These three rebellions ended in failure, and the speed was very fast. Why on earth? There is a simple reason.
First, there is no clear purpose and appeal.
In any case, the "three evils" are acts of local resistance to the central authorities, so it is very important to say a good reason and excuse.
For example, there was a "Seven-country Rebellion" in the Han Dynasty with the aim of seizing the central government, but the slogan was "Jun Qing side". How powerful is this slogan? At the beginning of the rebellion, the imperial court was forced to behead Chao Cuo, the minister who proposed a separatist regime. Later, Judy betrayed his nephew, Emperor Wen Jian. His slogan is still "Jun Qing side", and at the same time, he defines his military action as "the battle of Jingnan".
You know, at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had killed many generals who could lead the troops to fight, and Judy herself had good strength and shouldered the heavy responsibility of resisting the Mongolian army. No one in the court is his opponent at all, but why should he make excuses for himself? Its purpose is to get more people to support themselves.
Let's take a look at their performance in the "Huainan three evils".
I won't talk about the other two times. Wu found an object, Sima Shi, but he falsely passed on the imperial edict of the Queen Mother. You know, Sima Shi was in control of the Queen Mother. How long can this excuse last? Moreover, since it is a crusade against Sima Shi, we should contact more senior ministers and generals, and he has only one Wen Qin. This is especially true for ordinary soldiers. Many people don't know what they are for, but they seem to be intimidated into doing things they don't want to do.
Second, military preparations are inadequate.
During the first mutiny, the tomb was with his nephew. This was the secretariat of Yanzhou at that time, but it died soon. In this case, some of the military forces in the hands of the tomb are gone. Later, the tomb planned to use the opportunity of Dongwu military action to ask the court for soldiers, but did not know that Hu Ling's stupid department had taken refuge in Sima Yi, and the plan fell through.
Later, he wanted to replace Yu with the new Yanzhou secretariat. As a result, this man exposed Wang Ling. Under such circumstances, it is a ghost that Wang Lingzhi's rebellion can succeed.
In the second mutiny, 50,000 to 60,000 troops were mobilized, but these troops were all coerced and their families were still in the north. They were not well mobilized before the war, let alone any military plan. So when I arrived in Xiangcheng, I didn't know what to do. I was completely spinning around in the same place.
In the third mutiny, although Zhuge Dan mobilized a large number of troops, as many as156,000 people, these people were just some newly recruited peasant recruits, and they could not form combat effectiveness at all, and they had no military objectives, just asking for Shouchun City. Such a mutiny is inevitable.
Third, the motivation for defection is not pure, and it is all personal ambition expansion.
On the surface, everyone shouted to defend Cao Wei's royal family, but it was not. Besides self-protection, it is more about personal ambition.
Wang Ling, who rebelled for the first time, thought that Cao Biao, who had the ability, should be emperor, but Cao Biao stayed in the fief until he was executed by Sima Yi. And his most important strength, Hu Ling, should have restrained himself after his death, but in the second year, the so-called "auspicious" astronomical phenomenon appeared in the sky, which strengthened his confidence in rebellion and thought that this "sudden dignitary" was himself.
Although Wu, who rebelled for the second time, was a loyal minister of Cao Wei, his general was Wen Qin.
Wen Qin is brave and good at fighting, and has repeatedly made outstanding achievements, but he is greedy for rewards. If he is not satisfied, he will easily have resentment. The emperor may have used such people because of the situation, but you, a local official, have ulterior motives, right? Moreover, Wu set out in the second year after Cao Fang was abolished, not because Cao Fang was abolished, but because a comet appeared in the sky, which both Wu and Wen Qin thought was a good omen.
Wen Qin, in particular, surrendered to Wu after the defeat. Is it because of the royal family in Cao Shi?
Zhuge Dan, who rebelled for the third time, was even worse. Wu tried to find him when he rebelled, but he took the lead in reporting others. In addition, he succeeded in counterinsurgency. He was promoted to an official and became a general. Zhuge Dan, who was in power, began to buy people's hearts with public property and raise the dead.
It was only a matter of time before Zhuge Dan rebelled. What's more, he consulted with Wu before getting up and gave his two sons to Wu. Can this be considered for Cao Wei?
So, in the final analysis, these three rebellions were dog-eat-dog attacks. In this case, it is not surprising that relatively weak dogs are quickly defeated.