Red Cliffs and Jiangling 208 - THREE KINGDOMS DOCUMENTARY

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  • Опубліковано 11 тра 2019
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    In the previous videos of our animated historical documentary series on history of China and the Three Kingdoms period, we have covered the rise of Cao Cao and Sun Ce. The latter passed away and was replaced by his brother Sun Qian. Another powerful realm was being built by Liu Biao and his son Liu Qi supported by Lui Bei and eventually these three emerging kingdoms clashed in 208 during the famous campaign of the Red Cliffs and the battle of Jiangling.
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  • @KingsandGenerals
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    • @mateusmiranda9451
      @mateusmiranda9451 5 років тому +6

      Although I am unable to contribute financially, I will perform my role of translator to broadcast the videos of your channel to my countrymen. I'll make sure that more and more Brazilians will have more historical knowledge thanks to you, guys!

    • @lukezuzga6460
      @lukezuzga6460 5 років тому +1

      @@mateusmiranda9451 Good work, I've worked in education as well and I take my hat off too you.

    • @patrickweber8750
      @patrickweber8750 5 років тому

      Anything on whether or not any Webers were with the German Merencaries at the first siege of Vienna?

    • @suthanakulan
      @suthanakulan 5 років тому

      Can you do a video about the kingdom of georgia and its victories against the seljuks.

    • @murderouskitten2577
      @murderouskitten2577 5 років тому

      well , 10% of my netlix subscribtion is 10% of zero :)

  • @jstn7711
    @jstn7711 5 років тому +1193

    "I'd rather betray the world, than let the world betray me" ~ Cao cao

    • @barbiquearea
      @barbiquearea 5 років тому +107

      Justin Bryan Technically what he said was "I would rather bettay men then let men betray me." The world bit is apocryphal.

    • @userZndxpoisson
      @userZndxpoisson 5 років тому +118

      Actually maybe Cao Cao didn’t say this well-known sayings😂, this is from “Romance of the three kingdoms” , written by Luo Guanzhong in Ming dynasty, where Liu Bei (and Shu)is honored as the only true suitable candidate of the emperor. Luo written this mainly to show how cruel and greedy Cao is. But in “The history of the three kingdoms” written by Chen Shou, we cannot find it.

    • @hulagu3068
      @hulagu3068 5 років тому +37

      Cao Cao would betray us to the space aliens.

    • @takura200620072008
      @takura200620072008 5 років тому +10

      The “world” was exaggerated by novel “Romance of Three Kingdoms” and wildly spread in Chinese ethnics.

    • @0MVR_0
      @0MVR_0 5 років тому +10

      Historical fantasies persist in amplifying our confusion today.
      Future generations will think we actually had lightsabers.

  • @archvermin
    @archvermin 4 роки тому +228

    4:56 Cao Cao achieved a swift victory against Wuhuan, but prior to his campaign many of his court believed it too risky and actually advised against it. In fact, Cao had an extremely perilous journey on the way back. His armies underestimated the harshness of the northern environment, and experienced shortage of food and water - forcing them to kill many warhorses for sustenance. Afterwards, Cao ordered for a list of all the people that disapproved his Wuhuan campaign - and rewarded them handsomely. He edicted: "My conquest of Wuhuan was wrought with dangers and only succeeded thanks to fortune and favour from the heavens. But one should not default his (military) operations to luck, and your counsels should be the rock of my design. So now I reward you, and ask that you should never hold your tongue"
    Whatever you may think of Cao Cao, this was a good display of leadership and grace.

    • @AxleTrade
      @AxleTrade 2 роки тому +24

      Cao Cao knew that his power and influence rested on those who supported him and regardless of how selfish and greedy he could be, he knew to treat his own men well in the end. One of the reasons why he's the most popular among Liu Bei and Sun Jian.

    • @afdalridwan3813
      @afdalridwan3813 Рік тому

      @@AxleTrade unlike his imbecile son Cao Pi who staged power for himself, claiming to he Wei emperor, and overthrown Han emperor
      Not an comparable two person

    • @eonwe3559
      @eonwe3559 4 місяці тому

      Cao Cao had a brilliant strategist. His name is Guo Jia. Many of Cao Cao's northern campaigns were orchestrated by Guo Jia.

    • @thehellyousay
      @thehellyousay 2 місяці тому

      the documented savage cruelty and nigh genocidal brutality aside, he wasn't such a bad guy, is that what you're saying?

    • @archvermin
      @archvermin 2 місяці тому

      @@thehellyousayNope. I expressed grudging admiration for a person who did very bad things but elevated himself because of other proficiencies

  • @faridabiyyu
    @faridabiyyu 5 років тому +83

    Cao Cao had an advisor named Guo Jia who died by sickness during Cao Cao's campaign against Yuan family. Cao Cao even says "if only Guo Jia is still alive.." after his defeat at Red Cliff.

    • @idunusegoogleplus
      @idunusegoogleplus 5 років тому +12

      Honestly so much of history is written not truly by victors but by people who did not already die of treatable diseases and illnesses.

