1. Burning Bowang

Zhuge Liang agreed to serve as an official after Liu Bei paid three visits to the thatched cottage. At that time, Cao Cao had already pacified Hebei and was determined to march south. He then sent Xiahou Dun as the chief general, Yu Jin, Li Dian and others as deputy generals, leading an army of 100,000 to march towards Xinye in Nanyang.

Although Zhuge Liang had a plan to retreat from the enemy at that time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei despised Zhuge Liang. As a last resort, Zhuge Liang used Liu Bei's sword to subdue the two men, so that they each led a thousand troops and set up an ambush. In Yushan and Anlin, wait for Xiahou Dun to lead the army to pass.

Attack them with ambushes and fire. In addition, Zhao Yun was sent to lead the old and weak remnants of the army to fight as a vanguard against Xiahou Dun, and then faked defeat and retreated, luring Xiahou Dun into the narrow road in the mountains and forests. He also sent Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, Liu Feng and others to sneak into the rear of Cao's army, burning supplies and creating panic in Cao's army.

After the battle, everything happened as Zhuge Liang arranged. When Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin led the army in pursuit, Li Dian, who was in the rear, urgently informed Xiahou Dun in the front that he needed to guard against enemy fire attacks. However, it was too late, and Cao's army was restricted by the narrow road.

It was also in a place where trees were mixed, and the fire was out of control, causing heavy casualties. Xiahou Dun and other generals were defeated and fled back to Xudu. Zhuge Liang's first battle after coming out of the mountain was successful. After that, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others also respected Zhuge Liang more and more.

2. Borrowing arrows from straw boats

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao led an army of 800,000 to conquer Soochow. Sun Quan and Liu Bei planned to join forces to resist Wei. There was a general under Sun Quan named Zhou Yu who was both wise and brave, but a bit narrow-minded and jealous of Zhuge Liang's talents.

Due to the need for arrows in a battle in the water, Zhou Yu asked Zhuge Liang to make 100,000 arrows within ten days. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang only needed three days, but he was still willing to issue a military order and be punished if he failed to complete the task. Zhou Yu thought that it was impossible to make 100,000 arrows in three days.

Just take advantage of this opportunity to get rid of Zhuge Liang. So on the one hand, he asked the military craftsmen not to prepare all the materials for making arrows, and on the other hand, he asked minister Lu Su to find out Zhuge Liang's truth.

Lu Su met Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang said: "I want you to help me with this matter. I hope you can lend me 20 boats, with 30 soldiers on each boat. The boats must be covered with green cloth curtains and more than a thousand straw targets. Line up on both sides of the boat.

However, you must not let your governor know about this, otherwise it will not work." Lu Su reported to Zhou Yu, only saying that he did not need to prepare the materials, and never mentioned Zhuge Liang's. plan. Two days passed without any movement.

Zhou Yu thought: He must not be able to build it well. At four o'clock on the third day, Zhuge Liang secretly asked Lu Su to go to the boat with him, saying that they were going to get arrows together. Zhuge Liang ordered the boats to be connected with ropes and sailed to the other side. ?

There was heavy fog on the river that day, and no one could be seen on the other side. When the boat approached Cao Jun's water stronghold, Zhuge Liang ordered the boat to move away and asked the soldiers to beat drums and shout. Cao Cao thought the enemy was coming to attack and was afraid of an ambush due to heavy fog, so he sent 6,000 archers from Hanzhai to shoot arrows into the river.

A rain of arrows hit the grass target one after another. After a while, Zhuge Liang ordered the boat to turn around again and let the other side receive the arrow. The sun came out and the fog was about to lift. Zhuge Liang ordered the boat to go back quickly. At this time, the wind was flowing smoothly, and it was too late for Cao Cao to pursue him.

At this time, the grass targets on both sides of the boat were densely packed with arrows. There were at least five or six thousand arrows on each boat. There were 20 boats in total, and the total number far exceeded one hundred thousand. When Lu Su told Zhou Yu how he borrowed arrows, Zhou Yu sighed and said: "Zhuge Liang's scheming, I am not as good as him."

3. The Battle of Chibi

At that time, Cao Cao sacrificed himself for the sake of the Northern soldiers. I was used to taking boats, so I connected the bow and stern of the ship, so that people and horses can walk on the ground as if they were on the ground. Zhou Yu's general Huang Gai said: "Now the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, and it is difficult to maintain a stalemate for a long time. Cao Jun is connecting the warships together, end to end.

We can use fire to attack and defeat Cao Jun." So, choose Ten Mengchong warships were loaded with dried rice and dry firewood, poured oil inside, wrapped with curtains on the outside, and put flags on them. Speedboats were prepared in advance and tied to the stern. Huang Gai first sent a letter to Cao Cao, lying that he planned to surrender.

The southeast wind was strong at that time, and Huang Gai's warships were at the front. When they reached the middle of the river, they raised their sails, and the other ships moved forward in sequence.

All the officers and soldiers in Cao Cao's army came out of the camp and stood watching, pointing to the boats and saying that Huang Gailai had surrendered.

There were still more than two miles away from Cao Jun. The ten ships were set on fire at the same time. The fire was fierce and the wind was fierce. The ships flew forward like arrows, burning all Cao Jun's warships. The fire also spread to Cao Jun's equipment. A camp on land. In an instant, thick smoke and fierce fire covered the sky and the sun.

