During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang lost his strategic location-Jieting because he misused Ma Su. Wei took advantage of the situation to lead Sima Yi to the Xicheng where Zhuge Liang was located.
At that time, there were no generals around Zhuge Liang, only a group of civil servants and military commanders. Half of the 5,000 troops led by Zhuge Liang went to transport food and grass, leaving only 2,500 soldiers in the city. Everyone was shocked to hear that Sima Yi was coming with troops. After Zhuge Liang boarded the tower to watch, he said to the people, "Don't panic. I can teach Sima Yi to retreat a little. "
So Zhuge Liang ordered all the flags to be hidden, and the soldiers stayed where they were. If anyone goes out without permission or makes noise, they will be beheaded immediately. He also asked the soldiers to open four gates, and sent 20 soldiers above each gate to dress up as ordinary people and sprinkle water to sweep the street.
Zhuge Liang put on a crane himself, put on a tall black silk scarf, led two extremely young children, took a piano, sat down on the railing in front of the watchtower in the city, lit incense, and then slowly played the piano.
Sima Yi's vanguard troops arrived at the gate. Seeing this momentum, they dared not enter the city easily and hurried back to report to Sima Yi. Upon hearing this, Sima Yi smiled and said, "How is this possible?" So he stopped the three armies and flew to watch. Not far from the city, he really saw Zhuge Liang sitting on the rostrum, smiling, burning incense and playing the piano.
On the left is an extremely bookish man with a sword in his hand; There is also an extremely young man on the right, with a dusting in his hand. Inside and outside the city gate, more than 20 ordinary people are sweeping their heads, and no one is watching. When Sima Yi saw this, he was puzzled and went to Zhong Jun, where he ordered the rear army to be the former army and the former army to retreat.
Si Mazhao, the second son, said, "Zhuge Liang's family has no soldiers, so he did this on purpose? Father, why do you want to retire? " Sima Yi said: "Zhuge Liang was cautious all his life and never took risks. Now that the gate is wide open, there will be an ambush inside. If our army goes in, it will just fall into their trap. Or hurry back! " So all the soldiers and horses retreated.
2. Liu Bei takes care of Mao Lu.
After the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei. Liu Bei had to take refuge in Liu Biao. In order to get Liu Bei's counselor Xu Shu, Cao Cao lied that Xu Shu's mother was ill and asked Xu Shu to go to Xudu immediately. When Xu Shu left, he told Liu Bei that there was a wizard named Zhuge Liang in Longzhong, Dengxian County, Nanyang. If he can get his help, he can get the whole world.
The next day, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei went to Nanyang to visit Zhuge Liang with gifts. Who knows that Zhuge Liang has just gone out on a trip and is very busy. He also said that he didn't know when he would come back. Liu Bei had to go back.
A few days later, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei braved the heavy snow and came to Zhuge Liang's home again. Seeing a young man reading, Liu Bei hurried over to salute. But that young man is Zhuge Liang's brother. He told Liu Bei that his brother had been invited away by a friend. Liu Bei was so disappointed that he had to leave a letter saying that he longed for Zhuge Liang's help to pacify the world.
After the New Year, Liu Bei chose a good day and came to Longzhong again. At this time, Zhuge Liang happened to be sleeping. Liu Bei asked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to wait outside the door and stood quietly under the steps. It was a long time before Zhuge Liang woke up, and Liu Bei asked him how to pacify the world.
Zhuge Liang gave Liu Bei an analysis of the world situation and said, "Let Cao Cao dominate the north for one day and Sun Quan occupy the land in the south. The general can win the people's peace and the great cause of Xichuan, on a par with Cao Cao and Sun Cheng. " Hearing this, Liu Bei admired him and asked him for help. Zhuge Liang agreed. Zhuge Liang was only 27 years old that year.
3. Battle of Red Cliffs
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the 13th year of Jian 'an (2008), the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao's army in Chibi (now northwest of chibi city, Hubei Province) near the Yangtze River. This is one of the most famous battles in China's history, and it is the most famous one among the "three major battles" in the Three Kingdoms period.
It is also the first large-scale battle in the Yangtze River basin in China history, which indicates that China's military and political center is no longer limited to the Yellow River basin. Finally, Sun and Liu joined forces to attack with fire, and Cao Cao returned to the north. Sun and Liu each took a part of Jingzhou, which laid the foundation for the tripartite confrontation among the three countries.
4. Cao Cao Mei's thirst quenching plan
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao led troops to fight, and encountered great difficulties on the way. That is, there is no water for hundreds of miles in the wilderness, and the soldiers are thirsty, and some weak soldiers are dying of thirst. Cao Cao was embarrassed to see such a situation.
So Cao Cao hurried to the front of the mountain to see the situation ahead. When Cao Cao reached the top of the mountain, he was disappointed. Looking around, there is still no human habitation. However, with a brainwave, Cao Cao thought of a way.
He turned and said to the thirsty soldiers, "Soldiers, go over the mountain ahead, where there are endless plums." The soldiers couldn't help drooling when they heard the sound of plums and remembered their sweet and sour taste. As a result, the soldiers suddenly had strength and struggled forward. Later, they finally reached the place where there was water, only to find that there was no Merlin.
5. Grass boat borrows arrows
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 adjust several straw boats to lure the enemy. Finally, he borrowed more than 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.
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