In fact, Sima Qian Wei is a historical necessity, and it is also determined by the corruption of Cao Wei in the later period and the rise of Sima's family. Si Mazhao was all-powerful in the political arena in the later period of Cao Wei, and his unique military talent was particularly obvious in the later period of the Guanlong War in Shu Wei. From 249 to 264, the three crossings in Guanzhong laid the foundation for the complete destruction of Shu and the return of Cao Wei to Sima.
2. Why did Si Mazhao pass through Guanzhong —— Exploring the good and evil of Si Mazhao. 1. The demand of "sitting alone in Chang 'an"
In a sense, it is Zhuge Liang's "six out of Qishan" that makes Sima's family rise. In the first year of Wei Jiaping (249), Sima Yi staged a coup, wiped out Cao Shuang and his henchmen, and took control of the state affairs. Cao Shuang is the son of Ye Zhen and the grandnephew of Cao Cao. Wei Mingdi Ceng Rui became a general when he was critically ill. He was supported by the testamentary edict of Taiwei Sima Yi and died in the struggle with Sima's family. At this time, Xia Houba, the commander-in-chief of Guanlong in Wei, was captured by Shu.
Is the second son of the famous Xia, and his mother is the sister of Cao Cao's wife. After Sima Yi seized power by coup, he went to Shu Han angrily. Jiang Wei thought there was an opportunity to send troops to attack Yongzhou and instigate Liangzhou Hu Qiang to rebel again. And sent, Juan in accordance with the ancient (Qu) mountain (now southeast of Min County, Gansu Province) to build two cities and station troops. Sima Yi sent his second son, Si Mazhao, as General Anxi, guarding Guanzhong and commanding the Cao army in Guanlong area.
After Si Mazhao was in Chang 'an, Guo Huai, the general of the Western Expedition, and Chen Tai, the new secretariat of Yongzhou, went from Chang 'an to Longxi to fight against Jiang Wei. Personally led the troops to control Luogu Road and cut off the retreat of the Shu army. Guo Huai and Chen Tai, who marched into Longxi, agreed that Xu Zhi and Wargo, led by Chen Tai, besieged the second city of Qushan, cut off the route for providing foodstuff and the water outside the city, and lured Jiang Wei to save it, and then Guo Huai led the main force of washing water to cut off the retreat, forming a panic trend.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Jiang Wei quickly withdrew. Criminal security was forced to surrender, and the Guanlong crisis was lifted. This is the first time that Si Mazhao is in charge of Guanzhong, which shows his unhurried general demeanor and economic skill. Shortly thereafter, Si Mazhao was transferred to work in Xuchang. It can be said that in this case, Si Mazhao's kindness is greater than his evil heart. He knows what people think.
2. The attitude of "knowing everything, knowing everything"
In the fifth year of Wei Jiaping (253), there was civil strife in Shu, and Prime Minister Fei Yi was stabbed to death, leaving Jiang Wei in charge of military power. Jiang Wei is a native of Tianshui and is familiar with Longyou customs. He thought that as long as Hu Qiang rebelled against Cao Wei, it was not difficult for Shu to control Longyou. But Fei Yi, who was in power at that time, thought Zhuge Liang had no merit, let alone Jiang Wei. Therefore, every time Jiang Wei sent troops, Fei Yi did not exceed 100.
After Fei Yi's death, Jiang Wei came to power, mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers for the Western Expedition, went out of the stone camp, surrounded Annan, and threatened to take Tokushima (now boiling in Gansu). At this time, Sima Yi was dead and his eldest son Sima Shi was in office. Hearing that the war in Guanlong was tight, he sent his younger brother Si Mazhao to Chang 'an to govern Guanzhong.
At that time, Chen Tai, the general guarding Guanzhong, put forward a battle plan to protect the drip first. Chen Tai, son of Chen Qun, a famous minister of Wei State, was a famous soldier in the late Cao Wei period. Because he urged Cao Shuang to surrender in the coup, he was trusted by Sima Yi. After being appointed as the secretariat of Yongzhou, Bi successfully resisted the attack of Jiang Wei, the general of Shu. Chen Tai's battle plan is the result of his long-term battle with Shu.
Si Mazhao thinks that Jiang Wei's intention is to disturb the city, not to attack it. Therefore, the shackles are very calm and have answers. One is to send Chen Tai to Luomen to solve the siege of Annan, and Jiang Wei really ran out of food. Thus, Si Mazhao has a unique view on Jiang Wei's attack and defense. Since then, Si Mazhao personally led an army to attack the Hu Qiang rebellion in Xinping (now Binxian County, Shaanxi Province) and broke it. The rest "the rebels have surrendered."
Once again, he took control of Guan Long and was promoted to the post of New Town Township because of his work. This is Si Mazhao's second trip to Guanzhong. Si Mazhao has a strong military talent. In this respect, he really played a great role in Wei's strength.
