Times make heroes. During the wars of the Three Kingdoms, countless heroes and astonishing talents emerged. Wei, Shu, and Wu divided the world, each gathering elites. Some geniuses died young due to various reasons, which had a profound impact on the pattern of the Three Kingdoms.
1. Cao Wei 's Guo Jia
Guo Jia was good at using tricks and insight into people's hearts. The history books gave him an 8-character evaluation: "The master he first followed was a genius in strategy." It was Yuan Shao , but Guo Jia discovered that Yuan Shao was a "mediocre master", so he got out in time and chose to go into seclusion. Later, he came to Cao Cao on the recommendation of his friend Xun Yu. Those who regard him as a "Qi Zuo" gave him an 11-word evaluation: "This person sees current affairs and military affairs, and he is better than others. "
Guo Jia has the ability to predict things, but this ability is not very accurate. For example, if Cao Cao wants to attack Yuan Shao, he is worried about Sun Ce sneak attack from behind. Guo Jia said, Sun Ce is too rash, I don't think he will live long. , the result really came true.
Guo Jia's famous work is "Ten Victories and Ten Defeats", which boosted the confidence of Cao Cao, who was originally afraid of the Battle of Guandu, and gave Cao Cao's army a strong morale. Every time he went on an expedition, he always brought military advisor Guo Jia with him to offer wine. "Whenever there is a big discussion, make changes in the face of the enemy." The minister's policy is undecided, but it will be carried out quickly. "Historical records record that Cao Cao and Guo Jia traveled in the same carriage every time they marched. They also sat at the same table during discussions and discussed military and state affairs together. Cao Cao also obeyed Guo Jia's plans and acted accordingly.
In 207 AD, Guo Jia died. On the way back from the Ping Wuhuan battle, Cao Cao was so sad that he felt like he was mourning the death of his heir. He went to the mourning hall to pay homage in person and cried: "What a shame! What a pain! Filial piety! It’s a pity to be filial! "The feeling of regret is beyond words.
What is even more lamentable is that in the second year after Guo Jia's death, Cao Cao led his army and returned from the Battle of Chibi . On the way, Cao Cao sighed: "If Feng Xiao was here, no matter what Bring me here alone! ".
It makes sense for later generations to say "Unless Guo Jia dies, Crouching Dragon will not come out". After all, Guo Jia is better at military affairs than Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang is stronger in comprehensive ability. But if Guo Jia does not die, he will be called He will obviously help Cao Cao win a great victory in Chibi. In this way, Sun Quan and Liu Bei will be destroyed in a matter of minutes. There is no need to divide the world into three parts.
2. Pang Tong of the Shu Han Dynasty Mr. Shui Jing said "Fu Long, Phoenix chick will be able to settle the world", which made Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong famous before they came out of the mountain. After Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times and came down the mountain, he became famous. With extraordinary splendor, he successfully helped Liu Bei establish the Kingdom of Shu, forming a three-part world structure.
The master whom "Feng Chu" Pang Tong initially followed was Sun Quan, but he was not reused. After the Battle of Chibi, Pang Tong switched to Liu Bei. Pang Tong was highly regarded by Liu Bei and became an important counselor in his account. He was worshiped as a military advisor and general. The key is, I seem to have a long life.
But Liu Bei is a man who seeks stability. Therefore, when marching into Shuzhong, Pang Tong proposed three strategies to capture Yizhou, but Liu Bei adopted Pang Tong's strategy. If you discount, just use the strategy: slowly plot it. This is also an important factor that directly led to Pang Tong's death by an arrow in Luofengpo. After Liu Bei lost Pang Tong, a super counselor and the best military commander: "First. The Lord deplores it, and the words shed tears . "This shows the importance of Pang Tong in Liu Bei's heart.
After that, Liu Bei had no choice but to drop Jingzhou Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Zhuge Liang's reinforcements captured Xichuan. Later, because of the competition for Hanzhong , these people stayed in Shu. Think about it if Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu and Ma Liang and others were all in Jingzhou.Can Sun Quan successfully attack Jingzhou? If Jingzhou is not lost, Longzhong's strategic concept can be fully realized.
3. Soochow's Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu is also a well-known important figure in the Three Kingdoms. "How can Liang be born when Yu is born" and "Yu Liang's dispute" are all familiar to us. It can be seen that his intelligence is comparable to Zhuge Liang. He is also the only one among the Three Kingdoms figures who is feared by Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan.
Cao Cao once wrote to Sun Quan, wanting to drive a wedge between Sun Quan and Zhou Yu so as to get rid of Zhou Yu. In the letter, he said that Zhou Yu had no credit for the Battle of Red Cliff and that Cao Cao burned the battlefield himself. Liu Bei also provoked Sun Quan, saying that Zhou Yu was not a creature of the pond and could not live under others for a long time.
In Soochow, if Lu Su is the right person, then Zhou Yu is the "wonderful" talent. He also insisted on joining forces with Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao in the famous Battle of Chibi. The Battle of Chibi used less to defeat more and used surprise to win, laying the foundation for the later "Three Kingdoms".
So after the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan began to be afraid of Zhou Yu. This is called "the master is overshadowed by his great achievements". Later, Zhou Yu suggested that Sun Quan put Liu Bei under house arrest, but Sun Quan did not adopt it, which is enough to show that Sun Quan had begun to alienate Zhou Yu. Later, Zhou Yu proposed to conquer Yizhou, but he agreed. Zhou Yu returned to Jiangling where he was stationed. When he traveled to Baqiu (now Yueyang, Hunan), he unfortunately contracted an illness and died at the age of thirty-six.
Sun Quan did not accept Zhou Yu's other strategies. For example, he was unwilling to adopt Zhou Yu's "advance on Xichuan and confront Cao Cao from the north to the south", perhaps because he had some scruples about Zhou Yu. Instead, he trusted Lu Su more, so after Zhou Yu's death, Pang Tong escorted Zhou Yu's coffin back to Jiangdong, and Sun Quan allowed Pang Tong to defect to Liu Bei.
We often say: The agency was too clever and it cost you your life. That is to say, a person cannot be too wise, as extremely wise people will easily die young. This makes sense. Therefore, if you are too smart, you need to keep a low profile in order to prevent your superiors from overshadowing your superiors or being too feared by your superiors. Generally, there will be no good end.
