Jiang Wei has been alone since he was a child and lives with his mother. He liked Zheng Xuan's classics and worked as a planner in the county. Soon he was appointed to work in the state. Jiang Wei's father, Jiang Jiong, was a meritorious official in the county. When the Qiang and Rong tribes rebelled, he personally protected the county governor and died on the battlefield. Therefore, the imperial court gave Jiang Wei Zhonglang and ordered him to participate in the military management of the county.
In the spring of the sixth year of Jianxing (228), Shu Prime Minister Zhuge Liang went out to Qishan for the first time. At that time, Tianshui Prefect Ma Zunzheng led Jiang Wei and Gong Cao Liang Xu, Zhu Bo Yinshang, Zhu Ji Liang Qian and others followed Yongzhou. The governor Guo Huai inspected various places. After Ma Zun heard that the Shu army had arrived at Qishan, the counties responded. After Guo Huai heard about it, he decided to go east and return to Shanggui to defend. Ma Zun suspected that Jiang Wei and others had different intentions, so he followed Guo Huai to Shanggui by night. Jiang Wei found out that Ma Zun had left and had nothing to do with Zun. When Jiang Wei returned to Yixian, the officials and people of Yixian were overjoyed and recommended Jiang Wei to meet Zhuge Liang. When Ma Su lost his street pavilion, Zhuge Liang's entire battle plan was destroyed. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to conquer Xi County and led more than a thousand households and Jiang Wei and others to take charge. Jiang Wei was separated from his mother.
Sun Sheng's "Miscellaneous Notes" records that soon Jiang Wei received a letter from his mother, asking him to search for Angelica sinensis, which was a hint to him to return to Wei. Jiang Wei said: "There are hundreds of hectares of fertile land, not one acre; but there are Polygala aspiration, not Angelica."
In 228, Zhuge Liang liked Jiang Wei's courage and wisdom, and appointed him as Cangcaodu and General Fengyi. He was granted the title of Marquis of Dangyangting. Jiang Wei was 27 years old.
Zhuge Liang wrote to Zhang Yi, the governor who stayed in the palace, and Jiang Wan, who joined the army, and expressed his praise for Jiang Wei. The letter said: "Jiang Bo is loyal and diligent in current affairs, thinking carefully and considering everything, Yongnan (Li Shao) ), Ji Chang (Ma Liang) are not as good as others. He is also a sergeant in Liangzhou. "The letter also said: "Jiang Boyue must first teach five or six thousand soldiers. He has a deep understanding of the military spirit. This person has the heart of the Han Dynasty and is talented as a person. He has taught military affairs well and should be sent to the palace to see the Lord."
In the spring of 230, Jiang Wei was promoted to the post of Central Supervisor of the Army and General of Zhenxi.
Note: The Tiger Infantry was one of the elite troops of the Shu Han Dynasty, and was later used to resist the attack of Sima Yi's infantry and cavalry army. Therefore, Zhuge Liang's "Biao" says: I sent "Tiger Step Supervisor" Meng Yan to occupy Wugong Shuidong. Sima Yi attacked Yanying because of the long water. His ministers built a bamboo bridge and Zhao Shui shot it. It can be seen that Zhuge Liang's high regard for Jiang Wei also reflects Jiang Wei's personal bravery.
Coordinated with the Qiang and Hu and defeated Guo Huai
In the tenth year of Yanxi (247), Jiang Wei was promoted to General Wei, and he and General Fei Yi recorded the affairs of the Secretariat. In the same year, the Yi tribe in Pingkang County, Wenshan County, revolted, and Jiang Wei led his troops to suppress the rebellion. Soon, the Qianghu people in Yongzhou, Liangzhou and other areas carried Wei on their backs and surrendered to Shu. Jiang Wei led his troops out of Longyou to join forces, fought with Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou in Wei, and Xiahou, the protector of Shu, in Taoxi and defeated them. The leaders of the Hu tribe, Bai Huwen and Zhiwudai, led their tribes to Shu, and Jiang Wei moved them to Shu.
The course of the battle: Jiang Ji came out of the stone camp and went from Qiangchuan to the west to meet Zhi Wudai. He left Liao Hua, the governor of Yinping, to build a city in Chengzhong Mountain to collect and destroy the Qiang and protect its quality. Guo Huai divided his troops to capture it. Guo Huai said: "Now we are going to take the transformation, and if the thieves are not expected, Wei will be careful. Bi Wei's self-inflicted transformation is enough to stabilize the transformation, and it will make Wei tired of running for his life. The soldiers will not go far to the west, and the Hu Jiao will separate themselves. This will achieve both goals in one fell swoop. Policy." He sent Xiahou Ba and others to pursue Wei in Tazhong, and Huai Zi joined forces to attack Hua and others. However, things were not as Guo Huai expected. Jiang Wei defeated Xiahou Ba, joined the Qiang and Hu, and then turned around and defeated Guo Huai, successfully rescuing Liao Hua.
