"In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the background of the 'straw boat borrowing arrows' was under the threat of Cao Cao's army. However, driven by jealousy, Zhou Yu made an unreasonable request for Zhuge Liang to make 100,000 arrows in 10 days. However, Zhuge Liang waved his fan and said," I only need three days to complete this." Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Zhou Yu excitedly asked Zhuge Liang to make a military pledge. However, he did not expect Zhuge Liang to make use of Cao Cao's paranoia. He sent out 20 grass boats that were connected together and used the grass on the grass boats to receive 100,000 arrows from Cao Cao's archers on a foggy day!”
"This sounds very reasonable. Zhuge Liang took advantage of Cao Cao's paranoia and put on a bewitching formation, forcing the other party to not send out ships to fight because of paranoia. He only dared to send out archers to shoot and borrowed 100,000 arrows. However, if we think about it carefully, we can see that there are too many unreasonable aspects!”
Hearing this, the audience in the live broadcast room temporarily held their breaths.
Because they knew that the highlight was about to come.
"First, in the official records, do you know who was the highest ranked commander during the Battle of Red Cliff? It wasn't Sun Quan, nor was it Liu Bei, nor was it Zhou Yu, nor was it Zhuge Liang. It was the 'partial general' Guan Yu! Now that Guan Yu was the leader with the highest military rank in the Sun-Wu Alliance, would he have Zhou Yu make things difficult for Zhuge Liang?! Furthermore, in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang had asked Lu Su to lend him troops and ships, and he had also asked Lu Su not to tell Zhou Yu about the matter. Only then did he finally complete the feat of borrowing arrows from a straw boat. However, who was Lu Su? He was Sun Wu's man, a hardcore member of Zhou Yu's faction! Could such a person borrow troops, borrow ships, and even help Zhuge Liang hide it from his hardcore Zhou Yu?! The answer was naturally impossible! Not to mention, Zhuge Liang was not the commander or strategist of the allied forces, nor was he Liu Bei's strategist. He did not have the right to lead the army! Therefore, borrowing arrows from a straw boat would not work at all!”
Tidas smiled and stretched out his first finger.
Hearing Tidas's words, many people in the live broadcast room suddenly came to a realization.
"So that's how it is. No wonder I kept feeling that something was wrong when I was reading it previously!”
"There's indeed a huge loophole. The streamer is indeed living up to her name!”
Hearing the voice in the live broadcast room that came to a sudden realization, Tidas smiled and continued to talk about the second loophole.
"As for the second loophole, it's very simple. In ancient wars, there were no satellites or other things. Every time the army set out, especially when they were in enemy territory, they would always send scouts to scout within a 20-mile radius. It could be said that it would reply to the detection of the surrounding environment every one or two hours, including whether there were enemies, the number of enemies, and the type of soldiers. It could be said that one of the key points that determined the victory or defeat of ancient wars was the degree of intelligence that the scouts could obtain from the enemy. One had to know that Cao Cao had won the Battle of Guandu! He had relied on the scouts to bring him the exact location of Yuan Shao's granary, giving him the opportunity to send troops to raid and burn down the entire granary, thus winning the battle with the weaker side. This was a classic example!
In the various military records, it was also clearly stated that when the enemy's military strength was unknown, the first thing to do was to send scouts to determine the strength of the enemy. Since Zhuge Liang had sent grass boats and soldiers to harass them, wouldn't Cao Cao, who had experienced many wars and was familiar with military books, send a wooden boat to probe the situation? One had to know that it was just a scouting team with hundreds of thousands of troops. Cao Cao, who had the advantage, could afford to waste his time.”
Tidas stretched out a second finger.
Hearing this, everyone in the live broadcast room could not help but gasp.
"I never thought that there would be such a loophole in the story!”
"Yes, I did. I originally thought that ancient wars were like those in television dramas. He did not expect that there was such a profound mystery within!”
"Yeah, the streamer is really observant!”
"I'm really starting to believe the streamer's words now.”
Amidst everyone's shocked and admiring voices, Tidas immediately stretched out his third finger.
"Thirdly, this is a common sense question. Anyone who had read the Art of War or the Romance of the Three Kingdoms would know! Fire attacks were one of the best ways to deal with enemy ships. Especially when those ships were connected by long ropes and were filled with flammable materials, fire attacks were the best weapon to deal with them. This point was vividly demonstrated during the Battle of Red Cliff when they attacked Cao Cao's ships with fire and formed a chain bridge. They defeated Cao Cao's army and forced Cao Cao, who had the upper hand, to retreat.”
"In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang connected his 20 straw boats together in this way. He even hung straw handles on the boats to reduce the wear and tear of the arrows. This was a suicidal way for him to borrow arrows. Under such circumstances, how could Cao Cao not think of using fire to destroy those 20 grass boats? Of course, there were also people who said that it was a matter of time. Cao Cao had thought of it, but the circumstances at that time did not allow him to let his subordinates use the rockets. Or perhaps the rockets were too heavy and the range was too short! However, in the original novel, Zhuge Liang's act of borrowing arrows lasted until dawn! With such a long period of time, not to mention taking out the rarely used rockets from the warehouse, it was not too late to even make rockets on the spot! As for the problem of a shorter shooting range, would Cao Cao, who could form the iron chain bridge, not have had one or two suicide ships?! The answer was naturally impossible! Moreover, Cao Cao's side was building a camp and shooting arrows from above. The distance was definitely enough! Moreover, if he couldn't use bows and arrows, he could use crossbows!”
"Therefore, in conclusion, the story of Zhuge Liang's straw boat borrowing arrows is completely fabricated. Similarly, we can also find loopholes in stories like the Empty Fortress Stratagem. For example, in the Empty Fortress Stratagem, why didn't Sima Yi send out a master archer to kill Zhuge Liang who was less than 200 meters away from the city gate tower? During the Burning of Xinye, Zhuge Liang was a civilian at that time. How could he lead troops? These loopholes fully prove that the image of Zhuge Liang that most of us know now is just a figment of our imagination!”
Hearing Tidas's continuous words, everyone in the live broadcast room could not help but hold their breaths for a moment. Then, they could not help but applaud.
Even though they knew that Tidas, who was opposite them in the live broadcast room, could not hear their applause.
However, they were still clapping excitedly.
It was not for anything else, but for Tidas's wonderful commentary.
However, at this moment.
The door of Tidas's room suddenly rang.
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