What exactly did Guan Yu die for? After Cao Cao buried Guan Yu, he told the truth in front of his tomb
Introduction: If you want to say the most regrettable thing in the Three Kingdoms period, that is, the news that Guan Yu died on the battlefield. Because this matter is not only a victory or defeat, but also a change in the pattern of the world, the Shu Han without Jingzhou has lost the possibility of overturning, and can only try his best to maintain the regime throughout his life. The two families of Cao Cao and Sun Quan, who divided Jingzhou, became more powerful, and Cao Wei was able to control the throat of Eastern Wu because he controlled the northern region of Jingzhou, which also laid a deep foundation for the later unification of the world. After Eastern Wu gave Guan Yu's head to Cao Cao, Cao Cao still gave Guan Yu a solemn burial because of years of friendship, and he cried at the tomb and also told the real cause of Guan Yu's death.
The matter has to start from guan yu when he was guarding Jingzhou, when Guan Yu wanted to use his powerful military force to remove Cao Cao's stronghold in Jingzhou--- Xiangfan. The general stationed in Xiangfan was Cao Ren, Cao Wei's most defensive general, and Guan Yu defeated Cao Ren several times, and even Xiangfan's city walls were raised several times but failed to break the city. When Cao Cao learned of the situation, he quickly sent Yu Ban and Pound To lead 30,000 reinforcements to support, but he did not expect that this support army was completely destroyed by Guan Yu's army, and the general Pound Was killed in battle, and Yu Ban also became a prisoner. At this time, Guan Yu's prestige was in full swing, Cao Cao once wanted to move the capital to avoid his attacks, and Sun Quan was worried that he would attack Jiangdong down the river, so he sent people to ask for relatives and improve the relationship between the two families.
When Guan Yu faced the emissaries of Eastern Wu, he not only refused to have a family affair, but also turned Sun Quan into a dog, so Sun Quan was furious, so he reneged on the covenant and allied with Cao Cao. Cao Cao naturally agreed to this plan, so the two families discussed the division of Jingzhou, asking Cao Wei to send a large army to contain Guan Yu's main force, while Eastern Wu took advantage of the emptiness of Jingzhou to send troops to sneak attack, and then go north to encircle Guan Yu. No matter how strong Guan Yu's ability was, he could not resist the attack of these two major military groups, and it did not take long for him to be captured, and his first rank was also given to Cao Cao by Sun Quan, creating the illusion that the mastermind who killed Guan Yu was Cao Cao.
Cao Cao gave Guan Yu a solemn burial because of years of friendship, perhaps because of his regret for Guan Yu, he cried in front of Guan Yu's tomb, said a lot of sincere words, and also said the real cause of Guan Yu's death, that is, Liu Bei's strategy itself has a problem. The strategic focus of Liu Bei Group is in Jingzhou, after all, it is very rich and accessible in all directions, and it can reach Jiangdong along the river, Wancheng and Xuchang in the north, Yizhou in the west, and Jiaozhou in the south, which can be said to be a place where soldiers must fight.
Such a superior position is also the most dangerous place, after all, Liu Bei's occupation of Jingzhou directly threatened the core interests of Cao Cao and Sun Quan's families. If Shu Han was as powerful as Cao Wei, it would naturally be able to supply Jingzhou with a steady stream of supplies so as to firmly control this place. But the bad is bad in Liu Bei's strength is very general, how can it support such a powerful consumption? Although Liu Bei and Sun Quan were allied, who would take the matter of a paper covenant seriously? Sun Quan will naturally renege on the covenant after seeing the greater interests, so the loss of Jingzhou is also inevitable, whether Guan Yu or Liu Bei personally guarded here, they can't hide from this ending.
Conclusion: There is a reason why Cao Cao can become the strongest overlord in the world, because he can see the current situation, when he starts his army, he is surrounded by opponents who are stronger than him, but he can find out the opponent's weak points and defeat him, and after merging one force after another, he can have such a great achievement, Liu Bei has lost in his hands many times and is not unjust.