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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 and highlight Zhuge Liang's wisdom, the novel describes Zhou Yu as a narrow-minded and intolerant negative character, and reprocesses many historical facts.

For example, the Battle of Red Cliff was mainly the work of Zhou Yu and other Wu generals, and Zhuge Liang did not directly participate. However, the novel uses the plot of Kong Ming borrowing the east wind as the key to the success of the fire attack.
Borrowing arrows from a straw boat was an act of Sun Quan in the official history. In the early Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the person who borrowed arrows was also Zhou Yu. In the novel, it was caused by Zhou Yu's plot to frame Zhuge Liang.
In the official history, Zhou Yu is seen as magnanimous by Liu Bei, but Zhou Yu in the novel is narrow-minded and always keeps in mind his conspiracies against Liu Bei's group.

In the end, he was even angered to death by Zhuge Liang three times, which led to the story of Zhuge Liang angering Zhou Yu three times being passed down to later generations.

In fact, from the Battle of Red Cliff to Zhou Yu's death, Zhuge Liang was mainly doing logistics in Lingling and had little interaction with Zhou Yu.
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.

During Zhou Yu's lifetime and after his death, his contemporaries in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period spoke highly of him in terms of military, political, artistic talent, personal charm and other aspects.

"Born in an aristocratic family, Zhou Yu was born in Shu County, Lujiang Prefecture, in the fourth year of Xiping reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. His family was an aristocratic family."

"My great-grandfather Zhou Rong served as the Minister of the Chancellery during the reigns of Emperor Zhang and Emperor He. My great-uncle Zhou Jing and my great-uncle Zhou Zhong both served as the Grand Marshal. My father Zhou Yi served as the Magistrate of Luoyang."

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

"In the sixth year of Zhongping, after Emperor Ling of Han died, Dong Zhuo became a monopolistic ruler, and many states and counties raised armies 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."

"In the second year of Chuping reign of Emperor Xian of Han, Sun Jian died in battle with Liu Biao, and Sun Ce, who was only sixteen years old, became the heir."

"In the second year of Xingping, Zhou Yu went to visit his uncle Zhou Shang, who was the governor of Danyang. At that time, Sun Ce had decided to break away from Yuan Shu and borrow 3,000 soldiers to return to his homeland in Jiangdong to develop. He was about to enter Liyang and cross the Yangtze River, so he wrote a letter to Zhou Yu, inviting him to go to Jiangdong together."

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

"Sun Ce was overjoyed and said to Zhou Yu, 'I have found you, it's a good omen.'"

"So Zhou Yu, together with Jiangdong celebrities Cheng Pu, Zhang Zhao and others, assisted Sun Ce. The military operation went very smoothly. They successively conquered Hengjiang, Dangli, Moling and other places, defeated Zuo Rong and Xue Li, and then captured Hushu. As a result, the governor of Yangzhou, Liu Yao, fled."

"At that time, Sun Ce's army had grown to tens of thousands of people. Before continuing to advance eastward, Sun Ce believed that the current military strength was sufficient to pacify Wujun, so he asked Zhou Yu to return to guard Danyang."

"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 brother Yuan Yin to replace Zhou Shang as the governor of Danyang. So Zhou Yu had no choice but to follow his uncle to Shouchun."

"In the third year of Jian'an, Yuan Shu appreciated Zhou Yu's talents and wanted to appoint him as a 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 requested to be the county magistrate of Juchao, 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 chief of Juchao, Zhou Yu met Lu Su, a nobleman from the east city of Linhuai."

"At that time, Zhou Yu led his troops to visit Lu Su to borrow grain. Lu Su had two granaries of rice, each with 3,000 hu. Zhou Yu immediately pointed to one granary and sent it to Lu Su."

"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 chief of East City. Lu Su also thought that Yuan Shu could not accomplish anything, so he gave up his official position, brought his family and more than 100 young knights, came to Juchao, and crossed the river east with Zhou Yu."

Ouyang Xiu: In the third year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu returned to Jiangdong. Sun Ce was very happy and went out of the city to welcome him personally. He appointed Zhou Yu as the General of Jianwei and allocated him two thousand infantry and fifty cavalry.

At that time, Zhou Yu was only 24 years old, and the people of Wu County called him Zhou Lang.

