Mao Xiahou is General Anxi, guarding Chang 'an. Because he is Cao Cao's son-in-law, Wei Yan thinks he is afraid and has no plan, suggesting that Cao Cao has no vision. Anyway, his own words are falling with the number of people. However, it reminds me of Wu Dong's son-in-law, Lu Xun. Guan Yu and Liu Bei once despised him, but later he became famous for Lu Xun's victory. If Xiahou Mao has a chance to win, he can also become famous. Because only winners are qualified to be heroes; In case you become a failure, no one will believe you if you brag about how smart you are.
Wei Yan asked Zhuge Liang to give him five thousand chosen men and provide food for five thousand people. Starting from Bao, he traveled eastward along the southern foot of Qinling Mountains, and after arriving at Meridian Valley, he sneaked through the valley journey to the south, and arrived in Chang 'an in less than ten days. This seems to have great doubts. Wei Yan is the satrap of Hanzhong. Cann't he take out a surprise attack force of 10 thousand people? We want to demand 10,000 people from the rear, which shows that Wei Yan's forces in Hanzhong not only stopped oppressing Zhang Lu's forces in Hanzhong when Liu was in Yizhou, but also lacked strength when Liu Bei confronted Cao. Judging from Wei Yan's lack of 10,000 people, the Hanzhong garrison is actually very weak. It's a pity that Cao Cao withdrew too quickly. Otherwise, since there is no army in Hanzhong, Wei Yanxian need not consider Chang 'an, and Cao Wei actually has a better chance to covet Hanzhong.
& ltbr & gt Then the geographical location, and Zanbei is Zan Xiegu. Why did Wei Yan go as far as the meridian valley in the east, instead of from the oblique valley of praise? Presumably, for the surprise attack, we have to go around a long way. However, the long way is the terrain of the valley. Whether the road is as easy and effortless as a smooth road cannot be inferred smoothly. Cao Zhen later prepared to cut Shu, because of the heavy rain in the valley, the plank road was cut off and forced to retreat completely. Woods valley is in disrepair. Wei Yan wants to pave the way and advance at the same time. I wonder if he has the strength and time to attack Chang 'an again.
The capacity of the meridian valley is also a problem. Even if Wei Yan's plan is successful, it is more likely to double the military strength, not just 5,000 troops, to revive the Han Dynasty and mobilize at least tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. But if the meridian valley can't hold too many people, then Cao Wei can also calculate that Wei Yan's surprise attack troops won't be too many. If the Meridian Valley can support tens of thousands of passers-by, Cao Wei's troops will consider stepping up their guard. This inference is very reasonable, just as Sun Quan has to resist Cao Cao's southward advance in the west and Cao Cao has to guard against Sun Quan in the west. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. It can't be said that Wei Yan will attack Chang 'an, but suppose Chang 'an leaves no one behind?
If no one in Chang 'an is left behind, why attack? It is better to attack Luoyang and Xuchang directly. Anyway, these places can also assume that no one is left behind by the enemy. Why don't Wei Yan attack all the way to xelloss palace? Is this assumption reasonable? Chang 'an can assume that there are not too many troops on the Cao-Wei border, so in the central mind, can't it be assumed that there will not be too many troops? So Wei Yan can kill all the way to Xelloss Palace without any resistance or difficulty? Suppose the other party is weak, will it be too underestimating the enemy?
Then Xiahou Mao fled, then others stayed, and there were no generals in the city. Strange, wouldn't it be better if all the soldiers and civilians in Chang 'an fled? Why can only Qiu Xiahou escape, but others can't? Are those who stay brave? Are you still running away? Guan Yu, the world-famous Northern Expedition, did not stay in Xiangfan. Liu Bei made an expedition to the whole country, and no one retreated from Yiling. Sun Quan's 100,000-strong army attacked, and He Fei fled without taking the city; Cao Cao claimed that 800,000 troops went south, and no one fled in Chibi. Is Wei Yan more famous than Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Liu Bei and Guan Yu?
Finally, Zhuge Liang's reinforcements should have come from Gu Jie to rescue Chang 'an in time, but ironically, if Zhuge Liang's army could leave Gu Jie smoothly and attack nearby Chencang, Sanguan and Wuzhangyuan, his life would not be stupid enough to spend in these places. Because of these places, Zhuge Liang exhausted his life energy and failed to fully grasp them, not to mention going eastward from these places to rescue Chang' an?
Military commanders will want to take risks in order to make meritorious deeds, but they must always think twice about the contents of the coup and must not bully the incompetent people in the Central Plains. If someone kills them in the mountains, Shu Han will be doomed.