  • @arslantariq3059
    @arslantariq3059 5 років тому +465

    The Battle of Red Cliff is a prime example of how ingenious tactics can result in a brilliant victory out of an outnumbered situation. The intrigue games plotted by all three camps involved to outwit one another prior to the battle, the dramatic twists and turns during the course of battle, as well as the impacts and developments after the battle, are so fascinating as to have triggered much discussion and study

    • @barbiquearea
      @barbiquearea 5 років тому +14

      Arslan Tariq Fun fact. Later on Wu would pull off another fire attack during Liu Bei's campaign in Jing with the Battle of Xiaoting. This time however it happened in a wooded area which the Shu army was camped out. The burning of their camp brought a crushing defeat to Shu and ended their campaign in Jing.

    • @thomasbrady3827
      @thomasbrady3827 5 років тому

      sinnerandprejudice what about the battle of Canne in the second Punic wat

    • @TribuneAquila
      @TribuneAquila 5 років тому +6

      Although not necessarily a grand strategic victory on the scale of something like cannae, red cliff, or Marengo, I like the battle of sekigahara because of its intrigue and tug of war of feelings, it’s like it has its own grand drama going on while a great final battle occurs in the background.
      Also many of Caesar’s victories are pure strategic brilliance.

    • @user-zo8hs4yh2h
      @user-zo8hs4yh2h 5 років тому

      Ur name lol

    • @peiranzhang4283
      @peiranzhang4283 5 років тому +3

      @sinnerandprejudice It really doesn't although Admiral Yi was admirable in the defense of his nation and caused horrific devastation to the Japanese, it was only when 123 ships of the Ming navy arrived, he then was able to completely wipe out the Japanese navy, and on land, it was only when the northern Ming army and weapons arrived did the Koreans began to counter attack.

  • @Rockstar-bq5fm
    @Rockstar-bq5fm 2 роки тому +57

    Sucks this series never got finished. You guys were doing such a great job on it

    • @janekcity7108
      @janekcity7108 2 роки тому +3

      Up

    • @runningwithcat6195
      @runningwithcat6195 Місяць тому +3

      I love this series as well, but it is by far the series with most errors.
      There are already so many errors on this video in the first two minutes, where the emperor's portrait is on Chang An, when at that time, Cao Cao already moved him to Xuchang. Also, Liu Zhang's province had absolutely no jurisdiction or control over the southern part of Chengdu, whereas in the video, it has the border stretched all the way to Jianning. Even during Liu Shan's era, Shu Han had very limited control of the southern area. Also, Shangyong was NEVER in control of Liu Zhang, ever.
      I honestly feel like they dropped this series because they knew that they were making too many errors.

  • @ghostrider.49
    @ghostrider.49 5 років тому +439

    By far the best history channel on youtube and only 650k subs... You deserve way more!

    • @KingsandGenerals
      @KingsandGenerals  5 років тому +28

      Thanks!

    • @DonRaynor
      @DonRaynor 5 років тому +9

      have you seen Historia Civilis?
      This is the Second best channel

    • @barbiquearea
      @barbiquearea 5 років тому +8

      @@KingsandGenerals In my opinion you guys are the most entertaining and immersive history channel on youtube.

    • @ghostrider.49
      @ghostrider.49 5 років тому +10

      @Kürassier1806 Epic History TV is great and all but they upload a single video in a few months. K&G uploads once a week with their "main" video, and also uploads another on Thursday for 2 weekly videos regularly, and sometimes more.

    • @danisrusski6297
      @danisrusski6297 5 років тому +4

      Historia Civilis is also great. So is BazBattles.

  • @christopherlethe2997
    @christopherlethe2997 5 років тому +293

    Don’t let the romance deceive you. Historically Zhou yu and huang Gai were the real mvps in this battle

    • @jinon2667
      @jinon2667 5 років тому +25

      ppl who play dynasty warriors know that
      lol xD

    • @BiasedGuy123
      @BiasedGuy123 4 роки тому +35

      j inon People who play Dynasty Warriors think Zhuge Liang knew everything and thought Liu Bei was actually virtuous lol

    • @fixiz8623
      @fixiz8623 4 роки тому +4

      damn!! Wu should Thanks to Shu! and keep their aliance to defeat Cao Wei

    • @samyddf
      @samyddf 4 роки тому +16

      @@BiasedGuy123 yep they brainwash the player to believe that zhuge liang did all the things in red cliff

    • @ilikedota5
      @ilikedota5 4 роки тому +2

      you forgot the 3rd. disease.

  • @davidhuang2895
    @davidhuang2895 5 років тому +69

    Three Kingdoms makes Game of Thrones look like a children's book

    • @thehellyousay
      @thehellyousay 2 місяці тому +3

      history usually does make fiction look silly.

  • @JeevesAnthrozaurUS
    @JeevesAnthrozaurUS 5 років тому +133

    Jing Province: Exists
    Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan: *Mine.*

    • @fixiz8623
      @fixiz8623 4 роки тому +2

      stupid Sun Quan betraying Shu .

    • @hoanglinhle4468
      @hoanglinhle4468 4 роки тому +5

      @@fixiz8623
      Sun Quan didn't.
      First, some stupid assassin killed Zhang Fei, then run to Sun Quan, hoped he will reward them. Sun Quan kill them all and send them to Shu.
      Than Sun Quan try to take a share of Jing Province as Liu Bei promissed before defeated Cao Cao. After the battle, he banned his general killing Guan Yu but letter can't get in time. (Guan Yu was defeated because Liu Bei's son didn't send reinforcement).
      Sun Quan killed the general who killed Guan Yu to make peach with Liu Bei but it didn't work.

