Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu (175-210), a famous soldier in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was a sage in Lujiang. Luo Yangli Zhou Yi's son, grandfather and uncle are all officials to Qiu. Strong, beautiful and elegant, Jiangdong has the saying "wrong song, care". Zhou Yu made little friends with Sun Ce, and 2 1 year-old went to the battlefield with Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong. After the assassination of Sun Ce, Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, and Zhou Yu sent troops to attend the funeral, taking charge of affairs together with Zhang Zhao, who has a long history in China. In the 13th year of Jian 'an (208), Zhou Yu led the army of Jiangdong Sun's Group to unite with Liu Bei's army, and Battle of Red Cliffs was defeated, thus laying the foundation for a three-point world. In the 14th year of Jian 'an (209), General Bai Qing led the Southern County Governor. In the fifteenth year of Jian 'an (AD 2 10), he died in Baqiu (now Yueyang, Hunan) at the age of 36.
In the official history, Zhou Yu was called a "prodigy" and a "real genius", and Fan Chengda praised him as "a hero in the world and a handsome man in Jiangzuo". When Song Huizong chased him for Pinglu. Ranked among the sixty-four generals of Tang Wu Temple and one of the seventy-two generals of Wu Song Temple.
The life of the character
Official family
Zhou Yu was born in the gentry, and his grandfather Zhou Jing and uncle Zhou Zhong served as Han Taiwei. His father, Zhou Yi, served as Luoyang Order. Zhou Yu himself is tall, handsome and ambitious. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are the same age and have close contacts. In 190 (the first year of Chuping), when Dong Zhuo was begged, his family moved to Shu County. Zhou Yu let the Sun family live in a big house in Lunan, and went to church to meet Sun Ce's mother. The two families made friends. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce made friends with Jiangnan celebrities here, and they have a good reputation.
Danyang borrows soldiers
In the second year of Chuping (19 1), after Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce inherited his father's business and took charge of the headquarters. Zhou Yu is the Danyang satrap of his father Shang Zhou. Sun Ce just entered Liyang (now northwest Anhui County) and prepared to cross eastward, so he wrote to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yuling led the troops to meet Sun Ce and gave him strong support. Sun Ce was very happy and said, "It's great that I got you."
So, the two men fought side by side, crossing the river first (now the north bank of the Yangtze River in the southeast of Anhui County) and obtaining Yizhou (now the east of Anhui County, the water enters the river), then crossing the river to attack Moling (now Moling Pass in Jiangning, Nanjing), defeating Yan Rong and Betty, and then taking Hu Zhe (now Hushu Town in Jiangning, Nanjing) and Jiangcheng. At that time, Sun Ce had grown to tens of thousands of people. He said to Zhou Yu, "I already have Hirayama's strength, financial resources and food. You'd better go back to Danyang. " So Zhou Yu led the troops back to Danyang.
Soon, Yuan Shu sent his cousin Yuan Yin to replace Shang Zhou as Danyang secretariat, and Zhou Yu followed Shang Zhou to Shouchun (now Shouxian County, Anhui Province). Yuan Shu found that Zhou Yu was very talented, so he wanted to keep Zhou Yu for himself. Zhou Yu saw that Yuan Shu would not achieve anything in the end. He only asked to be a county magistrate who lived in a nest and wanted to take the opportunity to return to Jiangdong. Yuan Shu agreed to Zhou Yu's request.
Official residence and important positions
In the third year of Jian 'an (198), Zhou Yu returned to Wu Jun (now Suzhou, Jiangsu) by building a nest to attract phoenix. When Sun Ce heard that Zhou Yu had returned, he personally made Zhou a corps commander, with 2,000 troops and 50 horses. In addition, Sun Ce also gave Zhou Yuan an advocacy band to build a house for Zhou Yu, which was unparalleled in generosity. Sun Ce also said in the order issued: "Zhou Gongjin is brilliant and talented, with the same angle as me, and is a close relative of the same flesh and blood. When I was in Danyang, he led troops and sent ships' food to help me, which made me accomplish great things and rewarded me with merits. Today's return is far from repaying his support at a critical moment! " Zhou Yu was 24 years old, and Wu soldiers called him Zhou Lang.
