Three Kingdoms Summoning: Peak Resurgence

Chapter 48 Reminiscing about Gongjin's past
"My Zhou Yu is so awesome." Wang Yu admired in his heart. Except for his average martial arts skills, his other attributes were simply amazing, especially his command and intelligence, both of which had reached the silver level.

Two thousand years later, influenced by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, when people think of the turbulent times in ancient China, the first thing that comes to their minds is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, heroes emerged everywhere and wars and conflicts continued. Later, Wei, Shu, and Wu formed the Three Kingdoms.

When it comes to Zhou Yu of the Wu State, in the eyes of the older generation, he is a narrow-minded person. After all, in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" created by Luo Guanzhong, in order to set off Zhuge Liang's extraordinary strategy, Zhou Yu was almost portrayed as a negative character.

In fact, in the official history, Zhou Yu was a suave and elegant man with a feather fan and a royal turban. Zhou Yu was gifted since childhood, had a photographic memory, and was extremely talented. Not only that, Zhou Yu was also a very handsome guy.

In Chen Shou's "Records of the Three Kingdoms", there is a record about him: "Yu has a beautiful appearance, elegant talent, cheerful temperament, and magnanimous temperament."

It can be seen that novels kill people.

After all, it is also mentioned in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that Zhou Yu, as the main commander of the Battle of Chibi, became famous for a thousand years because of this battle. He can be said to be an outstanding military strategist.

If it were today, Zhou Yu would be a complete winner in life. I really don't know why such a successful person would be jealous of Zhuge Liang.

Are you jealous that he has a displaced lord, jealous that he has an ugly wife, or jealous that he has no place to live!
Even the literati and scholars of later generations praised Zhou Yu highly. The poem that high school students are most familiar with specifically praises Zhou Yu.

This is Su Shi's poem about the Red Cliff: "I recall Gongjin in his youth, when Xiao Qiao was just married, and he was in his prime. With a feather fan and a silk scarf, he talked and laughed, and the masts and oars were reduced to ashes."

If the Battle of Red Cliffs made Zhou Yu truly famous, then before that, he had also made many achievements.

For example, in the second year of Xingping (195 AD), he helped Sun Ce defeat Liu Yao in the Battle of Qu'a. Three years later, he followed Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong and established the foundation of Jiangdong.

Moreover, it is worth mentioning that Zhou Yu was not Sun Ce’s trusted minister as described in the novel. On the contrary, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were more like partners.

This can be seen from the original words in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"You all should take good care of my brother! Call Quan and give him the seal and ribbon, and say: Gather the people of Jiangdong, decide the outcome between the two armies, and compete with the whole world. You are not as good as me.

"I don't know you. You should appoint talented people and let them do their best to protect Jiangdong. "

So from this point alone, it can be shown that the Sun family was somewhat wary and cautious of Zhou Yu.

After Sun Ce's death, Zhou Yu's actions were also quite interesting.

The Records of the Three Kingdoms also records: "In the fifth year, Ce died and Quan took over the affairs.

Yu led his troops to the funeral, and stayed in Wu, with the Central Guard General and the Chief Clerk Zhang Zhao in charge of all affairs.

The meaning of this sentence is very simple. After Sun Ce died, Zhou Yu led his troops directly to attend the funeral, and then left his army in Dongwu to work with Zhang Zhao.

People who often watch Qing Dynasty palace dramas should be more aware that after the death of an ancient monarch, the generals guarding a region could not return privately to pay their respects without receiving specific orders. Even if they came back to pay their respects, they could not bring their own troops with them, otherwise they would be forcing the emperor to abdicate.

In short, Zhou Yu, a "former minister" with prestige and military power, would be feared by the monarch in any dynasty. In addition, Sun Quan was only 19 years old when he succeeded to the throne. He was young and his foundation was not stable. Even if Zhou Yu had the intention of rebellion, Sun Quan could not do anything about it.

So at this time, Zhou Yu, as the Central Guard General, shared charge of all affairs with the Chief Clerk Zhang Zhao.

It is worth mentioning that in the second year after Sun Ce's death, Cao Cao demanded that Zhou Yu send a hostage, and this hostage was Sun Ce's only son. Zhou Yu could not sit still and immediately advised against taking the hostage.

Zhou Yu suggested that Sun Quan occupy the south of the Yangtze River, gather his troops and observe changes, thus establishing a strategic policy of splitting off Jiangdong and establishing an independent country.

It can be said that at this time, in order to protect Sun Ce's son, Zhou Yu had no choice but to assist Sun Quan and proposed the strategic policy of splitting Jiangdong and establishing an independent country.

It can be seen that Zhou Yu is not only good at leading troops in battles, but his strategies are also extraordinary, and his silver-level intelligence is not exaggerated at all.

In the 208th year of Jian'an ( AD), Cao's army of soldiers arrived at Jiangdong. Zhou Yu analyzed the four dangers of Cao Cao's army and strongly advocated resisting Cao. He personally led the Wu army and defeated Cao's army with fire attack at Chibi.

This is the real history and has nothing to do with Zhuge Liang.

It can be said that the Battle of Chibi led by Zhou Yu is one of the famous battles in Chinese history where the outnumbered side won. This battle laid the foundation for the "Three Kingdoms" in the late Han Dynasty.

In the 209th year of Jian'an ( AD), Zhou Yu led his army to defeat the coalition forces of Cao Ren and Xu Huang in the Battle of Nanjun, successfully captured the important military town of Jiangling, and was appointed as a general and the prefect of Nanjun.

In the 210th year of Jian'an ( AD), Zhou Yu proposed the strategy of "taking Shu, annexing Zhang Lu, allying with Ma Chao, and then using Xiangyang as a base to erode Cao Cao and then conquer the north."

It is a pity that he died of illness in Baqiu while preparing to conquer Shu. He was only 36 years old. He was not angered to death by Kong Ming, and his death was probably not that simple.

People in later generations commented that Zhou Yu was a man of both civil and military talents, had great talent and strategy, and was one of the main contributors to the military success and separatist status of the Eastern Wu forces. He was praised as "a heroic figure in the world, a handsome and elegant man in Jiangzuo."

Such a character should not be tarnished by novels, although he is not the only one who has been tarnished by novels.

[Ding Dong, Zhou Yi's five attributes have reached their peak. Command 65, Force 58, Intelligence 82, Politics 93, Charisma 95;]

Zhou Yi's five-dimensional attributes are even more powerful than what is shown in the original book. Even if he is to be the governor of a state, it is more than enough.

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When Wang Yu was looking at Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu was also looking at him. After seeing Wang Yu's handsome face, his breath was suddenly choked and his body swayed. He, who thought he was very handsome, was hit for the first time and almost fell off the stairs!
At this time, a breeze blew by, and Zhou Yu was disheveled in the wind, with a dull look in his eyes for a while. However, it was normal for Zhou Yu to have this situation.

As Wang Yu's reputation spread, especially the sugar and soap he made, countless handsome men and beautiful women admired him. With the strong promotion of the Hong Gang, in just half a month or so, Wang Yu's charm attribute has reached 98 points.

In addition, the Sacred Heart of Creation's invisible transformation of Wang Yu's body brought his temperament to a higher level.

(End of this chapter)