Zhuge Liang's Sixth Expedition

Zhuge Liang's sixth Northern Expedition is a fictional event from the novel Sanguo Yanyi, by Luo Guanzhong. It was part of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions against Wei.

The campaign was launched to fulfill Liu Bei's dying wish of restoring the Han dynasty. However, overall the campaign was a failure and Zhuge Liang perished in the final battle.

What happened historically?

 * Historically, Zhuge Liang did not feign his death.
 * Historically, Zhuge Liang launched five expeditions. The sixth is fictional.
 * Historically, Zhuge Liang only participated in the first and fourth campaign