In fact, the loss of Jingzhou did not lie at all in whether there were military masters around Guan Yu! Even if Liu Bei arranged a large number of military divisions for Guan Yu, Guan Yu would still be defeated, and Jingzhou would be lost!
The real reason why Guan Yu lost Jingzhou
Many people believe that the reason why Guan Yu lost Jingzhou was mainly because he lacked military divisions, and if there were military divisions to help, Guan Yu would certainly not be defeated. But in fact, this view is completely wrong! Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, not at all because his military ability was not good! In the early stages of the Battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu fought very beautifully, beating Cao Cao to the point of almost moving the capital, which was enough to prove Guan Yu's military ability, and he did not need a military division at all.
Guan Yu lost Jingzhou entirely because Sun Quan sneaked in from the rear and caught Guan Yu off guard, and Guan Yu left Mi Fang and Fu Shiren, who were guarding the city, and did not dutifully defend the city and surrendered directly. If there were no such changes in the rear, Guan Yu would never have been defeated, and Jingzhou would never have been lost! In other words, the reason why Guan Yu lost Jingzhou was not because he did not fight well at the front, but because he had a big problem in the rear, and only by defending his rear could he possibly resist Sun Quan's sneak attack!
Understanding the real reason why Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, we can easily understand why Liu Bei did not arrange military divisions around Guan Yu.
First, Guan Yu is an all-rounder in literature and martial arts, and does not need a military division
Guan Yu this person, in fact, is a literary and martial all-rounder, the military division ability is very strong, even Cao Wei, the enemy camp's evaluation of Guan Yu is very high, "Shu XiaoGuoer, the famous general Wei Yu" is used to describe Guan Yu, which shows how powerful Guan Yu is! Many people only see Guan Yu charging on the battlefield, slashing his face and cursing Wen Ugly, thinking that Guan Yu is just the kind of fierce general who leads the charge, but in fact, Guan Yu is not just a fierce general, he is a real handsome talent! Not only is the personal combat effectiveness high, but the military strategy is also very strong!
Take the Battle of Xiangfan, he and Yu Forbidden's soldiers and horses are actually similar in number, but in the end it was he who completely annihilated the Forbidden Seventh Army, which can be said to be a miracle, although Guan Yu was defeated by relying on the heavenly water, but he could skillfully use the advantages of the big water, which was one of his abilities in itself!
Liu Bei and Guan Yu have known each other for so many years, and every time they fight, they have to take Guan Yu with them to discuss the battlefield situation together, which shows that Liu Bei is very recognized of Guan Yu's military ability, and he believes that with Guan Yu's ability, he can completely defend Jingzhou, so he does not need to send another military division to help Guan Yu!
Second, Guan Yu has an arrogant personality, and it is useless to send a military division
Guan Yu is a person who is notoriously arrogant, as strong as Zhuge Liang, and in front of Guan Yu, he is also going to be dumped! When Zhuge Liang defected to Liu Bei, the first time he arranged a military mission, Guan Yu was actually very dissatisfied, he thought that Zhuge Liang was a fledgling young man, where did he have any military ability, and he had just come to Liu Bei's camp, but he had followed Liu Bei for so many years, why did Zhuge Liang command him? Therefore, when Zhuge Liang arranged military tasks, Guan Yu actually did not listen to Zhuge Liang much, and even openly contradicted Zhuge Liang, if it were not for Liu Bei's presence, how could Zhuge Liang command Guan Yu?
Later, Zhuge Liang performed very well in the Battle of Xinye, defeating the Cao Army, Guan Yu knew Zhuge Liang's ability, and he no longer openly contradicted Zhuge Liang, but that was all, Guan Yu still did not have much respect for Zhuge Liang! Guan Yu lacked respect for Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang naturally knew, helpless Guan Yu's battle achievements were outstanding, the status of Liu Bei's group was very high, Zhuge Liang would take Guan Yu for a while and a half, until after the Battle of Chibi, Zhuge Liang's opportunity came.
