Three kingdoms. WU Shu. Biography of Zhou Yu

Zhou Yuzi Gongjin is a native of Shu County, Lujiang County. His cousin Zhou Jing and Zhou Jing's son Zhou Zhong both served as eunuchs in the Han Dynasty.

　　Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Yi, served as the commander of Luoyang County. Zhou Yu is slender and strong, and her appearance is handsome. At the beginning, Sun Jian raised a volunteer army to attack Dong Zhuo and moved his family to Shu County. Sun Jian's son Sun Ce was the same year as Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu and Sun Ce had a deep friendship. Zhou Yu gave up a large mansion on the south side of the road to live with Sun Ce, and often went to the back hall to meet Sun Ce's mother, and all kinds of living needs were common to the two families.

Zhou Yu's uncle Zhou Shang was The Taishou of Danyang, and Zhou Yu went to visit, and was encountering Sun Ce planning to cross the Yangtze River in the east, and when he arrived in Liyang, Sun Ce sent someone to send a letter to inform Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu led the army to meet Sun Ce. Sun Ce said very happily: I got you, and things will go smoothly. So Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce to attack Hengjiang and Dangli, all of which were conquered. He then crossed the river to attack Moling, defeated Jing Rong and Xue Li, and instead attacked Hu and Jiangcheng, marched on Qu'a, and Liu Sui fled, at this time Sun Ce's army had expanded to tens of thousands of people.

So he said to Zhou Yu: I used this team to capture Wu and Hui counties and pacify Shanyue, which is enough. You still return to the army town to guard Danyang. Zhou Yu returned to Danyang.

　　In 198, Yuan Shu sent his cousin Yuan Yin to replace Zhou Shang as The Taishou of Danyang, so both Zhou Yu and Zhou Shang returned to Shouchun. Yuan Shu intended to appoint Zhou Yu as a general, and Zhou Yu analyzed that Yuan Shu would not do much in the end. Therefore, he only asked Yuan Shu to make him the county magistrate of Juchao County, with the intention of returning to Jiangdong by road, and Yuan Shu agreed to his request. Zhou Yu then returned to Wu County through Juchao.

Sun Ce personally came to greet Zhou Yu, appointed him the general of Jianwei Zhonglang, and immediately allocated him two thousand soldiers and fifty mounts. Zhou Yu was twenty-four years old at the time, and everyone in Wu County called him Zhou Lang.

Sun Ce was shocked by Zhou Yu'en's letter, so he sent him out to guard Niuzhu and later served as the county magistrate of Chungu County. Soon, Sun Ce planned to capture Jingzhou and appointed Zhou Yu as the Central Protector and concurrently served as the Taishou of Jiangxia. Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce into the city of Anhui and conquered it.

At that time, the two daughters of Qiao Gong were both in love with the country. Sun Ce himself married Big Qiao, and Zhou Yu married Xiao Qiao. Then he marched into Xunyang, defeated Liu Xun, conquered Jiangxia, and returned the army to pacify Yuzhang and Luling, while Zhou Yu stayed behind to guard Baqiu.

In 200, Sun Ce died, and Sun Quan was in charge of military and state affairs. Zhou Yu led the soldiers to mourn. Therefore, he stayed in Wu County, and took charge of military and political affairs with Changshi Zhang Zhao as a middle protector.

In 206, Zhou Yu led Sun Yu and others to attack Ma and Bao'ertun, beheading their leaders, capturing more than 10,000 remnants, and returning to garrison the palace pavilion. Jiangxia Taishou Huangzu sent Deng Long to lead thousands of men and horses into Chaisang, and Zhou Yu pursued the conquest, captured Deng Long alive and sent him to Wu County.

In the spring of 208, Sun Quan conquered Jiangxia, and Zhou Yu was appointed as the governor of the former department. In September, Cao Cao invaded Jingzhou, Liu Chun led the people to surrender, Cao Cao got Liu Chun's water army, the water and infantry armies grew to hundreds of thousands of people, and the generals of Eastern Wu were very frightened to hear this news. Sun Quan summoned his subordinates to consult on countermeasures.

