Chen Tai
Chen Tai
Chen Tai (200 ~ 260 years), the word xuanbo, Yingchuan Xuchang (now Xuchang City, Henan Province) people. During the Three Kingdoms period, a famous general of Wei state, the son of Sikong Chen Qun.
In his early years, Chen Tai started as a bodyguard of Wai San Qi. After his father Chen Qun died, he was granted the title of marquis Yingyin. He served as a guerrilla general, governor of Bingzhou, Yongzhou, and Secretary of state. When the gaopingling coup broke out, Chen Tai urged general Cao Shuang to surrender, so he got the trust of Sima. Later, in order to avoid the fight of the imperial court, Chen Tai took the initiative to ask Yongzhou to take the post. During his term, he successfully defended Jiang weiduo, the general of Shu The first attack.
In the first year of Ganlu (256), Chen Tai was transferred back to the middle of the court to serve as the right servant of Shangshu. He once resisted the attack of the east Wu twice with Sima Zhao, and later changed to serve as the left servant.
In the fifth year of Ganlu (260), Cao Mao, the emperor of Wei, was killed. After hearing the news, Chen Tai died of excessive grief and hematemesis. He was 61 years old. He was awarded the title of Mu to Sikong.
(photo source: the genealogy of Chen family in Nanzhao, Jiangsu Province, revised in Qing Dynasty)
Life and life
Huairou foreign nationality
During the reign of Qinglong (233-237) of the Cao Wei Dynasty, he was appointed as a member of the court to ride and wait for Lang. In December of the fourth year of Qinglong (February 237), Chen Qun died, and Chen Tai was granted the title of Yingyin marquis.
In the early years of Zhengshi (240-241), he moved to be a guerrilla general. In 244, he served as the governor of Bingzhou, general jiazhenwei, general Chijie, and general Zhonglang of protecting Xiongnu. He was in charge of military, political, and legal affairs of Bingzhou. There are many ethnic groups in chentai district and its surrounding areas. He pays great attention to adopting a soft policy towards the local ethnic minorities and has a high prestige.
Chen Tai hanging on the wall
At that time, the powerful people in the capital entrusted him to buy slaves in the border areas, and sent them with precious goods. Chen Tai hung all the gifts on the wall and never opened them. In the ninth year of Zhengshi (248), Chen Tai was transferred back to the capital as minister and returned all the gifts given by the dignitaries. In the early years of Jiaping (249), Chen Tai replaced Guo Huai as Yongzhou governor and general jiafenwei.
The change of Gaoping Mausoleum
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The change of Gaoping Mausoleum
In 249, Cao Shuang, in order to take over power, constantly suppressed various factions, especially the Taifu Sima Yi. Although Chen Tai was friends with Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, the two sons of Sima Yi since childhood, he still tried to avoid intervening in this political struggle.
In the first month of the same year, Sima Yi, who had been keeping a low profile, launched a coup while Cao Shuang and others took emperor Cao Fang to visit the mausoleum in the southern suburb of Luoyang, and led the army to cut off the way back. At that time, Chen Tai, as a minister, also went to the mausoleum. When Sima Yi sent someone to send a book to Cao Shuang to give up resistance, Cao Shuang and others still hesitated. Chen Tai and Shi Zhong Xu Yun went forward together to persuade Cao Shuang to accept the terms of power transfer. Cao Shuang sent Xu Yun and Chen Tai as representatives to negotiate with Sima Yi. Therefore, Sima always regarded Chen Tai as a meritorious minister. After that, Sima controlled the imperial court. In order to avoid the struggle in the court, Chen Tai took the initiative to go out to work. He was transferred to Yongzhou (now Guanzhong of Shaanxi Province and Eastern Gansu Province) to replace Guo Huai, the former governor of Yongzhou, and he was in the front line of fighting against Shu.