In the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao was defeated and led his army to escape, and Zhuge Liang had already calculated the route of Cao Cao's escape, so he arranged for people to squat Cao Cao in advance and prepare to pit Cao Cao. For the people in Liu Bei's group, Zhuge Liang said that he wanted to capture Cao Cao alive, but for Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang said that Cao Cao's life should not be extinguished, and he could not be killed at this time. That is to say, in this battle, Zhuge Liang did not want to kill Cao Cao at all, but he arranged Guan Yu in Huarong Dao and asked Guan Yu to carry out the plan to block Cao Cao.
Original text: Xuan De yue: "My brother's righteousness is very deep, if Cao Cao really throws himself into Huarong Dao, he will only let it go in fear." Kong Mingyue: "Watching the dry elephant in the bright night, the thief did not die." Leaving this human feeling, the sect leader did it, is also a beautiful thing. Xuan De said, "Sir, god is rare in the world!" ”
Zhuge Liang's order to Guan Yu was to arrest Cao Cao, but his statement to Liu Bei was that Cao Cao's life should not be extinguished, which showed that he did not want to kill Cao Cao, and he sent Guan Yu to Huarong Dao, which was completely in the pit of Guan Yu! Liu Bei naturally knew this, so when Guan Yu returned from Huarong Road, Zhuge Liang made a gesture to enforce military law and kill Guan Yu, Liu Bei took the initiative to stand up and intercede for Guan Yu, which was to reveal this page, and since then, the relationship between Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang has undergone earth-shaking changes!
Prior to this, Guan Yu was dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang and did not listen to Zhuge Liang's orders very much. However, after this battle, Guan Yu no longer dared to have any dissatisfaction with Zhuge Liang, because he knew that Zhuge Liang really had a way to kill him, and the battle of Huarong Dao was Zhuge Liang's suppression of him!
It can be seen that the relationship between Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu is far from being as harmonious as everyone thinks! Zhuge Liang's status is so high, Guan Yu dares to fight with him, if he changes a military division to go forward, do you think Guan Yu will sell his face? You know, Zhuge Liang is a person that Liu Bei values very much, claiming to be the second person in the group, who else can be higher than Zhuge Liang in status? If another person went forward, it was bound to experience another fight between Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang, and there was no guarantee that this military division would be able to fight Guan Yu, after all, he did not have Liu Bei behind him. Instead of this, it was better to let Guan Yu guard Jingzhou alone, anyway, send a military division over, the effect is not great!
From the later story development, we can also see that if Liu Bei really sends a military to Guan Yu, its practical use is not great! Because Guan Yu was so arrogant, the military division could not suppress Guan Yu at all!
On the eve of the Battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu prepared to let Mi Fang and Fu Shiren be the forwards, but the two were drunk and burned a lot of military assets, so Guan Yu asked the two to stay in Nan County and the public security and not go out on the expedition. Seeing that Guan Yu had made such arrangements, Sima Wangfu, who accompanied the army, said that Mi Fang and Fu Shiren might not be able to defend the city, and suggested that another governor of Jingzhou be retained to manage Fu Shiren of Mi Fang, and Guan Yu said that he had long thought of it and left Pan Jun the governor of Jingzhou. However, Wang Fu thought that Pan Jun's jealousy was too strong, too important for interests, could not be appointed, and should be used to governor Jingzhou, but Guan Yu did not agree, and in the end, as Wang Fu said, the Eastern Wu army fought the tiger, and Mi Fang Fu Shiren directly abandoned the city and surrendered, and there was not much resistance at all. And Pan Jun, whom Guan Yu insisted on appointing, also did Sun Quan's rule!
Original text: Fu Yue: Mi Fang and Fu Shiren guarded the second pass, afraid that they would not do their best; they must get another person to be the governor of Jingzhou. "Yun Changyue: I have sent Pan Junshouzhi to rule, what are my worries?" Fu Yue: Pan Jun's life is jealous and profitable, and he cannot be appointed. However, Zhao Lei, the former governor of the military, replaced him. Zhao Lei is loyal and honest. If you use this person, you will not lose it. "Yun Changyue: Wu Su knows that Pan Jun is a human being.