    • @samyddf
      @samyddf 4 роки тому +1

      @@hoanglinhle4468 its actually because of guan yu arrogant that make wu attacks jing

    • @hoanglinhle4468
      @hoanglinhle4468 4 роки тому +3

      @@samyddf
      - I don't think leader of a country launch an attack to ally just because someone arrogant.
      - Wu want a share of Jing at a very beginning. (after Sun Ce created Wu)
      - Liu Bei promised to give Wu a share of Jing after he take Shu.
      - Guan Yu didn't know about the contract, he just follow his order "take care of Jing".

    • @samyddf
      @samyddf 4 роки тому +2

      @@hoanglinhle4468 and sun quan once offer to marry guan yu daughter with sun quan son, but guan yu refuses it and mock wu with this word "why would daughter of the dragon/tiger (i forget which one) marry a son of a coward" that is one of the reason too

  • @duchi882
    @duchi882 5 років тому +101

    *Oversimpliefied led me here*
    But now I learn with more details

  • @tankopearl
    @tankopearl 5 років тому +23

    Zhuge Liang: the grandmaster of Empty Fortress Strategy!

    • @hyltoniali257
      @hyltoniali257 5 років тому +3

      Teddy Kimathi But some historians suggest his rival Sima Yi is smarter as if he did actually storm the empty city and captured/ killed Zhuge, then he & his sons will surely be doubted to king MingDi(Cao Rui) of Wei due to high prestige of his family

    • @wesleyhsu6659
      @wesleyhsu6659 4 роки тому +3

      @@hyltoniali257 Sima Yi is smarter than a lot of people think. Apparently, if Sima Yi go in and storm the castle, the Caos will find no use for him.

  • @TheJupiterKnight
    @TheJupiterKnight 5 років тому +14

    Ah finally, the largest naval battle in terms of ships ever fought is upon us. Cao Cao’s arrogance caused his defeat just as much as the strategy of Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu. I’ve been to the site, and it’s beautiful. There’s even a Guan Yu “Transformer” protecting the site.

  • @KushlukVonShimazu
    @KushlukVonShimazu 5 років тому +49

    Ever since Dynasty Warriors 3 I've been a huge fan of the Three Kingdoms era. You've done a great job explaining everything man. Thanks for all your efforts!~

    • @winjiro106
      @winjiro106 5 років тому

      Wow you're old

    • @jamesbrook7440
      @jamesbrook7440 5 років тому +2

      I had the game for gameboy never knew I wud be such a die hard fan

    • @michaelcollins1033
      @michaelcollins1033 3 роки тому +1

      It was Dynasty Tactics 1/2 and DW3 Xtreme Legends for me, but otherwise same, ever since then I've been quite obsessed myself :D

  • @RyanB0415
    @RyanB0415 5 років тому +70

    Shoutout to Dynasty Warriors for introducing me to this hype period

    • @firstnamelastname4249
      @firstnamelastname4249 4 роки тому +1

      with too much historical inaccuracy

    • @jurtra9090
      @jurtra9090 4 роки тому +8

      @@firstnamelastname4249 who cares about historical accuracy in hack and slash genre back then?

    • @rafafirdaus3675
      @rafafirdaus3675 3 роки тому +1

      @@firstnamelastname4249 and the novel wasn't much better either in terms of historical accuracy....

    • @LECityLECLEC
      @LECityLECLEC 3 роки тому

      YIII BOI!

    • @13Kr4zYAzN13
      @13Kr4zYAzN13 3 роки тому +1

      To Koei's credit though, the Warriors series got me into ancient War history :)

  • @77777Spooky
    @77777Spooky 5 років тому +27

    15:00 "Zhou Yu ordered Guan Yu to infiltrate his enemy's rear." LMFAO!!

    • @Leon-kp9uc
      @Leon-kp9uc 4 роки тому +2

      Historically, Zhouyu Yu gave Guan Yu some navel support but definitely no military commands. I think Zhuge Liang was the one with the tactics.

    • @YFYe-cr4ui
      @YFYe-cr4ui 3 роки тому +1

      @@Leon-kp9uc Zhuge was the one to steady their alliance,with Huang being the strategy provider and Zhou the main general.

    • @YFYe-cr4ui
      @YFYe-cr4ui 3 роки тому

      @@Leon-kp9uc So I guess he did have the right to give orders to Guan,but Guan had to move under Liu's permission

  • @jamesburke3413
    @jamesburke3413 5 років тому +6

    Another video on the Three Kingdoms--thank you, Kings and Generals!

  • @abdallaha92
    @abdallaha92 5 років тому +4

    I've been waiting badly for another Three Kingdoms video. I really appreciate this series as I really haven't learned much about China outside of the Qing to Modern period.

  • @DwyllAbandonedAccount
    @DwyllAbandonedAccount 5 років тому +27

    After Zhuge Liang appeared, I was too hyped 😂😂

  • @RYHo-ni4my
    @RYHo-ni4my 5 років тому +319

    Pro player Zhuge Liang finally comes lol

    • @ilikedota5
      @ilikedota5 5 років тому +10

      honestly though, he wasn't the strongest player, but was good at keeping the coalition together

    • @RYHo-ni4my
      @RYHo-ni4my 5 років тому +9

      @@ilikedota5 TBH he already did everything he could.

