Chapter 073: Long Zhongce 2
Zhuge Liang, the word Kongming, he ploughed in Longzhong, studied the scriptures hard, was familiar with the history of the rise and fall of all dynasties, and devoted himself to studying the art of war. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info He often compares himself with Guan Zhong and Le Yi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and is a rare general and strategist, calling himself Wolong.
missed friendship with Zhuge Liang before, and he learned from Sima Hui's mouth that Zhuge Liang was a talent who was good at strategy, and the famous Wolong in the world. Liu Bei said happily: "What I need is such a talent, even if the mountain is high and the road is far away and it is inconvenient to walk, I have to invite him in person." ā
One day in the depths of winter, Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Longzhong to invite Zhuge Liang. Who knew that Zhuge Liang happened to be not at home, and Liu Bei had to return disappointed.
When Liu Bei returned to Xinye, he kept sending people to Longzhong to inquire when Zhuge Liang was at home. When he heard that Zhuge Liang had returned home after going out, Liu Bei immediately decided to invite Zhuge Liang twice. At this time, Zhang Fei said disapprehantly: "A civilian, just send a warrior to call him, can't you ask you to invite him again and again?"
Liu Bei said: "Zhuge Liang is a contemporary sage, how can you send someone to call him casually? Liu Bei persuaded Zhang Fei, called Guan Yu, and the three of them rode straight to Longzhong.
On this day, the north wind was howling, the snow was falling, and the cold was really unbearable. Zhang Fei shouted at Liu Bei: "Why should I bother to find this crime? It's better to wait for the sky to be clear." ā
Liu Bei said: "Brother Xian, we braved this heavy wind and snow, not afraid of the mountains and roads, and went to invite Zhuge Liang, doesn't it show our sincerity?"
The three of them continued to hurry, but this time Liu Bei did not see Zhuge Liang again, so he had to write a letter to trust Zhuge Liang's younger brother to hand it over, explaining his intentions and saying that he would visit again at a later date.
In the spring of the following year, Liu Bei changed his clothes and horses and decided to visit Zhuge Liang for the third time. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu tried their best to dissuade him, Guan Yu said: "We invited each other twice, but we didn't see him, presumably he had a false name and didn't dare to come to see him." ā
Zhang Fei said in a contemptuous tone: "We have done our duty, this time we only need me to go alone, if he doesn't come, I will tie him up to see you." ā
Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Don't be rude, how can you invite a sage without sincerity?"
Liu Bei and the three of them flew straight to Longzhong and came to Zhuge Liang's grass house, where Zhuge Liang was taking a nap. Liu Bei was afraid of disturbing Zhuge Liang, regardless of the fatigue of the road, he stood outside the door with bated breath and waited, and did not dare to ask to see Zhuge Liang until he woke up.
Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang and said: "Mr. Jiumu's name, he visited three times, and today is a great blessing in his life." ā
Zhuge Liang said: "General Meng doesn't give up, and he looks at the thatched house, which really makes me feel sorry." Liang is young and talented, I am afraid that the general will be disappointed. ā
Liu Bei said sincerely: "I don't measure my virtue and strength, I want to uphold justice for the world and revitalize the Han family." Due to his short-sightedness, to this day, the goal has not been achieved, and Mr. Wang has a lot of advice. ā
Liu Bei's modest attitude and sincere affection moved Zhuge Liang very much. So Zhuge Liang finally agreed to Liu Bei's request, and with the ambition of unifying the whole country, he left Longzhong Thatched House and served as Liu Bei's military advisor. He faithfully assisted Liu Bei and made great contributions to the establishment of the situation of the Three Kingdoms.
Longzhongce is a dialogue between Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei of the Sangu Thatched House, Zhuge Liang with rare intelligence, before going out of the mountain for Liu Bei's strategic plan, this is Longzhongce.
Zhuge Liang said: "Since Dong Zhuo, heroes have risen together, and there are countless people who cross states and counties. Compared with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao is small and outnumbered, but Cao Cao can defeat Yuan Shao, and the weak are the strong, not relying on the sky, this is a human strategy. Now Cao Cao has a million people, and he coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but he really can't compete with him. Sun Quan has possessed Jiangdong for three generations, the terrain is treacherous and the people are dependent, and the virtuous people are used by him, and he can help each other but cannot get his land. ā
This is the background of the times, the general trend of the world at that time, that is, the north is established, the situation of the division of the heroes is basically formed, Cao Cao has unified the north, and the Eastern Wu has been operating in the south of the Yangtze River for three generations, invincible, irreplaceable. Liu Bei was defenseless, with thousands of people, and it was not enough to raise horses for Cao Cao's army, and it was not too much to say that it was a group of hooligans.
Zhuge Liang not only knew the whole situation well, but also pointed out Liu Bei's only possible and feasible strategic goal. Cao Cao can't compete with him, Sun Wu can help but can't do it, so Liu Bei can only stand side by side with Sun Cao and stand on three legs. As long as we follow the appropriate strategy and tactics, hegemony can be sought.
