Nowadays, it is also the subject of smartphone games, etc. [ Sangokushi ].
Isn't it a word that even strangers have heard once? ??
In fact, do you all know that those who have learned the history of elementary school have once touched the Three Kingdoms? ??
A Chinese history book about Japan in the Yayoi period [ Wajinden ] However, in history textbooks, [ Queen of Yamatai, Himiko ] Is written that it sent a messenger to China.
Many people do not know that this Wajinden biography is part of the history book of the Three Kingdoms.
Even on the wiki
It is written that it is a part of a history book called Sangokushi.
I fell in love with history because of the history simulation game [ Sangokushi . ] May be the trigger. Once I started writing, it seemed like it wouldn't stop, so I didn't dare to write an article about Sangokushi.
It's been 7 to 8 years since I started blogging. Since the articles have been enriched, I think it's time to concentrate on writing this article as an opportunity.
In the first such memorable article on Sangokushi, I would like to write a synopsis of Sangokushi and get a feel for the flow.
Three Kingdoms familiar in Japan
In China around the 3rd century, [Wei] [Wu] [蜀] It was divided into three countries.
Historically, this era was [ Three Kingdoms ] Is called.
The historical materials that recorded the events of this era are [ Sangokushi ] And [Wajinden] [Wujinden] [蜀蜀 蜀] It is divided into, and many people from each country are written.
The familiar [ Wajinden in textbooks ] Is [ History book of Wei country, description about Wajin ] It means. In the Japanese archipelago, when the culture was centered on rice cultivation in the Yayoi period, the heroes of the Three Kingdoms fought through the vast continent in neighboring China, and various strategies were circulated.
The story of the Three Kingdoms that we often see is [ Three Kingdoms ] Is based on a Chinese historical novel written in the Ming dynasty. In this story, the emperor of the 蜀, Liu Bei, is written as the main character, [Nishiyuki] and [Suikoden] . Together with it, it has become popular in China.
When Eiji Yoshikawa made a hit as a novel [Sangokushi] in Japan by arranging this play, Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga Sangokushi and a familiar history simulation game were born based on it, and it is familiar to children like me. It will be a certain work.
The introduction was too long, but let's move on to the synopsis of the main subject from here.
Yellow Turban Rebellion and the rise of Dong Zhuo
After the world was turbulent and became a puppet government, the Han dynasty
Around the 2nd century AD. It was the Han dynasty after the reign of the descendants of Emperor Gaozu in mainland China.
However, as the young emperors took the throne one after another, the government was in the hands of eunuch officials and consort kins, and the government struggled and corrupted. No good politics could have been done in such an administration, and the fatigue and dissatisfaction of the people had reached its peak.
There, he was instructed by Zhang Jue, a religious guru called Taiping Road [ Yellow Turban . ], But stood up to overthrow the Eastern Han dynasty. This Yellow Turban Rebellion soon spread all over China and rushed to the front of the capital, Luoyang.
184 in the era of the Han and Emperor Ling after this time It was that.
In response to this turmoil, the Han government released the bureaucrats who had been cracking down and recruited volunteers from all over the country Yellow Turban Rebellion . I was eager to suppress. From among those volunteers, the later emperors of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao and Liu Bei, Sun Quan Father Sun Jian Will appear.
Due to the activities of these people, the masterminds of the Yellow Turban Rebellion fell, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion went down, but the battle between the eunuch official and the consort kin reignited in the court of Luoyang. Consort kin of the Emperor He Jin Try to seize power by killing all the eunuch officials, but they are killed in return.
Shortly before this, the Emperor died, and by He Jin the young Emperor Liu Bian Was on the throne.
In the turmoil, Liu Bian evacuates to the outside of the court with his younger brother, Liu Bian, but on the way, General Dong Zhuo It fell into my hands. Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang as the guardian of the emperor, and the emperor's younger brother, Liu Kyo Was attached to the emperor.
This emperor is the last emperor of the Eastern Han, emperor is.
Dong Zhuo who seized central power by supporting the Emperor Has exhausted the domineering of the sake pond meat forest. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao who hated this domineering Escaped from Luoyang and gathered an allied army of Dong Zhuo to challenge the battle.
Dong Zhuo, who was defeated in the Battle of Hulao Pass and was disadvantaged in formation, moves to Chang'an with the Emperor Xian.
Even after moving to Chang'an, Dong Zhuo monopolized his power, but he was assassinated by his subordinate Lu Bu.
Due to the assassination of Dong Zhuo, the Dong Zhuo Alliance was also dissolved at the discretion of each group of males, and after that, they began to fight for their own interests.
At this point, the group of men aiming for the world are Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Liu Yan . They were those who said.
At one time they tied their hands, at another time they fought and fought each other.
Among them, Yuan Shao was close to the world at that time, and by defeating Gongsun Zan, who was fighting in North China, he grew into a great power that controls the four provinces of North China. At this time, the later emperors of the three countries were doing their best to protect their respective territories, and were far from being able to aim at the world.
