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'''Deng Ai''' (197-264),<ref>{{cite book|author=de Crespigny, Rafe|title=A biographical dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD)|publisher=Brill|year=2007|isbn=978-90-04-15605-0|page=109}}</ref> [[courtesy name]] '''Shizai''', was a military general of the state of [[Cao Wei]] during the [[Three Kingdoms]] period |
'''Deng Ai''' (197-264),<ref>{{cite book|author=de Crespigny, Rafe|title=A biographical dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD)|publisher=Brill|year=2007|isbn=978-90-04-15605-0|page=109}}</ref> [[courtesy name]] '''Shizai''', was a military general of the state of [[Cao Wei]] during the [[Three Kingdoms]] period. |
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== Early Career == |
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Deng Ai was originally from Yi Yang county Ji Yang Xian. He lost his father when he was young and moved to Ru Nan county after Cao Cao capture [[Jing Zhou]]. At 12 years old, Deng Ai accompanied his mother to Ying Chuan county. its reported that Deng Ai had a habit of stuttering and thus was given only a lowly post in charge of guarding the farmland. It was said that whenever he saw a hill or wide valley, he would immediately size up the best places to store grain and position troops, which resulted Subsequently, Deng Ai was promoted to be a minor administrative officer. During a trip to the court. Soon afterwards His talent was recognized by [[Sima Yi]], who recommended him to take up greater appointments. transfer him to his department. |
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== Supply administration == |
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Later on Deng Ai was soon promoted to the post of Shang Shu Lang. as administrator intended to embark on agricultural projects in order to increase the supply for huge army of Wei. Particularly, Deng Ai dispatched to inspect Chen Xuan, Xiang Xuan and the further east region up until Shou Chun . From his inspection tour, Deng Ai suggesting in a report entitled “Ji He Lun” for systematic large scale [[irrigation]] projects in order to maximize land productivity regions. Deng Ai believed that adequate administration of food supply for military it were crucial to successful military operations. Deng Ai was able to observe another supply administration problem, Due to the under-developed farmlands in the newly conquered prefectures which mentioning region south of Huai Shui, food supplies for large-scale military operations had to be imported through transportation from other regions. According to Deng Ai’s observation, the number of soldiers used in transportation of supplies often measures more than half of the total number of military personnel in campaign. then Deng Ai proposed an alternative solution to increase efficiency by suggesting cultivate the region around Huai Shui by diverting more irrigation channels to it and reducing channels intended for the regions of Chen Xuan and Shang Cai Xuan, which according to Deng Ai, was already very fertile themselves. Through this plan, Deng Ai postulated that after 6 to 7 years the food supplies obtained from the Huai river region would be sufficient for the consumption by 100,000 soldiers in a period of 5 years. Sima Yi accepted his proposal and carried Deng Ai's administration plan in Zhen Shi 2nd year. the project was successful as food supplies were sufficient in the region of the Huai River and additionally due to irrigation system there was no flood for many years. |
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== Military services == |
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Deng Ai was subsequently transferred out of the capital and placed under grand general of Wei, [[Guo Huai]] and was promoted to become the governor of [[Nan An]]. In Jia Ping 1st year, Deng Ai and Guo Huai repelled a [[Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions|northern invasion by Jiang Wei]]. at one point Guo Huai wanted to take this opportunity to invade the Qiang tribe but Deng Ai advised against it, citing a reason that Jiang Wei probably will return for a surprise attack. Guo Huai listened and dispatched Deng Ai to guard the northern coast of Bai Shui. As predicted Jiang Wei dispatched Liao Hua to camp at the southern coast of Bai Shui as a ruse while he himself intended to launch a sneak attack at Tao Cheng 3 days later. However Deng Ai was already occupying Tao Cheng before Jiang Wei, thus forcing him to retreat. Thus for this successful operation Deng Ai promoted to be Duke of Guan Nei, Tao Kou Jiang Jun, and governor of Cheng Yang for his meritorious services.<ref>[http://kongming.net/novel/sgz/dengai.php Deng Ai Sanguozi Copyrighted translation by Battleroyale]</ref> |
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At the same time the Right Virtuous King or Zuo Xian Wang of the [[Huns]], Liu Bao managed to unite several Huns tribes in Bing Zhou. Deng Ai proposed to the court a strategy to disintegrate the Huns to prevent them from being united and growing too strong. According to Deng Ai, effective defense of the northern borders could only be achieved when the enemies were disunited. As such, Deng Ai proposed several strategies aiming to cause disunity in the Hun tribes. In addition, Deng Ai proposed that in different phases, the Qiang and Hu people who had assimilated with the Central Plains people should be segregated and re-educated(In [[Han]] standart) to reduce crimes and atrocities.<ref>[http://kongming.net/novel/sgz/dengai.php Deng Ai Sanguozi Copyrighted translation by Battleroyale]</ref> |
