In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Jiang Gan was really hacked. He crossed the river twice and was trapped twice. The first crossing of the river was before Battle of Red Cliffs. Cao Cao asked Jiang Gan to act as a lobbyist to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender. At this point, Zhou Yu is having a headache. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun helped Cao Cao train the water army. At this moment, Jiang Gan came across the river. Zhou Yu knew Jiang Gan's purpose, so he played along, set up a group of heroes, wrote, directed and acted a big drama, and induced Jiang Gan to steal the so-called Cai Mao and Zhang Yun? Drop the book, using the double agents except Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. Afterwards, Jiang Gan thought he had made great contributions, but he was also complacent.
When Jiang Gan crossed the river for the second time, someone gave him a pillow while he was dozing off. At that time, although Pang Tong came up with a series of tricks, Zhou Yu had a headache about how to make Cao Cao take the bait. At this time, timely rain Jiang Gan came again, and he introduced Pang Tong to Cao Cao. As a result, under Pang Tong's bluff, Cao Cao was tricked by Pang Tong and connected the warships with chains, which provided an opportunity for Zhou Yu's fire attack.
Through these two journeys in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Jiang Gan was portrayed as a clown who accomplished nothing. However, the real Jiang Gan in history is not the case. He was badly hacked. In the reflection? Pei's Biography of Zhou Yu quoted in Biography of Jiang Biao records that Jiang Gan is not only handsome, but also an expert in debate, and he is invincible all over the world. When he was in Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Cao heard Jiang Gan's name and really sent him to surrender to Zhou Yu. Later, this Jiang Gan visited Zhou Yu in a private capacity. Knowing his purpose, Zhou Yu not only refused to surrender directly, but also showed him around the military camp and his collection. The two had a good talk and never mentioned surrender again.
Later, Jiang Gan returned to Cao Cao's military camp and praised Zhou Yu for his extraordinary bearing, which was beyond words. He also advised Cao Cao to give up the idea of Zhou Yu. As for Jiang Gan's last trip, there is no explanation in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the official history, but according to his usual style, he mostly travels around and continues to be his romantic hermit, forgetting all about the Jianghu. What do you say, guys?