When talking about the Three Kingdoms, it is easy to naturally think of the love-hate entanglement between the three forces of Wei, Shu, and Wu. In the last years of the Han Dynasty, social unrest was unstable, and the masses were divided, but in the end, it was three families who divided the world equally, and these three people were Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan.
Of course, in addition to these three lords and masters, the most important thing is that they have many civilian and military generals under them. In terms of strategists, Cao Cao had Guo Jia in his camp, Zhou Yu in Sun Quan's camp, and Zhuge Liang in Liu Bei's camp.
Historically, between Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia, who was the real First Counselor of the Three Kingdoms? There is a lot of debate. It is worth mentioning that Chairman Mao, the great leader of our country, once gave an appraisal, which was said to be to the point.
The first strategist of the Shu kingdom, Zhuge Liang
Mention Zhuge Kongming, you can think of countless matters related to him, such as the Three Gu Maolu, the grass boat borrowing arrows, and so on. He was born in 181 AD, which can be regarded as a famous family, but his parents died one after another at an early age.
As a result, Zhuge Liang and his younger brother Zhuge Jun followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan, but in the second year of Jian'an, after the death of his uncle Zhuge Xuan, Zhuge Liang chose to live in seclusion in Longzhong until Liu Beisan took care of Maolu and finally chose to be born.
At the beginning, although the group was divided, it gradually formed three forces in the end, the most powerful of which was the Cao Cao camp. In the process of conquering the world, Cao Cao gradually unified the area north of the Yellow River Valley, and after unifying the north, the Wei army began to approach south.
In order to curb Cao Cao's trend of developing southward, Zhuge Liang proposed to unite with Sun Quan's forces and jointly resist Cao cao in order to resist. As a result, there was the Battle of Chibi, which was passed down through the ages, which caused Cao Cao's army to be seriously injured and had to stop the pace of attacking the south.
At the same time, Cao Cao's defeat also gave Liu Bei and Sun Quan a chance to breathe, and took advantage of this opportunity to develop rapidly. In short, since the Battle of Chibi, the situation of three points in the world has been completely laid, and Zhuge Liang's credit is not shallow.
Of course, for this battle, some people also believe that if it were not for Guo Jiaying's early death, the Battle of Chibi would not necessarily be who won and who lost, so there was also a debate about "the first person in the Three Kingdoms".
Zhuge Liang died around 234 AD, and throughout his life, he was not only a military master under Liu Bei, but also an extremely outstanding minister of the Shu Kingdom, which can be described as "bowing down and dying".
During the Three Kingdoms period, a generation of conspirators under Cao Cao's camp, Guo Fengxiao
Guo Jia, also known as Guo Fengxiao, was a generation of conspiracies under Cao Cao's camp at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, who was born in 170 AD. Guo Jia was intelligent and far-sighted when he was young, and he realized the chaos of the late Eastern Han Dynasty very early on, and secretly befriended many heroes Haojie.
Guo Jia's reputation in his youth was not prominent, although he had great talent, he was secretive and chose to live in seclusion in the year of weak crown. He does not associate with the mortal world, but it does not mean that he wants to be a mountain village man, but he is a very ambitious figure.
Guo Jia hopes that through his own strategy, he will assist a generation of ambitious and capable lords, so as to dominate the world and make him famous. At first, Guo Jia chose to investigate the lord Yuan Shao, but after coming to his camp, he found that this person was not the lord worthy of his allegiance.
Although Yuan Shao desperately wanted to become the former Duke of Zhou and be as a courtesy corporal as possible, he did not know how to exert the talents of his subordinates so that they could perform their duties. At the same time, Guo Jia also realized that although Yuan Shao had a strategy, he was too indecisive, and it was extremely difficult to achieve a hegemonic ambition.
The first time Guo Jia went out of the mountain, he wanted to seek a hegemon and advise him, so he ran aground. After abandoning Yuan Shao, Guo Jia did not immediately go to the new lord who wanted to be loyal, but chose to be silent, and this silence was six years.
