Chapter 33 3. Zhou Lang Chibi

In the process of promoting the Chibi War, if Lu Su's role was to persuade Sun Quan to "not retreat", then Zhou Yu's role was to encourage Sun Quan to "go up".Lu Su's analysis made Sun Quan realize that facing Cao Cao, surrendering will not end well, and the only way now is to unite with Liu Bei and fight against Cao Cao.However, the risk of fighting Cao Cao is great after all. What are the chances of Soochow winning militarily? Lu Su proposed to call Zhou Yu back to listen to his opinion.At that time Zhou Yu was stationed in Poyang, and when he heard the news, he returned to Chaisang.Zhou Yu's first words when he came back were: Although Cao Cao used his name as Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, he was actually a traitor of the Han Dynasty. How can you surrender to Cao Cao when the filth is gone?What's more, Cao Cao came to die by himself, and we have no reason to surrender.These words are full of justice and powerful, especially the sentence "fuck yourself to death" is even more heroic.

But the surrender faction headed by Zhang Zhao did not buy it.They said that Cao Cao was originally a jackal, tiger and leopard, powerful, and we were no match for him; moreover, Cao Cao was famous for launching this war in the name of the court; besides, our only advantage is that we have the natural danger of the Yangtze River. After taking Jingzhou, Jiangling's military supplies and Liu Biao's navy are all his, and he shares the natural danger of the Yangtze River with us. How can we resist Cao Cao? Zhou Yu put forward his own point of view tit for tat. He said that Cao Cao's troubles had not been eliminated, and Ma Chao and Han Sui in the west had not yet settled down, so it was too risky to go south recklessly; Cao Cao gave up pommel horses and used boats. Short, giving up the advantage of the northern soldiers who are good at land warfare; now the weather is cold and the horses have no fodder, Cao Cao also chose the wrong time; last point, Cao's army is working hard on the expedition, the water and the soil are not acclimatized, and the combat strength has declined greatly.

Zhou Yu pointed out that Cao Cao's four shortcomings in using troops this time all violated the taboo of military strategists, so he proposed to Sun Quan that as long as the general gives me 30,000 elite soldiers, I can defeat Cao's army.After Zhou Yu's analysis, Sun Quan realized that Cao Cao was not as scary as he imagined. He immediately took a reassurance, pulled out his knife, cut off the corner of the case, and said, whoever dares to surrender to Cao Cao will end up the same as this case . That night, in order to reassure Sun Quan further, Zhou Yu went to see Sun Quan alone again, and he said: Zhang Zhao and the others only read Cao Cao’s letter saying that there were 800,000 people in the water army, and they were frightened. They didn’t think about it. Cao Cao’s letter said The eight hundred thousand is true or false.Then, Zhou Yu settled the accounts for Sun Quan and said that Cao Cao brought at most 150,000 to 60,000 people from the north, and he received at most 70,000 to 80,000 surrender troops from Jingzhou, which added up to more than 200,000.These more than 200,000 people either came from afar, exhausted, or just surrendered, and they are not strong in combat. As long as the lord gives me 50,000 elite soldiers, I will definitely defeat Cao's army.

Sun Quan stroked Zhou Yu's back affectionately and said, Brother Gongjin, thank you.Zibu (Zhang Zhao’s word) These people only think about their own glory and wealth. Their words disappointed Gu very much. Only you and Zijing advocated the war of resistance. This is God bestowing you two to Gu.I can't gather 50,000 elite soldiers for a while. Gu has already prepared 30,000 elite soldiers for you, including ships, equipment, and weapons. Sun Quan then appointed Zhou Yu as the commander-in-chief, Cheng Pu as the deputy commander-in-chief, and Lu Su as the chief of staff, and went up the river to face Cao Cao.Zhou Yu went up the river, Cao Cao went down the river from Jiangling, and the two armies met at Chibi.At this time, Cao Cao's army was already infected with the disease. The first time the two armies fought, Cao's army was defeated, and Cao Cao retreated to the north bank of the Yangtze River.The wind was strong and the waves were high, and the boat was bumpy. Most of Cao's soldiers were from the north, and they were not used to taking a boat. They vomited a lot on board. Cao Cao thought of a way to connect the boats together so that they would not be bumpy.

