Why didn t Zhuge Liang adopt Wei Yan s strategy?

Because Zhuge Liang felt that he did not have the conditions, and he did not trust Wei Yan very much.

Zhuge Liang attaches great importance to the Northern Expedition, if he makes a wrong decision, it will lead to the possibility of annihilation of the whole army, so Zhuge Liang thinks that Wei Yan's method is infeasible, he can't treat the strength of the Shu army as a gamble, he wants to make sure that there are no major problems, so he doesn't Wei Yan's method.

Wei Yan (Shu Han general during the Three Kingdoms period):

Wei Yan (234), a native of Yiyang (now Tongbai, Henan), was highly valued by Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei entered Sichuan, Wei Yan was appointed as the general of Yamen because of his military exploits, and after Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, he was exceptionally promoted to the general of Zhenyuan, leading Hanzhong to defend and guard Hanzhong, becoming a general in charge of one side. Wei Yan guarded Hanzhong for nearly ten years, and then repeatedly accompanied Zhuge Liang on the Northern Expedition, with remarkable achievements. During this period, Wei Yan asked Zhuge Liang many times to give him 10,000 soldiers, and went all the way to tackle the key problems, and finally joined Zhuge Liang in Tongguan, just like Han Xin's example, but Zhuge Liang has not allowed it, so he thinks that he cannot fully exert his talents, and is dissatisfied.

Discord with Changshi Yang Yi, after Zhuge Liang's death, the contradiction between the two intensified, fighting for power with each other, Wei Yan was defeated and fled, chased and beheaded by Ma Dai, and was wiped out by the three clans.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Yan proposed to Zhuge Liang the Meridian Valley plot is also suitable for modern warfare. The first route was for Wei Yan to lead 5,000 troops through the rugged Meridian Valley on the mountain road to raid Chang'an and capture the capital of Wei, and the other route was for Zhuge Liang to lead the main army out of Qishan to march to Chang'an, and join Tongguan to capture Wei.

Putting aside the official history, here I will only discuss the characters and events in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and talk about how many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking.

Zhuge Liang is not Wei Yan's good plan, insisting on only sending troops from Qishan. Why is that? It turned out that Wei Yan wanted to take refuge with Liu Bei in Changsha, so he betrayed the original lord.

Zhuge Liang is a loyal and righteous person, and he looks down on the disloyal and unrighteous people the most, just look at him in the Eastern Wu tongue battle group Confucianism, and in the battle with the Wei army and scolding Wang Lang to death. Zhuge Liang has always been wary of Wei Yan, Wei Yan is both civil and military, but he is so happy, he often takes the lead as a pioneer officer, recovers Hanzhong, and makes a lot of achievements, his ability is not ordinary, but it is all under Zhuge Liang's control.

Zhuge Liang knew that people like Wei Yan could only be used and could not be trusted. Wei Yan had the habit of violating military orders, such as Wei Yan and the veteran Huang Zhong grabbing merit, and they suffered heavy losses in violation of military orders, but fortunately, Huang Zhong saved his life. Wei Yan's skills are high, so he has use value, and he has already been engaged in military law for the second one.

Zhuge Liang said that Wei Yan had a backbone in the back of his head, and he would rebel in the future. In fact, he has long seen that Wei Yan is a person who thinks differently, and now the traitor is the first person to be Wei Yan. Since he doesn't have a good impression of Wei Yan, how can he obey his words?

Before Zhuge Liang died, he gave Ma Dai a secret order, Zhuge Liang predicted that Wei Yan would rebel after his death, so he arranged for Ma Dai to kill Wei Yan after Wei Yan's rebellion. Later, all Zhuge Liang's prophecy was fulfilled.

Zhuge Liang was cautious and cautious all his life and did not engage in gambling strategies. There is a big gambling component in the Meridian Valley conspiracy, Zhuge Liang loves soldiers like sons, and will never let these 5,000 soldiers plus a general take this big risk, if there is a mistake, it will inevitably dampen the spirit of the Shu army. The current opponent is the sinister and cunning Sima Yi, and it is not so easy to take the dangerous road Meridian Valley to fight the Wei State.

Later, Deng Ai dealt with the mediocre queen Liu Chan, so Deng Ai used a strategy similar to the Meridian Valley conspiracy to attack Chengdu from the Yinping Trail and succeeded.

If Wei Yan's strategy may succeed, but the odds of victory are not very big but very small, Wei Yan is not only a backbone boy in the eyes of Zhuge Liang, but also a proud arrogant person. Zhuge Liang admires modesty and prudence, not arrogant or impetuous, which is incompatible with this person.

In the later Northern Expedition to Wei, it was still not smooth, and Wei Yan has always been angry that his Meridian Valley plot was not successful.

