Jiangzhou is the planned meeting place where Xuande and Zhang Fei agree to unite their forces and fulfill their sworn obligation. Its significance in the cited account is strategic and relational: the city links Zhang Fei’s departure from Langzhong with Xuande’s advance, while the warning Xuande gives his brother-in-arms makes the agreement a moment of both renewed commitment and concern about his conduct.

Setting and Narrative Context

Jiangzhou appears in a scene of preparation for military action. Zhang Fei has declared that he will go regardless of the personal cost, and Xuande responds by agreeing to accompany him. The plan is for Zhang Fei to set out from Langzhong and for Xuande to bring a separate force to meet him at Jiangzhou. The passage identifies the city as the rendezvous, without describing its location, defenses, or condition.

Role in the Planned Campaign

The meeting at Jiangzhou turns the two men’s shared resolve into a coordinated movement. Rather than leaving Zhang Fei to proceed alone, Xuande commits his own force to join him there; together, they intend to fulfill their vow. The account presents this as an agreed plan, not as a completed march or battle, and does not specify the campaign’s subsequent course.

Associated People and Significance

Jiangzhou’s narrative importance rests on the relationship between Xuande and Zhang Fei. Their agreement affirms their bond and shared oath, while Xuande’s final counsel introduces a practical concern: he warns Zhang Fei that drinking makes him violent, that he beats men, and that he then adds them to his personal escort to compensate. Xuande urges him to become more tolerant and compassionate, linking the planned rendezvous to the risk that Zhang Fei’s conduct could bring disaster. Zhang Fei bows and leaves; the passage gives no further account of events at Jiangzhou.