三國演義第一百一十七回：鄧士載偷度陰平，諸葛瞻戰死綿竹｜成都失守，蜀漢四十三年國祚終結 |Romance of the Three Kingdoms Chapter 117: Deng Shizai Crosses Yinping and Zhuge Zhan Falls at Mianzhu｜The Fall of Chengdu and the End of Shu Han

鄧艾偷度陰平，突破蜀漢後方防線，江油、綿竹相繼陷入危機。諸葛亮之子諸葛瞻與孫諸葛尚率軍死守綿竹，父子最終戰死。成都震動之下，北地王劉諶勸劉禪決戰未果，悲壯殉國；劉禪最終聽從譙周之議，開城向鄧艾投降，蜀漢正式滅亡。姜維得知國亡後，卻選擇假意投降鍾會，暗中籌劃復國。

Deng Ai’s daring crossing of Yinping breaks through the rear of Shu Han’s defenses, leaving Jiangyou and Mianzhu exposed. Zhuge Liang’s son Zhuge Zhan and grandson Zhuge Shang make their final stand at Mianzhu and die in battle. As Chengdu falls into panic, Prince Liu Chen urges Liu Shan to fight to the end, but his counsel is rejected and he chooses death rather than surrender. Liu Shan follows Qiao Zhou’s advice and opens Chengdu to Deng Ai, bringing Shu Han’s forty-three-year kingdom to an end. At Jiange, Jiang Wei learns of the fall of his homeland but secretly begins planning a restoration, pretending to surrender to Zhong Hui.

中文版本

鄧艾偷度陰平之後，蜀漢原本以為牢不可破的防線終於從後方被撕開。姜維此時仍然在劍閣與鍾會大軍對峙，集中全部力量守住這座蜀地最重要的關口，卻沒有想到真正致命的危機已經繞過劍閣，直接逼近蜀漢腹地。鄧艾率領精兵翻越荒山險道，歷經艱苦跋涉，終於成功進入蜀地，江油首先受到威脅。蜀軍守將面對突然出現的魏軍，完全沒有料到敵人竟能從陰平方向殺入，防線很快陷入混亂。鄧艾抓住機會迅速推進，江油失守之後，通往綿竹的道路便被打開。這時候的成都已經開始震動，朝廷上下終於明白，魏軍不是普通的進犯，而是真正要攻滅蜀漢。可是蜀漢能夠調動的兵力已經十分有限，姜維又被鍾會牽制在劍閣，成都附近根本沒有足夠的軍隊可以立即阻擋鄧艾。就在危急之中，諸葛亮之子諸葛瞻挺身而出。他知道父親諸葛亮一生為蜀漢鞠躬盡瘁，如今國家到了生死存亡之際，自己絕不能坐視成都陷落。諸葛瞻率領軍隊前往綿竹，準備在這裡阻擊鄧艾。隨軍出征的，還有他的兒子諸葛尚。諸葛尚年輕而勇敢，面對國家危難，也決定與父親共同守護蜀漢最後的希望。綿竹成為成都之前最重要的一道屏障。鄧艾率軍逼近後，知道諸葛瞻父子不是輕易會投降的人，因此先派人勸降，希望能夠避免正面強攻。