Deng Ai (鄧艾) was a talented young officer of the Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was discovered by Sima Yi, and contributed to fighting off Shu's northern campaigns led by Jiang Wei. The Kingdom of Wei (ch. ... The Three Kingdoms period (Traditional Chinese characters: 三國, Simplified Chinese characters: 三国, pinyin Sānguó) is a period in the History of China. ... Sīmǎ Yì (司马懿), courtesy name Zhongda (仲逹) was a military strategist of the Kingdom of Wei. ... Shu may refer to: Shu (Egyptian deity) 蜀 (Shǔ), an abbreviation of Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China, as well as the following historical regimes that existed in this region: Shu Han, a kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period Former Shu, a kingdom during the Five Dynasties... Jiang Wei 姜維 (204-263) was a general during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. ...

In 263, he took part in the war to conquer the Kingdom of Shu 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. Events The Kingdom of Wei conquered the kingdom of Shu Han, one of the Chinese Three Kingdoms. ... The Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shǔ) (221 – 263) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. ... Zhong Hui was a general of the Wei Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period in China. ... Jiang Wei 姜維 (204-263) was a general during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. ... Hanzhong (漢中, Wade-Giles: Hanchung) is a city in Shaanxi province, in central China. ...

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 Chan surrendered. Chengdu (Chinese: 成都; pinyin: Ch ngdū; Wade-Giles: Cheng-tu) is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city, located in southwest China, and bordering Tibet. ... Liu Chan (劉禪 Pinyin Líu Chán, Wade-Giles Liu Chan) (207 - 271) was the second and the last emperor of Kingdom of Shu during the period of Three Kingdoms in China, reigning between 223 and 263. ...

However, Jiang Wei didn't 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 Huan (衛瓘) to capture him. Jiang Wei 姜維 (204-263) was a general during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. ...

Jiang Wei's plan failed and the Army killed Zhong Hui and Jiang Wei. These soldiers tried to rescue Deng Ai, but Wei Huan feared that he might take vengeance on him so he killed Deng Ai.