I know! The story of "borrowing arrows from a straw boat" is well known to everyone as a famous allusion in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It tells a classic story about the Battle of Chibi during the Three Kingdoms period. Borrowing arrows was deliberately proposed by Zhou Yu, the governor of the Wu Kingdom, because he was jealous of Zhuge Liang's talent, and he limited himself to making 100,000 arrows within ten days. Faced with Zhou Yu's difficulties, the clever Zhuge Liang saw through it at a glance. Plan, but he calmly said that "it only takes three days." Later, with the help of Lu Su, the "good old man" of Wu State, Zhuge Liang took advantage of Cao Cao's suspicious character and mobilized a few straw boats to lure the enemy. With the help of heavy weather and fog, he finally "borrowed" more than 100,000 arrows as scheduled.

The picture of "borrowing arrows from a straw boat"?

This story exaggerates Zhou Yu's narrow-minded character; praises Lu Su's kindness and considerate the overall situation; shows Zhuge Liang's fate He is calm and good at taking advantage of the weather and the enemy's weaknesses to complete seemingly impossible tasks. We admire and appreciate his character and work style of being resourceful and flexible.

In fact, "borrowing arrows from a straw boat" did happen in history. However, the protagonist of the story is not Zhuge Liang, but Sun Quan, the monarch of Wu. As stated in "Wei Lue":

At that time, Sun Quan repeatedly challenged Cao Cao's army, but Cao Cao could not hold on. Sun Quan personally took a large boat and entered Cao Cao's military water stronghold from Ruxukou. As soon as Cao Cao saw it, he knew that it was Sun Quan who wanted to see Cao's army's formation in person (he wanted to see my army), so he put the army on strict alert and not to attack rashly. He also ordered to shoot arrows, and thousands of arrows were fired. The shot hit Sun Quan's ship and the ship tilted to one side.

The Story of "Borrowing Arrows from a Straw Boat"

Sun Quan calmly ordered the boat to be turned around so that "the arrows were all even," and then he returned safely. Sun Quan walked in front of Cao Cao for a full five or six miles before returning calmly. When leaving, he also thanked Cao Jun for playing drums and playing music (for borrowing arrows). All of this was seen by Cao Cao, who sighed and said the famous saying: "Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou."

By the way, let me tell you:

"The straw boat borrowed "Arrow" has been extended to an idiom, and its meaning is "to use wisdom and rely on other people's human or financial resources to achieve one's own goals."

There is also a postscript:

The straw boat borrows arrows. ——Returning with a full load;

Borrowing arrows from a straw boat—the more the merrier;

Borrowing arrows from a straw boat—sit back and enjoy the harvest. etc.

There are also "lantern riddles": Kongming made arrows, which is widely spread among the people.

Zhuge Liang decided to "borrow arrows from a straw boat"?

The facts and adapted stories of "borrowing arrows from a straw boat" inspire us: when you read a wonderful novel, in addition to enriching In addition to their own business life and learning the artistic techniques of the works, it is best for readers to understand some real historical materials of the relevant stories. Only in this way can they fully and accurately understand the story, so as to avoid misunderstanding or misinterpretation of historical facts. occur. Let us continue to increase our historical knowledge while appreciating works of art, so that we can become useful talents for the country and make greater contributions to our motherland and people.

This answer was originally created by "Lao Wu Kan Guoxue Today".