Suppose Sun Quan has recovered Jingzhou and captured Guan Yu, and his purpose has been achieved. Instead of killing Guan Yu, he took the initiative to return him to Liu Bei. The two countries have been repaired again, and the territorial issue has been temporarily put on hold. They still adopt the strategy of resisting Cao Cao together, and the story behind The Romance of Three Kingdoms will be rewritten. But in the long run, the contradiction between the two countries will only deepen, not only irreconcilable, but also lead to new and greater conflicts. Because the territorial dispute in the land of Jingxiang is still very strong. Liu Bei will never give up his lost land because of Sun Quan's return to Guan Yu. Sun Quan won't spit out the meat he ate. Jingzhou is too important for both families.
Therefore, a great battle for the ownership of Jingxiang will also be staged wonderfully.
Assumptions are just guesses, but facts always backfire. Sun Quan failed to persuade Guan Yu to surrender, but he still killed Guan Yu, which led to Liu Bei's revenge against Wu. He was defeated by Lu Xun's fire Rao Lianying for 700 miles and died at the end of the city.
I'm afraid the historical trend of the Three Kingdoms itself will not be rewritten, but it will affect Guan Yu personally and Guan Yu's influence on later generations. In short, Guan Yu will die of depression and lose his reputation. After his death, he can only be an ordinary military commander, and later generations will never respect Guan Yu as a god.
1. The historical trend of the three countries will not change.
1, Liu Bei attacked Wu as Jingzhou
First of all, the general direction of the history of the Three Kingdoms. After Guan Yu's death, Liu Bei did use Guan Yu's revenge as an excuse to attack Wu, but as we all know, Guan Yu was an excuse and Liu Bei did it for Jingzhou. Therefore, if Guan Yu dies and is sent back to Yizhou, then Liu Bei really loses the reason to think that Guan Yu has a grudge, but Jingzhou has to report it. This strategic base is too important. All the strategic foundations of Liu Bei Group are as stated in Longzhong Dui, which spans Jingzhou and Yizhou. When the world changed, the two armies would send troops to recover the Central Plains. Therefore, it is impossible for Liu Bei not to leave Jingzhou because Guan Yu is a fairy. As a hero in troubled times, everything is well thought out, including cutting Wu. It is impossible for Liu Bei to give up Jingzhou without a hard battle. As for the excuse to send troops, it's too easy to find. Guan Yu is not dead, at least other military commanders are dead, at least soldiers are dead, and both sides insist that Jingzhou is theirs. Then the slogan of "hurting our soldiers, taking our counties and abusing our people" still made Liu Bei "justified" to send troops.
2. The return of Guan Yu will not affect the result of Liu Bei's attack on Wu.
Some people may still insist that Liu Bei's attack on Wu is an oath to "live and die together" with Guan Yu, not to mention that Liu Bei and Guan Yu have become sworn brothers, which is the plot of the novel, and even if there is no friendship, on the contrary, Guan Yu is dead, Liu Bei still has the possibility of not sending troops. If Guan Yu is sent back, Liu Bei will really send troops. Because sending Guan Yu back is Sun Quan's humiliation to Liu Bei. That means I don't even bother to kill your general, so I'll punch you in the face. If Guan Yu dies, it can be said that it is a heroic sacrifice. If he comes back alive, that means there is no need to kill him. Since Guan Yu is so important in Liu Bei's camp, and Liu Bei is a man who proclaimed himself emperor soon, can you bear such a great shame? So Guan Yu is back, and Liu Bei will attack Wu. If he doesn't fight, he can't wash away the shame. Can Guan Yu's return avoid the defeat of Yiling? Obviously not. With Liu Bei stationed in Yiling, even so many soldiers in the camp could not be put down. This is not a problem to be solved. So when Guan Yu sent it back, Liu Bei would be defeated in Yiling, and the history after that would develop no matter how it developed.
Second, Guan Yu's own honor was damaged.
