[After Liu Bei met Zhuge Liang, he asked him: "The Han family is in decline, traitors steal their lives, and the lord is covered with dust. Lonely and not virtuous, wanting to believe in righteousness in the world, and the wisdom is shallow, so it is rampant, as for today. However, the will is still unfinished, and the gentleman will be settled? ”

Meaning: Now that the Han family is declining, traitorous ministers are doing things under the pretense of the emperor's orders, and the emperor has lost his power.

I didn't measure my virtue and ability correctly, so I wanted to uphold justice and revive the world, but my wisdom and strategy were not enough, so I have been failing until today.

However, my ambition is still not settled, and my blood is still boiling, dare to ask if Mr. has a plan to help me?

Zhuge Liang then told him about the plan of three parts of the world, which is the famous "Longzhong Pair". 】

[Zhuge Liang made a policy for Liu Bei, "Take Jingxiang first, think it is fundamental."] Join Wu to resist Cao, march into Yizhou, and divide the world into three parts".

In the future, Liu Bei's group's military strategy and war deployment basically followed this strategy.

It can be said that it was Zhuge Liang's plan that laid the theoretical foundation for Liu Bei's group's hegemony. 】

[Zhuge Liang's Longzhong pair can be summarized as an eight-character strategy: avoid the strong, rely on the strong, attack the weak, and strengthen yourself.

These eight words have provided strategic guidance for Liu Bei's rise, which is of great significance.

It's not just the time of the day, but also the plan of the people.

Success not only comes from the time, but also from human planning.

Zhuge Liang listed the battle of Guandu and the duel between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to illustrate the irreplaceable role of human strategy. 】

[The second major achievement: entering Wu alone, uniting Wu to resist Cao. 】

[In August of the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208), Liu Biao died of illness and was succeeded by his second son Liu Cong.

After Cao Cao unified the north, he led an army of 200,000 to the south to attack Jingchu.

Cai and Liu Cong heard the news of Cao Cao's southward movement and sent envoys to surrender.

At that time, Zhuge Liang persuaded Liu Bei to attack Liu Cong in time, but he could take the opportunity to occupy Jingzhou, but unfortunately Liu Bei couldn't bear to seize the foundation of Liu Biao's descendants and missed the best opportunity to capture Jingzhou. 】

Liu Che couldn't help but nod when he saw this, and said, "Corporal Liu Bei Lixian, and he has a benevolent heart, and the demeanor of my Han royal family continues."

Li Shimin shook his head slightly and said: "Liu Bei is sometimes too benevolent, so that some women are benevolent."

"It's hypocrisy to overdo it, but being able to be hypocritical for a lifetime is also a kind of ability."

[After Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao's army was going south, he led his army and people to flee south, and Cao's army caught up with and broke Liu's army at Dangyang Changban.

In the same year, Liu Bei was defeated and left Xiakou, and Liu Bei's army was in danger and could be destroyed in an instant.

It was at this critical moment of life and death that Zhuge Liang recommended himself to Chaisang as a lobbyist and went to Jiangdong alone to lobby Sun Quan and join Wu to resist Cao.

At that time, Sun Quan led the army to be stationed in Chaisang and watched the development of events.

After Zhuge Liang arrived in Chaisang, he immediately met with Sun Quan and analyzed the situation for Sun Quan.

In the face of the powerful Cao army, the monarchs and ministers of Eastern Wu fought or surrendered, and their opinions were different.

Sun Quan himself was also undecided, and asked Zhuge Liang why Liu Bei did not surrender.

Zhuge Liang took the opportunity to increase Liu Bei's worth, saying that Liu Bei had integrity and would never surrender, in order to show Sun Quan Liu Bei's determination.

Sun Quan was furious when he heard this, and vowed not to surrender to Cao Cao, but he was worried, and asked Liu Bei how many troops he still had to fight.

Zhuge Liang finally began to analyze the situation of the two armies, and first said that there were 10,000 soldiers under Liu Bei and Guan Yu's army, plus Liu Qifan's Jiangxia soldiers were no less than 10,000.

He also pointed out that Cao Jun was tired from afar, and when he chased Liu Bei, he traveled more than 300 miles in a day and a night with a light horse, which was "the end of a strong crossbow, and he couldn't wear Lu Min";

Moreover, the northerners are not accustomed to water warfare, and the people of Jingzhou are forced to obey Cao Cao, and the people are not attached.

