The original intention of writing this book was to see Zhuge Liang have no regrets in history.
So there is no reason for you to think that I am unfamiliar with or belittle Zhuge.
The issue of Zhuge Liang's field battles that everyone is arguing about is just one sentence in the book: "In order to avoid fighting against Wei in the field." I don't know why everyone thinks that I despise the Prime Minister's field battle abilities?
The reason for "helplessness" in the book is not that the prime minister did not dare to fight Cao Zhen in the field, but that the Han Dynasty lamented that the Han Dynasty did not have enough troops. He clearly saw through Cao Zhen's little tricks, but did not have enough troops to defeat him.
Secondly, there is the strategic issue.
1. In the situation in this book, the Han Dynasty has the land of Longyou and occupies an absolute geographical advantage. It is obvious that it can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, so there is no need to go out to fight in the field, right?
2. The Han army is a defender, not an attacker. The Han army wants to defeat Liangzhou first and resolve its worries before marching into Guanzhong, so the prime minister is not in a hurry for a decisive battle.
3. After Zhuge Liang divided his troops to defend the fortresses, he only had 50,000 mobile troops left (including Zheng Pu and Jiang Wei), and only enough food to support him for half a year, while Cao Zhen led 130,000 to attack. Under such circumstances, I can't write
What the prime minister did was to give up the favorable location and go out to fight Cao Zhen in the field, right?
Let’s not talk about the issue of the prime minister going out to fight in the field, which is not in line with the strategic intention.
Even if the Prime Minister's 40,000 men defeated Cao Zhen's 130,000, it would still be impossible to destroy all the Wei troops. With Cao Zhen's status and the prestige of the governor Yong Liang for decades, he would definitely have the strength to gather the defeated troops for the second and third games.
, after many rounds of attrition, the Han army had very little left of the 50,000-strong army, and there was not much force left to attack Liangzhou.
Therefore, it is not that the prime minister did not dare to fight in the field, but that he had the advantage and there was no need to go out to fight in the field to avoid ruining the entire strategy (capture Liangzhou).
Again, it’s a question of Cao Zhen’s ability.
Jia Renzi Dan. In official history, Cao Zhen’s abilities were among the best in the entire Wei Kingdom.
When Chen Shou wrote "Three Kingdoms", it was the Jin Dynasty, and he did not dare to write too much about Sima Yi's pull. In "Book of Jin", it is even more outrageous. Zhuge clearly won the battle of Lucheng, but it was twisted to say that Sima Yi won.
Therefore, in official history, the prime minister and Cao Zhen never had a wild battle, but it is inappropriate to compare Sima Yi to Cao Zhen.
Finally, everyone can see this and know that this book is not unparalleled.
Although I am a bright pink, I will not raise it too high. I cannot write that Cao Zhen led an army of 130,000, and then was destroyed by the prime minister in a field battle with 50,000.