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After the Bing Zhou plan Deng Ai was appointed governor of Ru Nan. On his appointment, he proceeded to locate the father of an official whom had aided him greatly in his younger days. On realizing that the person had already passed away, Deng Ai showed his gratitude by sending gifts to the widow and securing a job for his son. In the places that Deng Ai toured, barren land was cultivated and the standard of living for the populace and army were high.<ref>[http://kongming.net/novel/sgz/dengai.php Deng Ai Sanguozi Copyrighted translation by Battleroyale]</ref> |
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Later on after [[Zhuge Ke]]'s [[Battle of Hefei (253)|disastrous campaign capture Xin Ching in He Fei]], Deng Ai commented to Sima Shi that Zhuge Ke would not survive for long. His reasons were Zhuge Ke was arrogant, was disliked by populace of [[Eastern Wu|Wu]] and had brought disasters for the people of Wu through his failures. True enough, Zhuge Ke was murdered by [[Sun Jun]] after he returned to Wu. Soon, Deng Ai was promoted to be the governor of Yan Zhou and Zhen Wei Jiang Jun and he proposed to the court for a change in the system of reward.<ref>[http://kongming.net/novel/sgz/dengai.php Deng Ai Sanguozi Copyrighted translation by Battleroyale]</ref> |
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Later on Deng Ai also defended Wei from led by [[Jiang Wei]] of the rival state of [[Shu Han]]. During these attacks, he had seemingly mastered [[Zhuge Liang]]'s strategies, and was said to have produce his own made maps in his free time. In 257 along with his rival [[Zhong Hui]], he defeated Jiang Wei at Duan Valley, using his maps to launch an ambush against Jiang Wei. |
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In 263, Deng Ai took part in the [[Conquest of Shu by Wei|campaign against Shu]] with [[Zhong Hui]]. Jiang Wei fended them off somewhere south of [[Hanzhong]]. Deng Ai suggested to pass troops through Yinping (陰平) but Zhong Hui rejected the idea. |
In 263, Deng Ai took part in the [[Conquest of Shu by Wei|campaign against Shu]] with [[Zhong Hui]]. Jiang Wei fended them off somewhere south of [[Hanzhong]]. Deng Ai suggested to pass troops through Yinping (陰平) but Zhong Hui rejected the idea. |
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Deng Ai (197-264),[1] courtesy name Shizai, was a military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.
Early Career
Deng Ai was originally from Yi Yang county Ji Yang Xian. He lost his father when he was young and moved to Ru Nan county after Cao Cao capture Jing Zhou. At 12 years old, Deng Ai accompanied his mother to Ying Chuan county. its reported that Deng Ai had a habit of stuttering and thus was given only a lowly post in charge of guarding the farmland. It was said that whenever he saw a hill or wide valley, he would immediately size up the best places to store grain and position troops, which resulted Subsequently, Deng Ai was promoted to be a minor administrative officer. During a trip to the court. Soon afterwards His talent was recognized by Sima Yi, who recommended him to take up greater appointments. transfer him to his department.
Supply administration
Later on Deng Ai was soon promoted to the post of Shang Shu Lang. as administrator intended to embark on agricultural projects in order to increase the supply for huge army of Wei. Particularly, Deng Ai dispatched to inspect Chen Xuan, Xiang Xuan and the further east region up until Shou Chun . From his inspection tour, Deng Ai suggesting in a report entitled “Ji He Lun” for systematic large scale irrigation projects in order to maximize land productivity regions. Deng Ai believed that adequate administration of food supply for military it were crucial to successful military operations. Deng Ai was able to observe another supply administration problem, Due to the under-developed farmlands in the newly conquered prefectures which mentioning region south of Huai Shui, food supplies for large-scale military operations had to be imported through transportation from other regions. According to Deng Ai’s observation, the number of soldiers used in transportation of supplies often measures more than half of the total number of military personnel in campaign. then Deng Ai proposed an alternative solution to increase efficiency by suggesting cultivate the region around Huai Shui by diverting more irrigation channels to it and reducing channels intended for the regions of Chen Xuan and Shang Cai Xuan, which according to Deng Ai, was already very fertile themselves. Through this plan, Deng Ai postulated that after 6 to 7 years the food supplies obtained from the Huai river region would be sufficient for the consumption by 100,000 soldiers in a period of 5 years. Sima Yi accepted his proposal and carried Deng Ai's administration plan in Zhen Shi 2nd year. the project was successful as food supplies were sufficient in the region of the Huai River and additionally due to irrigation system there was no flood for many years.
