Last time we talked about Liu Chan in the Three Kingdoms period as a lucky and wise man. Many readers have left messages to discuss, wanting to know the stories of other characters during the Three Kingdoms period. Today, Brother Xiaoyu will tell you about a cattle man, his name is Lu Xun, and the word Bo Yan. He is an important figure in Eastern Wu. To say how cattle he is, first of all, the three brothers of Taoyuan Sanjieyi, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's deaths are all related to him. He followed Sun Quan for decades and ruled the military and political affairs of the State of Wu for more than twenty years, and his ability and status were not much different from those of Zhuge Liang, so why did the State of Wu under his command not launch an all-out war against the State of Wei like the State of Shu?
Perhaps the officials did not know as much about Lu Xun as Zhuge Liang, and it was a bit exaggerated to think that Brother Xiaoyu compared him with Zhuge Liang. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Lu Xun first appeared, but he took Jingzhou for Wu Guo, which was forcibly borrowed by Liu Bei, for which he killed Guan Erye. Liu Bei was ready to send troops to avenge Guan Yu, and before going to war, Zhang Fei was killed by his subordinates because of his bad temper. Liu Bei was then burned by him at Yiling to take revenge on the army, and then Liu Bei died in the White Emperor City.
In addition to his military achievements, Lu Xun also had a good performance in domestic and foreign affairs, such as he handled the relationship between the Wu and Shu states and let the two sides unite against Cao again. He also advocated that generals take the lead in the development of farming and solve the problem of grain shortage. Internally, he also asked Sun Quan to reduce his punishment and collect less taxes, so that the people could recuperate. Therefore, Lu Xun's role and status in the State of Wu were the same as those of Zhuge Liang in the State of Shu. So back to the beginning, why didn't he learn from Zhuge Liang and Wei?
First, let's talk about geography. At that time, the Shu state mainly occupied the Bashu region. From ancient times, there was a saying that shu was difficult to pass, so as long as the Shu state held a few key places, it could safely launch an attack on the Wei state. But the State of Wu was different, and the border between the State of Wu and the State of Wei was mainly along the Yangtze River Valley, and there were many strategic points that needed to be defended. For example, if you choose to send troops from Jingzhou, then the State of Wei can send troops from Hefei to attack the State of Wu. In this way, it is easy for Wu Guo to be unable to take care of each other and become strategic passive.
Moreover, at that time, the national strength of the State of Wu and the State of Shu were not as good as those of the State of Wei. The same is true in terms of troops, generals, population and economy. Therefore, Wu Guo has been in a passive defensive state for a long time. Since Lu Xun helped the State of Wu capture Jingzhou Zhou, he had been guarding the town of Jingzhou for a long time to prevent Cao Wei from using troops here. This matter had already occupied most of his energy, and he did not dare to start a war lightly. Later, Lu Xun not only guarded Jingzhou, but also served as the chancellor of the State of Wu and the protector of the right capital, and he was even busier and more incompetent with the Northern Expedition.
The national strength was not as good as that of the State of Wei, the defensive pressure was great, and the internal affairs were the reasons why Lu Xun did not dare to go north, in addition, there were many factions within the State of Wu, and there were sometimes struggles. Many of the generals were not very impressed with him. Although there were also many factions in the Shu kingdom, Zhuge Liang's status in the Shu state was too high, and even Liu Chan had to call him "Xiang Father", so Zhuge Liang could suppress all the voices and gather the strength of the whole country to send troops, how to fight, when to fight, when to fight. Lu Xun can't do it, it's not that he is not capable enough, but it is a matter of status, the general is disobedient, how to fight such a battle?
Many able people throughout the ages have analyzed Lu Xun's tactics, judging from the capture of Jingzhou, the burning of Yiling, and some subsequent battles. He is a typical game of showing weakness, exchanging space for time, and then unexpectedly giving a fatal blow. In this case, the problem of the disobedience of the generals mentioned above is very important, and if you ask the people below to show weakness and deliberately lose the battle, who among these generals is willing in their hearts? Maybe at that time, he will complain in front of Sun Quan that he wants to defect to the enemy.
Therefore, although Lu Xun was talented, the conditions of the State of Wu and the situation he faced doomed him to be unable to concentrate on the Northern Expedition to the State of Wei like Zhuge Liang. Finally, Brother Xiaoyu would like to ask everyone, if Lu Xun goes all out to go all out with Zhuge Liang to go north to the Wei Kingdom, is it possible to succeed?