Don’t Zhuge know that the great man is already strong enough? Why did he still assist Liu Bei?
1. Why do you say? Talking about the number of days? It’s nonsense
Sima Hui only said that Zhuge Liang didn’t know the number of days. Why didn’t he say who ruled the world? The world of the Cao family? In the end, it was not from the Sima family.
Zhuge scolded Wang Lang to death. Wang Lang kept talking about the number of days. How could he not know? The number of days was to let him, an imperial envoy who thought he was talking about the constitution of heaven, be scolded to death by Zhuge Liang in front of the battle. If he knew that he was humiliated and Do you still dare to go to the battlefield if you have only a few days left to die?
When Deng Ai and his son conquered Shu, the emperor and nobles of Cao Wei were probably not much better off than Liu Chan, right?
These are not counted. Let’s look at it again. Which of the three major battles of the Three Kingdoms developed according to the so-called "number of days" process?
In the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's territory and military strength were far greater than Cao Cao's. Beforehand, who was sure that Cao Cao would win?
We see the fact that Cao Cao was so anxious that he could not sleep all night long because of problems such as food and war.
Most of Cao Cao’s subordinates in the camp had secret correspondence with Yuan Shao. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as Cao Cao burning letters to reassure his troops.
In the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao, who was well versed in Sun Tzu's art of war, personally led the team, but in the end it collapsed. Who could have predicted this inevitable defeat before the war? Today’s weather forecasts are all wrong, so how can the east wind before 1800 be a sure thing? What if it happens, will there be such an embarrassing scene? Dongfeng refuses to have sex with Zhou Lang, and Tongquechun locks Er Qiao? Such an embarrassing scene.
Besides, Liu Bei’s 8-hundred-mile company camp. Afterwards, even a 3-year-old child knew that Liu Bei violated a military taboo and should not set up camp in dense forests. This is all hindsight. Could it be that the wisdom and combat power of the entire army that defeated Wu were not as good as a 3-year-old child? If, at this time, Lu Xun happens to be sent out to serve as an official, and someone else leads the team, who does not understand the strategy of fire attack, what will be the outcome of the Yiling battle? Who dares to decide the outcome? Maybe he could capture Sun Quan in one battle.
2. Zhuge Liang’s odds and surprises
1. Liu Bei’s ability to gather popularity
After Liu Bei claimed to be Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan, many of his opponents jokingly called him Weaving Mat Preparation for selling shoes. In any case, Liu Bei's identity was finally recognized by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and he was recognized as the emperor's uncle. At the very least, this status is no worse than Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. One of the key points in restoring the Han Dynasty is the issue of popular support. When the emperor is under house arrest, there is no doubt that Uncle Liu is the best spokesperson for the Han Dynasty. Moreover, Liu Bei has a reputation of benevolence and righteousness, and he has many followers. Guan, Zhang, Zhao, and everywhere he goes, he is praised by the local people. It can be said that Liu Bei is the most potential contender in the world.
2. His own civil and martial arts
When Zhuge came out, he first united with Wu to fight against Wei. After the Battle of Chibi, he formed a three-thirds of the world, and also cleverly captured (borrowed) Jingzhou. Whenever Liu Bei went to war, Zhuge would sit in the rear, manage internal affairs, and dispatch personnel and supplies. Especially in the later period, when the Shu Han generals were withering, Zhuge was the only one who supported the sky, promoted successor talents, cultivated his own political and military successors, and extended the life of the Shu regime for about 30 years.
In the early stage, the Shu Han divided the world into three parts, basically following Zhuge Liang's Longzhong strategy. And if you look closely at the Longzhong pair, you will also find that Zhuge's basic strategy is to attack three points three times, rather than to unify the world. The latter can only be regarded as an ideal goal, and the reason is simple and clear. If the world changes? Why should others change? To put it bluntly, if you give me 300 million, what will I do?
It can be said that with Zhuge Liang's cooperation, Liu Bei easily achieved his basic goal. Those who like to criticize Zhuge can really shut up. Moreover, Zhuge Liang also successively invented high technologies such as the wooden ox and the flowing horse, the Zhuge Liannu, and the Kongming Lantern. If these things are used well, they can turn the tide of the battle at critical moments.
Therefore, it can be said that the preparations Zhuge Liang made were sufficient to achieve the basic goal, and he also did a lot of extra homework for the unknowable cause of unification, such as the wooden ox and the flowing horse, the crossbow, etc.