Why did Soochow weaken in the late Three Kingdoms? In 22 1 year, Liu Bei invaded Wu Dong on the grounds of revenge against Guan Yu. In the battle of Yiling, Liu Bei was defeated and fled to Baidicheng, where he died in 223. We can see from CCTV's Romance of the Three Kingdoms (episode 84) that Liu Bei's Tuogu Baidi City appeared in episode 64. From episode 64 to episode 84, the scene of fighting with Wei reached 14, and only episode 79 involved the scene of Dongwu. In the original works, there are few descriptions of Dongwu in this period. So, what was Soochow doing after Liu Bei's death?
From 223 to 263, the demise of Shu Han can be roughly divided into three stages. The first stage is from the succession of Liu Chan, the last ruler of Shu Han Dynasty, to Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition in 228. In 225 and 226, Wei took the initiative to go to war, and both sides won and lost. At this time, Shu and Wu had been repaired, but due to Zhuge Liang's conquest of Meng Huo and other reasons, they did not send troops to help Wu.
The second stage is from 228 to 234. In recent years, Zhuge Liang made six northern expeditions. In addition to conquering Wudu and Yin Ping counties and defeating Cao Zhen, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi were at loggerheads, and there were no other large-scale battles. Dongwu, in recent years, Wu defeated Lu Xun once, Wei Wu fought in Hefei regardless of the outcome, Sun Quan defeated Yangzhou secretariat tomb once, Lu Xun failed to attack Lujiang once, and Sun Quan PK Cao Rui won once. Overall, Wu's chances of winning are obviously greater than. In 234, Zhuge Liang died, which was a fatal blow to Shu Han. Sun Quan lived nearly 20 years longer than Zhuge Liang.
In the third stage, after Zhuge Liang's death, Jiang Wei took over the Northern Expedition, one * * 1 1. The overall result is that he won twice and won three times. Undefeated in the fourth world war, defeated in the first world war, and defeated in the first world war. The army lost more Wei and less Shu, but the national strength consumed by the war led to its demise. In 253 AD, Zhuge Ke led 200,000 troops to attack Wei in Wu Dong and won. 258: Wei Jun wins the battle of Huainan. Judging from the scale of the war between the two sides, Soochow sent far more troops than Shu Han.
Why do many people think it is the main force against Wei? Mainly influenced by the romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu is orthodox, Wei is negative, and Soochow plays soy sauce. After Liu Bei's death, he can still fight against Wei for 40 years, and the alliance between Wu and Shu is a necessary condition. As far as comprehensive national strength is concerned, Wei is the strongest, and Wu Qiang is in Shu. For Wei, most of the troops were also used to deal with Dongwu, because after Dongwu recaptured Jingzhou from Shu Han, Dongwu could attack Wei from Jingzhou and Yangzhou at the same time. For Shu Han, Zhuge Liang explained the importance of Jingzhou to Shu Han in Longzhong. Without Jingzhou, Shu Han could only make a northern expedition from Qishan, which was difficult to succeed. Therefore, for Wei, the slogan of "reviving the Han Dynasty and returning to the old capital" of Shu Han is not enough to fear, and Soochow is the more powerful enemy. Judging from the official history of the Three Kingdoms, the Wu-Wei War surpassed the Shu-Han Northern Expedition in scale and frequency, but The Romance of the Three Kingdoms played down the Wei-Wu War.
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