It is said that the glory of the Shu Han was after Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou and before Guan Yu's Northern Expedition. Guan Yu's Northern Expedition was too hasty and short-term, and not only lost Jingzhou, but also buried his own and his son's lives. Shortly after Guan Yu's death, Zhang Fei was also killed and lost his life by his subordinates because he harshly rebuked his subordinates. Liu Bei, who had lost two tiger generals in succession, was really angry, and he sprinkled his anger on Eastern Wu and raised troops to fight Wu. However, Liu Bei was still too arrogant, and Wu Wu not only failed miserably, but also came to the end of his life. Zhuge Liang was ordered to take over Liu Bei's mess in the face of danger in the White Emperor's City. After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang launched several Northern Expeditions. Knowing that there was a huge disparity in troop strength, what was Zhuge Liang's northern expedition intended?
Zhuge Liang insisted on the Northern Expedition
The deaths of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were a huge blow to the Shu state, which was not strong in the first place. The cowardice and incompetence of the leader Liu Chan made the situation in the Shu state even worse. In the north, there is the fierce tiger Cao Wei tiger looking at it, and in the south there is eastern Wu who has just torn his face. Originally, even Wu resisted Cao, which was the best situation for the Shu kingdom, but this situation allowed Liu Bei to destroy it himself. After Liu Bei's death, the golden generation of Shu Han lost more than half, and there were few rising stars, and the situation in Shu Han was difficult.
Zhuge Liang, who had placed great hopes on the people of the Shu state, pondered for a long time and made a bold decision, that is, to take the initiative to attack. Although Shu Han and Cao Wei had a huge disparity in strength, Zhuge Liang still wanted to fight. Because if Cao Wei led the army to take the initiative to attack, Shu Han might not be able to withstand Cao Wei's offensive. Instead of being in a passive position and finally having to surrender, it is better to take the initiative and perhaps seek a glimmer of life. After all, although there are few battles in history in which less wins and more battles, they are not nothing. Therefore, it may be that for Zhuge Liang, the Northern Expedition was not simply a matter of being competitive and competitive, but from another aspect, it was disguised to protect Shu Han, to protect these subjects who trusted him, and to protect the territory he had painstakingly planned over the years.
Although outsiders are not optimistic about Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, they even say that Zhuge Liang is committing suicide in this way. But Zhuge Liang ignored the evaluation of outsiders, although the northern expedition was very arduous, but Zhuge Liang still chose to unswervingly go on, without regret. Because for the Shu state, which was weak at that time, the Northern Expedition was the only choice.
Zhuge Liang painted a beautiful picture for the future of the Shu kingdom, but these were ruined by Sima Yi. Each time Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition strategy was forced to declare bankruptcy because of the appearance of Sima Yi. If there was no Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition might have been successful. It's a pity there are no ifs.