Who among Liu Bei's generals was most likely to hold Jingzhou?

During the Three Kingdoms period, although there were many generals in Liu Bei's clique, there were actually not many generals who could lead the troops and act alone. For example, Zhao Yun, who had a high voice, did not become a major general in his lifetime, and at most led a partial division in Chen Cang to contain the main force of the Wei army during Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition. In terms of the ability to lead troops, Zhao Yun was not enough to sit in Jingzhou; Huang Zhong had no problem in all aspects, but he was too old, and Guan Yu died of illness not long after his death; although Ma Chao was also a general, he was not stronger than Guan Yu in terms of ability, and at that time, Ma Chao had just surrendered to Liu Bei, and Zhen Shou Jingzhou was an important place first to be loyal, and from this point of view, Liu Bei would not be assured to hand over Jingzhou to him.

In the end, the answer I gave may be unexpected, I think that replacing Guan Yu is actually the most appropriate for Wei Yan, and we can see why Liu Bei let Wei Yan instead of Zhang Fei guard Han. Wei Yan had said that if Cao Cao personally attacked, I would block him. If a general is sent over, I will let him come and go. Wei Yan's statement hit Liu Bei's heart, and it was enough to defend Hanzhong. And this is indeed the case, during Wei Yan's garrison in Hanzhong, there really was no accident in Hanzhong, which also shows that Wei Yan was indeed very capable in defense.

Of course, Jingzhou could not continue to be held like this, after all, Liu Bei's ultimate goal was to restore the Central Plains and revive the Han Dynasty. In fact, if you really want to go north, you can only succeed in attacking from Xichuan and Jingzhou at the same time according to Zhuge Lianglong's statement. However, while Jingzhou attacked Cao Wei, Liu Bei still had to pay attention to the defense of Jingzhou, and Guan Yu could lead the troops to fight and let Wei Yanzhen defend the rear, so as to ensure that the attack of Jingzhou was foolproof.