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Chapter 272 Since Yu is born, why is Liang born?

Among the many counselors during the Three Kingdoms period, there is one counselor who must be mentioned, and that is Zhou Yu.

Among the literary works about Zhou Yu, Luo Guanzhong's "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has the most widespread influence.

In order to create a positive image of Liu Bei's camp, the novel highlights Zhuge Liang's wisdom.

To describe Zhou Yu as a narrow-minded and intolerant villain, many historical facts have been reprocessed.

For example, the Battle of Chibi was mainly attributed to Zhou Yu and other Soochow generals. Zhuge Liang was not directly involved. However, in the novel, Kong Ming's plot of borrowing the east wind was regarded as the key to the success of the fire attack.

Borrowing arrows from a straw boat is a deed of Sun Quan in official history. In the novel, it is caused by Zhou Yu's design to frame Zhuge Liang.

In the official history, Liu Bei sees Zhou Yu as open-minded, but in the novel, Zhou Yu is narrow-minded and never forgets his plot against Liu Bei.

In the end, Zhou Yu was even killed by Zhuge Liang's three attacks, which led to the allusion of Zhuge Liang's three attacks on Zhou Yu being passed down to future generations.

In fact, in the two years from the Battle of Chibi to Zhou Yu's death due to illness, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu had no interaction.

As for Zhou Yu's death, it was Pang Tong who came to express condolences, not Zhuge Liang. There is no mention of Wolong paying filial piety in the official history.

Many plots such as this in the novel are artistic processing required for plot and theme, and are inconsistent with historical facts.

If you want to say who was hacked the most among the Three Kingdoms, it must be Zhou Yu.

From a positive and upright image, he was smeared into a jealous villain.

Su Chen was also indignant that Zhou Yu was severely slandered.

"Zhou Yu was born in Shu County, Lujiang County in 175 AD. His family was a wealthy family."

"The great ancestor Zhou Rong once served as the minister of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty and Emperor He of the Han Dynasty."

"My grandfather Zhou Jing and my uncle Zhou Zhong both served as Taiwei officers, and my father Zhou Yi once served as the magistrate of Luoyang."

"When Zhou Yu grew up, he was tall, handsome, and proficient in music."

"In 189 AD, after the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo took full power, and many states and counties raised troops to attack him."

"Sun Jian, a wealthy family in Wu County, also joined the coalition forces to attack Dong Zhuo. Before leaving, he resettled his family members in Shu County, whereupon Zhou Yu met Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce."

"Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were of the same age. They were both fourteen at the time, and they quickly established a friendship."

"Zhou Yu gave up his family's Lunan mansion for the Sun family to live in, and went to the hall to pay homage to Sun Ce's mother. There was a close relationship between the two families."

Li Bai: Zhou Yu is talented and capable in both civil and military affairs, but to be arranged like that is indeed a bit too much.

He admired Zhou Yu very much for his conduct.

Zhou Yu lived by the Fuchun River in his youth and was fond of literature and music.

Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Jing, was a local nobleman and paid great attention to his education, so that he received a good education.

What he admired most was that Zhou Yu showed extraordinary talent when he was young and was good at poetry and music.

In particular, he has outstanding piano skills and often plays famous songs such as "Mountains and Flowing Waters", and is known as the Tiger of the River.

Later, Zhou Yu followed his father Zhou Jing and served as an assistant to the Fuchun County Magistrate. He was upright and honest, and was loved and respected by the local people.

He also served as a local academic official in his hometown, taught scriptures, etiquette and other knowledge, and trained many outstanding students.

Zhou Yu's family background is relatively prominent, and he is a descendant of the Zhou family, a prominent family in Soochow at that time.

Zhou Yu's military achievements made him known as a famous general on Red Cliff, but he was also an outstanding politician and cultural celebrity.

He also attached great importance to education and culture and once presided over the compilation of classic literary works.

At the same time, it also promoted Confucianism and culture, which was deeply loved by the people.

Later, he also showed extraordinary talent and leadership charisma in the military and political fields of Soochow, and made outstanding contributions to the founding of Soochow.

In general, he admired Zhou Yu's heroic spirit, which was no weaker than other counselors during the Three Kingdoms period.

"In 191 AD, Sun Jian died while fighting Liu Biao, and Sun Ce, who was only sixteen years old, became the heir."

