During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao led 800,000 troops to conquer Wu Dong. Sun Quan and Liu Bei planned to unite against Wei. There was a general named Zhou Yu under Sun Quan. He was clever and brave, but he was a little narrow-minded and jealous of Zhuge Liang's talent.

Because the water war needs arrows, Zhou Yu asked Zhuge Liang to build 100 thousand arrows in ten days, but Zhuge Liang only needed three days, and he was willing to issue a military order, and he was willing to be punished if he failed to complete the task.

Zhou Yu thought it was impossible to build 100,000 arrows in three days, and he just took this opportunity to get rid of Zhuge Liang. So on the one hand, he told military craftsmen not to prepare all the materials for making arrows, and on the other hand, he told minister Lu Su to inquire about Zhuge Liang's reality.

Lu Su met Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang said, "Please help me with this. I hope you can lend me 20 boats, each with 30 soldiers. The ship should be covered with green curtains, and more than 1000 grass targets should be arranged on both sides of the ship. However, this matter must not be known to your governor, otherwise it will not work. " ?

Lu Su reported to Zhou Yu that there was no need to prepare materials, and he made no mention of Zhuge Liang's plan. Two days passed and nothing happened. Zhou Yu thought: He must not build it well. On the third day, at four o'clock, Zhuge Liang secretly asked Lu Su to board the boat together, saying that they would go to get the arrow together. Zhuge Liang ordered the ropes on the ship to be connected and rushed to the other side.

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.

After a while, Zhuge Liang ordered the ship to turn around and let the other side get an arrow. 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 there were at least five or six thousand on each ship, a total of 20 ships, with a total of far more than 100 thousand. When Lu Su told Zhou Yu the story of borrowing an arrow, Zhou Yu sighed, "Zhuge Liang has a clever plan, but I am not as good as him."

2. Zhao Yun rode alone to save Dou.

The Battle of Nagsaka in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was an encounter between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and veteran Zhao Yun was responsible for protecting Liu Bei's family.

Because of his ferocity, Liu Bei rushed out of the encirclement, but his family was trapped in the siege of Cao Jun. Zhao Yun tried his best to assassinate him and finally found Liu Bei's son Dou. Zhao Yun broke through the siege of Cao Jun, caught up with Liu Bei and returned his son.

3. Burn Chibi

In 208 AD, Cao Cao sent troops south to defeat Liu Bei and occupied most of Jingzhou, a military stronghold, forcing Liu Bei to retreat to Xiakou (now Hankou, Hubei). Cao Cao wanted to destroy Liu Bei in one fell swoop and annex the Jiangdong area occupied by Sun Quan. Liu Bei and Sun Quan decided to unite against Cao Cao.

At that time, Cao Cao led more than 200,000 troops from Jiangling (now Hubei) to the east along the river and reached Xiakou. Sun and Liu Lianhe, 50,000 people, went northward to go against the current, and the two sides met in Chibi (now West Chibi Mountain in Wuchang, Hubei).

Cao Cao's soldiers were all northerners, so they couldn't fight a water battle and lost the first battle. So Cao Cao retreated to the north of the river and confronted Sun Liu's army across the river. Cao Cao suffered defeat, so he appointed surrendered Jingzhou generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to train northern soldiers to learn water combat, and achieved initial results.

Zhou Yu, the commander-in-chief of Sun Quan's army, worried that Cao Jun had learned to fight on water under the training of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, so he skillfully used deviance, and Cao Cao was taken in, mistakenly thinking that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were spies lurking in Cao Jun and killed them.

Zhou Yu discussed with Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's strategist, that Cao Cao had a large number of troops and a neat military capacity. If they fought head-on, Sun and Liu could not win, so they decided to attack by fire and arranged a series of tricks.