The Battle of Qucheng, a battle of wits among heroes
In the twelfth year of Yanxi (249), the imperial court awarded Jiang Wei the Fu Festival. In autumn, Jiang Wei led thousands of troops to attack Yongzhou and built two cities near Qushan to contain the Wei army and make up for his lack of military strength. He sent Yamen generals Ju'an, Li Xin and others to garrison, and joined forces with the Qiang and Hu people to attack nearby counties. The Wei army resisted with tens of thousands of troops led by Guo Huai, the general who conquered the west, and Chen Tai, the governor of Yongzhou. Guo Huai adopted Chen Tai's strategy of siege and reinforcements, and ordered Chen Tai to attack Shu guard Xu Zhi. Nan'an prefect Deng Ai entered Qucheng and cut off transportation and water sources. The Shu army in Qucheng was embarrassed. Jiang Wei led the troops to rescue and advanced to Niutoushan. Chen Tai ordered all the troops to fortify their forts and not fight. They crossed Baishui from the south. Guo Huai led his troops to attack Taoshui in an attempt to cut off Jiang Wei's retreat. Jiang Wei noticed this and quickly withdrew from Niutoushan, pretending to retreat.
Guo Huai wanted to withdraw all his troops and put down the Qiang and Hu rebellions, so Deng Ai suggested that Guo Huai let himself stay in Baishuibei. Jiang Wei returned to his army, but attacked Taocheng from the east. He ordered Liao Hua to set up camp from Baishui south to Ai, and Liao Hua served as a bridge to hold Ai. Deng Ai noticed Liao Hua's flaw, and the night sneak army arrived first to occupy Taocheng. Jiang Wei then withdrew his troops. Ju'an and Li Xin were isolated and helpless, and finally surrendered to Wei.
The thief did not come back, and Zhongda retreated wisely
In February of the twelfth year of Jianxing (234), Zhuge Liang led an army of 100,000 people out of Xiegu to attack Wei. Rejected. The two armies were in a stalemate for more than a hundred days. During this period, Zhuge Liang challenged him several times, but Sima Yi could not hold on. Zhuge Liang sent people to send Sima Yi women's clothes to humiliate him, in order to encourage Sima Yi to fight, but Sima Yi still did not fight. In order to quell the dissatisfaction of his subordinates, he deliberately petitioned for war. Emperor Wei Ming sent Wei Wei Xinpi as a military advisor to stop it. From now on, when Zhuge Liang comes to challenge, Sima Yi will lead his troops to attack. Xinpi's staff will be placed at the military gate, and Sima Yi will not send troops. As soon as Xin Pi arrived, Jiang Wei said to Zhuge Liang: "Xin Zuozhi has arrived at the Zhijie, and the thief will never come back." Zhuge Liang said: "He has no intention of fighting, so he invites the warrior to show his strength to his ears.
The general is in the army, and your orders are not accepted. If you can control me, how can you come thousands of miles away to fight against evil! ”
In August, Zhuge Liang died of illness in the original army of Wuzhang. Before his death, he ordered Wei Yan to stop the rear, followed by Jiang Wei. However, Wei Yan took the Nangukou without authorization to counterattack Yang Yi, and the task of cutting off the rear fell to Jiang Wei. Shu General The local people saw the Shu army retreating and reported to Sima Yi. Sima Yi sent troops to pursue him. Jiang Wei ordered Yang Yi to return with flags and drums and pretended to fight back. Sima Yi fell into the trap and hurriedly retreated, not daring to approach. . So the Shu army retreated safely, and the people said: "Zhuge died and Zhongda died." After Jiang Wei returned to Chengdu, he served as the right supervisor and general of the Han Dynasty, commanded the army, and was granted the title of Marquis of Pingxiang. p>
Defeat Guo Huai and defeat Cao Shuang
In the first year of Yanxi (238), Jiang Wei followed General Jiang Wan to station in Hanzhong. After Jiang Wan was promoted to Sima, he appointed Jiang Wei as Sima and led partial divisions many times. Marching westward. Jiang Wan once proposed to attack Wei from the Shangyong direction, but everyone thought that it would be difficult to retreat if they lost the battle. So in October of the fourth year of Yanxi (241), the emperor sent Fei Yi, the minister, and Jiang, the central supervisor. Wei went to Jiang Wan to convey an order to postpone the attack on Wei, and Jiang Wan then went to the postmaster and said: "Qiang and Hu are thinking about Han as much as they are thirsty. In the past, when a partial army invaded the Qiang, Guo Huai was defeated and fled. After calculating the length and breadth of the situation, he concluded that Jiang Wei was the leader of the matter, and it was appropriate to appoint Jiang Wei as the governor of Liangzhou. If Wei marches on an expedition and takes control of the right side of the river, I will serve as the commander-in-chief of the army to succeed Wei. ”
It can be seen that Jiang Wei defeated Guo Huai when he accompanied Jiang Wan’s partial army on the western expedition, showing his extraordinary military talent.
