How did Zhuge Liang borrow Dongfeng?

Zhuge Liang has no ability to call the wind and rain, and the east wind is only a natural phenomenon on the Yangtze River. Zhuge Liang only predicted the east wind with his rich meteorological knowledge, and only put on airs on the seven-star altar and pretended to shock Jiangdong with spells.

When Zhuge Liang asked Liu Bei for help from Sun Quan, he actually began to implement his plan to borrow the east wind. From "discussing Taoism with Confucianism" to "inspiring Sun Quan with wisdom", from "borrowing arrows from grass boats" to "offering sacrifices to the wind at the Seven Stars Altar", and finally to the occurrence of Battle of Red Cliffs, all these should be regarded as the process of Zhuge Liang borrowing from the east wind.

Extended data:

In the official history, Zhuge Liang did not attend Battle of Red Cliffs. Zhou Yu is the commander of Battle of Red Cliffs, and the east wind is a natural phenomenon on the Yangtze River. Zhou Yu and Huang Gai practiced for a long time in the local water army, and they knew exactly when the east wind started. They seized the fighter plane and defeated Cao Jun, and Zhou Yu was also very broad-minded, which was different from what the romance described.

In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is believed that Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind by magic in the book, and the author compiled it and created a resourceful character. The practice of borrowing the east wind mentioned in the book is also mentioned in the dialogue through the mouth of the characters, and no author directly confirms that it is a spell.

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Baidu encyclopedia-borrow Dongfeng