Yi Zhilu: This time, it is particularly abrasive, because I really can't understand what Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi are doing. Zhuge's Fifth Northern Expedition, which was also his last expedition, the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu all appeared, with a total of more than 300,000 troops, but from the perspective of battle results, the total losses of the three sides may be only one or two thousand, is this a war? The duel between Zhuge and Sima was very strange, the two sides directly faced each other for nearly half a year, as if they had not come to fight, but rather to show friendship, and each of the hundreds of thousands of troops swung around in a big circle, each returning to his own home, each looking for his mother, which was really a strange thing.
In 231, after Zhuge Retreated from the Fourth Northern Expedition, the Cao Wei general Sima Yi asserted that zhuge liang could not send troops again without three years.
After Zhuge returned to the army, he launched a large-scale production campaign, trained the army, made wooden cattle and flowing horses, and transported grain, grass, and materials to the mouth of the Xiegu Valley.
In 234 AD, Zhuge carried out the Fifth Northern Expedition.
During these three years, Sima Yi was not idle, and he had been preparing for Zhuge To invade again, mainly doing the following things:
The first was to send a table to the Ming Emperor Cao Rui, who migrated farmers from Jizhou to Shangyi (Tianshui City, Gansu Province) to cultivate fields. The second is to carry out water conservancy projects on a large scale, renovate and expand into national canals, build Linjinpi (read as cups), and irrigate thousands of hectares of farmland. The third is to set up arsenals in Jingzhao (Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province), Tianshui (Gangu County, Gansu Province), and Nan'an (Longxi County, Gansu Province) (Xingjingzhao, Tianshui, nan'an Jianye).
[Sima Yi: Kong Ming, I'm waiting here! 】
Sima Yi oversees Guanzhong, and his elder brother Sima Fu does Duzhi Shangshu in the imperial court. According to the Biography of Sima Fu of the Book of Jin, Sima Fu believes that:
To win the enemy, we must be prepared in advance, and we can't go to the door of the house every time, so we will go to find someone to find food and find a guy to do. Zhuge Liang invaded Guanzhong at every turn, the border defenders could not stop him, and the imperial court could only send troops from the central government to rescue him, and every time he did so, it was not cost-effective, and it was too late. The imperial court should select 20,000 infantry and cavalry and garrison them in the west. In addition, guanzhong has been in war for many years, and the common people have to eat or not eat, wear or wear, and can migrate 5,000 peasants from Jizhou to Shangyi Tuntian, train troops in autumn and winter, and plant mulberry in spring and summer.
Yi Zhilu said: The so-called fight brothers, father and son soldiers. One of the Sima brothers is in the dynasty and the other is outside, with tacit understanding. Looking at Sima Yi's watch alone, I felt that I had got five thousand peasant uncles to go to Shangyi to cultivate land, and after reading Sima Fu's suggestion, I knew that the migration of farmers from Jizhou to Shangyi was not simply farming, but a military tun. These five thousand peasants, who pick up a hoe, are peasants, and who pick up a spear are warriors.
Chengguo Canal was built in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, the head of the canal is located in the northeast of Yu County (Mei County, Shaanxi Province), diverting Wei Water, going northeast, flowing through Wugong (west of Wugong County, Shaanxi Province), Huaili (southeast of Xingping County, Shaanxi Province), to Shanglinyuan (Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, Hu County, Zhouzhi area), into the Mengzhi Canal. Sima Yi extended it westward to Chencang (east of Baoji City, Shaanxi Province), and added the Water of The Han Dynasty (pronounced Ruqian) as a water source, extending downstream from the north to the east of present-day Xingping County, and now Xianyang City is back into Weishui in the east, extending the Chengguo Canal of the Han Dynasty to the west for nearly a hundred miles.
Obviously, Sima Yi's business strategy for Guanzhong and Longxi was very clear—everything was for war. All of its actions revolve around the three most important elements of war: soldiers, food, and weapons.
Therefore, in a few years, Guanzhong and Longyou wanted grain and grain, soldiers and soldiers, weapons and weapons, and only waited for Zhuge to come and attack.