1, if Guan Yu is sent back to Yizhou, his reputation will be damaged and he will die of depression.
After explaining the historical development of the Three Kingdoms, let's look at the second point, Guan Yu himself. Although Guan Yu had the courage to behead Yan Liang and the Seventh Army flooded China, after all, he lost Jingzhou and destroyed Liu Bei's important inheritance. In this case, if Guan Yu was not killed and sent back to Yizhou, what would be the outcome? With Guan Yu's position in Liu Bei's camp and the friendship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu, it is estimated that he will not be killed. Then there are only two possibilities. The first one, because of the crime of losing Jingzhou, humiliated the country and was relegated and no longer reused. Second, be brave after knowing shame, follow Liu Bei to attack Wu, and strive for meritorious service through apology. However, as I said before, even if Guan Yu attacked Wu, it would not change Liu Bei's fate of defeat. So whether Guan Yu goes to war or not, he will bear the charge that Liu Bei also lost Jingzhou, which will lead to further failure. This is a shame that he can never wash away. He could only die of depression. Even if he died in the battle of Yiling, there was a feeling of dragging Liu Bei into the mire. After losing Jingzhou and Yiling in succession, Guan Yu's reputation will surely disappear.
2. Most loyal ministers who have enjoyed a high reputation since ancient times died for their country or suffered injustice.
Unfortunately and fortunately, Guan Yu was killed and saved some famous festivals. Because we always sympathize with tragic heroes, Guan Yu was defeated and killed in history, which made him even more desolate, which was also a key to Guan Yu's later deification. Throughout history, most loyal ministers who can enjoy a high reputation died for their country or were wronged. For example, Wu Zixu committed suicide to remonstrate Fu Cha, Yang Ye died of hunger strike, Di Qing was relegated by civil servants, Yue Fei was framed and beheaded, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu resisted Yuan to death, and Yu Qian was beheaded by unjust imprisonment. Although these people also have a lot of military exploits, but without those tragic colors, I am afraid they will not reach their current fame. For example, Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, two heroes who put down the Anshi Rebellion, have made more outstanding achievements. However, in his later years, for fear of eunuch persecution, he repeatedly ignored the imperial court and refused to send troops to protect himself. This is flawed. He is not as loyal as Guo Ziyi who was persecuted and excluded by the eunuch Yu Chaoen. At least, like Xue, an old man went to the battlefield again and died in the office, which was worthy of his reputation.
3. Guan Yu's fate is comparable to the ban.
If Guan Yu was sent back by Sun Quan, I'm afraid the ending can be compared with one person, that is, he was captured. Before the flood of the Seventh Army, Yu Jin was the highest ranking military commander in Cao Wei except Cao Shi and Cao Shi. However, because he was defeated by Guan Yu's flooded seventh army while supporting Fancheng, he was not killed but captured. How did it end? Guan Yu was defeated, Yu Jin fell to Wu Dong, was humiliated by Wu Dongqun, and was sent back to Cao Wei. On the surface, Xelloss was generous and glorious, but he was sent to worship in Cao Cao's high temple. When he saw the picture of Pound captured on the wall, he was ashamed and ended up with a "complete" evil death. How bad is this scene?
Some people may say that Yujin surrendered, but Guan Yu did not. However, do you know that Guan Yu did not surrender? Reflection? Lv Fan Biography mentioned that Guan Yu had sent books, but Lv Fan saw through Guan Yu's intention to surrender and escape, and finally decided to arrest him. You know, Guan Yu pretended to surrender, but after all, he sent a letter of surrender. If Sun Quan doesn't kill Guan Yu, he can claim that Guan Yu has surrendered. And you know that Yu Jin really surrendered? You know, in the official history, it was written to "escape from the forbidden" rather than "fall from the forbidden", and Yu Jin did not help Guan Yu resist the enemy. How can he say that he must have surrendered? The reason why Pound was killed in the Forbidden City was not in the Forbidden City, but in Guan Yu. Maybe he didn't kill him because he thought it was useful, not because he surrendered. However, whether you surrender or not, it is only the mouth of others. In this case, Guan Yu will also be accused of drag out an ignoble existence.