"Jingzhou is based on the Han Dynasty in the north, and the South China Sea is in the end, connecting Wuhui in the east, and Tongba and Shu in the west, this is the country of force, but his master can not defend it, this is what God wants to give to the general, isn't the general interesting? Liu Zhang is weak, Zhang Lu is in the north, the people are rich and do not know how to preserve, and the intelligent people of Yizhou want to get Mingjun. ā
Zhuge Liang's second contribution to Liu Bei was to determine the direction of the attack, Jingzhou and Yizhou. How to fight tactically and how to achieve it is appropriate for the time and place and cannot be predetermined, but only with the goal can there be a direction, and with a direction can there be the possibility of success, and Liu Bei's goal and direction are determined from this.
Zhuge Liang was able to plan for Liu Bei in the situation where the general trend was gradually stabilizing, and with Liu Bei's low starting point and weak strength, he quickly achieved hegemony, which is already an unprecedented achievement.
"Since the general is the head of the imperial family, Xinyi is famous all over the world, recruiting heroes, and thinking of virtue is thirsty. If we can cross Jingzhou and Yizhou, protect its rock resistance, and Zhurong in the west, and Fu Yiyue in the south, make good alliances with Sun Quan externally, and repair political affairs internally; if there are changes in the world, then the mandate of heaven will be unified to the general, and the army of Jingzhou will be Xiang Wan and Luo, and the general will lead the people of Yizhou out of Qinchuan, and who will dare the people not to greet the general with the pot pulp? In this way, the hegemony can be achieved and the Han family can be revived. ā
This is the core of the entire strategic planning, which concentrates the wisdom of Zhuge Liang and also points out the fate of Liu Bei and the entire era.
Liu Bei Xinyi is famous in the four seas, sweeping heroes, thinking of the virtuous and thirsty, as a fact, the water is too big, the important thing is that Liu Bei will be faithful and employ people in the future, in the troubled times, it is Liu Bei's golden signboard, the uncle of the Han Emperor, the emperor of the imperial family.
Although there are not a few heroes now, there are no talents, and there is no territory, although the emperor of Han is still in the hands of Cao Cao. With the golden signboard, Liu Bei can regard himself as the guardian and heir of the Han Dynasty, which gives him the capital to participate in the struggle for hegemony.
Liu Bei's internal and external conditions that must be met in order to achieve the imperial cause in the future include Jingzhou, Yizhou, Xihe Zhurong, and Fuyi in the south, which is the policy after the main force enters Sichuan; forming a good alliance with Sun Quan is a foreign policy, and internal political cultivation is a domestic policy, and the four are indispensable.
The situation and strength at that time were compared, and the relationship between Liu Bei and Eastern Wu could only be an alliance, and there was no choice, otherwise it would be broken by Cao Cao. Dongwu has gone through three generations, Liu Bei does not have Dongwu but it is difficult to move an inch, and forming a good alliance with Dongwu is the key to maintaining the mutual checks and balances between the three kingdoms in the future, and the three-legged situation will not be unbalanced. After marrying Dongwu, Liu Bei will not go bankrupt in the future.
The hegemony was already confident, and Zhuge Liang then proposed to take Liu Bei as the leader to unify China and achieve the imperial cause. But this reunification does not rely on fanaticism and utopia, but on effective strategic steps.
Under the circumstances of the mountains between Jingshu and Shu, the long distance, and the difficulty of communication, it was required that the Jingzhou Front Army and the Yizhou Front Army must act simultaneously, and only with the joint strength of the two front armies could it be possible to achieve victory in the war of reunification.
The unification of the world is not a utopian dream, but a condition, and the conditions for marching into the Central Plains to realize the imperial cause are also indispensable conditions. Yizhou is the base of Jingzhou, Jingzhou is the east gate of Yizhou, without Yizhou, Jingzhou will face enemies on both sides, and it will be difficult to protect itself; without Jingzhou, Yizhou will be divided into prisons, and it will be difficult to move an inch, and it will be impossible to go out of Sichuan to fight for the world.
In the case of the separation of the three powers, Cao Cao is the strongest, it is not that he has strength, and he can unify the world with internal conditions. The time is still needed, the time is not ripe, and the two divisions will not be able to win the war if they meet, where is the timing?
Zhuge Liang said very clearly: "There are changes in the world, and only when there are changes in the world can the conditions be met." ā
Later, Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established the Wei regime in the Central Plains, which was the only historical opportunity that Liu Bei could take advantage of, and it was the changes in the world.
In the final ending, Longzhong's words are concise and coherent. It seems that in the end, Liu Bei's fate was not predicted, and the failure of the Northern Expedition was not predicted.
In fact, Zhuge Liang said it very clearly: "With the above conditions and opportunities, the hegemony can be achieved, and the Han family can prosper." ā
If not, if not, if it is not implemented, if it is not as good? Obviously, it will be difficult to succeed in hegemony and the Han dynasty will be difficult to prosper.
If you don't judge heroes by success or failure, Zhuge Liang's superior wisdom in Longzhongce, Liu Bei's strategic talent in the process of fighting for hegemony, and his long-term persistence after the ideal of unification was completely shattered, are all rare people in ancient and modern times, and no one can compare them to this day.
Zhuge is famous in the universe, and the remains of the ministers are clear. The three divisions are planned, and the clouds are a feather in the sky. The boy saw Yilu between them, and the commander Ruo Ding lost Xiao Cao. It is difficult to recover from the transfer of Hanzuo, and he is determined to annihilate the army. Where to find the prime minister's ancestral hall? The green grass is from the spring, and the yellow oriole is hollow and has a good sound. Three times to worry about the world, two dynasties to help the old ministers. He died before he left the school, which made the hero cry.