Reading this, do we have to pinch a handful of sweat for Kong Ming? In fact, when I coded the words so far, I had already concluded that Sima Yi was already in an invincible position, and Kong Ming had no chance at all. The ending has been decided, and the small victories and losses of the two melons and dates on the battlefield have no substantive significance.
In February of this year (234 AD), Zhuge Liang led an army of 100,000 troops from the Chu Xie Valley (the valley of the Chu River southwest of Taibai County, Shaanxi Province), and the history books say that the means of transporting grain this time were flowing horses. At the same time, send envoys to the State of Wu and make an appointment with Sun Quan, I will come from the west, you will go up to the east, and we will work together to him Cao Wei.
Sun Shiwan readily agreed.
When Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty heard that Zhuge had come to visit the door again, he was quite worried, and sent Qin Lang, a defender of Shu, to supervise the infantry and 20,000 cavalry, and put it in Sima Yi's hands.
Yi Zhilu said: Regarding wooden cattle and flowing horses, I really can't imagine what it is, some people say that wooden cattle are cars, take land roads, flow horses are boats, and take waterways, all of which are colorful, but they are all speculations, and they are not at all the same as the historical records. You don't have to say that the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" really introduced the wooden cow and the flowing horse in a decent way, and Chen Shou remembered it quite seriously, and the length was longer than zhuge four and five cuts combined, which made people cry and laugh. However, Chen Shou recorded the wooden cow flowing horse, just like the liberal arts students introduced quantum theory, after reading it, although they did not know how to be strong, but Mao did not say a clear one. We only need to know that the wooden cow and the flowing horse are two means of delivery, and we will not discuss them here.
The 20,000 infantry cavalry led by Qin Lang may be the 20,000 that the Sima brothers demanded in the table above.
Zhuge Liang arrived at the boundary of YuXian County, and the army was stationed in the south of Weishui (Nanyuan, which should be the opposite concept of "Northern Plain" appearing below). The Generals of the Wei Army believed that their side should be stationed north of the Wei River and confronted Zhuge across the river. Sima Yi believed that the common people were all south of Weishui and were a place of contention. Therefore, he led his army across the Weishui River and set up camp behind the water to resist the Shu army. Sima Yi said to the generals:
If Zhuge Liang really had the courage, he should send troops from Wugong and follow the mountain to the east, then it would be difficult to do; if he stationed himself west in Wuzhangyuan (west of Mei County, Shaanxi Province), then we would not have to worry (if Liang Ruo is brave, when the wugong is east of the mountain, if the west is on Wuzhangyuan, then the armies will be fine).
Zhuge Liang was indeed stationed in Wuzhangyuan.
【Probably like this】
Yi Zhilu said: Here is a bit interesting, with the map to see, Zhuge is from the Valley of Chu Xie. Crossing the Wugong River to the east and marching into Wugong, it will directly approach Chang'an, and the distance between Wugong and Chang'an is less than two hundred miles in a straight line; to the west, it is Wuzhangyuan, and Sima believes that "the armies have nothing to do."
What does Sima Yi mean?
I personally believe that zhuge would not do anything even if he went east to wugong, but he had to fight a decisive battle with Sima And Sima was unwilling to gamble the rest of his life on a big battle; Zhuge garrisoned Wuzhangyuan, Weishui in the north, and Wugong water in the east, and the strategic space was naturally limited, and Sima only needed to perform the consistent routine of "pressing step by step, that is, not fighting", and he could stand in an invincible position.
Obviously, Sima Yi's guiding ideology of operations was the same as the last time, and to block Zhuge's army was victory.