Some people may say that surrender during the Three Kingdoms period was normal. Indeed, if it is early, it is really common for ordinary military commanders to surrender. But Guan Yu and Yu Jin are different, and their status is already quite high. Yu Jin was the first military commander of Cao Wei camp, and Guan Yu was the first military commander of Liu Bei camp. Such people will only be reviled if they surrender.
Therefore, once Guan Yu survives, no matter subjective or objective, it is a loss of honor. Even if such a person has martial arts and wisdom, he will never be shaped into a god again. Therefore, it is unfortunate and lucky that Guan Yu was killed.
If Sun Quan does not cut off Guan Gong and his son and let him live in Linzhou, the history of the Three Kingdoms may be rewritten. Because Guan Gong fled back to Yizhou, with his headstrong personality, he would surely take revenge on Soochow to the death and retake Jingzhou, which Zhuge Zilong and his colleagues could not stop. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei would also be partial to Mr. Wu and Shu, and there would be a war if they made bad friends. However, with Lu Xun's skill, Liu Bei's camp has no rivals. You know, Kong Ming is politically good and militarily short, but resourceful and militarily few. This kind of struggle can only last for a long time, and Jingzhou cannot be recaptured. And Liu Xuande won't risk her life to fight Wu Dong, so as to avoid the subsequent 700-mile fire. The defeat of Yiling was devastating and subversive, which led to the collapse of Yizhou, so that Liu Bei died early in Baidicheng. In this way, the tripartite confrontation can be maintained for a long time, and the probability of Wu Shu being defeated by Cao Wei will be greatly reduced. As for the subsequent historical evolution, we dare not speculate.
What if Sun Quan didn't kill Guan Gong at that time, but gave it back to Liu Bei?
Before answering this question, let's review two other things, from which we may get an answer.
The first thing: Zhang Fei lost Xuzhou.
After "Tao San invaded Xuzhou", Liu Bei sat on the throne of Xuzhou shepherd. However, before his ass was warm, Yuan Shu in the south was jealous and brazenly sent Ji Ling to beat Liu Bei. Liu Bei led Guan Yu to defeat the enemy. Before he left, Qian told Zhang Fei that he must keep his home.
The result was "Cao Bao, the commander of Xiapi, rebelled and welcomed the cloth." (Biography of the Three Kingdoms Shu Shu)
Perhaps from the day when Liu Bei was a shepherd in Xuzhou, Cao Bao didn't want to follow Liu Bei, and Lu Bu was nearby, so Cao Bao began to collude with Lu Bu. Liu Bei went to fight Ji Ling, Xuzhou was empty, and Zhang Fei was short of troops and was captured by Lu Bu of Cao Bao.
Zhang Fei, who lost Xuzhou, went to the front to find Liu Bei. Facing his eldest brother, he was ashamed that Zhang Fei wanted to commit suicide. As a result, he was hugged by Liu Bei, and then he said that famous saying-"The ancients said:' Brothers are like brothers, and wives are like clothes. Clothes are worn and can be sewn; Can you continue with your hands and feet broken?' The three of us became sworn in Taoyuan. We don't want to live together, we just want to die together. Although we lost our city and home today, An Ren taught our brother to die halfway. Besides, the city is not mine; Although the family is trapped, Lu Bu won't kill them, but he can still design to save them. My good brother made a mistake at the moment, why did he give his life? "
This is the first thing.
The second thing: Guan Yunchang rode thousands of miles alone, and the three brothers met in the ancient city
In order to protect Liu Bei's wife, Guan Yu had to surrender to Cao Cao under the banner of "surrender to Han instead of Cao Cao", and after learning that Liu Bei was backward, he went thousands of miles away to defect. Finally, the three brothers met again in the ancient city. The book says, "Liu Bei will be perfect when his brothers meet again, and he will cry with joy when he gets Zhao Yun, Guan Gong, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang ..."