However, this history begins to move ...
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's World Divide Battle
Lu Bu and Wang Yun's administration replaced Dong Zhuo Wang Yun is killed by being defeated by Dong Zhuo's remnants. Lu Bu will move from one base to another, relying on Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.
During this time, Yuan Shao Liu Biao and Yuan Shu were fighting with Gongsun Zan. Sun Jian, who was under Yuan Shu, was killed in action in the battle with Liu Biao's subordinate Huang Zu.
Cao Cao Became the Secretary of his Yanzhou, defeating the million Yellow Turbans invading from Qingdao and defeating the soldiers Qingdao Organized as. With this momentum, Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou's Tao Qian from the resentment of his father being killed and carried out a massacre.
Liu Bei led a small army and fought under Tao Qian, and when Tao Qian died of illness, he took control of Xuzhou. However, after losing the battle of Cao Cao, he was betrayed by Lu Bu, who had been close to him, and Xuzhou was robbed.
On the other hand, the Emperor arrived from Chang'an to Luoyang over a year. Is welcomed by Cao Cao's patronage to his own home, Xu. At this time, Cao Cao took over the position of Cao Cao and took possession of the Han government.
Around this time, Yuan Shu calls himself the emperor, but when he loses to Cao Cao and dies of disappointment, Lu Bu also loses the conflict with Cao Cao and is executed.
In North China, Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, who controls Youzhou, has expanded his power. Cao Cao also begins to have power, and the group of males who will be active in the future will begin to stand out.
Around 199, only a handful of the group males who appeared in the Yellow Turban Rebellion survived.
Sun Jian's son, Sun Ce, who died in the Battle of Gangnam, was also assassinated by a thug, and his younger brother Sun Quan has succeeded the Sun family.
In such a situation, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao finally collide across the Yellow River for the hegemony of the world [ Battle of Guandu ] Will start.
At first, Yuan Shao was dominant, but Yuan Shao's army, which lost his troops due to a surprise attack by Cao Cao, collapsed and routed. In this battle, the victorious Cao Cao finally managed to win the world.
Battle of Red Cliffs
Battle of Guandu Yuan Shao, who was defeated in the event, died of illness shortly afterwards, and at that time Cao Cao set out to settle the remaining forces of Yuan Shao.
Liu Bei had moved to Yuan Shao because he was involved in Cao Cao's assassination plan, but before the Battle of Guandu, he passed through Runan and moved to Liu Biao in Jingzhou.
Sun Quan of Gangnam brought together his vassals and sought to stabilize his power.
Cao Cao's unification of North China is Yuan Shang in Jizhou Yuan Tan in Qingdao I defeated and got the base of Yuan Shao. Bandits Zhang Yan He surrendered for fear of Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao's nephew, Gao Lan , resisted until the end. When Bingzhou was defeated and Bingzhou was settled, the northern Karasuma bandits were also subdued and all of North China was settled.
Cao Cao, who achieved the peace of North China, embarked on the institutional reform of the Eastern Han, Grand Chancellor . I got the position of. And, in order to further unify the world, Jingzhou's Liu Biao I led a large army to the south.
In the crisis of Jingzhou, Liu Biao died of illness and a battle for successor broke out. Liu Zhao, who succeeded him, surrendered early in Jingzhou, and Cao Cao was able to obtain Jingzhou without any effort.
Liu Bei, who escaped from Jingzhou because he felt the danger of falling into the hands of Cao Cao, was attacked by Cao Cao in Nagasaka and was defeated, but escaped to Natsuguchi. In this area, he meets Lu Su, a subordinate of Sun Quan, and dispatches Zhuge Liang to Gangnam as a messenger in order to form an alliance with Sun Quan and counter Cao Cao.
Cao Cao sends a letter urging Sun Quan to surrender, and while most of his vassals agree with the surrender, Lu Su and Zhou Yu strongly oppose it. The messenger Zhuge Liang also preaches the theory of war, and Sun Quan decides to fight Cao Cao.
Cao Cao's army crosses the Yangtze River with a large army and attacks as Sun Quan surrenders.
In this way, Sun Quan / Liu Bei Allied Forces VS Cao Cao Army By [ Battle of Red Cliffs ] Will occur.
The Cao Cao army led a large army and crossed the Yangtze River, but Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu and others repelled the Cao Cao army and suffered great damage.
Due to the great defeat of the Battle of Red Cliffs, Cao Cao's ambition to unify the world was temporarily crushed and entered an era in which the three countries were separated.
Mikuni Prefectural and Northern Expedition
Cao Cao, who lost in the Battle of Red Cliffs, left Cao Ren and Zhang Liao to defend the south, and returned to his home in the north, where he actively engaged in domestic affairs, recruitment of human resources, and literary activities.
Zhou Yu, who is under Sun Quan, was injured in the battle with Cao Ren, who was aiming to attack Shu, and died at the young age of 36. Lu Su will take over the task and support Sun Quan to replace him.
