In history, how Sima Yi almost died at the hands of Zhuge Liang, and the fire was extinguished

Real history.

Sima Yi has always responded to all changes with the same, Zhuge Liang has no problem with him, and Shanggu is fictitious.

Sima Yi almost died at the hands of Zhuge Liang in Shangfang Valley.

**The place name described in the 103rd chapter of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is also known as Shangfang Valley. Because of its shape like a gourd, it is commonly known as Huluyu, in Meixian County, Shaanxi Province. It is a famous ancient battlefield of the Three Kingdoms.

The upper valley Sima was trapped in the five zhang original Zhuge star.

It is said that in Zhuge Liang's sixth trip out of Qishan, because Eastern Wu also marched from the southeast to Hefei and other places in Wei at this time, Sima Yi knew his strength after several encounters with Zhuge Liang, and the Lord of Wei also ordered Sima Yi to stick to it without fighting. So the two armies held each other in Weinan for a long time, and because the Shu army came from afar, it could not fight for a long time. So Zhuge Liang wanted to use a strategy to introduce Sima Yi into the upper valley, and then use the flammable substances prepared in advance to burn Sima Yi's people and horses alive in the upper valley.

When Wei Yan introduced Sima Yi and others into the upper valley, the upper valley was burned by the flammable substances prepared by the Shu army. Sima Yi and the others also escaped by luck. Zhuge Liang on the valley above couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene:

It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. Don't be strong! Later generations have poems sighing:

The wind at the mouth of the valley is raging and the flames are drifting, and the rain is falling into the sky. If Wuhou's clever plan can be achieved, the mountains and rivers belong to the Jin Dynasty! Soon Zhuge Liang, who was overworked, fell ill and died in Wuzhangyuan, and the Shu army had to withdraw.

In the spring of 234 AD, Zhuge Liang led 350,000 troops to garrison Qishan, and Sima Yi mobilized 400,000 soldiers and horses to set up a position in the Weishui area west of Chang'an, preparing for a decisive battle with Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang arranged his subordinates to store and transport grain and grass, and at the same time personally inspected the terrain. When he discovered the special terrain of the upper valley south of the Wei River, he was overjoyed and immediately came up with a clever plan.

The valley above is located between two mountains, is low-lying and has a narrow entrance, which can only be crossed by one person and one horse at a time, while the valley can accommodate more than 1,000 people. This place is like a gourd, and it is a wonderful place to fortify and destroy the enemy. Therefore, Zhuge Liang asked the soldiers to hide dry firewood, sulfur, gunpowder, etc. in the valley, and at the same time ambushed thousands of elite soldiers on the high mountains on both sides of the valley.

When Sima Yi and the others chased into the valley above, they heard only a cannon sound, and the soldiers on the mountain threw countless logs and stones to block the valley mouth, and at the same time, they also dropped countless torches, igniting the dry firewood in the valley. In an instant, the valley above was filled with gunsmoke and a sea of fire. Sima Yi hugged Sima Shi and Sima Zhao and cried:

Our father and son are going to die here. At that moment there was a sudden strong wind, and dark clouds were gathered, and then a heavy rain began to extinguish the raging fire. Sima Yi raised his eyebrows and hurriedly said:

Heaven will not kill me, if I don't kill it now, when will it be! "It's too late, it's too fast, and their father and son led their troops to rush and kill and break through the encirclement. Zhuge Liang saw all this on the mountain, and couldn't help but sigh and say:

It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen. ”