This is the second thing.
From these two things, we can see that Liu Bei is a man of great brotherhood. He treats his family like his ancestor Liu Bang. In order to avoid the pursuit of the army, Liu Bang was crowded and ran very slowly. Liu Bang kicked Princess Luyuan down and abandoned Lv Hou. In Liu Bei's life, did he abandon his family less often?
Back to the question, referring to the previous two events, Liu Bei will do the following two things. First, he won't kill Guan Yu.
Anyway, it is a little psychological comfort for Liu Bei to come back alive. A man who has been running around with himself since he was young is now in his fifties. Liu Bei cannot bear to give up and will not punish him.
Second, Guan Yu was placed under house arrest.
When Liu Bei crusaded against Wu Dong, he was under the banner of revenge for Guan Yu. However, if Guan Yu returns alive, although Jingzhou has been lost, Cao Cao is dead, Cao Pi usurps the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei may not necessarily fight Wu Dong for losing Jingzhou.
Guan Yu surrendered to Cao Cao to protect Liu Bei's family and give Han to Cao Cao. Afterwards, he rode Ma Qianli alone, so he gained a reputation for loyalty.
This time is different. This time, Guan Yu was completely defeated and captured. Guan Yu's almost perfect image of God of War in the hearts of the world was suddenly broken.
More importantly, Sun Quan let Guan Yu come back, ostensibly to make up with Liu Bei, but also secretly to embarrass Liu Bei. As a lean man, Liu Bei could not have failed to think of this layer.
Besides, there were soldiers guarding all parts of Shu and Han at that time, including Wei Yan in Hanzhong, Fang Deng in the south, Li Yan in Sichuan and Zhang Fei in Langzhong. There was really no suitable place for Guan Yu to station troops at that time.
Imagine that Guan Yu and the Shu army went down the Hanshui River from Hanzhong area and then went to fight as agents. Whether it can be shot down is another matter.
Even if the Shang Yong area is laid, according to Jiang Wan's later description there, it is easy to go, but not easy to come back. When Cao Jun concentrated his forces to attack here, the Shu army failed to rescue them, and once again lost its way and was trapped. More importantly, Guan Yu at that time must have been bent on revenge. Once Shang Yong is captured, the next step is likely to be to attack Xiangfan. At that time, Shang Yong will be reborn, once again, people will be unstable, and Guan Yu will be in danger of failure.
Therefore, for Liu Bei, the way to settle Guan Yu is to give him a high position with no real power. He is so old that he can live in peace for a few days and retire.
Guan Yu's final result is likely to be depression in Shu! First of all, the character of "being kind to soldiers and proud of literati" determines that he can't and can't get along well with the literati class. Jingzhou is an example.
However, most Yizhou literati occupied a prominent position in the Shu-Han regime, and most of them were local strongmen. In order to consolidate his rule, Liu Bei treated them with courtesy and generosity, so Guan Yu could not have contact with them.
Secondly, Guan Yu is headstrong and has a good face. He won't listen to any opinions different from himself in the later period, especially those put forward by literati. When I was in Jingzhou, I often quarreled with Ray Dylan in politics.
If being captured by Cao Cao for the first time has made him famous for his loyalty, this capture is a complete shame. Even if the civilian clique seems to say nothing, privately, especially the newly joined Yizhou scholar-officials, must be watching how Liu Bei handled his clique, and will also talk about Guan Yu's loss of Jingzhou behind his back.
Guan Yu is proud, but after all, people are telling the truth. Big brother can manage it once or twice. After a long time, Liu Bei's desire for Guan Yu will inevitably lead to the estrangement between them.