In addition, we suddenly found that Zhuge's Northern Expedition was not much the same as before. What's different? The first four were all raids, the first time, out of Qishan, the Wei state was shocked, no one expected Zhuge to send troops; the second time, raided Chen Cang, fought for twenty days, did not fight, and withdrew; on the way back, he engaged in the third time, capturing Wudu and Yinping Counties; the fourth time, out of Qishan, the Ming Emperor Cao Rui urgently recruited Sima Yi to the west to resist. And this Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang seems to be banging a gong and beating a drum, just out of the Chu Xie Valley, Far away in Luoyang Cao Rui already knows, Zhuge has not yet arrived at Wuzhangyuan, Sima is already waiting for him with his back to Weishui.
Weird or not?
Yongzhou (the state government set up Chang'an) assassin Shi Guohuai told Sima Yi that Zhuge Liang would definitely compete for the northern plains (as opposed to Wuzhangyuan, which was south of Weishui and north of Weishui), and we should occupy it first. Most of the people who discussed it thought it was unnecessary, Guo Huai said:
If Zhuge Liang crossed the Wei River and ascended to The Northern Plains, then attacked Beishan (汧山, 汧讀如千), and cut off Chang'an's road to Longyou (west of Longshan), it would cause turmoil among the common people and the Qiang and Hu people, which would be detrimental to the country.
Sima Yi thought Guo Huai had said a good thing, so he ordered him to garrison Beiyuan. Guo Huai's camp had not yet been built, the Shu Han troops had arrived, Guo Huai met the battle, and the Shu army retreated. A few days after the Battle of Northern Yuan, Zhuge Liang led a large army to the west, and most of the Wei generals thought that Zhuge Liang was going to fight the western siege, but only Guo Huai believed that this was Zhuge Liang's bluff, and the purpose was to let us send heavy troops to the west to defend, and the Shu army would attack Yangsui. Therefore, troops were sent to defend Yang Sui. Sure enough, that night, the Shu army attacked Yang Sui, because Yang Sui was prepared in advance and did not take it.
This is the saying in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of Guo Huai, while the Book of Jin and the Chronicle of Emperor Xuan say that Zhuge Liang went to Wuzhangyuan and intended to cross the Weishui River north. Sima Yi sent the general Zhou Dang to garrison Yangsui to lure Zhuge (bait), but after several days, Zhuge remained motionless. Sima Yi said that Zhuge Liang wanted to fight for the high ground (the original) instead of Xiang Yang, and his intentions were very clear. Therefore, Sima Yi sent the generals Hu Zun and Yongzhou Assassin Shi Guohuai to Yangsui garrison, and Zhuge Hui yu Jishi engaged in battle in front of the highlands, Zhuge Liang could not win, and returned to Wuzhangyuan. At that time, a comet (long star) fell into Zhuge Camp, and Sima Yi, anticipating that Zhuge would be defeated, sent a strange army to copy the rear of the Shu army, beheading more than 500 people, capturing more than 1,000 people, and surrendering more than 600 people.
Yi Zhilu said: When Zhuge attacked Northern Yuan, he had to cross the Weishui River in the north, and Sima Dajun camped with his back to Weishui, and if Zhuge really crossed the Weishui, he could only take a detour from upstream to the Northern Plains, and Guo Huai's camp had not yet been repaired, and he actually repelled Zhuge Zhuge. We can only understand that zhuge this time, only a tentative attack, not many people were sent, the principle of operation is that if you can occupy, you can occupy, if you can't occupy, you will withdraw, and there should be no fierce battle between the two sides.
The above two passes both mentioned Yang Sui, and the later crosses mentioned the stone, I did not find the specific location, it is estimated that it is not far from The Five Zhangyuan. Similarly, as soon as the two sides made contact, Zhuge withdrew his troops. As for Sima Yi's copy of Zhuge Zhuge's back road, killing, arresting, and demoting more than 2,000 people, it is not easy to judge whether it is true or false (there are many doubts about the "Book of Jin", but Chen Shou has really achieved "cherishing ink like gold" for Zhuge Northern Expedition, and there is no need to read the "Book of Jin"), and it does not affect the overall situation, so we will not analyze.
Do you have a feeling that the contact between the two sides is very careful, Zhuge sent troops, if it is easy to fight, fight, if it is not good to fight, flash, there is no intention to gnaw hard bones.
