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In the first part of the book "Fire Dragon Artifact Formation", there are some contents that are really shocking. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ（）

In particular, some statements about Zhuge Kongming, and even the very possibility of directly using the relatively popular "Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" at that time (that is, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the name of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is abbreviated by later generations. ）:

"Shi Wei Zhuge Kongming, ploughing Nanyang, not seeking to hear, encountering strangers secretly attacked the formation with fire, feeling the diligence of the first lord and three cares, and being loyal after bowing, burning the rattan tunjia in Bowang, the soldiers in the red cliff, the fire vine armor in the longboard, and the six out of Qishan"

Well, in the face of such a situation, Zhang Jiashi sincerely said that he couldn't be calm: "What ???the hell is this kind of content in a book on gunpowder weapons?"

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First of all, the burning of Bowangpo did happen, but this is Liu Bei's successful example, and it has nothing to do with Zhuge Liang:

In the fifth year of Jian'an (200 AD), the Battle of Guandu broke out, and Liu Bei, who had been separated from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, took this opportunity to reunite, and attached himself to the local leaders Liu Pi and Gong Du in Runan, in an attempt to launch a surprise attack behind Cao Cao; however, in the following year (201 AD), Cao Cao, who had won a great victory in Guandu and Cangting, decided to turn back and eradicate the threat behind him, and Liu Bei was forced to flee to Jingzhou to join Liu Biao after losing the Battle of Suishan; Liu Bei, who was appreciated by Liu Biao, was entrusted with the important task of guarding the north of Jingzhou and stationed in Xinye, Nanyang.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this credit is placed on Zhuge Liang:

In the seventh year of Jian'an (202 AD), Liu Biao tried to take advantage of Cao Cao's opportunity to attack Yuan Shang in the north, and attacked Xudu, but sent Liu Bei to lead the army to attack, Liu Bei then sent troops to the north, until Yexian, which was close to Xuchang, seriously threatening the security of the Central Plains.

During the confrontation, one day, Zhuge Liang asked Liu Bei to deliberately send a small number of troops to fight Xiahoudun, and deliberately retreated, and then burned down the army camp. All kinds of signs made Xiahoudun misjudge that Liu Bei was unable to fight again, and decided to pursue, Li Dian advised, Xiahoudun thought that Li Dian had misjudged, so he pursued with Yu Ban.

However, when marching to the narrow forest mountain road, Liu Bei's ambush suddenly came out, and Xiahoudun could not cope with it and was attacked by the ambush. At the difficult moment, Li Dian commanded his soldiers and horses to meet and rescue Xiahoudun, after which the two armies retreated. This battle made Zhuge Liang famous.

According to the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the fire of Bowangpo was caused by Liu Bei to lead Cao soldiers into an ambush, and he started from burning the camp before the pseudo-escape, not as stated in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao soldiers were introduced into the volcant first, and then attacked with fire.

"Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi, and the Biography of Li Dian": Liu Biao made Liu Bei invade the north, and when he reached Ye, Taizu sent the canon to refuse from Xiahoudun. Once the preparation is burned, he led the army to pursue it, and said: "The thief retreats for no reason, and there must be an ambush." The south road is narrow, the grass and trees are deep, and it cannot be chased. "If you don't listen, you will be forbidden to chase it, and you will stay behind. When the fruit is in ambush for the thief, the battle is unfavorable, and he goes to the rescue, and when he sees the rescue, he retreats.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Chronicles, Biography of the First Lord": There are more and more heroes in Jingzhou who return to the ancestors, expressing doubts about their hearts and yin royalty. So that the rejection of Xiahou and the ban are equal to Bowang. For a long time, the first lord set up an ambush, once he burned the tun and escaped falsely, he chased after him, and was broken by the ambush.

It's obvious...... This is a sad story......

Although Liu Biao had the intention of attacking Xu Du, after this battle, Liu Biao did not take the initiative to attack. Later, although Liu Bei persuaded Liu Biao to take advantage of Cao Cao's expedition to Liucheng, Liu Biao did not allow it, and finally missed the opportunity to win the Central Plains; after his death, the foundation of Jingzhou was instantly occupied by Cao Cao, forcing Liu Bei to seek the help of Sun Quan in Jiangdong to facilitate the later Battle of Chibi.

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The Battle of Chibi doesn't have much to do with Zhuge Liang......