If Cao Cao attacked Jiangdong, he would be defeated. 】

[Sun Quan was very happy after hearing this, and was later persuaded by Lu Su and Zhou Yu, and finally decided to join Liu Kangcao.

He sent Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, Lu Su and others to lead 30,000 naval troops to start a war with Cao Cao.

In November, Cao Cao's army was attacked by Sun and Liu's troops in Chibi, and Cao's army suffered huge losses, and at this time, a plague broke out in Cao Cao's army, so Cao Cao had no choice but to lead his army north.

Cao Cao's defeat made the pattern of three parts of the world initially formed. 】

"Huh? What about the straw boat borrowing arrows and the east wind? Why didn't Su Shangshen say it? ”

"Fool, it's all fake, it's made up by Luo Guanzhong!"

"I have to avenge Zhou Yu. The credit of the Chibi War was so plainly shared by Zhuge Liang! ”

"Although Zhuge Liang is not as magical as in Romance, his role is still very crucial"

[The third major achievement: occupy Jingnan and set Yizhou with soldiers.

After the Battle of Chibi, Koto was stable.

Liu Bei took advantage of Cao Cao's return to the north, listened to Zhuge Liang's plan, and pacified the four counties of Jingnan in December of the thirteenth year of Jian'an.

Liu Bei appointed Zhuge Liang as the commander of the military division, lived in Linhao, and supervised the three counties of Lingling, Guiyang, and Changsha, responsible for adjusting taxes and enriching military resources.

With the four counties of Jingnan as a foothold, according to Zhuge Liang's military deployment in the previous "Longzhong Pair", they should attack Yizhou at this time. 】

[Yizhou is known as the land of abundance, because it has few wars, rich products, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. However, Liu Zhang, the lord of Yizhou, was weak, and the army and the people thought of the master, so at this time Liu Zhang's subordinates began to be restless.

At the instigation of Zhang Song, Liu Zhang, the pastor of Yizhou, sent Fa Zheng to Jingzhou to ask Liu Bei to lead his troops to protect the safety of Yizhou.

Zhuge Liang thought that the opportunity could not be lost, and persuaded Liu Bei to agree.

After Liu Bei agreed to lead his troops to help in the war, Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others defended Jingzhou, and Liu Bei personally led the army into Yizhou accompanied by the strategist Pang Tong.

In December of the following year, Zhang Song was exposed to fornicating with Liu Bei, so Liu Zhang executed Zhang Song and ordered the generals to guard the pass and not allow Liu Bei's soldiers and horses to pass. 】

[After the two sides tore their faces, Liu Bei began to officially attack Xichuan.

However, Liu Bei's war to conquer Xichuan was not smooth, first the Jiameng Pass was blocked, and then he was defeated in the Battle of Los Angeles, and even lost the military division Pang Tong.

At this time, Zhuge Liang, who stayed in Jingxiang, had to lead his army into Shu to help in the battle, and successively defeated Liu Zhang's subordinate generals Liu Bi, Ling Bao, Zhang Ren, Deng Xian, and Wu Yi, which forced Liu Zhang to surrender and completely brought Yizhou into Liu Bei's control.

It can be said that if Zhuge Liang had not led the army into Shu, Liu Bei would not only have been unable to pacify Yizhou, but would probably have been trapped alive by Liu Zhang in Xichuan, where people and land were unfamiliar. 】

[Speaking of which, I have to mention the disparagement of Zhuge Liang that often appears in later generations.

People belittle Zhuge Liang, often based on two sentences and one thing.

These two sentences: one is Chen Shou's Zhuge Liang "using soldiers is not his strength", and the other is "his wisdom is often like a demon". That incident was that Zhuge Liang did not adopt Wei Yan's "Meridian Valley Scheme".

Regarding Wei Yan's "Meridian Valley Conspiracy", in fact, it was not feasible to analyze it later.

And the sentence "Wisdom is often like a demon" is actually for the way it is written, not to comment on Zhuge Liang himself.

As for "the use of troops is not their strength", the great man once expressed his own opinion on this.

He said that the reason why some people think that Zhuge Liang has no military achievements is actually a mistake.

Because they believe that military achievements represent the record of fighting wars, and only when they win battles can they be considered military achievements. 】

"Isn't it?"

"If you don't win the battle, is it an achievement to defeat the battle??"

Many people are puzzled,

But Li Shimin, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhao Kuangyin and others, who returned from the battlefield, felt that this was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

(End of chapter)