可是諸葛瞻沒有接受。對他而言，這場戰爭已經不是普通的勝負，而是守護祖國最後尊嚴的戰鬥。諸葛瞻拒絕投降後，鄧艾便下令發動全面進攻。魏軍從多個方向向綿竹壓迫而來，蜀軍則依靠城防頑強抵抗。諸葛瞻親自指揮士卒迎戰，諸葛尚也在戰場上奮勇殺敵。父子二人都明白，這可能是一場沒有生還機會的戰鬥，但他們沒有後退。蜀軍在綿竹與魏軍展開激烈廝殺，城內外到處都是戰火。諸葛瞻希望憑藉綿竹的防線拖延魏軍，等待其他蜀軍回援，可是鄧艾的攻勢越來越猛烈，蜀軍逐漸難以支撐。最終，綿竹防線被突破，諸葛瞻戰死。諸葛尚看到父親陣亡，也沒有選擇逃走。他知道自己身為諸葛亮之孫，更不能在國家覆亡之際苟且偷生。於是，他繼續投入戰鬥，直到最後也戰死沙場。諸葛瞻父子雙雙殉國，使綿竹之戰成為蜀漢滅亡前最悲壯的一幕。諸葛亮一生留下的復興漢室理想，到他的兒子與孫子這一代，最終以鮮血守護到了最後。綿竹失守之後，成都再也沒有足夠的屏障。消息傳入成都，朝廷上下陷入恐慌。劉禪面對突然逼近的魏軍，開始考慮是否應該繼續抵抗。此時，北地王劉諶站了出來。他認為蜀漢既然已經走到最後關頭，就應該背水一戰，即使戰敗，也不能輕易向魏國投降。他勸父皇劉禪率軍死守成都，與魏軍決一死戰。劉諶的言語充滿悲憤，他不願看見劉備建立的蜀漢就這樣毫無抵抗地消失。然而劉禪已經失去繼續作戰的信心。朝廷之中，譙周等人認為蜀漢大勢已去，再抵抗只會令成都百姓與軍民遭受更大傷亡，因此主張開城投降。劉禪最終接受了這個選擇。劉諶眼見父皇不願決戰，知道蜀漢已經沒有回頭的可能。他悲痛萬分，選擇以死表明自己的立場。為了不讓自己成為亡國之君的俘虜，他先殺妻，再自殺殉國。成都城內，悲劇一幕接一幕發生。曾經由劉備建立、諸葛亮苦心維持的蜀漢，終於走到最後。劉禪率領文武百官打開成都城門，向鄧艾投降。那一刻，蜀漢正式滅亡。從劉備建立蜀漢，到劉禪投降，前後四十三年，一個曾經懷抱復興漢室理想的國家，就這樣在魏軍的攻勢與自身國力衰弱之下走到了盡頭。可是，遠在劍閣的姜維，此時才得知成都已經失守。他站在軍營之中，聽見蜀漢滅亡的消息後，麾下將士無不悲痛落淚。有人痛哭，有人怒吼，有人甚至不願相信這個結果。姜維自己也陷入巨大的悲痛之中。他多年北伐，始終相信只要守住劍閣，蜀漢便仍有希望，可如今成都已失，國家已亡，他所守護的一切似乎在一夜之間化為烏有。然而姜維沒有因此完全絕望。他很快意識到，如果自己此時也選擇死亡，那麼蜀漢復國的最後可能便會徹底消失。他開始思考另一條道路。鍾會的大軍仍然在劍閣，而鄧艾已經進入成都。魏國兩支軍隊雖然共同攻滅蜀漢，但彼此之間也存在微妙的矛盾。姜維看到了這個機會。與其帶著剩餘蜀軍死戰到底，不如暫時放下自己的身份，尋找可以利用魏軍內部矛盾的方法。於是，姜維做出了一個令人震驚的決定：假意向鍾會投降。這並不是放棄蜀漢，而是為了等待下一個機會。姜維知道，真正的復國之路可能已經不在戰場正面，而是在魏軍內部。鄧艾的奇襲結束了蜀漢四十三年的國祚，諸葛瞻父子以死守護了最後的尊嚴，劉諶則用生命拒絕亡國屈辱，而劉禪最終選擇投降。成都城門緩緩打開，蜀漢的旗幟逐漸落下。然而在劍閣的軍營之中，姜維仍然沒有真正放棄。他知道，國亡並不代表一切都已結束。只要還有一線機會，他便要尋找復國的方法。鄧艾攻入成都，是魏國取得的巨大勝利；可是對姜維而言，這也可能成為另一場計謀的開始。表面上，他向鍾會低頭；內心深處，卻仍然記著諸葛亮留下的遺志。蜀漢已亡，但姜維的最後一局，才正要開始。

