Wei Yan shouted who dared to kill me and was killed, the first sentence is the key
Wei Yan was a controversial historical figure, and his fate was inextricably linked to the changing times of the Three Kingdoms period.
Who doesn't know how hard it is to be a soldier? His strategy and courage made the enemy invincible, and his efforts to unify the motherland were admired. However, when ambition clashed with loyalty, when the trajectory of history was rewritten, he was destined to be unable to escape his fate.
Who could end his life the moment he fell under Ma Dai's sword? Is he a hero or a traitor? At the end of the era, when the last memories fade, will the truth remain in the world?
A wonderful interpretation of the military strategy of the Wei Yan Meridian Valley Plan.
In 228 AD, Shu Han launched the First Northern Campaign. The victory of this battle determined whether Shu Han could realize its historic proposal to unify the three kingdoms. At this time, Wei Yan was already the eighth former general of Shu Han, and he was deeply respected and trusted by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.
Wei Yan chose Meridian Valley as a shortcut to the Northern Expedition. This meandering valley is located in the Longshan Mountains south of Hanzhong and north of Chang'an. Wei Yan thought: If you advance from this road and attack the enemy's vital points, you can break the enemy in one fell swoop and consolidate the victory.
But the decision is usually not in the hands of one person. Zhuge Liang did not follow Wei Yan's advice and chose the traditional route from Longyou to Guanzhong. Wei Yan couldn't hide his disappointment. He felt that the prime minister had missed a good opportunity to win a battle thousands of kilometers away.
This decision marks the beginning of many changes. It not only affected the battlefield of the First Northern Expedition, but also brought a new turning point in Wei Yan's life. When he died under Ma Dai's sword, did Wei Yan still remember the decision made many years ago? Is the prime minister more wise, or the general more far-sighted? History has been sorted out, but the truth is difficult to discern.
After the Defeat of the Street Pavilion: Disappointment and retreat at the heart of the army.
The First Northern Expedition ended in failure, and the Shu army was defeated at Jieting. Wei Yan could not hide his disappointment at the failure of the Northern Expedition and was depressed. He thought that if he had accepted the Meridian Valley plan, he would have won the offensive and would not have lost half of his supplies in the bloody battle of Jieting.
After the failure of the Northern Expedition, the people in the army were panicked, and Wei Yan felt that the strategic decision of the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition was full of mistakes. It would be unwise to give up on the good fortunes. Therefore, he pointed out the shortcomings of the Shu Han strategy to his subordinates and criticized the prime minister's decision with his own opinion.
Wei Yan's dissatisfaction with the prime minister gradually became known to many generals. Wei Yan's opinion affected the unified leadership and operational order of the army. Cheng became more and more dissatisfied with Wei Yan, and Wei Yan himself gradually deviated from strict military discipline. All signs suggest that change is imminent.
Distraction strategies that encourage Chen-style collapses.
In 231 AD, Shu Han began the Second Northern Expedition. This time, Wei Yan was determined to fight again. He sees this as a great opportunity for revenge. However, despite the military orders, the prime minister still went his own way. Wei Yan became more and more dissatisfied.
During the battle, Wei Yan resolutely rectified military discipline and personally led the army to defeat the Wei soldiers. Unexpectedly, halfway through, Wei Yan changed the situation of the battle without authorization, and finally surrounded Chen Yu, the smooth Shu general. Chen Yu wanted to retreat, but was intercepted by the Wei soldiers.
Chen She's heroic sacrifice caused an uproar in the army. There were different opinions, and everyone accused Wei Yan of acting without authorization. Although Wei Yan's actions were unintentional, his failure to obey military orders was a serious mistake. After that, the relationship between Wei Yan and the prime minister completely deteriorated. Due to the failure of this battle, a plan slowly formed in Wei Yan's heart: without the restrictions of the prime minister's military order, he could be disgraced!
Fire is cruel, just like life.
