However, in the fifth year of Jingyao in Shu Han Dynasty, in October of the winter, General Jiang Wei sent people to build a plank road overnight, rectify military food and weapons, and allocate ships on the Hanzhong waterway. All of them were complete. The post of the post remarks said, "I have gone to war for a long time, but although I have not achieved great success, it has already shocked the people of Wei.

Now that the army has been raised for a long time, if you don’t fight, you will be lazy, and if you are lazy, you will be sick. Moreover, the army is trying to die, and the general is trying to use his life. If you don’t win, you will be punished for death." The latter master read the list and hesitated. Qiao Zhou went out to report to him, "I looked at the sky at night and saw that the Western Shu was divided, and the stars were dark and unclear. Now the general wants to leave the army again, and this trip is very unfavorable. Your Majesty can issue an edict to stop him." The latter master said, "Look at what this trip is. Sure enough, there is a mistake, but you should block it." Qiao Zhou repeatedly advised him and refused to follow him, so he returned home and sighed, so he refused to leave.

However, Jiang Wei was about to raise an army, so he asked Liao Hua, "I am now leaving the army and want to restore the Central Plains. Where should I take first?" Hua said, "I have been conquering the army and the people are uneasy. In addition, Deng Ai, Wei, is very resourceful, not an idiot: the general wants to do something difficult, so Hua did not dare to specialize." Wei was furious and said, "The Prime Minister went to Qishan six times and was also a country. I am now attacking Wei eight times, so why is it my own private life? Now I should take Taoyang first. If anyone rebels against me, he will be killed!" So he left Liao Hua to guard Hanzhong, and he raised 300,000 troops with his generals and took Taoyang directly. There were people from Chuankou who reported it to Qishan. At that time, Deng Ai was in charge.

He talked to Sima Wang about the war, and heard this letter, so he sent a whistle to investigate. He reported that all the Shu soldiers came out of Taoyang. Sima Wang said, "Jiang Wei had many plans. Could it be that he had taken Taoyang in vain and actually came to take Qishan?" Deng Ai said, "Jiang Wei actually came out of Taoyang." Wang said, "How can you know?" Ai said, "Jiang Wei had a lot of food in my place. Now Taoyang has no food. Wei must have thought that I only guard Qishan, not Taoyang, so I took Taoyang directly. If I got this city, I would have stored grain and accumulated grass, and formed Qiang people to make a long-term plan." Wang said, "If this is the case, what can I do?" Ai said, "You can withdraw all the troops here and divide them into two routes to rescue Taoyang.

Twenty-five miles away from Taoyang, there is a small town of Houhe, which is the throat of Taoyang. The Duke led an army to lie in Taoyang, and stopped the flag and drums, opened the four gates, and walked like this. But I led an army to lie in Houhe, and I would definitely win a great victory." The plan was decided, and each of them followed the plan. Only the generals of Shizan guarded the Qishan Village.

However, Jiang Wei ordered Xiahou Ba to be the front and led a army to take Taoyang first. Ba raised his troops and approached Taoyang. He saw that there was no flag on the city and the four gates were wide open. Ba was confused and did not dare to enter the city. He looked back at the generals and said, "Is it a deception?" The generals said, "I saw that it was an empty city, but only some small people heard that the generals had arrived, and they all abandoned the city and left." Ba Wei believed it, so he rode his horse to the south of the city and looked at it. He saw that countless old and young people were looking to the northwest and fled.

Xi said, "It's an empty city." So he rushed in first, and the rest of the people then advanced. When they reached the edge of the urn city, a sudden sound of cannons sounded, and the drums and horns on the city were roaring, flags were standing up, and the suspension bridge was pulled up. Ba was shocked and said, "I was mistaken!" When he was about to retreat, the arrows and stones on the city were like rain. Poor Xiahou Ba and five hundred troops all died at the city. Later generations sighed and said, "The bold Jiang Wei was so beautiful, but who knew that Deng Ai was secretly guarding. Poor Xiahou Ba, who threw himself into the Han Dynasty, and the arrows on the edge of the city were dead in an instant." Sima Wang followed.

The Shu soldiers were defeated and fled. Then Jiang Wei led the troops to come and killed Sima Wang and went downstairs to the city. Wei heard that Xiahou Ba shot to death and was sad. At the second update of the night, Deng Ai secretly led a army from Houhe City to sneak into the Shu camp. The Shu soldiers were in chaos, and Jiang Wei could not stop it. The drums and horns on the city were noisy, and Sima Wang led the troops out. Two attacks, and the Shu soldiers were defeated. Wei rushed left and right, fought to the death, and retreated for more than 20 miles to get out of the camp. After the Shu soldiers were defeated twice, they were in their hearts.

