Zhao Yun Crosses The River To Rescue A'dou
When Liu Bei left Jing Province (荊州; covering present-day Hubei and Hunan) for Yi Province (益州; covering the Sichuan Basin), Zhuge Liang and others remained behind to defend Jing Province. Sun Quan, disgruntled by Liu Bei's repeated excuses in refusing to return Jing Province, decided to adopt a scheme suggested by Zhang Zhao to take Jing Province. He sent a general called Zhou Shan to Jing Province to meet Lady Sun, lying to her that her mother (Lady Wu) was critically ill and wanted to see her. Lady Sun immediately prepared to board Zhou Shan's ship and return to Wu, bringing along Liu Bei's son A'dou with her. When Zhao Yun heard about it, he rushed to the dock but Zhou Shan's ship had already set sail. Zhao Yun then boarded a small boat, caught up with the ship, fought with Zhou Shan and his men, and managed to take back A'dou. Just as Zhao Yun was being cornered, a fleet of vessels commanded by Zhang Fei appeared and blocked Lady Sun's ship. Zhang Fei boarded the ship and killed Zhou Shan. After some negotiations, Lady Sun was allowed to leave but Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei insisted that A'dou stays. Lady Sun returned to Wu and never met Liu Bei again.
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