Zhuge Liang was clever, why did Liu Bei never take him to fight? The Chairman spoke the truth in one word
Introduction: According to the description in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when Liu Bei came to Jingzhou at the beginning of the year, in order to get the local sages and good support, he often visited celebrities from all sides, and the conclusion he got from their mouths was that "the Wolong and Phoenix chicks can get the world", so he demoted himself and took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to visit Zhuge Liang's Maolu many times, and impressed Zhuge Liang with his perseverance, for which he also got the strategic plan formulated by Zhuge Liang for him, and then there was the Shu Han who later divided the world into three parts. Since Zhuge Liang was so talented, why didn't Liu Bei like to take him with him when he was fighting? There are many reasons for this, but the chairman can explain the truth in one sentence, let's take a look.
Many people here will question whether Liu Bei first asked Zhuge Liang's opinion before each expedition, what was his military intention? It should be known that these are just fabrications in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the historical Zhuge Liang did not have the opportunity to participate in military affairs before Liu Bei's death, mainly to help Liu Bei take charge of government affairs. According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, after Liu Bei captured Jingzhou, he prepared to attack Yizhou, so he sent Zhuge Liang to the three counties of Jingnan to prepare strategic materials, and then Liu Bei only took Pang Tong and Zhang Fei Zhao Yun with him when he went out on the expedition, while Zhuge Liang continued to stay in Jingzhou to govern.
Moreover, after Liu Bei attacked Chengdu, Zhuge Liang was also responsible for formulating national policies and laws and regulations, because at that time, Liu Bei's clique belonged to outsiders, and the native scholars in Yizhou maintained a strong resistance to him, often tripping the imperial court, otherwise the policy could not be implemented. To this end, Zhuge Liang's solution was to execute a small number of disobedient warriors, and then support those wavering warriors and let their clans become officials in the court. Liu Bei's use of this strategy really worked wonders, and those who were supported by the warrior clans all supported the Shu Han regime, and there was no trouble within Yizhou. It can be seen from here that Zhuge Liang's part-time job in governing the country is a good hand, but he will not necessarily fight wars when he can govern the country, and the military is his weakness.
The chairman once commented on Zhuge Liang: Zhuge Is only cautious in his life! Prudence is indeed Zhuge Liang's greatest characteristic, because he plans first and then decides, and the strategies he formulates are known for being stable, so it is rare to find his flaws. But caution is often the biggest weakness of war, because the battlefield is ever-changing, how can he calculate it all? Just like Pang Tong, who was also the most intelligent in the world, his plan to attack Yizhou was perfect, and he easily hit the area around Chengdu, but he did not calculate that he was actually killed by a stray arrow here in Luofengpo. Ma Chao killed Cao Cao in the Battle of Xiliang at that time, and Cao Cao even worried that he would not have a place to die after his death, but the result was that Ma Chao was caught in the counter-plan, and Cao Cao not only turned defeat into victory, but also took the land of Xiliang.
Let's look at Zhuge Liang's achievements after commanding the army, when he led the recuperated Shu Han army to hold the Northern Expedition, six out of qishan. He once proudly laid down three county towns, and he thought that the street kiosks could be lost no matter what, but the fact was that they were lost, so that all the gains obtained were thrown back, and the Northern Expedition achieved nothing during the ten years, and finally died of exhaustion in Gojohara. Liu Bei has led the army for many years, he knows how to fight the battle, and he also knows what position everyone is suitable for, Zhuge Liang is only suitable for government affairs, and naturally will not take him with him when leading the army.
Conclusion: Our impression of Zhuge Liang's omnipotence is only because Luo Guanzhong mythologized him, after all, Luo Guanzhong's original intention in writing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms at that time was to honor Liu Cao, so he imposed on him a lot of achievements that should not belong to Zhuge Liang. After all, Jin has no feet and no perfect people, Zhuge Liang is not a god, and he also has weaknesses.