In the first month of spring in the fifth year of Yanxi (242 years), Jiang Wei Jiang Wei supervised the partial army and returned to Tunfu County from Hanzhong.
In the sixth year of Yanxi (243 years), Jiang Wei was promoted to the general of Zhenxi and concurrently served as the governor of Liangzhou.
In the sixth year of Yanxi (244), Wei generals Cao Shuang, Xia Houxuan and others attacked Hanzhong, and Zhenbei general Wang Ping refused to encircle them. Fu Zhu's army and Fei Yi came one after another from Chengdu, but the Wei army retreated due to Jiang Wan's illness at that time. Zhong, Fei Yi was far away in Chengdu, and the Fu armies were led by Jiang Wei to rescue Hanzhong before Fei Yi arrived. When Fei Yi arrived in Hanzhong, Jiang Wei and one of them marched out of Sanling to intercept Cao Shuang, Xia Houxuan, Sima Zhao and other Wei troops. After fighting hard and barely escaping, the Wei army lost a lot of military resources.
Note: The battlefield to block the enemy was rising, and the battlefield to encircle and annihilate was Sanling, which was called Jiangweiling in Shu. It is called Shenling. It is recorded in Volume 30 of Zhao Yiqing's "Huanyu Ji"
Large-scale northern expedition, beheading generals and seizing the city
In the spring of the 16th year of Yanxi (253), Fei Yi was assassinated by Guo Xiu, and Jiang Wei launched a large-scale expedition. In March, Wu Taifu Zhuge Ke launched an army to attack Wei again, sending 200,000 troops to attack Huainan. Jiang Wei also took the opportunity to lead tens of thousands of people out of Shiying, passed through Dongting, and surrounded Nan'an. Sima ordered the southeast defense. The army defended Wu and sent Guo Huai and Chen Tai to gather the people in Guanzhong to relieve the siege of Nan'an. Chen Tai, the governor of Wei Yongzhou, led his army to relieve the siege. When they entered Luomen, Jiang Wei retreated because his army had run out of supplies.
In the seventeenth year of Yanxi (254), Jiang Wei took charge of the domestic and foreign military affairs of Shu.
In February, Wei Zhongshu ordered Li Feng to conspire with Zhang Ji, the father of the queen, Guanglu doctor, and others to abolish the Yi minister. , wanted to replace Sima Shi as the general with Taichang Xia Houxuan. The incident was revealed, and Sima Shi killed Li Feng, Xia Houxuan and others, deposed Queen Zhang, and Wei State was temporarily in chaos. In June, Jiang Wei took the opportunity. He led the army to attack Wei, and Zhang Yi volunteered to help Jiang Wei despite his serious illness. Li Jian surrendered, and Jiang Wei occupied Didao (now Lintao, Gansu). In October, Zhang Yi, the former Shu army's ruthless general, was killed in battle with Wei general Xu Zhi. Jiang Wei led the army. The army then arrived and surrounded Xiangwu, defeated the Wei army and killed Xu Zhi. The Wei army retreated. Jiang Wei took advantage of the victory to attack Heguan, Lintao and other counties, and moved the people of Heguan, Lintao and Didao counties into Sichuan and led his army. Withdraw. After Guan Yu and Huang Zhong, Jiang Wei was the third brave general of the Shu Han Dynasty to kill an enemy in battle!
Guan Taoxi, killing tens of thousands of enemies
In the 18th year of Yanxi (255) In July, Hanwei general Jiang Wei took advantage of Wei's general Sima Shi to die of illness, and led tens of thousands of people, including Xiahou Ba, the general in charge of chariots and cavalry, and Zhang Yi, the general in charge of the west, to attack Wei. In August, Jiang Wei pretended to advance in three directions, but failed. When they arrived at Pouhan, they marched all the way to Didao. General Chen Tai of Wei Zhengxi fell into the trap and occupied Chencang in the east. He ordered Wang Jing, the governor of Yongzhou, to march west to Didao. Wang Jing immediately attacked the Shu army without waiting for Chen Tai's army to arrive. Wang Jing was defeated in Taoxi, and the Wei army lost tens of thousands of troops. Wang Jing's remnants of only 10,000 people were able to protect Di Dao. Jiang Wei took advantage of the victory and besieged Didao City. Wei General Sima Zhao ordered Anxi generals Deng Ai, Hu Fen, Wang Mi and others to come to the rescue. Together with Chen Tai, they fought against the Shu army, and sent Taiwei Sima Fu as backup. Deng Ai and other generals did not dare to fight Jiang Wei, and suggested giving up Didao and not saving Wang Jing. Chen Tai blocked their suggestion and marched to Longxi in three groups, avoiding the Shu army. He bypassed Gaocheng Ridge unexpectedly and entered the southeast mountain of Didao. He lit fires and beat drums to communicate with the city. When the defenders saw the reinforcements arriving, their morale was high. Vibrate. Jiang Wei, the governor, attacked along the mountain, but was repulsed by the Wei army. At this time, Liangzhou reinforcements were about to arrive. Chen Tai and Wang Jing wanted to cut off the Shu army's retreat, so Jiang Wei withdrew his troops and retreated to Zhongdi.