"In 195 AD, Zhou Yu went to visit his uncle Zhou Shang, who was the governor of Danyang."

"At this time, Sun Ce decided to leave Yuan Shu and borrowed three thousand troops to return to his homeland of Jiangdong for development. He was about to enter Hexian County in Anhui and cross the Yangtze River eastward."

"So he wrote to Zhou Yu and invited him to go to Jiangdong together."

"After Zhou Yu received the letter, he immediately led thousands of his troops to He County, and also brought a large number of boats and grain."

"Sun Ce was overjoyed and said to Zhou Yu, I got your help, everything will go smoothly."

"So Zhou Yu, together with Jiangdong celebrities Cheng Pu, Zhang Zhao and others, assisted Sun Ce."

"The military operation is progressing very smoothly, and we have successively captured the southeast of Hexian County, the east of Hexian County, Moling Pass in Jiangning, Nanjing and other places."

"Defeated Zuo Rong and Xue Li, then captured the Hushu Town of Jiangning, Nanjing, and entered Danyang, Jiangsu. As a result, the governor of Yangzhou fled."

"At that time, Sun Ce's army had grown to tens of thousands before continuing to advance eastward."

"Sun Ce believed that with the current military strength, it was enough to pacify the ethnic minorities in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and the southern mountainous areas, so he asked Zhou Yu to go back and guard Danyang."

Li Shimin: It was indeed a wise choice for Zhou Yu to defect to Sun Ce, otherwise he would not have achieved his later achievements.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many princes, and Zhou Yu was a very ambitious man.

In his opinion, there were two main reasons why he took a fancy to Sun Ce, who had no power at the time.

First, Sun Ce was famous, so Zhou Yu made a special trip to visit Sun Ce.

Although Zhou Yu is a man with great ambitions, he is not well-known.

But at this time, Sun Ce was very famous in Jianghuai, so Zhou Yu took the initiative to see Sun Ce.

After Zhou Yu and Sun Ce met, they became like relatives.

Although Sun Ce was famous, he had no fixed place to live, so Zhou Yu gave his house to Sun Ce and his family.

Because of this, the two became friends, which laid the foundation of friendship for Zhou Yu to defect to Sun Ce.

The second reason is that Sun Ce invited Zhou Yu to go to Jiangdong with him.

At that time, Zhou Yu was looking for a way out and had a direction for career development, so he immediately went to Sun Ce.

However, although Zhou Yu and Sun Ce became friends, their futures were not clear at the time.

After taking over his father's position, Sun Ce decided to develop in Jiangdong.

But Sun Ce needed a lot of talents to expand his power at this time, so he thought of Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was also thinking about where to develop his career at this time. After being invited by Sun Ce, of course he agreed.

Zhou Yu's ability to defect to Sun Ce shows that Sun Ce is a capable person.

It also proves that Zhou Yu is a discerning person, which also confirms the saying that heroes cherish heroes.

Zhou Yu had great ambitions and naturally wanted to find a like-minded partner, so he chose Sun Ce without hesitation.

This made him understand that people flock together and things flock together, and only by sharing the same goals can we support each other.

"Not long after Zhou Yu returned to Danyang, Yuan Shu did not want Sun Ce's power to grow too large, so he sent his younger brother Yuan Yin to replace Zhou Shang as the governor of Danyang."

"Seeing this situation, Zhou Yu had no choice but to follow his uncle to Shouxian County, Anhui Province."

"In 198 AD, Yuan Shu appreciated Zhou Yu's talents and wanted to appoint him as his general."

"At this time, Zhou Yu had been under Yuan Shu's account for three years. He knew Yuan Shu's vision and character very well and believed that he would not achieve anything in the end."

"So he asked to be the county magistrate in Tongchengnan, Anhui, not far from the Yangtze River, in order to find an opportunity to return to Jiangdong. Yuan Shu agreed to Zhou Yu's request."

"When he was the county magistrate, Zhou Yu got acquainted with Lu Su, a wealthy family in Dingyuan, Anhui."

"At that time, Zhou Yu led his troops to visit Lu Su to borrow grain. Lu Su's family had two barns of rice, each with 3,000 hu of dendrobium, so he immediately pointed out a barn to send him."

