袭肃 / Xi Su (Late Han)

Overview

袭肃 / Xi Su enters the wiki as a commander who surrenders to 孙权’s side after Red Cliffs and retains his troops because 吕蒙 argues for trust-based incorporation.

Current Profile

Hanji 1109 says Xi Su reads his position as a gateway whose rear can be cut off and judges Wu’s recent victories credible enough to justify early surrender. When 周瑜 proposes adding Xi Su’s force to Lyu Meng’s command, Lyu Meng instead argues that a capable, sincere defector should keep and strengthen his own troops; Sun Quan agrees.

Key Characteristics

• Makes a survival and opportunity judgment before isolation becomes complete.
• Brings an intact military unit rather than only personal allegiance.
• Becomes a test case for whether a receiving regime converts surrender into trust or disarms it into dependence.

Evidence

• Strategic surrender: Hanji 1109 ties Xi Su’s decision to gateway exposure and Wu’s demonstrated strength.
• Command-retention debate: Hanji 1109 reports Zhou Yu’s transfer proposal and Lyu Meng’s counterargument.
• Incorporation outcome: Hanji 1109 says Sun Quan returns the troops to Xi Su.

Qualifications

The current profile is bounded to one surrender-and-incorporation episode. The source’s inferred motives—preserving troops and seeking opportunity—are plausible readings rather than a complete biography.

What Changed

• Created the page from Hanji 1109’s post-Red-Cliffs surrender sequence.

Relationships

• 吕蒙 - commander who protects Xi Su’s independent command.
• 周瑜 - commander who initially proposes transferring Xi Su’s troops.
• 孙权 - ruler who accepts Lyu Meng’s incorporation advice.
• 甘宁 - nearby Wu commander in the same post-Red-Cliffs campaign field.