This battle was the largest annihilation battle in the Northern Expedition between Han and Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. Wei lost tens of thousands of troops and issued a second edict to appease Yongzhou, which was almost in danger. Jiang Wei's reputation reached its peak.
Hu Ji lost his term and Duan Gu was defeated
In the first month of the 19th year of Yanxi (256), Jiang Wei was named a general by his successor at his residence. In June, Jiang Wei and Hu Ji, the general of Zhenxi, agreed to meet at Shanggui. In July, Jiang Wei took the lead in sending troops to Qishan. Hearing that Deng Ai was prepared, he changed his route to attack Nan'an from Dongting.
Deng Aijun seized Wucheng Mountain and refused to defend. Jiang Wei saw that he had lost the advantage of the terrain and that it was difficult to conquer by force, so he crossed the Wei River at night and marched eastward, advancing along the mountains and up to Gui. The two armies fought in Duan Valley, but Hu Ji failed to arrive. Jiang Wei's army was short of food and men, and the battle was unfavorable. The soldiers were scattered and suffered many casualties. Everyone complained about Jiang Wei, and the areas west of Longshan also took the opportunity to riot. Jiang Wei was defeated and returned. He thanked him and took the blame, and asked himself to be demoted to the post general and conduct military affairs as a general.
The reason for the defeat of this battle was explained by the famous Wei general Wang Ji: Jiang Wei's light troops penetrated deeply due to the advantage of Taotao, and the food and wages could not be maintained, so the army overran Gui. After a great victory, the superiors and subordinates will underestimate the enemy. If they underestimate the enemy, they will not worry deeply about the difficulties. The "Thousands of Strategies" in Wei's edict indicates that the Han army lost about several thousand people, which was a considerable loss to the Shu Han.
Fei Yi imposed sanctions and missed good opportunities
In December of the 13th year of Yanxi (250), Jiang Wei once again sent troops to Longyou to attack Wei Xiping but failed to capture Wei Zhonglang. Guo Xiu returned.
Jiang Wei believed that he was familiar with the customs of the west, and relied on his talents as well as civil and military forces. He wanted to use the Qiang and Hu people as his wings, and said, "It can be said that it can be cut off from the west of Long." Therefore, he often proposed to build up troops on a large scale. Fei Yi stopped him many times, and the number of troops allocated to him never exceeded 10,000. Fei Yi said to Jiang Wei: "We are already far behind the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister still can't decide the middle summer, let alone me! It's better to protect the country and govern the people, to guard the country, and to wait for those who can do it, there is no hope. Fortunately, success or failure can be determined in one fell swoop; if it is not as good as one's ambition, there will be no regrets."
In this regard, when later generations of historians analyzed the situation at this time, they often lamented Fei Yi's conservatism.
He Zhuo: If you want to cut off Long, you should kill Cao Shuang at the beginning, when everyone is determined and foreign affairs are not neglected. Wen Wei was stationed in Hanchuan in order to move to Guanzhong to rescue him. Bo Yue used thousands of people to lure the Qiang and Hu, and cut off the Western tribes. Yuan Xun (Zhuge Ke) moved lightly to the east, and Wen Wei sat and waited in the west. They were all like heaven's false help in dianwu, so that those who succeeded in their evil ways could have a long rest.
Lu Simian's "History of the Three Kingdoms": "From the establishment of Wang Fang of Wei and Qi to the execution of Gaogui Township Duke, there were twenty-one years, that is, from the twenty-first year to the end of the Three Kingdoms period. The forty-one year was a troubled period for the Wei State. If the Shu Han Dynasty wanted to launch a northern expedition, its opportunity would be cut off here, and the earlier the opportunity, the better, because the sooner the Wei State's political situation would be, the more unstable it would be. During the time when Jiang Wan and Fei Yi were in power, it was too late for Jiang Wei to take control of the army. Therefore, it is unjust to blame Jiang Wei for the fall of the Han Dynasty. , should bear greater responsibility."
