The story of Kong Ming borrowing from Dongfeng

During the Three Kingdoms period, a famous "Battle of Red Cliffs" happened in Chibi. At that time, Cao Cao of Wei Jun recruited millions of troops to annex the South. Wu and Shu United against Wei.

Zhou Yu, commander-in-chief of Wu Jun, and Zhuge Liang, a strategist of Shu army, studied the plan to attack Cao Cao together. They decided to take advantage of Cao Cao's arrogance of underestimating the enemy and adopt a battle plan of fire attack. Zhou Yuxian used double agents to induce Cao Cao to kill Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, effective generals who were familiar with water warfare and could resist them. Then let Pang Tong make a false contribution to trick Jun into connecting the warships.

In this way, if there is a fire and the warships are inseparable, Cao Cao's army will be wiped out. Zhou Yu also used a "bitter plan": beating veteran Huang Gai in front of everyone, and then letting Huang Gai cheat Cao Cao.

In fact, Huang Gai's ship was full of flammable materials, all of which were arranged when he was ready to make a fake surrender, so as to get to Cao Ying to launch a fire attack. Zhou Yu was not happy, but worried about becoming ill and bedridden.

It turns out that to achieve the purpose of fire attack, we also need a very important condition-we must rely on the southeast wind to ignite the Cao Jun on the north shore.

It was the middle of winter, and Zhuge Liang went to visit Zhou Yu every day. Zhou Yu eagerly asked Zhuge Liang what he could do. Zhuge Liang told Zhou Yu that he could call the shots and help Zhou Yu set fire with the southeast wind for three days and three nights. Zhou Yu immediately ordered people to build an earthen platform called "Seven Star Altar".

Zhuge Liang prayed on the "Seven Star Altar" that Zhuge Liang in the southeast wind knew astronomy above and geography below. Through meteorological observation, he predicted the date when the southeast wind blew. On the scheduled date, the southeast wind was blowing, and Zhou Yu successfully completed his fire attack plan.

To sum up briefly:

On the eve of Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhou Yu prepared to launch a fire attack, burn Cao Jun's warships and defeat Cao Cao. However, Zhou Yu made a mistake in his busy schedule. He didn't expect that the fire attack had high requirements for the wind direction, and in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the middle of winter, there were many northwest winds and no southeast winds.

If you light the northwest wind, Cao Jun is in the limelight, but he just burns himself, and he can't burn Cao Jun at all. Zhou Yu couldn't figure out a way and fell ill at once.

Zhuge Liang was in Zhou Yu's army, helping to make plans. After learning the cause of Zhou Yu, he gave Zhou Yu a "prescription": "If you want to break through Cao Jun, you must attack with fire. Everything is ready, only the east wind. "

Zhou Yu asked Zhuge Liang to find a way to "engage in" Dongfeng, and Zhuge Liang immediately promised: "You can borrow it." So Zhou Yu had a seven-star altar built, and Zhuge Liang pretended to go to the altar to "borrow the east wind." On the day of the battle, the southeast wind was strong, and Zhou Yu took the opportunity to attack and captured Cao Jun at one stroke.

Extended data:

1, battle of wits in Chibi

After Liu Bei led the army to Xiakou (now Hankou, Hubei), Zhuge Liang said, "The situation is urgent now, and I request to go to Jiangdong to ask Sun Quan for help." At that time, Sun Quan led an army stationed in Chaisang (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi) and watched the situation develop.

After arriving in Chaisang, Zhuge Liang met Sun Quan. Zhuge Liang analyzed the situation for Sun Quan: "There was chaos at sea, and the general set out for Jiangdong. Liu Yuzhou also assembled troops south of Hanshui River, intending to compete with Cao Cao for the world.

Now Cao Cao has pacified other forces, basically occupied the north, and now he has invaded Jingzhou in the south, which has a great influence all over the world. Heroes are useless, so Liu Yuzhou fled here.

