When Liu Bei returned to the inn, Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao, called on him and cried to Liu Bei about his plan for survival. Liu Bei hinted that he would ask Kong Ming for advice. The next day, Liu Qi gave a banquet, Liu Bei was ill, and Kong Ming went alone. During the dinner, Gongzi refused to ask Kongming for advice twice, but tricked him into the attic and tried again. After Kong Ming died, including, the allusions taught Liu Qi to station troops in Jiangxia to avoid the harm of his mother, Mrs. Cai.
Cao Cao resigned as prime minister. When Cao Cao heard that Liu Bei was practicing foot soldiers in Xinye, he ordered Xia Houdun to lead hundreds of people to Bowangpo to see the elegance of Xinye. However, Xia Hou didn't listen to Xu Shu and wanted to catch Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
Liu Bei regarded Kong Ming as a teacher, which made Zhang Guan very dissatisfied. Suddenly, he had to report the killing of a new item to Xia Houdun. Liu Bei gave the seal to Kongming, and Zhang Guan and others watched how Kongming used his army.
Kongming ordered Guan Yu to ambush in Yushan Mountain on the left side of Bowangpo, burning its grain and grass, while Zhang Fei ambushed in the valley on the right side of anlin, waiting for an opportunity to set fire to the old grain and grass of Bowangpo. Zhao Yun was defeated and Xia Houdun was led into an ambush. Liu Bei led his horse as a backup. When he saw the fire, he killed Bowangpo and Cao Jun was defeated. In summer, he cleaned up the mess and returned to Xuchang. Zhang Guan and other generals admired Zhuge Liang's talent.
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The battle of Bowangpo was won:
1, Zhuge Liang cleverly laid out in advance. Bowangpo is the only road leading to Xinye County, and both sides of Bowangpo Road are mostly reeds, which is very suitable for fire attack.
Moreover, Bowangpo road is narrow, and it is difficult for military forces to display. Even if Cao Jun brought more troops, it would be difficult to operate in Bowangpo. Zhuge Liang defeated Xia Houdun, Li Dian and others by taking advantage of the topographical features of Bowangpo and the advantages of fire attack.
2. Xia Houdun's underestimation led to failure. Xia Houdun ignored Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei. He boasted before Cao Cao that he wanted to capture Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang alive. This is his carelessness in underestimating his enemies.
Liu Bei and Zhao Yun lured the enemy in advance. Liu Bei and Zhao Yun successively came to lure the enemy and introduced Xia Houdun to Bowangpo, which made the fire attack possible. This led to chaos and failure in Cao Jun.
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