Jiang Wei was the main commander in the late Shu Han Dynasty, he was a general, and his status was directly after Fei Yi and others back then, and he led many northern expeditions, no less than ten times only recorded. However, Jiang Wei's large-scale Northern Expedition in the later period seriously depleted the national strength of Shu Han, resulting in the destruction of Shu Han by Wei in the future.

【Do your best】

Jiang Wei was the commander of the late Shu Han period, after Liu Chan surrendered, although Jiang Wei surrendered to Zhong Hui, he still had his heart set on Shu and was ready to use Zhong Hui to kill all the Wei generals, and then kill Zhong Hui to recover Shu Han. However, it backfired, Zhong Hui's rebellion failed, Jiang Wei and he were killed by the rebels, and Jiang Wei's wife and son did not escape.

According to the record of "Shiyu", Jiang Wei's body was dissected after his death, and it was found that Jiang Wei was as bold as a fight.

For Shu Han, although Jiang Wei is a general, his loyalty is evident.

【Jiang Wei's ability】

Jiang Wei is also quite famous in later generations, and many people have a high evaluation of his ability, but Jiang Wei does have achievements in fighting in history, but these do not show that Jiang Wei's military ability is very strong.

Jiang Wei began to lead the troops to fight alone during the Jiang Wan period after Zhuge Liang's death, and had launched many Northern Expeditions when Jiang Wan and Fei Yi were in power, but they basically returned in vain.

In the sixth year of Yanxi (243), Jiang Wei was promoted to the general of Zhenxi and led the history of Liangzhou. Four years later, Jiang Wei was promoted to General Wei, and the Northern Expedition was basically managed by Jiang Wei. In the spring of the sixteenth year of Yanxi (253), Fei Yi was assassinated and killed, and Jiang Wei no longer had anyone to restrain him, so he began a large-scale Northern Expedition.

In the early stage, Jiang Wei's battle was relatively smooth, first killed the Wei general Xu Zhen, and then defeated Wang Jing of Yongzhou, but Xu Zhen was not a famous general in the Three Kingdoms period, Wang Jing was also a pure military newcomer, Jiang Wei did not have an advantage in the duel with Guo Huai, Chen Tai and Deng Ai, the three generals of Wei to conquer the west, especially in the face of Deng Ai, Jiang Wei still failed repeatedly.

Guo Huai as early as the first year of Zhengshi (240) once sent troops to Longxi Jiang Wei expelled, and then in the eighth year of Zhengshi (247) and the following year (248) and Jiang Wei fought again, when the ethnic minorities in Yongliang were in turmoil, Jiang Wei sent troops to respond, Guo Huai successfully predicted that Jiang Wei would first attack Xiahou Ba in the wings, and led the troops to support in time to repel Jiang Wei. After Jiang Wei greeted Zhi Wudai, leaving Liao Hua to defend the heavy mountain, Guo Huai did not listen to the advice of his subordinates, decisively divided the troops, led his troops to attack Liaohua, and sent Xiahou Ba to pursue Jiang Wei, Jiang Wei retreated.

In the first year of Jiaping (249), there was a coup d'état in Gaopingling in Wei, and Jiang Wei went north again, when Guo Huai, Chen Tai and Deng Ai were all there, and Guo Huai and Chen Tai were in the wings to force the Shuya generals Ju'an, Li Xin and others to surrender. Deng Ai seized Taocheng, and Jiang Wei was forced to retreat again.

In the second year of Zhengyuan (255), Guo Huai died, and Chen Tai succeeded Guo Huai as the general of Zhengxi. In this year, Jiang Wei's general Sima Shi died of illness and launched a large-scale northern expedition, and the king of Yongzhou assassin Shi Jing did not listen to Chen Tai's orders and sent troops without authorization, resulting in a great defeat at the front line and besieged in Didao. At that time, Deng Ai persuaded Chen Tai to give up the important places on the front line and slowly plan for the future, but Chen Tai thought that Jiang Wei could not conquer Di Dao in a short period of time, and should quickly send troops to rescue Jiang Wei and block Jiang Wei under the city, and successfully avoided the ambush of the Shu army and repelled Jiang Wei.

After the war, Deng Ai expected that Jiang Wei would attack again soon, so he stepped up his preparations.

