Friends who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms know that during Zhuge Northern Expedition, Wei Yan once provided Zhuge Liang with a plan, which is the "Mystery of Meridian Valley". He was a man with a long-term vision, and he rejected Wei Yan's historical conspiracy at the time.
At the end of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang frequently made northern expeditions, but none of them were successful. Subsequently, the veteran and Wei Yan proposed a plan to Zhuge Liang. If the army had attacked in two ways, a complete victory could have been achieved, but unfortunately Kong Ming's resistance. This was a strategy rarely proposed in Wei Yan's history, so Wei Yan's relationship with Kong Ming was not harmonious.
Many people say that the Meridian Valley strategy can be very successful, because with the power of Trumpu, plus the Wei army has no defense on the Meridian Valley front, Kong Ming did not agree because Kong Ming was very cautious and the city was empty. This plan succeeded in scaring the cautious Sima Yi away. Second, Kong Ming was jealous because he was the commander of the Shu army. Once Wei Yan's plan succeeds, his position may be threatened. Are you sure?
First of all, from the perspective of the situation, the military strength of the Shu army is obviously weaker than that of the Wei army, and Meridian Valley is very dangerous. As long as the enemy knows, the five thousand troops that basically enter will be lost. Although five thousand men and horses are not much, they are definitely not many, and the Shu army cannot lose.
Secondly, judging from this war, the country of Shu is in chaos, the five tigers will be gone, the new generation of generals lack skills, and the factions of Sichuan, Shu and Yizhou have turned the crisis into safety. If the discord of the country is transferred to the Wei state, the losses are too great, and the domestic situation will be even more unfavorable.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was a tiger general who used the Wei Yan strategy at that time. He is Gao Yingxiang. Originally, he had the same idea as Wei Yan. Stop the fight before you react. But what they did not expect was that Meridian Valley was so dangerous that the army could not move at all, and it took twice as long as expected, which gave the enemy the opportunity to stop in advance and triggered an attack. The entire army will be destroyed.
In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the wounded Gao Yingxiang was captured in the cave, and his cronies Liu Zhe and Huang Long were also captured. His tens of thousands of troops also fell here. Gao Yingxiang, the king who came to the world for seven years, ended his life. In these seven years, he galloped northwest and swept across the Central Plains, but in the end, he failed. Without a doubt, he is a great figure and nothing more.
If Wei Yan left Wugu Chang'an, as long as someone like Sun Chuanting guarded the entrance to the valley, Wei Yan would be defeated. Even if Wei Yan's army reached the city, as long as the defenders stood waiting for help, only an army of 5,000 men would go that far. Wei Yan had no choice but to die in battle. More importantly, Shu Han was in a weak position at that time. If you use Meridian Valley, it is estimated that if the army is defeated, I am afraid that Shu Han will have no return, and even Hanzhong will not be able to save it.
It shows that Zhuge Liang is short-sighted, but fortunately, he does not agree with Wei Yan's strategy. Meridian Valley's surprise attack seemed tall, but not only Wei Yan and Gao Yingxiang could imagine it, but there were also people who had a more profound and intelligent influence than the two of them. Moreover, not to mention the fact that during the war, military talents were suddenly produced, so that the chances of winning the Meridian Conspiracy were almost zero.
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