Why?
After the two sides warmed up, there was no movement, and history said that Zhuge believed that the first few Northern Expeditions were because of the lack of grain transportation and the inability to realize their strategic intentions, so this time they decided to fight a protracted war. He divided a part of his troops and began Tuntian as the basis for a long-term garrison, and moreover, the soldiers of Tuntian and the residents of the Weishui River were mixed together, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the Shu army did not harass them.
Yi Zhilu said: Zhuge is in Wuzhangyuan Tuntian, what kind of disturbance is this? What did Zhuge really want to do? 100,000 troops ran to the original planting land of Wuzhang in Fufeng County, Wei? Tuntian this kind of thing can only be carried out when the enemy can not harass or dare not harass, now, the Shu army is deep into the territory of the Wei state, surrounded by enemies, and is led by Sima Yi hundreds of thousands of troops (the history books do not record how many people And Horses Sima Yi brought, I personally believe that the number of Wei troops should not be less than the Shu army), Zhuge began to cultivate land? Planting crops is not the kind of thing that sows seeds today, harvests tomorrow, or packs them on the cart when you retire, and don't you have three years of food ready? How did you get on the field again? Are you really idle and have nothing to do?
There must be a reason, but it is definitely not for the sake of fighting a protracted war.
Zhuge in the southern Tuntian of Weishui, the warriors fought fiercely with the people of wei, maybe they even helped the people to do some farm work, the people came back to support the army activities, Wuzhangyuan can simply be rated as a civilized model community. Is this specifically here to fight? Aren't you afraid that Sima Yi will fight an autumn wind and set a fire every three to five? This is the field of which gate of Tun!
However, Sima Yi was as if he hadn't seen it, as long as there were no nuclear weapons growing in the ground, you could plant them as much as you liked. As a result, the two sides of Shu and Wei, each with more than 100,000 troops, a total of more than 200,000 people, were consumed here with Wuzhangyuan. In addition to his busy farming, Zhuge Liang sent some loud voices to the gate of the Wei army camp to scold the streets and shout, sima Yi sometimes did not say a word, and sometimes sent a few sharp-tongued people out to scold, in short, they did not fight.
This most boring war in the Three Kingdoms era lasted for several months, it was really boring, let's go and see what Dongwu was doing.
In May of this year (234 AD), Sun Quan led an army into Chaohukou, pointing directly at Hefei New City (northwest of Hefei City, Anhui Province, 232 AD, built by Man Yu), claiming to be a 100,000-strong army; he also sent the generals Lu Xun and Zuo Du to guard Zhuge Jin to lead more than 10,000 people into Jiangxia (Ezhou City, Hubei Province), Qiukou (Wuhan City, Hubei Province, Hanshui into the Yangtze River Estuary), sword pointing to Xiangyang (Xiangfan City, Hubei Province); generals Sun Shao and Zhang Cheng entered the Huai River, directly to Guangling (Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province), Huaiyin (Huaiyin City, Jiangsu Province).
In June, When Man Yu wanted to lead all the major armies to rescue the new city, the general Tian Yu said:
The enemy rushed out and attacked in a big way, not just for the sake of small profits, but intended to use the new city as bait to lead our army to the rescue. The new city is strong, we should let them attack, thwart their vigor, the siege of the city will not be stopped, Wu soldiers and soldiers must be tired, at that time, our army thunder attack, will be able to win a complete victory. If the Wu army saw our strategy, it would not forcibly attack the city and might retreat on its own. Whatever the outcome, we cannot immediately march on to avoid falling into their trap.
