On the Strategy of Northern Expedition by ZHU Ge-liang
HU Yicun · Journal of Huangshi Institute of Technology · 2009
ZHU Ge-liang sent armed forces into battles several times to the right part of Gansu.It is said that his purpose is to engage a decisive battle with Wei state from Qinchuan.However,according to the tentative plan brought up in Longzhong,ZHU Ge-liang thought that the strategic offensive toward Wei state is implemented only under the situation that national political situation changed greatly.Before the timing comes,his northern expedition was only local warfare during the stage of stalemate.That is an important preparation for the conceptual offensive.The goal is to gain a better situation in the decisive battle.