So they killed another person for no reason. Wen Yang and Wen Hu were very angry when they knew that their father had been killed. They killed more than a dozen people with short knives, jumped down from the city, and surrendered to the Wei army camp. When Sima Zhao saw the two of them, he remembered Wen Yang's hatred for retreating before, and was ready to behead them directly.
Zhong Hui advised: "The blame for that incident lies with Wen Qin. Now that he is dead, his two sons have come to defect to Wei. If the generals who surrendered are killed, the people in the city will be more determined to defend the city." Determination."
After hearing this, Sima Zhao thought it made sense, so he called him into the camp to comfort him, and rewarded him with a horse and a brocade coat, and was named a partial general and a Marquis of the Pass. The two thanked him, got on their horses and led the Wei soldiers to the city gate again. He shouted: "The two of us were pardoned from death by Lord Sima Zhao, why didn't you surrender earlier?"
After hearing this, the people in the city started talking one after another, saying: "You know that Wen Yang is Sima Zhao's enemy. I didn't expect that Sima Zhao would still use him, let alone us." So they all prepared to surrender. Zhuge Dan was very angry after hearing this. Angry, he personally patrolled every day and killed some soldiers who showed signs of surrender, thus establishing his authority.
Zhong Hui knew that the people in the city had changed, so he entered the camp and told Sima Zhao: "This is a good opportunity for us to attack the city!"
Sima Zhao was very happy, so he mobilized the three armies, surrounded the city from all sides, and attacked together. The defender Zeng Xuan was very dissatisfied with Sima Zhao and dedicated the north gate to the enemy, and Wei soldiers entered the city.
When Zhuge Dan learned that the Wei army had entered from the north gate, he hurriedly took hundreds of his men and fled through the alleys in the city. When they arrived at the suspension bridge, they happened to meet Hu Fen, who was killed with a sword and died under his horse. The other people who followed him They were also tied up with ropes.
Wang Ji led his soldiers and horses to the west gate, and happened to meet the Wu general Yu Quan. He shouted: "Now that Zhuge Dan has been killed by us, why don't you surrender?"
Yu Quan said angrily: "I was ordered to come out to rescue others. Since I can't save others, I surrender to others. That is not allowed by loyalty." Then he threw his helmet to the ground and shouted: "People live in this world." , should die on the battlefield, that is lucky!" After saying that, he entered the battlefield with his sword and fought for more than thirty rounds. In the end, he was exhausted and stabbed to death by the rebels.
Sima Zhao entered Shouchun and killed all Zhuge Dan, young and old, and wiped out his three clans. More than a hundred of the soldiers captured by the warriors and Zhuge Dan's side were also tied up and sent to Sima Zhao.
Sima Zhao asked: "Are you surrendering?"
Everyone shouted in unison: "We are willing to die with Zhuge Gong, and we will definitely not surrender!"
Sima Zhao was very angry after hearing this, and asked the warriors to tie him up and send him outside the city. They asked each one one by one: "If you surrender, you will avoid death." However, no one was willing to surrender. Even after they were all killed, it remained the same. Sima Zhao sighed endlessly. , let the soldiers have a grand burial.
Besides, most of the Wu troops who went to rescue also surrendered to Wei. Pei Xiu went to Sima Zhao and suggested: "The Wu soldiers, old and young, are all in the Southeast River and Huainan. If we keep them, they will definitely be a disaster. It is better to send them all." Trap it."
Zhong Hui stopped him and said, "No, since ancient times, those who use military force have put the whole country first and only killed Yuan evil. If we kill all these Wu soldiers, it would be unbenevolent. It is better to return them to Jiangnan to show their kindness." China’s generosity.”