The best way is for Guan Yu to close the door at home from now on. It would be nice if he could relax himself. If we can't let it go, in three or five years, Mr. Guan will be almost as ambitious and unhappy as some famous players in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Sun Quan will not kill Master Guan, but will send Master Guan to see Liu Bei. Sun Liu's relations will still be very tense, Guan Yu will still be captured, Zhang Fei will still make the same mistakes, and Liu Bei will still entrust an orphan in Baidicheng. Although history will turn a corner, the general direction will never be wrong, just like the Yellow River burst its banks, but it always flows eastward.
In fact, Guan Yu lost Jingzhou not because of carelessness, but because of his personality. Although he is strong in martial arts and loyal, he is also opinionated, headstrong, arrogant and arbitrary. In his eyes, only the eldest brother and the third brother are there, but Liu Bei gives him all kinds of support and connivance. Zhang Fei relies on and respects Zhuge Liang, who can only give him all kinds of guidance, but he can't do anything about it. And Sun Wu will still be attached to Cao Cao. With Liu Bei's influence, Sun Wu may be tied, but with Cao Cao's help in Wu Dong, Liu Bei will undoubtedly be defeated, and Guan Yu, the initiator of this war, will be ashamed to live in the world. In this way, Liu Bei's influence is bound to remain in the "autumn of survival".
Don't expect Zhuge Liang to move back to a game. As the saying goes, a clever woman can't cook without rice. Although Zhuge Liang is wise, if Guan Yu is defeated and returns to Liu Bei, Liu, Guan and Zhang will be furious, extremely paranoid and fanatical, and Zhuge Liang can't resist the madness of the three. Besides, didn't Baidicheng entrust orphans because Zhuge Liang couldn't resist Liu Bei's paranoia?
So even if Sun Quan doesn't kill Guan Yu and lets him go back, Liu and Guan can't escape from his palm.
Does Guan Yu still have the face to live?
If Sun Quan puts Guan Yu back, Liu Bei will definitely laugh out loud, the kind from the heart. Perhaps Liu Bei will punish Guan Yu appropriately because he lost Jingzhou and put on a show for his ministers, but Liu Bei will never kill Guan Yu. With Guan Yu's ability and position in Liu Bei's army, Liu Bei will soon hand over the eastern theater (Commander Yong 'an) to Guan Yu as an important task, and it is not Zhao Yun or Li Yan.
Because Liu Bei has experienced too many things like losing territory. 196, Liu Bei, who had just occupied Xuzhou for less than a year, took Guan Yu to attack Yuan Shu, leaving Zhang Fei to guard Pi. However, Zhang Fei was at odds with Cao Bao, the headquarters of Tao Qian, where Lu Bu was connected. Zhang Fei lost the next Pi with internal cooperation, which left Liu Bei caught between Scylla and Charybdis and cornered.
Even if Zhang Fei made such a serious mistake, Liu Bei didn't blame him, but treated him as before. Even after winning Yizhou, his son Liu Chan married Zhang Fei's daughter, making Zhang Fei a "consort" of Shu Han, further consolidating the position of Zhang Fei's family. In contrast, Guan Yu's loss of Jingzhou is only "losing an arm", which is far less than the consequences of Zhang Fei's loss of Xuzhou. After all, surprisingly, Hanzhong is still basically there, and Liu Bei can still rectify his military strength and recover Jingzhou. Guan Yu, who has been in Jingzhou for several years, is the strength that Liu Bei must rely on. Guan Yu played an important role in Liu Bei's conquest of Wu.
Of course, Sun Quan sent Guan Yu back to be nice to Liu Bei, hoping to stop here and accept the reality. But Liu Bei is absolutely not allowed, and Sun Quan will not spit Jingzhou out, so Guan Yu's character will definitely take the initiative to fight, so Liu Bei's eastward expedition is inevitable.
Guan Yu lost Jingzhou not because of his military ability, but because he failed to handle the relationship between internal unity and Sun Quan. Looking at the battle of Yiling, Liu Bei abruptly turned the assault battle into a tug-of-war of consumption, which is very important because he lacks a general of Guan Yu level.
