What does it mean to go to Maicheng?

Going to Maicheng refers to the tragedy that Guan Yu was defeated, lost Jingzhou, went to Maicheng and was beheaded in Linzhou. Now refers to failure, fiasco.

The outline of the allusion is this:

The Battle of Maicheng was a battle in the Three Kingdoms period, which was described in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. At that time, Guan Yu had lost Jingzhou and suffered heavy losses. Only three hundred people arrived in Maicheng (now Lianghe Town, dangyang city, Yichang, Hubei). Guan Yu turned to his eldest brother Liu Bei in Xichuan (now Sichuan) and his adopted sons Liu Feng and Meng Da in Shang Yong (now Zhushan County, Hubei Province) for help. However, Liu Beiyuan was in Xichuan, and reinforcements could not arrive on time, but Liu Feng and Meng Da were spared from extinction. Guan Yu had no choice but to break through. The result was ambushed by Wu generals Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran. Guan Yu was captured by the State of Wu, preferring to die rather than surrender, and was beheaded by Sun Quan. The story of the battle of Maicheng was later famous all over the world for the success or failure of romance.

The process of leaving Maicheng after defeat is like this:

At that time, Guan Yu fell in love with Lu Meng's plan to cross the river in white, and all counties in Jingzhou were lost except Maicheng. Shu surrendered to Mi Fang and Xiang, and Guan Yu suffered heavy losses. In Maicheng, Guan Yu had only 300 men left. Moreover, there is no canteen in Maicheng, which is even worse.

At this time, Lv Meng decided that Guan Yu's serenade would not escape from the road. There is a path due north of Maicheng, and Guan Yu will escape from this path. So he ordered Zhu to lead five thousand chosen men to ambush twenty miles north of Maicheng. Guan Yu can only kill in the back, not head-on. Guan Yu must have fled to Linzhou (now Nanzhang, Hubei), and then Pan Zhang led 500 chosen men to ambush in a mountain road in Linzhou, so that Guan Yu could be captured.

At this point, Wu Dong has begun to attack the east gate, west gate and south gate of Maicheng, leaving only the north gate not surrounded, waiting for Guan Yu to fall into the trap.

Guan Yu turned to Liu Bei, the eldest brother of Chengdu, and Liu Feng and Meng Da, the brave monk, for help. Although Liu Bei was willing to help, because it was surprisingly good, it was all the way from Maicheng to Wan Li, and the reinforcements could not arrive in time. Liu Bei can only be willing but unable. Liu Feng and Meng Da, because Guan Yu was not allowed to establish Liu Feng as emperor, said that Liu Feng was not Liu Bei's own, so he could not establish it. Provoked Liu Feng jealousy. Coupled with Meng Da's dissension, Liu Feng and Meng Da finally went to ruin and watched Guan Yu perish.

At this time, Zhu Gejin came to Maicheng from Soochow to surrender to Guan Yu. Guan Yu said: "Jade can be broken without changing color, and bamboo can be burned without destroying knots. Although it is dead, its name can be hung on bamboo silk. " Guan Yu vowed to fight to the death with Sun Quan, preferring death to surrender. Kicked Zhu Gejin out of Maicheng.

Without Guan's help, we have to wait for death in Maicheng. Is Jiang Ziya resurrected, also helpless!

Guan Yu wants to break through Maicheng and take the path. Guan Yu's subordinate Wang Fu advised him, "There is an ambush in the path, so you can take the main road." Guan Yu did not change his mind and said, "Even if there is an ambush, what am I afraid of?" So Guan Yu ordered Wang Fu and Zhou Cang to lead hundreds of people to guard Maicheng to contain Wu Bing. Then the eldest sons, Guan Ping and Zhao Lei, led two hundred men and led the army to fight.

Guan Yu was killed by general Zhu Ran for more than twenty miles. After covering his eyes and ears, Guan Yu's soldiers became scarce. After about four or five miles, Pan Zhang came again. Guan Yu came out to fight Pan Zhang, and after World War III, Pan Zhang was defeated and fled. Guan Yu did not dare to continue fighting and move on.

At this point, Zhao Lei has died in the chaos, with only a dozen soldiers accompanying him. Then, Guan Yu was ambushed on the path again. His red hare tripped over the rope, and Guan Yu was captured by Pan Zhang's subordinate Ma Zhong. Killed with Pan Zhang and Zhu Ran. Guan Ping, the eldest son, was also captured. Guan Yu's eternal tragedy of "Lost Wheat City" was staged.

After Guan Yu was captured by Sun Quan, he cursed Sun Quan for being a child with blue eyes and a purple beard. Sun Quan wanted to keep Guan Yu and let him work for himself. However, Zuo Xian, Sun Quan's master book, said that Cao Cao treated Guan Yu well in those days, but Guan Yu still failed to keep him. If Sun Quan doesn't get rid of Guan Yu, it will be a catastrophe. As a result, Guan Yu was killed by Sun Quan, and his eldest son Guan Ping also died by Sun Quan's butcher's knife.

Guan Yu's red hare was given to Ma Zhong by Sun Quan. He starved to death because he didn't eat forage for several days, and died for his master.

Wang Fu and Zhou Cang both committed suicide after hearing the death of Guan Yu in Maicheng.