The battle of Niutoushan
In the autumn of the same year, general Jiang Wei of Shu Wei attacked Yongzhou (now Guanzhong of Shaanxi Province and Eastern Gansu Province) and built two cities near Qushan (now dongbaili of Minxian County of Gansu Province). Jiang Wei was familiar with the customs of Longxi and wanted to lure qianghu back to Shu to control the area. They sent the general ju'an, Li Xin and others to garrison, and united with the Qiang Hu people to attack the nearby counties. Guo Huai, the general of the western expedition, and Chen Tai unified their troops to resist. When they discussed the countermeasures, Chen Tai said: "although qucheng (today's Minxian County in Gansu Province, dongzhangnan) is strong, it's far away from Xishu, the roads are steep, and the grain can only be transported long distance. The hostages of qianghu are afraid to work for Jiang Wei, so they will not cooperate for a long time. Now as long as we encircle and attack it, we can capture Qu city without blood. Although the Western Shu may send troops for help, the mountain roads are dangerous and will not come soon. " Guo Huai adopted the strategy of encircling the city to fight for support. He ordered Chen Tai to ask for Xu Zhi, the guard of Shu, and Deng AI, the prefect of Nan'an, to enter the encircled city to cut off the traffic and water supply. When the Shu army went out to challenge, Chen Tai ordered him to stick to his position. The Shu army in qucheng was so embarrassed that they even distributed dry food to soldiers and lived on snow water. Jiang Wei led the rescue, went to Niutoushan (southeast of Minxian County, Gansu Province, South Bank of Taohe River), and met Chen Tai. Chen Tai said: "the art of war is that people can yield without fighting. Now as long as we cut off the road of Niutoushan and make Jiang Wei have no way back, we can capture him." So he ordered all the troops to defend themselves and not fight against the Shu army. Chen Tai transferred his troops to the south of Baishui and moved eastward along the river; Guo Huai led his troops to Taoshui in an attempt to cut off Jiang Wei's retreat. Jiang Wei found the movement of Wei army in time, and he withdrew quickly. But Gu An, Li Xin and others were isolated and helpless, so they had to surrender.
Repeatedly resisting Shu Han
In the fourth year of Jiaping (252), the people of Shu instigated some ethnic groups in the west to rebel and attack counties. Chen Tai immediately wrote a request that the forces of Yongzhou and Bingzhou should be combined to suppress. In the process of mobilization, the Bingzhou army was unwilling to go on an expedition, so there was a mutiny. As a result, Chen Tai had to lead the army alone, which was also a great success.
In February of 253, Wu Taifu and zhugeke won the battle of Dongxing. They belittled the enemy by relying on their merits and ignored the dissuasion of the officials. In May, Jiang Wei and Wu echoed, leading tens of thousands of troops from Wudu (now the West and southwest of Gansu Province) out of Shiying, through Dongting (now the south of Wushan in Gansu Province), into Nanan (now the southeast of Gansu Province). General Guo Huai and Chen Tai led the Guanzhong army to liberate Nan'an. When Chen Tai led his troops to Luomen, Jiang Wei was forced to retreat because he had been unable to attack Nan'an for a long time. In July, the main force of Wu's army besieged the new town and was frustrated. The soldiers were exhausted. More than half of them suffered from the disease, suffered heavy casualties, and were forced to retreat.
In the first month of the second year of Zhengyuan (255), Guo Huai died. The imperial court appointed Chen Tai as the general of the western expedition and the military governor of Yongzhou and Liangzhou, who was the highest military officer in the western part of Cao Wei at that time.