The Battle of Chibi in history refers to the famous battle in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, in the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), when the combined forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei broke Cao Cao's army in the area of Chibi on the Yangtze River (now northwest of Chibi City, Hubei Province), laying the foundation for the establishment of the Three Kingdoms. This is one of the famous wars in Chinese history in which fewer won more, and it is also the most famous of the "********" during the Three Kingdoms period. It was also the first large-scale river operation in the Yangtze River basin in Chinese history, marking that China's military-political center was no longer limited to the Yellow River basin. The Sun-Liu coalition finally broke Cao's army with fire, Cao Cao returned north, and Sun and Liu each seized a part of Jingzhou.

After Cao Cao pacified the north, after returning to Yecheng in the first month of the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), he immediately began military and political preparations to use troops to the south: 1. Yu Ye dug the Xuanwu Pond to train the water army; 2. Sent Zhang Liao, Yu Ban, Lejin and other garrisons to the south of Xudu to prepare for the southern expedition; 3. Ordered Ma Teng and his family to move to Ye and became de facto hostages to alleviate the threat from the northwest; 4. Dismissed the three public officials, replaced the prime minister and the imperial historian, and appointed himself as the prime minister, further consolidating his dominance; 5. Killed Kong Rong who insulted and opposed him several times on charges of crime in order to maintain his authority.

In July of the same year, Cao Cao waved his army south, and in August, Liu Biao of Jingzhou died of illness, and Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others supported Liu Cong to succeed him as the pastor of Jingzhou. Cao Cao accepted Xun Yu's opinion, first took a shortcut and moved forward lightly, and rushed to Wan and Ye.

Zhangling County Taishou Kuai Yue and Dong Cao Peng Fu Xun persuaded Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao, and said to him: "There is a certain truth in the adversity, and there is a certain situation in the strength and weakness. To resist the Son of Heaven as a vassal is to rebel against the country; to resist the imperial army with Jingzhou, which has just been taken over, will inevitably fall into danger; and to rely on Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao will surely fail. We can't do anything in these three aspects, what can we do to deal with Cao Cao's army? Moreover, general, if you think about it yourself, are you comparable to Liu Bei? If Liu Bei can't stop Cao Cao, even if he invests all the strength of Jingzhou, it will not be enough to protect himself; if Liu Bei can stop Cao Cao, then he will no longer be under the general. Liu Cong listened to their advice. In September, when Cao Cao arrived in Xinye County, Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao with Jingzhou and sent people to meet Cao Cao with the talismans issued by the imperial court in the past. The generals of the Cao army were all suspicious of Liu Cong's fraudulent surrender, and Lou Gui said: "Now that the world is divided, the separatist forces in various places are greedy to use the talismans representing the king's destiny to elevate their status. This time I sent the rune, and it must be sincere. Cao Cao then accepted Liu Cong's surrender and continued his march.

In September, Cao Cao arrived in Xinye. The news of Cao Cao's southward journey, Liu Bei, who was attached to Liu Biao and the garrison of Fancheng, did not know until Cao Jun's arrival near Wan: and Liu Cong had surrendered to Cao Cao, but he did not dare to tell Liu Bei, Liu Bei found out about the situation, so he sent close to ask Liu Cong, and then Liu Cong sent Song Zhong to inform Liu Bei, Liu Bei was both shocked and angry, so he had to immediately abandon Fan and flee south.

Cao Cao knew that Jiangling had military supplies in storage, and he was afraid that Liu Bei would arrive first and occupy Jiangling, so he would leave his baggage behind and advance lightly. After arriving in Xiangyang, he heard that Liu Bei had passed, and Cao Cao personally led 5,000 elite cavalry to chase after him, running more than 300 miles in one day and one night, and catching up with Liu Bei in Changsaka, Dangyang County. Liu Bei left his wife and son, and fled on horseback with dozens of people including Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, and Cao Cao captured a large number of men and horses.

After Zhang Fei led twenty cavalry to break off, he guarded the river bank, demolished the bridge, held a spear, glared angrily, and shouted to Cao Jun: "I am Zhang Yide, who dares to come to fight to the death!" Cao Jun did not dare to approach, and Liu Bei was able to escape smoothly.

