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[The fourth character in the Three Kingdoms list - Guo Jia]

[He stood above all the counselors and patriots of the Three Kingdoms, and made seven great predictions in his life, none of which were wrong.]

【It is said that "If Guo Jia had not died, Wo Long would not have come out." In the hearts of every Three Kingdoms fan, Guo Jia's failure to compete with Zhuge Liang is the biggest regret. So, who is more powerful, Guo Jia or Zhuge Liang? 】

[Did Zhuge Liang really live in seclusion in Longzhong because of Guo Jia? In this video, let us follow the chronological order and understand the legendary life of Guo Jia, the genius of the Three Kingdoms. 】

[Guo Jia was born in Yingchuan in 170 AD and died in 207 AD while following Cao Cao in the expedition against the Wuhuan clan. Guo Jia was only 38 years old. [The Records of the Three Kingdoms commented that Guo Jia "had no mistakes" and almost never failed. ]

[The hero Cao Cao even commented on Guo Jia: "The one who helps me achieve great things must die." Guo Jia was very far-sighted when he was young. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. The 20-year-old Guo Jia chose to live in seclusion, away from the world, and secretly interacted with heroes and heroes. Therefore, not many people knew Guo Jia. 】

[Guo Jia first took a fancy to Yuan Shao, who had a prominent reputation, a bright future, and was a member of a family of three officials. However, after meeting Yuan Shao, Guo Jia found that Yuan Shao only imitated Zhou Gong's courtesy to the wise and humble, but did not know how to use talents. ]

[Thinking too much but lacking the key points, liking to plan but lacking decision-making, is not a leader who can dominate the world. ]

【So, Guo Jia left Yuan Shao and retired again, and stayed there for 6 years. 】

[In 196 AD, Xi Zhicai, a counselor whom Cao Cao valued very much, passed away. Cao Cao was heartbroken and wrote a letter to Xun Yu, asking him to recommend a counselor who could replace Xi Zhicai.]

【So, Xun Yu recommended his good friend Guo Jia to Cao Cao. The two hit it off immediately and discussed major issues in the world together. From then on, Guo Jia became Cao Cao's military advisor and military strategist, making plans for Cao Cao's campaigns. 】

[Faced with the situation of warlords fighting for supremacy, Guo Jia's accurate judgment of the enemy's psychological state became the key to Cao Cao's victory. ]

[A year later, Cao Cao failed in his expedition against Zhang Xiu and was humiliated by Yuan Shao. Just when Cao Cao was worried that he did not have enough strength to compete with Yuan Shao, Guo Jia proposed the famous "Ten Wins and Ten Losses Theory", citing ten reasons in a row to prove Cao Cao's chances of winning against Yuan Shao.]

[It was Guo Jia's persuasive analysis that boosted the morale of Cao's soldiers, and Cao Cao also formulated long-term and short-term combat goals. Guo Jia thus established his core position in Cao Cao's military think tank.]

[In 198 AD, Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Bu. Cheng Yu, a counselor attached to Cao Cao, suggested to Cao Cao that he kill Liu Bei to eliminate future troubles. However, Guo Jia believed that Cao Cao should not bear the infamy of killing wise men and endanger his reputation in order to eliminate one person. ]

[Guo Jia suggested that Cao Cao put Liu Bei under house arrest, but Cao Cao did not accept the plan. Instead, he became closer to Liu Bei, which led to the formation of the Three Kingdoms situation in the future.]

[When Cao Cao sent troops to attack Lü Bu, Lü Bu was trapped in Xiapi and refused to come out. The battle lasted for more than half a year. Cao Cao saw that the soldiers in the army were exhausted, so he thought of retreating.]

【However, Guo Jia saw a chance to survive and advised Cao Cao that if a person is brave but not wise, he will lose his energy and strength and the outcome will be decided soon. So he urged Cao Cao to launch a general attack. Cao Cao followed Guo Jia's strategy and attacked the city while breaking the dike to flood Xia Pi. As expected, Xia Pi was conquered soon after.】

[In 199 AD, Liu Bei took advantage of Yuan Shu's surrender to Yuan Shao and asked Cao Cao to intercept him. At that time, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others were not with Cao Cao. After Liu Bei's persuasion, Cao Cao agreed to his request.]

[By the time Guo Jia and Cheng Yu returned, it was too late. Liu Bei had already captured Xia Pi and raised his army to fight against Cao Cao, who regretted it deeply.]

[A year later, in order to avoid being attacked from both sides in the future battle with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao decided to first eliminate Liu Bei, who had not yet established a firm foothold in Xuzhou. At that time, all the generals under Cao Cao were afraid that Yuan Shao would take the opportunity to attack Xuchang, and they were worried that if they advanced, they would not be able to fight, and if they retreated, they would have no way to retreat.]

[Just when Cao Cao was hesitating, Guo Jia analyzed that Yuan Shao had always been indecisive and would not react quickly. Liu Bei had not yet won the support of the people and had not yet established a firm foothold. If they attacked quickly at this time, Liu Bei would surely be defeated. Then they could return to deal with Yuan Shao. This was the best opportunity to change the situation of being attacked from both sides, and it must not be lost.]

