Tell me about Battle of Red Cliffs, why did Cao Cao fall for it?

Battle of Red Cliffs is a famous battle in history. Although Cao Cao had 800,000 soldiers stationed in Chibi, he could not resist the 50,000 allied forces of Liu Bei and Sun Quan. So what's the historical story? Let's comment.

Historical background:

After the unification of the north, Cao Cao took advantage of the situation to go south and seized Jingzhou in one fell swoop. At this critical moment, we should have concentrated our efforts on thoroughly pursuing Liu Bei, and then planned Wu Dong. However, he was proud of underestimating his enemy and attacked two enemies at the same time, which led Sun Liu to ally with Cao Cao and put himself at a disadvantage. Jiangnan is a water network area, which is conducive to water warfare, while Cao Jun has been conquering in the north for a long time, not learning water warfare. Although Cao Cao trained some water forces before marching, his fighting capacity was not strong; Although Jingzhou Water Army surrendered in the March, its morale was unstable. In this case, Cao can only fail.

Reasons for Cao Jun's failure:

First, the morale of the army is uneven and the military type is incomplete. First of all, Cao Cao recovered part of the water army in Jingzhou and trained part of it, but Cao Cao's main force was cavalry. It was by those cavalry that Cao Cao recovered the north and leveled all the forces in the north. However, cavalry is different from sailors, but it can't play its due level and ability in Chibi, which will inevitably be affected. Even though Cao Cao had sailors, they were immature and few in number, which could not be compared with the allies who were good at water warfare.

Second, epidemic diseases are bound to be spared. Battle of Red Cliffs occurred in July-165438+1October 2008. This period is just the peak of schistosomiasis in southern China. Cao Cao's army has been stationed by the water for a long time, which will inevitably have some influence. In addition, the scale of the outbreak is large and it is difficult to control. Seeing Cao Jun's illness, the allied forces bluffed about 800,000 yuan, and tried in many ways, which is bound to launch an attack within this time period. As the saying goes, "first strike is strong, then strike is strong."

Third, the weather should not be Cao. Originally 10 should be rainy season in the south, and the weather in the south is warmer, and the south wind doesn't often blow, but it suddenly changed on the day of the decisive battle! In Wan Li, the sky is high in the morning and the south wind begins to blow in the evening. At night, the wind is urgent. In this weather, you who are not good at water warfare are even more difficult. The multinational forces cleverly chose to attack with fire today, and burned Cao Jun's warships and camps in the wind.

Fourth, the yellow cover design was done by Cao Cao. Although Cao Cao said that there were no 800,000 troops in Chibi, he still had a large army. If we strike first, will we still miss the opportunity? If you attack first, will you fall into the fire attack of Huang Gai again? If we fight first, will it still beat Huarong Road? Perhaps too many assumptions can make Cao Cao win, but even if there are more assumptions, Cao Cao is still useless and can only be defeated.

The reason why the Allies won was:

First, don't be intimidated by strong enemies, and don't be confused by superficial phenomena. Through calm analysis, we can see that Cao Cao160,000 troops are under siege, which is a great threat. Moreover, the rear of Cao Cao is unstable, and the troops are tired from afar. They are not used to water and do not learn water warfare. I saw Liu Bei's new defeat and insufficient strength, and I also saw favorable battlefield conditions and 50,000 to 60,000 water troops who were good at water warfare, thus having a foundation for winning.

Second, unite against Cao Cao and attack the main enemy. Although Sun Quan and Liu Bei have contradictions, at present, their enemies will be defeated one by one if they are not United. Together, it relatively changed the balance of power and created conditions for defeating Cao Jun.

Third, actively confront the enemy first. Adopting this policy was in line with the situation at that time. One is that Cao Cao took Jingzhou lightly, developing too fast, his troops were not concentrated, and the occupied area was not consolidated, so he could take advantage of his unstable foothold and take advantage of it. Second, Fan Kou was still in Liu Bei's hands in a strategic place. Before Cao Jun reached the amphibious converging attack, he forced Cao Jun to fight on the river and defeated its water army, making it difficult to go downstream. Third, Cao Cao relies on victory and is arrogant. He first gave Cao Jun a head-on blow, which made him shocked, confused and passive.

Fourth, strike short with long strokes and win by surprise. Taking advantage of being good at water warfare, Cao Jun, which was exhausted after a long journey, was not good at water warfare and paralyzed the enemy, unexpectedly used fire attack. Then, taking advantage of the enemy's chaos, he quickly threw himself into the main force and carried out a powerful assault, defeating Cao Jun. Battle of Red Cliffs had an extremely important impact on the development of the history of the Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao failed and could not March into Jiangnan. Sun Quan and Liu Bei used victory to develop their forces and expand their territory, which laid the foundation for the formation of the three pillars in the future.

Although the defeat of Cao Cao in Chibi promoted the tripartite confrontation among the three countries, the battle also made more people understand something. If we had avoided it, maybe these things wouldn't have happened.