Cao Cao marched into Jiangling and appointed Liu Cong as the assassin of Qingzhou, and was named the marquis, together with Kuai Yue and others, a total of fifteen people were named marquises. Cao Cao ordered Han Song to be released from prison, received him with the courtesy of a friend, and asked Han Song to evaluate the merits of the people in Jingzhou and promote and appoint them. Han Song was appointed as Da Honglu, Kuai Yue as Guangluxun, Liu Xian as Shangshu, and Deng Xi as Shizhong.

After Lu Su arrived, he heard that Cao Cao's army had marched to Jingzhou, so he went day and night, and when he arrived in Nanjun, Liu Cong had surrendered to Cao Cao, and Liu Bei had retreated to the south. Lu Su went directly to see Liu Bei and met him in Dangyang's Changsaka. Lu Su conveyed Sun Quan's intentions, discussed world affairs with Liu Bei, and expressed sincere concern for Liu Bei. And asked Liu Bei: "Liu Yuzhou, where are you going to go now?" Liu Bei said: "Wu Ju, the Taishou of Cangwu County, is my old friend, and I plan to go to him." Lu Su said: "General Sun is wise and benevolent, respects and treats talented people preferentially, and the heroes and heroes of Jiangnan are attached to him." Now he has occupied the land of the six counties, and there are many soldiers and food, which is enough to achieve a career. Now that you are planning, it is best to send your confidants to Jiangdong to contact General Sun Quan, and you can build a great cause together. And you want to defect to Wu Ju, Wu Ju is just an ordinary man, and he is in a remote border county, about to be annexed by others, how can you support him?" Liu Bei was very happy when he heard this. Lu Su said to Zhuge Liang again: "I am a friend of Zhuge Ziyu. So Zhuge Liang and Lu Su also became friends. Liu Bei adopted Lu Su's strategy and stationed in Fankou in Exian County.

Cao Cao set out from Jiangling and was about to go east along the Yangtze River. Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei: "The situation is critical, and I ask to be ordered to go to General Sun for help." So he went with Lu Su to see Sun Quan. Zhuge Liang saw Sun Quan in Chaisang and said to Sun Quan: "The world is in turmoil, the general raised troops east of the Yangtze River, and Liu Bei gathered his troops south of the Han River to fight for the world with Cao Cao." Now, Cao Cao has basically eliminated the main strong enemy in the north, and then went south to break through Jingzhou, shocking the whole sea.

In front of Cao Cao's army, heroes were useless, so Liu Bei fled here, hoping that the general would arrange it according to his strength. If the general can use Jiangdong's men and horses to contend with Cao Cao, who occupies the Central Plains, it is better to sever relations with Cao Cao as soon as possible; if not, why not disarm him as soon as possible and pay homage to him? At present, the general is outwardly obedient to the imperial court, but he is hesitant in his heart, and if the matter is not dealt with decisively when the matter has reached a critical juncture, a great disaster is about to come. Sun Quan said: "If it is like what you said, why does Liu Bei not obey Cao Cao?" Zhuge Liang said: "Tian Heng is just a strong man of the Qi State, and he still adheres to righteousness and refuses to surrender in humiliation; not to mention that Liu Bei is a descendant of the royal family, a hero and a hero, unparalleled in the world, and the admiration of scholars and doctors for him is like flowing water to the sea." If the big thing doesn't work out, this is the will of heaven, how can we live under Cao Cao anymore?" Sun Quan was furious and said, "I can't give away all the Wu homeland and 100,000 elite soldiers to Cao Cao's control. Except for Liu Bei, Cao has no one who can resist Cao Cao, but after Liu Bei's recent defeat, how can he take on this heavy responsibility?" Zhuge Liang said: "Although Liu Bei's army was defeated at Changsaka, the soldiers who have returned one after another and Guan Yu's army have a total of 10,000 elite soldiers, and Liu Qi's soldiers from Jiangxia County are not 10,000. Cao Cao's army had come from afar, exhausted. I heard that when chasing Liu Bei, the light cavalry galloped more than 300 miles in one day and one night, which is exactly the so-called 'arrows shot by strong crossbows, and when the strength is exhausted, even the thin silk produced by Lu State cannot penetrate it'.