However, Zhou Yu's general Huang Gai saw the flaw in this "ingenious plan", and Huang Gai suggested: "There are too many invaders today, so it is difficult to last. But watch the warships meet end to end, and burn them away. "As soon as Zhou Yu heard it was reasonable, he adopted this strategy.Dozens of boats full of firewood sailed towards Cao Cao's boat in the name of Huang Gai's surrender. After approaching, they set fire to Cao Cao's boat and his camp on the shore.Cao Jun was killed and injured, and Cao Cao fled from Huarong Road in embarrassment. The Battle of Chibi is a famous battle in the history of Chinese warfare in which fewer people win more.In this war, Zhou Yu's military talents were displayed in a panoramic manner: he has a clear understanding of the general trend of the world, outstanding military forecasting and commanding skills, and the courage to gather opinions and make decisive decisions.Thanks to this war, Zhou Yu became famous far and wide, and Su Shi even portrayed him as a romantic figure through the ages with "majestic and heroic hair, feather fan and scarf" in "Niannujiao·Chibi Nostalgia".

In stark contrast to this, Luo Guanzhong wrote Zhou Yu as a narrow-minded and small-minded person in Zaizhong. Although he also performed well, he was inferior to Kong Ming in every way, so that he became a negative teaching material in people's minds.So, what is the real image of Zhou Yu in history? Zhou Yu (175-210), courtesy name Gongjin, was born in Lujiang Shu, Anhui today. His ancestors once served as a Taiwei, and his father Zhou Yi served as the Luoyang Commander in the Eastern Han Dynasty.According to historical records, when the Zhou family's children travel, there are more than a hundred entourages in cars at every turn, and the ostentation is very grand.Growing up in such a wealthy and prominent family, Zhou Yu received an excellent education since he was a child, and his literary and martial arts are excellent.

"Three Kingdoms" said that Zhou Yu was "long, strong and handsome", tall and handsome, and he was a standard handsome guy.Being handsome on the outside is not enough to move people, the inner temperament is more important. Zhou Yu not only has an outstanding appearance, but also has a refined temperament and a magnificent bearing.He has intensively studied music since he was a child, and has a high level of musical accomplishment. Even if he has drunk three rounds and is drunk, he can still hear whether the band's performance is wrong.As long as there is a little bit of flaw in the band's performance, he can tell it, and he will look back to see what happened, so there was a saying at that time that "the music is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu".Later, "Guqu" became a common word to praise a person's ability to appreciate music. In the Qing Dynasty, Yu Yue wrote in the preface of a Yuan drama, "Who said that Zhou Lang Guqu's place is not the place where the public speaks!"

Regarding this point, there is still a story circulating in the Jianghuai area.It is said that Zhou Yu and Sun Ce visited Qiao Xuan once, and the host and guest chatted happily, so Qiao Xuan left two handsome men for dinner, and ordered his daughters, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, to play the piano in the inner room for fun.Xiao Qiao has heard of Zhou Yu's famous name for a long time, but has never had the chance to meet the real person, so in the process of playing, she deliberately pops out an incongruous note to lure Zhou Yu back, and Zhou Yu is really fooled.Xiao Qiao saw that Zhou Yu was really handsome, so she deliberately made frequent mistakes, and Zhou Yu turned her head frequently.Qiao Xuan knew what his daughter wanted, so he laughed and asked the two daughters to come out to meet the guests.Therefore, not only Xiao Qiao and Zhou Yu fell in love at first sight, but Da Qiao and Sun Ce also fell in love at first sight. This "wrong song, Zhou Lang Gu" fulfilled the two pairs of fairy couples.

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were born in the same year. When Sun Jian attacked Dong Zhuo, he moved his family to Shu County, and Zhou Yu and Sun Ce got to know each other.The two were very speculative and became close friends. Zhou Yu even took Sun Ce's family to live with him in his home. After Sun Jian died, Sun Ce went to Jiangbei to inherit his father's behest, while Zhou Yu stayed in Jianghuai.Yuan Shu heard Zhou Yu's name and wanted to worship him as a general. Zhou Yu knew that he was unpopular and would not be successful, so he asked to be the county magistrate who lived in the nest and kept a certain distance from Yuan Shu.When Sun Ce broke away from Yuan Shu and crossed the river to fight, Zhou Yu immediately responded and brought most of the troops from Juchao to fight side by side with Sun Ce.Since then, Zhou Yu has become the most loyal supporter of Sun Ce and Sun Quan brothers, and he will not change until his death.

