The Kingdoms Liu Bei Conquered in the History Books

What do you find if you look closely at the history books? The Shu Han could not have won if the Battle of Xiaoting had not happened! First of all, Cao Cao started from a very high starting point. Not to mention his father, Cao Song, who was a lieutenant. He had qualifications and reputation at that time, even before he rebelled against Dong. History books say that he was already a captain at that time, and because of his resistance to Dong Zhuo, he met Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others. Secondly, because of his continuous conquests, defeating the Yellow Turbans, killing Lu Bu, defeating two Yuan Dynasties, and surrendering Zhang Lu, these achievements not only made him famous, but also conquered many territories, and there were also world-famous generals like Zhang Wenyuan, so he suddenly became the largest prince. In the end, even after his death, there were still top generals like Zhang He and top counselors like Sima Yi. Although Sima Yi was not as good as Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Guo Jia and others, he was not comparable to ordinary people. Even some people who have only read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" know that Cao Wei has the most counselors and generals, not to mention the territory... Historical records record that there were thirteen states in China at that time, and after Liu Bei captured Yizhou, the Shu Han and Soochow together only had four continents, while Cao Wei had as many as nine continents. Therefore, the population, food, fields, weapons, and families were all thousands of miles apart. How to fight? In the later Shu Han Dynasty, Jiang Wei's sixth expedition to Qishan was defeated every time before Zhong Hui appeared because of food and grass problems. The Shu Han Dynasty has been fighting steadily in the early stage, and it began to decline after losing Jingzhou. Guan Yu was arrogant throughout his life, and "Three Kingdoms" recorded that he was self-willed, self-respecting, and flooded the Seventh Army. He was so graceful, but he looked down on Soochow. Cao Cao sent Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Lu Meng, and Lu Xun to Soochow... But in the end, it was his arrogance that harmed him. He did not look down on Mi Fang or threaten others with food and grass. He did not lose Jingzhou and lose his life. Zhang Fei was also killed late at night because he often whipped soldiers. When he paid for his mistakes, he also brought down the Shu Han. Everyone knows that the top combat power of Shu Han is the Five Tiger Generals and Wei Yan, and later Jiang Wei. Now they lost two people. Some people in Cao Wei said that if Liu Bei did not take revenge, he would lose the support of the people. If Liu Bei, who has always been benevolent and righteous, loses the support of the people, and no one will work for him, then there will be no future. That's why he took revenge like crazy and ignored everything else, because he had no choice. In the "Three Kingdoms by Lu Simian" written by Mr. Lu Simian, a master of traditional Chinese culture, Sun Quan was the "weak" side at that time, so Liu Bei was naturally unable to attack the strong Cao Cao. Sun Quan also happened to destroy the alliance and take Jingzhou by force. Now Liu Bei also became famous, but the result was not ideal. After the Battle of Yiling (the Battle of Yiting, also known as the Battle of Yiling), the Shu Han declined even more. After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang took over the power... Many people said it was his fault, but in fact, it was not the case. History books record that he was perfect in every way. In "Three Kingdoms", he was evaluated as a genius comparable to Guan Zhong and Xiao He, but unfortunately... Pang, who was at the same level as him Shi Yuan died while attacking Liu Zhang, Fa Zheng also died before attacking Soochow, Zhao Yun was old, Ma Mengqi was just a warrior, and the only one who could use him was Wei Yan. At that time, he was the only one who could suppress Sima Yi. No matter Deng Zhi, Fei Yi or Jiang Wan, they were no match for Sima Yi, and there was nothing he could do without doing everything personally. After his funeral, Wei Yan was killed because of the disagreement between Wei Yan and Yang Yi. Even if Jiang Wei was by his side at this time, what could the Shu Han do? Not to mention Sima Yi, Cao Wei, Zhong Hui, Deng Ai, Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao were all not good enemies. So taking them all into account, it is really time and destiny. No wonder Zhuge Liang said that "one god leads to three pits", because Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did die due to personal reasons. Although it is explained in detail in "Lü Simian Talks about the Three Kingdoms" that Liu Bei took Yizhou by force instead of attacking Zhang Lu, allowing Cao Cao to take advantage of it, but everyone knows that Guan Yu "treats the soldiers well and is proud of the scholar-bureaucrats", and both Mi Fang and Shiren are among the scholar-bureaucrats. Without him being arrogant to them, they would not hold grudges and fall apart. Sima Yi had been planning for many years, to kill Zhuge Liang without revealing anything, and to trap Zhang He to death, and then launched a coup to seize power in one fell swoop while Cao Shuang and Cao Shuang were worshiping their ancestors. At this time, on the Shu Han side, only Jiang Wei was finally forced away by Huang Hao. Some people say that Liu Chan is not fatuous, he is just mediocre. But in those troubled times, civilians were okay. If he was mediocre as a powerful person, it would be original sin. What's more, he just lay down, eating, drinking and having fun every day. Even though his inaction allowed the people of Shu to live in peace for the rest of their lives, Jiang Wei's desperate desire to regain the Han Dynasty made the people miserable (not to mention that it was mentioned in "Lü Simian on the Three Kingdoms" that when Fei Yi was in power to suppress Jiang Wei, it was when Cao Cao's side was in trouble. During this period, someone must be familiar to him, Wen Yang! And by the time Jiang Wei was in power, it was already It was too late. Zhong Hui and Deng Ai also appeared at this time. The opportunity was fleeting, and Shu Han has always been weak. Attack is the best defense. If they sit and wait for death, wouldn't it be a stain on the reputation of Emperor Zhaolie and Prime Minister Zhuge?) The whole point is that this person in power is too incompetent, because if they fail without fighting, who can guarantee that the other party will treat the people well? After his own failure, he has no ability to control others even if they massacre the people. How can he bet on his character with people's lives? Liu Bei, Liu Biao, Liu Yu, and Liu Zhang did not care for the people. When it came to Liu Chan... He was not as good as his son Liu Chen Liu Bei wanted to live a life of benevolence and righteousness, and he would try his best to protect the Han family even if he felt sorry for Liu Zhang, but his success fell completely because of a son who "he is too happy to miss Shu".