1. Zhuge Liang is not a general.

Zhuge Liang is an outstanding political and diplomatic genius, but he is not necessarily a resourceful strategist, let alone a military strategist who "will win every battle". Many people do not understand the difference between "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and history - "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a novel, and many things are fictional and cannot be regarded as history and absorbed without discrimination.

Zhuge Liang himself did not have the qualifications to lead the three armies to conquer the world. He was an outstanding politician, but not necessarily an outstanding military strategist. There was originally a conclusion on this point. Chen Shou said it very clearly - Zhuge Liang's characteristic is that "managing the army is the advantage, and ingenious planning is the shortcoming; managing the people is better than general strategy." In other words, Zhuge Liang's political ability is worse than his military ability. Among military talents, running an army is better than using troops. Therefore, if you let him run the country, he will be absolutely first-class; if you let him run the army, there will be no problem. But when it comes to setting up cunning plans and surprising soldiers, that is not his strong point (responsiveness to generals is not his specialty).

This was originally a pragmatic evaluation, but later it only caused disputes. The basis for the opposition is mainly based on the records in "Three Kingdoms: Zhuge Liang's Biography". When Sima Yi inspected Zhuge Liang's military camp, he once said in admiration that "he is a genius in the world." In fact, it was Zhuge Liang's talent in military management that Sima Yi admired. Regarding his use of troops, there is another evaluation. This evaluation is recorded in "Jin Shu? Xuan Emperor Ji", the original text is "high ambition but no opportunity, many plans but few decisions, good soldiers but no power." The translation of this sentence is: Zhuge Liang is a man who has great ambitions but does not know the subtleties. He has many plans but lacks decisiveness. He likes to use troops but does not know how to adapt. It is simply equivalent to saying that he has great ambitions but lacks talent and is not a warrior. Therefore, Sima Yi said, despite Zhuge Liang's numerous men and powerful men, his destruction is just around the corner. Many historians have already said this and will not repeat it here.

2. Zhuge Liang is not a Taoist priest, nor does he understand the Five Elements and Bagua, nor is he a witch or divine man. The so-called "proficient in Qimen Dunjia" and "with disheveled hair taking advantage of the east wind" are actually slanders on the image of Zhuge Wuhou. Smart people should distinguish clearly.

It is very ridiculous to borrow the east wind. Zhuge Liang "bathed and fasted, wore Taoist robes, and barefooted to spread his hair" and went to the altar to worship the wind. This was simply pretending to be a ghost and completely slandering Zhuge Liang! Therefore, Mr. Lu Xun said that "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" "shows that Zhuge is very wise and almost a demon." The "demon" mentioned here is not a goblin or monster, but a "demon", that is, a wizard or a divine man.

Zhuge Liang is certainly not a "monster". Not only is he not a "monster", he is also a "handsome guy". Chen Shou's "Shang Biao" said that he was "eight feet long and very majestic in appearance". The eight feet in the Han Dynasty are equivalent to the five feet and five inches today, which is one meter eighty-four meters. Zhuge Liang was twenty-six years old when he came out of the mountain. He is twenty-six years old, 1.84 meters tall, and "very handsome." You can think about his image. At least, it couldn't be someone wearing a Taoist robe and a long beard. The feather fan scarf is probably a fact, because it was the fashion at the time, and it was not Zhuge Liang's patent. The so-called "feather fan and silk scarf, the rapist was wiped out in ashes while talking and laughing" is talking about Zhou Yu, not Zhuge Liang. Even if there is such a thing as "borrowing the east wind", it should be Zhou Yu who "borrowed" it (folk legends say that Zhou Yu borrowed the east wind), otherwise how could Du Mu say, "The east wind does not go along with Zhou Lang, and Tongquechun locks Erqiao deeply." .

3. Zhuge Liang’s image problem.

Zhuge Liang, at least since the Jin Dynasty, has been the object of many people's pursuit. He is charming and has a huge number of fans. At that time, there was Mr. Guo Chong, who was probably a die-hard fan of Zhuge Liang. He felt that everyone's admiration for Zhuge Liang was not enough, so he "hided the five things from the world", and the third thing was the empty city plan. These five things were all dismissed by Pei Songzhi when he wrote annotations for "Three Kingdoms". The evidence to refute the empty city strategy is: when Zhuge Liang stationed troops in Yangping, Sima Yi was the governor of Jingzhou and stationed in Jiewan City. It was impossible for him to appear on the battlefield in Yangping. Where did the empty city strategy come from?

So, the empty city strategy is unreliable. Others, such as burning a new field and borrowing arrows from a straw boat, are all created out of nothing.

There is a fire in Bowang, but the fire was set by Liu Bei (the former master set up an ambush. Once he burned the camp and pretended to escape, Dun and others chased him, but the ambush was broken). I didn't hear anything about Zhuge Liang. There was also the burning of Red Cliff, but it was the idea and contribution of Zhou Yu's general Huang Gai, and it had nothing to do with Zhuge Liang.

In fact, Zhuge Liang’s main achievement during the Battle of Chibi was to promote the alliance between Sun and Liu; his main contribution to Liu Bei’s group was to establish the political strategy of uniting Wu to fight Cao and dividing the world. And practice it personally. In fact, Zhuge Liang was an outstanding statesman and diplomat, but not necessarily an outstanding military strategist. His military achievements are controversial, and his military talents are not as mysterious as the legends of later generations. Historian Mr. Miao Yue once pointed out in the "Foreword" of "Selected Notes on the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms": "The legends about Zhuge Liang's campaign in Nanzhong were inevitably exaggerated. For example, Meng Huo's seven captures and seven attempts were unreasonable. The so-called 'Southerners will never rebel' is also untrue. "Zhuge Liang did not make dangerous moves as described in literary works and folklore. Guo Jia is the one who loves to take risks. Zhuge Liang's characteristic, whether it is the comments of historians or his own comments, is "cautious". Chen Shou said that he "managed the army to his advantage, made clever plans to his shortcomings, and managed the people better than generals", which should be said to be a pragmatic evaluation. In other words, Zhuge Liang is Xiao He, not Zhang Liang and Han Xin.

However, in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhuge Liang combined Xiao He, Zhang Liang and Han Xin into one, not only strategizing and winning over thousands of miles, but also predicting the future with miraculous calculations. Anyone who acts according to his "ingenious tips" will be invincible and invincible. The generals of Liu Bei's group, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, are like puppets in his hands. They will execute what they understand and execute even if they don't understand. . This is of course not true, and it also makes war a trivial matter.