Chapter 161 7. Anticlimactic offense

Zhuge Liang's second expedition to the Central Plains, with an army of tens of thousands, was defeated by a thousand men under Hao Zhao, which severely damaged his image as a god of wisdom.Fortunately, when returning to the army, General Wang Shuang of the State of Wei chased him and was killed by Zhuge Liang. After returning to the army, I heard that Sun Quan of Soochow had ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.Only then did Zhuge Liang understand why Sun Quan wanted to put Wei on the same side, in order to have a saying and get some capital to become emperor. Depressed, I went out twice, the first time I met Sima Yi, and the second time I met Hao Zhao, and they all came back disheartened.It won't work if it goes on like this, it's too unlike Zhuge Liang.Then do it again, you must eat a piece of meat from Wei Guo, otherwise, it will be difficult for everyone in the future.

In the third Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang decided to learn Sun Quan's tactics. He first asked his general Chen Shi to lead his troops to attack a big bag on the border of Wei State.There is also a saying for this big soil bag, which is called Wudu and Yinping two counties. Wudu has seven counties, while Yinping is just a piece of land, named after a county, which sounds more prestigious.And the earth bag where the Wei and Shu battles were located in the west of Chengxian County, named Jianwei City, was actually a big earth bag, a real big earth bag. Although it is a big bag, but Chen Shi cannot be allowed to be taken away by Shu.So Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou in Wei State, brought soldiers and horses, and rushed to protect the soil bag angrily, trying to show Chen Shi a good look.Unexpectedly, in front of the soil bag, I suddenly saw a person on the bag, wearing a feather fan scarf, wearing a gossip robe, and greeted Guo Huai with a smile: "Old Guo, you are here, do you know that I miss you?"

Zhuge Liang?At that time Guo Huai was startled, turned around and left.Zhuge Liang happily sat on the soil bag, and began to write a memorial to Xiao Adou. A Dou passed the decree, Zhuge Liang won the earth bag and made great contributions, and resumed his post as prime minister. Winning the two counties of Wudu and Yinping was Zhuge Liang's third Northern Expedition and the only Northern Expedition with results.But this Northern Expedition angered the State of Wei. The next year, the State of Wei sent three armies to attack Xishu. But this time the attack on Shu was a huge misunderstanding, the beginning was a spoof, and the end was even more disturbing.The cause of the incident came from Da Sima Cao Zhen. He thought it was uncomfortable to always let Zhuge Liang do it passively, so it was better to take the initiative to engage Zhuge Liang, so he proposed a three-pronged approach.Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui didn't even talk about opening a standing committee to discuss it, and he approved it himself.

When the three groups of people advanced together, Sikong and Chen Qun came out.Sima is in charge of military affairs, while Sikong is in charge of water, soil and engineering construction.Then Chen Qun said: "Your Majesty, why are you suddenly clamoring for war? Have you visited the treasury? It's empty and there's no rations. How can you fight this battle?" "Ah?" Cao Rui was taken aback: "Then why didn't you say it earlier?" Chen Qun said: "Who told Your Majesty to approve their proposal without saying that we will hold a meeting to discuss it first?"

Cao Rui: "Then...what's going on now?" Chen Qun: "What else can I do? Of course, tell them to come back quickly." "Tell them to come back..." Cao Rui was in a dilemma: "There is no arrow to turn back, so how can we call them back... Yes, I will send you Chen Qun's memorial to Cao Zhen, and he will understand after reading it. .” Hurry up and send Chen Qun's memorial to Da Sima Cao Zhen.Cao Zhen opened it, read it first, read it again, and then read it a third time.After reading it three times, Cao Zhen pondered, "What do you mean? Your Majesty, what does he mean by this...I see, Your Majesty wants me to make a quick decision. Hurry up to enter Shuchuan, capture Zhuge Liang alive, and defeat the Shu bandits. Hurry up." , let’s march in now.”

So the three soldiers of Wei State, led by Cao Zhen, went to the inclined valley.All the way, led by Zhang He, walked through Meridian Valley.All the way, led by Sima Yi, set off from Xiangyang, went up the Han River, and took the road to Hanzhong. Hearing that the army of Wei was so powerful, Zhuge Liang resolutely mobilized his troops and built two cities specially, waiting day and night for the arrival of the Wei army.But Zhuge Liang waited early and waited late, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, he did not see a single Wei Bing. After inquiring, he found out that the Wei Bing was halfway there, and the road was destroyed by a storm, so Wei Bing got angry. , turned around and went back.

You can see if this is nonsense.