"Zhou Yu therefore believed that Lu Su was extraordinary, so he made friends with Lu Su, and the two developed a deep friendship."

"Later Yuan Shu wanted to appoint Lu Su as the mayor of the East City, but Lu Su also thought that Yuan Shu could not succeed."

"So he gave up his official position, took his family and more than a hundred heroes with him, came to Juchao, and traveled eastward with Zhou Yu."

Yongzheng: Throughout Zhou Yu's life, the word perfection was his main theme, but unfortunately it was slowly smeared into a negative image.

It refers to Zhou Yu's military career from the age of 21 to the age of 36.

In the past fifteen years, he has fought many times without losing. He is a rare victorious general in the Three Kingdoms.

Especially the Battle of Chibi, where 30,000 soldiers fought against more than 200,000 enemy troops, and achieved a complete victory with one against ten, which is a rare classic battle example.

In the last three years of his life, Zhou Yu won consecutive victories in the three major battles of Jiangxia, Chibi, and Jiangling, which contributed to the initial formation of the historical pattern of the three-part triangle.

From the perspective of brilliant military exploits and significant influence, he can recommend Zhou Yu as the first among Sun Wu's famous generals.

Combined with his perfect character and his role as the backbone of the country, he can be rated as the first perfect general in the Three Kingdoms.

Most of the initial positive comments about Zhou Yu came from literati poems.

Especially during the Tang and Song Dynasties, many famous poets praised Zhou Yu's heroic image in his writing, Taoism and military strategy.

But it is a pity that many dynasties later smeared Zhou Yu's evaluation.

Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty favored Jiangzuo, in order to maintain its dominance, it began to promote orthodoxy.

So they regarded Shu Han, who was also in a corner, as the righteous one, and belittled Cao Wei and Soochow. At this time, some people began to call Zhou Yu a villain.

The influence of the orthodoxy dispute between the Tang and Song Dynasties was also reflected in literature.

For example, Du Mu's poem in the Tang Dynasty said that the east wind did not grant Zhou Lang's favor, and Tongquechun locked Erqiao deeply. He believed that Zhou Yu's victory in Chibi was due to the east wind's luck.

After Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism flourished in the Song Dynasty, Shu Han's orthodox status was further strengthened, and Zhou Yu's evaluation was further suppressed.

In the novels that appeared during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Zhou Yu's image is no longer broad-minded, but jealous of talents.

The emergence of Luo Guanzhong's "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in the Ming Dynasty further strengthened Zhou Yu's jealous image and further affected everyone's negative evaluation of Zhou Yu.

"In 198 AD, Zhou Yu returned to Jiangdong."

"Sun Ce was very happy and went out to welcome Zhou Yu personally. He awarded Zhou Yu the official position of Jianwei Zhonglang General, and also allocated 2,000 infantry and 50 cavalry."

"Zhou Yu was only twenty-four years old at that time, and everyone in Wu County called him Zhou Lang."

"Sun Ce initially ordered Zhou Yu to guard Ma'anshan, Anhui, and soon he was assigned to Wuhu."

"Niuzhu and Chungu are separated from Zhou Yu's hometown by the Lujiang River. Sun Ce's two appointments were based on the influence of Zhou Yu's family in the local area."

"Zhou Yu himself also has prestige and wants to use this to help him recruit troops and expand his strength."

"A year later, Yuan Shu died of illness, and most of the army surrendered to Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang who occupied Wancheng."

"Sun Ce was worried that Liu Xun would become the second Yuan Shu, so he decided to launch an attack."

"So he appointed Zhou Yu as the Central Protector and concurrently as the Grand Administrator of Jiangxia."

"In December, Sun Ce's army broke through Wancheng and captured Liu Xun's family and his male and female relatives. Among them, Qiao Gong's two daughters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, were both national beauties."

"So Sun Ce took in the big Qiao, and Zhou Yu took in the little Qiao."

"After capturing Wancheng, Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce and attacked Xunyang and other places."

"Defeat Liu Xun who returned to Anhui to rescue Anhui and Huang Zu who came to rescue, and pacified Yuzhang, Luling and other places, greatly increasing his strength."

"After the war, Sun Ce ordered Zhou Yu to guard Baqiu to prevent Liu Biao who occupied Jingzhou from invading eastward."