Then, Zhuge Liang first gave Sun Quan two choices by dichotomy. "If Wu Yue can compete with the Central Plains, it is better to break diplomatic relations with Cao Cao earlier";

Another option is to provoke the law. "If you think you can't resist it, why don't you stop military action and surrender to the north!" Sun Quan asked Zhuge Liang why Liu Bei didn't surrender. Zhuge Liang raised Liu Bei's social status, saying that Liu Bei had backbone and would never surrender to show Sun Bei's determination.

Sun Quan was furious and vowed not to surrender to Cao Cao, but he was worried about how many troops Liu Bei had left to fight. Zhuge Liang finally analyzed the situation of the two armies. First, he said that there were 10,000 people in Guijun and Guan Yu's water army, and there were no fewer than 10,000 Jiangxia soldiers in Liu Qifan. Then he said that Cao Jun was exhausted from a long distance. He chased Liu Beishi and walked more than 300 miles a day and a night with a Qingqi. That is "a spent force, it is impossible to wear Lu Mao";

Moreover, northerners do not learn water warfare, and Jingzhou people are forced to obey Cao Cao, unconvinced; Finally, Cao's defeat is certain. Sun Quan is very happy. Later, after lobbying by Lu Su and Zhou Yu, he decided to unite Liu against Cao and sent Zhou Yu, Lu Su to lead 30,000 water troops against Cao Cao.

Zhuge Liang went back to Liu Bei with the army; In November, Cao Cao's army was attacked by Sun Liulian in Chibi, and Cao Cao's army suffered heavy losses. At this time, a plague broke out in Cao Cao's army, and Cao Cao had to lead the army north.

2. Profile of relevant personnel:

(1) Zhuge Liang:

Zhuge Liang (181-23410-8) was born in Xuzhou (now yinan county, Linyi City, Shandong Province) and was an outstanding politician, strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher and inventor during the Three Kingdoms period.

In his early years, he went to Jingzhou with his uncle Zhuge Xuan. After Zhuge Xuan's death, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Xiangyang Longzhong.

When Liu Bei arrived at the thatched cottage, he invited Zhuge Liang and Sun Lian to resist Cao and was defeated by Battle of Red Cliffs. Formed the trend of the Three Kingdoms and captured Jingzhou. In the 16th year of Jian 'an (2 1 1), Yizhou was captured. Then he defeated Cao Jun and won Hanzhong.

In the first year of Shu Zhangwu (22 1), Liu Bei established the Shu-Han regime in Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang was appointed as the prime minister to preside over state affairs. Liu Chan, the ruler in the last years of Shu and Han Dynasties, succeeded to the throne, and Zhuge Liang was made the marquis of Wuxiang, leading Yizhou as a shepherd. Diligent and prudent, big and small political affairs must be personally done, and rewards and punishments are strict; Make an alliance with Wu Dong to improve relations with all ethnic groups in southwest China; Carry out the reclamation policy and strengthen combat readiness.

Most of the six northern expeditions to the Central Plains were based on grain. Eventually, due to overwork, he died in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji, Shaanxi) in the twelfth year of Jianxing in Shu at the age of 54. Liu Chan made him a loyal minister, and later generations often called him Zhuge Liang by Wuhou. Because of his military ability, the Eastern Jin regime named him King Wuxing.

(2) Zhou Yu

Zhou Yu (175 -2 10) was born in Lujiang, Gong Jin (now southwest of Lujiang County). At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was a famous soldier. His father was Zhouyi, his grandfather was Zhou Yi, and his uncle was Zhou Yi. They were all officials of Qiu. Strong, beautiful and elegant, Jiangdong has the saying "wrong song, care".

Zhou Yu made little friends with Sun Ce, and 2 1 year-old went to the battlefield with Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong. After the assassination of Sun Ce, Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, and Zhou Yu sent troops to attend the funeral, taking charge of affairs together with Zhang Zhao, who has a long history in China.

In the 13th year of Jian 'an (208), Zhou Yu led an army to unite with Liu Bei and Battle of Red Cliffs defeated Cao Cao, which laid the foundation of "three points of the world". He also led the army to defeat Coss and worshipped the general as the satrap of Nanjun. In the fifteenth year of Jian 'an (2 10), he died in Baqiu at the age of 36.

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