After Zhuge Liang's death, Shu Han was in the strategic defensive stage for a long time, because Jiang Huan, Fei Yi and others all believed that It was even more impossible for Xiang Xiang to defeat Cao Wei and unify China. Because Zhuge Liang was good at governing the country, the Shu state had a certain ability to undertake the heavy responsibility of the Northern Expedition. However, after the death of Xiang Xiang, the Shu state became poor and weak, and the generals were scarce, coupled with the successive deaths of Jiang Huan, Dong Yun, and others, Fei Yi became more cautious and cautious. Even the people who gave Jiang Wei every time were not more than 10,000 people.
As a closed disciple of Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei naturally had courage and strategy, and after Sima Yi launched a coup d'état, there was also Cao Wei Xiahou Ba to vote. It's like a tiger. Jiang Wei then ignored Fei Yi's objections and launched several crusades against Cao Wei. Although there were victories and defeats between each other, Jiang Wei was worthy of the disciples of Wu Hou, and was not in danger at the Battle of Tielong Mountain, and easily killed the Cao Wei generals Guo Huai and Xu Qian.
In fact, Jiang Wei's history of the Northern Expedition is both a history of war and a history of struggle, which fully illustrates that "soldiers are also devious." Not only requires superior strategy, but also has hard power and real kung fu.
During the Three Kingdoms period, why was Jiang Wei able to easily kill Guo Huai and Xu Qian at Tielong Mountain?
The talents of the late Three Kingdoms period are indeed incomparable with the early period, such as the twenty-four generals in the early stage, only Deng Ai and Jiang Wei are left, and in Jiang Wei's previous Northern Expeditions, Deng Ai has not yet joined the battle, so Jiang Wei really encountered not many opponents, most of them because of the lack of strength of the Shu State and had to retreat. And Jiang Wei's ability to kill Guo Huai and Xu Qian is precisely the performance of his literary and martial arts, courage and strategy. If it were not for the death of these two people in battle, it is estimated that Sima Zhao, who is well known to passers-by, would not be able to escape by inserting his wings on Tielong Mountain!
First, in order, look at how Jiang Wei killed Xu Qian.
In 253 AD, Jiang Wei led an army of 200,000 to the Northern Plains and attacked Cao Wei. Although it is called a crusade against Cao Wei, it can actually be said that it is already a crusade against the Sima family. On the one hand, he formed a Qiang army, and on the other hand, he attacked Nan'an. However, qiang soldiers are indeed mercenary, swaying left and right, as long as whoever gives money, they will obey whom. Since the State of Shu had raised an army, the State of Wei naturally wanted to defend. Guo Huai, a general on the western front, hurriedly declared to the imperial court for help.
Sima Zhao asked, "Who dares to go to the enemy Shu army?" The auxiliary general Xu Zhi was willing to go, and Sima Zhao was overjoyed. Because Sima Zhao knew that although Xu Qian's strategy was insufficient, he was very brave, with Guo Huai on the front line, plus a fierce general like Xu Qian, the western front was worry-free. Sima Zhao then joined Xu Zhi in reinforcing the front line and supporting Guo Huai.
Xu Zhi did not live up to the expectations of the public, the kaishan axe in his hand was heroic and invincible, and he gave Jiang Wei a dismount with the Shu army.
Although Liao Hua and Zhang Yi of the Shu Army were old, they could be regarded as famous generals who had been in battle for a long time. Xu Qian defeated two people in a row with one enemy and two in a row, killing and defeating the Shu army, which was indeed rare. However, although the courage and bravery of the two armies are important, the strategy cannot be less. The ensuing battle to seize grain fully exposed Xu Qian's shortcomings of courage and strategy.
Jiang Wei returned to the village and discussed with Xiahou Ba how to deal with the enemy, Xu Qian was so fierce, ordinary people really couldn't do him. However, Xiahou Ba did not think so, and suggested using an ambush strategy. Jiang Wei suddenly realized, so he ordered the sergeant to use wooden cattle and horses to carry grain and grass behind the Iron Cage Mountain. Sima Zhao was indeed less cautious than his father Sima Yi, and ordered the general Xu Zhi to lead an army to seize the grain and grass, thinking that he could defeat the Shu army. Unfortunately, Xu Qian only cared about snatching grain and grass, and was defeated by Liao Hua and Zhang Yi attacked on both sides. Xu Tianren was sleepy and tired, and was fleeing for his life, when he was suddenly killed by Jiang Wei, who stabbed the war horse with one shot, and everyone stepped forward to kill Xu Qian.
Poor Yong general Xu Qian, who only cared about fighting and had no reinforcements, was finally killed by Jiang Wei. This battle also shows that Sima Zhao's method of using troops is indeed inferior to That of Jiang Wei, who ordered people to sneak attack grain and grass, and even did not send reinforcements, in case of an ambush, there will be no return. At this time, Sima Zhao estimated that he was proud of the army, and did not want the Shu army to rush into the village under the banner of the Wei national flag, Sima Zhao was defeated, and in a panic, he had to lead his army to garrison the Tielong Mountain.
And how Jiang Wei killed Guo Huai is completely a demonstration of personal ability, and Jiang Wei is worthy of being one of the twenty-four generals.
Guo Huai had been in battle for a long time, and when Zhuge Liang was in power, he defended Sima Yi's deputy against the Shu army. Now hearing that Sima Zhao was under siege, Guo Huai decided to break the Qiang soldiers first and then save Sima Zhao. Guo Huai ordered Chen Tai to surrender the Qiang king and offer a plan to sneak into the Wei army camp. Guo Huai designed to capture the Qiang King, And the Fan Dang led the crowd to fall. The Qiang soldiers had no faith to speak of, and immediately turned their guns at the Shu army again.
In the original work, it is written: Most of the Wei soldiers were mixed in the Qiang people's department; before they reached Shuzhai, the Weiling soldiers were all outside the village, and they were led by more than a hundred people to the front of the Chinese army tent. Jiang Wei and Xiahou Ba went out to greet them. Wei will not wait for the fans to speak, and he will kill the general from behind. Wei was horrified and hurried off his horse. The soldiers of Qiang and Wei entered together. The Shu soldiers fell in all directions and fled separately.
Since it was a double attack by Wei Bing and Qiang Bing, the Shu army was definitely invincible. Jiang Wei mounted a war horse and fled. When Guo Huai saw that Jiang Wei wanted to run, he slapped his horse and chased after him. Jiang Wei walked hurriedly, carrying only a bow and no arrows. So he turned over and shot Guo Huai continuously, and all Guo Huai saw were empty arrows, so he didn't make preparations to chase Jiang Wei directly. Guo Huai pulled a bow to shoot Jiang Wei, it may be that Jiang Wei's small universe erupted, and actually caught the flying arrow with his bare hand, turned around and shot hard, right in the middle of Guo Huai's face door. Poor Cao Wei's general on the western front finally fell to the battlefield, and Jiang Wei saw that the Wei army arrived behind him, and only took Guo Huai's spear and left.
In this battle, Jiang Wei showed his might, although he was scattered by the Wei army, but he was able to shoot Guo Huai and kill Xu Qian, which was also considered to be a defeat to Cao Wei's weifeng and make up for it. It can be seen that the war is fickle, the lord will not be able to easily wade into danger, if Guo Huai shoots Jiang Wei with greater vigor, then the Shu kingdom will die. And Guo Huai, as the main general, did not send troops to pursue and kill Jiang Wei, and went alone, which indeed seemed too reckless.
The above information mainly refers to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.