Ma Mo, whose performance in the Three Kingdoms period was considered by later generations to be the same as Zhao Kuo in the Warring States period, would only talk on paper, but when he really went to the battlefield, he would not do anything. One of the most famous things is that Zhuge Liang slashed the horse with tears. As a student of Zhuge Liang, why did Zhuge Liang kill him?
At the time of Zhuge Liang's First Northern Expedition, he had already captured the three northern counties and approached the capital of the State of Wei
Later, the State of Wei sent the front-line troops far away from the Eastern Wu battlefield to emergency return to help, and the important strategic location of the street pavilion was in the hands of Shu Han at that time.
turning point
In the face of the menacing Wei army, Zhuge Liang needed to send a general with both ability and responsibility to guard the street pavilion. The general sent out was Ma Mo, who had warned Zhuge Liang before his death. What did the battle of the Street Pavilion look like later?
Ma Mo's 20,000 troops were beaten to pieces, the street pavilions were lost, and all three counties of the State of Wei were retaken by Zhang Guo.
This battle became the turning point of Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition from success to failure.
Can't look at the horse
Since Liu Bei told Zhuge Liang not to use horse rumors before he died, why did Zhuge Liang still have to be the wind in his ears? And he gave such an important place as a street kiosk to Ma Mo? In fact, Ma Mo is a very talented person,
Moreover, he was very good at analyzing war affairs and had a lot of research on the art of war. And why Liu Bei didn't look up to Ma Chen at that time was actually afraid that the Ma family's power was too large
, crisis to the political status of the Liu family. Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei have different statuses, so the gap in employment is also very large.
In a high position
Zhuge Liang was only a courtier, so as long as he could exert his talents, he could accept it. But Liu Bei is different, as a human master, he must not only consider his own power outside, but also protect his family power.
Ma Liang was already in a high position in the Shu Kingdom, and if he reused Ma Mo, it was bound to make the Power of the Ma Family too strong. In this regard, Liu Bei did not intend to reuse Ma Mo.
It is precisely because Liu Bei's non-reuse that Ma Mo does not have much actual combat experience. For military generals, the art of war is a necessary condition for victory. In addition to the art of war, real combat experience is also important.
summary
When Ma Mo was sending troops to the street pavilion, Zhuge Liang was also worried, so he sent Wang Ping as his second-in-command. Wei Yan also led 5,000 soldiers to guard the corner of the street pavilion. Even with so many alternative measures, it is still difficult to stop Ma Chen's mistakes. Defeat in the First Battle of the Northern Expedition,
It not only damaged the morale of Shu Han, but also caused Shu Han to lose many military generals who could fight well.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms