Brief introduction of Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang (181-234) was born in Wolong, Langxie Yang Du (now Yinan, Shandong). He is a descendant of Zhuge Feng, a captain of Li Si in the Han Dynasty.
Zhuge Liang was born into an official family in Langxie Yang Du in the fourth year of Han Dynasty (18 1). Zhuge family is a noble family of Langxie, whose ancestor Zhuge Feng served as a captain of Li Si in the Western Han Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty. Zhuge Liang's father, Zhuge Gui, named Simon, worked as a county magistrate in Taishan in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Zhuge Liang lost his father in his early years and came to Zhang Yu with his younger brother Zhuge Jun, who was appointed as the magistrate by Yuan Shu. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhuge Xuan was replaced by Zhu Hao, and Zhuge Xuan went to his old friend Jingzhou to shepherd Liu Biao.
Zhuge Liang's reading was different from that of most people at that time. He doesn't stick to one chapter and one sentence, but looks at it roughly. He likes to recite the old ballad "Song of Fu Liang". Through painstaking research, he is not only familiar with astronomy and geography, but also with tactical art of war. He is ambitious and takes the world as his responsibility. Zhuge Liang also paid great attention to observing and analyzing the society at that time and accumulated rich knowledge of governing the country and using troops.
In the 12th year of Jian 'an (207), when Zhuge Liang was 27 years old, Liu Bei visited the Caotang in Longzhong, Xiangyang, and met Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang brilliantly analyzed the situation at that time, and put forward the strategic idea of seizing Jing and Yi as a base, reforming politics at home, uniting with Sun Quan abroad, appeasing Yi Yue in the south, waiting for an opportunity, dividing the troops into two northern expeditions and unifying the whole country.
Military achievements
1. Zhuge Liang is diligent in thinking and pays attention to innovating ordnance and fittings. Developed a ten-arrow crossbow and a wooden bull and a flowing horse suitable for mountain transportation. And improved the steel knife, enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Shu army. Good at the art of war, the deduction of the array method is "eight-array diagram", which is passed down to later generations.
2. In managing the army, Zhuge Liang attached importance to the restraint and training of the army, and advocated the rule of law and stress.
3. When fighting, Zhuge Liang used his troops to assess the situation and was cautious; Strive for a quick decision in every battle; Attach importance to logistics and send thousands of officers and men to renovate Dujiangyan all the year round to ensure the production of rations; Every retreat is very cautious, and measures such as ambush in the mountains are taken to take the initiative and ensure safety.
4. Strategically, Zhuge Liang knew the three points of the world before he was born, and Longzhong Dui was far-sighted in analyzing the form at that time; In addition, he was good at observing the general trend and always insisted on uniting Wu against Cao, which made him win in the struggle with Wei and Wu Dingli.