At this time, the troops in the eastern theater of the Cao Wei Empire were taking turns on vacation, and the manchu table asked the imperial court to send reinforcements, and at the same time stopped the rotation and concentrated on the battle. Liu Shao, a native of Guangping (the old Yongnian Town in the southeast of Yongnian County, Hebei Province), suggested to Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty:
The Wu army was crowded and the war began, they were single-minded and morale was strong. And the manchu defenders are too few, and they fight in their own defense areas (the art of war is called scattered), even if they attack, the chances of victory are not great. Man Pet asked for reinforcements, and there was no fault. I think it is possible to send five thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry first, as the vanguard force, threatening that our large army will advance in several parallel ways to create a deterrent to the enemy. The cavalry arrived in Hefei, evacuated the queue, laid out more flags, beat more war drums, showed strength under the city, and then sent a force around the enemy's back, cutting off his way back and strangling his grain routes. When the enemy heard that our army was coming, and that some cavalry had cut off their rear road, they would flee in shock and break through without a fight.
Cao Rui adopted.
Man Yu wanted to move the defenders of Xincheng and lure Wu Jun to Shouchun (Shou County, Anhui Province), but Cao Rui disagreed, saying:
Strategically, it is extremely important. Emperor Xian set up Hefei in the east, Xiangyang in the south, and Qishan in the west, and the thieves were defeated under these three cities as soon as they came, precisely because they were in a place of contention. Even if Sun Quan attacked the new city, he certainly could not take it. You have asked the generals to hold on, and I will personally go to the conquest. By then, Sun Quan was afraid that he had already fled.
Long before Sima Yi sent an army, Cao Rui issued an edict to him:
You just need to hold on to the wall and don't fight the Shu army to frustrate its edge. Zhuge did not get any benefits from the attack, and the retreating army was not willing, so he stayed there, and the grain became a problem again. They want to rob people and grab things, with you watching from the side, he can't get it, and it's only a matter of time before he retires. When he retires, you will send a large army to beat him fiercely, and now it is the way to win the whole victory by waiting for work.
Yi Zhilu said: Cao Rui mighty! It's a bit of a "young man"! At the same time, he started a war with Wu Shu, calm and calm, lifting heavy weights, and different strategies for Wu Shu were tailor-made for Zhuge and Sun Quan. We now know that the reason why Sima Yi insisted on not fighting was that the two monarchs and subjects had already agreed that on the one hand, Zhuge Zhuge would be killed, and on the other hand, the eastern and western battlefields would be at war at the same time, and if there was a loss, the country would be in danger. With the experience of fighting with Zhuge several times before, Cao Rui was already very sure that as long as Sima insisted on not moving, Zhuge would not be able to do anything, and Cao Rui could calmly engage Sun Quan. Why is it said that Zhuge can't help it? Because, after Wei Guo had made all the preparations, sima Yi could not fail without using strange tricks. And the miracle is exactly what Zhuge lacks. Sima and Zhuge were politicians and military experts of the same magnitude, and Sima would not be defeated against Zhuge even if he could not win. As long as it was not a big defeat, for Wei, it was a victory. Zhuge Northern Expedition, fruitless return, almost a foregone conclusion.
In July, Cao Rui personally boarded the Dragon Boat Expedition.
Man Yu recruited death squads, burned the equipment of wu's siege, and shot King Wu's nephew Sun Tai, and the Wu army caused a plague. When Cao Rui was hundreds of miles away from the Wu garrison, the advance army that confused the enemy had arrived first. Sun Quan initially thought that Cao Rui would not personally march, and when he heard that Cao Rui really came, Sun 100,000 did not say a word, Flash! Sun Shao, who attacked from the Huai River, also retreated at the same time.
At this time, Lu Xun, who attacked Xiangyang, sent his close associate Han Bian to report to Sun Quan with a watch seal, but he did not expect to be arrested by the Wei army. When Zhuge Jin heard about it, he broke out in a cold sweat and wrote to Lu Xun:
The Lord has withdrawn his troops, the enemy has captured Han Bian, our falsehood has been exposed, and now that the water level of the river has dropped, we should quickly withdraw our troops.
