The Battle of Chibi caused Cao Cao to be seriously injured, and there was no chance of conquest in a short period of time, so that Eastern Wu and Shu Han had the opportunity to recuperate and recuperate before laying the foundation for the three kingdoms.
So did the Battle of Chibi really see nothing as a strategist under Cao Cao? Neither, cao cao's top strategists actually saw that the Battle of Chibi was unusual.
The reason why Cao Cao was able to be deceived by Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu was that on the one hand, the burning of Chibi was a serial plan of the plan, and on the other hand, it was caused by Cao Cao's own personality.
Cao Cao was a treacherous man, a cunning old fox, and in order for him to be deceived, the person who used the plan must be a high-level strategist, and it was also necessary to have an understanding of Cao Cao's character and the overall grasp of the situation of the State of Wei to achieve such a goal.
Burning Chibi is a serial meter, there is a meter in the meter, and the meter is connected. First of all, it was a divisive plan, Zhou Yu knew that Jiang Gan had come to Eastern Wu to listen to the truth, so he specially forged letters to let Jiang Gan see the interaction between Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, so that Jiang Gan explained various reasons to Cao Cao, coupled with Cao Cao's suspicious nature and his character of preferring to kill by mistake, naturally Cao Cao was deceived, and he personally killed Zhang Cai and the two people in the army who were proficient in water warfare.
Next is the bitter meat plan, Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai - one willing to beat one wish to be beaten, this matter except Zhou Yu and Huang Gai clearly the rest of the people do not know, hidden from everyone. In order to make Cao Cao believe, he sent envoys to the State of Wei to lobby Cao Cao, and the emissaries must be candidates who can speak the Tao and are not afraid of death, that is, Que Ze.
Next, in order to further probe the truth, Cao Cao released Cai Zhong, Cai Zhong, and the two traitors, and after receiving the letter from the two, Cao Cao also believed the fact that Huang Gai surrendered.
The most crucial step had not yet been taken, that is, the chain of iron cables, which connected Cao Cao's warships together, so Pang Tong asked Jiang Gan to recommend him. Why was Pang Tong able to gain Cao Cao's trust?
On the one hand, it is rumored in the world that "wolong and phoenix chicks can be safe in the world", Zhuge Liang set an example, and Cao Cao naturally believed it; on the other hand, Pang Tong's iron cable chain plan was generally recognized by Cao Wei's military generals.
Pang Tong told Cao Cao: "The soldiers in the north are not accustomed to taking ships, and they are prone to seasickness, so they will get sick, but if the ships are arranged according to size and connected together by a certain number of iron cables, they can be flattened." ”
Because they were slow to attack because they were not familiar with water, but the iron cable chain helped them solve this problem, so that they could exert their combat effectiveness in the water and on land.
For such a strategy, as top strategists, couldn't Xun You and Cheng Yu see any clue? Of course, it was impossible, they could naturally see that the reason why they did not remind them was because Sun Liu's allied forces were more rigorous and let Cao Cao gradually fall into their control, and even to remind Cao Cao that he did not believe that Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang could destroy his 200,000 troops.
But in fact, Cheng Yu had already seen it and explained the reason to Cao Cao: the iron cable was afraid of fire attack, and as long as the fire attack could make the whole army destroyed. However, Cao Cao believed that the key to doing so was the direction of the wind and the strength of the wind, and now only the northwest wind could appear, there would be no southeast wind, and he was in the northwest, if they attacked with fire, they would kill themselves, so Cheng Yu would no longer persuade him.
Cao Cao knew that Zhou Yu naturally knew things, but for this East Wind specially went to Consult Kong Ming, because the key place here is the East Wind, as long as the direction of the victory or defeat of Chibi appears, it is naturally decided, Kong Ming is also relying on the "East Wind" to seal the gods, but how this East Wind came from is still a mystery, which is another unsolved mystery in world history.
When the southeast wind started, Cheng Yu reminded Cao Cao for the second time: "The southeast wind already exists, and it is necessary to take preventive measures", and Cao Cao is also difficult to ride the tiger, the strategy is arranged, at this time, making adjustments will affect the hearts of the army, so it can only be said: "It is not strange that there is a southeast wind in winter." Cao Cao was actually already alert, but it was too late to start the war.
The third time was when Chibi was burned, and Cheng Yu also reminded Cao Cao. Huang Gai's boat slowly approached Cao Jun, and After Cheng Yu saw it, he felt that something was wrong, so he told Cao Cao: "Huang Gai is a fraudulent surrender, there is a problem with the ship that came, don't let them get close." ”
Cao Cao was also anxious when he saw it: "How do you know?" Cheng Yu said: "If it is a boat carrying grain and grass, the draft of the ship is relatively deep, and the ship is very stable; but the current ship has a shallow draft, and the frivolity and southeast wind are afraid that it is deceitful" This is the third time.
If Cao Cao believed him, the Battle of Chibi could not have been lost, and in addition to Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Xun You, and others had reminded Cao Cao that although the methods were different, the meanings expressed were very different.
The biggest problem why Cao Cao lost the Battle of Chibi was himself, after the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao once said, "I cry Guo Feng Xiao'er!" If filial piety is there, I will never make such a big mistake! ”
It is worth mentioning that the relationship between Cao Cao and Guo Jia is very good. Only his words could attract Cao Cao's attention, and Cao Wei's other advisers did not gain Cao Cao's absolute trust.