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Why didn't the war in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period use fire to attack floods?

The power of nature is infinite. Therefore, in ancient times, in addition to array method, military commanders, soldiers and weapons, natural forces were also needed. There are often wars between fire and water in TV dramas, and all of them are victories in the end. Actually, it's not like this. If we are more careful, we will find that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, fire attack, flood and other tactics were never used. Why?

Because there is a saying that if you attack and flood with fire, you will lose your life, because once you attack and flood with fire, it is very powerful and difficult to control, and it is easy to cause huge casualties. Therefore, the implementer will bear the loss of life. This statement is not groundless. There are indeed such examples in history.

As we all know, Zhuge Liang once set Bowangpo on fire to help Liu Bei. He also became famous in this battle in World War I, and then set fire to Xinye, Fujiajun and Fangshanggu. Zhuge Liang himself once said, "Although you contribute to your country, you will die.". Later, it was said that fire fighting and flood would kill people. Zhuge Liang's ending was really tragic, and he died in Wuzhangyuan.

Battle of Red Cliffs and Zhou Yucai took the tactics of attacking by the east wind, and Cao Cao's more than 200,000 soldiers and horses suffered heavy casualties. In the end, Zhou Yu died at the age of 36. In the battle of Yiling, Lu Xun adopted fire attack tactics. It was a hot summer day and the fire was fierce. Liu Bei's army was almost wiped out, and Liu Bei could not afford to get sick. At that time, the battle was very beautiful, but who would have thought that Lu Xun turned to the war of princes in his later years and was humiliated to death?

Guan Yu attacked with water when he was in Xiangyang and Fancheng of Dongda University, because the place where Cao Cao's army was stationed was very low-lying, and he soon won the victory of attacking with water. After this battle, it was not long before Xiang Yu was defeated by Maicheng and died at the hands of Sun Quan. It can be seen that the use of fire attack, flood and other tactics in the war will indeed lead to loss of life, so later people will no longer use such tactics.