If it were Pang Tong who was fighting against Sima Yi instead of Zhuge Liang, how likely would Sima Yi be to win?

As the saying goes, Wolong and Fengchu, if they get one, they can settle the world. This shows how outstanding the strength of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong is. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang made many Northern Expeditions without success. Since Zhuge Liang failed to succeed in the Northern Expedition when facing Sima Yi, would things have changed if Pang Tong was replaced?

First of all, let’s talk about Zhuge Liang. In fact, Zhuge Liang was a political master and excellent at managing the army, but his performance was mediocre in leading the army in combat. In the several battles before Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang was not seen. Zhuge Liang was more responsible for providing food and troop dispatch in the rear.

Sima Yi's political talents mainly reflected his political talents during Cao Pi's period. Later, during Cao Rui and Cao Fang's period, Sima Yi began to lead the army in battle. Later, in several wars with Zhuge Liang, it can be seen that his army commanding ability is also good. of.

As for Pang Tong, he has strong ability to handle government affairs, and of course he also has strategies. He will be bolder than Zhuge Liang in using strategies. Liu Bei's entry into Xichuan was the plan specified by Pang Tong. In addition, Pang Tong also participated in the serial plan of the Battle of Chibi.

If we compare these three people from a tactical perspective, they are almost the same. The difference lies in the influence of personality on their tactical decisions. Zhuge Liang acts steadily, likes to play steadily and does not like to take risks, so Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley strategy was denied; Sima Yi liked to give in, so Sima Yi often resorted to defensive warfare to delay time, allowing the Shu army to retreat due to lack of supplies; as for Pang Tong, he dared to take risks, and taking risks meant failure, so Pang Tong was in trouble. Fengpo died in battle, but if Pang Tong participated in the Northern Expedition, there would be a great possibility of adopting Wei Yan's battle plan, and Wei Yan's combat talents would be fully utilized under Pang Tong's leadership, and the Northern Expedition might be successful.