What weather helped Zhuge Liang borrow an arrow?

The river was foggy that day, and there was no one on the other side. When the boat approached the water village in Cao Jun, Zhuge Liang ordered the boat to be set aside and let the soldiers beat drums and shout. Thinking that the other side was coming to attack, Cao Cao was afraid of being ambushed in the fog, so he sent 6 thousand archers from the drought village to shoot arrows into the river, and the arrows rained down on the grass target.

When the sun comes out, the fog will disperse. Zhuge Liang ordered the boat to return quickly. At this time, the wind was smooth, and it was too late for Cao Cao to chase. At this time, the grass targets on both sides of the ship were densely covered with arrows, and each ship had at least five or six thousand.

Extended data

The Arrow of Borrowing Grass Boat is the story of Battle of Red Cliffs in China's classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Borrowing arrows was deliberately put forward by Zhou Yu (limited to 100 thousand arrows in ten days). The witty Zhuge Liang saw through it at a glance and said calmly that it only took three days.

Later, Zhuge Liang used the foggy days and Cao Cao's suspicious character to lure the enemy with several straw boats. Finally, he borrowed 100,000 arrows and made great achievements.

Thus, Zhuge Liang's courage and wisdom were praised by later generations, which produced many interesting idioms and drama performances.

Historical prototype

According to Pei Songzhi's introduction to Wei Lue in the Biography of the Three Kingdoms, Sun Quan challenged Cao many times during the Ruxu War, but Cao Cao failed to hold on. Sun Quan personally sailed the ship and entered Caoshui Village from ruxu. As soon as Cao Cao saw it, he knew that Sun Quan was coming. Sun Quan wanted to see the battle in Cao Jun for himself, so he ordered archery.

As a result, thousands of arrows were shot on Sun Quan's boat, and the boat tilted to one side. Sun Quan ordered a U-turn, so that "the arrows did not fail" and then returned safely. This incident was later replaced by Luo Guanzhong and became Zhuge Liang's "Arrow of Borrowing Grass Boat" before Battle of Red Cliffs.

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A straw boat borrows an arrow. Baidu baike