1、计收姜维Winning Over Jiang Wei by a Clever StratagemThis is a story from the novel Three Kingdoms. Jiang Wei was adept with both pen and sword. He wasnot only a man of intelligence and bravery， but alsoa man of resources and astuteness. Zhuge Liangwanted to win Jiang Wei over to b
2、e his assistant. Whenhe learned that Jiang Wei was a filial son whose motherwas living in Jicheng City， he devised a plan to win himover. He ordered Wei Yan to attack Jicheng City bybluffing and blustering. As soon as Jiang Wei heard thenews， he immediately led the troops to J
3、icheng Cityto save his mother.Zhuge Liang sent captured-general Xiahou Mao to Jicheng City to persuadeJiang Wei to surrender. When Xiahou Mao was only halfway there， he was told by people thatJiang Wei had already surrendered to the Shu State. Therefore Xiahou Mao had to go to
4、Tianshuiguan. He came to the city of Tianshuiguan about Jiang Wei's surrender. In the middle of thenight， Zhuge Liang asked somebody to dress up as Jiang Wei and attack Tianshuiguan. This madethe officers and soldiers in the dity really believe that Jiang Wei's surrender to Sh
5、u State was true. Jiang Wei tried every possible means to protect Jicheng City， although he lacked the necessaryarmy provisions. One day Jiang Wei led his soldiers to seize army provisions. The soldiers of the ShuState took advantage of this and seized the city. Since Jiang W
6、ei had lost the city， he could onlyrun to Tianshuiguan. The generals and soldiers wouldn't let him into the city， becarse theymistakenly believed that he surrendered to the enemy. Jiang Wei had to go off into the wilderness. He went less than a few kilometers before Zhuge Lian
7、g came along in a carriage and his troopsencircled Jiang Wei. Realizing he was trapped， he surrendered to Zhuge Liang.计收姜维 守卫天水郡的魏国大将姜维，文武双全智有勇有谋。诸葛亮想收姜维为自己的助手。他得知姜维是个孝子，其母住在冀城，便想出一条计策：命魏延虚张声势打冀城，姜维得知消息，便请兵杀回冀城救母。诸葛亮又派俘将夏侯杼木带兵前往冀城劝姜维投降。夏侯懋走到半路，听老百姓说姜维已献城降蜀，他只好往天水郡来。夏侯懋进城，把姜维已
