Zhuge Liang took the lead as soon as he appeared. Luo Guanzhong made his appearance very colorful. First, Mr. Shui Jing and Xu Shu touted Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei, which aroused Liu Bei's attention to Zhuge Liang. He personally invited Zhuge Liang three times devoutly. However, we have been waiting for a long time, and she only used more than 5,000 words, the pen and ink of a novella. In Chen Shou's "The History of the Three Kingdoms", this passage only used five words "preparing for three visits".
Zhuge Liang, a fledgling, made extraordinary moves. Bo Wangpo used fire, Xinye burned chariots, and Baihe used water to curb the unruly Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and approved the situation of repeated battles and defeats. Next, we lobbied across the river, talked about Taoism with Confucianism, enlightened Zhou Yu with wisdom, borrowed the arrow of a straw boat, and skillfully borrowed the east wind to burn warships. Together with Sun Wu's allied forces, we beat Cao Cao half to death and almost killed Huarong Road. It is said that this is also in Zhuge Liang's calculation. Because he watched the celestial phenomena at night, Cao Cao's life should not be lost, so he was released. From then on, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang entered their heyday, took Jingzhou without bloodshed, crossed the river to get married, and let Sun Quan and Zhou Yu "lose their wives and fold their soldiers". Zhou Yu was so angry that he vomited blood. Even giving up is a clear plan. Really awesome, worthy of the title of wisdom god and army god.
After entering Sichuan, Zhuge Liang suddenly changed. He made many mistakes in strategy, tactics, campaigns and battles. Although he also won some partial victories, most decisive battles ended in failure. The first mistake was to send Guan Yu to the northern expedition against Cao Cao alone, regardless of the unstable foundation and powerful enemy. Zhuge Liang made three key mistakes. First, he didn't grasp the timing of the battle. At that time, although Cao Cao was newly defeated, his strength was still far above that of Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Besides, Sun Quan, who is not weaker than Liu Bei, is eyeing him. In this case, it is unwise to explore alone! Second, the main attack direction has not been chosen. For example, when conditions are ripe, attacking Wei, relying on the middle of Sichuan and cooperating with Jingzhou, can give Wei an advantage that is difficult to take into account and let Guan Yu attack. I don't know what Zhuge Liang thinks. Third, Zhuge Liang is so knowledgeable that it is impossible not to know that Guan Yunchang is headstrong and arrogant. How could he take his eight-character mantra "East and Sun Quanbei refused Cao Cao" to heart? The consequences must be two fronts, and it is difficult to care about the beginning and the end. Why not send Indiana Jones to Jingzhou at night as before? Lv Meng attacked Jingzhou and Enemy at the Gates, and Zhao Yun was ordered by the Prime Minister to drink in the city and waited for the general for a long time. This is in line with Zhuge Liang's ingenious calculation of fighting in those days.
The second big mistake is to blindly explore the north many times regardless of their own strength. After losing Jingzhou and Liu Bei, his strength has been greatly reduced, compared with Wei and Wu. At this time, the best strategy should be to recuperate and use static braking to enhance national strength for the weather. However, Zhuge Liang used the last words of the first emperor as an excuse to attack the Northern Expedition six times. Imagine that the total population of Shu was only 280,000 in the most prosperous period, with a population of several million. A war ranges from 300,000 to 65,438+10,000. People eat horses and are at a loss. How can the country not be poor and weak? Moreover, we cut Wei six times, stick to the rules and set it in Qishan. Even those of us who don't know military common sense know the truth of surprise. Out of Qishan, the internal contradictions of Wei were sharp, which gave Sima Yi a good opportunity to relieve the military power. For example, if Wei Yan's machine is used, he will take a shortcut out of the diagonal valley and go straight to Chang 'an. Perhaps history has been rewritten, but Zhuge Liang always only believes in himself and does not accept people's words, especially Wei, who has been unhappy. There is no suspense in Zhuge Liang's six visits to Qishan. No wonder not only Sima Yi was tied, but also the little-known Zhao Hao defeated Zhuge Liang. It is almost a far cry from Zhuge Liang, who was invincible before.
It is repeatedly said in the book that when a chick gives birth to a twin, the world will be safe. However, Liu Bei, when both of them are born, is still a partial corner and the weakest of the three countries. Luo Guanzhong's orthodoxy was serious, and he tried his best to beautify Liu Bei, but he could not change the historical process and formed ambivalence, which made it difficult to unify Zhuge Liang's artistic image.