Therefore, if Guan Yu leads an army to war, I hope that Liu Bei will win, recover the lost Nanjun, Lingling and Wuling counties, restore the territory after the Xiangjiang River, and continue to let Guan Yu sit in Jingzhou as before.
I think it is impossible for Sun Quan to return Guan Yu to Liu Bei for the following reasons:
1. Our own strength has no explanation. Guan Yu was captured by our own soldiers with strength, wisdom and strategy, which greatly boosted our morale. If Guan Yu is easily returned to Liu Bei, it will lead to the dissatisfaction of our own warring factions and make many subordinates feel too weak.
Although Sun Quan coveted Jingzhou, due to the pressure of Cao Wei, the alliance between Sun and Liu did not break down easily. Sun Quan, however, decided to sneak up on Guan Yu and kill him to get rid of the shame and hatred in his heart because he wanted to marry Guan Yu's in-laws.
However, if we can have a political exchange with Shu Han, we can still consider it. If Liu Beifang admits that Jingzhou's territory belongs to Wu, and the two sides will not fall out because of it, then Sun Quan can release Guan Yu and achieve the goal of taking Jingzhou without fighting Shu Han, but can it really be as Sun Quan wishes?
2. Losing Jingzhou is unbearable for Shu Han.
Shu-Han forces have been carrying out Zhuge Liang's strategic plan for Longzhong, but the fall of Jing Xiang made Longzhong unable to implement the strategy, and his own army had to leave Qinchuan, and the desire to revive the Han Dynasty was slim, which was unacceptable to Liu Bei, who was famous for his lofty aspirations. Owning Jingzhou is the foundation of dominating the world. Whether Sun Quan is returned to Guan Yu or not, this battle is inevitable.
Guan Yu won't let go after being released. It is unacceptable for Guan Yu, who is proud of himself, to be teased by his grandson and dog. Anyway, he will get it back. Guan Yu plays an important role in Shu. Whether Shu and Sun Quan went to war or not has a very heavy voice, which released Guan Yu, but strengthened their hostility with themselves and increased the risk of war between the two countries, which is unnecessary.
Guan Yu's strength is too strong. Guan Yu himself was a rare general who could defend one side during the Three Kingdoms period. He was able to flood the Seventh Army, which had a great influence on China, indicating that Guan Yu's title as a warrior is by no means a hollow reputation. If Guan Yu insists on being an enemy of Wu Dong, Wu Dong will face great pressure. Even if Guan Yu could not really go to war with Soochow because of the alliance between the two countries, the alliance between the two sides would not be very strong. On the side couch, Guan Yu slept soundly. Sun Quan should not only defend Cao Wei from going north, but also worry about Guan Yu stabbing him in the back. How hard do you think Sun Quan will feel?
As mentioned above, Sun Quan will not kill Guan Yu at most, but he will never return Guan Yu to Liu Bei. Returning Guan Yu to Liu Bei will do Sun Wu no good.
This is a good political consequence after the breakdown of the Sun-Liu Alliance.
Sun Quan sent troops to capture Jingzhou. It turns out that Liu Bei was stationed in Jingzhou after Battle of Red Cliffs. The negotiation condition between Sun Quan and Liu Bei was that Jingzhou would return Sun Quan once Liu Bei occupied Yizhou. After Liu Bei invaded Yizhou, he delayed returning to Jingzhou. Sun Quan sent someone to ask Liu Bei for help. Liu Bei had to promise to go to Jingzhou to find Guan Yu, but Guan Yu refused to give it anyway, and the contradiction between the two sides intensified.
Lv Meng and Lv Ziming crossed the river in white, successfully captured Jingzhou and won a complete military victory. Sun Quan originally didn't want to kill Guan Yu, but Lv Meng killed Guan Yu and his son against Sun Quan's wishes.