The messenger waited for Lu Xun's instructions, and Lu Xun did not answer, but only urged his subordinates to plant cabbage heads and beans. Then, with a group of subordinates, they played chess and archery games, and they were very happy. The messenger was hung out for half a day, and then he went back to report to Zhuge Jin. Zhuge Jin said that Lu Xun was resourceful and must have his reasoning, so he went to see Lu Xun in person. Lu Xun said:
The thieves knew that the Lord had returned, and they could deal with me with all their might. Moreover, they guard the key points of the pass, and the officers and men of our army are inevitably afraid, and as the commander-in-chief, I must maintain my composure to reassure the army, and then find a way to safely retreat from the army. If we now show signs of retreat, the thieves will think that we are afraid, and that if they attack, our army will be defeated.
[Sun Quan: Withdraw! Lao Tzu did not carry the pot for Zhuge Zhao! 】
Therefore, Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin made a plan, and Zhuge Jin led the fleet along the river, and Lu Xun led his soldiers and horses to march towards Xiangyang by land. Wei Bing had always been afraid of Lu Xun and hurriedly withdrew to the city. Lu Xun straightened out the team, put on some pretentious performances, and calmly boarded the ship, and wei jun did not dare to approach. When the boat arrived at Baiwei (northwest of Xiangfan City, Hubei Province, where the Bai River [ShuiShui] meets hanshui in the village), Lu Xun said, stop the boat, I want to go ashore to hunt! The secret generals Zhou Jun and Zhang Liang immediately attacked Jiangxia (Jiangxia County, Cao Wei Empire), Xinshi (northeast of Jingshan County, Hubei Province), Anlu (cao Wei Jiangxia County, Yunmeng County, Hubei Province), and Shiyang (Hanchuan County, Hubei Province), killing and capturing more than a thousand people, and withdrawing safely.
Eastern Wu withdrew its troops in an all-round way, and Wei Guoqun's subjects believed that Sima Yi was at odds with Zhuge Liang and suggested that Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty visit Xing'an to supervise the battle. Cao Rui said:
Sun Quan had already fled, Zhuge was bound to be discouraged, and it was enough to have Sima Yi deal with him.
Subsequently, Cao Rui came to Xingshouchun to check the merits of the soldiers, and the knighthood and rewards were different.
On August 29, Cao Rui returned to Xuchang.
Yi Zhilu said: Cao Rui's attitude toward the war in the west is a little calm, a little careless, giving me a feeling, Kong Ming has been busy for three years, the whole thing is a useless work, it seems, everything is in Cao Rui's control.
Okay, let's go back to Gojohara. Reading Gojohara again, we must always remember one thing -- Sun Quan withdrew his troops.
At this time, Sima and Zhuge had been holding each other for more than a hundred days, and it was said that Zhuge had repeatedly challenged him, and Sima just did not send troops. Therefore, Zhuge secretly sima Yimo, he let people prepare a complete set of fashionable women's clothing, from turbans, hair accessories, to clothes, shoes and socks, all the latest models, or limited editions, and someone sent it to Sima Yi. Meaning, Sima Yi, you are a bitch! According to the history books, Sima Yi was ashamed and angry, and said that I couldn't stand it, and Zhuge Liang's grandson said that I was a lady, and I must go out and fight with him to see who was the lady! Cao Rui refused to allow it, and specially dispatched Xin Bi, a well-known iron-faced and selfless guard, to serve as a military division with a fu jie to restrain Sima Yi's actions. After Xin Bi arrived, he left the next sentence, whoever dared to fight, Lao Tzu would behead whom! So, everyone stopped making a fuss.
[Guys, how is it better than Li Yugang when you wear this dress alone?] 】
Jiang Wei, the protector, told Zhuge Liang that Xin Bi had arrived with the Rune Festival, and it seemed that The Cao Army would not fight again.
Zhuge Liang said:
Cough, Sima Yi's guy, originally did not plan to fight, he just played a play for the soldiers. If Sima Yi has the ability to defeat us, why should he write a letter to ask for battle!
