Every time we talk about the history of the Three Kingdoms, we often lament that it is a pity that the Shu Han Group, which has the most protagonist Fan, is really a pity. This group once had the opportunity to unify the world, and there were many great talents, but it was either a loss of various talents or only one step away from the world every time.
Among these regrets, Zhuge Liang's death is the most heart-wrenching, followed by Pang Tong's death in a random arrow, which also makes people regret. Of course, Guan Yu's death was also an earth-shattering death, almost making us give up the impulse to see the Three Kingdoms.
However, the person we are going to talk about today who has been lamented is not any of the above, and even this person has been underestimated many times in history. However, again, if this person was still alive, the history of Shu Han would be completely different, at least Guan Yu would not die. So who is this person?
Before discussing this topic, we must first ask the question of who was the real First Army Division in the Shu Han regime. Perhaps many people will rush to answer and immediately point out Zhuge Liang, or some people will refute and point out Pang Tong. But there is no doubt that everyone's discussion point is on these two people, after all, they are both phoenix chicks and crouching dragons, and one of them can be safe in the world.
However, in the real historical records, the height of Wolong and Fengyan is not to be said, but as far as objective facts are concerned, the real First Army Division is not these two latecomers, but xu Shu, the first military division of Liu Bei. Moreover, the most regrettable Shu Han figure to be talked about in this article is this Xu Shu.
Speaking of this character, most people will immediately move out the content of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, pointing out that this person's talent is very good, but his talent is far inferior to Zhuge Liang. Therefore, in the minds of most people, Xu Shu was a figure of the Shu Han regime, and he used his ephemeral flash to lay the foundation for the stable partnership between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang later.
However, in the real historical records, it is not like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. According to historical records, Xu Shu was indeed the first military master to follow Liu Bei, and Xu Shu was the first person who created Liu Bei to win the battle in his life. Some people may propose to fight the Yellow Turban Army, but the famous figures of the Three Kingdoms never mentioned the Yellow Turban Army, because this is not a resume at all. And Liu Bei's contest with the princes was purely a state of free fall and immortal Xiao Qiang, and it was Xu Shu who let him see the first victory.
What does it feel like? It's like a news story earlier, a small child played a game and lost more than twenty times in a row, and then he was going to commit suicide, and then the police uncle accompanied him to win a fight, and then he was happy. Although Liu Bei is not so exaggerated, the meeting between Liu Bei and Xu Shu can really be described as a second spring of his own.
Moreover, in the historical records, in the ninth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked Yecheng, Liu Bei plotted against the water, and as a result, because the reinforcements were not available, Liu Bei was beaten by Cao Ren and lost his armor and almost committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. However, Xu Shu easily dispatched his army, not only defusing Cao Ren's attack, but also beating the other side fiercely. How similar the depiction in history is to the scene in the news.
Of course, if it is just a ray of sunlight in the darkness, then it does not show how powerful Xu Shu himself is. However, let's not forget, who is Xu Shu hitting? That's Cao Ren. In history, Cao Ren was a legendary general of a generation, and even Zhou Yu was beaten by him to vomit blood, and it was even possible that he died of his injuries. Being able to defeat such a famous general in extreme difficulties, Xu Shu's talent will never be only one-tenth of Zhuge Liang's.
Moreover, when Xu Shu first recommended Zhuge Liang to go out of the mountain, it was not that Zhuge Liang was ten times more powerful than himself, but he hoped to help Liu Bei provide more talents, and Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang themselves had certain differences.
Zhuge Liang is obviously a top talent in logistics and politics, as historians say, Zhuge Liang has one hundred points in political logistics and ninety-eight points in military affairs. However, Xu Shu is exactly the opposite, and the political and logistical aspects may only be about ninety percent, but he has properly reached the top of the military commander and strategy.
Therefore, Xu Shu invited Zhuge Liang out, it may be two people divided labor, Zhuge Liang sat in the central government to assist the lord, and Xu Shu either commanded the army or worked with a major general to expand the territory.
Therefore, if Xu Shu did not leave because of his mother, he would become the most important cooperative talent of the Shu Han Group, or even the main attack type talent. So the question is, who is the person who developed and matched him in this historical period? The answer is undoubted, that is naturally Guan Yu.
From the perspective of military combat ability, Guan Yu should be more domineering, so Xu Shu may become a deputy. However, the combination of these two people will definitely be better than Guan Yu alone. Because according to historical records, although Guan Yu has high military talent, his emotional intelligence is very low, and he is also too extreme in terms of political awareness. It just so happens that Xu Shu is a person with eight faces, who has strategies and ideas in the military field, and also has his own thinking in the management of politics and logistics, and he can make up for and cooperate with Guan Yu.
Moreover, I don't know if you have found a detail, when Guan Yu was guarding Jingzhou, why was no one around him? The answer is because there are too few talents around Liu Bei, and Guan Yu's temper is too arrogant. Therefore, Zhuge Liang, the only one who could restrain Guan Yu, could only enter the river, while none of the others could restrain Guan Yu, and even had to be suppressed by Guan Yu often.
However, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu may have looked down on Zhuge Liang at first, but he admired Xu Shu very much, so in the official records, will the relationship between the two of them be like this?
The answer is true, because according to records, Xu Shu was not a reader before, but a ranger with strong martial arts. We can't be sure of his five high salaries, but what is certain is that he painted his face white and then beheaded him for the other party's evil deeds. What does it feel like? This is not like Guan Yu in those days, who slaughtered bullies without a word, but a plagiarized existence of law and nothingness.
So Guan Yu and Xu Shu are both former Rangers, both have a common language, and the way of speaking and doing things is also very matched. Therefore, as long as these two people came together, Liu Bei's military operations would inevitably be very stable, at least Xu Shu could control Guan Yu.
Let's not say how much profit Xu Shu's move can create for Liu Bei to open up the territory, but at least these two people will definitely be stable wherever they are, and there will never be a scene where Guan Yu hastily went north and then led to the loss of Jingzhou.
Therefore, the loss of Xu Shu by the Shu Han Group is really a great loss, not only the loss of a talent that is not much different from Zhuge Liang, but also the loss of Guan Yu because of the lack of Xu Shu's cooperation and discipline. I have to say that we still underestimated the role of Xu Shu and were biased by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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