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In the seventh year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei was born in Ji County, Tianshui County, Liangzhou. He lost his father at a young age and lived with his mother.
He read a lot of books every day and was fond of the theories of Sun Wu and Zheng. He was kind and courageous, with extraordinary talent and wisdom. He had the Han Dynasty in his heart and aspired to unify the Central Plains.

Jiang Wei initially served as the chief accountant of Tianshui County, and was later recruited to serve in Liangzhou.

Because his father Jiang Jiong was killed in the battle to suppress the Qiang and Rong rebellion, Jiang Wei was granted the title of General of the Central Army and participated in the military affairs of Tianshui County.

In the sixth year of Jianxing of Shu Han, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang led his army to Qishan. At that time, Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui, was away on official business. Jiang Wei, Gongcao Liang Xu, Zhubu Yin Shang, and Zhuji Liang Qian followed the prefect.

When Ma Zun heard that the Shu army was going to attack Tianshui and that various states and counties were responding, he suspected that Jiang Wei and others were disloyal, so he fled to Shanggui City at night.

Jiang Wei and his companions found that the prefect had left and attempted to catch up with him, but it was too late. Shanggui City closed its gates and refused to accept Jiang Wei and his companions.

"Jiang Wei and his companions wanted to return to Ji County but were refused, so they went to seek refuge with Zhuge Liang."

"In the same year, Ma Su was defeated in Jieting, and Zhuge Liang led Jiang Wei and more than a thousand people from Xi County back to the capital. As a result, Jiang Wei and his mother were separated. Later, his mother wrote a letter to Jiang Wei asking him to return to Ji County, but Jiang Wei refused on the grounds that he had lofty ambitions."

"Zhuge Liang praised Jiang Wei's courage and wisdom, and appointed Jiang Wei as a warehouse official, promoted him to General Fengyi, and granted him the title of Marquis of Dangyangting, in charge of important military affairs. Jiang Wei was 27 years old at the time."

"Afterwards, Zhuge Liang sent a letter to Zhang Yi, the chief secretary of the palace, and Jiang Wan, the military officer, praising Jiang Wei and asking him to train five to six thousand tiger infantry soldiers in the army and to have him meet the emperor in the palace. After that, Jiang Wei was appointed as the Central Military Supervisor and the General of the Western Expedition."

"In the 12th year of Jianxing in Shu Han, Zhuge Liang, who was seriously ill, ordered Chief Clerk Yang Yi and Commander-in-Chief Fei Yi to withdraw their troops after his death, and ordered Wei Yan to cover the rear, with Jiang Wei following behind."

"In the same year, Zhuge Liang died of illness, and the chief secretary Yang Yi led his army to retreat, and the local people informed Sima Yi of this."

"Sima Yi sent troops to pursue him. Jiang Wei ordered Yang Yi to raise the general flag and march forward with drums beating. Sima Yi was unable to resist and led his troops to retreat."

"After Jiang Wei returned to Chengdu, he was appointed Right Military Supervisor and General of Assisting Han, commanding all the armies and was granted the title of Marquis of Pingxiang."

"In the first year of Yanxi in Shu Han, Jiang Wei followed General Jiang Wan to garrison Hanzhong. After Jiang Wan was promoted to Grand Marshal, he appointed Jiang Wei as Marshal and made him lead a small army to attack Wei many times. Later, he led a small army from Hanzhong to garrison Fucheng."

"In the sixth year of Yanxi in the Shu Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei served as the General of Zhenxi and the Governor of Liangzhou."

"In the tenth year of Yanxi in Shu Han, Jiang Wei served as the General of the Guards and shared the responsibility of recording the affairs of the Secretariat with the General Fei Yi. In the same year, Jiang Wei led his army to quell the rebellion of the Pingkang barbarians in Hanshan, and then marched from Longxi, Nangan, and Jincheng to fight with the General Guo Huai and Xiahou Ba of Wei in Taoxi."