    • @user-zo8hs4yh2h
      @user-zo8hs4yh2h 5 років тому +11

      He genius though

    • @jamesbrook7440
      @jamesbrook7440 5 років тому

      lol who won zhudge liang or sima yi zhudge liang cousin zhudge dan was a clown

    • @jamesbrook7440
      @jamesbrook7440 5 років тому +3

      @@ilikedota5 isn't it funny how sima yi family would over throw caocao family and unite china creating the jin dynasty that shit really blew my brains

  • @caocao4275
    @caocao4275 2 роки тому +7

    Is this series ever going to be concluded? There is so much left to cover... I hope K&G remember about their 3K videos.

  • @Safersephiroth777
    @Safersephiroth777 5 років тому +11

    You know how hard it is in Dynasty Warriors games to guard Zhuge Liang to pray to change the wind? And guarding the other guy to light the fire too?
    But man if you play as Cao Cao's side good luck trying to stop the plan of the allies because they have a ton of officers too!

  • @AaronM909
    @AaronM909 5 років тому +4

    Great works Kings and Generals always loved reading this part of history

  • @majmark1977
    @majmark1977 5 років тому +23

    There is a little mistake. Chang'an is closer to Luoyang, but the Chang'an location marked in the map is too western, almost to Chen Chang, the capital of Yongzhou.
    And,Fankou is the northern part of Jiangxia County. On the left side of the Yangtze River in the Han River, Jiang Xia is the base camp of Liu Qi, and the Battle of Red cliffs takes place in Baqiu, the southern part of Jiangxia, instead of entering the Yangtze River estuary.
    If you need any maps about the War of the Three Kingdoms, cities, provinces, I think I can help

  • @kennan5827
    @kennan5827 4 роки тому

    Absolutely magificent video. Can’t wait for another episode.

  • @hry5360
    @hry5360 5 років тому +13

    14:43 "但这操作必须很骚" good translation.

  • @sakshampandey7342
    @sakshampandey7342 5 років тому +8

    Loved the video. You guys are nothing if not consistent.
    Are you planning a video on The Gupta Empire? Just asking. Because the thought of such a video
    "Puts a smile on my face"

  • @cebenify
    @cebenify 5 років тому +13

    Yuan Shao: Dies
    Cao Cao: I see this as an absolute win!

  • @Alexander-et9jm
    @Alexander-et9jm 5 років тому +15

    Some sources say wuhuan leader Tadun was spotted by Zhang Liao in battle and then killed by him in duel, but some say he was captured and personally slayed by Zhang Liao, I don't know which one is correct. By the way Zhang Fei was absolutely a beast at Changban bridge he single handedly blocked the advance of the whole 5000 elite cavalry of Cao Cao and covered for Liu Bei's retreat.

    • @hyltoniali257
      @hyltoniali257 5 років тому +5

      Alexander Cao stopped his ongoing army not bcs Fei screamed: “I’m Zhang Fei of Yan, who dares challenging me?!” It was bcs the dusty backgrounds that Fei created which Cao doubted if there’s ambush...but soon Cao discovered he was fooled as Fei ordered to deconstruct the bridge after his withdraw, then Cao ordered a chase

    • @Alexander-et9jm
      @Alexander-et9jm 5 років тому +1

      @@hyltoniali257 That was enormous courage tho

  • @daviddsun9702
    @daviddsun9702 5 років тому +11

    Shi Xie went into Vietnam and Gongsun Du went into Korea. Both of them and their influence was never mentioned in Chinese history.

  • @MrLi-fd4hs
    @MrLi-fd4hs 4 роки тому +5

    There are many similarities between European history and East Asian history.
    E.g:
    During the ancient Greek period, China was the Eastern Zhou Dynasty;
    During the ancient Greek period, there were many philosophers, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Thales, Heraclitus, and Archimedes. During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there were also many philosophers, Laozi, Confucius, Mencius, and Zhuangzi. Han Feizi, Xunzi, Mozi, Shangyang, Guan Zhong.
    Ancient Greece was occupied by Alexandria and established the Macedonian Empire; the feudal state of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed and unified by Emperor Qin Shihuang, and the Qin Empire was established.
    The Macedonian Empire and the Qin Empire are very short.
    After the demise of the Macedonian Empire, the Roman Empire appeared in Europe. Similarly, after the fall of the Qin Empire, the Han Empire appeared in China.
    After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Europe was invaded by barbarians in the 4th and 5th centuries; similarly, after the Han Empire collapsed, it experienced the Three Kingdoms Civil War and was invaded by barbarians in the 4th century.

  • @josephcaina4399
    @josephcaina4399 5 років тому +3

    Yes I've been waiting for this!

  • @user-bk9tl3pt5c
    @user-bk9tl3pt5c 5 років тому +66

    There we go, one of the most famous war in China history, thank you Kings and generals.

    • @user-xb9yv2ci4c
      @user-xb9yv2ci4c 5 років тому +1

      Why do you think did the soldiers fight for their lords? Because they liked them? To defend their homeland? To earn money and spoil? Or were they forced?