Everyone talked about cao Cao as a jackal, but in the name of Han Cheng Xiang, he blackmailed the Son of Heaven to conquer the world, and at every turn said that it was the will of the imperial court, and now that he wants to resist him, things are even more difficult. Moreover, the situation you are in, the general, what can resist Cao Cao is the natural danger of the Yangtze River. Now Cao Cao possessed all of Jingzhou, plus Liu Biao's originally trained water army, large ships and warships, and even thousands, Cao Cao all swung them straight down the river, and there were also infantry, and the land and water roads marched together, and the so-called Yangtze River natural danger has become something that Cao Cao and our side have shared. In terms of strength, the disparity between the enemy and the enemy is extremely large, and it cannot be compared. Therefore, the best strategy is not to surrender to him.

Zhou Yu said: No! Although Cao Cao's name is Han Xiang, he is actually a Han thief! General, with the mighty talents of the gods and the great deeds of your father and brother, you divided Jiangdong, covering thousands of miles, with sufficient food and clothing for soldiers, heroic and happy, just when you are running amok in the world and eradicating the evil scourge of adultery and evil for the Han family.

Besides, now that Cao Cao himself had come to send him to death, how could he surrender instead? Let me analyze and calculate for you: if the situation in the north is now completely stable and Cao Cao has no worries, of course he can compete with us for territory for a long time. But can we compete with us in a water battle?

At present, the situation in the north has not been stabilized, and Ma Chao and Han Sui are in the west of Hangu Pass, which has become a problem in Cao Cao's rear. Moreover, abandoning the superiority of cavalry and relying on the captured warships to compete with the armies of our Wuyue land in a water battle was not the strength of their Central Plains.

Now it is the cold season, and the lack of forage for military horses has driven the soldiers of the Central Plains to the southern rivers and lakes, and the water and soil are not satisfied, and diseases will inevitably occur. The above four points are all taboos in the use of soldiers, and Cao Cao completely ignores them and goes in the opposite direction. The general wanted to capture Cao Cao, and now was the best time. I request that I lead 30,000 elite troops into Xiakou and promise to defeat Cao Cao on your behalf.

Sun Quan said: Cao Cao's old thief's attempt to abolish the Han Dynasty and establish himself as emperor has been planned for a long time, but he is only worried about Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Lü Bu, Liu Biao, and me. Now that several of them have been annihilated, I am the only one who lives alone, and I am inseparable from the old thief. What you said should be fought against him is exactly what I think, and this is God sending you to help me!

At that time, Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao and attempted to retreat south across the Yangtze River, where he met Lu Su at Dangyang, so he discussed a plan to resist Cao. Liu Bei also entered Xiakou and sent Zhuge Liang to pay homage to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan then sent Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu to join forces with Liu Bei to confront Cao Cao, and the two armies fought at Chibi. At this time, many of the soldiers and soldiers of Cao Cao's army were infected with diseases, and as soon as the battle was fought, the Cao army was defeated and the retreating troops were stationed on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Zhou Yu and other garrisons on the south bank of the Changjiang River.

Zhou Yu's general, Huang Gai, said: Now that the enemy is outnumbered, it is difficult to wage a protracted war with them. However, observing that the Cao Army's warships were all connected from end to end, they could be burned and defeated with fire attacks.

So Zhou Yu dispatched dozens of large ships and warships, filled with firewood and grass, poured oil on the firewood, covered with a curtain, and planted a tooth flag on it, first asking Huang Gai to write a letter to Cao Cao, deceiving that he was coming to surrender. Some light and fast boats were prepared, tied behind the tail of the large ships, and the fleet sailed forward in turn.

The officers and men of Cao Cao's army all craned their necks and watched, pointing out to the fleet that Huang Gai had surrendered. Huang Gai ordered the small boats to be untied and set the large boats on fire at the same time. At that time, the wind was mighty, and the fire spread to the north of the river and burned to the Cao army camp on the shore. In a few moments, fireworks soared into the sky, and the Cao soldiers and horses were burned to death and drowned counties, so the whole army was defeated and returned to the conservative South County.