Shaking and moving. Wei said to the generals: "Victory and defeat are the norm of military strategists. Even if the soldiers are damaged and the generals are broken, it is not worth worrying. If you do not change the success or failure, you will never change it in one move. If anyone retreats, you will immediately behead you." Zhang Yi said: "The Wei soldiers are all here, and the Qishan Mountains will be empty. The general gathers his troops to confront Deng Ai, attack Taoyang and Houhe. Someone leads an army to take Qishan. After taking the Jiuzhai of Qishan, he drives the troops to Chang'an. This is the best plan." Wei followed it and ordered Zhang Yi to lead the rear army to take Qishan.

Wei led his troops to Houhe to fight Deng Ai. Ai led his troops out to meet. The two armies faced each other for more than tens of times, but they did not decide the winner and lost. They each withdrew their troops back to the camp. The next day, Jiang Wei led his troops to challenge him again, and Deng Ai refused to leave. Jiang Wei ordered his troops to insult him. Deng Ai thought to himself and said, "The Shu people were killed by me for a while, and they did not retreat at all. They fought back for several days: they must divide their troops to attack Qishan Village. The guard general Shi Zhan, who has few soldiers and few wisdoms, will definitely be defeated. I should go to save him in person." So he called his son Deng Zhong and said, "You should guard this place with your heart and let him fight, but don't go out lightly. I will lead my troops to Qishan to rescue him tonight."

At the second update of that night, Jiang Wei was designing in the village. Suddenly, he heard a shout outside the village shaking the ground, and the drums and horns were noisy. People reported that Deng Ai led his troops to the front of the Shu camp to explore and took advantage of the situation to save Qishan. Deng Zhong himself entered the city. Jiang Wei called the generals and said, "Deng Ai was in a night battle and would definitely go to save Qishan." He called Fu Qian and said, "You guard this camp and do not treat the enemy lightly." After asking, Wei led his troops to the outpost of Shu camp to search and took advantage of the situation to save Qishan.

But Zhang Yi was attacking Qishan, and the defending camp general Shi Zong was too young to support him. Looking at the break, Deng Ai's troops arrived and rushed for a while. The Shu soldiers were defeated, and they separated Zhang Yi from behind the mountain and stopped the way back. In a panic, he suddenly heard a loud shout, and the drums and horns were noisy. The Wei soldiers retreated one after another. He reported to him, "General Jiang Bo asked to kill him!" Yi took the opportunity to drive the troops to respond. He attacked twice, and Deng Ai broke for a while, and hurriedly retreated to Qishan Village. Jiang Wei ordered the soldiers to attack and siege from all sides. The words were divided into two ends. However, the latter lord was in Chengdu, and he listened to the words of the eunuch Huang Hao, and was addicted to wine and sex, ignoring the government. There were great things at times

Mrs. Hu, the wife of Liu Yan, was very beautiful. When he entered the palace to meet the queen, he stayed in the palace and left in one month. Yan suspected that his wife had an affair with the emperor, so he called 500 soldiers under the tent, listed them in front, tied his wife up, and ordered his army to beat him for dozens of faces, and he recovered after death. When the emperor heard this, he was furious and ordered the officials to discuss Liu Yan's crime. The officials discussed: "The person who killed his wife was not a place where he was punished: he should be abandoned." Then he beheaded Liu Yan. Since then, his wife was not allowed to enter the court. However, the bureaucrats later ruled the debauchery and there were many suspicious people. So the wise men gradually retreated, and the villain advanced day by day. At that time, the right general Yan Yu had no achievements, but because of Ah Fu Huang Hao, he was so

He received a high title. When he heard that Jiang Wei was in Qishan, he said to Hao forgot to report to the Later Lord, "Jiang Wei was in battle for many years, so he can order Yan Yu to replace him." The Later Lord followed his words and sent an envoy to bring an edict to recall Jiang Wei. Wei was attacking the village in Qishan. Suddenly, three edicts arrived a day, and Xuan Wei joined the army. Wei had to obey the order and ordered the Taoyang troops to retreat first. Then he retreated slowly with Zhang Yi. Deng Ai was in the village, and only heard the drums and horns were no longer in the sky, and he did not know what the intention was. When he arrived at Pingming, people reported that all the troops in Shu retreated and stopped the empty camp. Ai suspected that he had a plan and did not dare to pursue him. Jiang Wei went straight to Hanzhong, stopped his troops, and went to Chengdu with his mission to meet the Later Lord. The Later Lord did not pay his respects for ten days.

