But it's nothing special. During the Three Kingdoms period, due to peasant uprising, natural disasters and feudal lords' hegemony, the population dropped sharply.
Thousands of miles are uninhabited, and bones are exposed in the wild; It's a sentence from Cao Cao's poem. Strength comes from population.
Cao Cao also led the people in the battle of Guandu. In the battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao asked Cao Hong to rob the people;
Sun Quan laid the foundation of Jiangxia and touched countless people.
However, the popularity of Comrade Liu Bei is beyond doubt. Liu Bei's political means are still better than Cao Cao's. He has a good reputation and a good person.