The battle for the new city is about to begin!

"When Yu is born, how can Liang be born?" is a famous saying by Zhou Yu in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Luo Guanzhong used these 6 words to vividly express Zhou Yu's self-pity and jealousy towards Zhuge Liang. Mixed and complex mentality. In fact, in real history, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu had a cooperative relationship. The two jointly planned and organized the Battle of Chibi, establishing the Wu-Shu Alliance and the Three Kingdoms in one fell swoop. There were no feuds or disputes between the two.

If this sentence is changed to one word and changed to "Since Liang is born, why is Yi", it would be very appropriate to use it between Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. Zhuge Liang was one of the most talented people in the Three Kingdoms era. His courage, wisdom and talent made him stand out among the many talents in the Three Kingdoms era. He was also deeply trusted and used by Liu Bei and Liu Chan. He was a great man in the world. It was time for him to show off his skills and calm the world while talking and laughing. Who would have thought? Sima Yi was shot out of the diagonal stab, almost making Zhuge Liang's life's work go down the drain.

Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang are not only contemporaries, but also very similar in age. Sima Yi was born in 179 and Zhuge Liang was born in 181, only two years apart. However, Sima Yi's official career was relatively bumpy, and he was a late bloomer.

Zhuge Liang was successful as a young man. He assisted Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms and became famous all over the world. However, Sima Yi was unknown and had been working under Cao Cao as the prime minister, Dong Cao, chief secretary and other ordinary secretarial work. It was not until Cao Cao's death that Cao Bu came to power. Sima Yi relied on his good relationship with Cao Bu to be reused. He moved from behind the scenes to the stage and soon became famous.

In 228 AD, Zhuge Liang finally ushered in his first confrontation with Sima Yi. The two sides launched a wonderful battle of wits around the strategically important new city. As early as 219 AD, Guan Yu launched the Battle of Xiangfan and launched a northern expedition against Cao Wei. As a result, he was attacked from both sides by Cao Cao and Sun Quan, and fell into a desperate situation. At the critical moment, Guan Yu asked Liu Feng Mengda, the guard of the neighboring Shangyong County, for help, but the two refused to send troops. In the end, Guan Yu was defeated and died.

Afterwards, Meng Da was afraid that Liu Bei would blame him, and he had conflicts with Liu Feng, so he simply rebelled without stopping and dedicated the three Shangyong counties to Cao Wei. Cao Cao of the State of Wei captured the three Shangyong counties without fighting and was overjoyed. He merged the three counties into Xincheng and appointed Meng Da as the prefect of Xincheng. During his reign, Cao Pi trusted Meng Da very much, promoted him to a higher position, and entrusted him with important responsibilities. Mengda felt proud for a moment.

After Cao Bu died, Cao Rui ascended the throne and began to neglect Meng Da. Meng Da, who was depressed and frustrated, felt very uneasy, so he became half-hearted again and secretly sent someone to contact Zhuge Liang to express his intention to defect and surrender. Zhuge Liang was very happy, "Yin wanted to lure Da, and he wrote several letters to attract him, and Da reciprocated." There was a close correspondence between the two.

However, although Mengda had the intention to surrender anyway, the thunder was loud and the rain was small. He only shouted slogans but has not yet taken action. He has been lingering and watching, hesitant. Zhuge Liang was afraid that the night would be long and he would have many dreams, so he resorted to a counter-measure. He sent Guo Mo, a native of Shu, to pretend to surrender to the Wei State and go to Shen Yi, the prefect of Wei Xing in the Wei State, "for leaking his plot", intentionally or unintentionally leaking Mengda's plot to rebel. Zhuge Liang's wishful thinking is to cut off Meng Da's escape route and force Meng Da to take action as soon as possible, which can be called ruthless. Unexpectedly, the appearance of Sima Yi made Zhuge Liang self-defeating. Emperor Wei Ming Cao Rui learned that Meng Da was planning to rebel and entrusted Taiwei Sima Yi to handle the matter. Sima Yi made some calculations, and he first used a delaying strategy and wrote a letter to Meng Da.

Sima Yi comforted Meng Da in his letter, "The general abandoned Liu Bei and devoted himself to the country. The state commissioned the general to take charge of the battlefield, and appointed the general to serve Shu. It can be said that his heart is clear.", stated the Emperor of Wei Still trust him a lot.

At the same time, he warned Mengda, "The people of Shu are so stupid that they will gnash their teeth at the general." The people of Shu hated him. "Zhuge Liang wanted to break up with each other, but he had no way out." Zhuge Liang deliberately tried to provoke the general. You have a close relationship with the State of Wei, and you told me frankly that the information about Meng Da's rebellion was leaked by Zhuge Liang.

Meng Da was not a decisive person to begin with. After receiving Sima Yi's letter, he became even more suspicious and continued to stand still. In this way, Sima Yi won valuable buffer time. Sima Yi took the opportunity to strengthen his troops, mobilized a large number of troops, and marched under starry night to attack the new city.

Zhuge Liang was shocked when he learned about it. On the one hand, he sent a letter to Mengda, urging him to raise troops as soon as possible. On the other hand, he sent a team of troops to the new city to meet Mengda. Unexpectedly, Sima Yi once again made a superior move. He sent a separate force to guard Anqiao, the fortress in Xicheng, which was the only way for the Shu army to pass, and blocked the Shu army to death.

In the end, Sima Yi's magic soldiers descended from the sky and led his army to suddenly appear in the new city. Meng Da was at a loss and had no way to advance or retreat. He had to rush into battle and organize his troops to resist Sima Yi. At the same time, he hoped that reinforcements sent by Zhuge Liang would come to meet him. As a result, Zhuge Liang's reinforcements were blocked in Anqiao, Xicheng, and could not get through at all. Meng Da was completely in dire straits. His men launched a mutiny, killed Meng Da and surrendered to Sima Yi. The new city was still controlled by the Wei State, and Zhuge Liang's attempt was in vain.

The Battle of Xincheng was the first head-on collision between the two wise sages Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. It ended with Zhuge Liang's complete defeat. The two men's IQs were immediately different. Zhuge Liang was still much inferior to Sima Yi.