Seven captures of Menghuo is questionable in history, although Pei Songzhi quoted the record of seven captures of Menghuo in the "Han Jin Chunqiu" when he wrote the "Three Kingdoms". "The Romance" quoted this story. In fact, the seven captures of Meng Huo did not exist in history.
The reason is very simple. Zhuge Liang and Meng Huo are not children. No matter how powerful Zhuge Liang is, no matter how bad Meng Huo is, it is impossible to be played seven times by Zhuge Liang as a monkey. Maybe one or two times is normal, but It is an exaggeration to say seven times. Zhuge Liang is here to put down the rebellion, so he has no patience and time.
Menghuo is a Yi nationality. The earliest ancestors of the Yi nationality had traces of survival in Dianchi Lake in Yunnan and Xichang in Sichuan as early as 2000 BC. According to historical records, Menghuo was in Yizhou at that time. One of the leaders of the southern minority.
The rebellion in southern Yizhou was because Liu Bei was defeated in the battle of Yiling. The entire Shu Han was in a precarious situation, internal and external troubles, and embarrassed on all sides. The Nanzhong rebellion was not caused by Menghuo, but by Yongkai, a powerful Han nationality in the South Central, colluded with Zhu Bao, the prefect of Mongke County, Gaoding, the king of Yueshang County, and Meng Huo, the leader of ethnic minorities in Yizhou County, to launch a rebellion.
According to historical records, Menghuo belonged to Yizhou County at that time. Yizhou County was set up when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pacified the southwest. It belonged to the Yizhou Municipal Bureau at that time, and its geographical location was probably in present-day Yunnan The core locations of Kunming, Qujing, Yuxi, Chuxiong and Dali in the province are in the southwestern Kunming area around Dianchi Lake.
If the record is correct, Menghuo’s site should be Kunming, Qujing, Yuxi, Chuxiong, and Dali. Although Menghuo was a minority in South Central The nationality is more famous. At that time, most areas in South Central should be in primitive society. The primitive society’s economic decline and low productivity made it impossible to control such a vast area. It is necessary to reduce the territory of Menghuo based on the existing records. where?
During the Western Han Dynasty, Yizhou County was governed by Dianchi County, which is today Puning District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province. During the Shu Han Dynasty, Yizhou County was governed by Pingyi County, which is now Bijie City in Guizhou Province. It can be seen that Yizhou County is very large, straddling Guizhou Province and Yunnan Province, so where is Menghuo?
First look at how Zhuge Liang put down the Nanzhong Rebellion. Zhuge Liang's marching route is closely related to the Nanzhong Rebellion.
In March 225, Zhuge Liang set off from Chengdu, first came to Yibin City via the waterway, and then divided into three groups. Ma Zhong, the prefect of Zhangjia County on the east road, led his army to Zhangke County, which is today. In the vicinity of Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, Li Hui, the governor of Yujiang on the Middle Road, led an army to Yizhou County, and Zhuge Liang on the West Road personally led the main force to advance to Pingshan County, Sichuan.
Then Zhuge Liang's army marched to Beishui (now Meigu, Sichuan) area in order to fight the main rebel forces, and then the main force of Gaoding, the king of Yueshui County, also assembled in Beishui, while Yong Kai and Meng Huo also led the army to benefit The state and county went north to support Gaoding. As a result, infighting broke out within the rebels. The Gaoding army would kill Yongkai, and the Meng Huo army stopped advancing.
It can also be seen from here that Meng Huojun’s site is in Yizhou County. Meng Huo first wanted to go north to reinforce Gaoding. As a result, internal conflicts occurred. After Zhuge Liang of the current side defeated Gaoding, Meng Huo also led his army back to the base camp in Yizhou County.
After Gaoding was destroyed, Zhuge Liang's army also led his army to go south, but the first to invade Yizhou County was the Li Hui's Department of the Zhonglu Army. After Li Hui attacked Yizhou County, he defeated Meng by strategy and means. Huo remained in the base camp and occupied the territory of Meng Huo. At this time, Meng Huo was still on his way south from Beishui (now Meigu, Sichuan).
Meng Huo was in a very difficult state at this time, the base camp was occupied, and Zhuge Liang’s chasing soldiers were on the road south, but Meng Huo had no choice but to continue south. Soon, Zhuge Liang crossed Lushui and was in Wei County ( (Now Qujing, Yunnan) This place caught up with Menghuo, and the two armies fought fiercely. Menghuo's army was defeated and Menghuo was captured.
In other words, when Meng was captured, he had not returned to hisThe base camp was captured in Qujing, Yunnan today, which means that Menghuo's site is still farther southwest. From behind Zhuge Liang and marching westward, Menghuo's site should be southwest of Qujing, Yunnan. After
Zhuge Liang led his army to Dianchi Lake, and dispatched troops to calm the tribes on all sides. At Dianchi Lake, Zhuge Liang basically ended the war of the Southern Expedition. Zhuge Liang finally settled down the Dianchi Lake. Obtain the final base camp and site.
Why is Dianchi Lake?
The Dianchi Lake area was the gathering place of the Yi and other ethnic minorities at that time, and it was also a famous water source in Yunnan. Dianchi Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Yunnan Province. No human being can survive without water, whether it is primitive or ancient. They all live by water. You see, the core area of China is in the Yellow River and Yangtze River basins, which are also water sources.
With water, there is a basic guarantee for survival. The surrounding ecology of Dianchi Lake is rich and very suitable for living. This is why it was the earliest birthplace of the Yi people. In 200 BC, the Yi people The ruler of the ancestors was called the King of Dian, which can be understood as the king of Dianchi Lake. By the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, even if the Yi people spread everywhere, the core area was still Dianchi Lake and surrounding areas.
passed down to the Menghuo era, and Dianchi Lake and its surrounding areas became the base and base camp of Menghuo. This is also the surrounding area of Dianchi Lake in Puning District, southwest of Kunyang City, Yunnan Province.