    • @heavenwatcher100
      @heavenwatcher100 5 років тому +16

      @@user-xb9yv2ci4c It depends. Early generals of Cao Cao either come from his relatives(Cao clan and Xiahou clan) or prisoner of wars who became convinced that Cao Cao could lead to the unity of China. Sun Wu's generals and advisors were mainly local nobles or friends of the Sun family who wished to protect their own interest in southeastern China. Liu Bei however, received many prominent generals and advisors through personal charisma. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were his sword brothers. Advisors like Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and even a defector like Zhang Song were moved by his ambition to reunite China under the banner of Han and his moral compared to other more powerful warlords.

    • @user-bk9tl3pt5c
      @user-bk9tl3pt5c 5 років тому +9

      0000000 0000000 Many reasons, but money and food are foundation to an army. During the yellow turbans rebellion, rich family can easily have a small army, like Caocao’s army built by his rich family, Liubei’s first army built by Zhangfei sold his peach orchard and business to support. Most soldiers fight because they got food in army, and many were forced by “serving duty”, and some people fight for glory who became heroes if they survived in battle.

  • @winjiro106
    @winjiro106 5 років тому +8

    It'd be nice if the next videos about the death of Guan Yu at Mai Castle and continue with Liu Bei's avenge on Sun Quan

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 4 роки тому +1

    This was a pretty interesting video to watch. I knew a fair amount of what went on in this battle. But not what happened afterwards. So nice job. My compliments to whoever made this video a reality.

  • @coconutperson1985
    @coconutperson1985 Рік тому +2

    Man bro nice pronunciation, especially on Sun Quan. NOICE x3

  • @raelcruz5909
    @raelcruz5909 5 років тому +1

    Finally! Been waiting for this! 😊

  • @eggoface
    @eggoface 5 років тому +3

    I love how the three kingdoms are being featured so much lately, thanks total war! I knew literaly nothing about chinese history and this stuff is awesome. Im busy watching the 2010 tv series now.

  • @zachariasvides3811
    @zachariasvides3811 Рік тому

    Dang, another series left undone and this series is so good. Please come back and finish your old series.

  • @Dragons_Armory
    @Dragons_Armory 5 років тому +62

    Cao Cao ws the best candidate to unite the 3K, all Red Cliff did was delay the inevitable unification of China under an ambitious figure who had the will and thrust to do the job.
    Looking at how poorly the Sima clan fared after they took over China and how the north was invaded by northern steppe people after Jin's internal wars it might be best had Cao Cao simply united China, at least then it will be under competent leadership.
    Say what you will about the so called Darth Vader of China, but the enemies of Westeros feared Tywin Lannister, and the enemies of the Galactic Empire- such as the Yuuzhan Vong directly stated that they feared a unified and militariestic regime under Emperor Palpatine.

    • @Gooong
      @Gooong 5 років тому +8

      Oda Nobunaga falls under this too. The bad PR with fighting 'monks' is ridiculous. Those 'monks' weren't a religious organization, they were warriors who use the label of 'monk' to be a warlord faction without having to follow rules the others had to.

    • @HenriqueRJchiki
      @HenriqueRJchiki 4 роки тому +7

      @@Gooong Cao Cao and Nobunaga were pretty rough man, even hideyoshi was an angel compared to him, nobunaga had a maid executed for leaving a stem of a fruit on his floor lmao. But even then, nobunaga is still extremely respected in japan even when compared to other legendary figures like ieyasu and sakamoto.
      @Edit: He even won a top 100 most popular historical people contest once en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Top_100_Historical_Persons_in_Japan

    • @jurtra9090
      @jurtra9090 4 роки тому

      @@HenriqueRJchiki why Sakamoto Ryoma not being respected?

    • @fadhilnugraha195
      @fadhilnugraha195 3 роки тому +1

      IMO, Cao Cao is chinese Julius Caesar

  • @JerBearTeo
    @JerBearTeo 5 років тому +1

    Kings and Generals - props to you guys for getting the names right in recent videos. I know I've complained before. I appreciate the effort and I salute you guys!

  • @nowaronlypeac.3213
    @nowaronlypeac.3213 5 років тому

    Thank you. Thank you. I love the three kingdoms. I always ask you videos about all the characters in this epic. You are the best😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @rwikdutta3618
    @rwikdutta3618 5 років тому +4

    A great video! Though there are some errors I'd like to point out. After the Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhou Yu travelled along the Yangtze and camped on the southern bank opposite of Jiangling (on the northern bank). He had to order Gan Nin to capture Yiling (to the west of Jiangling) to serve as a bridgehead from where Zhou Yu could cross the river and surround Jiangling. Also Guan Yu didn't capture Xiangyang but was soundly defeated and forced to withdraw to Xiakou (at the junction of the Han and Yangtze rivers, probably the site of the Battle of Red Cliffs).
    About the map,
    Sun Quan kind of never controlled Shouchun and it was firmly under Cao Cao's hands after the defeat of Yuan Shu. Sun Quan controlled only a handful of cities north of the Yangtze River at that time. Shouchun on the other hand was located on the Huai River. Moreover, the location of Xiakou was at the junction of the Yangtze and the Han Rivers and it was likely the location of the Battle of Red Cliffs.
    Yours is an amazing video nonetheless. I was just giving some constructive criticism. Keep up the good work!!

