Lu Su (172 - 217), styled
Zijing(子敬), was an advisor for the
Kingdom of Wu during the
Three Kingdoms era of
China. He took control of the military after the death of
Zhou Yu. During the
Battle of Red Cliffs, Lu Su served as a close advisor to Zhou Yu and a liaison with
Liu Bei's forces.
Upon Zhou Yu's death, Lu Su was put in charge of
Sun Quan's army and was head advisor until his own death. He was succeeded by
Lü Meng. Lu Su felt that it would be beneficial for Wu to maintain diplomatic relations with the neighboring
Kingdom of Shu.
In the actual recorded history of the Three Kingdoms era, and in contrast to his unremarkable depiction in the fictionalised novel
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Su played a prominent role as advisor and strategist during the
Battle of Red Cliffs against the invading armies of the northern warlord
Cao Cao in 208. In fact, before Zhuge Liang's famous view of the formation of the Three Kingdoms era, Lu Su foresaw the formation of Three Kingdoms (Cao Family, Sun Family and Liu Biao of Jing Zhou) and a possible Northern and Southern Han (Wei and Wu, divided by the Chang Jiang River).
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