This is a postscript. It happened during the Battle of Chibi and came from the famous story of Jiang Qian stealing books.
Jiang Qian crossed the river twice and fell into the trap twice. Not only did Cao Wei's 830,000 troops die, but Cao Cao himself almost died. No wonder later generations commented that Jiang Qian was a corrupt scholar who failed to accomplish anything but failed more than he did.
In fact, Jiang Qian was not uneducated. He and Zhou Yu were classmates since they were young. He was good at playing the piano, chess, and calligraphy, and he was already familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. He was not without courage. When the two armies were facing each other, Zhou Yu killed Cao Wei's envoys with swords and swords. He took the initiative to ask for help and drove a small boat to persuade the governor of Soochow to surrender tens of thousands of troops.
Especially when he crossed the river for the second time, facing the evil-minded and narrow-minded commander of Soochow, he ignored life and death and argued with reason. However, he is indeed a bullshit idiot, a two-legged bookcase type idiot.
Extended information:
Jiang Qian:
Jiang Qian, courtesy name Ziyi, was a figure in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, a native of Jiujiang (which governs present-day Shouxian County, Anhui Province). . In history, Jiang Qian was a famous scholar and debater at that time. In the historical novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Luo Guanzhong portrayed Jiang Gan as a clown who was fooled by Zhou Yu.
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"The Romance" describes Jiang Gan acting as Cao Cao's lobbyist before the Battle of Chibi, trying to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender. At that time, Zhou Yuzheng was worried that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun would help Cao Jun train the navy, so he used a trick to set up a "Gathering of Heroes" to induce him to steal the fake "letter of surrender" from Zhang and Cai, and use counterintuitive tactics to eliminate them. people. Later, he thought he had made a meritorious service and became a laughing stock.
The Battle of Chibi ended the disputes between the heroes since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and laid the foundation for the three-legged alliance. Regarding this war, many people at the time could not have imagined that Cao Cao, the great hero of the generation who defeated Yuan Shao with a small victory and a large victory in the Battle of Guandu, and then took advantage of the situation to seize Jingzhou, was defeated at the hands of Zhou Lang, a boy from Huangkou.
There are certainly many reasons for Cao Cao's failure, but they have a lot to do with Jiang Qian, a corrupt scholar who failed to achieve much but was more than capable of failing.
The northern troops led by Cao Cao were not accustomed to water warfare. Fortunately, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, the surrendered generals of Jingzhou, were appointed as naval commanders. These two men have lived in the east of the Yangtze River for a long time and are well versed in water warfare. Zhou Yu has always regarded them as a close enemy and wanted to get rid of them for a long time but was unable to take action. It happened that Jiang Qian, who had reported his bravery to surrender to Zhou Yu, came across the river.
Zhou Yu made a small plan and let Jiang Qian steal the secret letter written by Cai and Zhang, causing Cao Cao to kill the two generals by mistake. However, Zhou Lang was still more than willing to defeat Cao Cao. Although Pang Tong, who had taken refuge in Jiangdong, came up with a series of tricks, how could he let Pang Tong cross the river safely and how could Cao Cao not be suspicious? While Zhou Yu was worrying about this, Jiang Gan came again.
It was he who introduced Pang Tong to Cao Cao. Cao Cao believed the famous scholar Pang Tongxian's serial plan, which led to the failure of the war.
Anecdotes:
Jiang Qian had a beautiful appearance and was famous for his eloquence. He was outstanding in the Yangtze and Huaihe areas, and no one could argue with him. So Jiang Gan went to see Zhou Yu in the name of a private visit.
Jiang Gan ate together. Three days later, Zhou Yu invited Jiang Gan to visit the military camp. During the banquet, he also asked the waiters to display clothing and treasures. Jiang Gan smiled but never spoke. However, after returning to Cao Cao, he praised Zhou Yu for his magnanimity and elegance, which cannot be separated by words. That is to persuade him to give up the idea of ????surrendering.
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