Because of the Lujiang area, the sergeants always admired Zhou Yu's kindness and faithfulness, so Sun Ce ordered him to go out to guard Niuzhu, and later served as the leader of Spring Valley. Soon, Sun Ce will attack Jingzhou, worship Zhou Yu as China's imperial army, and conquer Jiangxia Prefecture (west of Xinzhou, Hubei Province) with the army. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce attacked Wancheng and got two daughters, Gong Qiao, both beautiful. Sun Ce married Da Qiao and Zhou Yu married Xiao Qiao. Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu, "Although Gong Qiao's daughter suffered from war and displacement, we are lucky to have the two of us as son-in-law." Then attack to find Yang, defeat, win Jiangxia, and return to the army to pacify (now Nanchang, Jiangxi) and Luling (now Ji 'an, Jiangxi). Zhou Yu stayed to guard Baqiu.
Anbang etiquette
In April, 200, the fifth year of Jian 'an, Sun Ce was assassinated at the age of 26. On his deathbed, he entrusted military affairs to Sun Quan. At that time, Sun Quan only had several counties, such as Huiji, Wu Jun, Danyang, Zhang Yu and Luling, and its remote and dangerous places were not completely attached. Heroes in the world are scattered in various counties, and they have not established an interdependent relationship with Sun Shi. At the critical moment, the first people who supported Sun Quan were Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Lv Fan, Cheng Pu and others. Zhou Yu led the troops from other places to attend the funeral and stayed with Wu Jun Sun Quan as a central defender. Armed to the teeth, he treated Sun Quan with the courtesy of monarch and minister, and co-managed the military and political affairs with Zhang Zhao, a long history.
After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu, in 202 AD (the seventh year of Jian 'an), he ordered Sun Quan to give his son to Cao Cao as a hostage. Sun Quan didn't want to be controlled by others, so he called ministers to discuss. Ministers have different opinions, and important ministers such as Zhang Zhao and Qin Song are hesitant and undecided.
Although Sun Quan didn't want to send hostages, he was a little hesitant because he didn't get strong support. So he only took Zhou Yu to discuss the matter with his mother. Zhou Yu stands firm and resolutely opposes sending hostages. He analyzed Sun Quan's interests and said, "When Chu Jun was just sealed to the edge of Jingshan Mountain, there was not enough space. His descendants are smart, expanding land and territory, establishing a foundation in Du Ying and occupying Jingyang land until the South China Sea. It has been passed down from generation to generation for more than 900 years. Now, general, you have inherited the old business of your father and brother, ruled six counties, and the soldiers have no worries about food and clothing and high morale. Moreover, casting mountains for copper, boiling sea for salt, people's hearts are stable, and the wind of scholars is strong, which can be said to be invincible. Why give it to people? As soon as the hostages arrive in Cao Cao's hands, we have to respond to Cao Cao, and we are bound to be subject to Cao Shi. At that time, the biggest benefit we could get was just a Hou Yin, a dozen servants, a few cars and a few horses. How can we compare with our own achievements and loneliness? For today's plan, it is best not to send hostages, but to wait and see Cao Cao's movements and changes first. If Cao Cao Can abides by morality and saves the world, then it is not too late for us to join in; If Cao Cao is arrogant and tries to make a living by playing with fire and setting himself on fire. General, you just have to wait for your fate. Why give it to others? "
Zhou Yu's words spoke to Sun Quan's heart. Sun Quan's mother also thinks that this should be done. She said to Sun Quan, "What Gong Jin said is reasonable. He is only 1 month younger than your brother. I have always regarded him as my son. You should treat him as a brother. " Sun Quan did not give the hostages to Cao Cao.