If Sun Quan didn't kill Guan Yu, but gave it back to Liu Bei, he got full marks in politics. Jingzhou land legally belongs to Sun Quan and should be recovered. Returning the failed Guan Yu to Liu Bei is Sun Quan's emphasis on the alliance between Sun and Liu. If Liu Bei realizes the importance of the alliance between Sun and Liu and continues to maintain peaceful and friendly relations, Sun He will still gather Cao Cao to maintain their rule south of the Yangtze River. If Liu Bei uses this as an excuse to lead an army against Sun Quan with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, then Liu Bei will be wronged politically, and Sun Quan can openly form an alliance with Cao Cao to resist Liu Bei's attack.
If Sun Quan doesn't kill Guan Yu, he will give Guan Yu to Cao Cao, which reflects Sun Quan's superb strategy and his cunning. This gives Liu Bei a big problem. If Liu Bei leads an army to crusade against Sun Quan, can Guan Yu, who is beside Cao Cao, still be saved? If Liu Bei fights Cao Cao directly to save Guan Yu, he will be in the most unfavorable position militarily. If we abandon Guan Yu and directly crusade against Sun Quan, it will be at the most unfavorable position politically and morally.
What if Sun Quan captured Guan Yu and returned Guan Yu to Liu Bei?
In the TV series "The New Three Kingdoms", Lu Xun has such a line: "Taking Jingzhou is nothing, killing Guan Yu, even ten Jingzhou can't be solved!"
It means that in Liu Bei's mind, Guan Yu's position is greater than Jingzhou!
It is also this sentence that deviates from the rhythm of this topic!
Starting from the Sun-Liu Alliance, Battle of Red Cliffs and Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou, they took three counties, rowed Xiangjiang River, crossed Baidu River and fought Yiling.
The love and hate of Sun Quan and Liu Bei are all around Jingzhou.
They go their own way and have their own strategic plan, and the first step of their strategic plan is to take Jingzhou, so the conflict point comes. At the same time, due to the development of the world situation, they must unite against the North.
They fight for survival and development!
For Sun Quan and Liu Bei, an alliance is possible, but Jingzhou must be in their own hands.
Therefore, the two covenants continue and the conflict continues. Unless one party voluntarily gives up Jingzhou.
Sun Quan can't give up Jingzhou because Jingzhou is the lifeblood of Jiangdong. Without Jingzhou, Jiangdong will be in danger at any time. Liu Bei is also unwilling to give up Jingzhou.
So whether Guan Yu was killed or not, Liu Bei would conquer Wu and recapture Jingzhou.
The above is analyzed from a strategic perspective from the perspective of Liu Bei!
Politically
Liu Bei made his fortune by Jingzhou scholars and Jingzhou Corps, and became a foreign group after entering Yizhou.
There are contradictions among domestic political factions. Now that Jingzhou has been taken away, it feels like a group of people without homes have gone to other people's homes to be masters of their own affairs.
This is a great blow to the prestige of Liu Bei and Jingzhou political factions.
In order to improve their prestige and consolidate the status of Jingzhou political factions, Jingzhou must be recaptured!
After Liu Bei, let's talk about Guan Yu.
Guan Yu was captured by Cao Cao that year and was regarded by Guan Yu as owing Cao Cao a favor. But being captured by Sun Quan is a great shame for Guan Yu.
If you return to Yizhou alive, Guan Yu's temper will definitely be unwilling. He will definitely ask Liu Bei to immediately organize an army to attack Wu.
When Liu Bei defeated Wu, he knew how to stop the loss in time and admitted it when he lost. Liu Bei, who lost the battle of Yiling, chose to form an alliance with Wu Dong. But Guan Yu won't. He will fight to the death!
If so, it is estimated that xelloss will wake up laughing when he falls asleep!
There is already a gap between north and south. Sun and Liu's alliance in the south can still fight against the north, and now the two families in the south are biting each other.
The fisherman won!