Ning Sui
In the novel, Shu Han deputy Ning Sui proposed luring Zhuge Xu away from Yinping Bridge; the Records of the Three Kingdoms omit it.
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Novel · ch. 116Romance of the Three Kingdoms
…副將甯隨曰：「魏兵雖斷陰平橋，雍州必然兵少，將軍若從孔函谷，逕取雍州，諸葛緒必撤陰平之兵救雍州，將軍卻引兵奔劍閣守之，則漢中可復矣。」…
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維大驚，即傳令拔寨。是夜兵至疆川口，前面一軍擺開，為首魏將，乃是金城太守楊欣。維大怒，縱馬交鋒：只一合，楊欣敗走，維拈弓射之；連射三箭皆不中。維轉怒，自折其弓，挺槍趕來，戰馬前失，將維跌在地上，楊欣拍回馬來殺姜維。維躍起身，一槍刺去，正中楊欣馬腦。背後魏兵驟至，救欣去了。維騎上戰馬欲待追時，忽報後面鄧艾兵到。維首尾不能相顧，遂收兵要奪漢中。哨馬報說：「雍州刺史諸葛緒已斷了歸路。」維據山險下寨。魏兵屯於陰平橋頭。維進退無路，長嘆曰：「天喪我也！」副將甯隨曰：「魏兵雖斷陰平橋，雍州必然兵少，將軍若從孔函谷，逕取雍州，諸葛緒必撤陰平之兵救雍州，將軍卻引兵奔劍閣守之，則漢中可復矣。」維從之，即發兵入孔函谷，詐取雍州。細作報知諸葛緒。緒大驚曰：「雍州是吾合兵之地，倘若疏失，朝廷必然問罪。」急撤大兵從南路去救雍州，只留一枝兵守橋頭。姜維入北道，約行三十里，料知魏兵起行，乃勒回兵，後隊作前隊，逕到橋頭，果然魏兵大隊已去，只有些小兵把守：被維一陣殺散。盡燒其寨柵。諸葛緒聽知橋頭火起，復引兵回。姜維兵已過半日了，因此不敢追趕。
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Ning Sui was Jiang Wei’s deputy in Chapter 116 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms; he is not mentioned in the Records of the Three Kingdoms.
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When Jiang Wei was blocked from advancing or retreating and sought to seize Hanzhong, Ning Sui advised him to march through Konghan Valley, feign an attack on Yongzhou, and lure Zhuge Xu away from the Yinping Bridge before turning toward Jianmen Pass. Jiang Wei followed the plan and successfully crossed the Yinping Bridge. (Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
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- Jiang Wei’s deputy, who offered him a plan.
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- 演 ch.116 §17→ Jiang Wei
「魏兵雖斷陰平橋，雍州必然兵少，將軍若從孔函谷，逕取雍州，諸葛緒必撤陰平之兵救雍州，將軍卻引兵奔劍閣守之，則漢中可復矣。」
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- Romance
- 1 carried out · 1 worked · 0 turned down · 0 seen through
- RomanceMake a Sound in the East, Strike in the WestFeintWorkedagainst Wei troopsCh. 116「即發兵入孔函谷，詐取雍州」
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Novel · ch. 116
- Jiang Wei§17
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Deputy general; proposed a plan to seize Yongzhou by deception through Konghan Valley and lure Zhuge Xu into withdrawing his troops from Yinping