Wei was confused. On that day, he arrived at Donghuamen and met his secretary, Wei Zheng. Wei asked, "The emperor summoned Wei to join the army, do you know the reason?" Zheng laughed and said, "Why don't the general know? Huang Hao wanted to make Yan Yu's contribution, and reported to the court and issued an edict to retrieve the general. Now he heard that Deng Aishan could use troops, so he slept with the matter." Wei was furious and said, "I will kill this official!" Xi Zheng stopped him and said, "The general followed the affairs of Wuhou and held a heavy position. How could he do a reckless position? If the emperor did not tolerate it, it would be unfair." Wei thanked and said, "What is the words of the gentleman." The next day, the emperor and Huang Hao were having a banquet in the back garden, and Wei led several people to come in.

Someone had reported Huang Hao to him, and Hao was eager to avoid the side of the lake and mountain. Wei arrived at the pavilion and bowed to the emperor and cried and said, "I am trapped Deng Ai in Qishan. Your Majesty surrendered three times in a row and summoned me back to the court. Why did the saint's intention not be examined?" The emperor said, "Huang Hao was treacherous and tyrant, and he was the ten regular attendants of Emperor Ling. Your Majesty was close to Zhang Rang, and from far away, he was Zhao Gao. If he killed this person earlier, the court would naturally be peaceful and the Central Plains could be restored." The emperor smiled and said, "Huang Hao was so angry that he was a little minister. Even if he was monopolizing, he would be incapable of doing anything. In the past, Dong Yun hated Hao and I blamed him very much. Why do you mind? "Wei kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty will not kill Huang Hao today, the disaster will not be far away." The emperor said, "I love you and want to live, and I hate you and want to die. Why don't you tolerate a eunuch?" He ordered his attendant to the side of Hushan, called out Huang Hao to the pavilion, and ordered Jiang Wei to surrender his crime. Hao cried and bowed to Wei and said, "I just went to the emperor sooner or later, and I will not do anything to the country. The general should not listen to the words of outsiders, and want to kill someone. The general is in charge of the general, but the general pity him!" After that, he kowtowed and shed tears. Wei came out angrily, and immediately went to see Ke Zheng and was about to tell him the matter. Zheng said, "The general is not far away. If the general is in danger, the country will be destroyed!" Wei said, "Mr. Fortunately, I teach me a strategy to protect the country and maintain my health. Zheng said, "There is a place in Longxi called Dazhong, which is extremely fat. Why don't the general do what Wuhou has done to farm and report to the emperor to go to Dazhong to farm? One way, the wheat is ripe to help the army; the other way, it can be All the counties of Longyou were drawn; thirdly, the Wei people did not dare to look at Hanzhong; fourthly, the generals held military power outside, and people could not do so, so they could avoid disaster: this is a strategy to protect the country and safe, so they should go early." Wei was overjoyed and thanked him, "Sir, the words of gold and jade." The next day, Jiang Wei reported to the Later Lord, asking for farming in Dazhong and complimenting the affairs of Wuhou. The Later Lord followed him. Then Wei returned to Hanzhong and gathered the generals and said, "I went to the army because of insufficient food, but failed. Now I have brought 80,000 troops to Dazhong to plant wheat and farm, and slowly forge ahead. You have worked hard for a long time, and now you will gather troops to gather valleys and retreat to Hanzhong. The Wei soldiers transported grain for thousands of miles and crossed mountains and were naturally tired. Wearing will retreat: at that time, we will take advantage of the opportunity to pursue the enemy. We will all win." So we ordered Hu Ji to guard Hanshou City, Wang Han guard Le City, Jiang Bin guard Hancheng, Jiang Shu, and Fu Qian guarded the pass together. After the allocation, Wei led 80,000 troops to Dazhong to plant wheat, which was a long-term plan.