  • @Hostility1812
    @Hostility1812 5 років тому

    Hey hey hey hey... it’s time to kick off Sunday with a little bit of a history lesson!

  • @barthomme6890
    @barthomme6890 4 роки тому

    good job on iconic red cliff battle

  • @ST-cl6qe
    @ST-cl6qe 5 років тому +1

    One of the best history channels.

  • @Lycurgus1982
    @Lycurgus1982 5 років тому +1

    Another one for the books! Well done👌

  • @napolien1310
    @napolien1310 5 років тому +23

    One time I've read about Cao Cao' second son Cao Pi that after the death of Yuan Xi around 204 Cao Pi took Yuan Xi's wife to be his.

    • @hyltoniali257
      @hyltoniali257 5 років тому +7

      Her name is Zhen Fu, Cao Cao would like to keep such hot teen as his concubine initially, but granted her to Cao Pi to honour Pi's battle achievement against the remnants of Yuan Xi. Meanwhile, Cao's 4th son in line, Cao Zhi, 2nd biological younger brother of Pi also sweep off her feet, yet could only praise her with his poem “LuoShenFu”, meaning fall in love with goddess of river Luo

    • @liltigris4335
      @liltigris4335 5 років тому +2

      @@hyltoniali257 Hot teen....I like your way of describing her hahahaha

    • @hyltoniali257
      @hyltoniali257 5 років тому +2

      @@pypy1986820Indeed! As the warlord, Zhang Xiu (nephew to Dong Zhuo's 1/4 favoured general Zhang Ji) who subjugated the city of Wan to Cao. Cao sets his target on Lady Zou (widow of Zhang Ji& aunt in law to Zhang Xiu) then Xiu raids Cao's camp in the city as he can't endure such humiliation. The lost for Cao was great, as lady Zou; his firstborn son, Cao Ang; his nephew Cao An Min and his bodyguard, Dian Wei all perished...Surprisingly Cao didn't kill Xiu due to his guiltiness

    • @spirowthedragon457
      @spirowthedragon457 4 роки тому

      napolien 1 zhen ji that’s her name

    • @pypy1986820
      @pypy1986820 4 роки тому +2

      @@spirowthedragon457 Isn't she that nylon clad Wei slut with a fan or a flute from Dynasty Warriors series?

  • @DingleCerri
    @DingleCerri 3 роки тому +4

    The film Red Cliff by John Woo is a masterpiece

  • @SandeProHiQu
    @SandeProHiQu 5 років тому +6

    That was some Battle of the Blackwater Bay strategy right there.

    • @winjiro106
      @winjiro106 5 років тому +3

      But more logical one, using the fire and wind i mean

  • @szbszig
    @szbszig 5 років тому +5

    Huang Gai's plot reminds me a bit of Tyrion's in the Battle of the Blackwater.

  • @Michael-kd1ho
    @Michael-kd1ho 5 років тому +12

    Dear Kings and Generals - would you consider making a video about Sun Tzu and the Art of War?

  • @gilanbarona9814
    @gilanbarona9814 4 роки тому +4

    One of the things I did in the military was to instruct ROTC and some OCS officer candidates in military history. I wish I had your videos then. It would have added tremendous value to our classes. Thank you for these videos.

    • @Alulim-Eridu
      @Alulim-Eridu Рік тому

      It’s nice to know that they still teach military history & theory
      I’m curious which classic military texts are still taught to military officers
      (. . .other than the Art of War by Sun Tzu)
      If you remember any of the ancient military texts still being taught to officers,
      I’d be very interested to hear!

    • @gilanbarona9814
      @gilanbarona9814 Рік тому +1

      @@Alulim-Eridu We still read Clausewitz, though it was a challenge to many young cadet officers. We also did projects on the Seven Military Classics of China. We read some of Liddell-Hart's work, Mao on Guerrilla Warfare, TE Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Rommel's Infantry Attacks, and some of the works of John Keegan, Anthony Beevor, Correlli Barnett, and Stephen Ambrose. Admittedly, not all of these are ancient, but some are classics nonetheless. One of my students took a staff college course when he made LTC and did a thesis on the Story of the Three Kingdoms and it's relevance to military strategy. I was one of his thesis advisers.

  • @user-eq5we2iw7l
    @user-eq5we2iw7l 5 років тому +1

    One of the most epic battle of Chinese History. And awesome the CA sponsor Kings and Generals !!!!

  • @haiau-aseagullchannel5590
    @haiau-aseagullchannel5590 4 роки тому

    Nice video, well done 👍

  • @goodluck9229
    @goodluck9229 5 років тому +2

    My Favourite History Channel

  • @dragondynastywarrior506
    @dragondynastywarrior506 3 роки тому +8

    My favourite part was when General Zhou Yun grabbed Liu Bei's infant son and single handedly carve his way through hundreds of Cao Cao troops in order to get his lord's child to safety. Totally historically accurate!! ..right? :)

    • @murdockfiles9406
      @murdockfiles9406 2 роки тому +2

      You ever heard of wuxia? Fantasy and historical fiction is popular in China

  • @kweassa6204
    @kweassa6204 5 років тому +16

    There's a popular misconception that Liu Bei used only small number of forces, and basically let the Sun armies do all the work -- and then trick them to take over Jing province... but this is mostly from the novels. In actual records there are some contradictions, but most sources credit Liu Bei as much as Zhou Yu as leading the fight, and Cao Cao actually addresses his sneer toward Liu Bei while on the run (yes, this 'sneer' is not just from the novels, and it is actually recorded in the texts -- although the novelized version is heavily exaggerated).
    .
    So Liu Bei, did fight as a part of the alliance as hard as anyone else. Modern estimates put the allied forces at around 50 thousand men, among which 20 thousand was Liu Bei's. Of the 30-thousand-strong Sun army, 20 thousand was commanded by Zhou You and Cheng Pu, and Sun Quan held 10 thousand as reserves.

