When Zhuge Liang plotted against Meng Da, why didn't he directly lead a large army to meet him? In this article, I will talk to you about this topic.
Regardless of whether the "conspiracy theory" is established or not, Zhuge Liang is unlikely to lead a large army to rescue Meng Da.
Zhuge Liang did not do much to rescue Meng Da, and had little to do with "conspiracy theory"
Recently, the conspiracy theory that "Zhuge Liang deliberately killed Meng Da" has become very popular.
This view holds that in the Shu Han regime, Zhuge Liang was the Jingzhou faction and Li Yan was the Dongzhou faction, and the two had a competitive relationship.
Meng Da, on the other hand, was also a Member of the Dongzhou Sect before, so once he surrendered to Shu, it would greatly enhance the power of the Dongzhou Sect and weaken the influence of Zhuge Liang.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang did not send troops to rescue him, but instead let people deliberately leak the news and kill Meng Da.
I think it is unclear whether the "conspiracy theory" is true, but this is not a reason for the army not to rescue.
The key to the "conspiracy theory" is that Guo Mo "fraudulently surrendered" and leaked the news that Meng Da wanted to surrender to Shu Han.
In fact, whether Guo Mo's "fraudulent surrender" was Zhuge Liang's deliberate attempt to kill Meng Da or whether he wanted to promote Meng Da's rebellion, no one could say for sure.
Personally, I tend to think that this is to urge Meng Da to make a decision early. Because of the situation at that time, Meng Da's rapid defeat was a small probability event. The probability of successfully reversing the water and holding on to the mediocrity is very high.
But since these things are not clear, let us have doubts and leave them alone.
However, even if the "conspiracy theory" exists, if Zhuge Liang can enter shangyong, then shangyong is not Meng Da's, is it not Zhuge Liang who has the final say? Without Meng Da, who has no territory, what capital will unite with Li Yan to weaken Zhuge Liang?
Zhuge Liang's army entered and took control of Shangyong, which was obviously a more advantageous choice than killing Meng Da.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang's failure to raise a large army to aid Shangyong has nothing to do with "conspiracy theory."
I think there are two main reasons.
1. Meng Da did not need it, nor did he allow Zhuge Liang to bring a large army to help;
2, Meng Da hesitated, Zhuge Liang's army rescue risk is large.
Meng Da did not need, nor did he welcome Zhuge Liang's army to help
First, Meng Da believed that he did not need Zhuge Liang's army to help
Da You Liang Shu said: "It is like going to Luo eight hundred miles, going to my twelve hundred miles, hearing my deeds, being the son of heaven on the table, than the opposite, in January, then my city has been consolidated, and the armies are sufficient." Then I am in deep danger, and Sima Gong will not come by himself. In the future, I will have no trouble. ”
Meng Da means: The armies are fully organized, and I am enough on my own.
In fact, Shangyong blocked the water on three sides, and Meng Da was very confident in defending the city.
At that time, he himself also ridiculed Liu Feng and Shen Tan, "According to the Golden City, it is lost for thousands of miles? ”
It seemed that Meng Da was very sure of himself defending Shangyong, and there was no need for Zhuge Liang's army to come.
It is not only Meng Da himself who holds this idea. "The generals and thieves intersect with each other, and it is advisable to wait and see and then move." Sima Yi's generals also believed that Meng Da was not easy to deal with and should be slowly planned.
In short, if it were not for the encounter with a figure like Sima Yi, Meng Da would indeed be able to defend Shangyong on his own.
Second, Meng Da could not allow Zhuge Liang's army to come to his aid
Li Yan was in Jiangzhou and Meng Da was in Shangyong, and it was indeed possible to strengthen the strength of the Dongzhou faction.
However, if Zhuge Liang's army entered Shangyong, would Shangyong still be Meng Da's sphere of influence?
Meng Da, who had lost his foundation, even if he submitted to Shu Han, how could he help Li Yan and challenge Zhuge Liang?
For example, when he was in Jiangzhou, Zhuge Liang could only accommodate Li Yan with "the Han room is in danger, the peace is short, and it is not good to praise it." And Li Yan also refused to abide by the Han zhongzhong arrangement and was reluctant to leave Jiangzhou.
However, when Li Yan led an army to support Hanzhong in 230, Zhuge Liang immediately left him and the 20,000 soldiers and horses he had brought with him.
Subsequently, Zhuge Liang and Li Yan had a dispute, and Zhuge Liang easily demoted Li Yan to Zi Tong for the people.
Similar to Li Yan, without the foundation, Meng Da is nothing, and he certainly does not want to leave Shangyong.
Therefore, Meng Da could not allow Zhuge Liang's army to enter Shangyong.
Meng Da hesitated, and the army went to great risk
The road from Hanzhong to Shangyong is dangerous and difficult to travel.
Originally, after Meng Da returned to the north to control Fangling Port, Liu Beicai sent Liu Feng to meet up along the east side of the ChuShui River.
After that, there was a big fight between Wei and Shu, and all roads were fought over and over again, except for the road from Shangyong to Hanzhong, which never played a major role.
Only Jiang Huan had ever attempted to attack Shangyong, but he was soon abandoned by the joint opposition of the Generals of the Shu Army. (In addition, when Wei destroyed Shu, he attacked in multiple ways, and there was an army from Shangyong to meet)
Therefore, unless Meng Da's surrender is very sincere, it is very dangerous for the army to rise to the bottom.
Is Meng Da's surrender sincere?
Look at Sima Yi's statement: There is no faith, and this is also a time of doubt. When and its undecided decision.
Obviously, in Sima Yi's view, Meng Da at that time had not yet made up his mind to surrender to Shu.
The reality is more complex.
Huayang Guozhi:
"Da then even Wu Gushu, subliminal map China... Wu Shu sent his generals to save him, and King Xuan divided the generals to refuse. ”
Meng Da not only hesitated between Wei and Shu, but also hooked up with Eastern Wu.
It can be said that Meng Da, who stepped on three boats, will choose Zhuge Liang in the end, it is really difficult to say.
If the hesitant Meng Da chose to fool the Shu state with the State of Wei, then Zhuge Liang's situation was much more dangerous than "Zhou Qu's fraudulent surrender to earn Cao Xiu".
Of course, on the other hand: the situation when Zhuge Liang first came out of Qishan was very favorable, and the benefit of breaking Long's right arm was much greater than that of Shangyong, and Zhuge Liang could not risk too much for Shangyong.
Although Meng Da was talented, his wisdom was not enough to reject Sima Yi alone; although he was good at words, he was capricious and no one sincerely trusted him. In the end, the soldiers were defeated and killed, which was also considered to be self-inflicted.