Reform the defense and gather troops to gather in the valley
In the first year of Jingyao (258), Jiang Wei believed that "I thought that I had mistakenly defended the surrounding areas. Although it conforms to the meaning of "Chongmen" in "The Book of Changes", it is still enough to defend against the enemy and not achieve great benefits. If the enemies are heard, all the surrounding troops gather in the valley and retreat to the two cities of Han and Le, so that the enemy cannot enter. , I will guard the pass to defend it. On the day of trouble, I will order the troops to advance together to wait for their weakness. If the enemy cannot attack the pass, there will be no grain in the countryside, and the county will naturally be exhausted. The imperial court also felt that Jiang Wei's method was good, so it ordered Hu Ji, the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong, to retreat to Yanshou, Wang Han, the military supervisor, to garrison Lecheng, and the army guard Jiang Bin to garrison Seoul. Military camps were also established in Xi'an, Jianwei, Wuwei, Shimen, Wucheng, Jianchang, Linyuan and other places.
The enemies were all frightened and confronted Mangshui
In May of the 20th year of Yanxi (257), Wei general Zhuge Dan joined forces with Soochow to rebel against Sima Zhao in Huainan. Sima Zhao mobilized the troops from Guanzhong to go eastward to attack Zhuge Dan. Jiang Wei took the opportunity to attack Wei Qinchuan. In December, Jiang Wei led tens of thousands of troops out of Luo Valley and arrived at Shenling. At that time, Wei had accumulated a large amount of military supplies on the Great Wall and its defense was weak. When they heard Jiang Wei's arrival, everyone was frightened. Wei Zhengxi General Sima Wang and Anxi General Deng Ai feared that Jiang Wei would attack the Great Wall, so they immediately joined forces to defend it. Jiang Wei's army advanced to Mangshui and camped near the mountain. Sima Wang and Deng Ai's army built a stronghold near the water. Jiang Wei challenged him many times, but Deng Ai, Sima Wang and others could not hold on, and the two armies faced off for a long time. In March and April of the first year of Jingyao (258), Jiang Wei heard that Zhuge Dan was defeated, so he led his army back. And was appointed as general again.
Garrisoning to avoid disaster, Hou He was defeated
In the fourth year of Jingyao (262), Jiang Wei was very dissatisfied with Huang Hao's arbitrary power and wantonness. He once wrote to the emperor: "Huang Hao Hao is a traitor and will defeat the country. Please kill him!" The master of the sword gate said: "Huang Hao is just a humble minister who works hard. In the past, Dong Yun hated him and I often felt sorry for him. , why should you mind him?" Jiang Wei saw that Huang Haozhi was attached to Ye Lian and had great influence. He felt that he had made a mistake, so he left the palace and left the palace. The emperor ordered Huang Hao to go to Jiang Wei to apologize, but Jiang Wei lured Hao into planting wheat in Qiuda to avoid internal pressure and did not dare to return to Chengdu.
In the winter of October of the fourth year of Jingyao (262), Shu general Jiang Wei invaded Taoyang, but General Deng Ai of Zhenxi refused, and Wei Yu Hou He fled. Jiang Wei was defeated by Deng Ai again after fighting for danger, which was exactly the same as Duan Gu's defeat. However, Jiang Wei learned his lesson in time and saved his main force to retreat. Deng Ai killed a thousand enemies and suffered 800 losses, so he did not dare to pursue again.
Note: Taoyang is located to the north of the Taoshui River and was built by Tuyuhun. It faces the water in the south and is extremely steep.
Jiang Wei was not originally from Shu, but relied on the Shu Han. In addition to his continuous battles, his achievements were not significant, so he was criticized by conservative anti-war factions. At that time, Emperor Huai of the Han Dynasty, Liu Chan, was incompetent and took matters into his own hands. Jiang Wei was often out on expeditions. The eunuch Huang Hao stole the handle of the machine, and the generals of the Xian Dynasty were protecting him, but he was unable to correct it. Huang Hao wanted to find an opportunity to depose Jiang Wei and help Yan Yu take charge of military and political power.
Zhan, Jue and others tried to maintain their bellicosity but to no avail, so it was better to express their admiration for the latter and call him back as the governor of Yizhou to seize his military power.
Liu Chan discussed strengthening border defense
In the winter of the fourth year of Jingyao (262), Sima Zhao discussed attacking the Shu Han Dynasty. Even Deng Ai and other ministers opposed the attack many times. Shu Han believes that there is no gap between Shu Han and only Zhong Hui agrees. So Sima Zhao ordered Qing, Xu and other states to build ships, and also ordered Tang Zi to build large ships floating on the sea, pretending to attack Wu, but ordered Zhong Hui to supervise the troops in Guanzhong to discuss countermeasures for attacking Shu.
