Today's Three Kingdoms idiom story is found in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of Wang Ji, which took place in the middle of the second year of Cao Wei Ganlu (257 AD). There are three characters involved in the story, one is Sima Zhao, who controlled the cao wei dynasty, the second is Wang Ji, who was then the acting general of Zhendong and the military general of Yangzhou and Yuzhou, and the third is Zhuge Liang's clan relative Zhuge Shi. Let's take a look at the original text:
Zhuge Zhi rebelled, and the general of Zhendong was the general of Zhendong, and the military forces of Yang and Yu were all supervised. When the large army was in Xiang, the thieves were fine, and the Zhaoji army was strong. Gilead asked for advice. Wu sent Zhu Yi to save the birthday and marched to Ancheng. Ji was also instructed to divert the armies to the North Mountain, and Ji said to the generals: "Now the siege is solidified, and the soldiers and horses are gathered, but when the elite guards are ready to escape, and the troops are more moved to guard the danger, so that indulgence, although the wise can not take care of the aftermath." ”
Sui Shou said, "Now that you are fighting against the thief's family, you should not move like a mountain." If the migration is dangerous, people's hearts will be shaken, and the situation will be greatly damaged. The armies are based on deep ditches and high fortresses, and the hearts of all are determined not to be tilted, and this imperial army is also important. "Book, listen. The great general Sima Wenwang entered Tunqiutou and surrounded the divisions, each with its own command.
The gist of this passage is as follows: Zhuge Zhi rebelled, and Wang Ji acted as the general of Zhendong with the general Zhennan, and the military governor of Yangzhou and Yuzhou. At that time, the main force of the Wei army was stationed in Xiang County, and Sima Zhao, believing that Zhuge Zhi's troops were elite, ordered Wang Ji to hold out. Wang Ji repeatedly stated his opinion and asked to enter the army to beg for thieves. Just in time for Eastern Wu to send Zhu Yi to lead his troops to aid Zhuge Zhi, reinforcements entered Ancheng. Sima Zhao also ordered Wang Ji's troops to be transferred to Beishan to hold firm.
Wang Ji told his subordinates: "Now that the siege of Shouchun has been intensifying day by day, and the soldiers and horses are gradually concentrated, we should further strengthen the siege and wait for the enemy to break through and throw themselves into the net." If at this time, it abandons the position and retreats to the north mountain, it can only make the enemy troops in the city free from the shackles of freedom of movement. In this way, even the most skilled military experts will not be able to win this war. ”
Therefore, Wang Ji wrote to Sima Zhao again: "When our army confronts the rebels trapped in Shouchun, it should stand still like a mountain, so as to destroy the fighting spirit of the enemy army." If the army is retreated to the mountains to rely on danger, it will not only demoralize our army, but also have a major negative impact on the whole army. At present, our army is already stationed in the deep ditch and high fortress, and its morale is high, and this kind of thing must not be retreated. This is the key to commanding the army to victory! ”
In the end, Sima Zhao adopted Wang Ji's suggestion, ordered the various departments to continue to besiege Shouchun, and handed over the twenty-sixth army responsible for the siege to Wang Ji under the unified command of Wang Ji, and ordered all Wei troops entering the area under Wang Ji's jurisdiction to be dispatched by Wang Ji.
The idiom to be said in this article comes from the "immovable as a mountain" in Wang Ji's table to Sima Zhao, which means unshakable like a mountain, describing a strong defense and a stable military spirit. However, this idiom was not pioneered by Wang Ji, but borrowed from the "Art of War" of Sun Tzu: "Therefore, its disease is like the wind, its Xu is like a forest, its plunder is like fire, it is not moving like a mountain, it is difficult to know like yin, and it is moving like thunder." ”
Zhuge Shi's rebellion was the largest war during the Three Kingdoms period, with the combined forces of Cao Wei, Eastern Wu, and Zhuge Shi over 500,000 men. The war lasted ten months and ended with the demise of Zhuge Zhi. The Cao Wei forces that opposed Sima Shi's dictatorship were wiped out, and the Cao clan forces were no longer able to confront Sima Zhao, and the Wei and Jin dynasties could not stop them. Wang Ji's performance in this war was remarkable, and he was a key figure who affected the outcome of the war.
Reference book: Romance of the Three Kingdoms