    • @rwikdutta3618
      @rwikdutta3618 5 років тому +3

      Liu Bei took only a limited part in the Battle of Red Cliffs and next to none at Jiangling. While Zhou Yu led the forces along the Yangtze to strike at Jiangling, Liu Bei marched south to capture Changsha, Guiyang, Lingling and Wuling. Guan Yu who led a force to cut off Jiangling by capturing Xiangyang (to the north of Jiangling) was soundly defeated and had to retreat.

    • @kweassa6204
      @kweassa6204 5 років тому

      @@rwikdutta3618
      Like said, sources are actually contradictory. But the number of sources that say Liu Bei was an active combatant, outnumbers the one source that says otherwise.
      .
      That's the position this episode of Kings and Generals took as well, it seems.

    • @otsa120
      @otsa120 4 роки тому

      @@kweassa6204 Which source you mean?
      Most historical sources I know of credit Zhou Yu mostly.

    • @hoalyng8937
      @hoalyng8937 2 роки тому +2

      Cao Cao addressed his sneer toward Zhou Yu too :))) But well, its hard to believe his words ;)

  • @demonkazi
    @demonkazi 4 роки тому

    I just found out about this channel. I'm glad I did.

  • @davidbohn1874
    @davidbohn1874 5 років тому +1

    Great video! It's cool that you partnered with Total War.

  • @albertgarcia1696
    @albertgarcia1696 5 років тому +44

    waiting 11 more days for Total War: Three Kingdoms. I want to conquer all of ancient China as a warlord.

  • @backpressure123
    @backpressure123 5 років тому +6

    Would love to see you cover the legend of Chiwoo the legendary mythical king of the Miao people.

  • @kanyekubrick5391
    @kanyekubrick5391 5 років тому

    Love the content!

  • @jonsmith5626
    @jonsmith5626 5 років тому +2

    Would be awesome if you could cover some conflicts at the end of the Three Kingdoms. Like Zhuge Liang VS. Sima Yi or Sima Yi's grandson finally uniting China.

  • @Intranetusa
    @Intranetusa 5 років тому +8

    The Han Dynasty units in this Attila TW mod looks amazing...as good as or even better than the units we've seen so far in TW3K.

  • @DavidAguilar-wo6ho
    @DavidAguilar-wo6ho 5 років тому

    Thank you, I’ve been waiting for this video for a while!

  • @metalp6366
    @metalp6366 5 років тому +1

    Thank you.

  • @cyrilchui2811
    @cyrilchui2811 5 років тому

    Good work

  • @evancawley3236
    @evancawley3236 2 роки тому +1

    We need more videos on the three kingdom period

  • @Saikhnaaaaa
    @Saikhnaaaaa 5 років тому +15

    Just bought the game with your link. Can't wait for May 23! :D

    • @jamesbrook7440
      @jamesbrook7440 5 років тому

      y didn t he just show dynasty warriors?

    • @Saikhnaaaaa
      @Saikhnaaaaa 5 років тому

      james brook probably too “out there” for the regular K&G fan.

  • @iraqimapper8625
    @iraqimapper8625 5 років тому +3

    It is a good day when you upload

    • @iraqimapper8625
      @iraqimapper8625 5 років тому +1

      @@retvrntotradition4454 why are you asking ?

    • @iraqimapper8625
      @iraqimapper8625 5 років тому +1

      @@retvrntotradition4454 Shia unironically but not sectarian and you should avoid it because it is harmful

    • @iraqimapper8625
      @iraqimapper8625 5 років тому +1

      @@retvrntotradition4454 I unironically like both of them

    • @iraqimapper8625
      @iraqimapper8625 5 років тому

      @@retvrntotradition4454 some shia do that but most of them just view the mentioned characters as non divine characters
      They view the 12 imams as the true leaders of Islam not as gods
      Not really but it was used during the persecution time to save shia lives

  • @loszhor
    @loszhor 5 років тому

    Another good vid!

  • @yougetonthathorseyougottar6126
    @yougetonthathorseyougottar6126 4 роки тому +3

    15:02 "infiltrate his enemy's rear" -Officially David 2019

  • @bryantc2899
    @bryantc2899 5 років тому

    Dynasty warriors brought me here to this cool documentary!!

  • @wheresmyeyebrow1608
    @wheresmyeyebrow1608 5 років тому

    Nice Total War footage

  • @glaucofernando9154
    @glaucofernando9154 5 років тому

    Keep up the good work... Love you all... S2

  • @brianchen4095
    @brianchen4095 5 років тому

    nice work

  • @ziggytheassassin5835
    @ziggytheassassin5835 2 роки тому +2

    You forgot to mention when zhuge liang used magic to make the wind point the right way.