Lu Su maintains a friendly relationship with Liu Bei and allows Liu Bei to stay in Jingzhou, which later creates a rift between Sun Quan and Liu Bei.
Cao Cao created Wei Kingdom in the Eastern Han, and the Eastern Han became famous and innocent.
Liu Bei, who has gained a foothold in Jingzhou, is afraid of Cao Cao Liu Zhang He enters the land of Shu, but he uses his army to surrender Liu Zhang and succeeds in taking over Shu. In this way, the Mikuni Prefectural envisioned by Zhuge Liang The shape of is completed.
On the other hand, Cao Cao is Ma Chao and Han Sui in Guanzhong. And use it as a foothold to advance the westward settlement.
In Hanzhong, Way of the Five Pecks, Zhang Lu Remained independent, but surrendered under the attack of Cao Cao. Liu Bei also sends his army to Hanchu to counter it for defense.
Around this time, Sun Quan demanded that Liu Bei return Jingzhou. Liu Bei, who did not like the deterioration of the relationship, agreed to divide Jingzhou into two and resumed Wei's attack.
Cao Cao also advances the army to counter Liu Bei's army that has advanced to Hanchu.
Battle of Mount Dingjun Then, Cao Cao's inn general, Xiahou Yuan I will lose and withdraw from Hanchu.
In Jingzhou, Guan Yu Is Cao Ren However, Sun Quan dispatched Ryomo to avenge Guan Yu Battle of Fancheng . So, I have captured Guan Yu. Around the same time, Cao Cao was also on the bed of death and already held most of the world, but he died without taking the position of emperor.
After Cao Cao died, Cao Pi took over. Cao Pi urged Shan Rang to the Emperor and finally took the throne as Wei's Wen Emperor.
To counter this, Hanzhong King Liu Bei is also the emperor of Shu As Zhuge Liang If you leave it to Shu, he will advance to Son Wu to avenge Guan Yu's death. However, Battle of Xiaoting After losing to Lu Xun, he died at the White Emperor Castle, which escaped.
Sun Quan, who had been a vassal to Wei for a while and became King Wu, refused Wei's hostage request and confronted again to form an alliance with Shu and oppose Wei.
After Liu Bei's death, Liu Zen took over in Shu, and Zhuge Liang was in charge of managing Shu.
Zhuge Liang, according to Liu Bei's will, conducts internal affairs and prepares an army to subdue Wei. Among them, when Meng Huo in the south was made a vassal and the country was stabilized, at the timing when the Emperor Wen, Cao Pi changed to Cao Rui, he sent a teacher's table to Liu Shan and moved the army to Hanchu.
In this way, we invaded Liang Province and the first Northern Expedition It was started.
The rise of the Sima clan and the unification of the three countries
It was Zhuge Liang who hit the northern felling with perfect preparation, but Battle of Jieting Ma Su Was defeated in violation of his orders and retreated to Shu as his entire army. After that, northern expedition will be carried out several times.
By this time, Sun Quan is also the emperor We will try to strengthen Wu's system, but Liaodong's Gongsun Yuan I will betrayed when I try to join hands.
In Wei's country, Sima Yi commanded the military and responded to Zhuge Liang's northern felling.
After confirming that Zhuge Liang was able to cooperate with Wu, he headed for the final northern felling and glared at Sima Yi at Gojohara, but the cooperation with Wu did not go well and Zhuge Liang also fell ill on the battlefield and died.
Liaodong's Gongsun Yuan is Prince of Yan Sima Yi repels this. Around this time, Himiko of Wakoku sent a messenger to Wei and received the title of King Wei. When the Emperor Ming died, Sima Yi became a contributor to the emperor along with Cao Shuang, but Cao Shuang moved Sima Yi away from the center.
In Wu, Sun Deng takes the throne, but he passed away early, and a battle for successor between Sun He and Sun Ba broke out. At the dying festival, Sun Quan will change to both and appoint Sun Liang as his successor and die.
In Wei, Sima Yi, who had been away from the center, came to power by a coup d'etat, and his real power was taken away by Sima Zhao. After that, Wu fought Wei and the north of the Yangtze River many times, but as the battles continued, the national power declined and he was pushed back to the vicinity of the Yangtze River.
蜀 But Jiang Wei However, he succeeded Zhuge Liang and resumed northern felling, but he could not achieve results and the result was that the national power gradually declined. Wei's Deng Ai and Zhong Hui When Shu is dispatched to capture Shu, Jiang Wei's resistance is vain, Liu Shan surrenders to Wei, and Shu Han is destroyed.
Wei also gave Shan Rang to Jin, and Sima Yi's grandson, Sima Yi Will be on that throne.
Jin formed a large army and invaded Wu from six directions, and when Jin's army approached the construction business, Wu's emperor Sun Hao surrendered, and the three countries became one and became Jin.
In this way, the Three Kingdoms era, when many heroes were fighting, closed the curtain and the new government [ Jin ] To unify China for the first time in 100 years.