For the Shu Han, who regard themselves as the successors of Zhengshuo of the Han Dynasty, they can only exhaust all their efforts. The Northern Expedition to restore the Han Dynasty and return to the old capital is the necessity of their existence, and it is also the only political program of the Shu Han. , Support is correct. As a usurper of the Han Dynasty, Cao Wei has always been treated as a national traitor.

In view of this, Zhuge Liang made six expeditions to Qishan and Jiang Wei made nine expeditions to the Central Plains. Although their final results were not satisfactory, their loyalty to the Han Dynasty cannot be denied, nor can their determination and will to restore the Han Dynasty be ignored. , as the saying goes, do your best and leave the rest to fate.

Among them, the most likely battle to achieve success was Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, a surprise attack on Cao Wei. At that time, the land of Yongliang was shaken, and Tianshui, Nan'an and others surrendered directly. It ended with Ma Di's Lost Street Pavilion. Neither Zhuge Liang nor Jiang Wei could pose a huge threat to Cao Wei.

But in the novel, Zhuge Liang once forced Sima Yi into a desperate situation in Shangfang Valley, while Jiang Wei surrounded Sima Zhao in Iron Cage Mountain. Of course, this advantage does not bring about any interesting changes in history. After all, it belongs to the plot of the novel.

The most thrilling thing is the battle of Shangfang Valley. When Zhuge Liang used the power of nine cattle and two tigers to besiege Sima Yi in Shangfang Valley and used fire to burn the Wei army to death, he saw that Sima Yi would be buried in the sea of ????fire. Suddenly There was an unexpected situation, and it started raining heavily. Sima Yi, who had stepped into the gate of hell with one leg, managed to return home with his life.

For Zhuge Liang, who had made careful calculations, all hopes were shattered. He knew that everything was impossible. He left behind a saying that everything depends on people and heaven. Not long after, he died of illness in Wuzhangyuan.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang is like a god descending to earth, with foresight, wisdom and wisdom. He tried every means to besiege the Wei army in the upper valley. They were waiting for the success of the Northern Expedition, but their hope of victory was extinguished by heavy rain. At that time, perhaps Zhuge Liang shed helpless tears due to the rain.

Obviously, the clever Zhuge Liang miscalculated. He calculated everything correctly, but did not calculate that it would rain heavily. This shows that destiny is not in the Han Dynasty. It also shows that destiny does not support the Shu Han to continue the Northern Expedition. It is also doomed that the Northern Expedition will be in vain. As a result, all that is left can only do human things. As for destiny, there is nothing to do.

Of course, this plot arrangement also reflects that fact is better than fiction. As the author Luo Guanzhong, he has infinitely elevated the status of Shu Han and cast too much halo on Shu Han, but he cannot change the direction of history, so Fictional plots naturally cannot achieve any substantive results.

It is conceivable that when Luo Guanzhong wrote about the heavy rain that extinguished the fire of the Northern Expedition, he must have been as sad as Zhuge Liang and the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty who were committed to the Northern Expedition. They hoped to reverse history, but unfortunately , history is not what you want it to be, you can only watch the raging fire being extinguished by the pouring rain.

The sound of rain mixed with the sound of fire, the Han army's victory turned into surprise and helplessness, and the Wei army's despair turned into hope, surprise and excitement. The Shu Han army standing on the top of the mountain could only watch Sima Yi. Even if he took out his birth certificate, he could only watch helplessly as the Northern Expedition accomplished nothing. Everything was attributed to destiny.