One day, Zhou Yu called his generals to discuss attacking Cao Cao. Veteran Huang Gai thinks that the other side is too strong, so it is better to surrender. Zhou Yu was furious and ordered his men to hit Huang Gai with fifty sticks. After Huang Gai was beaten, he sent a letter to Cao Cao, saying that he was going to find Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Jun spies who were ambushing in Zhou Yu's military camp also sent back news that Zhou Yu had defeated Huang Gai. Cao Cao believed that Huang Gai really wanted to surrender and was very happy. At this time, Pang Tong, a world-famous strategist, also visited Cao Cao. Cao Cao was so happy that he immediately asked Pang Tong a question he was worried about.

It turns out that Cao Cao's soldiers are all northerners, can't draw water, are not acclimatized to the south and often get sick. Pang Tong said, "What's so hard about that? Just pair large and small ships, connect 30 or 50 ships end to end, lock them with chains, and put boards on them. "

Cao Cao hurriedly acted according to law. Sure enough, Cao Cao's warships were connected by iron ropes and rushed into the waves without any bumps. Soldiers on the ship, just like on land, don't feel dizzy at all.

Cao Cao was overjoyed, but the counselor said, "The warship chain is good, but if the other side attacks by fire, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape." Cao Cao laughed and said, "Don't worry. We are in the north and they are in the south. It's winter, only the northwest wind. Where is the southeast wind? If they attack with fire, won't they set themselves on fire? " Everyone praised Cao Cao for his knowledge, so he let his guard down.

Who knows 1 1 on October 20th, a southeast wind suddenly blew. Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's strategist, is good at observing the weather, and he has already made preparations with Zhou Yu. At this time, Cao Cao received a letter from Huang Gai and agreed to surrender.

Cao Cao, with his generals, stood at the bow and waited. Sure enough, Cao Cao was very proud to see Huang Gai leading a dozen ships coming with the wind. A dozen ships rode the wind and soon reached the front of Cao Cao's warships.

With a wave of Huang Gai's hand, the ship suddenly burst into flames. It turned out that the ship was full of flammable things such as firewood and grease. The burning ship hit Cao Cao's warship battalion by the southeast wind, and Cao Cao's warship caught fire immediately. Because they were chained together, they couldn't escape and died in the fire.

Cao Cao hurriedly abandoned the ship and went ashore, but the barracks where food was stored on the shore were also burned down by Zhou Yu's soldiers who ambushed in advance. Sun and Liu's combined forces stormed and were defeated. Cao Cao broke through in a mess and fled back to the north.

4, Taoyuan Sanjieyi

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, North Korea's political corruption, coupled with years of famine, made people's lives very difficult. Liu Bei intends to save the people, and Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are also willing to do something with Liu Bei. The three of them hit it off and chose Zhangfeizhuang as the Peach Blossom Garden.

At this time, the peach blossoms are in full bloom and the scenery is beautiful. Zhang Fei prepared a green cow and a white horse as sacrifices, burned incense and prayed, and took the oath. Three people recognized their brother by their age. Liu Bei became the eldest brother, Guan Yu the second and Zhang Fei the third.

5. Debate between Confucianism

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao seized the emperor to make the princes, and most of the more powerful warlords were wiped out by him. Only Liu Bei and Sun Quan have the possibility of development and expansion, and Cao Cao knows that it is still difficult to annex these two forces at once. So Cao Cao sent people to Soochow with letters, trying to join hands with Sun Quan to destroy Liu Bei.

Most of Sun Quan's advisers advocated Cao Cao's self-protection, and only Lu Su advocated Liu Kang Cao. However, Lu Su knew that it was difficult to convince Sun Quan and the civil servants in Soochow, and specially invited Zhuge Liang to be a lobbyist.

Lu Su introduced Zhuge Liang to a group of advisers in Soochow. They were not ordinary people, but all of them. They are all learned people. Zhang Zhao, the first counselor of Wudong, first made a fuss, saying: I heard that Liu Bei visited your home three times before inviting you out of the mountain, thinking that having you would be like fishing in troubled waters and trying to seize the nine counties of Jingxiang as the base. But Jing Xiang has been got by Cao Cao. What do you think?

