However, there is an incredible thing here: Wargo attacked the level tone with only a few thousand men and crossed 700 no-man's land. After a fierce battle with Zhuge Zhan, there were not many soldiers and horses under his command. However, Chengdu Qiang Gaocheng has a large population, and the main strength of Shu Han has not been destroyed, and most of the land has not been lost. Why did Liu Chan surrender immediately?
In August of the fourth year of Jingyuan (263), it was decided to destroy Shu, and Wei Junbing cut Shu in three ways: Zhong Hui led a 65,438+10,000-strong army in an attempt to take advantage of the weakness to take Hanzhong, and then headed for Chengdu; Zhuge Xu led 30,000 troops to attack Wudu (now northwest of Chengxian County, Gansu Province) and cut off Jiang Wei's retreat; Wargo led an army of 30,000 troops and marched from Didao (now Lintao, Gansu) to contain the main force of Jiang Wei, a Shu general stationed in the soil (now northwest of Zhouqu, Gansu).
Finally, after some struggle, the Shu state of Hanzhong fell, and Jiang Wei was defeated in the stack. After retreating to Jiange, Zhong Hui joined forces with Zhuge Xu and was blocked by Jiang Wei. Jiange is known as "one person defends it, ten thousand people can't force it", and Jiang Wei is on the defensive. Zhong Hui can't attack Jiange for a long time, and there is nothing he can do. At that time, due to the shortage of rations in Wei Jun, Zhong Hui was ready to withdraw.
In the face of strategic stalemate, Wargo believes that attacking the level playing field can break the game: "Now the thieves and robbers are defeated, and we should pursue them with victory. Go along the path from level tone ..... Send elite troops to the enemy's heart. Although Jiang Wei was guarding Jiange, in this case, he had to lead the troops to save Fuxian. At this point, the clock will take advantage of this. If Jiang Wei sticks to Jiange and doesn't save Fucheng, then there will be few troops in Fucheng. Sun Tzu's Art of War says:' Surprise, surprise.' If we attack its empty land today, we will defeat the enemy. "
After all, Wargo is not thinking about destroying Shu, but about breaking it.
So, how many soldiers and horses did Wargo send to attack the level tone? It is not mentioned in the history books, but it can be inferred from the records in the history books.
The so-called Yinping Ancient Road is a strange road from Gansu to the hinterland of Sichuan. In fact, strictly speaking, it was not the road during the Three Kingdoms period, but the "path" that could theoretically reach Chengdu. Wargo himself said that this was an "evil road".
According to the "History of the Three Kingdoms", "In October, Aizi Road traveled more than 700 miles in no man's land, digging mountain passages and building bridges and pavilions. The mountains are high and the valleys are deep, which is extremely difficult and dangerous, and there will be a shortage of grain transportation and frequent dangers. Ai wrapped herself in felt and pushed it down.
All the soldiers climbed the wooden cliff and formed a file. "As can be seen from this description, it is absolutely impossible for Wargo to send his 30,000-strong army, which is estimated to be thousands, at most 100000, because the 700-mile mountain road is really difficult to walk, and it is often' digging mountain passages and bridging pavilions', and more importantly, food and grass are poor.
In addition to the danger of high mountains and high roads, there is another key point, that is, this is an adventurous "sneak attack war." Since it is an adventurous sneak attack, it is impossible to use too many people, only a few thousand elites at most.
Since Wargo has only a few thousand elites, why did Liu Chan surrender immediately after Wargo defeated Zhuge Zhan and arrived at the gates of Chengdu? You know, Chengdu is the political center of Shu, and there must be high walls to strengthen the city, and there must be enough food and grass. It is certain that there are many people.