What are Sima Yi’s heartfelt words to Zhuge Liang?

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang was a scheming strategist and commander. Borrowing the arrows from the straw boat, he said to Lu Su: "If you don't understand astronomy, geographical location, sects, yin and yang, and don't understand the tactics of war and military strength, you are mediocre. Today will be determined three days before dawn. There will be heavy fog, so I dare to allow three days. I want you to teach me that when I finish in ten days, I will know that I will be killed for this romantic crime. Tie to the sky. How could I be harmed by my will?" This can be said to be a wonderful confession of his own. However, this military master was born a scholar and was very superstitious in tactics. In every battle, he would set up an ambush. Then one or two generals were sent out to lure the enemy: "You can only lose, not win." Zhao Yun did as he was told, but Wei Yan was quite picky. Confucius said: To go too far is still too little. Zhuge Jin.

But in the Three Kingdoms, it is a different story. Most of the tough battles in the Three Kingdoms were fought by Liu Bei. Zhuge Liang said: "Chengdu Ping, the strategist general, and the governor of the Zuo General Mansion. The master will go out first and guard Chengdu, and he will eat his feet." The Battle of Hanzhong was mainly commanded by Liu Bei, and Fa Zheng was the planner. Chen Shou commented that Zhuge Liang "governs for a long time and seeks for shortcomings. It is better to govern people than to be a general." This evaluation is more appropriate. The commander who was good at managing Dijon brought out soldiers who marched in a controlled manner and had strict orders, but they were not sharp enough or slow enough. To put it simply, the defense power is good, but the attack power is not ideal. Therefore, Zhuge Liang often failed in his attacks. Rather, defeat the pursuing enemy and win when you retreat. Xinmeile Co., Ltd. and Zhang He were killed while chasing Zhuge Liang. Therefore, we can fully believe that Zhuge Liang's ability to run the army is neat and meticulous. At this point, Sima Yi, who was slightly rough in military management, expressed deep admiration for Zhuge Liang and praised him as "there are geniuses in the world."

Sima Yi was also well versed in the art of war, so Zhuge Liang did not advocate pursuit every time he retreated. It wasn't until Zhuge Liang's death that Sima Yi went crazy. As a result, he was deceived by Jiang Wei once, leaving the joke of "Zhuge's death, Zhongda's life". Of course, Zhuge Liang took the initiative and fought many victorious battles, such as "dividing counties against the current" from Jingzhou and Zhaoyun, pacifying South Vietnam, and attacking Yinping and Wudu. But his opponent is weak. The strategy of Sun and Cao in the Battle of Chibi is mainly attributed to Zhuge Liang. So in general, although Zhuge Liang's political ability is better than his military ability, his military ability can still be ranked first-rate. There are two figures of the Three Kingdoms in middle school history books. One is Cao Cao, with a book: Outstanding Politician and Military Strategist during the Three Kingdoms Period; the second is Zhuge Liang, with a side book: Famous Politician and Military Strategist during the Three Kingdoms Period. People of my generation were relatively stupid and didn’t understand the difference between “excellent” and “famous”. Now that I think about it, "standing out" is the final decision, but how old is "famous"? Notoriety, false fame, or over-the-top reputation can all lead to fame! This kind of misleading teaching content can be found everywhere in middle school textbooks. Nowadays, officials who fart a lot will be awarded the title of "time-tested, outstanding, excellent, and great" after their death. Why not give Zhuge Zai the same word? Teaching future generations is not that important!

Zhuge Liang’s Long Zhongpair is one of the models of strategic thinking in ancient and modern times at home and abroad. If not for the defeat of Jingzhou and Guan Gong, Zhuge Liang almost succeeded! However, as times change, strategic thinking must also be adjusted. Therefore, I think Zhuge Liang's biggest failure is not the Battle of Jieting, and the fact that he has no successor, but that after Liu Bei died, he was still obsessed with the dream of conquering the Central Plains in the north and restoring the Han Dynasty, and even broke away from Longzhong's thoughts. He became determined to go his own way and resorted to violence, knowing that he could not do it. At this point, he cannot treat the change of dynasty with the same attitude as Lu Su and Sima Yi. Lu Su once said to Sun Quan: "In the past, if you only wanted to respect the righteous emperor without revolution

Today's Cao Cao is still yesterday's Xiang Yu, how could the general be Huan Wen? When stealing information, the Han Dynasty cannot be revived. Cao Cao cannot be killed. For Zong Tu, there is only one way to see the troubles in the world. Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang said when they were fighting in Qishan: "You are a farmer in Nanyang. You don’t know the number of days. If they want to invade each other, they should perish! If you change your mind, you should come back as soon as possible, and each of you should maintain boundaries so that you can reach your full power, so that you are not ruined and you both have a full life. "These words are actually heartfelt words, which are of great benefit to Shu. It's a pity that Zhuge Liang didn't listen. Even if according to Longzhong's strategic intention, the two countries of Jing and Yi embraced each other, and the world changed. Jingzhou soldiers came from Wan and Luo, and Sichuan soldiers came from Qishan, the world is settled. But Jingzhou has been lost, and the world has not changed. If we force the northern expedition, the time is not right.

Sima Yi wanted to protect himself. It's the same thing. As long as the border is peaceful and there are no major changes, don't think about annihilating the other side. Everyone needs to worry. In fact, this is exactly what Sun Tzu said in Sun Tzu's Art of War: "Once you become a warrior, you should be invincible, and then the enemy can win. If you can't defeat yourself, you can defeat the enemy." Fan Li said: "There are If you don't, you can't be strong, and if you don't, you can't be strong." All this shows that Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition is not the right time.

However, Zhuge Liang has another worry. He was afraid that after his death, Shu would not have the talents to compete with the Central Plains, so he had no choice but to fulfill his long-cherished wish during his lifetime. You can imagine how stressed he was, having to shoulder all the problems alone. I feel that after Liu Bei's death, his life has been in a state of high pressure, depression, busyness, and loneliness, and it is easy to become eager for success. If he relaxes his mind, takes good care of his body, lives for more than ten years, waits patiently for the opportunity, and is not in a hurry for the Northern Expedition, he might find He Qiaonan, a part-time MPA professor at a French university, to open up the frontier. Perhaps Zhuge Liang's intelligence was not due to ignorance, but because he was too persistent in his pursuit.