However, Deng Ai heard that Jiang Wei was stationed in Dazhong, and there were more than 40 camps under the road, and the connection was endless, like a long snake. Ai then ordered his detailed work to write the terrain, painted it into a picture, and reported it. Ma Zhao, a Jin company, saw it and was furious and said, "Jiang Wei repeatedly invaded the Central Plains and could not be eliminated. This is a problem for my confidant." Jia Chong said, "Jiang Wei was deeply taught by Kong Ming, and it was difficult to retreat. He must obtain a wise and brave general and assassinated him, so that he can avoid the trouble of the army." Xun Yi, the chief lord of the Central Committee, said, "Otherwise, Liu Chan, is now the king of Shu, is addicted to wine and sex, and is trusted by Huang Hao, and all ministers have the intention to avoid disaster. Jiang Wei was stationed in Dazhong, and was trying to avoid disaster. If the generals attacked him, there would be no one to defeat him, so why should we use assassin?" Zhao laughed and said, "This is the best. If I want to attack Shu, who can be a general?" Xun Yan said, "Deng Ai is a good talent in the world, and Zhong Hui is also the deputy general. The great thing is accomplished." Zhao was very happy and said, "This is exactly what I want to do." So he summoned Zhong Hui and asked, "I want you to be a general and go to attack Dongwu, is it okay?" Hui said, "The lord's intention was that he did not want to attack Wu, but he actually wanted to attack Shu." Zhao laughed and said, "I really know my heart.—

But what strategy should you use when you attack Shu?" Hui said, "I have found out that the lord wants to attack Shu, and he has already drawn a picture of it." Zhao opened it and carefully recorded the place where the grain and grass were stored in the camp, where they were going to advance and where they retreated. "Zhao looked at it and said, "Are a real good general! You and Deng Ai joined forces to take Shu, how about it?" Hui said, "Shuchuan is wide, and it cannot be advanced all the way; Deng Ai should divide his troops and advance, which is OK."

Zhao then appointed Zhong Hui as the general of Zhenxi, and was appointed as the general of Zhenxi, and was in charge of the military and majesty of Guanzhong, and dispatched Qing, Xu, Yan, Yu, Jing, Yang and others. On the other hand, Deng Ai was appointed as the general of the Western Expedition, and the commander of the Longshang outside the Pass, and ordered an appointment to attack Shu. The next day, Sima Zhao discussed this matter in the court. Former General Deng Dun said, "Jiang Wei repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, and our soldiers were severely injured. We only defended now, but we still haven't protected them. But why go deep into dangerous places in the mountains and rivers and cause trouble and chaos?" Zhao said angrily, "I want to promote a benevolent and righteous army and attack the unrighteous lord, how dare you rebel against my wishes!" He scolded the warrior to push him out and behead him. After a moment, he presented Deng Dun's head to the steps. Everyone was disgraced. Zhao said

: "Since my expedition to the east, I have been resting for six years, and my troops have been fully repaired. I want to attack Wu, and Shu has been long. Now I will first settle Western Shu, take advantage of the trend of the flow, advance water and land, and annex Eastern Wu. This is the way to destroy the tiger and take Yu. I believe that the soldiers of Western Shu will be guarding Chengdu, and only 40,000 to 50,000 to guard the border, and only 60,000 to 70,000 to Jiang Wei's farming. Now I have ordered Deng Ai to lead more than 100,000 soldiers from Longyou outside the Pass, and trip Jiang Wei to Dazhong, so that he could not look east. I sent Zhong Hui to lead 200,000 elite soldiers from Guanzhong to Luogu, and three routes to attack Hanzhong. The Shu lord Liu Chan was dark, and the border city was broken, and the scholars and women were shocked. It is inevitable that they will die." Everyone worshiped.

However, Zhong Hui received the seal of General Zhenxi and raised an army to attack Shu. Hui was afraid that the plan might be leaked, so he ordered five places such as Qing, Yan, Yu, Jing, and Yang to build large ships. He also sent Tang Zi to collect sea ships in Deng and Lai and other states. Sima Zhao did not know the intention, so he summoned Zhong Hui to ask him, "I collect the river from the dry road, why do you use ships?" Hui said, "If Shu heard that our troops were advancing, he would definitely seek help from Eastern Wu. Therefore, he first made a statement and made a statement to attack Wu, and Wu would not dare to act rashly. Within a year,

Shu was broken and the ship was completed. Wouldn't it be appropriate to attack Wu?" Zhao was overjoyed and chose the sun to go to the army. On the third day of the seventh month of the fourth year of Jingyuan, Wei, Zhong Hui left the army. Sima Zhao sent him ten miles outside the city to return. The Western Cao cavalry officer Shao Ti secretly said to Sima Zhao: "Now the lord sent Zhong Hui to lead 100,000 troops to attack Shu. I guess I am very ambitious and cannot be allowed to hold power alone." Zhao laughed and said, "Do I not know it?" Ti said, "When the lord knows, why not let others take the post together?" Zhao said countless words, which made Shao Ti feel suspicious.
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