Quotes about the characters in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

1. Borrowing arrows from a straw boat—returning with a full load

On the eve of the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu deliberately proposed (making 100,000 arrows within ten days), and the clever Zhuge Liang saw it at a glance. However, he calmly said that "it only takes three days."

Later, with help from a foggy day, Zhuge Liang took advantage of Cao Cao's suspicious character and mobilized a few straw boats to lure the enemy. Finally, he borrowed more than 100,000 arrows and achieved extraordinary results.

2. Cao Cao went to the south of the Yangtze River - he came hard but was defeated miserably

Cao Cao led his troops to the south of the Yangtze River, killed Liu Bei and fled east to west, and captured Jiangxia. Linjiang Chen's troops, claiming to have 800,000 troops, preemptively attacked Sun Quan and fought decisively at Chibi. Under a favorable situation, Cao Cao underestimated the enemy's complacency and made command errors.

At the critical moment when powerful enemies were approaching, Sun Quan and Liu Bei formed an alliance to fight against each other. They used their skills in water warfare and skillfully used fire to attack, and finally the weak defeated the strong. Cao Cao fled in a hurry and was ashamed of Huarong Road. He returned with only a thousand cavalry.

3. Cao Cao met Jiang Qian - a big misfortune

On the eve of the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao personally led a million troops and stationed them on the north bank of the Yangtze River, intending to cross the Yangtze River and go straight to Soochow. Zhou Yu, the governor of Eastern Wu, also led troops to confront Cao Jun across the river, and the two sides were at war with each other.

Cao Cao's counselor Jiang Qian recommended himself to Cao Cao because he had studied with Zhou Yu since he was a child, and wanted to cross the river to Soochow to work as a lobbyist to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender.

As a result, Zhou Yu devised a plan and ordered Jiang Qian to steal the surrender letter written by Cao Cao's naval commanders Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to Zhou Yu. Jiang Qian presented a letter to Cao Cao and ordered Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to be executed.

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 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.

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.

4. Sima Zhao's heart - everyone knows it

Ma Zhao was a Wei minister during the Three Kingdoms period. Following his father Sima Yi and his brother Sima Shi, he continued to develop the power of the Sima family. Power is overwhelming. Wei Emperor Cao Mao described his ambition as "Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by".

He later led a crusade against Sima Zhao and was stabbed to death by his henchmen. However, Sima Zhao was not held accountable and was later named King of Jin. After his death, his son Sima Yan usurped Wei and established himself. Later, people used the phrase "Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone on the road" to explain that the conspirator's ambition was very obvious and known to everyone.

5. Cao Cao killed Hua Tuo - he refused to treat his illness

Cao Cao often suffered from head wind and suffered severe headaches when he was ill. Once, when the pain was unbearable, his general said that Hua Tuo was a miracle doctor and could cure the disease with medicine. So Cao Cao asked someone to invite Hua Tuo.

As a result, Hua Tuo said: "To cure the prime minister's disease, you need to cut open the head and take out the saliva. Then you can recover." When Cao Cao heard this, he was startled and said, "Open the head. People can be resurrected." So Hua Tuo was imprisoned. Later, Hua Tuo was killed. From then on, Cao Cao suffered from frequent headaches and eventually died from headaches.