Deng Ai 630986 225935696 2008-07-16T02:34:53Z 123.23.180.184 {{Chinese |t=鄧艾 |s=邓艾 }} {{chinese-name|[[Deng (surname)|Deng]] (鄧)}} '''Deng Ai''' (d.[[264]]) was a talented general of [[Cao Wei]] during the [[Three Kingdoms]] era of [[China]]. 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. He was discovered by [[Sima Yi]], and contributed to fighting off [[Shu Han|Shu]]'s northern campaigns led by [[Jiang Wei]]. In [[263]], he took part in the war to conquer Shu Han with [[Zhong Hui]] (鍾會). Jiang Wei fended them off somewhere south of [[Hanzhong]] (漢中). Deng Ai suggested to pass troops through [[Yinpin]] (陰平) but Zhong Hui rejected the idea. Deng Ai then carried out his own plan with his son and troops and it turned out to be a great success. They eventually managed to enter [[Chengdu]], and the Shu emperor [[Liu Shan]] surrendered. Jiang Wei, however, did not want the Kingdom of Shu to fall. He determined that Zhong Hui wanted to rebel against Wei. They united, defamed Deng Ai, and ordered the officer [[Wei Guan]] (衛瓘) to capture him. Jiang Wei's plan failed and the Army killed Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei. These soldiers tried to rescue Deng Ai, but Wei Guan feared that he might take vengeance on him so he killed Deng Ai. 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. == Personal information == * Son ** [[Deng Zhong (Three Kingdoms)|Deng Zhong]] ==See also== *[[Three Kingdoms]] *[[Personages of the Three Kingdoms]] *''[[Sanguo Zhi|Records of Three Kingdoms]]'' *''[[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]]'' {{People of Cao Wei}} [[Category:Year of birth unknown]] [[Category:264 deaths]] [[Category:Cao Wei generals]] {{China-mil-bio-stub}} [[de:Deng Ai]] [[fr:Deng Ai]] [[ko:등애]] [[ja:トウ艾]] [[th:เตงงาย]] [[vi:Đặng Ngải]] [[zh:邓艾]]