The empty city plan is a very famous combat strategy in the Three Kingdoms period, the empty city plan can be described as ingenious and unique, the person who came up with this decision is Zhuge Kongming, he has a unique vision, thoughtfulness, wisdom and decisiveness, and is a very famous strategist in history. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang were always rivals, like the black and white forces.
Behind the two of them also represented two countries with opposite forces, and Zhuge Liang's plan to come up with the empty city plan was also because the situation at that time was really urgent. And Sima Yi was suspicious, and he was cautious and careful in doing things, this abnormal military state, he naturally would not easily take the risk of attacking, and then stop attacking.
However, Sima Yi was also a wise man, and he still saw some clues from it, and he could see that Zhuge Liang was performing the empty city plan, but why did he see through it but did not reveal it? He also withdrew his own army, presumably, Sima Yi also had his own plans.
First, the situation is urgent
Liu Bei entrusted his son to Zhuge Liang, who was most trusted, and after Liu Chan became emperor, all these important things were on Zhuge Liang's shoulders, and he did his best to do his best to liu Chan, the heir of the Shu kingdom.
In addition to worrying about Liu Chan's affairs, he also had to assist Liu Chan in managing state affairs. After Liu Bei's defeat in his crusade against Eastern Wu, the development of the Shu state was severely hit, and Zhuge Liang inherited Liu Bei's ambitions and decided to go north.
At that time, Zhuge Liang trusted Ma Mo the most, and even wanted Ma Mo to be his successor, so he asked Ma Mo to guard the street kiosk and told Ma Mo to act according to his plan if an accident occurred. When the enemy really came, Ma Mo not only did not follow Zhuge Liang's plan, but also made a claim without authorization, resulting in the loss of the street kiosk.
The Shu kingdom, which was facing difficulties itself, was even worse, and Zhuge Liang had to deal with ma Mo in accordance with military regulations. The shu state of Shu was even more difficult, and Zhuge Liang had no choice but to withdraw to the western city, at this time, Sima Yi led an army of 150,000 people all the way to the western city where Zhuge Liang was located.
But at this time, Zhuge Liang's actual presence was only about 2,500 soldiers, and the rest were all arranged to go and do other things. Seeing that Sima Yi was about to attack with a large army, Zhuge Liang did not hurry to come up with a solution.
Let the soldiers open the city gate and pretend to be ordinary people, while Zhuge Liang sat on the city gate leisurely drinking tea and playing the piano, as if nothing had happened. Sima Yi saw this scene and thought that there could be such a harmonious scene in such an urgent situation, in which there must be deception, and then withdrew his army, and the empty city plan came from this.
2. Sima and Kong Ming
Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang represented two countries, and the strength of the two of them could be said to be comparable, and Zhuge Liang himself had been living in seclusion in the mountains until he met Liu Bei, and Liu Beisan Gu Maolu asked Zhuge Liang to be his military master.
However, under the command of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei did establish the State of Shu, but after the establishment of the State of Shu, it was defeated in a large battle, and the State of Shu was affected. After Liu Beixian's death, the burden fell on Zhuge Liang's body, and Zhuge Liang once again launched a war against Cao Wei.
Sima Yi's compatriot Yang Jun joined Cao Cao's camp, and he and Sima Yi had known each other for a long time, and he valued Sima Yi's talent. In the eyes of his fellow villagers, Sima Yi showed extraordinary wisdom from a teenager.
Later, Sima Yi became a member of Cao Wei. Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi initially came to the military camp in different ways, but the two men were equal in strength, originally fighting in secret, and now they were clearly on the table to fight.
Third, behind the scheme
Sima Yi saw that Zhuge Liang's city pool scene was so harmonious, in fact, Sima Yi had already seen through this plan, and he knew in his heart that there were not so many soldiers in the city. Sima Yi did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but returned to the house to leave a living road for Zhuge Liang, in fact, he also left a living road for himself.
Sima Yi's position in the Cao Wei regime at that time was very dangerous, and the Sima family regime headed by him and the Cao Wei regime headed by Cao Zhao formed two major antagonistic situations, and Sima Yi was a military master who followed Cao Cao. His rights were equivalent to Zhuge Liang's rights in the Shu kingdom. But at the same time, those who owned the Cao Wei regime had a crush on the Sima family.
At any moment, he could destroy his family. Sima Yi saw the beginning of the empty city plan and did not reveal the truth, because there was an opponent, he himself would have value, he and Zhuge Liang were opposed to each other, mutually restrictive relationship. If he killed Zhuge Liang and Cao Wei had no powerful threatening opponent, then Sima Yi's existence would be of little value.
If Sima Yi's life were to be taken, it would be a matter of time. However, Zhuge Liang could also expect that Sima Yi did not dare to move him. Cao Wei's internal form, he also knew very well, sima Yi in Cao Wei's state, he could also expect, know himself and know the other, in order to survive a hundred battles, but Zhuge Liang has an element of gambling, and it turns out that he gambled and won.
summary
Faced with a severe form, Zhuge Liang came up with a countermeasure that had to be taken, but Zhuge Liang was still clever, and he expected that Sima Yi would not dare to take his life, even if Sima Yi won and returned, he would become worthless.
After Sima Yi had already seen Zhuge Liang's empty city plan, his approach was to withdraw his troops, because in the end of this battle, whether it was defeat or victory, without Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi would lose his value at that time, and he who was originally strong in power would also lead to the disaster of killing.
From these two points, it can be seen that Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang are two strategists who can take into account the overall situation and approach their ideas. During the chaotic Three Kingdoms period, everyone's survival was in jeopardy, but current events made heroes, and in times of chaos, everyone was using their talents.
For yourself and for your own country. The reality that some facts exist cannot change it, but can only change itself. Because of the existence of some things, they can achieve mutual restraint and mutual checks and balances. Just like Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, they were rivals in competition, and they had been fighting each other for more than ten years, until Zhuge Liang's death.
But in fact, from another perspective to think, if we are fully prepared, even if there is a sudden situation, we do not need to be afraid, all the situations are in our hands, even the ancients can do in the face of sudden unexpected situations, come up with countermeasures and methods, what reason do we have to find excuses for sudden situations? Sometimes, the unexpected is also an opportunity.