Zhuge Liang knew that the Northern Expedition could not succeed, so why did he insist on the Norther

Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition has a great chance of success, and it cannot be said that it will not be successful. Zhuge Liang actually did his homework for the Northern Expedition. First of all, after the defeat of the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei entrusted Zhuge Liang to Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang became the actual controller of the Shu Han regime.

Zhuge Liang was worried about the sneak attack of Eastern Wu, and sent people to negotiate with Eastern Wu many times to consolidate the alliance between the two sides. When Soochow got Jingzhou, it also had to face the attacks of the Cao Wei regime directly, so Soochow also had the motivation to establish a solid alliance with the Shu Han regime. The establishment of an alliance between Shu Han and Eastern Wu, and the stability of the alliance is the basic requirement of the Northern Expedition.

After Zhuge Liang became the actual controller, he first carried out internal reforms to fully regularize the Shu Han regime, and at the same time recuperate and promote the improvement of national strength. During this period, Zhuge Liang himself was not idle, in order to consolidate the rear, he personally led his troops to the south, comprehensively assessed the rebellion in the south, and captured Meng Shu seven times, and the story of the seven captures of Meng Shu happened at this stage. The reason why there is a story of the seven captures of Meng Shu is because Zhuge Liang wants to completely dispel the concerns of the rear, to convince people with virtue, and to convince the masses in the south, so he recognizes that the sacrifice is greater, and he also wants to exchange for the mass base.

Later, Zhuge Liang's policy strategy towards the south also began to reform, not following the strategy of the two Han Dynasty, but allowing the local ethnic minorities to adopt the method of autonomy to strengthen their own rule, which was a very good move, and there was no large-scale rebellion in the south after that.

Zhuge Liang made sufficient preparations before he began to prepare for the Northern Expedition, and his Northern Expedition strategy was also very clear, that is, to block Longyou, with the help of Wudu and Yinping to ensure the first line of food, and fully rely on geographical advantages to ensure the stability of the entire front. Personally, I think that this strategy is still very good, the reason why Zhuge Liang did not succeed is mainly due to two reasons, on the one hand, the Shu Han regime lacks talents, and the famous generals who contributed to the founding of the country are basically dead, and the remaining generals can not be used much; On the other hand, Zhuge Liang's luck is indeed too bad, and several large-scale battles will cause natural and man-made disasters, which is definitely not that Zhuge Liang does not work hard, but that God does not agree.

Some people say that Zhuge Liang's northern part is to divert domestic contradictions and improve internal cohesion, and if he does not go on a northern expedition, he will destroy the country, etc., I personally think that this view is too ridiculous. If Zhuge Liang can be stationed in the Western Shu region safely, Shu Han's life will be the best, because after Zhuge Liang pacified the south, Shu Han basically had no place to consume financial resources, and Zhuge Liang led by example, the efficiency was very high, and the national strength was greatly improved. In this case, Zhuge Liang did not adopt the Northern Expedition strategy, but could promote the stability of Shu Han, how to divert contradictions and improve internal cohesion.

Anyone knows that starting a war will consume materials and personnel, which will cause internal contradictions, Zhuge Liang does not understand this truth, and still chooses the Northern Expedition for one purpose, that is, to dominate the world. This is in line with the traditional understanding of ancient Chinese scholars and doctors, and unification is the goal that every intellectual strives for, so Zhuge Liang insisted on the Northern Expedition.

First, Liu Bei's last wish, his loyalty to the lord made him do so.

Second, wake up the Lord and educate yourself.

Third, his own obsession, following the lord for many years, he also has his own ideas.

The reason why Zhuge Liang insisted on the Northern Expedition may be to divert internal contradictions, Liu Bei is the master of the outside, and his biggest enemy is the local Haoqiang in Yizhou, and years of foreign wars can weaken their power.

Because he is even more reluctant to see Shu Han sit and wait to die, he will die anyway, it is better to fight, so he will insist on the Northern Expedition.

An important consideration of Kong Ming's Northern Expedition was to try to cause new unrest in the north and obstruct or delay the process of Cao Wei's economic recovery.

Zhuge Liang knew that if it was maintained, Shu would be defeated in the end. Only through the continuous Northern Expedition to seek opportunities and find a way to truly save Shu.

Because after the death of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the internal contradictions of Shu were very large, and Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition could not only eliminate Cao Cao's arrogance, but also alleviate the internal contradictions of Shu.

Because the Northern Expedition is Liu Bei's lifelong wish, Liu Bei is kind to Zhuge Liangshui, so Zhuge Liang has to keep the Northern Expedition, even if it is unsuccessful, he still insists on it.

Because only by insisting on the Northern Expedition can the northern border of Shu become stable, so that the safety of the rear can be protected in the process of marching.