At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the princes rose up, of which Yuan Shao was the most powerful, sitting in four states, with millions of soldiers, and a large number of civilian officials and military generals. Cao Cao, on the other hand, had Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and had Emperor Xian of Han in his hands, and could blackmail tianzi to order the princes.
Both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had ambitions to dominate the world, so a war was inevitable. In the process of their war, in the early stage, Yuan Shao's power was large, and Cao Cao could not move, and later because Yuan Shao's adviser Xu You surrendered to Cao Cao, Cao Cao received internal information and burned Yuan Shao's Wuchao granary, which changed some of the decline.
These two princes have been fighting each other for many years, why did Liu Biao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan not come out to compete for territory? I think it's not that these three people have not come out to fight, but they all have their own personal plans, and I will give you one by one below.
Liu Table
When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought, Liu Biao was nearly sixty, and although he had 100,000 soldiers, he had no desire to dominate the world, and only wanted to keep the land of Jingzhou as a prince.
Taizu and Yuan Shaofang held each other in Guandu, and Shao sent people for help, expressing his promises but not arriving, nor did he accompany Taizu, wanting to protect the Jiang and Han dynasties and watch the world change.
Yuan Shao sent someone to ask Liu Biao for help, and Liu Biao agreed, but did not send troops, nor did he help Cao Cao. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought each other, and Liu Biao did not participate from beginning to end.
Liu Bei once advised Liu Biao to take advantage of Cao Cao's northern expedition and Xuchang to lead a large army to seize Cao Cao's territory, and if he succeeded, he could dominate the side.
Xuan De Nai went to Jingzhou and said to Liu Biao: "Now cao cao is marching north, Xuchang is empty, if the crowd of Jingxiang is attacked by chance, great things can be done." The table said: "I am sitting in the nine counties, can I not figure it?" Xuande was silent.
Although Liu Biao was polite in appearance, he was suspicious in his heart, and he was afraid that Liu Bei would seize the opportunity to seize the power of Jingzhou, coupled with the internal forces in Jingzhou, he did not listen to Liu Bei's advice later.
When Cao Cao led his troops back to Xu Capital, he showed that he had the intention of annexing Jingxiang, and Liu Biao regretted it again. He said to Liu Bei: "In the past, I regretted not listening to the words of my brother Xian, and I missed a good opportunity."
It shows that Liu Biao's rivalry between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao at first wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and then because of the internal affairs of Jingzhou, he hesitated and hesitated, missing the best time to attack Cao Cao. After Cao Cao's great victory, he found that he was no longer able to confront Cao Cao.
Liu Bei
Liu Bei had long been involved in the war between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and as early as when Cao Cao was conquering Xuzhou, Liu Bei asked Yuan Shao for help. Yuan Shao Yingnuo, Tun Bing Guandu, had the heart to attack Xu Du.
During Cao Cao's eastern expedition against Liu Bei, Xuchang was empty, and Yuan Shao hesitated, unwilling to send troops because of his child's serious illness, so angry that his adviser Tian Feng hit the ground with his staff, saying that the general trend had gone.
Liu Bei Xuzhou was defeated and came alone to throw himself at Yuan Shao, who was not bad to him. Later, because his brother Guan Yu killed Yuan Shao's generals Yan Liang and Wen Ugly, he was jealous of Yuan Shao and had to leave Jizhou.
After Liu Bei and his brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei met, they led four or five thousand men and horses to defend Runan, and joined forces with Liu Pei and Gong Du, who were guarding Runan, with tens of thousands of people.
When Liu Bei heard that Cao Cao had sent an army to attack Jizhou, he personally led his troops and took advantage of the situation to attack Xuchang. Cao Cao was horrified, and then personally raised troops to fight Liu Bei.
The two armies fought on the ground of Mount Rang, and Cao Jun, tired and sleepy from afar, did not resist Liu Bei. Later, Cao Cao sent troops to attack Runan, cutting off Liu Bei's rear road, and Liu Bei was defeated and turned to Liu Biao in Jingzhou.
During the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Liu Bei always wanted to take the opportunity to expand his territory, but because of his weak strength, he never made any achievements. Later, at Liu Biao's place, he also repeatedly persuaded Liu Biao to attack Xuchang, but Liu Biao did not agree, and Liu Bei was powerless.
Sun quan
When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao first began to fight, Yuan Shao sent emissaries to persuade Sun Ce to join him in the conquest of Cao Cao. Sun Ce also had this intention, and before he could take the troops on the trip, the little bully Sun Ce was assassinated, and the matter was put on hold for the time being.
Sun Quan had just taken over, and the territory of Eastern Wu was not peaceful. Sun Quan first wanted to appease the various forces in the territory, and he simply could not spare his hands to go north to fight.
Sun Quan once asked Lu Su for advice on how Eastern Wu could compete with the world. Lu Su's plan for him was to dingzu Jiangdong, to watch the battle of the world, take advantage of the many wars in the north, suppress Jiangxia Huangzu, crusade against Liu Biao, get the land of Jingzhou, defend with the danger of the Yangtze River, and then establish the title of emperor.
The Han Chamber cannot be revived, and Cao Cao cannot be eliminated. For the sake of the general, only Dingzu Jiangdong is to look at the world's provocations. Now take advantage of the many affairs in the north, eliminate Huang Zu, enter Liu Biao, and even the Yangtze River is extremely strong and guarded; and then build an emperor to seek the world: the inheritance of this high ancestor. Quan was overjoyed and put on his clothes to thank him.
Sun Quan agreed to Lu Su's suggestion and began to take care of Jiangdong. After listening to Zhuge Jin's words, he did not agree to send troops with Yuan Shao, but submitted to Cao Cao.
Therefore, during the struggle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Sun Quan did not make any moves. It is not that he does not have the heart to dominate the world, but that Jiangdong's national policy is to compete for the land of Jingzhou, so they have friction with Liu Biaoduo, and there are often fights.
As for the dispute between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, judging from the situation of Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Liu Biao, Liu Bei did not even have a territory, even if he had the heart to fight, he still had more than enough heart and insufficient strength. And Sun Quan has just taken over, first of all, he must adjust the various forces under his rule, and there is no way to intervene in the dispute between these two people. And Liu Biao is the most opportunistic and most powerful, and can completely intervene to reap the benefits. However, he had no desire to dominate the world, and only wanted to guard Jingzhou as a prince, so he missed the opportunity and was later destroyed by Cao Cao.
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