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During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei had two outstanding advisers, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang. However, one of the reasons why Liu Bei ultimately failed to unify the world was that he did not heed Pang Tong's advice and chose Zhuge Liang's ideas, which led to a series of unfortunate events.
Pang Tong was a strategist with great military skill and political insight. He initially worked under Liu Zhang, but was not sufficiently reused and was assigned to the post of a county magistrate. Pang Tong, dissatisfied with his mediocre life, decided to leave and join Liu Bei. Initially, Liu Bei failed to perceive Pang Tong's talent and arranged it as a small county order. However, Pang Tong's intelligence soon attracted Zhang Fei's attention, and he recommended Pang Tong to Liu Bei, who finally recognized Pang Tong's value and appointed him a lieutenant general in the army, holding the same position as Zhuge Liang.
Pang Tong made many wise suggestions to Liu Bei, the most important of which was to advise Liu Bei to abandon Jingzhou and use Yizhou as a base. This strategy is very different from the "Longzhong Pair" strategy proposed by Zhuge Liang. The Longzhong Pair advises Liu Bei to first capture Jingzhou, then cooperate with Sun Quan against Cao Cao, and wait until Cao Cao's power has weakened before attacking Yizhou and Hanzhong to achieve the goal of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. However, this strategy ignores an important issue: Jingzhou is not a stable and safe place, surrounded by water and strategically located, but it has also become the focus of contention.
Pang Tong's suggestion was very wise, and he took into account Liu Bei's actual situation, as well as the attitudes and interests of various forces. If Liu Bei acted exactly according to Pang Tong's plan, he could avoid many unnecessary losses and difficulties and lay a solid foundation for his future. However, Liu Bei did not heed Pang Tong's advice and insisted on occupying Jingzhou. He asked Guan Yu to defend Jingzhou, which led to a series of disasters, Guan Yu was eventually killed in battle, Jingzhou fell, and Liu Bei's strength was greatly weakened.
Liu Bei then attempted the Northern Expedition, but was unsuccessful. He lost a lot of troops and supplies in the war, and eventually died of illness in the White Emperor City. Liu Bei's death was a huge blow to the Shu Han, who lost his closest brother and most loyal general, as well as an important base. Liu Bei's rule became more fragile, and the Shu Han failed to achieve its goal of unifying the world.
Pang Tong's wisdom and advice, as well as Liu Bei's neglect of him, became a regret in history. If Liu Bei had heeded Pang Tong's advice, abandoned Jingzhou, used Yizhou as a base, and maintained friendly cooperation with Sun Quan, perhaps the history of the Three Kingdoms would have developed differently. However, all this became illusory, Pang Tong's wisdom was not fully utilized, and Shu Han eventually fell into trouble.
Pang Tong was a man of outstanding talent, his advice and military vision were impeccable, however, history did not give him enough opportunity to show his worth. His life was full of regrets, and he ultimately failed to change Liu Bei's fate or rewrite the history of the Shu Han dynasty.
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