This article is based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Don’t say that there is no Huarong Dao Guan Yu's interpretation of Cao Cao in official history.
Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms can be said to be a magical calculation. Not only did Zhou Yu prepare to attack Cao Cao with fire in the Battle of Chibi, he only owes one east wind, but it is also considered accurate. Although Cao Cao failed in this Chibi War, But his life should not be broken, so Zhuge Liang deliberately refused to assign tasks to Guan Yu in the formation before the Battle of Chibi, and then used an aggressive strategy to lure Guan Yu out of Huarong Road, and at the same time issued a military order to kill Cao Cao.
Even Liu Bei knew that Guan Yu would not kill Cao Cao, so he arranged for Guan Yu to guard Huarong Dao. This was deliberately arranged by Zhuge Liang. The purpose was to let Guan Yu return Cao Cao’s favor, and then let Guan Yu let him go. Leaving Cao Cao, Guan Yu letting Cao Cao go in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not so much his own intention, as Zhuge Liang deliberately let him let go.
Why did Zhuge Liang let Guan Yu release Cao Cao?
The ostensible reason is: Zhuge Liang used to watch the sky at night, Cao Cao’s life should not be extinct, and of course people can’t violate the laws of nature and destiny, so Zhuge Liang let Cao Cao a horse, and just sent Guan Yu symbolically for this task. Guan Yu has to be.
The deeper reason is: if Cao Cao is killed at this time, the north will fall into chaos and war again, which is not conducive to the development of the Liu Bei Group. If Sun Quan knew that Cao Cao was killed, he would definitely be desperate. He attacked Liu Bei and seized the entire Jingzhou. At that time, the Liu Bei Group had not gained a firm foothold and had no sphere of influence and territory of its own. Therefore, at this time, Cao Cao’s life had to be saved. As long as Cao Cao was alive, it would be the greatest to Sun Quan and Liu Bei in the south. Threats, then Sun Quan and Liu Bei will continue to maintain Sun and Liu’s cleverness, and Liu Bei will be able to obtain a relatively stable period of development, which is conducive to the continued development of Liu Bei’s forces.
Then why didn't Guan Yu kill Cao Cao?
is very simple, because Guan Yu is too loyal. At the same time, Guan Yu looks aloof and cold on the surface. In fact, his heart is soft and he eats soft but not hard. Cao Cao knew this about Guan Yu. Therefore, in the past, Huarong Road Feelings soften Guan Yu, use emotion as an excuse to deceive Guan Yu, and finally escaped.
Cao Cao used three breakthroughs to persuade Guan Yu:
1. Guan Yu felt that he was owed favors on the ground that Guan Yu passed the five stages and cut the six generals without questioning Cao Cao.
2. Praise Guan Yu for being a mountain of righteousness and satisfy Guan Yu's vanity.
3. Behaved very poorly on Guan Yu's surface, pretending to be miserable to deceive Guan Yu and let him go.
Don’t talk about Cao Cao. The counselor Cheng Yu also saw that Guan Yu’s affection was righteous and he needed to soften Guan Yu with emotion to let him go. So Cao Cao finally succeeded. Guan Yu couldn’t bear to kill Cao Cao, so he released Cao Cao, and Zhuge Liang also achieved it. For the purpose, the strategy of killing two birds with one stone succeeded.
If Guan Yu does not let Cao Cao go, he really kills Cao Cao on Huarong Road, how will the situation go that day?
As soon as Cao Cao died, the North would be in chaos, because Cao Cao had not yet completed the transfer of power during the Battle of Chibi, and had not even taken the step of usurping the throne. He merely unified northern China with Ma Chao and Han in the west. Sui and others are still there. There are Sun Quan, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu and other forces in the south, and Ma Chao and Han Sui's ten warlords of Guanzhong Liangzhou in the west.
As soon as Cao Cao died, his son began to fight for power. At least Cao Pi and Cao Zhi will fight for the heirs after Cao Cao's death. The two forces will surely fight each other and lose both sides. This will make the Han Xian Emperor controlled by Cao Cao swing from side to side. In the end, Cao Pi may win, because Cao Pi is more like an emperor, with comprehensive abilities, while Cao Zhi is more like a literati, who emphasizes culture and despise martial arts, and does not understand politics too much, not as good as Cao Pi.
If the North begins to chaos, then the South will also be chaotic. First of all, Sun Quan will attack Liu Bei. He will either drive Liu Bei to capture Jingzhou or kill Liu Bei directly. But according to Zhuge Liang’s magical calculations, Sun Quan could not kill Liu Bei, because Zhuge Liang could figure out all the things planned by Zhou Yu, and the top general under Sun Quan was Zhou Yu. If Zhou Yu led an army to attack Liu Bei, he would play in the Three Kingdoms.Yizhong cannot win.
It is very likely that Liu Bei continued to flee west to Yizhou to seek refuge with Liu Zhang, and then Liu Zhang asked Liu Bei to attack Zhang Lu. Liu Bei pretended to lead his army to attack Zhang Lu, but recruited people there. In the end, Liu Zhang and Liu Bei fell out. Taking the opportunity to capture Yizhou, Liu Zhang surrendered, but Sun Quan could not enter Yizhou. Because of the natural risks of the Yangtze River and the natural risks along the way, Liu Bei was able to reap in Yizhou with peace of mind, so Liu Bei occupied Yizhou in advance.
Next, it is possible that Liu Bei led his army to attack Hanzhong, defeating Zhang Lu to take Hanzhong, and then Liu Bei began to move eastward along the Yangtze River and began to attack Jingzhou. As a result, no one can eat anyone, no one can eat. Whoever is defeated, a situation where Sun Quan and Liu Bei coexist at the same time will emerge. The end result may be the same as history, continuing to maintain the three kingdoms.
After defeating Cao Zhi, Cao Pi in the north will consolidate his power, stabilize the interior, and start an active march to the west, attacking Guanzhong and Liangzhou areas occupied by Ma Chao and Han Sui. After all, Cao Pi’s power is in At that time, it was still relatively large, and Cao Pi was still full of talented people, so he soon defeated the army of Ma Chao and Han Sui, and not only unified the north, but also affected the entire northern region of China.
In this case, the Three Kingdoms will arrive early. As for who can unify the world? The answer is: no one can unify the world. This is a situation of two loses and three injuries. Because no one is so powerful that it can annex the other two, no one will unify the world. If the situation continues to develop like this, there will still be no one. Can unite the world.
