Cao Cao has five great advisers. If Zhuge Liang defected to Cao Cao, how many could he "kill"?

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao had the most talents. In addition to Zhang Liao and other good generals, there were also five great advisers such as Xun Yu and Guo Jia. And Liu Bei's most outstanding military commander was Zhuge Liang alone, relying on Zhuge Liang's own strength to contend with Cao Wei's many counsellors, and do his job with ease.

So, if Zhuge Liang surrendered to Cao Cao, where would he rank among counsellors? Look at the record of Cao Cao's five great advisers, and compare it with that of Zhuge Liang.

荀彧

Xun Yu, whose word is Wenruo, nicknamed "Wang Zuozhicai" and "Muzhu". Chen Shou ranked Xun Yu in the first place in the biography of the "Five Ministers". He is the most important strategist under Cao Cao. He strategically formulated and planned the blueprint and military route for the unification of the north for Cao Cao. He is also the chief adviser of Cao Cao's unification of the north. In terms of tactics, he also had a good performance. When Chen Gongying and Feng Lv Bu swept Yanzhou, he protected the three cities and laid a solid foundation for Cao Cao's counterattack. Of course, in other aspects such as recommending talents, Xun Yu is not inferior, such as Zhong Yao, Xun You, Chen Qun, Du Xi, Guo Jia and others are all recommended by him to Cao Cao.

Xunyou

Xunyou, the word is Gongda, the nephew of the great adviser Xun Yu, is the most powerful tactician and military strategist around Cao Cao. He is best at flexible and changeable strategies to defeat the enemy, such as submerging Picheng to capture Lu Bu alive, and slaying Yan Liang and Wen Chou to kill Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Therefore, in specific wars, Xun You has all tips and tricks to offer to Cao Cao to help Cao Cao win and win. According to legend, Xun You drew twelve wonderful strategies in his life and asked Zhong Yao to sort them out, but Zhong Yao died before finishing finishing them, and his wonderful strategies were also lost.

贾诩

Jia Xu, the word and the word are harmonious, the first "poison man" of the Three Kingdoms, otherwise, if you put it forward, it will work. In the Three Kingdoms period, he was truly a strategist with no plans. He began to emerge after Dong Zhuo's death, assisting Li Wei and Guo Bang to counterattack Chang'an. To be honest, if it weren't for Jia Xu to persuade Li Yu and others to give it a try, if they get into Chang'an, it would be a big deal. Even if they fail, it won't be too late to escape. Li Yu, Guo Ben and others are likely to be disarmed and returned.

Jia Xu later became Zhang Xiu's counselor, helping Zhang Xiu defeat Cao Cao twice, especially the battle of Wancheng nearly killed Cao Cao's life. The most puzzling thing is that Jia Xu helped Zhang Xiu defeat Cao Cao, but urged him to submit to Cao Cao.

After returning to Cao Cao, Jia Xu knew that he was not a direct line of Cao Cao and had offended the generals of Cao Ying, so he was reluctant and generally did not express his opinions. Even if he couldn't get rid of it, he would express his views very implicitly. For example, when Cao Cao had difficulty choosing whether to establish Cao Pi or Cao Zhi as the son of the world, Jia Xu did not answer directly, but mentioned that Yuan Shao and Liu Biao were both lied. The fact that the youngest son died secretly helped Cao Pi.

程昱

Cheng Yu, whose name is Zhongde, followed Cao Cao when he was a pastoralist in Yanzhou, and was the order of life. He and Xun Yu stayed behind to defend against Lu Bu and Chen Gong's rebellion and protect the three cities for Cao Cao. Since then, Cheng Yu has mainly served in the rear and regional positions, and his record is not as good as the others, and he is not known. So Cheng Yu is relatively inferior.

郭嘉

Guo Jia, whose name is Fengxiao, is nicknamed "Ghost", and he is the best adviser of Cao Cao. Some people think that he is Cao Cao's best adviser. , Prompting Cao Cao to choose the most correct strategy. But in the history books, he ranked last among the five ministers of Cao Wei. In fact, this is mainly because Guo Jiaying died young, at the age of 38.

The above are the five most powerful advisers under Cao Cao. Of course, he has many other advisers, such as Liu Ye and others, but they are relatively poor. If Zhuge Liang surrendered to Cao Cao, compare with these five great strategists, where would he rank? How many can he "kill"?

Zhuge Liang compared with Xun Yu

Xun Yu only proposed a strategy for Cao Cao to calm the north, while Zhuge Liang proposed a three-division strategy for Liu Bei, one is partial north and the other It’s the world, which one is better? Obviously Zhuge Liang’s threeDivide the world. If Zhuge Liang defected to Cao Cao, he should be ahead of Xun Yu.