Zhuge Liang thought that if Zhang Zhao was not stumped first, there would be no way to convince Sun Quanlian and Liu Kangcao. Zhuge Liang said: Liu Bei took Jingxiang's territory easily, but he didn't want to seize the inheritance of the same clan. Cao Cao took advantage of it.

Now we are stationed in Jiangxia, and there are other grand plans. How do idle people know this? In matters of state affairs and social security, people with real talents and practical knowledge should come up with good ideas. The speaker, sitting and talking, can't figure out a way when he meets something, but he can only be laughed at by the whole world. In a word, Mr. Zhang was speechless.

Later, a counselor asked: Cao Cao stationed millions of troops and will list thousands of people. You say you're not afraid, you brag. Zhuge Liang replied: Liu Bei retreated to Xiakou and waited for an opportunity, but the soldiers had enough food and grass, and the Yangtze River had natural dangers to defend, but it was your shame to persuade Sun Quan to surrender to Cao.

The counselors of Soochow challenged Zhuge Liang one by one, as many as seven, and Zhuge Liang refuted them.

6, seven capture Meng Huo

In 225 AD, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, led his army south to consolidate the rear. Just as we were preparing to withdraw our troops, Meng Huo, the leader of the southern barbarians, gathered defeated skirmishers to attack the Shu army.

Zhuge Liang learned that Meng Huo was not only brave and strong-willed, but also loyal to others. He is very popular among Yi people, even many Han people worship him, so he decided to win him over.

Meng Huo is brave, but he is not good at fighting. The first time I went into battle, I saw the Shu soldiers retreating, thinking that the Shu soldiers were defeated by themselves and desperately chased them. As a result, they broke into an ambush and were captured. Meng Huo decided that he was going to be executed by Zhuge Liang, so he told himself to die like a hero and not to be ashamed.

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang personally untied him and persuaded him to submit. Meng Huo refused to accept the failure and refused arrogantly. Zhuge Liang did not force him, but accompanied him to see the decorated military camp, and then asked him specially, "What do you think of the layout of this military camp?"

Meng Huo watched carefully. He found that the barracks were full of old, weak and disabled soldiers, so he said bluntly, "I didn't know if you were real before, so I was defeated." Now I see your barracks. In that case, it is not difficult to beat you! "

Zhuge Liang did not explain, but smiled and let Meng Huo go back. He knew that Meng Huo would come to steal the camp tonight and immediately arranged an ambush.

When Meng Huo returned home, he proudly told his servants that the Shu army was old, weak and beaten, and the layout of the barracks had been clearly seen. It's no big deal. If he robs the camp at midnight tonight, Zhuge Liang will be caught.

That evening, Meng Huo selected 500 swordsmen and quietly entered the camp of the Shu army. Nothing can stop them. Meng Huo was secretly happy and thought that success was imminent. Unexpectedly, the Shu army ambushed and Meng Huo was captured again.

Meng Huo was captured one after another and never dared to act rashly again. He led all the troops back to the south bank of Shanghai, only defending and not attacking. When Shu soldiers arrived in Shanghai, they couldn't get through without a boat. The weather is very hot and there are many difficulties. "

Zhuge Liang ordered the construction of some rafts and bamboo rafts, while sending a small number of soldiers to pretend to cross the river, but when he reached the middle of the river, he immediately returned to the other side and then went to cross the river; On the one hand, he divided his troops into two ways, bypassing the narrow places in the upper and lower reaches and crossing the river to surround the uptown where Meng Huo was holed up. Later, Meng Huo was captured again.

Although Meng Huo was captured for the third time, he was still unconvinced. Zhuge Liang still didn't kill him; Entertain him and send him back. Some soldiers don't understand Zhuge Liang's practice and think that he is generous to Meng Huo.