Sima Zhao nodded and said, "This is a good idea." Then he released all the Wu soldiers and asked them to return to the Kingdom of Wu. Tang Zi did not dare to go back because he was afraid of being blamed by Sun Wei, so he went to surrender to Sima Zhao. Sima Zhao re-appointed him and put him in charge of the territory of Sanhe. After Huainan was pacified, he was about to retreat when he suddenly reported to Xishu that Jiang Wei had brought him with him. The soldiers and horses attacked and intercepted the grain and grass. Sima Zhao quickly discussed with the officials how to retreat from the enemy.
It was the 20th year of Yanxi in the Shu Han Dynasty and was changed to the first year of Jingyao. After the protective shield was raised, Yu Yi stood still. Liu Chan was seriously ill and the news was blocked. Huang Rang actively planned to seize power. However, all this did not affect Jiang Wei. He was still in Chang'an and selected two people from Xishu. The generals went to train their troops every day. One was Jiang Shu and the other was Fu Qian. Both of them were very brave and courageous. Jiang Wei liked him very much and suddenly reported that Zhuge Dan from Huainan had launched an army to attack Sima Zhao. With the help of Wei, Sima Zhao sent the soldiers and horses from the two capitals to the front line with the Queen Mother of Wei and the Lord of Wei.
Jiang Wei was very happy after hearing this
He was very happy and said: "My big thing can be accomplished!" So he did not give Liu Chan any more instructions, but prepared to go out directly. However, just as he was about to give the order, a soldier suddenly came to report that Dr. Zhongsan Qiao Zhou had arrived.
Jiang Wei hurriedly greeted him, and sighed: "It has been a long time since we have seen the empress go to court. We heard news from the harem that the empress was addicted to wine and sex, trusted the eunuch Huang Rang around him, ignored state affairs, and only cared about enjoying himself. You continue the Northern Expedition without caring about the soldiers of Shu. It can be said that you are suffering from internal and external troubles, and the country will be in danger."
After hearing this, Jiang Wei just smiled slightly and said, "You should tell Prime Minister Yu Yi about this matter, he will naturally make a decision."
Jiao Zhou knew that his persuasion had no effect, so he wrote an article "On Chou Guo Lun" that night. Before leaving the next day, he personally handed it to Jiang Wei, and then continued eastward, hoping to go to Jingzhou to find Prime Minister Yu Yi.
Jiang Wei opened "The Theory of Qiu Guo" and read the contents. Someone asked, what method should be used to defeat the strong with the weak in ancient and modern times? He replied, if a big country has no troubles, it will be arrogant. If a small country has troubles, it will think often. If you are arrogant, you will have troubles. If you think too much, you will be able to govern the country well. This is where the truth exists. , so if you can recuperate and defeat more with less, you should show more sympathy to the soldiers, so that you can defeat the strong with the weak. This is the way.
Someone asked, in the past when the Chu State was strong and the Han Dynasty was weak, with the chasm as the boundary, Zhang Liang believed that the people's aspirations were set and could no longer move, so he led his soldiers to pursue Xiang Yu, and finally beheaded Xiang Yu. Could it be that he was like King Wen of Zhou and Gou Jian? Is there any way? Let’s talk about the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, when the kings, princes, and ministers were stable. At this time, even if the emperor of the Han Dynasty existed, could he rely on the snake-cutting sword to conquer the world? It was only during the Qin Dynasty that the people suffered terribly under the Qin Dynasty and the world collapsed, so all the heroes came together. Now compared with before, we are all in a time of changing dynasties. This is not the turmoil of the last years of the Qin Dynasty, but six Because of the situation of the annexation of the two countries, he could become King Wen of Zhou, but there was no way he could become Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, only when the time is right can we plan the subsequent methods. Therefore, armies like Tang and Wu were conquered without fighting. This is because they value the work of the people and then assess the situation. If you always resort to violence, you will encounter misfortune sooner or later, and even wise people will not be able to plan for a long time.
After Jiang Wei finished reading, he was very angry and said: "This is completely the speech of a rotten Confucian scholar!" He threw it on the ground, ignored others' dissuasion, and led his troops to attack the Central Plains.
