Zhuge Liang, lupine scarf, talking and laughing. He is holding a feather fan, wise and martial, and is a highly respected legend of the Three Kingdoms in ancient history and modern film and television dramas. Zhuge Liang was extremely intelligent, wholeheartedly revived the Han dynasty for the country, and planned for Liu Bei's military, and devoted his life to achieving this grand goal.
He is known as a "famous politician, military strategist, inventor and writer", showing outstanding achievements in many fields such as politics, military affairs and even invention and creation. However, even with such a remarkable figure, Zhuge Liang is quite controversial. Some scholars have questioned his status as a military strategist, including the famous Song Dynasty poet Su Shi and his fathers Su Xun and Su Zhe.
They pointed out Zhuge Liang's military limitations and the disadvantages of Yizhou's terrain, and believed that Zhuge Liang's talent was not so outstanding, and he was powerless in the face of Cao Wei, and the only merit was loyalty and trustworthiness. Zhuge Liang's military prowess has always been controversial.
Su Zhe once said in "The Three Kingdoms" that Zhuge Liang was undoubtedly a wise man, and his great invention could not be ignored, but it seems a little reluctant to say that he was a military general. Su Yu also disagreed with Zhuge Liang's military status.
Su Yu believed that Zhuge Liang was talented in political strategy, but he failed to achieve a decisive advantage in the use of troops and combat, and often fell into the trap set by the enemy, which made it difficult to turn the tide of the war. According to records, the founding general Su Yu was asked about this, and he replied: "I am not good at fighting, and I am not a military strategist."
In addition, before Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang did not really lead the whole army, and had been providing military strategies behind the scenes. Su Yu pointed out that Zhuge Liang was overly cautious in the battle of Qishan and failed to turn the tide of the battle, showing that it was difficult to win in a conventional battle when the enemy was strong and we were weak.
In contrast, Su Yu, as a founding general of the generation, had a record of seven battles and seven victories, and can be called an outstanding military strategist, and his criticism is undoubtedly more convincing. Su Yu once had a deep mentorship with *** and was highly regarded for his outstanding ability on the battlefield. He is good at defeating the strong with the weak, winning by surprise, and is good at using troops, turning the impossible into possibility, and often being invincible.
Therefore, Su Yu's view on whether Zhuge Liang is a military strategist has a certain objective basis. When it comes to Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe's father and son, although their time is far away, it is difficult to verify whether they have military talents. The discussion about whether Zhuge Liang can be regarded as a military strategist has been controversial since ancient times.
Regardless of personal opinion or official criticism, it is impossible to deny Zhuge Liang's outstanding talent in invention and wisdom and strategy. There are different points of view, but after all, it is impossible to go back to the historical period for research, and people's opinions are only based on inherited materials and stories. If you get a sleeping dragon and phoenix chick like Zhuge Liang, you can control the world.
Zhuge Kongming, as a historical figure, left behind inventions and masterpieces are regarded as a precious heritage of Chinese culture, he from the three visits to the White Emperor City to the orphan, devoted his life's work, loyally followed the last wishes of the first emperor, the northern expedition and the southern attack, and devoted his life to the mission of restoring the Han dynasty. As for whether he can really be called a military strategist, perhaps only the deceased Liu Bei can comment.
This topic is worth going deep and Xi in, and I believe that every in-depth study will bring new understanding. We should avoid judging the ancients by their successes or failures, and should conduct rigorous academic research with a rational and humble attitude.