Zhuge Liang explained to everyone: "If our army wants to completely pacify the south, it must reuse people like Meng Huo. If he can really contact southerners to work for the court, he can be worth 100 thousand troops. You work harder now, and you don't have to fight here anymore. "

After Meng Huo was captured and released this time, he made up his mind not to fight the Shu soldiers. But as time goes on. The camp ran out of food and sent someone to borrow food from Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang agreed, but asked Meng Huo to go out in person and fight with the generals of the Shu army.

Meng Huo defeated several Shu generals in succession, but as soon as he got a lot of food, he tripped over the horse rope and was captured. Shu will immediately convey Zhuge Liang's orders and let Meng Huo go back to move food.

In this case, Meng Huo finally admired Zhuge Liang from his heart. In order to make all the tribes submit to Shu, he invited the tribal leaders to go with him. As a result, the Shu soldiers led them into an ambush and caught them all. Word came from the Shu camp that Meng Huo would wait for him to return. Many department leaders asked Meng Huo to be a master. What should we do?

Meng Huo said with tears: "I've never heard of that in the war, that is, seven times to catch (that is, six times to release and seven times to catch). The Prime Minister has done his best for us, and I have no face to go back. "

In this way, Meng Huo and others finally obeyed Shu Han and the jurisdiction.

7. Zhuge wept bitterly and beheaded Ma Su.

Zhuge Liang summed up the lessons of the defeat in this war and said bitterly: "It is wrong to use Ma Su." For the sake of serious military discipline, Zhuge Liang ordered Ma Su to be dismissed from his post, imprisoned and beheaded in public.

Before his execution, Ma Su wrote to Zhuge Liang:' The Prime Minister treats me like a son and I treat him like a father. This time I broke the rules, which led to defeat and unbearable military orders. The Prime Minister beheaded me to warn future generations that I deserved it and died without complaint. I just sincerely hope that the Prime Minister can take good care of my family, wife and children in the future. So I'm relieved to die. "

Zhuge Liang watched with mixed feelings and tears in his eyes. He wants to cut off the generals who once valued and appreciated him very much, and his heart is like a knife. However, if we violate the military law and avoid his death, we will lose everyone's heart and fail to realize our ambition of unifying the world. So he fought back his grief and assured Ma Su that he would accept his son as his adopted son. Then, all the soldiers were shocked.

8, hope plum to quench thirst

Cao Cao crossed Chaohu Lake for the third time to attack Wu. In July, the weather was hot, and he marched through Meishan Village, hanshan county, Anhui. The soldiers are thirsty. Standing on the mountain road, Cao Cao pointed far ahead and said, "There is a big Meilin in front."

The soldiers rushed forward. In fact, this mountain used to be the middle reaches of the Ruhe River for more than ten miles, and soon there was a lot of water. Although the soldiers were cheated, they were still very happy. This is the origin of the well-known idiom "Looking at plums to quench thirst".

9. Guan Yu Huarong learned about Cao Cao.

Before the Chibi War, Zhuge Liang decided that Cao Cao was defeated and went to Huarong Road. He watched the celestial phenomena at night. Cao Cao died improperly. Considering the feelings of Cao Cao and Guan Yu, he sent Guan Yunchang to guard Huarong Road, leaving personal feelings for Guan Yu.

As expected, Cao Cao retreated from Wulin to Huarong Road and laughed three times on the way. Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu were not wise enough to ambush in dangerous places.

Cao Cao laughed and worshipped Zhao Yun and Zhang He as enemies, so he could get away. Two laughed out of Zhang Yide, two generals, Zhang Liao and Huang Xu, boycotted Zhang Fei and made Cao Cao escape again.

San Xiao is serious, laughing at Guan Yunchang. He is on the narrow road of Huarong Road, which is dangerous, while one person guards it. In addition, Cao Jun has been unable to fight again at this time. Helpless, Cao Cao had to personally plead with Guan Yu to let him go. Guan Yu read the old feelings and let Cao Cao go back to Jiangling.