Li Longji: I heard that Qiao Qiao conquered the country and conquered the city, but I don’t know who is better than my Concubine Yang.

Rather than being curious about Xiao Qiao's beauty, he was more moved by the poignant love story between Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao.

Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao were a famous couple during the Three Kingdoms period, and their deeds were widely circulated.

Xiao Qiao is the wife of Soochow general Zhou Yu. It is said that she is a beautiful and kind-hearted woman.

According to records, Xiao Qiao successfully rescued his father with the help of Zhou Yu, and was deeply attracted by Zhou Yu, and the two eventually became husband and wife.

The relationship between Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao is deep. It is said that Zhou Yu once inspired infinite wisdom because of Xiao Qiao's incident and helped Soochow defeat Cao Wei.

During the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu had planned to let Xiao Qiao go before the fire attack to ensure her safety.

During Sun Quan's southern expedition, Xiao Qiao also advised Zhou Yu not to follow Sun Quan in his southern expedition, but Zhou Yu ultimately chose to follow Sun Quan in his southern expedition.

However, during the southern expedition, Zhou Yu died of illness.
Xiao Qiao was so sad that she chose to commit suicide by jumping into the river. Together with Zhou Yu, they became an immortal love legend.

"In April 200, Sun Ce was assassinated and his eighteen-year-old brother Sun Quan became the heir."

"At that time, Sun's regime had not yet been consolidated, and people in the camp were unsettled."

"Zhou Yu led troops to Wu County for the funeral and served as the central guard. Together with Zhang Zhao, the chief historian, he took charge of many travel matters and fully assisted Sun Quan."

"At that time, Sun Quan only had the title of general, and everyone's etiquette towards him was very simple."

"Only Zhou Yu adopted the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers to show his support for Sun Quan."

"At that time, Lu Su wanted to go elsewhere because he had not been reused after coming to Jiangdong."

"Zhou Yu quoted the words of Ma Yuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty, 'In today's world, not only the king chooses his ministers, but the ministers also choose their king' to warn Lu Su, thinking that Sun Quan would be a very accomplished leader."

"Under Zhou Yu's advice, Lu Su gave up the idea of ​​leaving Jiangdong."

"Soon after, Zhou Yu recommended Lu Su to Sun Quan."

"After the conversation, Sun Quan admired Lu Su's knowledge very much and began to put him to good use."

"After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao at the Battle of Guandu, he issued a letter ordering Sun Quan to send hostages into the court."

"Sun Quan summoned the ministers for a meeting. The ministers had different opinions. Zhang Zhao, Qin Song and other important ministers hesitated and could not make a decision."

"Zhou Yu firmly opposed surrendering to Cao Cao. He believed that Jiangdong had a superior natural environment, convenient transportation, abundant soldiers and food supplies, and had the conditions for a separate regime. He should not bow to Cao Cao at all."

"Sending hostages will make you passive and be controlled by Cao Cao. It is better to wait and see what happens and wait for destiny."

"Zhou Yu's opinion was unanimously agreed by Sun Quan's mother and son, and Sun Quan's mother also warned Sun Quan."

"Zhou Yu is only one month younger than Sun Ce. I treat Zhou Yu like a son, and I hope Sun Quan will treat him like an elder brother."

"Sun Quan has always had great trust in Zhou Yu. Hanshu rewarded Zhou Yu with hundreds of pieces of clothing, which is unmatched by other generals."

"Zhou Yu was also very loyal. Cao Cao once sent Jiang Gan to lobby Zhou Yu and wanted Zhou Yu to defect from Sun Yat-sen to Cao Cao, but Zhou Yu resolutely refused."

"After returning home, Jiang Gan praised Zhou Yu for his magnanimity and magnanimity, which could not be impressed by words."

"Zhou Yu has always advised Sun Quan and presided over military operations."

"In 206, Zhou Yu personally conquered the Shanyue tribe in Ma and Baoertun."

"After the victory, all the captured tribal leaders were shown their heads to the public, and at the same time, more than 10,000 people were forcibly moved to the heart of the Jiangdong regime."

"Huang Zu, the prefect of Jiangxia, sent his general Deng Long with thousands of men to attack Chaisang. Zhou Yu led his troops to attack and captured Deng Long."

