Is “At Jieting, he disobeyed orders and camped on a hill, leading to a major defeat.” true?

attested in history

According to Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Ma Su, Ma Su disregarded the deployment plan and positioned his troops on a hill without access to water. Wei general Zhang He cut off their water supply and defeated them, causing the Shu army to lose their strategic position.

Ma Su

In official history, Ma Su was a Shu Han general known for his exceptional talent and fondness for discussing military strategy, but he lacked practical combat experience.

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