"Afterwards, the Hu kings Baihu Wen and Zhi Wudai led their tribes to surrender to Shu Han. Jiang Wei moved them to Shu and found ways to settle them. He also suppressed the remaining Qiang and Hu tribes."

"In the eleventh year of Yanxi in Shu Han, Wei general Xiahou Ba surrendered to Shu Han because of a disagreement with Guo Huai. Jiang Wei asked Xiahou Ba about Sima Yi's movements. Xiahou Ba believed that Zhong Hui was the only major threat to Wu and Shu in the Cao Wei camp."

"In the autumn of the same year, Jiang Wei attacked Wei's Yongzhou and built two cities along Qushan Mountain. He also sent guard generals Ju An and Li Xin to garrison there. He also gathered Qiang and Hu troops to invade Wei's prefectures and counties, and fought against Wei's General Guo Huai and Yongzhou Governor Chen Tai."

"Guo Huai listened to Chen Tai's advice and ordered him to lead Xu Zhi, the general who was responsible for attacking Shu, and Deng Ai, the governor of Nan'an, to besiege Qucheng and cut off the transportation route of the Shu army and the water flow outside the city."

"Jiang Wei learned that Ju An and others were in trouble, so he led his army to rescue them and confronted the Wei army at Niutou Mountain. Chen Tai ordered the Wei army to hold their ground and not fight, and at the same time sent an envoy to ask Guo Huai to go to Niutou to cut off Jiang Wei's retreat."

"After Guo Huai marched to Taoshui, Jiang Wei fled in fear of the Wei army, and Guo Huai left Deng Ai to guard the north of Baishui."

"Later, Jiang Wei sent Liao Hua to march south from Baishui to attack Deng Ai. Deng Ai determined that Jiang Wei would attack Taocheng, so he led his army into Taocheng overnight, causing Jiang Wei's surprise attack to fail."

"In the 12th year of Yanxi in Shu Han, Jiang Wei was granted the title of Marquis and marched to Xiping to attack Wei again. He returned without being able to capture the city, but he captured Wei's General Guo Xun."

"Jiang Wei thought he was familiar with the customs of the western regions, and was very proud of his talents and military strategies. He intended to lure the Qiang and Hu tribes to serve as his wings, but every time before launching an attack on Wei, he was controlled and opposed by Fei Yi, so he gave Jiang Wei no more than 10,000 troops."

Li Bai: In the ninth year of Jianxing of Shu Han, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang led his fifth Northern Expedition and died of illness in the army.

Jiang Wei was appointed Right Inspector of the Army and General of Assisting Han, and was promoted to Marquis of Pingxiang.

Pingxiang, located in today's Tongwei County, Gansu Province, was the seat of Tianshui County during the Western Han Dynasty, which fits Jiang Wei's name as "Tianshui Jiang Wei".

After Prime Minister Zhuge's death, the Northern Expedition to restore the Han Dynasty had to continue. Jiang Wei, who was both civil and military talented, naturally became the pillar of the Shu Han court. Even when Jiang Wan and Fei Yi successively became generals, Jiang Wei was the only one in charge of the expedition.

Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and Jiang Wei are recorded together. These three people successively succeeded each other to the position of generals and were in charge of military and political power, which shows their important position in the late Shu Han Dynasty.

Jiang Wei inherited Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's will and with firm conviction, he launched several northern expeditions, commonly known as the "Nine Expeditions to the Central Plains".

In the first year of Yan Xi of Shu Han, Jiang Wei followed the general Jiang Wan to station in Hanzhong, and led a small army to attack Wei territory several times.

In the sixth year of Yan Xi of Shu Han, Jiang Wei was promoted to General Zhenxi and appointed Governor of Liangzhou.

In the tenth year of Yan Xi, he was promoted to General Wei and recorded the affairs of the Secretariat together with the new General Fei Yi, participating in the highest military decision-making.

