran away, Cao Jun remained motionless, and the Jiangdong generals on the warship all had question marks on their faces.
Zhou Tai came to the side of the boat and shouted towards the shore: "Wen Xiang, why are you panicking?"
Xu Sheng stood there and swallowed, then breathlessly replied: "Zhang...Zhang Liao's flag...beware of fraud..."
"Lord, what do you think?" Zhou Tai turned around and asked for instructions.
Because of the last famous battle in Hefei, Zhang Liao's name currently has the effect of quelling the cries in Jiangdong. Eight hundred people have the strength to defeat one hundred thousand people. Now what about the three thousand people not far away?
At this time, no one tried to persuade Sun Quan. When he was embarrassed, everyone was embarrassed together, but in the end it was the lord who took the blame, so the pressure still came to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan was now at a loss. The total force he brought this time was less than 100,000. He had no confidence in defeating Zhang Liao, but he was unwilling to leave in despair.
When Sun Quan was hesitating, Hu Zong, the right commander of the Jiefan Guards, said: "Jiang Ji is no more than a subordinate of Cao Cao. You are the lord of Jiangdong, how can you commit yourself to come here in person? Since Jiang Ji has written to ask for an audience, he should be with us." Lord, why don’t you let him come and see you?”
"Wei Ze is right, but if the other party doesn't come, what can he do?" Sun Quan asked.
"If he is cowardly and refuses to come, we can just ignore him and leave, and we can lead the troops to fight in the future." Hu Zong replied.
Sun Quan stroked his green beard and affirmed: "Just what Yi Wei said, Youping, did you hear it?"
Zhou Tai nodded, and then told Xu Sheng on the bank: "Wen Xiang, go there again and ask Jiang Ji to meet him at Shishui."
Xu Sheng's eyes widened, wondering who would be so stupid as to come here to die. He couldn't help but ask: "Yes... I'm afraid the other party won't come, right?"
"This is the Lord's order, carry out the order." Zhou Tai raised his voice.
"Wei." Xu Sheng could only bite the bullet and move forward.
Xu Sheng and his entourage turned back again. When they were about to reach the front of Cao's army, they met the scouts sent by Zhang Liao to greet them, and Sun Quan's message was conveyed back.
After hearing this, Zhang Liao smiled bitterly: "I know that Jiangdong is full of rats, but I didn't expect him to act like this. He wants to lure you forward, and either kill or capture you, so that we don't fall into his trap."
Jiang Ji frowned and said solemnly: "Sun Quan's courage is a bit weak, but as the lord of Jiangdong, he will not do such a despicable thing. This person is afraid of the general's tiger power and dare not get off the ship. The King of Wei has entrusted me with important matters." , why not go and meet each other alone?"
"Sir, you can't do this. Are we still afraid of him? We can just move over and have a discussion." Zhang Liao stopped him.
"That may frighten Sun Quan away. We are not just retreating the Jiangdong troops. The King of Wei now needs reinforcements from this route. I have made up my mind. Wen Yuan should stop trying to persuade me." Jiang Ji was determined.
Jiang Ji had the power to act expediently, so Zhang Liao couldn't persuade him anymore, so he could only send a few personal guards to follow him, and then he walked to the shore of Shishui.
The eyes of the generals on the Jiangdong warship were burning, and the soldiers who were fully armed with bows and arrows were attentive. They did not expect Jiang Ji to be so bold. Now that the two sides were so close, Zhang Liao's few shield-wielding guards could not stop the ship. The conspiracy.
"Mr. Zitong, please come on board and answer the question." Zhou Tai shouted at the side of the boat.
Jiang Ji laughed and said: "Is Sun Cheqi so afraid of me? I was very sincere in giving you gifts, but it's a pity that you didn't dare to accept them..."
"Sir, what gift are you here to give me?" Sun Quan, with blue eyes and purple beard, appeared on the side of the boat.
Jiang Ji replied in a deep voice: "The matter involves secrets. Please ask the general to get off the boat to speak. I can see everything behind me, and there are only a few pawns accompanying me. Isn't sincerity enough?"
"Okay." Sun Quan agreed, and then ordered Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, and twenty tiger soldiers to disembark and land.
The two sides were facing each other less than ten feet apart. Sun Quan looked at Jiang Ji and asked first: "Sir, in the letter, he said that we have something important and good to discuss. I wonder what it is?"
"I would venture to ask, General, does he know how your former ally, brother-in-law Liu Bei, is doing now?" Jiang Ji asked meaningfully.
Sun Quan frowned and said, "Xuande defeated your lord in Hanzhong before I could send an envoy to congratulate you. Why should you, sir, bring humiliation to yourself?"
"Hahaha, it is true that the King of Wei withdrew from Hanzhong, but Liu Bei has now usurped the title of King of Hanzhong. I am afraid that not only the Central Plains of China, but Yangzhou may also be in his eyes. Does the general really think it is gratifying and congratulatory? ?" Jiang Ji laughed.
It had been less than a month since Liu Bao was named King of Hanzhong. Sun Quan had no idea that his cheap brother-in-law had already surpassed him in official positions in the court.
"What do you mean, sir?" Sun Quan frowned and squeezed out the word "Sichuan".
Jiang Ji solemnly asked: "How about giving Jingzhou to the general?"
