In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the role of top strategists is more important than that of first-class military generals, and Liu Bei is the best example. After the Taoyuan Uprising, Liu Bei suddenly had two ten thousand enemies, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but he failed to lay a base of his own, surrendering to Cao Cao today, Yuan Shao tomorrow, and even under Liu Biao. It was not until he met Zhuge Liang that Liu Bei changed the embarrassing situation under the fence for a long time. Under Zhuge Liang's arrangement, Liu Bei gained a foothold in Jingzhou through marriage to Eastern Wu, and Liu Bei, who had been wandering for half a lifetime, finally had a piece of land of his own.
Soon after, Liu Bei ushered in a good helper, the top strategist Pang Tong. Pang Tong was a native of Jiangdong, originally he was ready to assist Sun Quan, but Sun Quan was surprised by his appearance, thinking that Pang Tong was too ugly, and did not even give him the opportunity to try it, so he threw him to Liu Bei's side, which could spoil Liu Bei. Because Sima Hui, the famous water mirror of the Three Kingdoms, once said that "Fu Long Feng chicks can be safe in the world", and now he has two great talents who can "settle the world", do you say that Liu Bei can not be happy?
At this time, Liu Bei could be described as strong and strong, with Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, Wu Xiangyu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan. Looking at the little bit of territory I occupy, I feel that it is not in line with my own strength. Not knowing where to expand, The heavens gave him a big gift, and Liu Zhang, in order to resist Zhang Lu, personally sent someone to invite Liu Bei to bring troops into Sichuan. Under the persuasion of Pang Tong, Liu Bei decided to take the opportunity to capture Xichuan. After some discussion, he decided to lead Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan to attack Yizhou himself, leaving Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun to defend Jingzhou.
The next story we all know, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, after opposing each other, led their troops to attack Luocheng, and as a result, Pang Tong was shot dead by Zhang Ren's men before falling on Fengpo, and Liu Bei lost an important helper. After Pang Tong's death, it caused a chain reaction, in order to take Yizhou, Liu Bei had to recruit Zhuge Liang into Sichuan, Zhuge Liang took away Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, two fierce generals, Jingzhou's defensive strength was much weaker, which also laid the groundwork for the eventual loss of Jingzhou. So the question is, if Liu Bei had taken Zhuge Liang to attack Xichuan and left Pang to defend Jingzhou, would he be able to unify the Three Kingdoms?
I think the answer is yes. Why? Because Zhuge Liang's capture of Xichuan was not too much of a problem, after taking Xichuan, Liu Bei had two base areas of Jingzhou and Yizhou. Then Wei could hit people with two fists, one led by Zhuge Liang from Yizhou, and the other led by Pang Tong to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng, so that Cao Cao would fall into a situation where he was in a difficult situation. Zhuge Liang's steadiness coupled with Pang Tong's strange moves, Cao Cao was difficult to resist, and failure was a high-probability event. If Cao Cao could be destroyed in one fell swoop, Liu Bei's strength could crush Sun Quan, and unifying the Three Kingdoms would no longer be a dream. What do you think about that? Welcome to leave a comment.