The so-called "strong crossbow cannot penetrate Lu's silk" also means: this is the so-called powerful arrow. At its last moment, even the fine silk of the state of Lu cannot be penetrated.
The so-called "The last force of a strong crossbow cannot penetrate Lu's silk" also comes from "The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms·Book of Shu·The Biography of Zhuge Liang". It comes from an article in the "The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", the author is Chen Shou. This article is the author's biography of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, and writes Zhuge Liang's life in detail.
Excerpts from the original text:
Cao Cao’s troops were exhausted from afar and heard that they were pursuing Yuzhou. They traveled more than 300 miles in a day and a night with light cavalry. "Lu Jian?" Therefore, it is taboo in the art of war, saying, "You must defeat the general."
Moreover, the people in the north are not used to water warfare; and the people in Jingzhou are so adept at fighting that they can force their troops to defeat them, but they are not convinced. Today, the general can sincerely command tens of thousands of strong generals to lead an army. If he cooperates with Yuzhou, he will defeat Cao Cao's army.
If Cao's army is defeated, it must return to the north. In this way, Jing and Wu will be strong and a tripod will be formed. The chance of success or failure lies today. "Quan Dayue immediately sent Zhou Yu?, Cheng Pu, Lu Su and other 30,000 naval troops to follow Liang Yi to the former lord and vigorously resist Cao Gong.
Cao Gong was defeated in Chibi and led his army back to Ye The First Lord then took over the south of the Yangtze River and appointed Liang as the commander of the military division. He was envoy to oversee the three counties of Lingling, Guiyang, and Changsha, and adjusted their taxes to strengthen the army.
Translation:
Cao Cao's army is very tired from the far north. I heard that in order to catch up with Liu Bei, his brisk cavalry traveled more than 300 miles a day and night. This is the so-called powerful arrow, which reaches the end. At that time, even the fine silk of Lu State could not penetrate.
So the art of war is particularly taboo on this situation: "The general will definitely lose the battle." Moreover, the people in the north are not used to water warfare, and Jingzhou. The people who surrendered to Cao Cao were just forced by the force, not willingly.
Now general, if you can send strong generals, command tens of thousands of troops, and work together with Liu Bei, you will definitely be able to defeat Cao Cao. If Cao Jun is defeated, he will definitely return to the north. In this way, the power of Jingzhou and Soochow will be strong.
The key to success or failure in the world will be formed. ” Sun Quan was very happy and immediately sent Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, Lu Su and other 30,000 naval troops to follow Zhuge Liang to meet Liu Bei and join forces to resist Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was defeated in Chibi and led his army back to Jianye. Therefore, Liu Bei took over the south of the Yangtze River and worshiped Zhuge Liang as the commander-in-chief of the army. He was put in charge of the three counties of Lingling, Guiyang and Changsha, and the taxes from these three counties were collected to expand the army's food and salary.
Extended information:
The arrows fired by the strong crossbow cannot penetrate even thin silk. It is a metaphor that the powerful force has been exhausted and has no effect.
Introduction to relevant figures:
Zhuge Liang (181-October 8, 234), courtesy name Kongming, nicknamed Wolong, was in Yangdu, Langya, Xuzhou (now Yinan County, Linyi City, Shandong) He was the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. He was an outstanding politician, strategist, diplomat, writer, calligrapher, and inventor.
In his early years, he followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to Jingzhou. After Zhuge Xuan's death, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong, Nanyang. Later, Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times to invite Zhuge Liang, and joined forces with Sun Yat-sen to fight against Cao Cao, and defeated Cao's army in the Battle of Chibi. Forming the power of the Three Kingdoms, they also captured Jingzhou.
In the 16th year of Jian'an (211), Yizhou was captured. Then he defeated Cao Jun and captured Hanzhong. In the first year of Shu Zhangwu (221), Liu Bei established the Shu Han regime in Chengdu, and Zhuge Liang was appointed prime minister to preside over the government. Six Northern Expeditions to the Central Plains were carried out, but most of them used food to achieve no success.
He eventually became ill due to overwork and died of illness in Wuzhangyuan (now Qishan, Baoji, Shaanxi) in the twelfth year of Jianxing Shu (234) at the age of 54. Liu Chan posthumously named him Zhongwuhou, and later generations often called Zhuge Liang the honorific name Wuhou. The Eastern Jin regime named him King Wuxing because of his military prowess.
Zhuge Liang's representative prose works include "The Master's Guide" and "The Book of Commandments". He invented the wooden cow and flowing horse, the Kongming lantern, etc., and modified the repeating crossbow, called the Zhuge repeating crossbow, which can fire ten arrows with one crossbow.
Author introduction:
Chen Shou (233-297), courtesy name Chengzuo. A native of Anhan County, Brazil County (now Nanchong, Sichuan). He was a famous historian during the Shu Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. Chen Shou was eager to learn when he was young, and was taught by Qiao Zhou, a scholar from the same county. During the Shu Han Dynasty, he served as the chief clerk of General Wei.
Secretary of Dongguan, Lingshi of Guange, and Minister of Sanqi Huangmen.
At that time, the eunuch Huang Hao had exclusive power, and all the ministers were willing to obey. Chen Shou was dismissed many times because he refused to submit to Huang Hao.
After Shu was surrendered to Jin, he successively held the posts of Shu Lang, Grand Administrator of Changguang, Zhi Shu and Censor, and Prince Concubine. In his later years, he was demoted many times and criticized many times. Yuankang died of illness in the seventh year of his reign (297) at the age of sixty-five.
In the first year of Taikang (280), after Jin destroyed Wu and ended the split, Chen Shou went through ten years of hard work to complete the historical masterpiece "Three Kingdoms".
This book completely narrates the historical picture of China's transition from division to unity in the past hundred years from the end of the Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Jin Dynasty. It is also known as the "First Four" along with "Historical Records", "Han Shu" and "Hou Han Shu". history".