He met Zhou Yu, and joined him to aid Wu Jing, who was under attack from Liu Yao.
Wu Jing was saved, and Sun Ben was reunited with his family under Yuan Shu.
When Yuan Shu went out to battle Liu Bei, Sun Ben was assigned to defend Shouchun.
Sun Ben's wife and children, however, were detained in the city and were unable to join him until later.
Sun Ben also was contemplating surrender, but it is said that Zhu Zhi dissuaded him,[4] and he served at the Battle of Red Cliffs.