"Two years later, Huang Zu's general Gan Ning surrendered, and Zhou Yu recommended Gan Ning to Sun Quan."

"At Gan Ning's suggestion, Sun Quan marched into Xiakou, and Zhou Yu was also appointed as the commander-in-chief of the front."

"After a fierce water battle, Sun Quan's army finally captured Xiakou and killed Huang Zu."

Wu Zetian: After Sun Ce died, Zhou Yu’s real intention of leading troops to the funeral was probably not simple.

Sun Ce's last words to Sun Quan before his death stated that the only official who had entrusted him was Zhang Zhao, and he had never entrusted him to Zhou Yu. At that time, Zhou Yu was leading the army to guard Baqiu. Sun Ce had a good relationship with Zhou Yu during his lifetime, but he did not rely on Zhou Yu when he died.

When Zhou Yu heard that Sun Ce had died, he could not sit still for the first time, so he led his army to Soochow to attend the funeral, and suddenly entered the core of power.

This is where the mystery of this historical mystery lies. History books clearly record that when Zhou Yu came to Soochow to attend Sun Ce's funeral, he brought troops and horses with him. This has also become an anecdote in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

If Zhou Yu simply came to attend the funeral, it would be impossible for him to lead his troops there.

The direct result of Zhou Yu leading troops to the funeral was that Zhou Yu suddenly entered the center of power in Jiangdong from an outsider guarding the border.

You must know that Sun Ce Tuogu has only one important minister, and that is Zhang Zhao.

The result of Zhou Yu leading his troops to the funeral was that he and Chang Shi Zhang Zhao took charge of everything and entered the center of power in Soochow.

So to this day, many people still speculate that Zhou Yu's purpose of leading troops to the funeral was probably a political speculation.

As for what the truth is, she thinks there are two possibilities.

The first possibility is that Zhou Yu wanted to seize power.

As the first Yuanrong veteran to follow Sun Ce in raising an army, he was squeezed out of the inner circle after Sun Ce's death.

He was reluctant to do so, and the only trump card in Zhou Yu's hand was the soldiers and horses guarding the border.

So Zhou Yu simply decided to take a chance and lead his troops to the funeral.

After Sun Ce's death, the Jiangdong political group showed off its muscles and forced Zhang Zhao and others to recognize its status.

The second possibility is that Sun Quan secretly ordered Zhou Yu to lead his troops.

When Sun Ce was in Tuogu, Zhang Zhao was the core. It can be said that the entire power in Jiangdong was controlled by Zhang Zhao alone.

This made Sun Quan, who had just ascended the throne and was young, uneasy and worried that he would be ignored by Zhang Zhao.

So a secret order was sent to Zhou Yu, asking Zhou Yu to lead his troops to prevent Zhang Zhao from using himself to control Jiangdong, so that the two could check and balance each other.

Although it is difficult to tell the truth of the matter from historical mysteries, one thing is certain, that is, Zhou Yu could not have led his troops to the funeral just for Sun Ce's funeral.

As for whether it was Zhou Yu's own political speculation or Sun Quan's check and balance strategy, it seems that it can only be a matter of opinion.

No matter what the truth is, it was precisely because Zhou Yu entered the core of power that Zhou Yu had the opportunity to lead his army against Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi.

So what you really want may not be so important.

"In 208, Cao Cao's army moved south, and its front was directed toward Jiangdong."

"In September, Sun Quan personally visited the Jingzhou front line."

"Liu Bei's advisor Zhuge Liang also rushed to see Sun Quan and persuaded Sun and Liu to unite against Cao Cao."

"Faced with Cao Cao's threat, people in Jiangdong were panicked, and Zhang Zhao and others believed that they should surrender."

"Zhou Yu opposed surrender and analyzed it from various aspects such as politics, military, and economy."

"I think Cao Cao said he was a Han prime minister, but he was actually a Han traitor."

"And there are a series of fatal weaknesses. For example, Ma Chao and Han Sui are a big trouble."

"The northern army is not good at water warfare and is prone to diseases due to acclimatization."

"Furthermore, Cao Cao claims to have 800,000 troops, but the actual number of troops is only 150,000 or 60,000."

"Coupled with the fact that we are tired from fighting for a long time, our combat effectiveness will not be very strong."

"Therefore Zhou Yu believed that as long as he was allocated 50,000 elite troops, he would be enough to defeat Cao Cao."