Yi Zhilu said: When Sima Yi was in his twenties, he pretended to be a stroke patient in front of Cao Cao and deceived Boss Cao, and now he is more than fifty years old, the old drama is exquisite, and his concentration is extremely strong, how can he be on fire for a set of women's clothes! Moreover, Cao Rui already had an edict resolutely forbidding him to duel with Zhuge Liang. It is estimated that the generals of the Cao Army were screaming, and Sima Yi did not leave the army, appearing to have "phobia", and simply let the emperor directly order that no troops should be sent, and everyone had nothing to say.
Once again, Zhuge sent emissaries to the Wei army, and Sima Yi naturally ate well, drank well, and entertained, but did not ask about the military situation, but only talked to the emissaries Lala's family, casually asking Zhuge Cheng how well he slept, how his appetite was, whether his work was hard, and so on.
The Prophet said:
When the chancellor got up early and went to bed late, all the punishments of more than twenty rods were personally checked; every day he ate only a few liters (one liter in the Qin and Han Dynasties was about two hundred milliliters today, and the Book of Jin and the Chronicle of Emperor Xuan said that Zhuge ate three or four liters a day, that is, six hundred to eight hundred milliliters, which means that Zhuge ate very little).
After the messenger left, Sima Yi said that Zhuge Kongming ate less than chickens and did more than cattle, but he was afraid that he would not live long.
Sure enough, not long after, Zhuge became seriously ill and died in August.
【Xiang Xiang Xian Go】
The Shu commander Shi Yangyi retreated with his entire army, and Sima Yi led his army to pursue. The Shu army turned the direction of the battle flag, beat the war drum, and pretended to fight with the Wei army. Sima Yi retreated and did not dare to push forward (at this time Sima Yi was not sure whether Kong Ming had died). So Yang Yi left in a formation and entered the Xie Valley before mourning. The people made up a proverb for this:
Dead Zhuge scared away the living Zhongda.
When Sima Yi heard this, he smiled and said, I can expect to live, but it is inconvenient to expect death.
Sima Yi inspected Zhuge Liang's garrison and sighed, "What a genius in the world!"
Sima Yi pursued him all the way to Chi'an (north of Liuba County, Shaanxi Province), but failed to catch up and returned with his army.
Judging from the entire record, especially in the more than 100 days of the two sides playing against each other, it seems that not a single battle has been fought. I am afraid that it may not be, during the period, there may be a small conflict.
According to the "Zhuge Liang Ji ShangShi Table", the minister sent the tiger to supervise Meng Yan and occupied the east bank of the Wugong River, and Sima Yi sent 10,000 cavalry to attack Meng Yan's camp on the 20th because of the rise of wei water. The subject had people build a bamboo bridge (a car bridge), and then shot at the Wei soldiers through the water, and after the bridge was built, the Wei army cavalry retreated.
This is the upper table that Zhuge gave to the later lord Liu Chan, which shows that Zhuge Dajun was stationed in Wuzhangyuan and sent a small army to camp in Dongdu Wugong Shui'an. Sima Yi sent 10,000 cavalrymen to attack the camp, Zhuge Liang built a bridge, shot another arrow, and Sima Yi went back.
Yi Zhilu said: Well, now let's take Zhuge's Fifth Northern Expedition and discuss why this battle was so boring and the real cause of Zhuge Zhuge's death.
We must note that Zhuge was already fifty-four years old and had been preparing for three years, and the 100,000-strong army basically brought out all the troops that the Shu state could bring out, and at the same time, they united with Sun Quan, and the two sides sent troops together, with a total strength of more than 200,000 troops. This is going to be a big deal! But this time, Zhuge did not take the QiShan, but took the Chu Xie Valley, tun bing Wu Zhangyuan. Why? Personally, I think that this time, Zhuge Zhuge's strategic goal is Chang'an. After taking Chang'an, he slowly swept away the Long right area.
So why didn't he go to wugong and then march east to Chang'an?
Because, once Chang'an is taken directly, there is no room for maneuver, and Wuzhangyuan is at the north mouth of the Chu Xie Valley, and if it is unfavorable, it can withdraw at any time. What's more, the capture of Chang'an requires conditions. This condition is --
Sun Shiwan played a mighty wind in the east to contain the Wei forces.