Judging from the original text, Guan Yu's men were not incompetent, not that they did not put forward better suggestions, but Guan Yu was arrogant and arrogant, did not listen to the suggestions of his subordinates, and finally made the wrong arrangement, resulting in the loss of Jingzhou! In addition, Fu Shiren was Liu Bei's old subordinate during the Hebei period, following Liu Bei for decades, and Mi Fang was Liu Bei's brother-in-law, so why did they surrender to Sun Quan at a critical time? Isn't it because Guan Yu is too arrogant and usually bullies them? Therefore, even if Liu Bei sent a military division to come, it still could not change the ending, judging from Guan Yu's proud character, he and the military division arranged by Liu Bei were absolutely incompatible, and it was possible that the contradictions in Jingzhou would break out in advance! Liu Bei also understood his second brother's temper, so he didn't arrange for someone to come over, so he let Guan Yu handle the affairs of Jingzhou by himself!
Third, Liu Bei had no military division to send
If you want to send a military division to assist Guan Yu, you must send a military division with very high status and very strong ability, otherwise you will not be able to fight Guan Yu at all, and it is easy to be overtaken by Guan Yu. Under Liu Bei, there are only two people whose ability and status are comparable to Zhuge Liang's, one is Pang Tong, and the other is Fazheng!
When Liu Bei attacked Yizhou, he brought Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Pang Tong with him, and he left Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and others in Jingzhou, but in fact, Liu Bei's idea was to let Zhuge Liang assist Guan Yu. However, the unfavorable situation of the war changed this arrangement, and huang zhong, Wei Yan, and Pang Tong alone were simply not enough to take Yizhou, and the military master Pang Tong died on the battlefield, which forced Liu Bei to let Zhuge Liang lead the army to help. As soon as Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun left, there was only one Guan Yu left in Jingzhou, and according to the normal situation, after fighting Yizhou, Liu Bei needed to arrange for Zhuge Liang to go back to continue to assist Guan Yu, but the situation at that time changed again.
First of all, Yizhou had just been defeated, and it needed to be appeased by good life, and it was necessary to deal with a lot of internal affairs, and Zhuge Liang was a capable person who handled internal affairs, so Liu Bei could not put Zhuge Liang back in Jingzhou.
Secondly, Pang Tongzhan died, leaving Liu Bei with one less top military division, although there was a Fa Zheng substitute, but soon after, Liu Bei began to attack Hanzhong again, and needed Fa Zheng's help, so Fa Zheng could not be sent to Guan Yu. That is to say, at that time, Liu Bei did not have a suitable military division to send guan Yu at all! In fact, from the embarrassing situation of Liu Bei in the Battle of Yiling, it can be seen that Shu Han was very short of top strategists, and after Fazheng's death, Liu Bei and Wu Du could only play in person, and there was no one to help him with advice, which showed how much he lacked military divisions. Liu Beidu was so short of military divisions, where could he match Guan Yu with another one?
epilogue
From a comprehensive point of view, there are three main reasons why Liu Bei did not arrange a military division around Guan Yu: First, Guan Yu's military division is capable and does not need a military division; second, Guan Yu has a big temper and it is useless to send a military division in the past; third, Liu Bei himself is very short of military divisions and cannot give Guan Yu a military division! In fact, even if Liu Bei sent a military division to Guan Yu, according to Guan Yu's temper, he and the military division could not effectively cooperate, and his relationship with Mi Fang and Fu Shiren was so poor, when the Wu army came, Mi Fang and Fu Shiren would open the city gate and surrender, and Guan Yu would be defeated! Therefore, sending a military division to Guan Yu actually has no meaning at all, jingzhou should be lost!
(This article mainly refers to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms)