"So I untied Zhang Liao myself, put my clothes on Zhang Liao, and let Zhang Liao sit on the seat. Zhang Liao was very moved and surrendered to Cao Cao.
Zhuge Liang is the most prominent image in his works. He is the embodiment of China's wisdom. He lived in seclusion in Longzhong and knew what was going on in the world. When I first met Liu Bei, I made a plan to divide the world into three parts. Bo Wangpo won the admiration of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and established his own prestige. Battle of Red Cliffs, regardless of his personal safety, went alone, talked with Confucian scholars, borrowed the arrow of a straw boat, borrowed the east wind, and brilliantly calculated Huarong Road, all of which showed that he was far superior to Cao Cao and Zhou Yu, which led Zhou Yu to sigh that he was born with Yu and He Shengliang. After Liu Bei's death, he propped up the situation of Shu independently, settled down in five ways, captured Meng Huo seven times and left Qishan six times, which stabilized the situation. Finally, he died of illness in Wuzhangyuan, and he really did his best to die.
Zhuge Liang's wisdom is mainly manifested in his incisive analysis of various factors in the war, especially that he is good at knowing himself and himself, and grasping the psychological weakness of the other side to win by surprise. For example, Zhuge Liang ordered Guan Yu to collect firewood and set fire to lure Cao Cao to Huarong Road. Guan Yu said, "Cao Cao knew there was an ambush when he saw the smoke. How did he come? "
Zhuge Liang said: "I don't know if Sun Tzu's art of war has a false or true theory. Although Cao used military force, it was the only way to deceive him. "When he saw the smoke, he would say it was a bluff and would definitely vote like this. "As zhuge liang expected. Zhuge Liang not only knows the art of war, but also knows Cao Cao's weakness, so he can win with such a strategy. Another example is the empty city plan. Sima Yi led10.5 million troops to attack. Zhuge Liang had only 2500 soldiers around him, so he had to let the soldiers open four doors and burn incense and play the piano himself in the city. Sima yi suspected an ambush and hurriedly withdrew. Nobody understands why. Zhuge Liang said, "This man expected that I would be cautious all my life and would never take risks. Seeing this, he suspected an ambush and returned. "If Zhuge Liang doesn't know Sima Yi's suspicious personality, how can an empty plan succeed?
There are too many vivid images in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Except for the above four, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Zhou Yu and Lu Bu are all vivid and impressive.
The beauty behind the war between the two armies is vivid, and the war description in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is also a must. The book 120, with more than 800,000 words, describes countless wars, but it does not give people a dull feeling. The works grasp the characteristics of each war, combine military struggle, political struggle and diplomatic struggle, combine war description with character description, and write the ancient "one knife, one gun" war vividly with frontal writing, profile writing, real writing and imagination writing. Such as the famous Battle of Red Cliffs, there are not many real swords and spears. His works focus on various groups and figures, especially the debate between Zhuge Liang and Jiangdong counselors, and the battle of wits with Zhou Yu and Cao Cao. However, there is no sword in the most wonderful chapters such as the debate between Confucianism and Taoism, the series of tricks, and the borrowing of Dongfeng. For example, Guan Yunchang's warm wine chopped Hua Xiong, but a thousand words, but the whole battle scene was written in a thrilling way. First wrote Hua Xiong's brave performance, and then wrote Guan Yu's request for war. Because of his humble position, he was reprimanded by Yuan Shao. After Guan Yu's battle, he did not write the story of the battle ahead, but only the story of ShaSheng outside the tent. When the generals in the account were extremely nervous, Guan Yu threw Hua Xiong's head on the ground, poured hot wine before the battle, and there was residual temperature.
Not only that, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms describes the war, and sometimes even deliberately avoids the easy, strives for victory in the difficult, and sees originality in repetition, that is, the predecessors said that the good offenders avoid it and the offenders avoid it. Such as Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage, Zhuge Liang's three visits to Zhou Yu, six visits to Qishan and seven visits to Meng Huo, all of which are unpredictable and impressive.
Long-lasting and far-reaching influence The Romance of the Three Kingdoms has a great influence on later generations. It is China's first novel, which greatly promotes the development of China's novels, especially historical novels. After the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, romance novels emerged one after another, and there were popular romance novels in almost every dynasty and generation, which became a major category of China's novels. The influence of Romance of the Three Kingdoms on other art forms is immeasurable.
Self-made series, such as the funeral of Wolong, borrowing from the east wind, empty city plan, etc. , are treasures in the art of Peking Opera. In recent years, the movie Battle of Red Cliffs, the TV series Zhuge Liang and The Romance of the Three Kingdoms are also deeply loved by the audience. The various examples and strategies described in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms have greatly inspired future generations and become textbooks for many military strategists. It is said that after the Qing soldiers entered the customs, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was published to educate the Eight Banners. Zhang, Li Zicheng and Hong Xiuquan all learned the art of fighting from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. On the other hand, the rulers of the Qing Dynasty vigorously promoted the idea of "loyalty and righteousness" in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, named Guan Yu Guandi and built many Guandi temples. Today, the new values of The Romance of The Three Kingdoms are still being explored, such as strategy, operational research, talents, management and so on. Many Japanese entrepreneurs also regard Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a must-read. It can be said to be the new "Three Kingdoms fever"
A new discipline in the study of The Romance of Three Kingdoms is taking shape, which is the applied science of The Romance of Three Kingdoms.