The battle of Didao
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The battle of Didao
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The battle of qucheng
In July of the same year, general Sima Shi died of illness, and Sima Zhao controlled the government of Wei state. Shu general Jiang Wei took the opportunity of Sima Shi's death, and tens of thousands of people attacked Wei, such as Xia Houba, a general in charge of chariots and cavalry, and Zhang Yi, a general in the West. The newly appointed Yongzhou governor Wang Jing reported to Chen Tai that Shu Jiangwei and Xia Houba led their troops to attack Qishan, Shiying and Jincheng in three directions, and asked for separate troops to meet them. Chen Tai thought that the Shu army would not come from different directions. He asked him to stick to Didao (now Lintao, Gansu Province) and attack the Shu army after he led the main force to arrive from Chencang (now Baoji East, Shaanxi Province). In August, Jiang Wei arrived in Wuhan (now the northeast of Linxia in Gansu Province), so he marched to Didao (now Lintao in Gansu Province). Wang Jing was good at attacking Shu army when Chen Tai army arrived. When Chen Tai heard about it, he expected that something would happen and sent a large army to support him. Sure enough, Wang Jing was defeated by Guguan (now Lintao north, Gansu Province) and Taoxi successively. Most of them were killed or fled. Only ten thousand of the remnant people were able to protect Di Dao. Jiang Wei takes advantage of victory to encircle Didao city.
Chen Tai reported to the imperial court in the starry night, and at the same time incorporated the remnant of Wang Jing to prepare for the attack. Soon after, general Sima Zhao appointed Deng AI, the commander of shuixiaowei, as the general of Anxi. He fought against the Shu army with Chen Tai, and sent Sima Fu as the backup.
Deng AI and others thought: "Wang Jing's tens of thousands of elite soldiers were defeated to the west of Taoshui, and the morale of the enemy soldiers was greatly boosted. Such a winning army is irresistible. The general, as a mob, is demoralized and weak after the defeat. The west of Longshan is in danger of being defeated. The ancients said, "when a viper stings his hand, a strong man unties his wrist." There is also a saying in Sun Tzu that "some soldiers do not fight, some land does not defend." it is all about the principle of small loss but big perfection. Now the harm of Longxi is more than that of Agkistrodon halys, and it's hard to defend the land of Di Dao. Jiang Wei's army is sharp, so it's time to avoid it. It's better to cut the risk, watch the change, wait for the opportunity, and then try to enter the army to rescue Di Dao. This is the feasible plan. "
Chen Tai said: "Jiang Wei's light troops are going deep into the plain. He is about to fight with our army in order to make a quick decision. Jingdang, relying on the high wall and deep ditch, dampened the enemy's spirit, but he was partial to fighting. As a result, the enemy's plot was successful and he was defeated. He was besieged in Didao city by Jiang Wei. If Jiang Wei conquers Didao and takes advantage of the victory, he will march eastward to occupy Liyang and get enough food. Then he will recruit qianghu, and then fight eastward for Guanzhong and Longyou, and go to Longxi, Nan'an, Tianshui and Guangwei, which we would never like to see. If Jiang Wei was defeated in the city of Didao, his spirit would disappear and his strength would be exhausted. At that time, he would not be able to wipe out the Shu army! The book of war says: "it takes three months to make the chariots for siege." And these are not light soldiers far into or Jiang Wei's scheming can be done in a hurry. At present, Jiang Wei is alone and in-depth, and he can't keep up with the grain and grass. It's a good time for our army to break the enemy quickly. It's inevitable that the so-called thunder can't cover our ears. Taoshui is surrounded on the outside, and Jiang Wei and others are surrounded on the inside. Now as long as we occupy the commanding height and favorable terrain, and block the enemy's key parts, the Shu army will surely flee without fighting. We can't tolerate and indulge the enemy, and we should also build up the confidence that we will soon be able to rescue the encirclement of Di Dao. How can you say "untie the wrist" and "don't defend" After Chen taishu said his opinions, he led his troops across gaochengling of Shouyang County and made a quiet and rapid journey. That night, he rushed to the high mountains southeast of Didao City, then set off a series of beacon fires and ordered the soldiers to sing in unison. When the soldiers in Didao city saw that the rescuers had arrived, their morale was greatly boosted.
At the beginning, Jiang Weiqi thought that when the officials came to save the subordinates, they would gather all the people and horses before they could send out troops. At this moment, he heard that the Wei army had already killed them, so he thought that something unexpected had happened
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