In fact, knowing oneself and knowing the other, Zhuge Liang's decision is correct. In the face of a powerful opponent, he vetoed the Meridian Valley conspiracy and did not do anything uncertain.

I think that if Zhuge Liang is sure that the Northern Expedition has succeeded, maybe he has unified the world, although this strategy is a little dangerous, but it is best to win in danger or chaos Xu imitates accompanying Min, of course, it was not used at that time, so we don't know the ending.

It may not be the same. Wei Yan's strategy was a risky one, and if Sun Jian failed, he and his soldiers would be wiped out. But if Wei Yan's strategy succeeds, then the history of the Three Kingdoms will definitely be rewritten by Socks Li.

It is possible to achieve a short-term victory, the outcome will be reversed, there will be different policies, and there will be a different pattern of reputation, and a corresponding victory can be achieved, and a new political pattern will appear.

The ending may be a big change, Zhuge Liang Lianlu may win the final victory, Zhuge Liang's team will win the throne, and the war will be won, and there will be a different history.

Maybe the final outcome will be different, the situation of the Three Kingdoms will be rewritten, Shu may become the first power, and many people don't have to die.

<> "Is the failure of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition the reason for not having Wei Yan's strategy?"

Whether the Meridian Valley plot can succeed has always been a topic of debate between fans of the Three Kingdoms and military fans. For Wei Yan proposed to send troops to the Meridian Valley to Chang'an, and take Chang'an and Tongguan in one fell swoop, and at the same time Zhuge Liang sent troops to attack Chang'an and Tongguan, and the two armies met in Tongguan. Zhuge Liang thought that this plan was too dangerous and difficult to succeed.

Many people even think that Zhuge Liang was stupid in Souzhou, and the later failure of the Northern Expedition was also because he did not have Wei Yan's strategy. However, in fact, Zhuge Liang did not plan to attack Chang'an, for three reasons, why did he deny the Meridian Valley conspiracy.

1. Among the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, Shu is the weakest.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the Shuhan region was basically a wild area, with a small population, and the army was almost 180,000. Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition could not take all the troops away, and he must still leave some troops stationed in important cities such as Chengdu and Jiangzhou, so he could only take 100,000 people away.

Sending troops to the Meridian Valley is a risky move, but Shu's ability to resist risks is too poor, and Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition takes a smaller route, which is actually a helpless move to preserve strength. The Cao army occupies most of the Central Plains, and Chang'an is only a barrier for the Cao army.

Second, the purpose of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition was not to seize Chang'an.

The purpose of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition is to obtain important war horses and grain and grass resources, the Longyou region borders Shu Han in the south, the Hexi Corridor in the west, the Yellow River in the north, and Longshan in the east, the most important thing is that there are good horses here, and many war horses accompanied by Cao Junshi come from here, and there can be grown grain here, which can be self-sufficient. This place is the ideal place for Zhuge Liang, so the first Northern Expedition took Longyou.

3. Wei Yan seriously underestimated the strength of his opponent.

Although Chang'an is not the capital of Cao Wei, it is not a military place after all, and it is also a very important place for Cao's army, so there must be heavy troops there, and when Wei Yan offered his plan, he said: "The defender Xiahou Mao will definitely abandon the city and flee", it is obvious that Wei Yan is too light on the enemy. Xiahou Mao has a heavy army in his hands, and how can he have a strong city surrender without a fight, abandon the city and flee? !

Therefore, it is unwise to directly attack Chang'an, Zhuge Liang's first take Longyou is very right, and the first Northern Expedition basically occupied Longyou, but because of Ma Tan's mistake, let Zhuge Liang first take Longyou to enhance the national strength, and then Xu Tu Central Plains's plan completely failed.

Exactly. Why is it completely true.

At that time, Zhuge Liang's opponent was Sima Yi. Sima Yi was very aware of Zhuge Liang's tactics. Similarly, Zhuge Liang was also very aware of Sima Yi's tactics.

It's like a duel between masters, they all know each other and know each other. Of course, Wei Yan can't be compared with Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. But if Zhuge Liang accepted Wei Yan's proposal, he could catch Sima Yi off guard.

Because Sima Yi decided that Zhuge Liang would not dare to take risks. Therefore, Sima Yi would never have imagined that Zhuge Liang would dare to accept Wei Yan's advice and make a surprise attack on Chang'an.

The strategy of attacking Chang'an is a clever move. Dangerous tactics can often be surprising.

Once the surprise attack on Chang'an is successful, the world will be determined. Because Chang'an has been the capital of China for a long time. The capture of Chang'an was enough to overcome the Central Plains, unify China and restore the great cause of the Han dynasty.