Probably because of the military strategy of improvising, not his (Zhuge Liang's) strengths!
Original text:
But after years of mobilization, it still failed, and the cover strain will be slightly, which is not its strength!
Vernacular translation:
I'm afraid the failure to promote the army year after year is due to the military strategy of improvising, which is not his (Zhuge Liang's) strength!
Source: The History of the Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou in the Western Jin Dynasty.
The History of the Three Kingdoms, one of the twenty-four histories, was written by Chen Shou, a historian in the Western Jin Dynasty. It records the biographical national history of Wei, Shu and Wu during the Three Kingdoms period in China, and is one of the "first four histories" with the highest evaluation among the twenty-four histories. ?
At that time, Wei and Wu had historical books, such as Official Book, Personal Book and Official Book. These three books should be the basic materials on which Chen Shou relies.
Shu has no official position in history, so it has only 15 volumes.
Chen Shou began to work in Shu, but was rejected by eunuchs. After Shu was demoted to gold, he worked as a writer. He was demoted many times in his later years and was repeatedly criticized. After ten years of hard work, he completed the biographical historical masterpiece "The History of the Three Kingdoms".
The History of the Three Kingdoms was first circulated as a book and a book separately. It was not until the sixth year of Xianping in the Northern Song Dynasty (1003) that the three books were merged into one book. Eventually, it became a book, so The History of the Three Kingdoms is the product of cultural reintegration after the split of the Three Kingdoms. This book completely describes the historical panorama of China from division to unification in the last hundred years from the end of Han Dynasty to the beginning of Jin Dynasty.
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Zhuge Liang (181-23410-8) was born in Xuzhou (now yinan county, Linyi City, Shandong Province) and was an outstanding politician, strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher and inventor during the Three Kingdoms period.
In his early years, he went to Jingzhou with his uncle Zhuge Xuan. After Zhuge Xuan's death, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong. ? After Liu Bei arrived at the thatched cottage, Zhuge Liang was invited to come out, but Sun Lian resisted Cao and was defeated by Battle of Red Cliffs. Formed the trend of the Three Kingdoms and captured Jingzhou. In the 16th year of Jian 'an (2 1 1), Yizhou was captured. Then he defeated Cao Jun and won Hanzhong.
In the first year of Shu Zhangwu (22 1), Liu Bei established the Shu-Han regime in Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang was appointed as the prime minister to preside over state affairs. Liu Chan, the ruler in the last years of Shu and Han Dynasties, succeeded to the throne, and Zhuge Liang was made the marquis of Wuxiang, leading Yizhou as a shepherd. Diligent and prudent, big and small political affairs must be personally done, and rewards and punishments are strict; Make an alliance with Wu Dong to improve relations with all ethnic groups in southwest China; Carry out the reclamation policy and strengthen combat readiness. Most of the six northern expeditions to the Central Plains were based on grain.
Eventually, due to overwork, he died in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji, Shaanxi) in the twelfth year of Jianxing in Shu at the age of 54. Liu Chan made him a loyal minister, and later generations often called him Zhuge Liang by Wuhou. Because of his military ability, the Eastern Jin regime named him King Wuxing.
The representative works of Zhuge Liang's prose include A Model and A Book of Commandments. He once invented the wooden ox, the flying horse, the Kongming lantern and so on, and transformed the crossbow, called Zhuge Lian crossbow, which can hit all targets with one crossbow. Zhuge Liang, a representative of loyal ministers and wise men in China traditional culture, devoted himself to his life and died.
The disappointments of several northern expeditions also directly led to Chen Shou's conservative attitude towards his military ability in The History of the Three Kingdoms.
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