For Sun Shi, Zhou Yu is loyal. According to Biography of Jiangbiao, Cao Cao remembered to use Zhou Yu for his own use and sent Jiang Gan, who was good at arguing, to lobby Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu resolutely refused Jiang Gan. Scholars all over the world worship Zhou Yu more.
In the 11th year of Jian 'an (2006), Zhou Yu led Sun Yu and others to crusade against Ma and Bao 'ertun, beheaded their leaders and captured more than 10,000 people. Huang Zu, the satrap of Jiangxia, sent Deng Long to lead thousands of people to attack Chai Sang. Zhou Yu led the army to fight back and captured Deng Long alive.
Huoshao chibi
In the autumn of the 13th year of Jian 'an (208), Cao Cao led an army to invade the south and occupied Jingzhou, and Cao Cao advanced on Sun Quan. When the army besieged the city, Sun Quan's ministers appeared two factions, the peace faction and the war faction. Influenced by Lu Su and Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's subordinate, Sun Quan hesitated. Lu Su advised Sun Quan to recall Zhou Yu in Poyang.
Zhou Yu returned to Sun Quan and analyzed the key to the success or failure of Cao Cao and Sun Quan. First of all, he pointed out that Cao Jun was exhausted after a long journey; The weather is cold, and the horse has no grass to eat; Northerners are used to land warfare and are not good at water warfare. Ma Chao and Han Sui are still in Kansai, which is Cao Cao's future trouble. Then, the actual strength of Liu Biao was further analyzed, and it was pointed out that there were only 150,000 to 60,000 people from the Central Plains, and the 70,000 to 80,000 people newly reduced by Liu Biao were not welcomed by Cao Cao.
Zhou Yu recommended himself to resist Cao Jun with 30,000 chosen men. Sun Quan made up his mind, drew his sword and cut off a corner of the table, saying, "Anyone who dares to surrender again will be just like this table!"
Sun Quan ordered Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu to lead 30,000 men to fight Cao Cao. On the way, they met at Chibi. Cao Cao Jun was defeated in the first battle because he was ill and was not good at swimming. Cao Cao led the army to Jiangbei. Zhou Yu and Liu Beijun camped on the south bank, and the two sides confronted each other. Zhou Yu suggested that Huang Gai beat Cao Jun with a fire meter. Zhou Yu thought it was feasible and ordered Huang Gai to cheat. As expected, Cao Cao was caught, all the boats were burned, and Cao Cao returned to Nanjun in the north.
Yan Ming ba Qiu
Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu marched into Nanjun and confronted Coss across the river. Before the two armies met, Zhou Yuxian sent Gan Ning to occupy Yiling. Coss separated some soldiers.
The horse surrounded Gan Ning, who asked Zhou Yu for help. Zhou Yu adopted Lv Meng's strategy, left Ling Tong to defend the rear, and personally took Lv Meng to save Gan Ning, thus lifting the siege of Gan Ning. Zhou Yu led the troops to the North Shore and made an appointment to fight Coss. Zhou Yu rode a horse and was shot to the right. He was seriously injured and withdrew to the camp. Cao Renwen heard that Zhou Yu was ill in bed and personally commanded soldiers to attack Wu Bing. Zhou Yu stood up, patrolled the battalions and encouraged the soldiers to kill the enemy. Coss had to retreat. Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu as a partial general and concurrently served as the prefect of Nanjun, and took Xiajun, Hanchang and Zhouling as cities to station troops in Jiangling.
After Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhou Yu proposed to Sun Quan to put Liu Bei under house arrest and directly manage the army subordinates of Liu Bei's camp, but Sun Quan disagreed.
In the fifteenth year of Jian 'an (2 10), Sun Quan approved Zhou Yu's plan to conquer Yizhou, but Zhou Yu fell seriously ill on his way back to Jiangling, where he was stationed, and finally died in Baqiu at the age of 36. Sun Quan personally put on mourning clothes to mourn for Zhou Yu and was moved around. When Zhou Yu's coffin was transported back to Wu Jun, Sun Quan personally went to Wuhu to meet him, and all funeral expenses were borne by the state.