In this year, the Qiang and Hu in the Yongliang area revolted against Wei. Jiang Wei sent troops to Longyou to support them and fought a fierce battle with Wei's Yongzhou governor Guo Huai and others in Taoxi.

The leaders of the Hu tribe in Liangzhou, Bai Huwen and Zhi Wudai, led their troops to surrender, and Jiang Wei moved and settled them in Shu territory.

In the twelfth year of Yan Xi of Shu Han, Jiang Wei marched into Xiping County of Wei, but returned without success.

In the 16th year of Yanxi in the Shu Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei led tens of thousands of troops out of Shiying, passed through Dongting and surrounded Nan'an, and divided his troops to attack Luomen. Chen Tai, the governor of Yongzhou in Wei, led his troops to Luomen to intercept. Jiang Wei attacked Nan'an for a long time but failed, so he withdrew his troops after running out of food.

In the 17th year of Yan Xi of Shu Han, Jiang Wei sent troops to Longxi, and Di Daochang Li Jian surrendered the city.

He then marched forward to besiege Xiangwu, killed the Wei general Xu Zhi, and the Wei army retreated.

Jiang Wei pursued the victory and captured Heguan, Didao, Lintao and other counties, and moved the people of these three counties to Shu.

In July of the eighteenth year of Yan Xi in the Shu Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei led General Xiahou Ba, General Zhang Yi and others to attack Wei, and defeated Wang Jing, the governor of Yongzhou of Wei, in Taoxi.

The Wei army lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and Wang Jing led the remaining 10,000 troops to defend Didao. Wei's General Chen Tai rushed to the rescue at night, and Jiang Wei withdrew his troops.

In the 19th year of Yan Xi of Shu Han, Jiang Wei was promoted to general and agreed with General Zhenxi Hu Ji to attack Shanggui together.

Jiang Wei led the troops to Qishan first, but when he heard that Wei's General Deng Ai was prepared, he changed his plan and attacked Nangan from Dongting.

Deng Ai's army took Wucheng Mountain first to intercept. Jiang Wei's attack was fruitless, so he went east to fight at Luomen, and then went east to attack Shanggui under the cover of night. Hu Ji broke his promise and did not reach the designated attack area, and was defeated by Deng Ai's pursuers in Duangu. Jiang Wei's troops suffered heavy casualties, scattered, and were forced to retreat to Shu.

In the 20th year of Yan Xi of Shu Han, there was a mutiny in Huainan of Wei. Jiang Wei took the opportunity to lead tens of thousands of troops out of Luo Valley and marched to Mangshui in Guanzhong.

The Wei army held their ground and Jiang Wei returned without victory.

In the fifth year of Jingyao reign of Shu Han, Jiang Wei led troops to attack Wei and fought a fierce battle with Wei's General Deng Ai in Houhe, but was defeated by him.

Jiang Wei retreated to Dazhong to cultivate land. At that time, the eunuch Huang Hao and the right general Yan Yu colluded with each other to manipulate power, and the court was in chaos.

The purpose of setting up military farms in Dazhong was, firstly, to store grain and train troops so as to wait for the right opportunity to continue the Northern Expedition; secondly, to stay away from the political whirlpool and avoid disaster to protect oneself.

In the first year of Yanxing of Shu Han, Ma Zhao, a powerful official of Wei, sent General Zhenxi Zhong Hui, General Zhengxi Deng Ai and others to lead a large army to attack Shu from the south in several directions.

"In the summer of the 16th year of Yanxi in the Shu Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei led tens of thousands of troops to Shiying, passed through Dongting and then besieged Nan'an. Chen Tai, the governor of Yongzhou in Wei, relieved Nan'an and stationed at Luomen. Jiang Wei retreated because of running out of food."