Jiang Wei, who was far away in Tazhong, had long seen through Sima Zhao's plan to seize the opportunity to attack the east and attack the west, and had some knowledge of Zhong Hui's actions. In the sixth year of Jingyao (263 years), Jiang Wei reported to the emperor, saying: "I heard that Zhong Hui was going to govern Guanzhong, and if we want to make progress, we should send Zhang Yi and Liao Huayu to supervise the blocking army to protect Yang'an Pass and Yinping Bridgehead to prevent Not yet.” At this critical moment, Huang Hao did not listen to others, but believed in ghosts and gods. He believed the sorcerer's prophecy and believed that the enemy would not come, so he reported it to the emperor, suppressed Jiang Wei's seal and ignored it, and even the ministers did not know about it.
In August of the same year, the Wei army divided into three groups to attack Shu: General Deng Ai led more than 30,000 troops and marched from Didao to contain Han General Jiang Wei's main force stationed in Tazhong; Yongzhou The governor Zhuge Xu led more than 30,000 men to attack Wudu to cut off Jiang Wei's retreat; Zhong Hui led a main force of 120,000 men, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Hanzhong and then go straight to Chengdu.
Return to Ma Yinping and guard the main road
It was not until Wei General Zhong Jiang was about to enter Luo Valley and Deng Ai was about to enter Tazhong that Huang Hao sent his right cavalry general Liao Hua to lead the army. The army went to Tazhong to assist Jiang Wei, and sent Zuo Chaoqi General Zhang Yi, Fuguo General Dong Jue and others to lead troops to Yang'an Pass. Liao Hua marched to Yinping and heard that Wei general Zhuge Xu had attacked Jianwei and occupied the bridgehead of Yinping, so he stopped and waited for the enemy.
Deng Ai ordered Wang Qi, the prefect of Tianshui, to attack Jiang Wei's camp, ordered Qian Hong, the prefect of Longxi, and others to attack Jiang Wei's front, and ordered Yang Xin, the prefect of Jincheng, to attack Gansong. Jiang Wei saw Deng Ai's army attacking in Tazhong, and heard that Zhong Hui was marching to Hanzhong, and there were no reinforcements at Yinping Bridge, so he immediately ordered his 30,000 troops to retreat eastward to Yinping. Wei general Yang Xin and others pursued him as far as Jiangchuankou. There was a battle between the two sides, and Jiang Wei was defeated. However, Deng Ai was unable to restrain Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei reached the Yinping Bridge but was blocked by Zhuge Xu who occupied the bridge. Jiang Wei pretended to go north from Konghan Valley and wanted to take a detour to the east. He pretended to send troops to attack Zhuge Xu's rear, luring Zhuge Xu to leave the bridge head thirty miles away and block the attack to the north. Jiang Wei took the opportunity to quickly pass the bridge head and join forces with Liao Hua and others. soldiers. Zhuge Xu rushed to intercept him, but missed it by a day and failed to catch up.
“One step away and everything is lost.” This time, the Wei army blocked the chase in the east and west, but Deng Ai attacked from three directions in the west and was defeated. In one step, he failed to take the lead and was overtaken by Jiang Wei. Got the chance. Since the troops were divided into three groups, even if they caught up with Jiang Wei later, the entire army would not be able to do so. Therefore, they only had one battle with the Shu army and would not be able to pursue him fiercely. Because of this, although Zhuge Xu successfully occupied the bridgehead, because there were no pursuers behind the Han army, he was able to swagger thirty miles into the north road, causing Zhuge Xu to retreat urgently.
