Zhuge Liang is not a god, nor can he call the wind and rain. Zhuge Liang's "borrowing" the wind is false, but his mastery of astronomy and geography is true. This wind will come if it is "borrowed", or it will come if it is not "borrowed", and it does not depend on human will. In fact, before Zhuge Liang proposed using fire to attack, he had already calculated that the east wind would appear soon, otherwise he would not have set the time to "borrow the east wind" as "Jiazi Festival Wind on November 20th, to the 22nd Ri Bingyin is the end of the wind.” To put it bluntly, you cannot "borrow" this wind if it is early, and you cannot "borrow" it if it is late. It must be during this time period. The fact is of course that this is the escape technique that Zhuge Liang has already designed.
Since arriving in Jiangdong, Zhuge Liang has been plotted several times. Of course, Zhuge Liang understands that dangers are everywhere in the deep Wu land. How to escape actually made Zhuge Liang spend some time. It was obviously impossible to walk in an honest way. Zhou Yu had already regarded himself as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh as his sharp edge emerged. But it would not work if he did not walk. If he has been with a tiger for a long time, he will inevitably not be harmed.
With these concerns, Zhuge Liang could only arrange his escape route in advance. Because he had already calculated the time when the strong wind would rise, Zhuge Liang took advantage of Liu Bei's crossing the river to say goodbye. Zhuge Liang gave many instructions: "The 20th day of November is the last day. You can ask Zilong to wait on the south bank in a small boat." "Don't make any mistakes." It is a matter of life and death. Zhuge Liang can figure out the previous strategies, but he cannot disclose the matter of borrowing the wind in advance. He has to wait for Zhou Yu to realize it. Obviously, Zhou Yu is still a few steps behind Zhuge Liang in this matter. Just after Zhou Yu was ready, he suddenly remembered the objective reality that there was very little southeast wind in the middle of winter, so he vomited blood and fell ill.
Since Zhou Yu had realized that it would not work without the "east wind", Zhuge Liang lost no time in showing up. First, the prescription "I only owe the east wind" was prescribed, and then the prescription "borrowing the east wind" was given. It’s just that this wind must be “borrowed” by yourself. Because only by "borrowing" can we have room for maneuver; only by "borrowing" can we firmly grasp the initiative. If Zhou Yu had known that there would be a strong wind, I'm afraid Zhuge Liang would have moved his head long ago.
Zhuge Liang's method is quite clever. He asked to build a seven-star altar to worship the gods and "borrow" the wind. This has at least two benefits: first, it delays time and waits for the wind to come; second, it can use it to issue orders and get rid of surveillance. When he arrived at the altar, the first thing Zhuge Liang did was to make a three-chapter agreement: "You are not allowed to leave your position without permission, you are not allowed to whisper, you are not allowed to speak nonsense, and you are not allowed to make mistakes. Anyone who disobeys my orders will be killed." It seems that he was "borrowing" Feng Li The rules are actually paving the way for a smooth escape.
Sure enough, when the strong wind came, Zhou Yu suddenly realized: "This person has the power to conquer the creation of heaven and earth, and has the ability to predict the ghosts and gods! If you want to keep him, it will be the bane of Soochow and Zhou Yu's big trouble." !" Thinking of this, he immediately sent Ding Feng and Xu Sheng to lead people to the Seven Star Altar, "Don't ask about the merits, take Zhuge Liang, cut his body into thousands of pieces, and ask for the head."
Then again, since Zhuge Liang had already planned it, why would he wait for you to get it and wait for death? By the time Generals Ding and Xu arrived, Zhuge Liang had already calmly boarded the boat that Zhao Yun came to meet.