"The following year, Jiang Wei was appointed as the commander of the Chinese and foreign military forces and marched into Longxi again, causing Li Jian, the defender of Didao in Wei, to surrender. Later, Jiang Wei besieged Xiangwu and fought against Wei general Xu Zhi, during which Xu Zhi killed Zhang Yi, the general who smothered bandits in Shu."

"Jiang Wei killed him and defeated the Wei army. He also took advantage of the victory to move the people of the three counties of Hejian, Didao and Lintao back to Shuzhong."

"In the 18th year of Yanxi in Shu Han, Jiang Wei again petitioned to send troops and had a dispute with General Zhang Yi in the court. Jiang Wei ignored Zhang Yi's advice and attacked Didao with General Xiahou Ba and others via Fuhan. They defeated Wang Jing, the governor of Yongzhou in Wei, in Taoxi. Wang Jing retreated to Didao City and was besieged by Jiang Wei."

"After Wei Zhengxi General Chen Tai relieved the siege, Jiang Wei led his troops to garrison Zhongti."

"In the spring of the following year, Jiang Wei served as the general of Shu Han. After reorganizing the army, he agreed to meet with the general Hu Ji at Shanggui."

"Because Hu Ji broke his promise and failed to show up, Jiang Wei was defeated by Wei general Deng Ai in Duangu. The Shu army suffered heavy casualties and fled in all directions. Jiang Wei was therefore resented by the officials of Shu Han. He wrote to the later emperor Liu Chan and asked for a demotion. Liu Chan then demoted him to the rank of rear general but with the military power of a general."

"The following year, Wei's General Zhuge Dan rebelled in Huainan. Jiang Wei intended to take advantage of the situation to attack Qinchuan, and led tens of thousands of soldiers to march from Luogu to garrison Shenling. Wei's generals Sima Wang and Deng Ai both stationed at the Great Wall to fight against Jiang Wei."

"Jiang Wei went to Mangshui, set up camp on the mountain and challenged the Wei army many times, while Sima Wang and Deng Ai relied on defending the city and not fighting."

"In the first year of Jingyao, Jiang Wei heard that Zhuge Dan had returned to Chengdu after his defeat, and was appointed as the general again."

"In the fifth year of Jingyao, Jiang Wei led his army to Hanzhong to attack Wei. The Shu general Hou He was defeated by Deng Ai and retreated to Dazhong."

"Jiang Wei had been defeated in battles with the State of Wei for many years, and was framed by the eunuch Huang Hao and the Right General Yan Yu, who controlled the regime. Huang Hao secretly intended to depose Jiang Wei and support Yan Yu."

"Jiang Wei also suspected Huang Hao's actions, so he felt dangerous and feared and did not return to Chengdu."

"The following year, Jiang Wei wrote to the later emperor Liu Shan, asking him to send Zhang Yi and Liao Hua to lead troops to guard Yang'an Pass and Yinping Bridge to prevent the Wei general Zhong Hui from attacking."

"But because Huang Hao believed in the ghost witch's theory, he suggested to the later emperor Liu Chan that the matter should be suppressed, and the ministers were unaware of this."

"In the same year, Zhong Hui led his army to attack Luogu, and Deng Ai also marched into Dazhong at the same time. So Liu Chan sent the Right Cavalry Liao Hua to Dazhong to support Jiang Wei, and the Left Cavalry Zhang Yi and the Auxiliary General Dong Jue to the Yang'an Pass to help outside."

"When Jiang Wei arrived in Yinping, he heard that the Wei general Zhuge Xu was attacking Jianwei, so he went to garrison. Later, Jiang Wei was defeated by Deng Ai and retreated to Yinping."

"Zhong Hui sent other generals to attack the pass, and the defending general Jiang Shu surrendered. Jiang Wei and others heard the news and abandoned Yinping. They joined forces with Zhang Yi and Dong Jue and retreated to Jiange to resist Zhong Hui."

"Zhong Hui wrote to Jiang Wei praising his virtue and trying to persuade him to surrender, but Jiang Wei did not reply and set up camp to defend the city."

