About the first century BC, China was in a period of tripartite confrontation, with Wei occupying the north, Shu occupying the southwest and Wu occupying the south. On one occasion, Wei sent troops to attack the State of Wu, which is located on the edge of the Yangtze River. Before long, Wei Jun reached a place not far from Wu, camped by the water, and waited for an attack.
Zhou Yu, the marshal of the State of Wu, after studying the situation in Wei Jun, decided to use bows and arrows to resist the invading enemy. But how to make100000 arrows necessary for combat in a relatively short time? According to the craftsmen of Wu at that time, it took at least ten days to make so many arrows, which was obviously too long for Wu's defense.
At this time, Zhuge Liang, a strategist of Shu, happened to visit Wu. Zhuge Liang is a very clever man, so Zhou Yu asked him how to make the required arrows at the fastest speed. Zhuge Liang told Zhou Yu that three days was enough. Everyone thinks Zhuge Liang is talking big, but Zhuge Liang has written a written military order, and if he can't finish the task by then, he will be beheaded. Zhuge Liang took his time after accepting the task. He told Lu Su, the minister of the State of Wu, that it was naturally impossible to make so many arrows by ordinary methods. Then Zhuge Liang asked Lu Su to prepare 20 ships for him, each with 30 sergeants. All the boats are covered with green cloth and grass. Zhuge Liang repeatedly asked Lu Su to keep his plan secret. Lu Su prepared a boat and other necessary things for Zhuge Liang, but he didn't know the secret.
Zhuge Liang said that 100,000 arrows could be prepared in three days, but nothing happened on the first day. The next day is still the same. The third day is coming, and there is no arrow. Everyone is worried about Zhuge Liang. If he hadn't finished the task by then, Zhuge Liang would have died. In the middle of the third day, Zhuge Liang quietly invited Lu Su to a boat. Lu Su asked, "What did you ask me to do?" Zhuge Liang said, "Please follow me to get the arrow." . Lu Su was puzzled and asked, "Where can I get it?" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "You will know when the time comes." So Zhuge Liang ordered 20 ships to be connected with long ropes and set out for Wei Jun's camp.
That night, it was foggy and the fog on the water was opaque. The bigger the fog, the more Zhuge Liang ordered the fleet to move forward quickly. When the fleet approached Wei Jun Camp, Zhuge Liang ordered the fleet to line up, and then ordered the sergeant to drum and shout on the ship. Lu Su was frightened and said to Zhuge Liang, "We only have 20 ships and more than 300 soldiers. If Wei Bing calls, I will die. " Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I'm sure Wei Bing won't send troops in the fog. Let's drink on the boat. "
Besides, in Wei's military camp, when he heard the shouts of beating gongs and drums, Cao Cao, the commander in chief, quickly called people to discuss countermeasures. Finally, it was decided that because there was heavy fog on the Yangtze River and I didn't know the specific situation of the enemy, I sent water army archers to shoot at random to prevent the enemy from landing. So Wei Jun sent about 10,000 archers to the river, shooting arrows violently where there were shouts. In an instant, arrows rained down on Zhuge Liang's fleet, and in a short time, the straw handle of the hull was covered with arrows. At this time, Zhuge Liang ordered the fleet to turn around and face the side of Wei Jun that was not hit by an arrow. Soon, the arrow was not empty. Zhuge Liang estimated that the arrows on the ship were almost pierced, so he ordered the fleet to return quickly, and then the fog gradually began to disperse. When Wei Jun found out what had happened in Chu, he was very remorseful.
When Zhuge Liang's fleet arrived at Wu Jun's camp, Zhou Yu, the commander of the State of Wu, had sent 500 soldiers waiting to move the arrow. Counting, there are 100 thousand arrows in the straw handle on board. Zhou Yu, marshal of the State of Wu, also had to admire Zhuge Liang's wisdom. How did Zhuge Liang know there would be fog on the water that night? It turned out that he was good at observing the weather changes. After careful calculation of the astronomical phenomena, he also came to the conclusion that there would be heavy fog on the water that night. In this way, Zhuge Liang used his wisdom to skillfully get 100 thousand arrows from the enemy.
The story of three visits to the thatched cottage
The yellow turban insurrectionary uprising at the end of Han Dynasty caused great chaos in the world. Cao Cao sat in the imperial court, Sun Quan sent troops to Dongwu, and Liu Bei, the imperial clan of the Han Dynasty, listened to Xu Shu (a governor in the Three Kingdoms period, who was famous for searching for soil) and Si Mahui (a famous counselor in Yangzhai during the Three Kingdoms period) saying that Zhuge Liang was knowledgeable, so he took gifts and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Longzhong (now Xiangyang County, Hubei Province). It happened that Zhuge Liang was out that day, so Liu Bei had to turn back in disappointment. Soon, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei braved the snowstorm and invited them for the second time. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang went out for a walk again. Zhang Fei doesn't want to come again. Seeing that Zhuge Liang was not at home, he urged him to go back. Liu Bei had to leave a letter expressing his admiration for Zhuge Liang and asking him to come out of the mountain to help him save the country's crisis.
After a while, Liu Bei was a vegetarian for three days and was ready to invite Zhuge Liang again. Guan Yu said that Zhuge Liang may have a hollow reputation, but he may not have real talent and learning, so he doesn't have to go. Zhang Fei, on the other hand, advocated calling alone and tying the ground with a rope when he didn't come. Liu Bei scolded Zhang Fei and went to visit Zhuge Liang with them for the third time. At this time, Zhuge Liang was sleeping. Liu Bei dare not disturb him. He stood until Zhuge Liang woke up and sat down to talk to each other.
Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was interested in doing things for the country and sincerely asked him for help, so he came out to help Liu Bei establish the Han Shu Dynasty.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms called Liu Bei's three personal invitations to Zhuge Liang "three visits to the cottage".
In Zhuge Liang's famous "Model", there is also a saying that "the first emperor had no interest in ministers, gave up on himself and took care of them in the grass." Sentence. So when the world saw someone go to that person's home several times in a row and ask the person he admired to help him, he quoted this sentence to describe his desire and sincere mood. That is to say, I am not ashamed to ask questions, and I am open-minded to seek talents.
The story of empty city stratagem
Zhuge Liang stationed troops in Yangping and sent his troops to attack.
Wei Jun, there are only a few weak and beaten soldiers left in the city. I suddenly heard that Sima Yi, the viceroy of Wei Jun, led1.5000 troops to attack the city. all
Not afraid of danger, Ge ordered the city gate to be opened wide and sent someone to sweep it. Zhuge Liang boarded the tower himself and sat up to play the piano.
Calm mind, the sound of the piano is not chaotic. Sima Yi came to the front of the city and was suspicious when he saw this situation. He was afraid of an ambush in the city, so he didn't.
Dare to trade, then ordered the withdrawal.
make three calls at the thatched cottage/repeatedly request sb to take up a post
When Liu Bei lived in Xinye, he knew that the reason for wasting half his life was that although there were generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei around him, there was no counselor to give advice, so he was polite and helpful. On the recommendation of Si Mahui and Xu Shu, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei came to visit Zhuge Liang in Longzhong, Xiangyang.
When I first came to this villa, Liang had already gone out, and the three met Liang's friend Cui on the way back. A few days later, Liu, Guan and Zhang braved the storm to take care of the hut. On the way, I met my good friend and Meng. When I arrived at the thatched cottage and met Liang's brother Zhuge Jun, I realized that Liang had traveled far away, leaving a note to express my admiration. When I came back, I met Liang's father-in-law Huang by the bridge at the foot of Longzhong Mountain. After a while, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei came to the thatched cottage. It happened that the lights were on at home and they didn't wake up during the day. Liu Bei ordered Guan and Zhang to wait outside the door. They crept and stood at the foot of the steps and handed them to Liu Bei. They didn't meet until they woke up. [Sangutang: Built in the 58th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (A.D. 17 19), it is the memorial hall of Liu Bei's Mao Lu of Sangutang and Zhuge Liang's Long Zhong Dui. ]
Longzhongdui
After the battle of Guandu, Liu Bei fled to Jingzhou and defected to Liu Biao. Liu Biao allocated some troops to him to stay in Xinye (now Xinye County, Henan Province).
Liu Bei is an ambitious man, because his ambition has not been realized, and his heart is always unhappy. He wants to find a good assistant. He found a famous man named Si Mahui in Xiangyang, so he went to visit him specially.
Si Mahui said, "There are Wolong and Feng Chu in this area. If you can invite one of them, you can decide the world. " Si Mahui told Liu Bei: Wolong is Zhuge Liang, and the word is Kongming; Feng Chu's name is Pang Tong.
Xu Shu is also a local celebrity, because I heard that Liu Bei was recruiting talents, so I came to see him. Liu Bei was so happy that he left Xu Shu as his counselor. Xu Shu said, "I have an old friend, Zhu Gekongming. People call him Wolong. Does the general want to meet him? " After listening to Xu Shu's introduction, Liu Bei said, "Since you know him so well, please come hard and invite him!" Xu Shu shook his head and said, "This can't be done. People like this must be personally invited by the general to show your sincerity. "
Liu Bei successively heard that Si Mahui and Xu Shu attached great importance to Zhuge Liang. Knowing that Zhuge Liang must be a great talent, he took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Longzhong to find Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang visited the hut and was finally moved by Liu Bei's sincerity and took Liu Bei to his hut.
Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was so open-minded and asked for advice, so he had a heart-to-heart talk with Liu Bei. He said: "Now Cao Cao has defeated Yuan Shao, with an army of1100,000, and he is holding the order of the Emperor. We can't compete with him by force alone. Sun Quan has occupied Jiangdong area for three generations. Jiangdong has a dangerous terrain, and now all the people have joined him, and a group of talents are working for him. It seems that we can only unite with him and can't play his mind. "
Then, Zhuge Liang analyzed the situation of Jingzhou and Yizhou (now part of Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei and Guizhou), and thought that Jingzhou was an important military place, and Liu Biao could not keep this place. Yizhou has a fertile and vast land, which has always been called "the land of abundance", but Liu Zhang, the owner there, is also a weak man, and everyone is dissatisfied with him.
Finally, he said, "The general is a descendant of the royal family and is famous all over the world. If we can occupy Jingzhou and Yizhou, unite with Sun Quan and rectify internal affairs, we can March from Jingzhou and Yizhou and attack Cao Cao once we have the opportunity. At that time, who will not welcome the general? In this way, we can achieve great things and restore the Han Dynasty. "
After listening to Zhuge Liang's incisive and thorough analysis, Liu Bei's thoughts were suddenly enlightened. He felt that Zhuge Liang's talents were rare, so he earnestly asked Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain and help him complete the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty. Zhuge Liang went out to assist Liu Bei.