How can Sima Yi defeat Zhuge Liang's "capture ten thousand people" as a joke?

Sima Yi met too many great men in his life. Such as Cao Cao. But for Sima Yi, Cao Cao was fierce but not terrible. After the death of Cao Cao's five advisers, he began to focus on cultivating rising stars like Sima Yi and Ye Liu.

Although in the history books, Cao Cao dreamed of "Sanma in the same trough", but he also reminded Cao Pi that Sima Yi was not a good bird at first sight, so be wary of his attempt to seize our Cao family. But the problem is that Sima Yi doesn't have the Script of the Three Kingdoms in his hand. How did he know all this? Besides, at that time, he was regarded as Cao Pi's right-hand man. What is Sima Yi afraid of?

As for Cao Pi and Cao Cao, Sima Yi had nothing to fear. Xelloss reused him to hedge the power of Cao Shi's clan. During the Cao Cao period, Zhuge Liang was suddenly killed in the sky, and he vowed to kick down the Cao Wei world. Throughout Cao Wei, "Beauty (Cao Zhen) has passed away, and Sima is the most beautiful". In this case, did Cao Cao dare to touch Sima Yi? If he moves, who will resist Zhuge Liang for him?

So in this life, Sima Yi is most afraid and grateful to Zhuge Liang!

1. Did Sima Yi defeat Zhuge Liang?

Whether it is Romance of the Three Kingdoms or History of the Three Kingdoms, it is actually written very clearly. When facing Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi just put her head into the hard shell. Even if Zhuge Liang gave him shabby women's clothes, he wouldn't stand out-it's not that Sima Yi has no blood, but that he really can't beat him!

You know Sima Yi was coquettish when he broke Mengda and hit Liaodong. If there is a little chance of winning, Sima Yi will not wear women's clothes and play this "hard shell" game.

Perhaps, it is for this reason that there is such an absurd record in the Book of Jin: Zhuge Liang was surrounded by mountains in Lucheng, and Sima Yi pursued the victory and pulled out his hand. Zhuge Liang fled and was pursued, and Sima Yi was captured and beheaded.

In the fourth Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang confronted Sima Yi in Lucheng. However, Sima Yi attacked the city and pulled out the village, and Zhuge Liang was beaten to flee. Sima Yi led the troops in pursuit and captured and killed more than 10,000 Shu soldiers.

But unexpectedly, Sima Yi's impressive record has always been regarded as "the biggest joke of the Three Kingdoms" by later generations. What's going on here? To understand, we must look at what happened during Zhuge Liang's fourth Northern Expedition.

First, look at the records of the Han, Jin, Qing and Spring and Autumn Period: (Sima Yi) made Zhang He attack the peace in the southern Wei Dynasty (later renamed Wang Ping), made the case clear ... and made Wei Yan, Gao Xiang and Wu Ban reject it, and broke it, winning 3,000 heads ... Wang Xuan also guaranteed the camp!

That is, Sima Yi sent Zhang He to attack Wang Ping. When Zhuge Liang learned about it, he sent Wei Yan and others to support him, defeated Zhang He and beheaded 3,000, which scared Sima Yi to run back to the camp and hit the hard shell again!

Comparing the two records, it is estimated that people are overwhelmed. Because in the Book of Jin, it is said that Sima Yi beat Zhuge Liang badly, while in The Book of Jin, Spring and Autumn, it is said that Zhuge Liang beat up Sima Yi! Which record is correct?

We can only look at what is written in the "History of the Three Kingdoms", which happens to have this paragraph: Nine years, the Qishan Mountain will be surrounded by light, and (Wang) will not defend the southern perimeter. Sima Xuan's attack was bright, Zhang He's attack (Wang's) was flat, and it was impossible to defeat him.

This record tells us that although Zhang He went to attack Wang Ping, he did not attack him. It's a draw! At the same time, Sima Yi also attacked Zhuge Liang without saying who won or lost, so it was probably a draw!

In other words, with the most objective attitude, the so-called Sima Yi's "attacking his hand and Zhuge Liang fleeing" in the Book of Jin is suspected of blowing a wave of big talk! Because next we will see if Sima Yi killed more than 10,000 Shu Han soldiers when Zhuge Liang withdrew!

Second, did Sima Yi kill more than 10,000 Shu Han soldiers?

This question is simple. Because in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang ambushed and shot Zhang He through the wooden door!

In the official history, Zhang He also died in the retreat of Zhu Geliang's fourth Northern Expedition. The only difference from The Romance of Three Kingdoms is that in The Romance of Three Kingdoms, Zhang He did not listen to Sima Yi's advice and had to die. In official history, it's just the opposite.

Soon after Zhang He attacked Wang Ping and retired from the Southern Wei Dynasty, Zhuge Liang began to withdraw his troops.

"History as a Mirror" contains: Sima Yi sent (Zhang) to pursue together, Zhang He said: Military law, siege must open a way out, don't pursue when you return to the army! (Sima Yi) didn't listen, so (Zhang) had to walk into ... to the front of the wooden door and fight with the beam ... The arrow (Zhang) closed his right knee and died.

Judging from this record, it is true that when Zhuge Liang withdrew his troops, Sima Yi pursued him, but the result was that Zhang He was killed! This is not a brilliant victory, but a fiasco. Because Zhang He's position is second only to Sima Yi, what is this not a fiasco?

Moreover, it was caused by Sima Yi's command and serious mistakes. Even if we open our minds again, identify Zhang He, fight for the trapped beast in the wooden door, really kill 10,000 Shu Han soldiers, and put this "10,000 meters" on Sima Yi. But for Cao Wei, it is still an unbearable loss, and there is no doubt that it is a fiasco!

As the saying goes, a thousand troops are easy to get, but generals are hard to find! What's more, Zhang He this level!

Third, the logic behind the joke.

Therefore, although the book of Jin was brilliant, Sima Yi's face was coated with thick gold powder, but it was still careless, revealing Sima Yi's nose, "peach-shaped white", which was regarded as the biggest joke of the Three Kingdoms. So why is there such a funny record? In fact, it was pointed out from the beginning.

For Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang gave him an unbearable embarrassment. But in the end, it was the Sima family that unified the Three Kingdoms, which made Sima Yi's historical position suddenly become "Emperor Xuan Di and Emperor Gaozu of Jin Dynasty".

The so-called "Emperor Gaozu", Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang cut the snake, is actually "the son of Chi Di cut the white emperor". Sima Yi, a high-impedance brother, couldn't cut off the heads of tens of thousands of soldiers in Shu Han at one time, and Zhuge Liang was under "historical revenge"!

At the same time, because Zhuge Liang is too powerful, it is equivalent to indirectly fulfilling Sima Yi. For example, he became the first big cow in the military field of Cao Wei. For example, he got rid of Lv Hou who cleaned Cao Wei, and killed his competitor Zhang He for him ... So Sima Yi should really thank Zhuge Liang.

Therefore, the joke "Sima Yi defeated Zhuge Liang and captured thousands of people", although it looks ridiculous and unusual, is actually rich in connotation!