Battle of Red Cliffs was originally commanded by Zhou Yu. Why does it give people the impression that all the credit goes to Zhuge Liang?

The most important reason is the influence of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, because it is mainly a joke, which is chosen to respect the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, the impression of Zhuge Liang in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is also very exaggerated. Mr. Lu Xun once said that Zhuge Liang in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is more like a fortune teller than a real person.

There is nothing wrong with Battle of Red Cliffs being led by Zhou Yu, but people believe some jokes with deductive elements, ignoring that Zhou Yu himself is a very outstanding military genius and a very rare handsome man. Battle of Red Cliffs, led by him, also prevented Cao Cao from continuing to attack south. But also laid a solid foundation for the tripartite confrontation among the three countries. It can be said that all this has a great relationship with Zhou Yu, and he can be said to have contributed.

However, due to some deductive factors, these contributions are attributed to Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang's military talent lies not in this, but in the future development process, because Zhuge Liang can't take on the heavy responsibility yet, and he is more like an auxiliary role. Therefore, the plot development of the novel also needs some exaggerated elements, but if it is believed to be true, it is very insulting to Zhou Yu, a rare genius.

Of course, as more and more history proves that Battle of Red Cliffs was led by Zhou Yu, and because of his outstanding leadership, Battle of Red Cliffs won a great victory, Zhuge Liang's talents have not yet been revealed. He is more likely to establish the Shu-Han period in the future, and his talents can be brought into play. This is more because of the role played by the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.