The Mystery of Guan Yu's Death: Zhuge Liang's from ruin?

Zhuge Liang has always been an image of ingenuity and dedication in the eyes of the world. Recently, Zhu Ziyan, a professor of history at Shanghai University, made a new interpretation of some famous old cases in the history of the Three Kingdoms in his new book Zhuge Liang who stepped down from the altar (Renmin University of China Press), such as why Zhuge Liang chose Liu Bei when he came out of the mountain? Is Zhuge Liang really loyal to the Han Dynasty when he tried his best to explore the North, or does he have a "self-seeking" plan? Is Guan Yu really careless about Jingzhou? ... All kinds of analysis shed the historical aura on Zhuge Liang's head.

it was a serious strategic mistake for Guan Yu to go to the northern expedition alone and attack Xiangfan. Everyone who knows a little about the history of the Three Kingdoms knows that Zhuge Liang's decision in Longzhong Dui is that when the world changes, Yizhou and Jingzhou armies will go north at the same time, attacking Wanluo and Chang 'an, making it impossible for Cao Wei to take care of both ends. The Jingzhou army led by Guan Yu is only a partial division of Shu Han. Without the main force of Yizhou, it is undoubtedly a great adventure to attack the powerful Cao Wei with a partial division.

Besides, at this time, the two families of Sun and Liu were in a state of diplomatic rupture. If it weren't for Cao Cao's invasion of Hanzhong, in the 19th year of Jian 'an, Liu Bei and Sun Quan had almost resorted to force to fight for Jingzhou. Guan Yu sent troops to attack Xiangfan, and the Jingzhou city defense was bound to be empty. In this case, of course, it is necessary to prevent Sun Quan from stabbing in the back and taking the opportunity to sneak attack on Jingzhou. Zhuge Liang has been cautious in fighting all his life and attached great importance to the dynamics of Sun Liu's alliance. Will he treat it lightly? Although Guan Yu was the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou Army, Guan Yu dared not invade without Liu Bei's orders. Zhuge Liang knew that the conditions of Guan Yu's Northern Expedition were not mature, and it was contrary to his strategic decision in Longzhong Dui. Why didn't he do his duty as a strategist and try to dissuade him? One of the doubts is this. Cao Cao sent five batches of reinforcements to solve the siege of Fancheng. Even so, Cao Cao was not at ease. In order to gain an overwhelming advantage, he also personally led more than 1, military garrisons in Mobei (now jia county, Henan), not far from Xiangfan, in order to provide reinforcements at any time. It can be seen that in order to deal with Guan Yu, Cao Wei has carried out a national mobilization. In sharp contrast, the Shuhan side did not respond at all. According to the reflection? The biography of Gan Ning contains: "There are 3, people on the Feather."

Guan Yu, with a population of only 3,, needs to keep half of his troops in the defense base to defend Jingzhou and capture Xiangfan, a military town of Cao Wei. It is really hard to speak of. Because Guan Yu's soldiers were few and far between, they could not conquer Fancheng under the favorable conditions of "the Hanshui River overflowed and Fanxia leveled five or six feet" in August. By the time Cao Cao's reinforcements gathered in Xiangfan, Guan Yujun was already at an absolute disadvantage.

Some people may think that Zhuge Liang is not a divine man, and it is hard to predict that Lv Meng will sneak attack Jingzhou, so he will not send more reinforcements to Guan Yu. In fact, even if Dongwu didn't take advantage of the alliance, it would be difficult to capture Xiangfan by Guan Yu alone, and when Cao Cao sent Xu Huang to cooperate with Coss to attack Guan Yu, the feather army was in danger of collapse. The battle of Xiangfan is related to the northern expedition of Shu Han. Since Zhuge Liang took "prospering Han" as his own responsibility, how could he not pay close attention to every move of this battle? Can't the main force of Shu Han in Yizhou draw out a brigade to reinforce Jingzhou, and let Guan Yu fight against more than 1, elite divisions of Cao Wei alone? This sincerity cannot be solved.

The commentator also said that Guan Yu was arrogant and underestimated his enemy, and he fell into the trap of Lu Meng and Lu Xun. He withdrew his troops from Jingzhou to attack Fancheng, thus creating a void in the rear and giving Sun Quan an opportunity. In fact, this also needs analysis. Guan Yu dispatched Jiangling to reinforce Xiangfan. Of course, he underestimated the possibility of Soochow attacking Jingzhou. But if it wasn't for the lack of troops, Fancheng couldn't attack for a long time. Why did Guan Yu "call Liu Feng and Meng Da to send troops to help"? Guan Yu fought in the north for decades. Although he was not resourceful, he was not a brave man. I'm afraid there is also a secret that Shu Zhong refused to send troops to help him.

The battle of Xiangfan began in July of the 24th year of Jian 'an, and ended at the end of December, 28, lasting for half a year. The turning point of the campaign was in October, when Dongwu backed the League and Lv Ziming crossed the river in white, and Jingzhou was captured without bloodshed. Guan Yu defeated Maicheng, and broke through to lin ju and was captured and killed by Wu Bing in December, which means that Guan Yu's failure process took about two months. What is puzzling is that, for such a long time, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang did not know anything about the situation of the whole campaign. It must be pointed out that during the Qin and Han Dynasties, a fairly complete military intelligence system was established in the army. Historians have also made a systematic study of this.