In the second year of the early Jing Dynasty (238), Cao Rui sent Sima Yi to attack Liaodong, and Youzhou assassinated Shi Biqiu Jianfu, a total of tens of thousands of troops, Gongsun Yuan was finally defeated and eliminated by Sima Yi. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info?? Huo Ranwen?? ww?w?．

【Sima Yi's Expedition】

In the second year of Emperor Jing of the Ming Dynasty (238), Sima Yi led 40,000 cavalry such as Niu Jin and Hu Zun and set off from Kyoto. Cao Rui, the son of heaven, drove out of Ximingmen, and issued an edict to Sima Yi's brother Sima Fu and Sima Yi's son Sima Shi to send Wen and give Gubo cattle wine, so that the local officials below the county keeper and peasant level went to greet and send off the party. Sima Yi met with his father and the old and feasted for many days. Sima Yi sighed at the table, feeling abruptly, and made up a song to sing: "Heaven and earth open up, and the sun and the moon shine together." coincided with the eventful events of the country, and tried to conquer distant places. I will go to sweep away the ugliness and return to my hometown along the way. Thousands of miles are cleared, the eight wildernesses enter our territory, and the successful return to his hometown is waiting for the crime to be in Wuyang. ”

When the DPRK and China discussed sending Sima Yi to lead an army to attack Gongsun Yuan, they prepared to set out with 40,000 soldiers and horses. The ministers all thought that the dispatch of 40,000 soldiers and horses was too much, and it was difficult to maintain military expenditures and logistical food and grass. Emperor Ming insisted: "Although the long military expedition of 4,000 miles can be won by surprise, after all, it must be backed by strong military strength. Sending 40,000 troops to such a large-scale war is not too much, and we should not be too concerned about the amount of military expenditure. So he still set out to Liaodong with an army of 40,000.

Sima Yi and Youzhou Thorn Shi Biqiu Jian marched into Liaodong together after converging, passing through Guzhu, crossing Jieshi, and coming to the Liao Tunnel. Gongsun Yuan really urgently ordered the generals Bei Yan, Yang Zuo and others to lead tens of thousands of cavalry, encircling more than 20 miles according to the Liaoshui trench, with strong walls and high bases, to block the Wei army.

Sima Yi adopted the strategy of attacking the west from the east, first spreading a number of flags on the southern front, feinting to encircle the trenches, attracting the enemy's main force, and using the main force to cross the Liaoshui in concealment and force into the enemy's Xiangping base camp. Sima Yi said: "The enemy's strong camp is to exhaust our soldiers, and if we attack the city, it will be in their plan." The ancients said that although the enemy is strong, those who have to fight with us will be saved if they attack it. Now their army is here, but the nest is empty. I pointed directly at Xiangping, the enemy army will be afraid, afraid and seek to fight, and it will be broken." Then the array was reorganized and advanced, and the enemy came out to intercept it. Sima Yi said to the generals: "The reason why I didn't attack his camp was precisely because I had to wait for the current situation. ”

After Sima Yi's army arrived at the Liao Tunnel, Gongsun Yuan ordered Beiyan to challenge. Sima Yi sent Hu Zun to fight against him, and Beiyan was defeated. Sima Yi ordered the sergeants to break through the bereaved entrenchment, lead the troops to the southeast, and then suddenly turn northeast and go straight to Xiangping. Bei Yan and others were afraid that there would be no defenders in Xiangping, so they rushed to Xiangping overnight for reinforcements. Marching to Shouyang Mountain, Gongsun Yuan ordered a decisive battle with Sima Yi again, and this time, Beiyan was defeated again. Sima Yi won all three battles, and then took advantage of the victory to enter the siege of Xiangping.

coincided with the heavy rain, the Liao water swelled, the flat ground was several feet, the Wei army was afraid, and the generals wanted to move the camp. Sima Yi ordered those who dared to move the camp to be beheaded, and the governor ordered Shi Zhangjing to be beheaded in violation of the order, and the army's heart was at ease. Gongsun Yuanjun rode the rain out of the city, collected firewood and herded horses, and was safe. The Wei generals asked for an attack, but Sima Yi refused to allow it.

Sima Chen Gui asked Sima Yi: "Back then, when we attacked Shangyong, we advanced in eight ways, day and night, so we were able to capture Jiancheng and kill Meng Da in ten and a half years." Why is it moving more slowly this time from afar? Sima Yi said: "In those days, Mengda's army was small and the food could support a year, but our soldiers were four times that of Mengda's food but less than a month. Four to one, even if half of the people were killed or wounded, it was feasible, and at that time, regardless of the dead and wounded, it was precisely to buy time for the limited food and grass. Now that there are many enemy soldiers, our army is small, the enemy has less food, we have more food, and in the event of heavy rain, it is impossible to fight quickly. From the moment I sent out the troops, I was not afraid that the enemy would attack, but that they would flee. Now that the enemy's food and grass are running out, and our army's encirclement has not yet been closed, if they plunder cattle and horses now, they will be forced to flee. The soldier is treacherous, and the good is changed by events. Now, with great numbers and great waters, they will not be taken away even though they are hungry. At this time, it is better to stabilize the opponent and not scare the enemy away for small profits. ”