Therefore, the "Art of War" takes this as a taboo, saying that "it will definitely frustrate the general". Moreover, the people of the northern regions are not good at conducting water wars. In addition, the people in Jingzhou were subordinated to Cao Cao, but they were not convinced by the coercion of his army. Now, if the general can order the fierce general to lead tens of thousands of troops and work together with Liu Bei, he will definitely be able to defeat Cao's army. After Cao Cao's defeat, he would inevitably retreat to the north, so that the power of Jingzhou and Eastern Wu would be strong and could form a three-point situation. The key to success or failure lies in today!" Sun Quan was very happy when he heard this, and went to consult with his subordinates.

Liu Bei garrisoned Fankou and sent patrolling soldiers every day to watch Sun Quan's army by the river. When the soldiers saw Zhou Yu's fleet, they immediately rode back to the camp to report to Liu Bei. Liu Bei sent someone to Wei Lao. Zhou Yu said to the comforters: "I have a military mission in my body, and I can't appoint someone else to act as an agent, if Liu Bei can deign to come to the meeting, it really meets my wishes." Liu Bei took a boat to see Zhou Yu and said, "It is really a wise decision to resist Cao Cao now." I don't know how many fighters?" Zhou Yu said, "30,000 people." Liu Bei said: "It's a pity that there are too few." Zhou Yu said: "This is enough, general, and watch me defeat Cao's army." Liu Bei wanted to summon Lu Su and others to talk together, Zhou Yu said: "Accept the military order, you must not entrust someone to act as an agent at will, if you want to see Lu Su, you can visit him separately." Liu Bei was both ashamed and very happy, so he led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to follow Zhou Yu and 2,000 people, not under Zhou Yu's command.

In December of the same year, Sun and Liu's armies marched upstream, marched to Chibi, and met Cao's army, which was crossing the river. Cao's army was already plagued by the plague at that time, and the newly formed naval army and the newly attached Jingzhou naval army were difficult to run in, and their morale was obviously insufficient, and they were defeated by Zhou Yu's naval army in the first battle. Cao Cao had to "lead the navy to the north of the river" to join the army, and docked the warship to the Wulin side on the north bank, training the navy, and waiting for a good opportunity. Zhou Yu docked the warship on the side of the red cliff on the south bank and confronted Cao's army across the Yangtze River.

At that time, Cao Cao was not accustomed to taking a boat for the sake of the northern soldiers, so he connected the end of the ship, and the men and horses walked on the ship as if they were on the ground. Zhou Yu's general Huang Gai said: "Now that the enemy is outnumbered, it is difficult to hold each other for a long time. The Cao army is connecting the warships together, end to end, and can use fire to attack and defeat the Cao army. So he took ten Mengchong warships, loaded them with dry wood and dry wood, poured oil on them, wrapped them in curtains, planted flags on them, prepared speedboats in advance, and tied them to the stern. Huang Gai first sent a letter to Cao Cao, falsely claiming that he intended to surrender. At that time, the southeast wind was strong, and Huang Gai's warships were in the front, and when they reached the center of the river, they raised their sails, and the rest of the ships advanced in turn. The officers and men of Cao Cao's army all came out of the camp to stand and watch, pointing to the boat, saying that Huang Gai had come to surrender. More than two miles away from Cao's army, the ten ships were ignited at the same time, and the fire was fierce, and the ships flew forward like arrows, burning all the Cao army's warships, and the fire also spread to Cao's camp on land. In an instant, thick smoke and fire covered the sky and the sun, and countless soldiers and horses of Cao soldiers were burned and drowned. Zhou Yu and others led the lightly armed elite soldiers to follow closely, the drums shook the sky, and they marched forward bravely, and the Cao army was defeated. Cao Cao led the army to retreat on foot from Huarong Road, but encountered mud, the road was impassable, and the sky was blowing strong winds. Cao Cao asked all the old and weak soldiers to spread grass on the road, and the cavalry barely passed. The old and weak soldiers were trampled by the men and horses, and they were stuck in the mud, and many died.

Zhou Yu and Liu Bei's armies advanced by land and water, and they kept following and pursuing, but it was too late.

In this battle, more than half of Cao's army was killed and wounded, after Cao Cao returned to Jiangling, he was afraid that the defeat of Chibi would make the rear regime unstable, so he immediately returned to the north, leaving Cao Ren, Xu Huang and others to continue to stay in Nanjun (Jiangling), and Wen hired to guard Jiangxia, and then appointed Le Jin to guard Xiangyang, Manzhong acting general Fenwei, and Dangyang. The Sun-Liu coalition won the Battle of Chibi. (To be continued.) )

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