Regardless of whether Sun Shiwan took Hefei or Xiangyang, the Wei court must have been shaken, and Sima Yi could not get support, but became a lone army, and at that time, it was the moment of decisive battle between Wei and Shu.
However, Sun Shiwan was playing his own little calculations as always, and he was still waiting for Kong Ming and Sima to die! Sun Shiwan never let others take advantage, the thunder rumbled, and only a drizzle fell for a while. In May, Sun 100,000 sent more than 100,000 troops to attack the State of Wei in three ways, however, just after a small comparison between Hefei and Manju, in July, the army was completely withdrawn!
Cao Rui had already approved Sun Shiwan's pulse, and as soon as Sun Quan withdrew, Cao Rui slipped around and returned to Xuchang. His subordinates suggested that Cao Rui sit in Chang'an, but Cao Rui said no. During Zhuge Ge's first Northern Expedition, Cao Rui was very nervous and personally ran to Chang'an to supervise the battle, this time, there was no need, Zhuge could not play any new tricks, a Sima Yi was enough to mess him up.
Sun Quan withdrew, and Zhuge seemed to have been poured a bucket of cold water on his hood, and he was in a dilemma. This time, the troops were sent, but they gambled on the fortunes of the country, but the current situation is: fighting, there is no point; withdrawing, can not be accounted for.
What to do? Worried, Kong Ming could only eat a few liters of food a day and could not sleep all night. When the soldiers in the barracks are idle, they are prone to trouble, fight in groups, steal alcohol, and engage in objects... Wait, wait, and so on, from time to time there are bubbling up, Kong Ming not only has to do a good job of ideological work for the officers and men, but also asks about such a small matter as playing twenty military sticks.
Withdrawing troops or not withdrawing troops?
Or withdraw.
But even if the troops are withdrawn, the good guys have to fight a few victories, right?
Sima Yi did not accept the offer.
Kong Ming could only spend it on the Wuzhangyuan.
Lao Tzu said that fish should not be separated from the abyss. What do you mean? Fish cannot survive without the pond, and if you want to eat the fish, you must let it leave the pond.
However, Sima Yi did not come out of the camp and resolutely did not "get out of the abyss", and Zhuge could not eat Sima This fish. Zhuge Pondered every day, how could he get Sima to leave Chiyuan? So, come up with a lot of ideas.
For example, Zhuge sent the army to cross the Wugong Water in the east, and Sima didn't you come to play? Sima came and sent ten thousand cavalry. Why cavalry? Because it's fast. Zhuge just built a bridge here, put a few arrows, and the people ran away, and they didn't play with you.
For example, send a set of women's high-end fashion to Sima Ma, in order not to be a bridesmaid, you also have to come out to show it, right? Hey, sima yi not only put on a show, but also let Cao Rui send Xin Bi to be a judge, to see if Sima Yi put on this set of lines, can I have a fight with Li Yugang and Huo Zun?
The most worth mentioning is that Zhuge planted grain on the Wuzhang Plain, and he also fought with the common people, making it like a pilot project for the construction of new rural areas in the Shu Han Empire. As we said earlier, tun tian in the territory of the enemy country is originally a nonsense, Zhuge Tun Tian, I personally think, there must be an ambush near tun tian, tun tian, that is, to provoke Sima to provoke, to lure this fish over, and then strike at it. However, Sima Yi is as stable as Mount Tai, you plant your land, I engage in my fashion show, and when you can't hold on, withdraw your troops, even if you don't plant grain, you plant gold bars, that's all my Sima Yi!
Zhuge rode the tiger and fell into a dead end.
In July, Sun Quan withdrew, like a heavy hammer, directly smashed into Zhuge Zhuge's heart socket, and the shadowy Sima Yi stayed with him and watched in the shadows.
In August 234, Kong Ming finally couldn't hold on, ran out of oil, and died suddenly at the age of fifty-four.
A generation of famous courtiers, finally came to an end.
Yi Zhilu said: Zhuge Xiang has been through the ages!
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