In 200 AD, Jiang Gan was a guest in Cao Cao's tent. It was not big, but it was very important in Battle of Red Cliffs. Twice before the war, he volunteered to cross the river to lobby Zhou Yu to find out the truth. Zhou Yu skillfully used it twice: the first time, he wanted to surrender to Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu designed it to deliberately let Jiang Gan discover the forged letters of Cai Mao and Zhang _, who had an affair with Wu Dong, and let Jiang Gan report the theft of books to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was so angry that he listened to Zhou Yu's betrayal and killed Cai Mao and Zhang _ by mistake. The second time, Jiang Gan volunteered to cross the river to see if Gan Ning and Huang Gai would surrender. Zhou Yu designed it again to make Jiang Gan and Pang Tong "meet by chance". Jiang Gan invited Pang Tong to find Cao Cao, and Cao Cao accepted Pang Tong's deadly plan. Therefore, Cao Caocai was defeated in Chibi, and Jiang Ye was not spared.
Jiang Gan did exist in the Three Kingdoms, and Jiang Gan did meet Zhou Yu. However, Jiang Gan's works in history are far from Jiang Gan's works in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Jiang Gan and Zhou Yu in the Year of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms does not record the exact time of this incident, so it dates back to the fourteenth year of Jian 'an. In other words, Jiang Gan and Zhou Yu met not before the outbreak of Battle of Red Cliffs, but a year after the outbreak of Battle of Red Cliffs. And Jiang Gan only went to see Zhou Yu once, not twice as Jiang Biao said.
It is said that Battle of Red Cliffs Zhou Yu defeated Cao Jun, which made Cao Cao admire Zhou Yu very much and said, "Don't be ashamed to be alone." That is to say, losing to Zhou Yu is nothing to be ashamed of. In the second year, Zhou Yu defeated Coss again and captured Jiangling, which made Cao Cao sit up and take notice of Zhou Yu. So Cao Cao thought that Zhou Yu was young and easy to be persuaded, so he secretly sent someone to Yangzhou to let Jiang Gan go out and lobby Zhou Yu to surrender.
Jiang Gan, a native of Jiujiang, is outstanding in appearance, especially in eloquence, but he is inferior to him in Jianghuai area. Jiang Gan was ordered to see Zhou Yu with a cloth and towel. When Zhou Yu heard of Jiang Gan's visit, he guessed his purpose, paid the money and said first, "Ziyi is so hard! Are you Cao Shi's lobbyist? " Jiang Ganjian was told by Zhou Yu and quickly denied it: "I haven't seen you in my hometown for a long time. I heard that you have distinguished yourself, so I came here to see the military exploits. How do you suspect that I am a lobbyist? " Zhou Yu said with a smile, "Although I am not as alert as Shi Kuang, I know elegant music by listening to strings." So, Zhou Yuling visited the barracks, warehouses and shops in Jiang Gan. And then gave a banquet in honor of Jiang Gan. During the dinner, Zhou Yu showed the waiters, costumes and treasures. Sun Quan gave it to Jiang Gan and said, "A gentleman should behave himself. When you meet a bosom friend, you should be loyal to the monarch and his subjects and be connected by flesh and blood. He will keep his word, honor and disgrace. If Su Qin and Zhang Yi were born again, I would still touch their backs and bend their words. Is it possible to change my mind with the first step? " Jiang Gan just smiled, but never said a word for Cao Cao.
Jiang Gan rewarded Cao Cao, saying that Zhou Yu's generosity was beyond words. Cao Cao is also a scholar in the Central Plains, so he looks up to Zhou Yu. Seeing that there was no hope of surrendering to Zhou Yu, Cao Cao wrote to Sun Quan instead, belittling Zhou Yu. This is another story. Cao Cao's decision is really helpless.