【So, Cao Cao led an expedition to the east, defeated Liu Bei, captured Liu Bei's wife, and captured Guan Yu alive. Things developed just as Guo Jia had expected. Yuan Shao did not respond, and Liu Bei was defeated. This allowed Cao Cao to go all out to fight Yuan Shao. 】

[Just when Cao Cao was confidently preparing for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao at Guandu, another disturbing news reached Cao Cao's camp: Sun Ce, a hero from Jiangdong, was preparing to send troops to launch a surprise attack on Cao Cao's base in Xudu.]

[Cao Cao was already at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Yuan Shao. If Sun Ce chose to attack at this time, it would be impossible to withdraw troops to defend Xu Du. If Xu Du was lost, Cao Cao's power would completely fall apart. Many people began to secretly flatter Yuan Shao at this time, preparing to leave a way out for themselves. ]

[At this critical moment, Guo Jia once again predicted that Sun Ce had just annexed Jiangdong and killed heroes. Moreover, Sun Ce was reckless and not good at defense. If an assassin ambushed him, he would be killed.]

[As Guo Jia expected, Sun Ce was injured by the retainers of his enemy Xu Gong before he even crossed the river. Although this was just a coincidence, it did add a touch of color to Guo Jia's brilliant plan.]

[In 202 AD, after the defeat at Guandu, Yuan Shao died of illness. Cao Cao took the opportunity to march north and won victory after victory. But just when victory was in sight, Guo Jia, who had previously urged Cao Cao to march north, rejected the opinions of many and proposed a brilliant strategy, suggesting that Cao Cao withdraw his troops at this time.]

[He predicted that the two Yuan brothers would definitely turn against each other in the future, so it would be better to first march south to attack Liu Biao and wait for changes, and then march north to conquer the world in one fell swoop. Sure enough, as soon as Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, news of the rebellion in Yuan’s army arrived.]

Cao Cao took the opportunity to return to the north and defeated Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang one by one. One of the two Yuans died and the other escaped. All because of Guo Jia's clever plan, Cao Cao won this battle easily and smoothly. 】

[In 205 AD, Guo Jia suggested that Cao Cao make more use of the famous people from the four continents of Qingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou to win back the hearts of the people. However, just when Cao Cao was about to unify Beihe, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi fled to Wuhuan.]

[At this time, Liu Bei, after several years of recuperation, had gathered considerable strength with the help of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Cao Cao was afraid that Liu Bei would suddenly attack him from behind when Cao Cao was on a lone expedition.]

[At this time, Guo Jia proposed a different view from others, telling Cao Cao to go on the expedition without worry, saying that someone would come to stop him when the time came.]

[Cao Cao followed Guo Jia's advice and immediately marched into Liucheng. In the Battle of Bailang Mountain, he killed Wuhuan Chanyu Tadun and captured more than 20 prisoners. Based on Guo Jia's strategy, Cao Cao finally completely pacified the north and unified the entire area north of the Yellow River.]

[However, the road conditions during this march were extremely bad, with a 200-li drought along the way. On the way back from Liucheng, Guo Jia died of illness due to poor acclimatization, bad weather, and working day and night.]

[Among Cao Cao's many advisers, only Guo Jia knew Cao Cao the best, and the two had the closest relationship, like friends. The two traveled in the same car and sat at the same table.]

[During his long career of fighting, Cao Cao always brought Guo Jia with him. Whenever there was a major military event, Guo Jia's strategy never failed, and Cao Cao placed unlimited hope on the young Guo Jia.]

[So, Guo Jia was a military strategist, someone who helped Cao Cao fight, while Zhuge Liang was a politician. His real contribution was to assist Liu Chan in governing Shu after Liu Bei's death. Both of them were among the best geniuses at the time, each with their own strengths.]

——"If nothing else, in terms of historical fame, Zhuge Liang is far better than Guo Jia. Prime Minister Zhuge is truly a household name."

——"Guo Jia is just a counselor, while Zhuge Liang is the prime minister. Is there any need to say who is more powerful?"

——"Until Guo Jia dies, Zhuge Liang will not come out. I don't know who spread this rumor. If Guo Jia knew Zhuge Liang came out, he would probably be scared to death."

——"I still think Jia Xu is stronger. After all, he is ruthless, which many strategists cannot compare with him."

[The fifth character in the Three Kingdoms list - Zhou Yu]

[How did the young ladies in the Three Kingdoms period tease their admirers? In Jiangdong, there was such a young talent, born in a famous family, tall and mighty, heroic, and with a magnificent face. ]

[No matter whether male or female, old or young, when they see him, they cannot believe that there is such a handsome young man in this turbid world. He is the most underestimated talent of the Eastern Wu - Zhou Yu.]

