Is “He secretly crossed the Yinping小道 and launched a surprise attack on Chengdu to conquer Shu” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biography of Deng Ai records that Deng Ai led his troops climbing the seven-hundred-li Yinping trail, descending cliffs with ropes to defeat Zhuge Zhan and force Liu Shan to surrender. The original text in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biographies of Wang, Guanqiu, Zhuge, Deng, and Zhong states: 「艾自阴平道行无人之地七百馀里，凿山通道，造作桥阁。」
Deng Ai
In official history, he was a Wei general known for his strategic brilliance and surprise attack through Yinping to conquer Shu; in the novel, his outstanding military achievements are preserved.
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