Although Jiang Gan in history was entrusted by Cao Cao, it did not lose its name. Xu Jianggan saw what happened to Zhou Yu and described this person as a guest under Cao Cao's account. He changed from being entrusted by Cao Cao to volunteering, raised the time from Chibi post-war to pre-war, and turned one romance into two, all of which were fine. But falsely accusing Jiang Gan of stealing books and portraying him as a mocked clown increased the literary effect, but it was really a joke for Jiang Gan.
Small is K.
Jiang Gan was born in Jiujiang during the Three Kingdoms period. Described Jiang Gan before Battle of Red Cliffs as a lobbyist for Cao Cao, trying to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender. At that time, I didn't want Zhou to worry about Cai Mao, and I didn't want to help train the water army, so I played along and set up a "Hero Club" to induce him to steal Zhang and Cai Mao's fake "surrender book" and get rid of it. But then he thought he had made meritorious service and became a laughing stock.
Battle of Red Cliffs ended the situation of constant disputes since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and laid the foundation for the tripartite confrontation. For this war, many people couldn't think of it at that time. In the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao won more with less. Later, Cao Cao, the valiant soldier who captured Jingzhou, was defeated by Zhou Lang, a child with yellow mouth.
There are many reasons for Cao Cao's failure, but the corrupt scholar Jiang Gan is weak and can't afford to lose.
Cao Cao's northern soldiers didn't learn to fight in the water, but because of Jingzhou, they appointed Cai Mao and Zhang _ as commanders of the water army. They have lived in Jiangdong for a long time and are familiar with the art of water warfare. Zhou Yu has always regarded them as a menace, and it is difficult to get rid of them for a long time. Jiang Gan, who had just surrendered to Zhou Yu, passed by Jiang Lai. Zhou Yu's provocation made Jiang Gan steal the secret letter written by Cai and Zhang, which led to Cao Cao's manslaughter of two generals. However, I broke Cao's heart, but I couldn't. Pang Tong, who took refuge in Jiangdong, came up with a series of tricks, but how can Pang Tong cross the river safely and how can Cao be suspicious? Just as Zhou Yu was in a hurry, Jiang Gan came again. It was he who introduced Pang Tong to Cao Cao, who believed in the serial strategy put forward by the famous Pang Tong, which led to the failure of the war.
Jiang Gan crossed the river twice and was caught twice. Not only did Cao Wei's 830,000 troops die, but Cao Cao himself almost died. No wonder later generations commented that Jiang Gan was a failed and failed corrupt scholar. In fact, Jiang Gan is not ignorant. He and Zhou Yu have been classmates since childhood, and they know all about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The four books and five classics have long been memorized by heart. He is not without courage. During the confrontation between the two armies, Zhou Yu volunteered under the sword of Cao Wei's envoy, and took a boat to say that the commander-in-chief of Wudong had dropped tens of thousands of troops. Especially when crossing the river for the second time, commander Wu Dong, who was inarticulate and narrow-minded, put life and death at risk and argued for it. However, he is really a fool without nonsense, a bookcase-like fool with two legs. Although he was full of knowledge, he didn't use the idea at all. When others are sleepy, he can only do stupid things. He hurriedly grabbed the pillow and finally ruined his loyal Cao Wei army. It seems that whether a person has knowledge is one thing, and whether he can do things is another. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the great generals of the Western Han Dynasty, became great generals and defeated the Huns, although they were of humble origins and little knowledge. Jiang Gan, who is full of knowledge, did one bad thing after another and became the material for later generations to laugh at the curse.
Although the thrilling Battle of Red Cliffs has long been swallowed up by the Yangtze River, the Jiang Gan-style characters have not disappeared in real life. This kind of person may be someone who knows the university very well, and will make various comments and even quote classics. However, when encountering specific problems, he not only failed to propose effective solutions, but even screwed up a very small thing. For such a fool who only talks but doesn't do it, and he can't tell right from wrong in a daze at a critical moment, the best way is to let him go to the front line to beat and hone, learn some real skills in practice, and become a man with real talents and practical knowledge.