The Burning of Bowangpo was directed by Liu Bei himself, and Zhuge Liang had not yet appeared. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 A.D.), Liu Bei, the Zhaolie Emperor, had to rely on Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Dun and Yu Ban to lead a large army to attack Xinye of Jingzhou, and Liu Biao asked Liu Bei to go and resist.
Liu Bei set up an ambush, pretended to run away, and burned down the camp. Xiahou Dun and the others led a large army in pursuit, but were routed by Liu Bei's ambush and returned home in defeat.
At the beginning of the Three Kingdoms, Wei, Wu and Shu were the three strongest states. However, the state of Shu at that time was not only difficult to compare with the Northern Wei, but also not as good as the Eastern Wu, which was in danger of being annexed at any time. Liu Bei, the master of Shu, in order to defend against Wei and Wu, and complete the unification of the world's hegemony, courtesy of the wise and virtuous, and three times asked Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain to assist.
Ge Liang is familiar with the book of war, has long analyzed the war situation. He saw, if you want to fight with Wei Wu, must first thwart one side of the sharpness, in order to achieve the weakening of the enemy, the purpose of strengthening their own. At the same time, he pointed to Wei first to break the enemy's head.
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The story of the burning of Bowangpo is the famous battle of Zhuge Liang, and also the first station that Zhuge Liang fought after his debut, so this story has also become a historical classic.
In order to better highlight the Zhuge Liang just out of the hut when the talent, will be "burning the Bo Wang Po" of the great achievements to Zhuge Liang, in history, just 22 years old Zhuge Liang's mind is not yet mature, the line of this big event can only be familiar with the way of the veteran of the military strategy to do.
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