Burning Red Cliff generally refers to the Battle of Red Cliff. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the coalition forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao's army in the Chibi area of ????the Yangtze River in the 13th year of Jian'an. The combined forces of Sun and Liu finally defeated Cao's army with a fire attack. Cao Cao returned north. Sun and Liu each captured part of Jingzhou, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Three Kingdoms.

The defeat in the Battle of Chibi made Cao Cao lose the possibility of unifying the country in a short period of time. Sun and Liu took advantage of this victory to begin to develop and strengthen their respective forces. Liu Bei grew rapidly after borrowing Jingzhou from Sun Quan. , and then sought to capture Yizhou, Sun Quan personally led the army to attack Hefei many times. However, he failed in several battles and lost troops and generals. After Cao Cao returned to the north, he rested for five years. After pacifying Guanzhong, he launched a large-scale southward expedition against Sun Quan. This battle formed the prototype of the three divisions of the world and laid the foundation for the establishment of the Three Kingdoms.

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1. Comments

The Battle of Chibi was one of the "Strategic Problems of Both Sides" listed by Mao Zedong in the article "Strategic Issues in China's Revolutionary War" in Chinese history. There is a difference between the weak and the weak. The weak gives in first and strikes later, thus winning." One of the famous battle examples. The outcome of the war depends on the political, military, economic and other conditions of both sides, but the first thing that bears the brunt is the competition of military strength between the two sides. In the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was obviously not as powerful as Yuan Shao, who had an absolute advantage in manpower and material resources. However, he used a small number to defeat many, used disadvantages to overcome advantages, and finally won a complete victory. His method of victory is worthy of future generations. Thoughtful.

2. Literary Description

The full name of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" (also known as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"), which describes the period from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the early Western Jin Dynasty. The historical events of the past hundred years mainly describe wars, telling the story of the war between the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the political and military struggles among the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. In the end, Sima Yan unified the three kingdoms and established the Jin Dynasty. It reflects the transformation of various social struggles and contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, summarizes the great historical changes of this era, and creates a group of all-powerful heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

Among them, the Battle of Chibi is the most important, largest and most concentrated battle in the book.

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