This episode recounts how Wei general Cao Zhen allied with the Xiqiang tribes to launch a major campaign against Shu, only to be defeated by Zhuge Liang. Emperor Cao Rui of Wei appointed Sima Yi as Western Pacification Commander to lead troops to rescue Cao Zhen. As Sima Yi was mobilizing his forces to advance, he suddenly received intelligence that Meng Da, the governor of Xincheng, had secretly colluded with Shu and planned an uprising. He immediately ordered a change in the march route, rushed to Xincheng under cover of night, and captured and executed Meng Da.
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