Zhuge Liang’s five great inventions, the number one invention, are still changing everyone’s lives.

Zhuge Liang was the prime minister of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period. He can be called the most admired and admired in ancient China, and also the most legendary statesman and military strategist. He is portrayed as a god of wisdom who can count on his hands and know how to predict.

He assisted Liu Bei to establish the Kingdom of Shu. His conscientious and dedicated life and character are the most perfect image of auxiliary ministers in people's minds, and he has become a hero in the ideals of Chinese people to "self-cultivation, family harmony, rule of the country, peace of the world" .

As everyone knows, the god operator Zhuge Liang was also a famous inventor in the Three Kingdoms period. Let's take a look at Zhuge Liang's five great inventions.

Fifth Kongming Lantern

Kongming Lantern is also called the sky lantern, commonly known as the wishing lantern, and also known as the sky lantern. It is an ancient Chinese handicraft that was used for military purposes in ancient times. Modern people use Kongming lanterns to pray for blessings. Men, women, children, and children hand written wishes of blessings, symbolizing a successful harvest and happiness every year. It is usually used on major festivals such as Lantern Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.

When Zhuge Liang was besieged by Sima Yi in Pingyang, the whole army was helpless. Zhuge Liang came up with a clever plan to calculate the exact wind direction. He ordered people to bring a thousand sheets of white paper, paste them into countless lanterns, and then use the upward gravity of the smoke to carry them. They lifted into the sky, small lanterns rose one by one, and the soldiers in the camp shouted: "Mr. Zhuge is sitting on the sky lantern to break through!" Sima Yi actually believed that it was true and led troops to chase in the direction of the sky lantern, Zhuge Liang was able to escape. So later generations called this lantern "Kongming Lantern".

Fourth Mu Niu Liuma

Zhuge Liang invented the wooden ox and Liuma during the Northern Expedition of Caowei, which is also his famous work, because he solved the problem of difficult grain transportation in Sichuan. "Three Kingdoms. Later Master Biography" has this record: In the nine years of Jianxing, Liang returned to Qishan to transport the wood and cattle, and the grain was exhausted to retreat. In the spring of the twelfth year, Liang learned that the masses came out of the oblique valley and were transported by flowing horses. With King Sima Xuan for Weinan.

The history book records that Zhuge Liang found a carpenter who was a little skilled at that time and invented the wooden cow and horse. In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the description of this tool is amazing, saying that this tool only needs one person to transport grain and eight stones and can walk dozens of miles.

So, what exactly is this wooden cow and horse, is it really so amazing?

But the wooden cows and horses "do not work hard, but cows and horses do not eat" prove that they are controlled by manpower. The clever Zhuge Liang created a wooden cow and a horse with a magical combination of wheels and legs. That is, when a person pushes, the middle of the wheel moves, so that the four legs move up and down; while the cow and horse move forward, the leg touches the ground and is pressed by the upper grain plate, and the other two legs are raised by the lever, and the center of gravity is shifted by the cooperation of the person. As soon as he lifted his legs up behind him, the wooden cow and the horse moved a diameter of the wheel forward as soon as the actual wrist was pressed. Repeatedly lifting and pressing like this, there are four legs that can stretch vertically and move up and down to match the slope of the mountain. It was precisely because of this that the detective sent by Sima Yi was stunned and stunned.

Another special feature of Mu Niu Liuma is "anti-theft". That is to say, in the process of transporting grain, if it is found or intercepted by the enemy, if it cannot be resisted, and when abandoning grain to escape, as long as the implementer wants the wooden bull flow to insert the pre-made tenon in the hidden part of the wheel hub (there may be a The matching tools of the mortise and tenon, similar to the hex wrench and the like), prevent the wheel from rotating and the enemy cannot be transported. In this case, the only thing the enemy can do is burn it with fire.