"This series of analyzes boosted Sun Quan's spirit. He cut off a corner of the table and warned that anyone who dared to say surrender would end up like the table."

"So Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu as the left and right governors, and led his troops to join forces with Liu Bei to resist Cao Cao."

"Cao's army and the coalition forces of Sun and Liu met in Chibi. As expected, Cao's army was not acclimated to the climate and its combat effectiveness was affected."

"In the first confrontation between the two armies, Cao's army was defeated and retreated to Wulin in the north of the Yangtze River."

"Cao Cao took advantage of the fact that northern soldiers were not accustomed to water warfare and used iron cables to connect warships so that the men and horses on the ship would feel like they were walking on flat ground."

"In view of this characteristic, Zhou Yu adopted the strategy of surrender by his subordinate Huang Gai and decided to use fire attack."

"He was ordered to fill dozens of warships with firewood, pour them with anointing oil, disguise them with curtains and flags, lie about surrender, and march to Cao's camp on the north bank."

"When the fleet came near Cao Ying, Huang Gai ordered all the ships to light fire at the same time."

"At that time, the southeast wind was strong and the fire was fierce. The fire ship ignited Cao's warships."

"The fire quickly spread to the camp on the shore, and the entire Cao Jun camp was engulfed in flames."

"The officers and men of Cao's army were in chaos, and countless people were burned to death and drowned."

"Cao Cao was caught off guard and had no choice but to flee with his remaining troops, leaving Cao Ren to guard Jiangling while he withdrew to the north."

"The victory in the Battle of Chibi thwarted Cao Cao's plan to go south."

"It strengthened the separatist position of Sun's regime in the Jiangdong region and also helped Liu Bei avoid the danger of overthrow."

"After this battle, Zhou Yu's fame spread throughout the world."

Su Shi: Speaking of the Battle of Chibi, I envy Zhou Yu’s heroic appearance and achievements.

He couldn't help but recall the time when he was demoted to Huangzhou due to the Wutai Poetry Case. He had endless sorrow in his heart that he could not express, so he traveled around to relax his emotions.

He happened to come to Chibi, outside Huangzhou City, and was deeply moved by the magnificent scenery there.

It also made him recall Zhou Yu's infinite scenery during the Three Kingdoms period, and at the same time lament the passage of time, so he wrote a poem with emotion.

"Niannujiao: Nostalgia for Chibi"

The great river eastward, the waves are exhausted, the eternal lover.

Therefore, to the west of the rampart, the humanity is, the Three Kingdoms Zhou Lang Chibi.

The rocks pierced through the sky, the stormy waves hit the shore, and thousands of piles of snow were rolled up.

Picturesque, a moment how many hero.

Yao Xiang Gong Jin back then, Xiao Qiao married for the first time, majestic.

Lupin Lun towel, talking and laughing, disappeared in dust.

My motherland wanders, loves to laugh at me, be born early.

Life is like a dream, and one is still lingering.

This poem is the most heroic work among his many poems, and it can be called an eternal masterpiece.

Although he was frustrated in officialdom when he wrote this poem, he never lost confidence in life.

It was under this complicated mood that I composed this poem.

Although the words are written in frustration, the style is heroic, which is obviously different from the works with the same theme that he created when he was frustrated in officialdom.

This poem is nostalgic and lyrical. It describes that he had exhausted his ambition and turned to focus on history and life with a broad-minded heart. The whole poem can be divided into two parts.

The poem chants Red Cliff, focusing on the scenery, which serves as a background for the description of the characters.

The first three sentences not only describe Dajiang's momentum, but also summarize all the heroes through the ages, expressing his yearning for heroes.

The use of some words exquisitely and uniquely outlines the dangerous situation of the ancient battlefield.

He wrote about its majestic and majestic scenes, thereby exaggerating the environmental atmosphere for the heroes in the Red Cliff War that he recalled.

Xia Que focuses on people, using his admiration for Zhou Yu to express his feelings about his failure in his achievements.

The purpose of writing Xiao Qiao is to highlight Zhou Yu's talent and high-spiritedness, and to highlight Zhou Yu's grace. The description of Zhou Yu's military exploits in the middle is intended to contrast his own old age and inaction.