English Version

Deng Ai’s daring crossing of Yinping had finally broken through the rear of Shu Han’s defensive system. Jiang Wei was still confronting Zhong Hui at Jiange, concentrating his forces on the mountain pass that had become the strongest barrier protecting Shu. He had succeeded in preventing Zhong Hui’s main army from advancing, but he did not realize that the decisive threat had already bypassed him. Deng Ai and his elite soldiers had crossed the remote mountains, endured an almost impossible journey, and entered the Shu heartland. Jiangyou became their first major target. The Shu defenders had never expected a large Wei force to emerge from such an inaccessible direction, and the sudden appearance of Deng Ai’s army caused confusion throughout the region. Once Jiangyou fell, the road toward Mianzhu was opened. The news sent shock waves through Chengdu. The Shu court finally understood that Wei was not conducting another border campaign. This was a war of conquest. Yet Shu Han had very few troops available for immediate defense. Jiang Wei was still tied down at Jiange by Zhong Hui, leaving the area around Chengdu dangerously exposed. In this moment of crisis, Zhuge Zhan stepped forward. He was the son of Zhuge Liang, the great strategist who had devoted his life to Shu Han. Zhuge Zhan understood that the kingdom founded by Liu Bei was now facing its final test. He could not simply watch Chengdu fall. He therefore gathered an army and moved toward Mianzhu to confront Deng Ai. His young son Zhuge Shang accompanied him. Zhuge Shang was courageous and determined to fight alongside his father, knowing that the survival of Shu Han might depend upon their stand. Mianzhu became the final major defensive barrier before Chengdu. When Deng Ai approached, he understood that Zhuge Zhan was unlikely to surrender easily. He therefore attempted to persuade him to give up rather than force an immediate assault. Zhuge Zhan refused. To him, the battle was no longer about winning territory. It was about defending the final dignity of his country and his family. Deng Ai then ordered a full assault. Wei forces attacked Mianzhu from multiple directions while Shu soldiers fought desperately from behind their defenses. Zhuge Zhan personally commanded his troops, and Zhuge Shang fought beside him. Both understood that there might be no escape from the battlefield, yet neither was willing to retreat. The fighting became increasingly fierce. Zhuge Zhan hoped that Mianzhu could hold long enough for reinforcements to arrive, but Deng Ai’s pressure continued to increase. The Shu defenders gradually lost ground. Eventually, the defensive line collapsed, and Zhuge Zhan was killed. Zhuge Shang saw his father fall, but he refused to flee. As the grandson of Zhuge Liang, he believed that he could not survive comfortably while Shu Han was being destroyed. He returned to the fighting and eventually died as well. The deaths of Zhuge Zhan and Zhuge Shang became one of the most tragic moments in the final days of Shu Han. Zhuge Liang’s dream of restoring the Han dynasty had passed through generations, and his descendants now defended that legacy with their lives. With Mianzhu lost, Chengdu had almost no meaningful defensive barrier left. Panic spread throughout the capital. Liu Shan was confronted with an impossible decision: continue fighting and risk enormous casualties, or surrender and save the people from further destruction. Prince Liu Chen strongly opposed surrender. He urged Liu Shan to make one final stand, arguing that Shu Han should fight to the end rather than open its gates to Wei. He believed that even if victory was impossible, the kingdom should preserve its honor through resistance. Liu Shan, however, had already lost confidence in the possibility of continued warfare. Qiao Zhou and other officials argued that Shu Han’s situation was hopeless and that further resistance would only bring greater suffering to soldiers and civilians. Their advice gradually convinced the emperor. Liu Chen realized that his father had decided not to fight. He understood that Shu Han’s fate could no longer be reversed. Rather than accept the humiliation of surrender, he chose death. In his final act of loyalty to the fallen kingdom, he killed his wife and then took his own life. Chengdu was filled with grief and despair. The kingdom that Liu Bei had founded and Zhuge Liang had spent his life protecting had reached its final moment. Liu Shan eventually led his officials to open the gates of Chengdu and surrender to Deng Ai. With the capital in Wei hands, Shu Han officially came to an end. Forty-three years after its founding, the kingdom that had once carried the dream of restoring the Han dynasty had been destroyed by a combination of military pressure, political weakness, and the exhaustion of decades of war. But at Jiange, Jiang Wei had not yet heard the full story. When the news finally reached his camp, the soldiers were devastated. Some wept openly. Others cried out in anger and disbelief. Jiang Wei himself was overwhelmed by grief. He had spent years fighting in the north, believing that Jiange could preserve a final chance for Shu. Now Chengdu had fallen, the court had surrendered, and the kingdom he had fought to protect no longer existed. For a moment, everything seemed lost. Yet Jiang Wei quickly began thinking beyond his grief. If he simply died with the remaining Shu forces, there would be no one left to carry the dream of restoration. He therefore began searching for another path. Zhong Hui’s army was still positioned at Jiange, while Deng Ai had already entered Chengdu. Although the two Wei commanders had contributed to the destruction of Shu, their interests were not necessarily identical. Jiang Wei recognized that the rivalry between them might create an opportunity. Instead of leading his remaining troops into a hopeless final battle, he could temporarily conceal his true intentions and wait for a chance to exploit divisions within Wei. He therefore made a remarkable decision: he would pretend to surrender to Zhong Hui. This was not an abandonment of Shu Han. It was a strategy for survival and a possible path toward restoration. Jiang Wei understood that the next struggle might not be fought directly on a battlefield. It might have to be fought through Wei’s own internal divisions. Deng Ai’s march through Yinping had brought an end to forty-three years of Shu Han rule. Zhuge Zhan and Zhuge Shang had died defending Mianzhu. Liu Chen had chosen death rather than accept the fall of his kingdom. Liu Shan had opened the gates of Chengdu and surrendered. The Shu flag was coming down, and the kingdom seemed finished. Yet at Jiange, Jiang Wei had not truly surrendered in his heart. He understood that the fall of a kingdom did not necessarily mean the end of every possibility. As long as one opportunity remained, he would search for a way to restore Shu. Deng Ai’s victory at Chengdu was therefore only one part of the larger story. For Jiang Wei, the apparent surrender to Zhong Hui marked the beginning of a final and dangerous strategy. On the surface, he would bow to the conquerors. Inside, he would continue carrying Zhuge Liang’s unfinished dream. Shu Han had fallen, but Jiang Wei’s final move was only beginning.