In 228, Zhuge Liang sent troops to the Northern Expedition. On the question of who would be the vanguard, Zhuge Liang went against the opinions of the people, chose Ma Mo, who was still young in seniority, and ordered his army to move forward.
After the Cao Ming Emperor Cao Rui received the news that the Shu army was moving north, he immediately sent The veteran general Zhang Guo, known for his "clever changes", to meet Ma Mo at the street pavilion. Ma Mo thought that he was familiar with military books, disobeyed Zhuge Liang's order to camp at the General Entrance of Wulu, and chose to camp at Nanshan on his own initiative, hoping to rely on the terrain to confront the Wei army, only to be surrounded by Zhang Gao on the mountain. The Shu army, which had lost its water source, quickly collapsed, and the street pavilion was quickly conquered by the Wei army. Due to the loss of the street pavilion, the Shu army lost its foothold and could only withdraw to Hanzhong, and the First Northern Expedition was declared a failure.
Because Ma Mo disobeyed Zhuge Liang's orders and eventually caused the street pavilion to fall, he was ordered to be beheaded.
They also disobeyed military orders, but Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not dealt with by military law.
Speaking of Guan Yu, the mistakes he made were no less than Ma Mo's. In that year, he signed a military order to intercept Cao Cao in Huarong Province, but because of his old feelings, he let Cao Cao go, causing Cao Wei to breathe. If Cao Cao was caught, his sons might be as angry as Yuan Shao's sons, some generals would even support themselves, and Cao Wei would be in a mess. At this time, Liu Beiruo led his army north to restore the Han Room. But it was precisely because of Guan Yu's favoritism that led to the bankruptcy of this plan.
Similarly, when Zhang Feizhen was guarding Xuzhou, he openly violated military orders and drunkenly beat and scolded his subordinates in Xuzhou City. In the end, Xuzhou was taken by Lü Bu, and Liu Bei could only find another place to stay.
But neither of them was dealt with by military law, and Ma Mo, who was favored by Zhuge Liang, was beheaded.
First of all, Ma Mo this person backstage did not close zhang two hard.
Who are Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide? They are hardcore brothers who spent the bloody years with Liu Bei.
When Liu Bei first started his army, the two began to follow, and even slept with Liu Bei. Over the years, the feelings of the three people can be described as brotherhood and brotherhood, and no one can compare. On the other hand, Zhuge Liang, although he was given the title of military master and treated with the highest courtesy by Liu Bei, he was an outsider after all. Witty as Zhuge Ge, he must have understood this. If Guan Zhang is to be dealt with by military law, then Liu Bei's situation will be very embarrassing: Liu Bei does not want his brother to be beheaded, but it is against military discipline to intervene to block it. In this dilemma, Liu Bei would definitely have great dissatisfaction with Kong Ming, and there must be a gap between the monarch and the courtiers.
Ma Mo was the younger brother of Ma Liang in the Shu Han Dynasty, and the five brothers were known for their talents and fame, collectively known as the "Five Constants of the Ma Clan". At first, Ma Mo worked as a small official in Jingzhou, and later followed Liu Bei from Jing into Shu, successively serving as mianzhu county ling, Chengdu county ling, and Yue Yue taishou.
Among the five brothers, Ma Mo's talent was the most outstanding, and he liked to talk about military strategy the most, so he chatted with Zhuge Liang very speculatively and deeply valued him. Zhuge Liang made him a member of the army, and the two often talked about military strategy together.
It can be said that Ma Mo's biggest backstage is Zhuge Liang himself, and killing him will not cause discord within the camp.
Secondly, the impact of killing Guan Zhang and killing Ma Mo is different.
Guan Yu was brave and strategic, and was one of the few marshals in the Shu Han camp; Zhang Fei was brave and good at war, and was one of the most fierce generals in the Shu kingdom. The two were loyal to Liu Bei, and killing them would be a huge loss to Shu Han, and it would make the other loyal subjects feel cold. If there is no Guan Zhang, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu has different thoughts, and Liu Bei Zhuge Liangjun looks like a god, then Shu Han's career will be completely ruined.
Although Ma Mo is quite talented, he can only talk on paper, and he is still self-conscious, and it is no big deal to kill him. Moreover, at this time, when the First Northern Expedition failed, the generals of the Shu army were extremely annoyed, and even began to doubt Zhuge Liang's command ability, and there would inevitably be discordant voices inside. At this time, taking the culprit who caused the loss of the street kiosk can play a role in venting the anger of the people and killing people. After calming the anger of the people and rebuilding his prestige, Zhuge Liang was able to better control the gang under his command and unite the strength of the people.
Third, Guan Yu Huarong's moral interpretation of Cao Cao's story was a fiction of Luo Guanzhong, and this act of disobeying the military order was completely a hat for him by posterity, so Zhuge Liang could not hold Guan Yu responsible at all; and the good deeds that Zhang Fei had made in Xuzhou happened before Zhuge Kongming joined Liu Bei's camp, and it was also Liu Bei who wanted to pursue him, and Liu Bei knew everything, and certainly would not take the loyal brother to the knife.
But Ma Mo lost the street kiosk, which was a conclusive thing that happened under Zhuge Liang's rule. Zhuge Liang certainly could not sit idly by, and it was not surprising that he would choose to punish Ma Mo with clear rewards and punishments. Moreover, the "Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and The Biography of Xiang Lang" records: "Lang Su and Ma Moshan fled, Lang did not know about it, he hated it, and he was relieved of his official duties and returned to Chengdu." "After the defeat of the Ma Mo soldiers, in fact, they did not bear the same sin as YanYi, but absconded in fear of the crime, which was even worse and deserved to be beheaded.
Ma Mo was beheaded not only for the great mistake he had made in disobeying the order, but also for the sake of the overall situation.
References: "Three Kingdoms Chronicles of Ma Rumors", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms Guan Yu Biography", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms Zhang Fei Biography"