3. "Long-term planning, first destroy Shu" strategy
In February of the second year of Wei Dynasty (255), Sima Shi died of illness and Si Mazhao was in power. Jiang Wei led tens of thousands of troops out of Longyou with Xia Houba to Pahan (belonging to Longxi County, now southwest of Linxia, Gansu Province). In Longyou, he defeated Wang Jing, the secretariat of Wei Yongzhou, and surrounded Didao City. Wei Jun suffered heavy losses. However, Chen Tai, commander-in-chief of Guanzhong Wei Jun and general of the Western Expedition, commanded Wargo and Hu Fen's army to rescue them at night, which surprised Jiang Wei.
In advance, Jiang Wei and Hu Ji, the general of the west of Shu Town, met in Shangdu (now Tianshui, Gansu Province), but Hu Ji, the general of Shu, failed to arrive as scheduled, so that Jiang Wei fought Wargo alone in Duangu, and the Shu army was defeated.
In the second year of Wei Ganlu (257), Wu attacked Wei, and Wei General Zhuge Dan also took the opportunity to rebel. Si Mazhao sent Chen Tai, the general guarding Guanzhong, to Huaibei to meet them. He led six armies south to counter-insurgency, which led to emptiness in Guanzhong. Jiang Wei took this opportunity to set out again, crossed the Qinling Mountains, went to Shen Ling via Luogu, and camped in Mangshan. Sima Wang, the general of the West, and Deng Ai, the general of Anxi, were sent to station troops in Weishui, forcing Jiang Wei to return in vain.
In the fifth year of Wei Ganlu (260), after solving the external crisis, Si Mazhao killed Di Wei Cao Mao and established Cao Huan, completely defeating the Cao Shi Group, resulting in the usurpation of Wei. No wonder Cao Maolin lamented that "everyone knows the heart" before he died. In the third year of Jingyuan (262), the unified strategy of "destroying Shu first and then Wu" was put forward. That winter, he ordered Zhong Hui, a captain, to be the general of Zhenxi, and went to Chang 'an to command all the troops in Guanzhong, ready to destroy Shu at any time.
4. Confidence in "Sit quietly and watch the tigers fight".
In May of the 4th year of Jingyuan (263), he ordered a massive attack on Shu. When Jiang Wei heard of Wei's plan to attack Shu, he rushed to the imperial court and asked Zhang Yi and Liao Hua to divide their forces to guard Yangpingguan and Yangpingqiao, "just in case". But eunuch Huang Hao didn't believe it. He thought that Jiang Wei was bluffing and got in the way, which caught Shu off guard. Unexpectedly, Si Mazhao sent Wargo with 30,000 troops to attack Didao, and Du Zhong contained Jiang Wei; Yongzhou secretariat Zhuge Block, led 30,000 soldiers to attack Wu Street from Qishan, and cut off Jiang Wei's retreat; Wei Xingtai kept Liu Qin in Ziwu Valley; Zhong Hui commanded more than 654.38 million people and took Hanzhong directly from Gu Jie and Luo Gu.
Si Mazhao planned and directed several armies to destroy Shu, which went hand in hand and went very smoothly. Jiang Wei was entangled in Wargo and couldn't go back. Zhong will arrive in Hanzhong ahead of schedule. Jiang Wei was forced to retreat to Jiange to block the clock meeting. However, Wargo led a light pack, took Jinggu Road from level tone, crossed 700 miles of no-man's land, and arrived at the gates of Chengdu. Liu Chan surrendered. In order to make a comeback, Jiang Wei had no choice but to surrender to Zhong Hui. At this point, Shu was destroyed, Wargo was promoted to Qiu because of his merits, and Zhong will seal Stuart.
However, at this time, Wargo was arrogant, took the credit for himself, privately prepared to attack the State of Wu, and turned a deaf ear to the command that "things should be reported, things should not be done". Zhong Hui took the opportunity to report Wargo's "rebellion". However, Si Mazhao, who knew nothing about all this, thought that only when he arrived in Chang 'an would everything "end naturally". In the first month of the first year of Xianxi (264), Si Mazhao left Dan Tao to guard Yecheng, sent Jia Yun to guard Hanzhong, and led an army to Chang 'an. This is Si Mazhao's third trip to Guanzhong.
When Si Mazhao entered Chang 'an this time, he was a shoo-in. He sat quietly, watching Zhong Hui and Wargo attack each other and die. First, he used the method of alarming the grass, forcing Zhong Hui to rush in and make trouble, and finally he was killed by the rebels, and Jiang Wei also died at the hands of the rebels. After being put into prison by Wei Yao, the father and son of Wargo were chased by Wargo's men and rescued from the sill car. Fearing that Wargo would go back for revenge, the prison army sent a general to intercept Wargo and his son in Mianzhu West. At this point, "two scholars strive for merit" has come to an end.
Si Mazhao's wonderful performance on the Guanzhong historical stage prepared for Sima Qian and Cao Cao. His class returned to the DPRK, and the king of Jin was given nine tin to replace Cao Wei. Unfortunately, it was not a fake year. It was August 2008, when Si Mazhao died of illness. But now that China is reunified, it is only a matter of time before the three clans return to Jin. For Wei, it may be a curse, but for China's historical process, he is a real kind person.