Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" makes us cherish the story of the Three Kingdoms period, although there is a written history of about 2,000 years, but the ranking of these generals is still debated, regretting the failure of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, and tears raining down for the fall of the prime minister in Wuzhang Plain, and even hating to behead Ma Jian with his own hands, and beat Wei Yan, who destroyed the prayer for life, and especially wanted to travel back to recreate the glory of the Han Dynasty through his own efforts.
With Zhuge Liang's wisdom and dominance, the five Northern Expeditions also failed to succeed; The successor Jiang Wei Jiu attacked the Central Plains, and he also lost more than he won. If you were given a chance to travel back in time, would you be able to change the course of history?
The situation map of the Three Kingdoms, from the perspective of the fundamentals such as population, topography, distribution of family valves and talents, Cao Wei will be able to annex Wu and Shu sooner or later with his strength, which is the trend of history.
However, many people are still keen to start with the details, applauding the situation in which Zhuge Liang united with Wu against Cao Wei and once played an important role in the Central Plains; In the romance, Zhuge Liang's six expeditions to Qishan and Jiang Wei's nine expeditions to the Central Plains have also become popular plots that have been repeatedly studied.
Fans of the Three Kingdoms generally believe that Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition was the most likely to be victorious, but due to the misuse of Ma Tan, it ultimately fell short. This strategy was very successful, by attacking from the Xiegu Road, and at the same time letting Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi as suspicious soldiers, inducing Cao Rui to mobilize the main force, and then Zhuge Liang's main force went out of Qishan, and soon occupied the three counties of Nan'an, Tianshui, and Anding.
If these territories can be stabilized, the problem of Shu Han's grain routes can be solved. Why is it arranged? Why solve the problem of food tracts? By analyzing several routes of Shu Han to Cao Wei, we can find the answer.
The meridian road, known as the "meridian of soldiers", is not a shortcut. Wei Yan's strange plan was proposed to directly take Chang'an, which can be described as "smashing the Yellow Dragon". However, the road is steep and difficult, fraught with uncertainty and risk.
Historically, whether it is Cao Zhen, Huan Wen or Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, they have all suffered setbacks and failures on the meridian road. Therefore, the Meridian Dao is not a cautious life for Zhuge , and it is difficult for Shu Han to take its risks.
If Zhuge Liang had followed Wei Yan's advice, the five thousand elite soldiers of Shu might not have been able to escape the fate of destruction. In order for Wei to destroy Shu, it needs to pass through Zhouzhi, Huayang Town, Laoxian County, Yangxian, Chenggu and Hanzhong.
In the prehistoric period, the slope has been opened, according to the record of "Reading the History of Fang Yu", the Xia Yu period has begun. During the Three Kingdoms period, the slope was interrupted for a time, but it underwent four large-scale restorations.
In the twelfth year of the Jianxing of the Shu Han Dynasty (234 AD), Zhuge Liang went out for the Northern Expedition, built a large number of civil works to repair the Baochuan Road, and renovated the Xiegu Pavilion to make it unimpeded on the way to the Northern Expedition.
But unfortunately, Zhuge Liang eventually died of illness in Wuzhangyuan and failed to capture Chang'an. Destiny is hard to violate, and I can only sigh at the impermanence of life! In addition, there is Chencang Road, which used to have a great reputation, connecting Baoji (Chencang), Fengxian, Qingniling, Lüyang, Mianxian and Hanzhong.
Chencang Road was named after the southwest out of Sanguan to Hanzhong, and Han Xin once broke into Guanzhong through this road to secretly Chencang. Qishan Road is the longest and smoothest route, starting from Tianshui in Gansu Province, passing through Qishan, Lixian, Xihe, Chengxian, Huixian, and finally reaching Luoyang.
Zhuge Liang chose Qishan Road for his first Northern Expedition because he had to carefully consider the weakness of Shu's national strength. This road was relatively smooth and could shake Cao Wei's rule in Liangzhou.
The street pavilion is an important geographical fortress in this war, and defending it can ensure the grain route and expand the sphere of influence of Shu; On the contrary, it will lead to the loss of Liangzhou, and the troops can only retreat back to the original point.
Therefore, the importance of street kiosks can be seen by looking at the map. It is no joke that scholars mislead the country, and decisions made in every war must be treated carefully.
The terrain of Shu is complex, the offense and defense are different, if you can make good use of the geographical environment, you can also turn defeat into victory. In the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao resisted Yuan Shao's 800,000 troops with 80,000 soldiers, and was almost defeated.
If there was no danger of Guandu, Cao Cao would have been unable to resist Yuan Shao's attack. In the battle of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the former Qin Fujian claimed to be able to "throw the whip and cut off the stream", and the Eastern Jin Dynasty only relied on the Beifu soldiers composed of the main force of the "Beiling", and finally under the obstruction of the Shuishui, Fu Jian's army was defeated.
The two armies faced each other in the open field, hundreds of thousands against tens of thousands, and the outcome was decided. Although it may be difficult for us to feel the impact of geography on the war in historical stories, "The Shore of the Land", the most popular strategy mobile game of the Three Kingdoms in China, allows you to experience first-hand how to use geographical advantages to win battles.
Can you restore history in this complex map? Ma Tan can't hold the street pavilion, can you hold your position? Do you have the confidence to lead thousands of troops to attack the city and defeat the enemy?
Do you have the charisma of a leader that famous players will want to follow?
Will your team be able to show superhuman intelligence and overcome geographical difficulties to defeat opponents with ease? Alternatively, you can enjoy taking advantage of the terrain and winning more with less.
But it should be noted that the Shu Road is really very difficult. As for whether you can use the geographical advantage to win by surprise, it depends on your strategy in "The Shore of the Land".