Sima Yi will do what he plans and deliberately show weakness. Because after Sima Yi led his division to Liaodong, he caught up with the heavy rain and could not launch an offensive against Gongsun Yuan. The courtiers discussed that the Wei army might not be able to defeat Gongsun Yuan in the end, and that an order should be sent for Sima Yi to withdraw his troops. Emperor Ming was unmoved by these discussions, and warned his ministers: "Sima Taiwei is good at improvising the army, brave and strategic, and I believe that it will not be long before I will be able to capture Gongsun Yuan alive." ”

【Break the City and Return Home】

Soon after the rain stopped, Sima Yi's army closed the encirclement, dug tunnels from the mountains, prepared shields, hook knives, and rushed to attack the city, shooting arrows and stones like rain, attacking day and night. Gongsun Yuan was scared and anxious. When the food in the city ran out, people began to eat people, and countless people died. Yang Zuo and others surrendered. At that time, there was a white thorn-like long star, flowing from the southwest to the northeast of Xiangping City, falling in Liangshui, the city shook and frightened, Gongsun Yuan was afraid, so that Xiang Wang Jian, Yu Shi Dafu Liu Fu asked to surrender, asked the Wei army to relieve the siege, Gongsun Yuan expressed his willingness to bind himself and ask for guilt.

Sima Yi did not allow it, captured Wang Jian and the others and killed them, and sent a message to Wen Yi saying: "In the past, Chu and Zheng were parallel countries, and Zheng Boshang welcomed the Chu army. The lonely family is the king's minister, and he is in Shanggong, and Wang Jian and others want me to break the siege and retreat from the army, and treat each other like Chu Zheng. The two of them are old and nonsense, and they must have beheaded them because their words did not match the original meaning. If there is anything to be said, then send a young man who is wise and determined. ”

Gongsun Yuan also sent the guards to beg for a time limit to send hostages. Sima Yi gave a speech to Wei; "There are several choices in the matter of war, if you can fight, you should fight, if you can't fight, you should defend, if you can't defend, you should go, and the other two are surrender and death. If you refuse to condemn yourself, you are determined to die, and you do not have to take hostages. ”

In desperation, Gongsun Yuan took his son Gongsun Xiu and fled to the southeast with hundreds of cavalry, but Sima Yi's troops defeated him and killed him at the place where Changxing fell on Liangshui. After entering the city, two benchmarks were erected to distinguish the old from the new. More than 7,000 men over the age of fifteen were killed, and the corpses were gathered to build a tall tomb. The puppet officials below the secretary of state were all killed, and more than 2,000 soldiers, including General Bi Sheng, were killed, and 40,000 households and more than 300,000 people were collected.

At the beginning, Gongsun Yuan usurped the official position of his uncle Gongsun Gong, and imprisoned his uncle, and when he was about to rebel, the generals Lunzhi and Jia Fan admonished them bitterly, and Wen Yi (Gongsun Yuan's character) killed them. Sima Yi released Gongsun Gong, built tombs for Lunzhi and others, and promoted and commended their descendants. The order said: "In ancient times, it was just a matter of conquering the country and destroying its leaders, and those who participated in the rebellion because of Wen Yi's mistakes will be forgiven, and those who want to return to their hometowns will be obeyed." ”

At that time, some soldiers were cold and asked for short jackets, but Sima Yi refused to give them. Someone said, "Fortunately, there are some old jackets that I can give them." Sima Yi said: "The short jacket is an official property, and as a minister, you can't give alms privately." "The Son of Heaven sent more than 1,000 of the generals over the age of 60 back home, and returned home the funerals of the officials who died in the army. So the class teacher returned to the court. The Gongsun clan, which had been entrenched in Liaodong for nearly fifty years, was destroyed.

At the beginning, there were several abnormalities in Gongsun Yuan's family: the dog went to the house in official clothes and official hats; There are children who are steamed to death in the pot while cooking. The mayor of Xiangping North produced a piece of meat, several feet in circumference, with a head, eyes and mouth, no hands and feet, but it could move. The soothsayer said: "Whatever is visible but not fully formed, and which has the organs of the head but cannot make a sound, this strange thing should perish in whatever country appears." ”

Emperor Wei Ming sent envoys to Ji to reward the troops, and increased Sima Yi to eat Kunyang County, a total of two counties before and after. Cao Wei's decades-long Liaodong problem was finally completely resolved, and Gongsun Yuan's head was sent to Luoyang, and Daifang, Lelang, Xuansu and other places were also pacified.

ps: The Liaodong chapter is basically over, and there are some additions later.