In the first year of Ganlu (256), Jiang Wei and Hu Ji agreed to meet in Shangqi, Jiang Wei took the lead in sending troops to Qishan, and when he heard that Deng Ai was prepared, he changed to attack Nan'an from Dongting. Deng Ai led the army to seize Wucheng Mountain and refused to defend it, holding on to it. Jiang Wei saw that the geographical advantage had been lost, and the strong attack could not be overcome, so he crossed the Weishui River to the east that night and marched along the mountain road to Shangqi. The two armies fought in Duangu, Hu Ji missed the deadline, and Jiang Wei returned with a heavy defeat. The following year, Deng Aiingong was promoted to general of Zhengxi.

In the third year of Jingyuan (262), Jiang Wei raised troops to attack Wei again and invaded Taoyang Realm. Deng Ai led his troops to meet the battle. He seized the advantageous terrain and set up a position in Hou He, east of Taoyang, to wait for work, block the Shu army, the two sides fought fiercely, and Jiang Wei was defeated by Deng Ai again.

In the autumn of the fourth year of Jingyuan (263), the Wei army was divided into three ways to attack Shu, Deng Ai ordered Tianshui Taishou Wang Qi to attack Jiang Wei's camp directly, and ordered Longxi Taishou Lianhong and others to invite Jiang Wei's front to attack, and ordered Jincheng Taishou Yang Xin to attack Gansong. Jiang Weiwen Zhonghui and other troops had entered Hanzhong, knowing that Hanzhong was difficult to protect, he hurriedly got rid of Deng Ai and retreated to Yinping. Yang Xin and others pursued until the mouth of the river, the two sides fought, Jiang Wei was defeated and retreated, and was defeated by Deng Ai for the third time.

So in terms of military affairs, Jiang Wei's overall performance is very average, it is okay to abuse the fish belly, and there is no chance of winning against a strong enemy. In addition, Jiang Wei actually did not have the upper hand in the political struggle with the eunuch Huang Hao, and he did not dare to return to Cheng (cheng) in the end.

[The promoter of the fall of Shu Han]

For the demise of Shu Han, Jiang Wei himself is very responsible. It is mainly manifested in the following three points:

First, Jiang Wei sent six large-scale northern expeditions (253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 262) after Fei Yi's death, which seriously consumed the national strength of Shu Han, including from the sixteenth year of Yanxi (253) to the twentieth year of Yanxi (257), Jiang Wei went on a northern expedition for many years, and there was not even a year of rest. In the last few Northern Expeditions, Jiang Wei not only failed to achieve results, but also suffered two defeats, which was a big blow to Shu Han's weak national strength.

Second, when Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition was fruitless in the later period, he changed the defense policy of Hanzhong, from being away from the enemy outside the pass to luring the enemy into depth, so the door of Hanzhong was wide open, so that Zhong Hui and others could easily invade later.

Third, the infighting between Jiang Wei and Huang Hao exacerbated the internal division of Shu Han, he was not wrong to eradicate Huang Hao, but it was wrong to fail to succeed, and the infighting between the two finally benefited the Wei State, and Shu Han became a victim.

Historically, Jiang Wei is similar to the trial, although they have a loyal heart, their ability is not recognized, and what they do has a greater negative impact.

【Jiang Boyo in History】

Name: Jiang Wei

Attributes: Commander (B+) Jiang Wei's military ability is not outstanding, which has been made clear in the process of fighting Guo, Chen, Deng and others

General Comment (B+) Jiang Wei had a very high status in the late Shu Han period, but his skills were relatively average

Alias (title): Jiang Boyo

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Profession: General

Official position: General

Title: Marquis of Dangyang Pavilion, Marquis of Pingxiang

Posthumously sealed: Enlightened King (Western Wei)

Family background: Tianshui official eunuch family

Birth and death: 202--264

Place of birth: Tianshui Ji County

Main social relationship: Father (Kang Yin)

Major Experiences:

From 202 to 228, after his father died in battle, he served in the army in Tianshui County, and later returned to Zhuge Liang and separated from his mother

From 228 to 234, he followed Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, and Zhuge Liang's death was second to Wei Yan's posthumous death

From 234 to 253, Jiang Wan and Fei Yi had already led troops to the Northern Expedition, but the scale was limited

After Fei Yi's death from 253 to 264, he launched a large-scale northern expedition, wasting the national strength of Shu Han, and finally had no power to return to heaven

Summary: Jiang Wei is also a tragic figure in history, although he inadvertently became one of the promoters of Shu Han's demise, but his loyalty to Shu Han is still very touching.