It is often said that Zhuge Liang was the number one military expert and politician in the Three Kingdoms period, and it was he who turned the tide and gave the Shu Han a longer lifespan.
But it is such a powerful figure, why can't he complete the mission of reviving the Han Room? Therefore, there are also many people who have doubts about Zhuge Liang, and the two kinds of speech are inseparable for a while.
Chairman Mao, who is familiar with the history of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, once gave 3 views on Zhuge Liang's failure, which presumably can solve our doubts. Next, we will explain in detail:
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Chairman Mao believed that Zhuge Liang did not have the wisdom to know people, often nepotism, and could not be applied according to his aptitude. The most typical example is the tear-jerking horse: as a strategist, Ma Mo did have his own unique insights in analyzing the situation, and gave Zhuge Liang a lot of help to the army. But from the point of view of a military commander, a strategist cannot assume the heavy responsibility of commanding thousands of troops.
However, Zhuge Liang only relied on Ma Mo's brilliant performance in the Southern Expedition to Meng, and handed over the crucial street kiosk to such a scholar on paper, which was obviously a huge mistake. As soon as the battle began, Ma Mo could not even compare with the deputy general Wang Ping beside him, and was frightened by the Wei army and left his soldiers and ran home. Zhuge Liang's mistake directly led to the Shu army's subsequent Northern Expedition being controlled by others, and it was difficult to win.
In addition, when Zhuge Liang died, he also put 2 people in the wrong position, that is, Yang Yi and Jiang Wei. These two men, one by one, were appointed to take over Zhuge Liang's command in the army, which directly led to Wei Yan's "rebellion" and caused a gap within the Shu army.
Although the rebellion was later successfully resolved, the prestige of Yang Yi and Jiang Wei was obviously unable to support their own position, and they were overthrown and subject to others.
Insufficient military talent
In addition to not being able to employ people, Chairman Mao also believed that the second reason why Zhuge Liang could not accomplish things was his exaggerated military talent.
Zhuge Liang in real history is not undefeated from beginning to end, and famous battles such as Bowangpo burning Xiahou Huan and Xinye Breaking Cao Ren in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms are actually commanded by Liu Bei and other veteran generals.
When it came time for Zhuge Liang to pick the girder, his command style was to be cautious and cautious, step by step. For a weak Shu army, it must be necessary to win a surprise victory in order to turn the tide of the war. Moreover, as a commander, he should have personally dispatched at a critical moment and taken the initiative to command the army at the street kiosk to ensure the smooth progress of the Northern Expedition.
Let's make a comparison, zhuge liang and Cao Cao compared to which is better or worse? In terms of frontal command, Cao Cao still won the battle: the Battle of Guandu, the sneak attack on Wuchao can be described as a turning point in the entire battlefield. From God's point of view, it seemed like a sneak attack of victory, but in fact Cao Cao was under great pressure to make this decision.
First of all, from the source of the news, Xu You's loyalty, who had followed Yuan Shao for more than ten years, was particularly unknown, and the outcome of the sneak attack was difficult to predict. This is most likely Yuan Shao's bitter plan to lure Cao Cao's main force into an ambush. If this is the case, the sneak attack troops sent are tantamount to wolves entering the tiger's den, and the outcome of Guandu will be completely changed.
Secondly, the Nest is located in the hinterland of the enemy, and it is unknown how many enemy resistance will be encountered on the way. Cao Cao's main army could be ten in one, but what if it failed to quickly break through the enemy's defense line and was surrounded by enemy troops who heard the news?
Therefore, Cao Cao was able to immediately make a sneak attack plan and personally lead the team to Wuchao. This military strategy is not comparable to Zhuge Liang.
Strategic missteps
Of course, Zhuge Liang was an outstanding strategist. Longzhong's plan for the three points of the world can be described as unprecedented and unprecedented. However, Chairman Mao believed that this strategy had a fatal weakness that made Zhuge Liang fall short. That is, the division of troops.
In ancient times, when traffic conditions were backward, communication between battlefields was not like modern times, and orders could be quickly transmitted thousands of miles away through radio. Although Jingzhou and Yizhou are adjacent, because the terrain of Xichuan is staggered and complex, there are many mountains and rivers, and even if a war report is eight hundred miles urgent, I am afraid it will take more than a month to arrive.
Therefore, in the Northern Expedition strategy formulated by Zhuge Liang, from Hanzhong and Jingzhou, two roads of soldiers and horses marched north together, which made Cao Cao's strategy of not being able to balance the end and the end somewhat taken for granted. The two sides can only agree on the time of attack in advance, but the fighters are fleeting, and the two armies cannot form an effective cooperation, and it is easy to be divided and attacked by the enemy.
This was also the fundamental reason why Guan Yu carelessly lost Jingzhou. At the beginning, Guan Yu's northern expedition from Jingzhou was to reduce Liu Bei's pressure in Hanzhong and achieve greater results. However, after the Battle of Liu Bei's Hanzhong, Guan Yu's side continued to advance, which gave Cao Cao the opportunity to mobilize the main force to encircle and suppress Guan Yu. It even attracted Sun Quan's backstabbing, causing the entire territory of Jingzhou to fall.
Once Jingzhou was lost, Zhuge Liang's Longzhong pair became a moon in the water and a flower in the mirror, which was completely impossible to achieve. It seems that in the late Shu Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang already knew that he was powerless to return to heaven, and all he did was to let the Shu kingdom survive.
Chairman Mao's three viewpoints clearly pointed out the reasons for Zhuge Liang's failure, and the comments among military experts are still very valuable for learning.