Wubizhi Treatise on Armament Technology; a massive Ming-dynasty military encyclopedia compiled by Mao Yuanyi. Volume 28: A Study of Strategy — Three Kingdoms IV

Subtle

○ There ○ were ○ boastful ○ words ○ spoken: ○ "Even ○ if ○ they ○ do ○ not ○ dare ○ to ○ arrive ○ now, ○ they ○ will ○ surely ○ come ○ ashore ○ to ○ flaunt ○ their ○ troops ○ to ○ show ○ strength." ○ Thereupon, ○ he ○ secretly ○ dispatched ○ six ○ thousand ○ infantry ○ and ○ cavalry ○ to ○ hide ○ in ○ ambush ○ at ○ a ○ secluded ○ spot ○ by ○ the Fei River ○. Sun Quan The Emperor of Eastern Wu. indeed ○ came ○ ashore, ○ and the ambush troops rose and attacked them. They beheaded hundreds. Some jumped into the water and died.

Chancellor 、 Liang Zhuge Liang, the famous Prime Minister of Shu-Han, known for his "Northern Expeditions" against Wei. arrived 、 at Mei. He stationed his army south of 、 the Wei River. Sima 、 Yi The brilliant Grand Tutor of Wei and Zhuge Liang's primary rival. led his army across the 、 Wei. With his 、 back 、 to the 、 water, 、 he built 、 ramparts 、 in 、 order 、 to 、 resist 、 him. He 、 said 、 to 、 his 、 various 、 generals, 、 "If 、 Liang 、 were 、 to emerge 、 from Wugong 、 and move 、 along 、 the mountains 、 to 、 the east, 、 that 、 would 、 truly 、 be 、 a 、 cause 、 for 、 concern. 、 But if 、 he 、 stops 、 to the 、 west 、 at Wuzhang 、 Plains, 、 he 、 will 、 be 、 unable 、 to 、 accomplish 、 anything." 、 Guo 、 Huai A veteran Wei general tasked with defending the western border against Shu and nomadic tribes. 、 said, 、 "If 、 Liang 、 crosses 、 the 、 Wei 、 and ascends 、 the plains, 、 linking 、 his troops 、 to the 、 Northern 、 Mountains, 、 he will 、 sever 、 the Long 、 Road The essential supply route to the Gansu region., 、 unsettling 、 both the 、 people 、 and the 、 non-Han tribes. 、 This 、 is 、 not 、 to 、 our state's 、 advantage." 、 Yi 、 then 、 sent 、 Huai 、 to 、 first 、 occupy 、 the Northern Plains. Before the trenches and ramparts were finished, the Han army Referring to the army of Shu-Han, led by Zhuge Liang. arrived in great numbers. Huai launched a counter-attack and drove them back. Liang, having gone out several times before and always failing because the transport of provisions was not sustained, ordered...