In 228 AD, Zhuge Liang wrote to Liu Chan the "Table of Renunciation" to express to Liu Chan the importance and significance of the Northern Expedition, and after receiving Liu Chan's permission, Zhuge Liang first asked Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi to lead an army out of the Valley as a suspect, posing as if they were going to attack Chang'an to attract the main army in Guanzhong, at the same time, Zhuge Liang personally led the main army out of Qishan. Because Cao Wei did not prepare in advance, three of the five counties of Longyou fell in the wind, and for a time Cao Wei's court was shaken, and the Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui did not hesitate to personally lead a large army to sit in Chang'an, and excluded Zhang Gao from rescuing Longyou. At this time, Ma Mo, who joined the army, received Zhuge Liang's military order to sit in the street pavilion, but unfortunately Ma Mo failed to defend the street pavilion, so he was defeated by Zhang Guo, and the First Northern Expedition was fruitless. After this, Zhuge Liang beheaded Ma Mo.
In fact, although there is a general who has a constant victory in ancient conquests, no general can guarantee that he will never be defeated, after all, the victory or defeat of a war is related to many factors, so it is normal for the military orders of the collar not to be completed, and because of this, after Zhang Gao was defeated by Zhang Fei, Cao Cao did not dispose of Zhang Gao, Zhuge Jin led an army to conquer Cao Wei and failed, Sun Quan did not punish Zhuge Jin, neither according to Zhang Fei's loss of Pi, Liu Bei did not kill Zhang Fei, and Ma Mo only disobeyed Zhuge Liang's military orders. Why was he killed by Zhuge Liang?
In ancient wars, the following situations in which generals had to die, the first was to plot a great rebellion, that is, to destroy the temple, mountain mausoleum, palace, etc. when they went out on the expedition; the second was the following offense, that is, rebellion, which was a capital crime that could not be escaped; the third was to shake the hearts of the army, that is, to disobey the king's order in a major long river. However, in most cases, the generals were executed because of major decision-making food or major mistakes that led to the loss of the victorious battle, and this was the case with Ma Mo.
That is to say, whether it is Yanyi or Zhengshi, Ma Mo has no chance of survival, after all, he not only appeared strategic decision food, but also violated Zhuge Liang's military orders, and at that time, Ma Mo's decision-making could influence the final outcome of the first Northern Expedition, after which the State of Wei strengthened the rain protection of the frontier, Zhuge Liang could only take the Chen Cang Ancient Road, and there was no second chance. Because of this, Ma Mo disobeyed Zhuge Liang's military orders, and at the same time made a major mistake that led to the failure of the Northern Expedition, and was doomed to be killed.
The author believes that Ma Mo himself committed an unforgivable crime, so he is doomed to no way to live.