50,000 tons of instant noodles, whether Shu Han can unify the Three Kingdoms
Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition was forced to retreat due to a shortage of food, which caused many people to think. Some people put forward the hypothesis that if Zhuge Liang had 50,000 tons of instant noodles in his hands at that time, would he have been able to win the Northern Expedition and even directly unify the Three Kingdoms?
So, how long is these 50,000 tons of instant noodles enough to eat? According to records, Zhuge Liang had about 100,000 soldiers in each Northern Expedition, so we will use 100,000 soldiers as a unit of calculation.
According to the eating habits of the ancients, if you eat 400 grams of instant noodles a day, then 100,000 people will eat 40 tons of instant noodles a day. 50,000 tons of instant noodles is enough for 100,000 people to eat for 1,250 days, which is about three and a half years based on 365 days a year.
In ancient history, no dynasty had a war of unification as swift as Shu Han, and although the soldiers could eat instant noodles every day for three and a half years, 50,000 tons and 100,000 tons of instant noodles were not enough to unify the three kingdoms without an advantage in strength.
Shu Han's strength was not enough to withstand the attacks of Cao Wei and Eastern Wu at that time, and even though they had enough food and soldiers to eat, they were still unable to defeat their opponents. In fact, Zhuge Liang's main purpose in choosing the Northern Expedition was to brush up on his presence and avoid being destroyed by Eastern Wu and Cao Wei.
After Zhuge Liang's death, due to the lack of support from the rulers, Shu Han lost his sense of existence and was eventually destroyed by Cao Wei.
Although Zhuge Liang was very wise, the fundamental reason why he failed to unify the three kingdoms was not a shortage of food, but that in the face of strength, the food problem was only a secondary factor.
The strength of Shu Han is there, and it is almost impossible to unify the three kingdoms. Even if he attacked either Cao Wei or Eastern Wu, the strength of Shu Han was not enough to do so.
Because of the average strength of Shu Han, Sima Yi chose to stick to the city every time, and finally exhausted Zhuge Liang's energy, causing Zhuge Liang to die. From this point of view, even if Shu Han has 50,000 tons of instant noodles, it only solves the immediate problem and cannot fundamentally change the status quo.
On the contrary, if Shu Han had dozens of machine guns, then it would be possible for it to unify the three kingdoms, because this is hard power. The instant noodles are gone, but the machine gun does not become more powerful by eating instant noodles.
Therefore, relying only on 50,000 tons of instant noodles to unify the three countries is tantamount to wishful thinking. In fact, 50,000 tons of instant noodles not only failed to help Zhuge Liang unify the Three Kingdoms, but could instead hasten the demise of Shu Han.
This will be analyzed in detail through the following realities.
Instant noodles are a food that is convenient, but I don't recommend everyone to eat it often. I remember when I was in junior high school, I had to eat instant noodles for a month because a classmate used his food money to buy sneakers.
At first, I could barely fill my stomach with one pack in the morning and one in the evening, but eventually I fell ill due to severe malnutrition. After that, his body was visibly weak, and he was directly faint when he participated in the 5,000-meter running race, which had broken the school record.
Although this student is malnourished because he is at a critical stage of physical development and has been consumed for a long time, the impact of long-term consumption of instant noodles is different from that of adults, but it is undeniable that the nutritional value of instant noodles is indeed limited.
Therefore, if possible, I recommend that you choose other healthier foods to fill your stomach.
Ancient warriors defended the country with blood, and if they were allowed to consume instant noodles for a long time, the initial stage might not be obvious, but if they were consumed for a month, the bitter taste of instant noodles might give them a headache.
What's worse is that if it is consumed for a year, the psychological endurance of the soldier may collapse, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy, and may even kill the person who provides instant noodles. Surrendering to Cao Wei or Eastern Wu was just that they wanted to escape from this predicament.
Even if the soldiers had not surrendered, it would have taken three and a half years to eat 50,000 tons of instant noodles. During this time, the soldier's body will become weak and weak, and he may not even be able to pick up **.
In this way, the strength of Shu Han will be greatly weakened, and it will be easy for Cao Wei and Eastern Wu to eliminate Shu Han. Therefore, if Zhuge Liang was given 50,000 tons of instant noodles, not only would he not be able to unify the Three Kingdoms, but he would also cause the soldiers to rebel and surrender to Cao Wei and Eastern Wu due to anorexia of instant noodles.
To make matters worse, even if the soldiers did not rebel, consuming instant noodles for a long time would cause them to become physically weak and eventually defeated without a fight.
On the surface, it seems that Zhuge Liang was given 50,000 tons of instant noodles as military rations to assist him in defeating Cao Wei and Eastern Wu, but if you think about it for a while, perhaps these 50,000 tons of instant noodles were not to help Zhuge Liang unify the Three Kingdoms, but to prompt Cao Wei and Eastern Wu to eliminate Shu Han as soon as possible.
This can be regarded as an invulnerable conspiracy, maybe the person who gave instant noodles is Cao Wei or Dongwu's spy! Let's ** this interesting thought together!