Military services
Deng Ai was subsequently transferred out of the capital and placed under grand general of Wei, Guo Huai and was promoted to become the governor of Nan An. In Jia Ping 1st year, Deng Ai and Guo Huai repelled a northern invasion by Jiang Wei. at one point Guo Huai wanted to take this opportunity to invade the Qiang tribe but Deng Ai advised against it, citing a reason that Jiang Wei probably will return for a surprise attack. Guo Huai listened and dispatched Deng Ai to guard the northern coast of Bai Shui. As predicted Jiang Wei dispatched Liao Hua to camp at the southern coast of Bai Shui as a ruse while he himself intended to launch a sneak attack at Tao Cheng 3 days later. However Deng Ai was already occupying Tao Cheng before Jiang Wei, thus forcing him to retreat. Thus for this successful operation Deng Ai promoted to be Duke of Guan Nei, Tao Kou Jiang Jun, and governor of Cheng Yang for his meritorious services.[2]
At the same time the Right Virtuous King or Zuo Xian Wang of the Huns, Liu Bao managed to unite several Huns tribes in Bing Zhou. Deng Ai proposed to the court a strategy to disintegrate the Huns to prevent them from being united and growing too strong. According to Deng Ai, effective defense of the northern borders could only be achieved when the enemies were disunited. As such, Deng Ai proposed several strategies aiming to cause disunity in the Hun tribes. In addition, Deng Ai proposed that in different phases, the Qiang and Hu people who had assimilated with the Central Plains people should be segregated and re-educated(In Han standart) to reduce crimes and atrocities.[3]
After the Bing Zhou plan Deng Ai was appointed governor of Ru Nan. On his appointment, he proceeded to locate the father of an official whom had aided him greatly in his younger days. On realizing that the person had already passed away, Deng Ai showed his gratitude by sending gifts to the widow and securing a job for his son. In the places that Deng Ai toured, barren land was cultivated and the standard of living for the populace and army were high.[4]
Later on after Zhuge Ke's disastrous campaign capture Xin Ching in He Fei, Deng Ai commented to Sima Shi that Zhuge Ke would not survive for long. His reasons were Zhuge Ke was arrogant, was disliked by populace of Wu and had brought disasters for the people of Wu through his failures. True enough, Zhuge Ke was murdered by Sun Jun after he returned to Wu. Soon, Deng Ai was promoted to be the governor of Yan Zhou and Zhen Wei Jiang Jun and he proposed to the court for a change in the system of reward.[5]
Later on Deng Ai also defended Wei from led by Jiang Wei of the rival state of Shu Han. During these attacks, he had seemingly mastered Zhuge Liang's strategies, and was said to have produce his own made maps in his free time. In 257 along with his rival Zhong Hui, he defeated Jiang Wei at Duan Valley, using his maps to launch an ambush against Jiang Wei.
In 263, Deng Ai took part in the campaign against Shu with Zhong Hui. Jiang Wei fended them off somewhere south of Hanzhong. Deng Ai suggested to pass troops through Yinping (陰平) but Zhong Hui rejected the idea.
Deng Ai then carried out his own plan with his son
Jiang Wei, however, did not want Shu to fall. He determined that Zhong Hui wanted to rebel against Wei. They united, defamed Deng Ai, and ordered Wei Guan to capture him. Jiang Wei's plan failed and the Wei army killed Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei. These soldiers tried to rescue Deng Ai, but Wei Guan feared that they might take vengeance on him so he killed both Deng Ai and Deng Zhong.
Deng Ai, prior to his appointment, was often harassed because of his stuttering problem, a fault which he used to his advantage in speaking with his superiors, who often regarded his curious stuttering as jokes or witty expressions.
Modern references
Deng Ai is first introduced as a playable character in the
See also
- List of people of the Three Kingdoms
- List of Dynasty Warriors characters
References
- Chen Shou. Records of the Three Kingdoms, Volume 28, Biography of Deng Ai.