Introduction: In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang's importance to Liu Bei's group is self-evident. Zhuge Liang is not only responsible for the formulation of Liu Bei Group's strategic planning, but also an outstanding domestic talent. From the introduction of longzhong's strategic planning to the formation of the Chibi war Sun Liu alliance; from the occupation of Jingzhou to the three divisions of Jingyi across the world, Zhuge Liang was leading everywhere. Liu Bei began with the Eighteenth Route Princes to beg Dong Zhuo, and more than ten years had passed since the time when Sangu Maolu met Zhuge Liang. Although he also occupied Xuzhou and served as the pastor of Yuzhou, in the end he was still a situation where there were not more than a thousand soldiers, and he would not be able to pass Guan, Zhang, and Zhao Yun. Maybe Liu Bei has his own opportunities, but the feasibility of dividing the world is already minimal. The detailed reasons are as follows:
Liu Bei's tragic appearance before encountering Zhuge Liang
Liu Bei began to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion from Zhuozhou and gradually formed a small founding team of Liu, Guan, and Zhang. Because of his poor background (except for the title of an imperial uncle), he could only replace the dependent princes like a marquee at the moment when the masses rose together. Liu Bei successively relied on Gongsun Zhan, Tao Qian, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and other princes to find opportunities, and Liu Bei's footprints spread throughout the Central Plains such as Youzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou. Basically, the princes of the Central Plains had all turned to him once, and if it were not for the sect's Liu Biao's acceptance, it was estimated that there would be no place to stay.
That is to say, after many years of plundering the Eighteenth Route Princes who were crusading against Dong Zhuo, only Sun Quan and Cao Cao were left. The rest are Liu Zhang of Yizhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and Zhang Lu of Hanzhong. Liu Bei was driven away by Cao Cao and had no way to go to heaven and no door to the earth. Therefore, he had to send people under the fence to eat under Liu Biao's account, and his generals were still Guan, Zhang, and Zhao Yun. More than ten years of hard work have made Liu Bei's name as the emperor of the Great Han resound all over the world, and there is almost nothing else. Liu Bei obviously lacked the great talents and strategists of internal affairs, so it was easy to meet a Xu Shu and was taken away by Cao Cao. If it were not for the fact that his generous character was still relatively strong, Liu Bei's wandering way was almost equivalent to Lü Bu's (Lü Bu also had Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other fierce generals under him).
The world is so big, if you don't meet Zhuge Liang Liu Bei to turn to Sun Quan, it is almost a foregone conclusion
As shown in the picture above, Liu Bei and Cao Cao were at odds with each other, so it was impossible to turn back. Liu Biao of Jingzhou was cowardly and had long since lost the vigor of riding alone in Jingzhou, either by Cao Cao or by Sun Quan. When Cao Cao boiled wine on heroes, he judged Liu Biao, one of the eight juns, "Liu Biao has no real name, and is not a hero.". Perhaps it was also a sharp edge at that time, but after all, occupying Jingzhou for more than ten years did not save people's hearts. Historically, after his death, Wenwu of Jingzhou persuaded Liu Chun to surrender to Cao Cao. Therefore, if Liu Bei did not meet Zhuge Liang, Jingzhou was more likely to be divided by Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Liu Bei, who was stationed in Jingzhou, would definitely seize the opportunity to seize several cities as a weight in negotiations with Sun Quan.
Although Xiliang Han Sui and Ma Teng were fierce, their strategy was obviously insufficient. Historically, cao cao would use the anti-plot to remove it two or three years later. Han Sui, Ma Teng, and Liu Bei had no friendship, and the Western Liang people were fierce but the property was barren and did not have the posture of an emperor. Therefore, the possibility of Liu Bei going to the service is almost impossible.
Zhang Lu's opponent in Hanzhong was only Liu Zhang, who was weak in Yizhou, and if Xiliang was destroyed, he did not have the courage to resist Cao Cao's army. Moreover, Zhang Lu formed a theocratic regime with the Wudou Rice Sect, and would definitely not welcome the so-called Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty. Therefore, the possibility of Liu Bei going to vote for Zhang Lu was not at all.
Besides, Liu Zhang of Yizhou couldn't even do Zhang Lu, let alone Cao Cao? Although Yizhou was rich in materials and easy to defend and difficult to attack, Liu Zhang seemed to have given birth to the wrong era. If in peacetime, Liu Zhang should be a well-known official. But in an era of co-emergence, it is a bit out of place. Zhuge Liang commented on Liu Zhang in Longzhong:
Yizhou is dangerous, fertile and thousands of miles, the land of Tianfu, and Gao Zu became an emperor because of it. Liu Zhang is weak, Zhang Lu is in the north, the people are rich and do not know how to save, and the wise man thinks of Mingjun.
Therefore, Yizhou could not be saved, and it was very likely that it would be occupied by Cao Cao.
brief summary:
Therefore, the situation that may eventually be formed is that the two families of Cao Sun divided the nine counties of Jingxiang and confronted each other across the river. Liu Bei divided several counties of Jingzhou against Cao Cao as a guest general.
I am the emperor of history, welcome your attention; if there is a flaw, the axe is right.