Liu Bei and Zhou Yu joined forces to pursue. Cao Cao left Cao Ren and others stationed at Jiangling City and returned to the north himself. Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu led an army into Nan Commandery and confronted Cao Ren across the river. There was no confrontation, and Zhou Yu sent Gan Ning to occupy Yiling. Cao Ren sent a force to besiege Ganning. Gan Ning complained to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu adopted Lü Meng's strategy, leaving Ling Tongzhen to guard the rear, and he and Lü Meng went upstream to rescue Gan Ning. After the siege of Ganning was lifted, Zhou Yu's army crossed the river and set up a battle with Cao Ren's army on the north bank. Zhou Yu personally crossed the horse to plunder the position, was shot in the right chest by a random arrow, and was seriously injured, so he had to return.

Later, Cao Ren heard that Zhou Yu was bedridden, so he led his troops into battle. Zhou Yu then forcibly got up on his own and inspected the barracks with his wounds to inspire the courage of the soldiers, so Cao Ren had to withdraw his troops. Sun Quan appointed Zhou Yu as a general and concurrently served as the Taishou of Nan Commandery. The following Jun, Hanchang, Liu Yang, and Zhou Ling served as his Fengyi and tun to Jiangling.

Liu Bei concurrently served as a general in Jingzhou as a general, and his administrative office was located in The Public Security. Liu Bei went to Jingkou to pay respects to Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu said: Liu Bei has the posture of a tyrant, and he is a fierce general like Yu and Zhang Fei, and he will certainly not be used by others for a long time.

In my foolish opinion, the best strategy now is to relocate Liu Bei to Wu County, build the most luxurious palace for him, give him some more beautiful women and things he likes to play with, so as to satisfy his eyes and ears, and then separate Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, each in a different place, send people like me to blackmail them, let them fight with us, and the big thing will be successful.

Now that he has ceded the land to fund it, so that these three people can get together and put them all on the border frontier, I am afraid that the dragon will get the cloud and rain, and it will not be contained in the pool! Sun Quan considered that Cao Cao was in the north and should recruit heroes from all over the world, and was worried that Liu Bei was not subdued for a while, so he did not adopt Zhou Yu's suggestion.

At that time, Liu Zhang was serving as the pastor of Yizhou, and Zhang Lu was invading with Kou in the north, so Zhou Yu went to Jingkou to meet Sun Quan and said: Now Cao Cao has just suffered setbacks, and he is worried about his internal turmoil and has not been able to fight with you. Allow me to march with the Fenwei general Sun Yu to capture Shu, annex Zhang Lu after Shu, and then leave Fenwei to hold there in order to form a reinforcement with Ma Chao, and then I will come back with you to occupy Xiangyang and attack Cao Cao, so that there is hope for the capture of the north. Sun Quan agrees with this theory.

Zhou Yu returned to Gangneung and prepared to pack, but when passing by Baqiu, he fell ill and died at the age of thirty-six. Sun Quan held a mourning ceremony dressed in plain clothes and touched all his subordinates. When Zhou Yu's coffin was returned to Wu County, Sun Quan went to Wuhu to greet him, and all the expenses for holding the funeral were all provided for. Later, an edict was issued: the late generals Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu, as well as their family's field guests, could not ask them to pay taxes and serve.

At first, Zhou Yu was treated as a friend by Sun Ce, and Sun Ce's mother asked Sun Quan to treat Zhou Yu as a respect for his brother. At that time, Sun Quan's position was still a general, and the generals and guests only performed general etiquette to him, but Zhou Yu was the first to respect him and perform the courtesy of Sun Quan's courtiers.

Zhou Yu is cheerful, magnanimous, and very popular, only in harmony with Cheng Pu. Zhou Yu had carefully studied music when he was young, even after drinking three lords, if there was anything wrong with the player, he must have heard it, and when he heard it, he would look back, so someone made up a song at that time: The song was wrong, Zhou Langgu.

Zhou Yusheng has two men and one woman. Daughter Xu was married to Crown Prince Sun Deng. His son Zhou Xun married a princess and was appointed as a knight lieutenant, with the temperament and demeanor of Zhou Yu, and died at a young age.