In 195, Cao Cao gradually recovered the cities of Yanzhou and defeated Lü Bu, and in desperation, Lü Bu had no choice but to run east to find Liu Bei in Xuzhou. At that time, Liu Bei had just taken Xuzhou from Tao Qian, but Liu Bei's foundation was still shallow, and in order to better control Xuzhou, Liu Bei accepted Lü Bu, who had just fled, and let Lü Butun soldier Xiao Pei. At that time, Lü Bu was very respectful to Liu Bei, and he believed that in this chaotic world, only himself and Liu Bei were the people of the Kuangfu Han Room, and they called Liu Bei brothers and brothers. However, the good times did not last long, and soon after, Yuan Shu led a large army to attack Xuzhou, when Liu Bei, in order to resist Yuan Shu, he took Guan Yu out of the city to meet the battle, and arranged for Zhang Fei to sit in Xia Pi, and Lü Bu was lobbied by Yuan Shu, and he took advantage of Liu Bei's troops and the emptiness of Xia Pi to lead his army to attack Xia Pi overnight, thus defeating Zhang Fei and occupying Xuzhou. As a result, Liu Bei completely lost the right to occupy Xuzhou.
It has to be said that Lü Bu was able to stir up the chaos in the north with only one cavalry unit in the chaotic world, which shows that Lü Bu is indeed a very strong person. It should be known that Lü Bu himself did not have much political acumen, but with his personal bravery, he often took the lead as a soldier, and gradually gained a firm foothold in the war in the north, and gradually became a strong separatist force, whether it was Cao Cao or Liu Bei, who had suffered in his hands. Since Lü Bu was so strong, after he arrived in Xuzhou, he could wholeheartedly assist Liu Bei, so could Liu Bei sit firmly in Xuzhou because of this?
In fact, even if Lü Bu could assist Liu Bei wholeheartedly in Xuzhou, Liu Bei would not be able to sit firmly in Xuzhou, after all, what Liu Bei lacked at that time was not thugs and minions, but military divisions that could assist him, who could strategize, and civilian ministers who could formulate strategic guidelines. Although Lü Bu himself was able to fight good battles, and his generals, such as Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, were all strong generals who could fight good battles, these people did not have much essential difference from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at that time.
And Liu Bei wandered for half a lifetime, although it was a lack of people and territory, but the most lacking figures were Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, and Pang Tong, and because of this, Liu Bei would toss and turn among the cracks of the major forces, until the north was close to reunification, and there was no way to live anymore, which had to escape to Liu Biao's command, and met Zhuge Liang here, and only then did he get the real rise. That is to say, even if In this process, Liu Bei met Lü Bu or did not meet Lü Bu, it could not bring about a fundamental change in his ability to sit firmly in Xuzhou.
The author believes that for Liu Bei, he cannot sit firmly in Xuzhou, not because of a single failure, so one more Lü Bu cannot let Liu Bei sit firmly in Xuzhou.