Stick to the sword pavilion and resist the enemy outside the pass
Zhong Hui marched from Xiegu, Luogu, and Ziwugu, straight into Hanzhong, leaving 20,000 people to besiege the two cities of Han and Le. Cannot be captured. Liu Yin, the encirclement governor of Hanzhong, stood firm at Golden Pass, and Zhong Hui sent generals to attack, but they were unable to win. At this time, Jiang Shu, the general guarding Yang'an Pass, opened the city gate and surrendered. Fu Qian died in the battle. After conquering Guancheng, Zhong Hui could not attack Lecheng. When he heard that the pass had been conquered, he led his troops and drove south. Jiang Wei wanted to rescue Yangping Pass, but heard that it had fallen. Zhang Yi and Dong Jue also arrived at Hanshou. Jiang Wei and Liao Hua also abandoned Yinping and retreated, just to meet up with Zhang Yi and others. So Jiang Wei retreated to Jiange to resist Zhong Hui. In front of Zhonghui there is the Jiange Pass, which is difficult to advance. Behind it are the three key passes of Huangjin, Lecheng and Hancheng, leading eastward to the Han River with thorns on your back. If the delay continues, the situation will be exactly as Jiang Wei predicted: "If we cannot attack the key points, there will be no scattered grain in the fields, and the county food for thousands of miles will naturally be exhausted." When the time comes to retreat, if the Shu Han forces come out together and attack from both sides, it will be even worse than what Cao Shuang did in the past. . Zhong Hui then went back to what he was best at and wrote in the hope that Jiang Wei, who was originally from the Wei Dynasty, would surrender. He wrote to Jiang Wei: "With his virtues in civil and military affairs and his great strategy for the world, Zhong Hui has made great contributions to the Ba and Han Dynasties." , The sound of China is heard by everyone, far and near. Every time we go back to the past, Wu Zha and Zheng Qiao can be said to be good. "Jiang Wei is different from Jiang Bin and ignores it. Although Zhong Hui's writing is good, he still faces the dangers of nature. They had to use force to attack it, so they had to bite the bullet and attack the Jiange Pavilion, while Jiang Weilie camped to defend the danger. Just imagine that the Wei army has been attacking Jinjin and Hanle for nearly two months and has not been able to defeat Jianmen in one go, but it is just a waste of troops and generals. Unable to attack the key points, Zhong Hui had to temporarily withdraw his troops, while the Han army refused to defend. The Wei army was really in a state of "unable to attack key points, with no scattered grain in the fields, and food from thousands of miles away from the county, so it was naturally exhausted."
Leading the army back east, but surrendering early
In October, Deng Ai took advantage of Jiang Wei being restrained by Zhong Hui in Jiange, and led his army from Yinping to the east and south along Jinggu Road. More than two hundred miles south from Jiange, we climbed up trails, dug mountains to open roads, and crossed more than 700 miles of uninhabited and dangerous areas. "Food transportation will be scarce and dangers are common", and we will reach Jiangyou. Jiangyou Pass is located near Shimen, facing the Fulishui River, with a river on one side and cliffs on three sides. It is a natural barrier as famous as Jiange, but Jiangyou guard Ma Miao surrendered without a fight. After Deng Ai entered the Jinggu Bypass from Yinping, Chengdu already knew the news and ordered Zhuge Zhan, the general of the Xingdu Guard, to lead his troops to resist the enemy. Deng Ai's surprise attack strategy could be said to be bankrupt at this point. But Zhuge Zhan's army stopped after arriving at Fucheng. Shang Shulang Huang Chong advised Zhuge Zhan to move forward quickly, occupy the dangerous position, and not to let the Wei army enter the plains.
Huang Chong made repeated remarks, even crying in pain, but Zhuge Zhan remained unmoved and remained in Fucheng. Deng Ai defeated Zhuge Zhan's vanguard. As soon as Zhuge Zhan heard that the vanguard was defeated, he led his troops to retreat more than a hundred miles from Fuguan and retreated to Mianzhu. He also gave the dangerous city of Fuguan to Deng Ai as a great gift. After entering Mianzhu, Zhuge Zhan realized that he had made a big strategic mistake, and sighed: "I don't get rid of Huang Hao internally, I don't control Jiang Wei externally, and I don't defend Jiangyou. I have three sins. How can I turn against you?" "In the final field battle, the Shu army lay down tens of thousands of corpses. Zhuge Zhan, Huang Chong, Shangshu Zhang Zun (grandson of Zhang Fei), and Yu Lin's right governor Li Qiu all died on the battlefield. Later, Emperor Huai followed the advice of Lord Qiao Zhou and surrendered to Wei.
Jiang Wei and others defended the sword pavilion and were shocked to learn that Mianzhu had fallen. Then, there were three surprises in one day. Some said that the emperor wanted to stick to Chengdu, some said that he would mainly defect to the east to the ally Soochow, and some said that he would go to the east to ally Soochow. Mainly heading south into Jianning. Jiang Wei feared that he would be attacked from both sides, so he led his army back to Brazil. When they arrived at Qi County, an imperial edict came from the emperor, ordering the entire army to surrender. Jiang Wei's soldiers "were so angry that they drew their swords and chopped stones." But the matter has come to this, and he has no choice but to go to Fucheng to surrender to Zhong Hui. Deng Ai led his army into Chengdu and the Han Dynasty was destroyed.
The military situation at this time:
West: Pixian County magistrate Chang Xugu refused to defend the city. In the west of Chengdu, in addition to Pixian County, there were also Wenshan, Longhe and Ran of Wenshan County. The troops of Zhan, Baima and Kuang can be used to surround Yamen.
East: Jiang Wei’s army marched into Qi and Wu. There is also Luo Xian in Jiangzhou.
South: Huo Ge guards the six counties of Nanzhong. He has already deployed his troops to go north and can reinforce Chengdu at any time.
