Is “At Jieting, he disobeyed orders and camped on a hill, leading to a major defeat.” true?
attested in history
The Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Shu, Biography of Ma Su records that Ma Su violated deployment orders by abandoning water sources and camping on a mountain, and was defeated by Wei general Zhang He who cut off his water supply, causing the Shu army to lose their position. The original text: 「谡依阻南山，不下据城。郃绝其汲道，击，大破之。」(Source: Wei Shu, Biography of Zhang Le Yu Zhang Xu.txt)
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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