An overview of the plot of the fortieth episode of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

The fortieth time, Mrs. Cai proposed to present Jingzhou.

Zhuge Liang burned Xinye.

Kong Ming suggested that Liu Bei take advantage of Liu Biao's critical illness and take Jingzhou as a place to stay in order to refuse to exercise, but not to do it.

Kong Rong dissuaded Cao Cao from attacking Liu Bei and killed Kong Rong and his two sons.

Liu Biao died, and Cai Mao and Mrs. Cai made Liu Cong the lord of Jingzhou. Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao.

Liu Bei was unwilling to booby trap Liu Cong to seize Jingzhou, and was willing to go to Fancheng to avoid the troops.

Cao Ren led the troops to escape from the east gate without fire, and the Cao soldiers fled to Baihe with nearly half of the loss of the army, thinking that it was safe, all dismounted and drank water, at this time Guan Yu released water in the upstream, the water was monstrous, and the Cao soldiers lost all of them.

In the fortieth round, Liu Biao died of illness, and Cai Mao made his youngest son Liu Cong the lord of Jingzhou. Kuai Yue and others persuaded Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao thus obtained Jingzhou. Liu Bei used Zhuge Liang's strategy to abandon the city and leave, burn Xinye, and repel Cao Ren's troops.

1. Summary.

Cao Mengde moved to Xu Du.

Lü Feng first attacked Xu County by night.

Cao Cao listened to the advice of the strategists and sent an army to meet the Son of Heaven and defeat Guo Yan and others. Later, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was moved to Xuchang. Yang Feng and others Cao Cao exchanged troops and was defeated, and Cao collected Xu Huang.

Xun Yu offered two tigers to Cao Cao to compete for food, provoking the relationship between Lu Bu and Liu Bei, but the plan failed. Xun Yu also offered a plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, so that Liu Bei and Yuan Shu fought against each other. Liu Bei left Zhang Fei to guard Xuzhou City.

Zhang Fei angrily beat Cao Bao, Cao Bao and Lu Buli should join forces, and Lu Bu seized Xuzhou.

2. Introduction to the original work.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is China's first full-length historical romance of Huiti**, which mainly depicts war and reflects Wu. Sichuan. The political and military struggle between the three political blocs of Wei.

It is divided into five parts: the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, the Heroes Competing for the Deer, the Three Kingdoms, and the Three Kingdoms Returning to Jin. On the vast background, scenes of majestic war were staged. The editor, Luo Guanzhong, integrated the 36 strategies of the art of war between the lines, with both the plot and the strategy of the art of war.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms reflects a wealth of historical content, with character names, geographical names, and major events basically the same as those of the Three Kingdoms. The character is also based on the fixed image left by "Three Kingdoms", and it is replayed, exaggerated, beautified, ugly, etc., which is also the routine of historical romance. On the one hand, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" reflects the real history of the Three Kingdoms and takes care of the needs of readers who want to understand the real history; On the other hand, according to the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty society, the characters of the Three Kingdoms were exaggerated, beautified, and scandalized.

The forty-fourth chapter Kong Ming used wisdom to provoke Zhou Yu Sun Quan to break Cao Cao Zhuge Liang said that Cao Cao attacked Jiangdong only for Er Qiao (Da Qiao is the wife of Sun Quan's brother Sun Ce, and Xiao Qiao is Zhou Yu's wife), and he can retire Cao Cao's soldiers if he offers Er Qiao, of course Zhou Yu will not sacrifice Er Qiao, so Zhou Yu decided to resist Cao. Sun Quan obeyed Zhou Yu and decided to resist Cao. Zhou Yu asked Zhuge Liang how to break Cao, Zhuge Liang said to Zhou Yu that Sun Quan was afraid of Cao Cao's many soldiers, and did not make up his mind to resist Cao, Zhou Yu saw Sun Quan that night, and Sun Quan was really afraid of Cao Cao's many soldiers.

Zhou Yu said to him that although Cao Cao had many soldiers, they were all rabble, and he was not afraid, and giving me 50,000 elite soldiers was enough to break Cao. So Sun Quan made up his mind. Zhou Yu then found that Zhuge Liang was a fierce rival and wanted Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin (who worked under Sun Quan) to persuade Zhuge Liang to work for Sun Quan together, but was persuaded by Zhuge Liang to let him come to Liu Bei's side.

Hello! The fortieth episode: Mrs. Cai proposed to sacrifice Jingzhou Zhuge Liang burned Xinye Kong Ming suggested that Liu Bei take advantage of Liu Biao's critical illness and take Jingzhou as a place to stay in order to refuse to operate.

Cao Cao personally supervised an army of 500,000 to the south, preparing to sweep the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop. Cao Ren led an advance force of 100,000 to Xinye. Kong Rong dissuaded Cao Cao from attacking Liu Bei and killed Kong Rong and his two sons.

Liu Biao died of illness, and Cai Mao and Mrs. Cai made their youngest son Liu Cong the lord of Jingzhou. Kuai Yue and others persuaded Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao thus obtained Jingzhou. Liu Bei was unwilling to trap Liu Cong to seize Jingzhou, and under the command of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei led the army and the people of Xinye to abandon Xinye and move to Fancheng, and Xinye became an empty city.

When the troops arrived, Zhuge Liang lured the troops into Xinye to burn them, and flooded them with the water of the White River to repel Cao Ren's army.

The forty-third chapter of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": Zhuge Liang followed Lu Su to Jiangdong and met the strategists in Jiangdong. Zhuge Liang used the method of agitation to make Sun Quan firm in his determination to resist Cao, but Sun Quan finally hesitated and had to take Zhou Yu back from Chaisang to discuss countermeasures.

Forty-third.

Synopsis: Zhuge Liang's tongue battle group Confucianism.

Lu Zijing is uncontroversial.

Zhang Zhao and others of Eastern Wu strongly advocated surrender, but Lu Su disagreed, and the right was inclined to Lu Su.

Zhuge Liang argued against the Confucians.

Huang Gai and Lu Su, the grain officials of Eastern Wu, led Kong Ming to see Sun Quan.

Zhuge Liang provoked Sun Quan with words, and Sun Quan changed color and entered the back hall. Liang blames Sun Quan for not being able to break Cao's strategy. Su led out of the hall and Kong Ming into the back hall to narrate.

Kong Ming explained to Sun Quan the weakness of the army, and Sun Quan's alliance could defeat the enemy Cao Cao. Sun Quan believed his word.

Zhang Zhao and others strongly advocated surrender, reminding Sun Quan not to fall for Liu Bei's plan, but Sun Quan hesitated.