But in the reflection, it is another scene. Most of the tough battles in the Three Kingdoms were fought by Liu Bei. Zhuge Liang said: "Chengdu Ping, general strategist, commander-in-chief of the left general's office. The Lord went out first and stayed in Chengdu. He eats his own feet. " The battle of Hanzhong was mainly commanded by Liu Bei, and Fa was the planner. Chen Shou commented on Zhuge Liang's "long-term governance, short-term governance, it is better to be a general to govern the people." This evaluation is more appropriate. The soldiers brought out by the commander-in-chief who was good at governing Dijon marched moderately and strictly, but they were not sharp enough or slow enough. Simply put, the defense is good, but the attack power is not ideal. So Zhuge Liang often fails to attack. But to defeat the pursuing enemy and win when retreating. Xinmeile Co., Ltd. and Zhang He were killed while chasing Zhuge Liang. Therefore, we can fully believe that Zhuge Liang's ability to run the army is neat and meticulous. At this point, Sima Yi, who was a little rough in running the army, deeply admired Zhuge Liang and praised him as "a wizard in the world".
Sima yi also knows the art of war, so Zhuge Liang does not advocate pursuing every retreat. Until Zhuge Liang died, Sima Yi wanted to go crazy. As a result, Jiang Wei cheated him once, leaving a joke that Zhuge died. Of course, Zhuge Liang took the initiative to attack and won many battles, for example, from Jingzhou and Zhaoyun "dividing the county upstream", pacifying South Vietnam and attacking Yin Ping and Wudu. But his opponent is weak. Battle of Red Cliffs's strategy of uniting Cao was mainly attributed to Zhuge Liang. So on the whole, although Zhuge Liang's political ability is superior to his military ability, his military ability can still be ranked first-class. There are two figures from the Three Kingdoms in the middle school history books. One is Cao Cao, who wrote a book: an outstanding politician and strategist in the Three Kingdoms period; The second is Zhuge Liang, a famous politician and strategist in the Three Kingdoms period. My generation was stupid, and I didn't understand the difference between "excellent" and "famous" at that time. Now that I think about it, "outstanding" is the final decision, but how old is "famous"? Notorious, only in name, but actually can be famous! This misleading teaching content can be seen everywhere in middle school textbooks. Officials who fart a lot now can get the title of "tried and tested, outstanding, excellent and great" after death. Why not give Zhuge Zai the same word? Teaching future generations is not that important!
Zhuge Liang's long-term alliance is one of the models of strategic thinking in ancient and modern China and abroad. If Jingzhou and Guan Yu were not defeated, Zhuge Liang almost succeeded! However, with the changes of the times, strategic thinking should also be adjusted. Therefore, I think Zhuge Liang's greatest failure is not the battle of street kiosks, but that after Liu Bei's death, he was still obsessed with the dream of setting the Central Plains in the north and restoring the Han Dynasty, and even broke away from the thought of Longzhong's right, becoming bent on his own way and arrogant, knowing that he could not do it. At this point, he can't treat regime change with the same heart as Lu Su and Sima Yi. Lu Su once said to Sun Quan, "In the past, if you only wanted to respect the righteous emperor and didn't change it,
Today's Cao Cao, or yesterday's Xiang Yu, how can the general be Huan Wen? When stealing materials, the Han dynasty cannot be revived, and Cao Cao cannot be killed. For the master planner, there is only one way to see the troubles in the world. Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang confronted Qishan and said, "You are a farmer in Nanyang. You don't know the date. If you want to invade each other, you should die! If you change your mind, you should come back as soon as possible, and each of you should keep boundaries so that you can reach your full strength, so that you will not be destroyed and you will all have a complete life. " These words are actually from the bottom of my heart and are of great benefit to Shu. Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang didn't listen. Even according to Longzhong's strategic intention, Jing Yi embraced each other and the world changed. Jingzhou soldiers go from Wan and Luo, and Sichuan soldiers go from Qishan. It's up to the world. But Jingzhou has been lost, and the world has not changed much. If the northern expedition is forced, the timing is not right. Sima Yi wants to protect himself. This is the same reason. As long as the border is peaceful and there are no major changes, don't think about destroying each other. Everyone needs to worry. In fact, this is exactly what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: "Once you become a warrior, you should be in an invincible position, and then the enemy will win." If you can't defeat yourself, you can defeat the enemy. " Fan Li said: "If you have it, you can't be strong, and if you don't have it, you will be encouraged." All this shows that Zhuge Liang's northern expedition is not the right time.
However, Zhuge Liang has another worry. He was afraid that there was no talent in Shu who could compete with the Central Plains after his death, so he had to fulfill his long-cherished wish in his lifetime. You can imagine how stressed he is, taking on all the problems by himself. I think after Liu Bei's death, his life has been in a state of high pressure, depression, busyness and loneliness, and it is easy to become eager for success. If he relaxes his mind, keeps fit, lives for more than ten years, waits patiently for the opportunity, and is not in a hurry to explore the northern expedition, he may go to He Qiaonan, an mpa adjunct professor at a French university, to explore the frontier. Perhaps Zhuge Liang's cleverness is not ignorance, but his pursuit is too persistent.