    • @BenRover2961
      @BenRover2961 Рік тому

      *rains down boulders from a cliff*

  • @clintwhitney16
    @clintwhitney16 4 роки тому +1

    Continue the series plz.

  • @jiveAt5
    @jiveAt5 5 років тому +1

    My new favorite channel 💎

  • @MadMamluk88
    @MadMamluk88 5 років тому +2

    I recommend watching the film "Red Cliff" as it does a pretty good job (for a blockbuster film anyway) showcasing the battle. Go for the two-disc 4-5 hour version though as the regular theatrical cut has a bunch of holes in it.

    • @Garren-kx2jg
      @Garren-kx2jg 7 місяців тому

      you should watch three kingdoms 2010 series episode 38-43 instead, its way better

  • @maheshpatel3738
    @maheshpatel3738 5 років тому

    Very good animated

  • @corvuscrow5485
    @corvuscrow5485 5 років тому +2

    Great series. Keep up the good work. :>)

  • @KHK001
    @KHK001 5 років тому +2

    Great! More three kingdoms wars.

  • @LagunaShirogane
    @LagunaShirogane Рік тому +2

    Fun fact: Sun Quan's new officer Gan Ning was the one who killed Huang Zu at Jiang Xia in 208. He did so because of how poorly Huang Zu treated him. Refusing to give Gan Ning credit for their battles against Sun Quan prior including the death of Sun Quan's general Ling Cao which caused the rivalry between him and Ling Cao's son Ling Tong in the years that followed. Huang Zu's poor treatment of Gan Ning was due to his dislike of pirates. Gan Ning was a renowned pirate before serving Liu Biao along side Sun Quan's most trusted general Zhou Tai. As a result, Gan Ning defected to Sun Quan's army and personally led his forces against Huang Zu and personally killing his former commander as revenge for the ill treatment. In truth, Gan Ning was well educated on top of his ability as both a warrior and general and a well accomplished sailor. Gan Ning would serve the Wu Dynasty, participating in many battles including the Battle of Chi Bi (Battle of Red Cliffs) until his death at the Battle of Yi Ling in 220 AD when he was shot in the head by Shu General Sha Moke. Fellow former pirate and fellow Wu Officer Zhou Tai avenged Gan Ning's death when he killed Sha Moke in the following battle (or during Yi Ling...not sure which one).

  • @insanedriver9732
    @insanedriver9732 4 роки тому +3

    I'm glad to see that 3K Hype again! I remember the Days, where I came home from school and started to play DW2 on my brandnew PS2.. That Lu Bu on Hu Lao Gate was way too strong.. xD Greetings from Germany! :)

  • @aidabagirova4933
    @aidabagirova4933 5 років тому

    Great video! I thought that 500 thousand people had already viewed it. I still hope so ))))

  • @isaacj2914
    @isaacj2914 3 роки тому

    If any ones interested. There's a 4 hours (2 parts) film about this battle called Redcliffe that was aired in China. The Western film was cut to 3 hrs.

  • @chinny18
    @chinny18 5 років тому

    Will you cover this timeline until the Conquest of Wu by Jin? Also, can you do a visualized documentary about the fall of Lu Bu, The Dong Zhuo coalition, Yellow Turban Rebellion, Three Rebellions of Shouchun, Lui Bei's takeover of the Yi Province, Lu Meng's Jing Campaign and the Sun-Liu Jing Province dispute after Red Cliffs, Cao Cao vs Zhang Xiu, Zhuge Liang's North and South expeditions, Jiang Wei's northern expeditions, Battles of He Fei, Hangzhong and Conquest of Shu by Wei?

  • @daveroe4961
    @daveroe4961 2 роки тому

    I remember a lot of these names from the old Dysentry Warriors games.

  • @alexy590
    @alexy590 4 роки тому +1

    If you return to this series do you have any plans about going back a bit and talking about the battle of Xingyang(190) and the siege of Xiapi?

  • @liangsong1539
    @liangsong1539 3 роки тому +4

    This might be the only historical battle YT channel where the narrator actually tries to pronounce the names right. That extra effort goes a long way. Great job!

  • @malokaloMPK
    @malokaloMPK 5 років тому

    Please , make a video about the battle of Cerami !

  • @emperor_ra
    @emperor_ra 5 років тому

    Interesting nice video

  • @alirezass9744
    @alirezass9744 5 років тому

    Great video but i would like to more details about this battle there i lot things that has been miss

  • @LV_427
    @LV_427 5 років тому

    I hope the Battle of Ruxukou and Battle of Hefei are next on the Three Kingdoms list, since they are the next big battles between Cao Cao and Sun Quan that happened a few years after Red Cliffs, where both factions brought their best generals to the battlefield.

  • @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle
    @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle Рік тому

    This Channel is an oasis in the desert of UA-cam content for history lovers💥💥🎞

  • @psychofury6485
    @psychofury6485 5 років тому +1

    Brings back about 20yrs memories of playing dynasty warriors :)

  • @zoso8459
    @zoso8459 5 років тому

    I'm eager for the Trajan Dacians Wars !!!

  • @mikedeity9497
    @mikedeity9497 4 роки тому

    When i see these three kingdom videos i always think about dynasty warriors 4 for the ps2
    I would play that all the time 10 years ago