North: The important town of Luocheng has not yet fallen, and Jiang Wei's army is only seventy miles away. Liu Yin, Jiang Bin, and Wang Han also defended Hanzhong.
At this moment in Chengdu, although the Wei army has entered the ground, judging from the above situation, the main force of the Shu Han Dynasty is still there, none of the surrounding passes has been lost, half of the country is still there, the morale and morale of the internal army can be fought, and Soochow is outside. Reinforcements are coming soon. In the end, the flags were lowered, which Zhong Hui, Deng Ai, and Jiang Wei did not expect.
Inciting the king of Shu, a plot to harm the three wise men
Jiang Wei went to surrender to Zhong Hui. Zhong Hui said to Wei, "Why is it so late?" Jiang Wei said seriously and shed tears. : "It's so quick to see this today!" You will be very surprised. Will be treated kindly
Wei, etc., all have the right to return their seals and seals. When Hui and Wei came out, they shared the same bed, and when they sat down at the same table, they said to the chief official Du Yu: "Bo Yue is more famous than the famous people in China, and Gong Xiu and Taichu can't win." Xiahou Xuan and Zhuge Dan were both top celebrities in Wei. He is a handsome man who is a pioneer of metaphysics. Zhuge Dan is a Tian Heng of the Three Kingdoms. He is strict and majestic. It can be seen that Jiang Wei was quite famous in the Central Plains at that time!
Huiyin has a different plan, Wei sees it and knows its intention, saying that it can cause disturbance in an attempt to overcome it, so he falsely said to Hui: "I heard that you have come from Huainan, and I think there is no plan left, and Jin Dao can be prosperous. It is all thanks to the king's power. Now that Shu has been reestablished, its power has revitalized the world, and the people are proud of its achievements. The master is afraid of his plans and wants to return home in peace! My husband, Han Xin, will not betray the Han Dynasty, because he is suspicious of peace, and the officials will not follow Fan Li. In the Five Lakes, a soldier fell on his sword and died in vain. How could he be a foolish minister because of his own interests and dangers? How about traveling from Chisong to the ridge? "Hui said: "Your words are too far away, I can't do it, and the current path may not be completed here." Wei said: "Others are beyond the capabilities of your intelligence. It’s annoying to me.” So the love is very happy.
At this time, Deng Ai acted without authorization and did not take Sima Zhao and the generals into account, which caused Sima Zhao's uneasiness. Deng Ai was arrogant and said: "Jiang Wei has been a hero since he was a man, and he is worthy of someone, so he is poor." The knowledgeable people at that time laughed at him.
Zhong Hui was very jealous of Deng Ai and took the opportunity to inform the supervisor Wei Guan that Ai was rebelling. In the first year of Wei Xianxi (264), Sima Zhao ordered a chariot to conquer Ai. Since Ai was defeated, Hui would be able to dominate the masses and shock the Western Land, so he decided to rebel and wanted Jiang Wei to send 50,000 people out of Xiegu as the vanguard. Will lead the public to follow. However, Sima Zhao had long been wary of Zhong Hui's ambitions. He sent the central guard Jia Chong and led 10,000 infantry into Shu to capture Lecheng, and then personally led an army of 100,000 to Chang'an, catching Zhong Hui off guard. Zhong Hui was shocked. On the 16th of the first lunar month, he detained all the generals of the Wei army and presented the so-called empress dowager edict deposing Sima Zhao, forcing everyone to rebel against Sima Zhao. The generals were forced to sign. Seeing that the time had come, Jiang Wei encouraged Zhong Hui to kill the detained generals, planning to take the opportunity to kill Zhong Hui and restore Shu Han. He also wrote a secret letter to Liu Chan: "May your Majesty endure the humiliation for a few days. I hope that the country will be restored to safety after danger, and the sun and moon will be quiet and bright again." Jiang Wei advised Zhong Hui to kill all the Wei generals as soon as possible. Zhong Hui wanted to follow Jiang Wei's advice, but was still hesitant. Due to Zhong Hui's hesitation, the news was leaked. At noon on the 18th, Wei general Hu Yuan led his troops out and arrows rained down. The two sides fought fiercely inside and outside the palace. Jiang Wei personally killed five or six people and died in the battle. At the age of 62, (the Romance of the Three Kingdoms mistakenly stated that he was 59) Zhong Hui was also killed. Wei was cut open, and his courage was as great as fighting. Soon, Wei Guan sent his general Tian Xu to kill Deng Ai and his son.
At this point, although Jiang Wei failed to restore the country and was killed, he still instigated Zhong Hui to rebel and arrested Deng Ai according to the situation.
Zhong Hui and Deng Ai also died unexpectedly. Could it be that it had nothing to do with Jiang Wei's plan and was it just a coincidence? [1]