In the spring of February, Zhuge Liang sent 100,000 troops from Xiegu to attack Wei, and sent envoys to the State of Wu to meet and send out a large number of troops at the same time.

Zhuge Liang arrived at the county and stationed his army south of the Wei River. Sima Yi led his army across the Wei River and set up camp to resist Zhuge Liang. He said to the generals: "If Zhuge Liang sends troops based on martial arts and follows the mountains to the east, it will be really scary; if he goes west to Wuzhangyuan, the generals will be fine." Zhuge Liang was indeed stationed. In Wuzhangyuan. In May, King Wu led his army to the mouth of Chaohu, aiming directly at the new city of Hefei, claiming to have an army of 100,000. He also sent Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin to lead more than 10,000 people into Jiangxia and Miangkou, and headed towards Xiangyang; generals Sun Shao and Zhang Cheng entered The Huaihe River points directly to Guangling and Huaiyin. In June, Man Chong wanted to lead various armies to rescue Xincheng. Tian Yu, the general who killed the barbarians, said: "The enemy has mobilized and launched a large-scale attack, not for small profits, but to use Xincheng as bait to lure our army. It should be Let the Cangmen attack the new city and dampen its spirit. You should not fight with it to decide the outcome. If the city cannot be attacked, the soldiers will be tired. If they are tired and then attack, you can achieve a complete victory. , we will no longer attack the city and will retreat on our own. If we advance immediately, we will fall into their trap."

At this time, the troops in the east were taking turns to take a vacation, and Manchong asked to recruit Chinese soldiers. , and recruited soldiers on vacation to concentrate their efforts on fighting. During the discussion, Liu Shao, a native of Guangping, who was the regular attendant of Sanqi, thought: "The enemy army is large in number and has just arrived. It has a single-minded will and strong morale. Man Chong has few soldiers and is fighting on his own defensive line. Even if he attacks, his steps will be determined." The enemy cannot be defeated. There is nothing wrong with him asking for reinforcements. I think we can send 5,000 infantry and 3,000 elite cavalry as the vanguard, threatening to advance from several directions to create a situation that will shock the enemy and disperse the troops. Display many banners and beat war drums, display your strength under the city, and then lead your troops to appear from behind the enemy, seize their retreat, and strangle their food routes. When the enemy hears that our army is coming and the cavalry has cut off their retreat, they will definitely be shocked and flee. The battle will end on its own." Emperor Ming accepted Zi's suggestion.

Man Chong wanted to transfer the defenders of the new city and lead the enemy to Shouchun. Emperor Ming disagreed and said: "In the past, Guangwu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to occupy Lueyang and finally defeated Weixiao. The late emperor set up Hefei in the east and They guarded Xiangyang in the south and Qishan in the west. The rebels were defeated under these three cities as soon as they arrived. The reason was that even if they attacked the new city, they would definitely not be able to capture it. , I will personally go to conquer. By then, Sun Quan may have fled." So he sent Qin Lang, the army guarding Shu, with 20,000 infantry and cavalry to assist Ma Yi in resisting Zhuge Liang, and ordered Sima Yi: "We must hold on to the barrier and not fight decisively. To frustrate the enemy's edge, making it impossible for them to attack and retreat, and if they stay too long, their food will be exhausted and their looting will be fruitless, so they must wait until the enemy retreats before pursuing them again. The Way to Victory. "In autumn, in the seventh month, Emperor Ming personally boarded a dragon boat to march eastward.

Man Chong recruited strong men to burn Wu's siege equipment and shot Sun Tai, the nephew of King Wu, to death. Moreover, many Wu officers and soldiers fell ill. When Emperor Ming was hundreds of miles away from Wu's garrison, the advance army to confuse the enemy had arrived first. The King of Wu began to think that Emperor Ming would not attack personally. When he heard that his army had arrived, he withdrew, and Sun Shao also withdrew his troops. Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou, said to Sima Yi: "Zhuge Liang will definitely fight for Beiyuan and should occupy it first." Most of the people who discussed it said that this is not necessary. Guo Huai said: "If Zhuge Liang crosses the Weishui River and ascends Beiyuan, he will be cut off from the Beishan Company. The road from Chang'an to Longxi has caused unrest among the people and the Qiang people, which is not good for the country." Sima Yi stationed Guo Huai in Beiyuan. Before the fort was built, a large force of the Shu army had arrived. Guo Huai fought against it and repelled the Shu army.

Zhuge Liang sent out troops several times before because he could not keep up with the food transportation, which prevented him from expanding his ambitions, so he divided his troops to carry out garrisoning as the basis for long-term garrisoning. The residents are mixed together, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Shu army has no selfish evil.

Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang fought for more than a hundred days. Zhuge Liang challenged him many times, but Sima Yi refused to send troops. Zhuge Liang gave Sima Yi the headscarves, hair accessories and clothes used by women. Sima Yi became angry and asked to go to war. Emperor Ming sent Wei Wei Xinpi to hold the talisman as a military advisor to control Sima Yi's actions. The guard Jiang Wei said to Zhuge Liang: "Xin Pi has arrived with the Talisman Festival, and the bandit army will not fight again." Zhuge Liang said: "Sima Yi has no intention of fighting, so he must ask to fight, just to show his tribe that he dares to use force. The general is in the army, and the monarch's order does not need to be accepted. If he can defeat our army, why should he ask for battle from a distance of thousands of miles?"

Zhuge Liang sent an envoy to Sima Yi's army, and Sima Yi asked the envoy? How much Zhuge Liang sleeps, eats and does. Without asking about the military situation, the envoy replied: "Zhuge Liang gets up early and goes to bed late. All punishments of more than twenty sticks are punished in person; the food he eats is less than a few liters." Sima Yi told people Said: "Zhuge Kongming eats little and is troubled with his affairs. How long can he live?"