In the middle of the Second Northern Expedition, the Shu army besieged Shanggu. In order to attack the Wei army with fire, the prime minister ordered craftsmen to secretly store a large amount of firewood and grass in the dangerous area around the valley. When the Wei army entered the valley, the firewood and grass dried up, and the surrounding **, the Wei army had no way to survive. This move not only defeated the enemy army, but also solved a ** trouble for Wei Yan. It can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
However, the heavens did not grant people's wishes. On the day when the prime minister wanted to carry out a fire attack, it was raining heavily. The wood was soaked, and it was impossible to fire at all. Wei Yan only knew about life and death on the battlefield, and didn't know that the prime minister wanted to kill him. The prime minister played well in his calculations, but he was defeated by the Mandate of Heaven! Although Wei Yan escaped a catastrophe, this incident made the prime minister determined that he must put an end to future troubles.
Wei Yan was disheartened.
During the Third Northern Expedition, the prime minister fell ill due to overwork. When the prime minister knew that he had died young, he called a meeting of the main leaders in the army to discuss the main plan. This meeting was extremely important for the planning and overall organization of the Northern Expedition of Shu Han. However, Wei Yan did not receive the notice of the meeting without knowing it. The meeting was held in the big tent, Wei Yan walked around the army, and saw that all the generals had entered the prime minister's big tent one after another, and he was the only one outside the tent. There are all kinds of signs that the prime minister has rejected Wei Yan and does not recognize him as his confidant. Wei Yan walked around the big tent with an indignant expression. He made great achievements on the battlefield, but the prime minister forgot about him, after all, Yang Yi is useless!
Wei Yan's Northern Expedition mourned the death of the prime minister.
The news of the Prime Minister's death spread throughout the army within a few days. The Northern Expedition had already reached a stalemate, and this change seriously undermined the confidence of the officers and men of the Shu army. Wei Yan saw that the opportunity could not be missed, so he decided to sever relations with the old prime minister's troops and lead his troops to carry out the plan of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains!
Just when the main force of the Shu army decided to withdraw from the battlefield of the Northern Expedition and mourn the return of the prime minister. Wei Yan ordered several fierce generals to break into the camp of the Shu army, capture Yang Yi, the staff officer of the Shu army, and order him to prevent the retreat of the Shu army. "If the prime minister is not here, who in the world can beat me? He exclaimed! Wei Yan usurped the throne for a while, and the Shu army was leaderless.
Ma Dai's resistance, Wei Yan's defeat.
When Ma Dai heard that Wei Yan had rebelled, he was furious. He drew his sword and vowed to kill Wei Yan. Ma Dai came to Wei Yan's tent, and the two met unexpectedly.
Wei Yan's face was pale and his expression was in a trance, like a dying man. He stood up and shouted:"There is no one in the world who can serve me! Even Yang Yi dares to obey me without my permission, even if I shout loudly, he can do anything to me! "
Ma Dai thought that this traitor should be eliminated in order to save the situation, and immediately sent a powerful sword. Wei Yan couldn't resist it and fell to the ground and died. Ma Dai was unyielding and calmly stabbed at him. At the same time, the Shu army has picked up the pieces, and the banner of the Northern Expedition will not fall.
When Ma Dai's sword pierced Wei Yan's body, it cut through the waves of history. The line between a hero and a traitor is blurred, and the traces of lords and pawns are gone. When the fighting finally ends, the truth is buried. Whether Wei Yan is a hero or a traitor, he is a product of the times. His successes and failures carry the memories of those heroes and the memories of the era of Ge Buxing.
Time has passed, and Wei Yan's actions have become a notorious story in the long river of history. Ma Dai's sword not only ended Wei Yan's short-lived rebellion, but also ended this legendary experience.
Looking back on this period of history today, Wei Yan's figure is still elusive. Is he a high-achieving master, or is he ambitious? Was his rebellion a heroic catharsis of helplessness, or an endless expansion of power? I'm afraid that with the passage of time, these questions remain unanswered.
History is not simple, and it is impossible to sum up a person's life in three words. Perhaps the best lesson we can learn today as we look back at history is to understand the complex motivations behind these difficult decisions. Because there is often no such thing as a right or wrong thing about history, and that's what's interesting about history.
We can only return to a realistic criterion for the evaluation of Wei Yan, a historical figure--whether his rebellion ultimately served the interests of the country and the nation? The final judgment of this historical conclusion will also be the fairest evaluation for future generations.