Although the last few sentences express sadness, this feeling is actually a manifestation of his unwillingness to sink, being proactive, and working hard, without losing his heroic nature.

"After the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu marched into Nanjun and besieged Jiangling City."

"Since the defender Cao Ren was well-defended and there was sufficient food and grass in the city, Zhou Yu sent Gan Ning to attack Yiling so that Cao Ren could divide his troops."

"After Gan Ning occupied Yiling, Cao Ren sent thousands of troops to rescue him."

"Gan Ning was in danger, so Zhou Yu left Ling Tong to guard the rear and personally led the army to rescue him."

"Halfway through the journey, Zhou Yu found a dangerous road that must be passed through, so he sent troops to cut down trees and block the road."

"After arriving at Yiling, Zhou Yu and Cao Ren fought fiercely under the city."

"More than half of Cao's army was wiped out, and Cao Ren withdrew to Jiangling overnight."

"On the way, I found that the road was blocked by trees, so I had to abandon the horse and escape on foot."

"In this battle, Zhou Yu intercepted more than 300 horses from Cao's army."

"Since then, the two armies have been stalemate in Jiangling, with constant attacks and battles, each with its own victory or defeat."

"In every battle, Zhou Yu has to take the lead and go deep into the front line."

"During a melee, Zhou Yu was shot in the right ribs and was seriously injured."

"After Cao Ren heard about it, he thought he had an opportunity and led his army to attack."

"Zhou Yu endured the pain and stood up to inspect each camp and encourage the soldiers. Cao Ren had no choice but to retreat."

"In December 209, after more than a year of fighting, Cao Ren's troops suffered heavy losses and had to abandon the city."

"After driving Cao's army out of Jingzhou, Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu as a partial general."

"Led the governor of Nanjun, stationed troops in Jiangling, and made Xiajun, Hanchang, Liuyang, and Zhouling the cities of Zhou Yu."

Wang Anshi: Even though Zhou Yu had the advantage, it still took him a year to defeat Cao Ren, which was somewhat inconsistent with his heroic spirit.

Although Zhou Yu was the governor of Soochow, he did not personally command many battles because he died young.

In addition to the Battle of Chibi, which attracted worldwide attention, the Battle of Nanjun is also worth mentioning.

However, compared to the brilliant results of the Battle of Chibi, in which tens of thousands of people defeated Cao Cao with more than 200,000, in the Battle of Nanjun, Zhou Yu had the advantages of time, location, people and troops, but it took him a year to capture Nanjun. Not a big victory.

But then he thought about it. Considering the situation of both Zhou Yu and Cao Ren at that time, it was amazing that Zhou Yu could defeat Cao Ren in one year.

After all, judging from the comparison of military strength, Zhou Yu's advantage is not great. In the life-and-death battle of Chibi, Sun Quan could only gather tens of thousands of troops for Zhou Yu in a short period of time.

It can be seen that Soochow did not have many troops at this time, so in the battle of Nanjun, Zhou Yu only had 20,000 to 30,000 men at most.

At that time, Cao Ren had only 10,000 to 20,000 troops, and the gap in strength between the two sides was not large.

What's more, Zhou Yu was the main attacker and Cao Ren was the main defender. Cao Ren clearly had the advantage.

Furthermore, although Zhou Yu is powerful, Cao Ren is not bad either. The two of them can be said to be matched opponents.

Cao Ren was well equipped both offensively and defensively, and in terms of comprehensive ability, among the many famous generals under Cao Cao's command, he could keep pace with Zhang Liao.

When his generals were surrounded, Cao Ren bravely led dozens of cavalry to attack and rescue them, which shows that he was also a brave man.

Moreover, Cao Ren even shot Zhou Yu during the decisive battle between the two sides at Jiangling. This shows that Cao Ren is no worse than Zhou Yu.

It can be said that if Cao Ren had not had to abandon the defense of Jiangling when reinforcements had not arrived for a long time and had to fight alone, Zhou Yu might have spent more time trying to capture Nanjun.

"Cao Cao's forces retreated north, and Liu Bei took advantage of the situation to occupy the four counties of Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling. He named himself General Zuo and led Jingzhou Mu."

"In order to consolidate his alliance with Jiangdong, Liu Bei married Sun Quan's sister and asked to borrow Nanjun."

