What happened to Jiang Wei’s Taoxi victory?

Jiang Wei’s Taoxi Victory, what exactly was this battle about?

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the most outstanding historical novel in Chinese history, and of course it is also our A historical enlightenment book from childhood. Although the description of the novel is very wonderful, it cannot really be read as history. In particular, many of the classic stories are based on pretentiousness, just to highlight personal achievements.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has the habit of respecting Liu and demoting Cao, so most of the events in the Shu Han Dynasty are magnified and even described in a wonderful way. However, in the official history, Cao Wei is generally regarded as the orthodox state, and the Shu Kingdom is in a corner. In fact, it is difficult to have room for development. After Zhuge Liang's death, Shu Han fell into an unprecedented dangerous situation.

At this time, Jiang Wei, as the direct successor of Zhuge Liang, supported the Shu Han Dynasty on the verge of destruction. At this point in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there are actually no exciting stories anymore, so there are a lot of historical events. The story is often briefly mentioned here, making people feel sad about the loneliness of the Shu Han regime. However, in fact, Jiang Wei once achieved a great victory during his nine expeditions to the Central Plains, and even almost shook the foundation of the Wei state. However, in the novel, there is only one paragraph A light and airy description.

Of course history is fair. Jiang Wei’s victory has been extensively described in history books. This victory was the Battle of Taoxi, and it is called the Great Victory of Taoxi in history books. So, then What happened to the victory in this battle?

The story begins with the family of Sima Yi in Cao Wei. After Sima Yi seized the power of Cao Wei, he died soon after. His son Sima Shi inherited the power. But then the Mu Qiu Tuo rebellion broke out in Yangzhou. Sima Division was injured during the battle and had eye problems.

In the second year of Zhengyuan, after Sima Shi died of illness, Sima Zhao inherited the rights of his elder brother. At this time, Jiang Wei heard about the changes in Cao Wei's regime and led his army to attack. This time, the Shu Han Dynasty also mobilized in full force. There were approximately tens of thousands of troops, including Xiahou Ba and Zhang Hao, the famous generals of the late Shu Han Dynasty. At that time, Sima Zhao did not come to the front line to command, but Wang Jing, the governor of Yongzhou at the time, was responsible for the defense.

Wang Jing is a little-known person. Even in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he only played a role in this battle. However, the official position of Yongzhou Governor should not be underestimated. Sima Yi once served as Yongzhou Governor. , under his defense, Zhuge Liang failed to completely win Qishan in six outings, and Wang Jing must have extraordinary talent to be able to reach this position.

However, compared with Jiang Wei, Wang Jing obviously did not see enough. After Jiang Wei's army left Sichuan, the troops divided into three groups to attack Qishan, Shiying, and Jincheng. Wang Jing believed that the attack should be divided into groups. They defeated the attacking armies from all directions, but Chen Cang and Chen Tai raised objections at that time. He believed that the Shu Han people were originally small and would never divide their troops to attack. Instead, they could only attack from Didao, so he suggested that Wang Jing guard Didao and wait for him. He led his troops from Chencang and formed a pincer attack.

But Wang Jing did not adopt his suggestion. Although he guarded Didao, after seeing Jiang Wei's soldiers and horses, he felt that he could deal with it. Without waiting for Chen Cang's reinforcements to attack, he led his army to fight Jiang Wei. Sure enough, although Chen Tai had accelerated his marching speed, it was not as fast as Wang Jing's defeat, and he failed several times. Wang Jing lost tens of thousands of troops and could only retreat to Didao. At that time, Jiang Wei led his troops to attack Didao. As long as it was opened, it could lead to Yongzhou, which would threaten Chang'an.

However, the lack of successors and Wang Jing's insistence on Didao forced Jiang Wei to withdraw his troops. Even so, Jiang Wei's victory greatly threatened Cao Wei's rule, so much so that Sima Zhao had to lament. Wan Qian, after Jiang Wei returned, he was awarded the position of general for his military exploits, which was the highest position among the military power of the Shu Han Dynasty.