Countless Cao soldiers and horses were burned to death and drowned. Zhou Yu and other lightly-armed elite warriors followed closely behind. With the sound of drums thundering, they moved forward bravely, and Cao's army was defeated. Cao Cao led his troops to retreat on foot from Huarong Road. They encountered mud, blocked roads, and strong winds.

Cao Cao asked all the old and weak soldiers to carry straw on their backs and lay them on the road, so that the cavalry could barely pass. The old, weak and remnant soldiers were trampled by men and horses, stuck in the mud, and many died. Zhou Yu and Liu Bei's armies advanced by land and water and followed them in pursuit, but it was already too late.

More than half of Cao Cao's troops suffered casualties in this battle. After Cao Cao returned to Jiangling, fearing that Chibi's defeat would destabilize the power in the rear, he immediately returned to the north, leaving Cao Ren, Xu Huang and others to continue to guard Nanjun (Jianling, where the government was based).

Wen pin guarded Jiangxia, and then appointed Yue Jin to guard Xiangyang, and Man Chong to act as General Fenwei and stationed in Dangyang. The coalition forces of Sun and Liu won the Battle of Chibi.

4. Commanding troops to the Weishui River

In the spring of 234, after three years of preparations to persuade farmers to use force, Zhuge Liang led another 100,000 troops out of Xiegukou, and at the same time sent envoys to Soochow, hoping that Sun Quan could attack Wei at the same time. In April, the Shu army arrived in Yi County and camped under Wuzhangyuan on the south bank of the Wei River.

Sima Yi led the Wei army to build a camp against the water, hoping to use a protracted battle again to consume the Shu army's food and make the Shu army retreat on its own. Wei general Guo Huai believed that the Shu army would definitely compete for Beiyuan. Sima Yi agreed and sent Guo Huai to take precautions first. Sure enough, the Shu army arrived, but was repulsed by Guo Huai.

Zhuge Liang considered that the previous Northern Expeditions had failed because of the failure to transport grain, so he began to cultivate grain among the residents of Wei and Bin. The people were in peace and everything was as usual. Sun Quan also responded to the Shu Han and personally led an army of 100,000 to the north to attack Wei.

But he was defeated by Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui personally leading his army. Once, Zhuge Liang sent Hubujian Meng Yan to the north of Wugong River. The water rose, which blocked the connection between Zhuge Liang and Meng Yan. Sima Yi took the opportunity to send troops to attack Meng Yan. As a result, Zhuge Liang sent engineers to build the bridge.

On the one hand, they sent crossbowmen to shoot arrows at Sima Yi's troops. Sima Yi saw that the bridge was almost ready, so he had to retreat. The armies of Wei and Shu were at each other for more than a hundred days. During this period, Zhuge Liang sent people to challenge him many times, but Sima Yi's army was still unable to defend.

Later, Zhuge Liang deliberately asked someone to bring a set of women's clothes and a headscarf to Sima Yi to show that Sima Yi was just like a woman. When the generals of the Wei army saw this situation, they were furious and demanded to go to war one after another in order to fend off the generals' requests.

Sima Yi pretended to ask Emperor Wei Ming to fight. Cao Rui sent Wei Wei Xinpi as a military advisor to the front line to control Sima Yi. Zhuge Liang understood that "if you are outside, you will not accept your orders", this is just a show.

However, Sima Yi found out from the envoys sent by Zhuge Liang that Zhuge Liang did everything personally, had little food and did many things, and thought that Zhuge Liang would not live long.

5. Autumn Wind in Wuzhangyuan

In August, Zhuge Liang fell ill due to overwork, and his condition worsened day by day. Sima Yi took advantage of Zhuge Liang's serious illness and was unable to lead the army, so he personally led his army to attack the rear of the Shu army, killing more than 500 people, capturing more than 1,000 livestock, and surrendering more than 600 people.

The news that Zhuge Liang was seriously ill reached Chengdu. Liu Chan sent Li Fu to visit Zhuge Liang and inquire about the country's future plans. Zhuge Liang also explained the aftermath to the generals and asked Yang Yi and Fei Yi to lead the retreat of the armies. Wei Yan and Jiang Wei were responsible for cutting off the rear.

Soon, Zhuge Liang passed away in the military camp. However, Yang Yi and Jiang Wei followed Zhuge Liang's final arrangements, kept secrets of mourning, rectified their troops and retreated calmly. Sima Yi thought Zhuge Liang was dead and led his army in pursuit.

Jiang Wei launched a wooden sculpture carved in Zhuge Liang's likeness and led the army back. Sima Yi saw Zhuge Liang (wooden sculpture) and thought that Zhuge Liang was pretending to be dead to lure the Wei army to attack, so he quickly retreated on flying horses and ran for several miles.

Sima Yi asked the generals on his left and right several times: "Is my head still there?" All the generals replied: "You are still here." Sima Yi did not dare to pursue him any more. So the Shu army retreated calmly, and after entering the Xie Valley, the funeral was announced.

This incident was later adopted by the people as a proverb: "Zhuge died and Zhongda died." When Sima Yi heard that the Shu army was mourning in Xiegu, he laughed at himself and said: "It is easy for me to predict life, but not for death." Ye." Later, Sima Yi inspected the remaining camps of the Shu army and sighed: "Liang Zhen is a genius in the world.