第诸葛连结

In the cold weapon era, wars are very frequent, and wars are very cruel. It is the same in modern times. In the Three Kingdoms period, basically from the historical records, the Han people in the Central Plains were mainly farming, the infantry was basically the main force, and the cavalry was also very few. In the Three Kingdoms period, the Shu Han regime was able to compete with Cao Wei for so long, except for personal factors. The cooperation of infantry and crossbowmen also played a role.

At that time, the Shu Han was weak, and it was definitely in a disadvantageous position to fight with the Wei State. The emergence of the Zhuge Liannu allowed the Shuhan regime to overtake a curve. The Zhuge Liannu was a continuous crossbow invented by Zhuge Liang, also known as the Yuanrong crossbow. Compared with a bow and arrow, ten arrows can be fired at a time, but it also has its disadvantages. Because this kind of crossbow arrow is more powerful, it is used with the foot when it is used. Basically, it is abolished in close combat, so it is not very convenient to use it alone.

Now this technology is basically lost, but we can imagine that when the two armies confront each other, the infantry and shield soldiers in front form a layer of protection, and the crossbowmen are behind. Output, no matter how many people the opponent has, it still looks for death, unless the two armies have the same combat structure. Now the popular Tencent game Honor of Kings on the Internet is a simple war game, and the shooter basically hides behind other shield-type heroes on his side. Output, this is a truth that everyone understands. Basically, there are no accidents. According to this configuration, it is safe to win. The effect of Zhuge Liannu is reflected in this aspect. It is enough to hide behind the infantry and just carry arrows and archery. As for the strategic weapons of the time, I have a crossbow in my hand.

二八阵图

The eight formation map is an array created by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period. It is used to conceal soldiers and hinder the defense of the enemy during combat. Fortifications or military formations. Because the country of Shu is mountainous, the army is dominated by infantry accustomed to fighting in the mountains and forests. Once it goes north to the Central Plains, it will be difficult to compete with the cavalry of Wei. In order to improve the combat effectiveness of the Shu army, Zhuge Liang changed the "eight formations" of his predecessors into what later generations called the "eight formations".

The eight formations have eight rows vertically and horizontally. The cart is used as the main shelter, and the army is commanded by drums and flags. Many formations can be changed. The soldiers are arranged in a gossip shape, with eight doors entering and eight doors leaving. This array is not easy to crack and is good at confuse the enemy. This formation was sacrificed. Ren Youbing is a strong horse and a brave man. Once lost in the formation, it is difficult to win. Zhuge Liang later reformed the formation many times, and evolved from a soldier formation to a stone formation and a horse formation. According to legend, Zhuge Liang used chaotic rocks to form a stone formation when fending off the enemy. According to Dunjia, he was divided into eight gates: "birth, injury, rest, death, scene, death, startle, and open." Back then, Sima Yi gave up entering the Shu Realm because he was not sure to break through this formation.

第一饭头

During the Three Kingdoms period, the Kingdom of Shu was constantly harassed and attacked by Nanban, Zhuge Liang personally led his troops to conquer the Nanban King, and when he conquered the triumphant return to Lushui , Suddenly there was a violent storm and it was difficult for soldiers to cross the water. According to local customs, before the army crosses the water, the head of the river should be used to worship the river god to ensure safety. At that time, his subordinates suggested killing the Nanban captives and using their heads to worship the river god. Zhuge Liang didn’t accept it. Zhuge Liang couldn’t bear to sacrifice the river god with human heads. He came up with a magic formula to pinch the flour into human heads. He ordered someone to kill cattle and sheep. It is wrapped in beef and mutton and steamed to replace the human head. It is thrown into the river as a sacrifice to worship the river god.

Zhuge Liang named it Mantou (Mantou), which has two meanings. It means to hide the god of the river with a dummy head. The second is to take the meaning of Nanman head. Finally, the word "man" is used to replace the word "man". , Is now the steamed bun. Regarding the records of steamed buns, there are still many documents that can be consulted. For example, in the Song Dynasty’s Jiyuan of Things and the Qing Dynasty’s "Tan Zheng", it is stated: "The head of the man is used to sacrifice to the gods. Head. It’s also a steamed bun.