At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos, the princes were vying for hegemony, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu were established, and the so-called heroes of the chaotic world emerged, and many heroic and heroic figures appeared in this era, making great contributions to the development of the Three Kingdoms period. The book "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has made records and praises of these heroic deeds, the early stage is mainly based on the tit-for-tat confrontation between the three kingdoms, frequent wars, and later with the development of Wei and Shu, it is focused on the battle of wisdom and courage between Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, and the battle between the two can be described as the most eye-catching drama.
Zhuge Liang, as the first strategist in the Three Kingdoms period, achieved many dazzling achievements for the Shu Han Dynasty, and the straw boat borrowing and the empty city plan were well-known strategies in the history of the Three Kingdoms, and his talent was slightly intelligent and famous in the world. The Sima Yi family, as the final victory of the Three Kingdoms period and the plundering of the Cao Wei regime, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, both of whom were strategists with wisdom and courage, who was more powerful?
The career paths of Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi are very different. Liu Beisan Gu Maolu is a famous allusion in the history of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang is a sage who was obtained after Liu Bei's several requests, and later made great contributions in Liu Bei's conquests, to a certain extent, Zhuge Liang achieved Liu Bei. However, Sima Yi was somewhat desolate, he was never reused by Cao Cao, who had long been very jealous of Sima Yi, so that soldiers, horses, and power were never handed over to him. In the history of the Three Kingdoms, in the early days, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi did not have any experience of fighting, only because after Cao Cao's death, Sima Yi proposed a five-way plan to cao Pi, who succeeded him, and the two officially met, and finally this plan was cracked by Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi were too calm, while Sima Yi was full of confidence, so Sima Yi had the upper hand in psychological thoughts. The first confrontation between the two was the Battle of the Street Pavilion, Zhuge Liang took the initiative first, assigned Ma Mo to occupy the Street Pavilion, and lured Sima Yi to come, but Sima Yi saw that Ma Mo was stationed, so he saw through the plan, that is, led a group of generals to the mountain to take the initiative to attack, Sima Yi reversed the plot of Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang's most wrong approach in this battle was to send Ma Mo to lead the troops, Ma Mo was good at strategy but lacked actual combat experience, and his wrong command in the Battle of the Street Pavilion contributed to Zhuge Liang's defeat.
The Battle of Jieting was only the first battle between the two men, and the real decisive battle was the Battle of Shanggu, the purpose of which was to kill Sima Yi and destroy the Cao Wei regime. Zhuge Liang carefully laid out the strategy and caused Sima Yi to fall into the circle of fire, but seeing that victory was imminent, the heavens were not beautiful, and a heavy rain rescued Sima Yi's army. After the Battle of Shanggu, sima yi did not dare to confront Zhuge Liang head-on, no matter how provocative, he did not move, Zhuge Liang approached again and again, he retreated step by step, although Sima Yi's move was somewhat embarrassing, but it was correct in the long run.
In the long battle between Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang's strategic ability was undoubtedly superior, but Zhuge Liang died of illness in 234, and Sima Yi eventually dragged Zhuge Liang down and waited for victory.