"Later, Jiang Wei and his men heard that Zhuge Zhan had been defeated and that the emperor was planning to hold on to Chengdu, so they led their troops to Guanghan and Qidao to investigate the situation."

"Soon after, Liu Chan ordered Jiang Wei to surrender in front of Zhong Hui's army in Fujun. Zhong Hui treated Jiang Wei with great courtesy after his surrender and returned all his seals and official seals."

"In the first year of the Xianxi reign of the Wei Dynasty, after Zhong Hui framed Deng Ai, he took the opportunity to lead Jiang Wei and others to Chengdu, claiming to be the governor of Yizhou and launching a rebellion. He also intended to grant Jiang Wei 50,000 soldiers as a vanguard."

"When the Wei generals learned of this, they killed Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei died at the age of 62. Jiang Wei's wife and son were also killed."

Su Shi: Jiang Wei fought many battles and retreated to Jiange to defend it, blocking Zhong Hui's frontal attack.

Deng Ai marched through the dangerous Yinping Pass and raided Chengdu. The later emperor Liu Chan surrendered without a fight, and Shu was destroyed.

Jiang Wei had no choice but to pretend to surrender to Zhong Hui, hoping to seize the opportunity to recover Shu, but his plan failed and he was killed by the rebel army.

Jiang Wei launched nine northern expeditions, eight of which were from Longyou. He attacked Longyou at the junction of Yong and Liang. He firmly believed that by uniting Yong, Liang, Qiang and Hu as allies, he could achieve the initial goal of the northern expedition to cut off Longyou.

However, Longyou was the key defense area of ​​Wei State, with a large number of soldiers and sufficient food. In addition, good generals such as Guo Huai, Chen Tai, and Deng Ai were stationed there. The Northern Expedition suffered more defeats than victories, and the situation of "the area west of Long can be cut off and occupied" never came.

Eventually, the weak Shu Kingdom was destroyed in a battle during Wei's southern expedition. He died and his clan was wiped out. It was all just a dream, and he became a completely tragic figure.

After Jiang Wei became the general, he suggested to the later emperor Liu Chan that upon hearing that the enemy was coming, all the siege troops should collect money and food for the army and retreat to the two cities of Han and Le, allowing the enemy to enter Yinping. They should guard the important passes to fight against them, and order the mobile troops to move out to wait and observe the enemy's strength.

The enemy cannot capture the city, there is no extra food in the wild, and it is natural to be exhausted after transporting food for thousands of miles; when the enemy is defeated and retreating, the troops from all the cities will come out together and join forces with the mobile army to fight against them, using this tactic to annihilate the enemy.

So the Han ruler Liu Chan ordered the Hanzhong defender Hu Ji to garrison Hanshou, the military supervisor Wang Han to garrison Lecheng, and the guard general Jiang Bin to garrison Hancheng.

Later, Jiang Wei led his army to fight against the Wei army many times and achieved many victories.

In the sixth year of Jianxing of Shu Han, when Jiang Wei surrendered to Zhuge Liang from Tianshui County, Ma Su, who was sent by Zhuge Liang to defend Jieting, was defeated by Zhang He. Zhuge Liang led his army to retreat, while Jiang Wei's mother was still in Ji County, Tianshui.

Later, Jiang Wei's mother wrote a letter to Jiang Wei, asking him to return to Ji County, Tianshui. Jiang Wei wrote back to his mother, saying that among a hundred acres of fertile land, he did not care about one acre of it, and if a person had great ambitions, he should not care about going home.

Jiang Wei once wrote to Liu Chan, requesting that Zhao Yun be posthumously honored. Jiang Wei believed that Zhao Yun had followed the late Emperor Liu Bei in the past, had made remarkable contributions and military achievements, and had governed the empire in accordance with the law, and his deeds were worth writing about.

The battle at Dangyang Bridge in the past, the loyalty can penetrate metal and stone. (End of this chapter)