"Zhou Yu disagreed with Lu Su's opinion of lending Nanjun to Liu Bei, and advocated putting Liu Bei under house arrest."

"Sun Quan believed that Jiangdong still needed an alliance between Sun and Liu to fight against Cao Cao, so he did not follow Zhou Yu's advice."

"In December 210, Zhou Yu went to Jingkou to meet Sun Quan and proposed a strategy of annexing Yizhou, unifying the north, and seizing the world."

"Zhou Yu believed that if he captured Yizhou, destroyed Zhang Lu, and then allied with Ma Chao, he could form an anti-Cao encirclement."

"After capturing Yizhou, I will come back to guard Xiangyang against Cao Cao."

"If the plan can be realized, there is an opportunity to unify the north."

"Sun Quan approved this strategy, and Zhou Yu set off back to Jiangling to prepare for the attack on Yizhou."

"While walking to Baqiu, he fell seriously ill and died suddenly at the age of thirty-six."

"Before his death, Zhou Yu did not forget to write to Sun Quan, recommending Lu Su to succeed him, and warned Sun Quan not only to be wary of Cao Cao in the north, but also to be wary of Liu Bei who occupied Jingzhou."

"Sun Quan was deeply saddened by the news of Zhou Yu's sudden death and personally put on plain clothes and presided over the funeral."

"When Zhou Yu's coffin was transported back to Wu County, Sun Quan personally went to Wu County to greet him. All funeral expenses were borne by the state."

Zhu Di: In my opinion, Zhou Yu’s death was strange, and it may have something to do with Sun Quan.

He did not come to this conclusion out of nowhere.

When Sun Ce died, he appointed Zhang Zhao, not Zhou Yu, as the minister of entrustment.

However, Sun Ce only appointed Zhang Zhao as the Tuogu minister, which shows that he trusts Zhang Zhao and is not worried that Zhang Zhao will evade Sun Quan's power.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Sun Quan to recall a general with a heavy army during his brother's funeral. This is illogical.

Therefore, the most likely possibility is that Zhou Yu led his troops back to attend the funeral privately. This move will inevitably leave a shadow in Sun Quan's heart.

Sun Quan was the best at maneuvering.

Judging from the fact that he worked both ways for the interests of Soochow, Sun Quan was able to bear the humiliation and bear the burden and bow down to become a minister.

And Sun Quan often did this. Liu Bei launched the Battle of Yiling, and Sun Quan surrendered to Cao Pi, and often interacted with the Cao and Liu families for their own benefit.

Moreover, Sun Quan was a monarch with a strong desire for control. It is unlikely that such a monarch would want to have a very capable and famous subordinate around him.

Zhou Yu became famous in the Battle of Chibi and wanted to expedition to Yizhou.

Whether successful or not, it has nothing to do with him, Sun Quan.

If Zhou Yu succeeds, his achievements will be great, but if he fails, Sun Quan will suffer heavy losses.

Moreover, Zhou Yu died at the critical moment when he was preparing to go out for battle, and the time was just right.

Although there is no historical record or evidence whether Zhou Yu's death is related to Sun Quan, there is no way to know.

But if it has nothing to do with Sun Quan, it may be difficult to explain the strangeness of Zhou Yu's sudden death.

Moreover, he also found a doubtful point. Sun Quan's strategy of choosing Lu Su must give up Zhou Yu, otherwise the self-contradiction would be unexplainable.

From the letter Zhou Yu left to Sun Quan before his death, he could only see that Zhou Yu said that he was suddenly ill and was about to die, and asked Lu Su to be his successor.

Lu Su's strategy was completely different from Zhou Yu's. It was illogical to replace him after his death and to replace him with someone whose strategic ideas were completely opposite to his own.

So he guessed that Zhou Yu must have understood something, but he couldn't say it clearly.

The only explanation is that before Zhou Yu died, he understood Sun Quan's arrangement.

He can only recommend Lu Su as his successor, rather than choosing someone who can inherit his legacy.

Just look at the successors chosen by Zhuge Liang and you will understand that only those who inherit his legacy will be chosen as successors.

So judging from these illogical doubts, he guessed that Sun Quan and Zhou Yu's death were closely related.

But this is just his guess. Zhou Yu's death is ultimately a mystery, lost in the flow of history.

(End of this chapter)