Three Generations of the Wei House Were Skilled in Warfare; How Strange that Emperor Ming Surpassed His Father

...they will submit of their own accord without a fight. Man Chong A prominent Wei general and strategist known for his defense of the eastern borders. also wished to evacuate the New City Xincheng; a strategic fortress built near Hefei to repel Wu invasions. and draw the rebels toward Shouchun to defend there. The Lord of Wei, [Cao] Rui Emperor Ming of Wei, grandson of Cao Cao., would not listen.

He said: "The Late Emperor Referring to his father, Cao Pi (Emperor Wen). established Hefei in the east, guarded Xiangyang in the south, and fortified Mount Qi in the west. Whenever the rebels came, they were always defeated beneath these three cities, for these are lands that must be contested. Even if [Sun] Quan reaches the New City, he will certainly not be able to capture it. Order the various generals to hold fast; I shall personally go to attack them." By the time he arrived, he estimated that Quan would have already fled.

He then sent Qin Lang to command twenty thousand infantry and cavalry to assist Sima Yi in resisting the state of Han The text refers to the Shu-Han kingdom led by Zhuge Liang.. He ordered [Sima] Yi:

○ "Simply ○ hold ○ fast ○ to ○ blunt ○ their ○ momentum. ○ If ○ they ○ advance, ○ they ○ will ○ not ○ achieve ○ their ○ aims; ○ if ○ they ○ retreat, ○ they ○ will ○ find ○ no ○ one ○ to ○ fight. ○ If ○ they ○ stay ○ long, ○ then ○ their ○ provisions ○ will ○ be ○ exhausted. ○ Having ○ gained ○ nothing ○ from ○ plundering, ○ then ○ they ○ must ○ surely ○ flee. ○ To ○ pursue ○ them ○ as ○ they ○ flee ○ is ○ the ○ way ○ to ○ total ○ victory."

He then boarded the Imperial Dragon Boat and headed east. Man Chong recruited brave men to set fire to the Wu siege engines. Many of the Wu officers and soldiers were suffering from illness, and upon hearing that [Cao] Rui had arrived, they finally retreated. Lu Xun The brilliant Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Wu forces. sent a messenger to present a memorial to [Sun] Quan, but the messenger was [captured] by the Wei patrols?...