Zhou Yu is not only sincere to his friends, but also friendly and gentle to ordinary people. He gets along very well with everyone in Soochow, except Cheng Pu.Cheng Pu once followed Sun Jian to break the yellow scarf and beg Dong Zhuo. He thought he was old and didn't want to be under Zhou Yu. He humiliated Zhou Yu many times, but Zhou Yu backed down repeatedly and didn't care about Cheng Pu.Cheng Pu was slowly moved, and then admired and got close to Zhou Yu.He told others that getting along with Zhou Gongjin was like drinking a glass of mellow wine, and he was intoxicated without knowing it.

The story of "Three Qi Zhou Yu" in the book is well-known, but it is just a fiction of the novel.Zhou Yu is very generous. The evaluation in "Three Kingdoms" is "exuberant temperament", with a cheerful temperament and magnificent bearing. Liu Bei also said that he is "quite generous", and Jiang Gan praised him as "elegant and noble". After the Battle of Chibi, the Allied Forces of Sun and Liu continued to attack Jingzhou. In the "Battle of Jiangling" that lasted for more than a year, Zhou Yu's military talent was no less than that of the Battle of Chibi.Although Cao Cao was defeated, he still had an absolute advantage in combat power. He ordered Cao Ren and Xu Huang to guard Jiangling, Le entered Xiangyang, and Man Chong, Wenpin, Li Tong and others stationed between Xiangyang and Jiangling.Facing the enemy's encirclement situation, Zhou Yu adopted the strategic thinking of taking Yiling first and then marching into Jiangbei.This move not only made Jiangling lose the support of Jujiao, but also opened the channel for Wu Jun to enter Shu, weakened Cao Cao's influence on Yizhou, and expanded Wu Jun's influence to Jiangbei.After that, Zhou Yu gradually wiped out the Cao army in Jingzhou, and with the cooperation of Liu Bei, cut off the connection between Jiangling and Xiangyang, and drove all the Cao soldiers in Jingzhou area to Xiangyang. In the process of marching into Jingzhou, Zhou Yu once rode a horse to sweep through the formation, and was shot in the right rib by a stray arrow. He was seriously injured and had to stay in bed.Cao Ren took the opportunity to attack, Zhou Yu, regardless of the pain, forced his sick body to come to the barracks, and encouraged the soldiers to fight the enemy bravely, Cao Ren then led his troops to retreat. After capturing Jingzhou, Zhou Yu was worshiped as a partial general, led the Nanjun prefect, stationed in Jiangling, and guarded the sensitive western areas for Sun Quan.Zhou Yu's idea is to stabilize Jingzhou while continuing westward to capture Yizhou.However, on the issue of treating Liu Bei, Zhou Yu had differences with Sun Quan and Lu Su.After the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei went to Jiangdong and borrowed part of Jingzhou from Sun Quan.Zhou Yu believed that "Liu Bei's residence is like raising a tiger." He suggested that Sun Quan take the opportunity to put Liu Bei under house arrest, and then let him control Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.Sun Quan believed that Liu Bei was not someone who could be subdued easily, so he did not adopt Zhou Yu's suggestion. The strategy of containing Liu Bei was not adopted, and Zhou Yu was not reconciled. He suggested to Sun Quan to attack Liu Zhang and attack Yizhou.This plan was very strategic, and Sun Quan immediately agreed.Zhou Yu hurried back to Jiangling to make preparations for the expedition. Unexpectedly, he fell ill halfway and died in Baqiu (now Yueyang, Hunan). He was 36 years old at the time. No matter how misinterpreted the Romance is, it will not hinder the countless fans behind him, because Zhou Yu is almost the only figure in Chinese history who perfectly combines strength and beauty. This powerful beauty is based on music.His love for music makes people wonder how Zhou Yu turned his life into a cadenza.Elegant, calm, grand and calm in life, it is a melodious ditty that gives people the feeling of drinking fine wine; on the battlefield, the command of the feather fan and scarf is determined, which makes people admire immediately, and it is a majestic and passionate march. Pure power is inevitably rough and frizzy, and it is difficult to act on people's hearts, but the power combined with beauty has the silent penetration of moistening things.The music belonging to Zhou Yu is fixed in his youth, and the praise of the beauty shown in him has been around for thousands of years. In this regard, the philosophers of the East and the West have already made a clear statement.Plato believed that good music can shape a person's soul and cultivate virtues such as reason, passion, temperance and justice; Confucius also said that "prosper in poetry, stand in ritual, and succeed in music", and regard music as a person's self-cultivation. Final sign of completion.