Zhuge Liang was seriously ill. The emperor of the Han Dynasty sent his minister Li Fu to greet him and inquire about national affairs. When Li Fu arrived, Zhuge Liang finished his conversation, said goodbye, and came back a few days later. Zhuge Liang said: "I know your intention of coming back. Although we have been talking all day recently, some things have not been explained yet, so we are here again to hear the decision. Jiang Wan is suitable for what you want to ask."

Li Fu apologized and said: "It is true that I didn't ask you a few days ago who can take on the heavy responsibility after the new year, so I returned." I would like to ask again, after Jiang Wan, who can take on the heavy responsibility? Zhuge Liang said: "Fei can succeed." "I asked Fei how he was doing now? Zhuge Liang didn't answer. At first, Wei Yan, the former military advisor of the Shu Han Dynasty, was very brave and treated his soldiers well. Every time he followed Zhuge Liang to send troops, he always requested to lead 10,000 troops. Just like Zhuge Liang divided his troops, Zhuge Liang Wei Yan often said that Zhuge Liang was timid and complained that his talents were not fully utilized. Every time Zhuge Liang went to war, Yang Yi often planned and dispatched troops and prepared grains without thinking, and the military was completed immediately. All control and planning relied on Yang Yi. Wei Yan was reserved and arrogant, and all the generals at that time avoided him. Only Yang Yi showed no mercy to him, and Wei Yan resented him the most, as Zhuge Liang cherished the two of them deeply, just like water and fire. Talented, he couldn't bear to sideline anyone.

Fei was sent as an envoy to the state of Wu. King Wu was drunk and asked Fei, "Yang Yi and Wei Yan are villains like shepherd boys. Although they used to croak like roosters to dogs." Barking's ability is beneficial to current affairs, but since they have been appointed, the situation cannot be underestimated. If Zhuge Liang is gone, disaster will definitely occur. You are confused and don't know how to take precautions against this. Is this the so-called harming your descendants? Fei replied: "The discord between Yang Yi and Wei Yan was caused by personal anger, not the rebellious intentions of Ying Bu and Han Xin." Now we are wiping out powerful enemies and unifying China. Credits are achieved by talents, and performance needs talents to expand. If we abandon them without using them and prevent them from causing trouble, it is like abandoning the boat in case of a storm. It is not the best way. ”

When Zhuge Liang was critically ill, he arranged with Yang Yi, Sima Fei and others to retreat after death, and ordered Wei Yan to stop the pursuing enemy from behind, with Jiang Wei as deputy general; if Wei Yan disobeyed the order, the army would set off on its own. When Zhuge Liang passed away, Yang Yi kept his funeral secret and asked Fei to go to Wei Yan to figure out his intentions. Wei Yan said, "Although the prime minister has passed away, I am still here. The close relatives and officials of the Prime Minister's Office can return the body for burial. I will personally lead all the armies to attack the bandits. How can I abandon the great events of the world just because one person dies? What's more, who am I, Wei Yan, that I should be restrained by Yang Yi and become the general after the war? He privately made arrangements with Fei to retreat and stay, and asked Fei to write a letter with his own signature and inform the generals below. Fei deceived Wei Yan and said, "I will go back and explain to Yang Yi for you. Yang Yi He is a civilian official with little military experience, so he will definitely not disobey orders. "Fei came out and galloped away. Wei Yan immediately regretted it, but he could no longer catch up with Fei.

Wei Yan sent people to spy on Yang Yi and others who planned to follow Zhuge Liang's plan and lead the troops from each camp in turn. Withdrawal. Wei Yan was furious and led his troops back south before Yang Yi could send troops. They burned the plank roads wherever they passed. Wei Yan and Yang Yi each reported that the other party was treason. Within a day, they wrote a letter. He sent it to the capital. The emperor of the Han Dynasty asked his servant Dong Yun and the governor of the residence, Jiang Wan, about this matter. Dong Yun and Jiang Wan both vouched for Yang Yi and suspected Wei Yan. Yang Yi and others ordered them to cut down the mountains and open roads, and marched day and night. Following Wei Yan, Wei Yan arrived first and occupied Nangukou and sent troops to attack Yang Yi and others. Yang Yi and others ordered General He Ping to resist Wei Yan in the front. He Ping scolded the soldiers who climbed to Nangukou first and said: "Zhuge Gong died, and his body is not cold yet. How can this be so! "Wei Yan's tribesmen knew that Wei Yan was wronged and were unwilling to sacrifice their lives for him, so they all fled. Wei Yan fled to Hanzhong alone with his son and a few others. Yang Yi sent general Ma Dai to hunt them down, and finally killed the three tribes of Wei Yan. Jiang Wan led the Suwei troops northward to drive towards Hanzhong. After traveling a few dozen miles, news came that Wei Yan had been killed, so when he returned to the army, Wei Yan wanted to kill Yang Yi and others, hoping that public opinion would allow him to replace Zhuge Liang. He did not surrender to Wei but went south to attack Changyi.

The troops from all walks of life returned to Chengdu, and he was granted amnesty and given the posthumous title of Zhongwu Hou. At first, Zhuge Liang said to the king of Han: "I live in Chengdu with 800 mulberry trees and 15 hectares of thin fields. My children are well clothed and well-off. I have no other income to increase my family property. On the day of your death, I will not let you have any extra silk at home or extra money outside the house, which will be a disservice to Your Majesty. "In the end, it was as it said.