Zhou Yu was born in 175 and died at the age of 35.
Zhuge Liang was born in 181 and died at the age of 54.
Zhou Yu (175-210) was born in Lujiang (now southwest of Lujiang County, Anhui), courtesy name Gongjin. A famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was the son of Zhou Yi, the commander of Luoyang , his grandfather Zhou Jing, and his uncle Zhou Zhong, who were all officials to the rank of Taiwei. Long and strong, with good looks and fine music, there is a saying in Jiangdong that "if the song is wrong, Zhou Lang will take care of it".
Zhuge Liang (181-October 8, 234), courtesy name Kongming, nickname Wolong, was a native of Yangdu, Langya, Xuzhou (now Yinan County, Linyi City, Shandong Province). He was the prime minister of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period and an outstanding statesman and military strategist. , diplomat, writer, calligrapher, inventor.
Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu are both very famous figures in the Three Kingdoms, and their talents are equally matched. If we compare the military talents of Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu individually, who will be better? Overall, Zhou Yu should be stronger. Zhou Yu was 6 years older than Zhuge Liang, but Zhou Yu unfortunately died young and only lived to be 35 years old. Otherwise, the story between him and Zhuge Liang might have been even more exciting. In fact, to compare Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, it depends on whether you place the background in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or in official history. The novel is very unfriendly to Zhou Yu, because Zhuge Liang is like a god in the novel, and Zhou Yu is belittled a lot.
Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong very early. At that time, Zhou Yu was only 21 years old when he was invited by his friend Sun Ce. Together, the two laid a very good foundation for the Soochow regime. But after Sun Ce's death, Zhou Yu became the minister of Tuogu, assisting Sun Quan to succeed in managing the affairs of the court. It can be said that Zhou Yu's starting point is higher than Zhuge Liang, and Zhou Yu was also the biggest contributor in the Battle of Chibi. Zhou Yu was the commander-in-chief of the Battle of Chibi. He defeated Cao Cao with the help of Huang Gai and established a three-point world situation. From this point of view, Liu Bei were also the beneficiaries of this time. Zhuge Liang did not participate in the Battle of Red Cliff, and the descriptions in the novel are all false.
The most regrettable thing for Zhou Yu is that he died too early. Zhou Yu only lived 35 years old. Even if he could have lived 10 more years, the pattern of the Three Kingdoms might have undergone earth-shaking changes. On the other hand, Zhuge Liang, who had no actual combat experience after becoming an official, also started from scratch. Some of Liu Bei's early battles had nothing to do with Zhuge Liang. Liu Bei trusted Pang Tong and Fazheng more. For Zhuge Liang, there is naturally no real contribution. It's just that the aura on Zhuge Liang's head in the novel is too buggy. He became a genius in everyone's eyes and was regarded as the biggest contributor to the three-point world.
In fact, the peak of Zhuge Liang's life only began after Liu Bei's death. After Liu Bei's death, almost the entire Shu Kingdom was handed over to Zhuge Liang, and he even said that Zhuge Liang could replace Liu Chan. From then on, Zhuge Liang became the real leader of the Shu Kingdom. In order to live up to the late emperor's entrustment and his lifelong ideal, he formulated the strategy of the Northern Expedition. The purpose was to support the Han Dynasty in defense and lead offense. It's just that Zhuge Liang's final results in the Northern Expedition were not very good, and the impact on Cao Wei was not significant at all. However, there is nothing that can be done about it. The Shu Kingdom has been severely weakened after the Battle of Yiling, and Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition was also a helpless choice.
Although Zhou Yu died relatively early, his achievements were much higher than those of Zhuge Liang. Moreover, Zhou Yu was not only a strategist but also went into battle to kill the enemy personally, which was something Zhuge Liang could not do as a scholar. If compared to his wife, Xiao Qiao looks better than Huang Yueying , but Huang Yueying's talent should be able to crush Xiao Qiao. This is a tie, but both of them only married one wife, which was very rare at the time. It can be seen that they are also representatives of good men.
Chairman Mao also commented on Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang.Chairman Mao once said that Zhou Yu is like a "youth league member". What does this mean? The youth league members are equivalent to the reserve army, so Zhou Yu was not favored by Cheng Pu at the time. However, Zhou Yu won the battle, which proved that Zhou Yu was a capable youth league member and his military talents should not be underestimated! Regarding Zhuge Liang, Chairman Mao believed that Zhuge Liang would definitely lose. Why? Its strategy of " Longzhong vs. " was wrong, and its troops were divided based on the distance of thousands of miles. This was a fatal mistake in the eyes of the chairman. In Chairman Mao's mind, Zhou Yu was stronger than Zhuge Liang. Later, according to the evaluations of Zhuge Liang by celebrities such as Jia Shan, Liu Ye, and others in Cao Wei, it can be seen that Zhuge Liang is actually not good at military operations! Mr. Kong Ming is actually better at running a business. As for starting a business, he can be considered a mid-level player at best! If Zhou Yu does not die early, the pattern of the Three Kingdoms will definitely change! It is still unknown whether the surname in the world is Sima or Sun!