Later, Xun Yu, a good friend of Guo Jia, recommended him to Cao Cao. In the first year of Jian'an, a strategist under Cao Cao's camp died, although Cao Cao was sad, but the pace of fighting for the world could not stop there, so he specially wrote to Xun Yu to see if he could recommend a strategist who could help him achieve a great cause.
In this way, Guo Jia came to Cao Cao's side. When the two meet, they begin to discuss the situation in the world to see if each other really needs it for themselves. After some discussion, both Cao Cao and Guo Jia were very satisfied with each other.
In short, Cao Cao, who had Guo Jia, was like a tiger, and under his ingenuity, the Wei army was overwhelming, and after defeating Yuan Shao, it laid the foundation for the unification of the north. In other words, although Cao Cao had many strategists, the one who won his heart the most was Guo Jia.
According to relevant historical records, the two have a close relationship, and if they can travel, they will be in the same car, and they will sit at the same table. In Cao Cao's mind, Guo Jia was not only good at planning things, but also a powerful ruler, but unfortunately Guo Jia died early, died in 207 AD, only at the age of 38.
It is reported that after Guo Jia's death, Cao Cao was launching a war to unify the north, and it was based on the plan he left behind before his death that Cao Cao achieved the ultimate goal. To this end, during the march, Cao Cao had the feeling to write "Turtle Although Shou": Lao Ji Fu Zhi is in a thousand miles...
Divide the Han Dynasty into the kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu
As the lyrics say, "At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the three kingdoms were divided, and the flames and wars were endless", in this historical period, the society was dark, the situation was turbulent, coupled with the weakness of the king, the power in the hands of the emperor was greatly reduced, and the local separatist forces gradually grew.
In the case of growing ambition, the crowd wants to establish themselves as kings and dominate the world. At the beginning, Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao's strength was relatively strong, but although they were ambitious, they did not have the ability to match them.
After several fluctuations, the situation of Wei Shu and Wu's three divisions of the world was finally formed, and the reason why this situation could be presented was that in addition to having military generals who could recruit good warriors, the key was that there were strategists who could give advice to them, and Cao Cao had Guo Jia and Liu Liang, and only then did he laugh to the end.
Everyone knows that Zhuge Kong knows astronomy and geography from below, and is also familiar with the five elements of gossip, and is a well-known strategist. However, some people think that in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", everyone is too deified to him.
In fact, Guo Jia, a strategist under Cao Cao's camp, deserves a higher evaluation, and the phrase "Guo Jia does not die, and the dragon does not come out" has been circulating on the Internet. Who are the real First Counselors of the Three Kingdoms, and the fans of the two camps can be said to be no one who obeys anyone.
Chairman Mao made an appraisal of the two men on this matter, pointing out: "Although Zhuge Liang has outstanding strategy and excellent military ability, there are also some minor shortcomings. During the First Northern Expedition, without really understanding the talents of his subordinates, he easily handed over the soldiers to Ma Mo and made them fail...
Later, Zhuge Liang, who had learned from experience, was too overcorrective, and grabbed various things into his own hands, "everything must be done personally", making him too tired and hardworking, and eventually died of exhaustion (simply put, he did not know how to delegate power)."
Of Guo Jia, Chairman Mao said, "He is a pure strategist with extremely high ability. On the battlefield, Guo Jia's planning ability is not comparable to that of many people, and some people think that it is okay to call him a generation of "miracle plots".
However, Chairman Mao also said: "Although Guo Jia's military strength is very strong, it is inferior to Zhuge Liang in political affairs, and he is also too lazy and indulgent." This can also be understood by everyone, after all, there are always some strange tempers on the side of the high people, and later generations have evaluated it as a generation of miracles.
In short, whether it is Zhuge Liang or Guo Jia, both have their own good side, but also have shortcomings. More precisely, Zhuge Liang is inferior to Guo Jia in military ability, but guo Jia is far inferior to Zhuge Liang in terms of political and people's livelihood.
What do you think about this assessment?