The history of the Shu Han regime is very embarrassing: that is, when the Shu Han court officially opened and Liu Bei ascended the throne as emperor, the Shu Han regime was already at its peak: before Liu Bei became emperor, Guan Yu was killed by Sun Quan, and soon after Liu Bei ascended the throne, Zhang Fei also died. The two generals whom Liu Bei relied on most passed away one after another. For the strength of the Shu Han regime, this is also a huge loss.
Because Liu Bei was able to start a family, mainly with the assistance of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang. Now, the death of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei has greatly reduced Liu Bei's strength. After Liu Bei's death, the talent situation in Shu Han was even more tense: Ma Chao had died of illness before and after the Northern Expedition, and Huang Zhong also died while Liu Bei was alive. The generals that Zhuge Liang could rely on at this time were only Wei Yan, Liao Hua, and others. This made Zhuge Liang very anxious.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang found new talent resources: Guan Yu's son Guan Xing and Zhang Fei's son Zhang Bao. In particular, Zhang Bao's talent made Zhuge Liang rely heavily. When Liu Bei first rebelled against Sun Quan, Zhang Bao had shown divine courage in the battle front. This is much superior to Guan Xing. Therefore, in the era of Zhuge Liang's reign, Zhang Bao was Zhuge Liang's most important general: at this time, he was already old, Liao Hua's talent was mediocre, and Wei Yan was not trustworthy.
All Zhuge Liang could trust and value was Zhang Bao. During Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, Zhang Bao accidentally fell into a mountain stream and died. After this news came, Zhuge Liang suddenly fainted: because Zhuge Liang knew that the great cause of the Northern Expedition of shu Han was completely unsuccessful. The Shu Han regime, which originally lacked talent, was even worse because of Zhang Bao's death.
Zhuge Liang's original plan was that while Zhao Yun and Liao Hua still had combat effectiveness, he could still control Wei Yan, and then with the help of Zhang Bao, Guan Xing, and others, he would try his best to capture the Central Plains. And now, Zhang Bao's death means that his hopes have been completely shattered. Thinking of this, how could Zhuge Liang calm down?