Sun Ce initially ordered Zhou Yu to guard Niuzhu, but soon changed his order to be the chief of Chungu.

Niuzhu and Chungu are separated from Zhou Yu's hometown of Lujiang by a river. Sun Ce made these two appointments in consideration of the influence of Zhou Yu's family in the local area.

Zhou Yu himself also had prestige, and he wanted to use it to help him recruit troops and expand his power.

In the fourth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shu died of illness, and most of his troops 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 and appointed Zhou Yu as the Central Guard General and concurrently the Prefect of Jiangxia.

In December, Sun Ce's army broke through Wancheng and captured Liu Xun's family and their male and female relatives. Among them, Qiao Gong's two daughters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, were both beautiful women. So Sun Ce married Da Qiao and Zhou Yu married Xiao Qiao.

After capturing Wancheng, Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce to attack Xunyang and other places, defeated Liu Xun who returned to rescue Wan and Huang Zu who came to rescue, and pacified Yuzhang 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 from the east.

In April of the fifth year of Jian'an, Sun Ce was assassinated and his eighteen-year-old brother Sun Quan became his heir.

At that time, the Sun regime had not yet been consolidated and the morale of the camp was unstable. Zhou Yu led his troops to Wujun to attend the funeral and served as the Central Guard General. Together with the Chief Clerk Zhang Zhao, he took charge of many itinerary affairs and fully assisted Sun Quan.

At that time, Sun Quan only had the title of general, and most people treated him with simple courtesy. Only Zhou Yu used the etiquette of monarch and subject to show his support for Sun Quan.

At that time, because Lu Su was not valued after coming to Jiangdong, he also wanted to go somewhere else.

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

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

Not long after, Zhou Yu recommended Lu Su to Sun Quan. After the conversation, Sun Quan was very impressed by Lu Su's insights and began to use him.

In the seventh year of Jian'an, after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu, he ordered Sun Quan to send hostages to the court.

Sun Quan convened a meeting with the ministers. 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, and abundant soldiers and food.

Since the conditions for separatism are met, you should not bow to Cao Cao. Sending hostages will only put you in a passive position and be controlled by Cao Cao. It is better to wait and see what happens and await the will of heaven.

Zhou Yu's opinion was unanimously agreed upon by Sun Quan and his mother. Sun Quan's mother also advised Sun Quan to say.

Zhou Yu was only one month younger than Sun Ce. He treated Zhou Yu like his son and hoped that Sun Quan would treat him like his brother.

Sun Quan had always trusted Zhou Yu very much, and he gave Zhou Yu hundreds of pieces of clothing every year, which was more than any other general. "Zhou Yu was also very loyal. Cao Cao once sent Jiang Gan to persuade Zhou Yu to betray Sun and join Cao, but Zhou Yu resolutely refused."

"After returning, Jiang Gan praised Zhou Yu for his noble character and noble character, which could not be compromised by words."

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

"In the 11th year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu personally conquered the Shanyue tribes of Ma and Baotun. After the victory, he beheaded all the captured tribal leaders and displayed them to the public. At the same time, he also forcibly relocated more than 10,000 people to the heartland 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."

"In the 13th year of Jian'an, Gan Ning, a general under Huang Zu, surrendered. Zhou Yu recommended Gan Ning to Sun Quan."

"Under Gan Ning's advice, Sun Quan marched to Xiakou, and Zhou Yu was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the front. After a fierce naval battle, Sun Quan's army finally captured Xiakou and killed Huang Zu."

"In the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao's army marched southward, heading straight for Jiangdong."

"In September, Sun Quan personally went to the front line in Jingzhou, and Liu Bei's adviser Zhuge Liang also rushed to Chaisang to meet with Sun Quan and persuade Sun and Liu to unite to fight against Cao."

"Faced with Cao Cao's threat, the people of Jiangdong were in panic. Zhang Zhao and others thought they should surrender, but Zhou Yu opposed it."

"After analyzing the political, military, and economic aspects, it is concluded that Cao Cao, in the name of a Han prime minister, was actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty."

"And there are a series of fatal weaknesses, such as Ma Chao and Han Sui are a big threat; the northern army is not good at water battles;"

"It is easy to get sick due to acclimatization. Moreover, Cao Cao claimed to have 800,000 soldiers, but the actual number of soldiers was only 150,000 or 60,000. Moreover, they were already exhausted after fighting for a long time, so their fighting capacity would 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."

