How did Zhuge Liang borrow the east wind in Romance of the Three Kingdoms ??? Qixingtai Zhuge borr

The plot of Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is to successfully ** the wind direction through his ingenuity and meteorological knowledge, and pray for the east wind with the help of Qixingtai and spells, and finally make the wind blow towards Cao Ying and burn the Cao army's ship.

Zhuge Liang is well aware of the law of meteorological changes, and through the observation of astronomy, geography, meteorology and other knowledge, ** to the growth of yang energy after the winter solstice, the southeast wind will blow on the riverbank. Therefore, he chose the day before the winter solstice, built an altar on the Seven Star Terrace, and used the east wind to burn the chain of ships.

In addition, Zhuge Liang also knows the art of Qimen Dunjia, which is not a mysterious spell, but an ancient science, involving the knowledge of Zhou Yi, astronomy, geography, military, calendar, etc. Zhuge Liang combined the knowledge he learned with practice, accurately changed the wind direction, and prayed for the east wind with the help of spells, and finally realized the miracle of borrowing the east wind.

In short, Zhuge Liang's plot of borrowing the east wind is not a mysterious spell or a special function, but through his deep understanding of meteorological knowledge, as well as his ingenuity and practical experience, he succeeded in ** the wind direction, and prayed for the east wind with the help of Qixingtai and spells, and finally achieved the goal of burning the chain of ships.

I know this, in fact, there is an east wind, and the east wind is not Zhuge Liang.

borrowed, that is, even if Zhuge Liang does not go to Qixingtai.

Borrow the east wind, and the east wind will come. The reason why Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind was to expand his own prestige and influence.

Zhuge Liang does not have the ability to call for wind and rain, the east wind is just a natural phenomenon on the Yangtze River, Zhuge Liang just has rich meteorological knowledge, and he just pretends to use spells on the Seven Star Altar to deter Jiangdong.

When Zhuge Liang asked Liu Bei for help from Sun Quan, he had actually begun to implement his plan to borrow the east wind. From "Tongue Battle Group Confucianism" to "Wisdom Provoke Sun Quan", from "Grass Boat Borrowing Arrows" to "Seven Star Altar Sacrifice Wind", and finally until the Battle of Chibi, it should be regarded as the process of Zhuge Liang borrowing the east wind.

In the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208 AD), Cao Cao led a large army to attack Wu, and Wu and Shu united to resist Cao. Because the Wei army was not good at water warfare, Kong Ming and Zhou Yu decided to attack with fire. Pang Tong pretended to defect to Cao Cao and suggested that the Wei ships be connected together with iron cables to resist the wind and waves; Zhou Yu pretended to beat Huang Gai, and the latter pretended to surrender to Wei.

Kong Ming speculated that the east wind was coming. Huang Gai led dozens of boats to Wei, and the boats were full of firewood and grass. When he was about to reach the Wei army, Huang Gai lit firewood and grass, and the fire burned towards the Wei army by taking advantage of the wind. The Wei army's unfamiliar water-based ships were connected again, and there were countless casualties. The Wei army fled.

There are two views in later generations:

One side believes that Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind with magic in the book, and the author compiled it to create a plump and clever character image;

The other party believes that the book actually does not directly say that Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind with spells, but only with rich meteorological knowledge, so Zhuge Liang just pretended to use spells on the Seven Star Altar, and at the same time shocked Jiangdong.

The book mentions that the practice of borrowing the east wind is also said in the dialogue through the mouth of the character, and there is no author's narrative that directly confirms that it is a spell.