Battle of Red Cliffs Zhou Yu defeated Cao Cao under his command. Why did Zhuge Liang borrow the east wind?

I have nothing to do recently and don't want a refund. In my spare time, I opened several Romances of the Three Kingdoms by Zhuge Liang, read them carefully, and combined with the opinions of many scholars who studied the Three Kingdoms on the Internet, I got some ideas about Battle of Red Cliffs. Now I have summed up my views:

First of all, in terms of campaign command, the personal requirements for commanders in the war are very high.

Battle of Red Cliffs, burning company camp.

In ancient history, the first consideration was a general's personal martial arts level and fighting courage. The leader took the lead in cutting down other generals. The troops at the back pursued the victory and won the battle. You are a qualified general. You see, fighting on this scale is a small guerrilla war. It can be said that the total number of people on both sides of the entire battlefield is estimated to be no more than five or six hundred. On the other hand, we won in the front, but we don't know what will happen in the back. If the enemy's follow-up troops rush in the opposite direction, you can crush the victorious general on the battlefield.

With the development of the times, we attach more importance to it. The so-called "the country of the son of heaven is the respect of all things." The two countries are at war and 10 thousand chariots are in conflict. One person can't change the situation at all. What we are talking about at this time is: an open array and a righteous flag. A commander must first be able to plan and deploy. In addition, with motor vehicles, he should pay attention to tactical circuitous, right?

But in ancient times, the mobility of chariots was limited. Unlike today's aircraft cannons, which are controlled by computers thousands of miles away, the requirements for commanders are very low. The skill requirements for the commander-in-chief have always been confined to the battlefield at that time.

However, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written in the Ming Dynasty, and its title originated from the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty several dynasties ago. The way of war is different, and earth-shaking changes have taken place. With cavalry and gunpowder, crossbows, big ships, and very powerful fortification technology (and the corresponding siege technology). When fighting at this time, of course, the requirements for commanders are even higher, and attention should be paid to things outside the battlefield.

Battle of Red Cliffs directs Zhou Yu.

Zhuge Liang is described in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as follows: knowing astronomy above and geography below. At first glance, for a general or commander-in-chief, this is all about killing dragons. Just fight. Why do you say that? You don't want Yin and Yang to tell your fortune. Ha ha, Yu Jin thought so, too! He has been rigorous in running the army all his life, but he can't beat Guan Yu, the great Chinese hero. Can I afford to hide? And the result? Guan Yu was trapped in the city and drowned alive. Therefore, a commander-in-chief must be familiar with the battlefield and its surrounding geography, hydrology, climate and other aspects, and must take them into account before the war.

It is common sense that the Yangtze River occasionally has a southeast wind in winter. Everyone who lives by the river knows that this is a test of the commander's understanding of the hydrology and climate of the battlefield (the Yangtze River basin), but Cao Cao ignored this and lost to Zhou Yu. This incident just shows that the ancients had three elements of winning or losing a war: time, location, and human harmony, and an incisive summary of these three points.

Cao Cao was defeated in Battle of Red Cliffs.

Zhou Yu has a complete advantage in being in harmony with people at the right time and place (because he has to rely on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to rebel, and Cao Cao has also lost the advantage of harmony with people), so Zhou Yu occupied the risk of the Yangtze River and knew that there would be a southeast wind sooner or later one day recently (I don't know which day). As long as he prepares early, he can take the initiative on the battlefield when the east wind comes and succeed in one fell swoop! And Cao Cao just got Jingzhou and annexed local forces. He is a northerner and doesn't understand water warfare. He had to fight with the help of the surrendered water army. Obviously, he can't afford to wait, but he can't wait. As far as every link is concerned, it can be said that the battle has been lost before it is fought.

Battle of Red Cliffs took Zhuge Liang away, in the name of Dongfeng.

Bian Xiao personally thinks that borrowing Dongfeng has nothing to do with Zhuge Liang's money? I don't know why I wrote this, but Battle of Red Cliffs did win under the command of Zhou Yu in history. Even if it is the key, the credit can only be recorded on Zhou Yu's head. I think the author has his own intention. Bian Xiao believes that this is the author's intention to make up the myth that Zhuge Liang "knows half the sky from above, and knows everything from below", so as to make his position as the first counselor of the Three Kingdoms more stable.