"The Cao army and the allied forces of Sun and Liu met at Chibi. As expected, the Cao army was already plagued by an epidemic, 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 plan of false surrender proposed by his general Huang Gai and decided to use fire attack. He ordered his general Huang Gai to fill dozens of warships with firewood and oil, and then disguise them with curtains and flags, falsely pretending to surrender, and march towards Cao's camp on the north bank."

"When the fleet arrived near Cao's camp, Huang Gai ordered all ships to set fire to it at the same time. The southeast wind was strong at that time, and the fire was fierce. The fire ships set Cao's warships on fire, and the fire quickly spread to the camp on the shore."

"The entire Cao army camp was engulfed in flames, and Cao's soldiers were in chaos. Countless people were burned to death or 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 of the Battle of Chibi thwarted Cao Cao's plan to march south, strengthened the separatist position of the Sun regime in the Jiangdong region, and saved Liu Bei from the danger of destruction."

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

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

As the defending general Cao Ren was well defended and the city had sufficient food and grass, Zhou Yu sent Gan Ning to attack Yiling in order to force Cao Ren to divide his forces.

After Gan Ning occupied Yiling, Cao Ren indeed sent thousands of troops to rescue him. Gan Ning asked for help, so Zhou Yu left Ling Tong to guard the rear and personally led the army to rescue him.

Halfway through the journey, Zhou Yu discovered a dangerous road that had to be passed, so he sent soldiers to cut down trees and block the road.

After arriving in Yiling, Zhou Yu and Cao Ren fought fiercely outside the city. More than half of Cao's army was wiped out. Cao Ren retreated to Jiangling overnight. Halfway there he found the road was blocked by trees, so he had to abandon his horse and flee on foot.

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

Since then, the two armies have been in a stalemate in Jiangling, with constant attacks and battles, and each side has won and lost.

In every battle, Zhou Yu would lead the troops and go deep into the front lines.

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

When Cao Ren heard about it, he thought that there was an opportunity and led his army to attack. Zhou Yu endured the pain, stood up and inspected the camps to encourage the soldiers. Cao Ren had to retreat.

In December of the 14th year of Jian'an, after more than a year of fighting, Cao Ren's troops suffered heavy losses and had to abandon the city and flee.

After driving Cao's army out of Jingzhou, Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu as a general and made him the governor of Nanjun. He stationed his troops in Jiangling and made Xiajuan, Hanchang, Liuyang and Zhouling his fiefs.

After Cao Cao's forces retreated northward, Liu Bei took advantage of the situation to occupy the four counties of Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang and Lingling, and named himself the Left General and the Governor of Jingzhou.

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

Zhou Yu disagreed with Lu Su's suggestion to lend Nanjun to Liu Bei, and advocated putting Liu Bei under house arrest. Sun Quan believed that Jiangdong still needed the Sun-Liu alliance to fight against Cao Cao, so he did not follow Zhou Yu's advice.

In December of the 15th year of Jian'an, Zhou Yu went to Jingkou to meet with Sun Quan and proposed a strategy to annex Yizhou and then unify the north and seize the world.

Zhou Yu believed that if they could capture Yizhou, eliminate Zhang Lu, and then form an alliance with Ma Chao, they could form an encirclement against Cao.

After capturing Yizhou, he would return to guard Xiangyang against Cao Cao. If the plan could be realized, there would be a chance to unify the north.

Sun Quan approved of this strategy, and Zhou Yu set out to return to Jiangling to prepare for the attack on Yizhou.

When he reached Bachu, he fell seriously ill and died suddenly at the age of thirty-six.

Before his death, Zhou Yu wrote to Sun Quan, recommending Lu Su to succeed him, and warned Sun Quan to think ahead and then enjoy himself.

Not only must we be wary of Cao Cao in the north, but we must also be wary of Liu Bei who occupies Jingzhou.

Upon learning the news of Zhou Yu's sudden death, Sun Quan was deeply saddened and personally dressed in plain clothes to preside over the funeral.

When Zhou Yu's coffin was transported back to Wujun, Sun Quan went to Wujun in person to greet him, and all funeral expenses were borne by the state.

Later, Sun Quan often recalled Zhou Yu in front of others, saying that he missed Gongjin. Is there any end to this? (End of this chapter)