Before he died, Sima Yi told his son, why did he say that he knew that the empty city plan was fake?

In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" empty city plan, Sima Yi fought wits and courage with Zhuge Liang, and Sima Yi ended up with a cowardly retreat, giving people the image of panic and timidity, and this image was also imprinted in people's minds. Then why did Sima Yi tell his son before he died that he knew that the empty city plan was fake?

Sima Yi made a decision after many serious considerations, in fact, the biggest enemy he faced was not Zhuge Liang, he also knew that the people in the city in front of him were a few catties and taels, what he was really afraid of was the Wei State behind him, he was originally working for the Wei family, if he eliminated Zhuge Liang, his own use would not be great, he also understood the truth that the bird was hidden in the bow, and the rabbit died and the dog was cooked, so he couldn't just defeat Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi worked hard to maintain this situation, so that the Wei family thought that he was still useful, It's a pity that after Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan would not use Jiang Wei's talent, and in the end Shu was annihilated in one fell swoop, and later, Cao Pi began to deprive him of his military power step by step, and when it came to the next emperor, he was even put on the shelf.

Fortunately, Sima Yi knew that he had survived three generations of Cao Cao's descendants, and finally waited for the opportunity. Sima Yi, who was ambitious as a wolf, began a long-planned plan, after Sima Yi helped Cao Pi obtain the right to inherit, of course, he gained Cao Pi's trust, and Cao Pi also gave Sima Yi real military power, during his reign, Sima Yi encouraged him to abolish the emperor and stand on his own, so as to get rid of the Han family's power, and Sima Yi's descendants directly usurped the throne.

Zhuge Liang also knew that he couldn't deceive Sima Yi, but he knew Sima Yi's current situation, Cao Cao had always been guarding against Sima Yi and had never dared to reuse him. Later, he was forced to use Sima Yi out of desperation. So Zhuge Liang reminded Sima Yi, so he sent four people to sweep the floor under the city gate, which means to remind Sima Yi that if you kill me, you will not be far from death, and you will sweep the snow in front of the door, you let me go, and save your own life, Sima Yi, who was reminded, immediately retreated.

It seems that Sima Yi's biggest use is to balance Zhuge Liang, if Zhuge Liang dies, Sima Yi's role will be gone. His fate will not be good. So he wants to keep Zhuge Liang, what's more, he can feel that Zhuge Liang is not as good as him, or that Shu is not as good as Wei.

Whether to keep Zhuge Liang or not is not too much of an obstacle for him.

In order to protect himself, although Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang fought with each other, but the empty city plan was actually mutually fulfilled, if Sima Yi saw through the empty city plan, he would lose his use value after defeating Zhuge Liang.

Sima Yi is also familiar with the art of war, so he saw Zhuge Liang's empty city plan at the beginning, but Sima Yi was also a little suspicious, he was afraid that there would be traps, so he saw the empty city and did not enter it.

Because the reason why Sima Yi didn't say anything about the empty city plan at that time was to maintain the safety of the Sima family, because once Cao Wei knew that Sima Yi revealed Zhuge Liang's secret, the Sima Yi family lost its use value, and its own safety could not be guaranteed.

After Sima Yi learned the truth about the empty city plan, he might first state his opinion: although Kong Ming was superior to himself in strategy, he could still see that Kong Ming could be defeated, and the strategy of bad omen was enough to reduce Kong Ming's image to a low point. He may also talk about the relationship between Kong Ming and him.

He considered Kong Ming to be a brilliant and wise man, and the confrontation between them was a very challenging thing to do. In addition, he may also say that Peng Qing is blind Kong Ming is one of his comparable opponents, and he admires Kong Ming very much. Not only that, but Sima Yi may further expand his view of the practical meaning behind the empty city plan.

He may ** the practical application and impact of this type of tactics in military warfare. He will emphasize that warfare is not just about "winning by direct force", but in many cases resourcefulness and strategy are crucial. On this basis, he can enter a chain of other strategies in the air-step ** war, such as crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, and so on.

Sima Yi may then delve into the practical application of this strategy. He will talk about the key concepts and logic behind the strategy and, depending on the situation, come up with variations that can be used to solve different problems. Since not all battles can be fought using tactics such as empty city tactics, he will emphasize the need for caution and training in implementing such tactics.

In the long run, Sima Yi will also analyze the continuous development of tactics and resourcefulness, the emergence and popularity of new tactics and tactics, and their impact on the subsequent military and political situation. At the same time, he can also extend the case to life wisdom and leadership, such as showing the right humility and how to fully exploit the potential of both sides in the confrontation with the opponent.

To sum up, after Sima Yi learns the truth about the empty city plan, he may improve his thinking and leadership skills in military and strategy through the analysis and in-depth understanding of this strategy. <>