【Zhou Yu was not only good at both literature and martial arts, but also proficient in music. As long as someone played a wrong note, he would know even if he was drunk. At that time, it was widely said that "If there is a mistake in the music, Zhou Lang will look back." Those thousands of girls who were obsessed with Zhou Yu would deliberately play the wrong notes when playing, just to make Zhou Yu look back at them.】

[However, later generations only know that Zhuge Liang angered Zhou Yu three times and that he was narrow-minded. So was Zhou Yu in history really that bad? ]

[In this video, we will follow the chronological order to understand the life of Zhou Yu, the most romantic figure in the Three Kingdoms. ]

【Zhou Yu, courtesy name Gongjin, was a native of Lujiang County, Hui'an Province. He was born in 175 AD and died of illness in 210 AD at the age of 36. It is said that since ancient times, talented people have suffered many hardships, and there have never been many great men among the playboys, but Zhou Yu is an exception. 】

[He was a famous young talent in Jiangdong. He was not only tall and handsome, but also had a distinguished family background. The official history records that Zhou Yu was "broad-minded" and "ambitious and talented." ]

[He was both civil and military, possessed great talent and strategy, and was praised as a rare hero in the world, a handsome and elegant man in Jiangzuo. Zhou Yu was born into a prominent family. His great-grandfather Zhou Jing and his uncle Zhou Zhong both served as the Grand Commandant of the Han Dynasty. His father Zhou Yi was the magistrate of Luoyang. When Zhou Yu was born, he had great ambitions.]

[In 189 AD, when Sun Jian led his army to fight against Dong Zhuo, he moved with his family to Zhou Yu's house. Sun Jian's eldest son was the same age as Zhou Yu. Both were ambitious young men, and they had similar interests. They hit it off right away and had a good relationship.]

[Zhou Yu even gave part of his house to Sun Ce to live in, and often helped Sun Ce financially. The close relationship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce also made a big step forward in the relationship between the Sun family and the literati.]

[After Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce decided to inherit his father's business, fight back to Jiangdong, and start a new career. ]

[In 195 AD, Sun Ce entered Liyang with his only 1000 men, preparing to cross the Yangtze River to the east. So he wrote a letter to Zhou Yu. At this time, Zhou Yu went to visit his uncle Zhou Shang, who was the governor of Danyang. After hearing the news, Zhou Yu immediately took his men, horses, ships, food and equipment to support Sun Ce. ]

[One of them was extremely intelligent, the other was brave and good at fighting. Soon Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce to conquer Hengjiang, then crossed the river, attacked Moling, and then captured Hushu, entered Quhe, and forced Liu Yao to leave. Sun Ce's army also grew to tens of thousands of people. ]

After the overall situation was settled, Zhou Yu led his army back to guard Danyang. Not long after, Yuan Shu sent his cousin Yuan Yin to replace Zhou Shang as the governor of Danyang, and Zhou Yu followed Zhou Shang to Shouchun.

[In 198 AD, Yuan Shu, because he appreciated Zhou Yu's talent, wanted to give Zhou Yu a position and let him work for him. But Zhou Yu despised Yuan Shu's short-sightedness, so he used a clever trick to make Yuan Shu agree to let him return to Jiangdong.]

[When Zhou Yu was the mayor of Juchao County, he met Lu Su, another important figure in the Eastern Wu. The two established an unbreakable friendship and returned to Wujun from Juchao together.]

[When Sun Ce learned of Zhou Yu's return, he hurried out to greet him in person. He not only gave him a group of soldiers and horses, but also gave him a band of drums and music, and built a residence for Zhou Yu. No one could compare to him in terms of the amount of rewards he gave him.]

[This year, Zhou Yu was 24 years old, and everyone in Wu County called him Zhou Lang.]

[In 199 AD, Sun Ce planned to attack Jingzhou and ordered Zhou Yu to be the military guard and concurrently the governor of Jiangxia. Sun Ce led Zhou Yu and others to capture Wancheng and captured the family of Liu Xun, a subordinate of Yuan Shu, as well as the families of their subordinates.]

[Among them, Qiao Gong had two beautiful daughters. Sun Ce married Daqiao and Zhou Yu married Xiaoqiao. Since then, the relationship between the two has become closer.]

[After pacifying Yuzhang, Zhou Yu was left behind to guard Baqiu. But just when everything was going in favor of Jiangdong, Sun Ce was assassinated.]

[In 200 AD, Sun Ce entrusted the military and national affairs to Sun Quan before his death. Sun Quan was still young when he led Jiangdong. He only had five counties, namely Kuaiji, Wujun, Danyang, Yuzhang, and Luling. The dangerous places on the edge had not been completely conquered. The heroes of each county had not established a mutually dependent relationship between the monarch and his subjects with the Sun family.]

[During this critical moment, Zhou Yu sent troops from outside to attend the funeral and stayed by Sun Quan's side in Wujun, serving as the Central Guard General. Together with Zhang Zhao, the Chief Clerk, he was in charge of military and political affairs and supported Sun Quan wholeheartedly.]

[Although Sun Quan was only a general at the time, Zhou Yu treated Sun Quan with the courtesy of a monarch and his subjects, setting an example to support Sun Quan, and selflessly recommended Lu Su, who was also a talent for governing the country, to Sun Quan. This shows that Zhou Yu was not a narrow-minded person. ]

——"Zhou Yu can be regarded as one of the most perfect men in the Three Kingdoms period."

——"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is too popular and has ruined my reputation."