Zhuge Liang is compared with Xunyou

Xun You has put forward strange strategies in previous battles, and has won again and again for Cao Cao. He is an excellent tactician, but Zhuge Liang's tactics are better than him. For example, in the official history, Zhuge Liang was five out of Qishan, and with the weak Shuhan forces, he was able to attack Cao Wei many times, so that Cao Zhen and Sima Yi did not dare to fight. There were more victories and fewer losses, which provided a solid foundation for the development and growth of the Shuhan. If Zhuge Liang defected to Cao Cao, he should be ahead of Xun You.

Zhuge Liang compares with Cheng Yu

Cheng Yu rarely follows Cao Cao on the front line. He is mainly good at managing internal affairs and being organized. But Zhuge Liang was even more a master of internal affairs. For example, when Liu Bei entered Sichuan, Zhuge Liang was in charge of daily affairs in Jingzhou, providing Zhuge Liang with a large amount of manpower and material resources and ensuring Liu Bei's army's logistics. Another example is that in the battle of Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang engaged in internal affairs in Yizhou, and provided Liu Bei with a lot of manpower and material resources for the battle of Hanzhong, reaching the point where "men are in battle and women are in luck". If Zhuge Liang defected to Cao Cao, he should be ahead of Cheng Yu.

Zhuge Liang compares with Jia Xu

Jia Xu is the number one poisonous man in the Three Kingdoms. When he assisted Zhang Xiu, he defeated Cao Cao twice, causing Cao Cao to suffer heavy losses. At that time, the morale of Cao Cao was very high. Many northern princes were defeated by Cao Cao. They were as strong as Lv Bu and were also wiped out by Cao Cao. Zhang Xiu, after the killing of Dong Zhuo, Li Chao, Guo Ben, and others, was like a bereavement dog, very weak. But Jia Xu was able to help Zhang Xiu defeat the mighty Cao Cao twice, which was beyond Zhuge Liang. Not long after Zhuge Liang assisted Liu Bei, he suffered a disastrous defeat at Changbanpo in Dangyang. Liu Bei escaped with only dozens of horses including Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang. Mrs. Gan and Xiao Adou were rescued by Zhao Yun desperately. As for Liu Bei’s two daughters, unfortunately, Cao Chunhu was rescued. Leopard Rider captured. If Zhuge Liang defected to Cao Cao, he should rank behind Jia Xu.

Zhu Geliang compares with Guo Jia

The folklore "Guo Jia is not dead, and the dragon can't come out" means that Zhuge Liang is afraid of Guo Jia, afraid of Guo Jia, and Guo Jia is not alive. Dare to go out. So is this really the case?

In history, Guo Jia died in 207 AD, and Zhuge Liang was invited out of the mountain by Liu Bei who visited the cottage around this year. This is actually just a coincidence of time, without any causality. When Guo Jia was alive, he was really helpful to Cao Cao, especially when Cao Cao had difficulty making a decision. Guo Jia analyzed the pros and cons of Cao Cao, accurately analyzed the enemy, and made precise judgments. If he judged that Sun Ce had offended too many people, he would die soon. , Will not attack Xuchang, let Cao Cao go all out to deal with Yuan Shao, this is not something ordinary people can do.

If Zhuge Liang in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms has been "myth", he is naturally better than Guo Jia, but Zhuge Liang in the official history is still a person, just a relatively powerful military division. He has weaknesses, and Sima Yi sees through him and uses the tortoise method to drag him to death. Sima Yi could see through Zhuge Liang's fictitious reality, but Zhuge Liang did not find Sima Yi's weakness. If he was replaced by an insightful Guo Jia, he would probably be able to see through Sima Yi's Xiao Jiujiu and defeat Sima Yi. If Zhuge Liang defected to Cao Cao, he would be behind Guo Jia.

Conclusion

Cao Cao’s five great advisers have their own merits, and Zhuge Liang is an all-round talent, equivalent to five in one. For example, Zhuge Liang’s "three-point world" strategy surpassed Xun Yu, tactics surpassed Xun You, and his internal political and theoretical ability surpassed Cheng Yu, but his "skills" is not as good as Jia Xu's "drug strategy", and his ability to insight into the enemy's psychology is not as good as Guo Jia, ranking next to Jia Xuhe After Guo Jia, he ranked third.

Therefore, if Zhuge Liang surrendered to Cao Cao, he would be able to "kill" three of them, namely Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu.

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