The five counties of Jingzhou were Liu Bei's initial strategic capital, and Liu Bei also made a fortune with the five counties of Jingzhou as his base camp. However, before Liu Bei advanced into Yizhou, he did not find a suitable Jingzhou general.
At that time, Liu Bei handed over Jingzhou to his most trusted second brother Guan Yu, however, Guan Yu was arrogant and arrogant, in Zhuge Liang's words, "just and self-effacing", just ask such a character, how can he be the lord of a state? Being the king of a mountain is still good, and letting Guan Yu manage the city of several counties, I am afraid it is inevitable to lose!
Later, Guan Yu violated Zhuge Liang's strategy of "east and Sun Quan, north to resist Cao Cao", so that he was eventually removed by Sun Quan and Cao Cao. Several counties in Jingzhou were also occupied by Sun Quan, so Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair" strategy proposed in that year could not be realized in this life. This fact not only made Liu Bei feel extremely sad, but also made Zhuge Liang burst into tears.
So, can the loss of Jingzhou be recovered? The answer is yes, but Liu Bei needs to arrange another general to guard Jingzhou.
Can there really be someone in the Shu Han Group who can take on the big responsibility of guarding Jingzhou? The answer is yes, but this person is definitely not Guan Yu, who has an obedient personality, nor is it Zhao Yun.
He was the best candidate to guard Jingzhou, but it was a pity that Liu Bei gave up and did not use it!
As mentioned above, Guan Yu has a strong personality and is arrogant and arrogant, so Guan Erye is not the best candidate for Zhen shou Jingzhou. And Zhao Yun, although the force value is good, but the previous work has always been related to the guard, and Liu Bei still needs Zhao Yun's guard at any time, so Zhao Yun is not a candidate for the town to guard Jingzhou.
Since it was not Zhao Yun or Guan Yu, was there really anyone in the entire Shu Han Dynasty who could guard Jingzhou? The answer is yes, this person has a good reputation, and his martial arts are also at the top level, even Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Ma Chao can't take advantage of him.
Who is this person? He was the former Changsha Taishou under the fierce general Huang Zhong, Huang Zhong, this fierce general, not only the top of the force, but also he was very loyal to the lord, although Changsha Taishou Han Xuan was incompetent, but after Han Xuan's death, Huang Zhong also refused to easily change to his master. From this point, it can be seen that Huang Zhong is different from Wei Yan.
At that time, the reason why Zhuge Liang wanted to behead Wei Yan was because Wei Yan did not love his old lord Han Xuan, but instead got rid of the old lord when he encountered danger, only for his own interests. I would like to ask, can a person like this, Zhuge Liang, not hate? However, Huang Zhong was completely different from Wei Yan.
However, at that time, Huang Zhong's reputation in the Shu Han Group was far less than that of Guan Yu. Therefore, when Liu Bei advanced into Yizhou, he personally brought with him Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and other generals.
Later, Huang Zhong also helped Liu Bei to conquer the four sides, and never had the opportunity to set foot in Jingzhou again.
If Liu Bei appointed Huang Zhongzhen to guard Jingzhou, could Lao Huang hold it?
Let's assume here that if Liu Bei was shrewd at that time, he suddenly wanted to understand that he would take Guan Yu and Zhang Fei with him to make meritorious achievements, and the defensive task of the Jingzhou base camp would be entrusted to the general Huang Zhong. In this way, Guan Yu can avoid death, and Zhang Fei can also change his fate.
So, the key question is, if Liu Bei really appointed Huang Zhong as the main general of Jingzhou, would Huang Zhong be able to complete the task?
First of all, let's take a look at Huang Zhong's ability. When Guan Yu attacked Changsha that year, Huang Zhong was about 60 years old, and Guan Yu at this time was at most 46 or 7 years old. From this point of view, the difference between Guan Yu and Huang Zhong is at least 12 years old. However, at that time, Guan Yu could only fight a draw with Huang Zhong.
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Whether it is a large knife or an arrow method, among the entire Three Kingdoms, there will probably not be more than 5 who can take advantage of Huang Zhong, but at this time, Huang Zhong does not take advantage of physical strength. However, in order to make up for the lack of physical strength, Huang Zhong could completely use the bow and arrow to make the enemy retreat in spite of difficulties, and even let the enemy retreat without a fight on the city gate tower.
At the same time, the most important thing about Huang Zhong is that he will be loyal to Jingzhou and Liu Bei, that is to say, if there is no order from the group, he will not be able to dispatch soldiers and horses at any time. In Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair" strategy, Jingzhou was originally a logistical supply place for providing grain and grass for the Northern Expedition army, so Jingzhou only needed to ensure that it had been in the Shu Han clique.
In 219 AD, the Battle of Hanzhong broke out. At this time, Huang Zhong was already more than 70 people, but at this time, Huang Zhong was still capable of beheading xiahou Yuan, the main general of the Han Dynasty, what could this explain? The elderly Huang Zhong's strength value was definitely above Guan Yu's, and if it was replaced by Huang Zhongzhen defending Jingzhou, even if he encountered the attack of Eastern Wu and Cao Wei, he had the ability to keep Jingzhou from being lost, and at the same time he could quickly request rescue from Chengdu.
In short, as the main general of Jingzhou, he must be calm, not only the strength value should be strong, but most importantly, the psychological quality should be excellent! We must not engage in any trick of crossing the river alone and going to the meeting with a single knife.
If the lord of Jingzhou would be replaced by Huang Zhong, I think there would be no battle of Xiangfan in history, and Lu Fang and Fu Shiren would not surrender because of the situation. Jingzhou is not expected to be lost, at least not so easily snatched away by Eastern Wu. In the "Longzhong Confrontation" strategy, Jingzhou was mainly an arsenal for fighting cooperative warfare and replenishing grain and grass troops, rather than the vanguard of the Shu Han army.
Therefore, from a comprehensive point of view, Huang Zhong is the best candidate for Zhenshou Jingzhou. First, Huang Zhong's strength value belonged to the top level. Second, Huang Zhong was known for his prestige in the Jingxiang area. Third, Huang Zhong would not have false festival authority, and if Liu Bei handed over Jingzhou to him to guard the town, he would definitely not engage in any military operations such as sending troops to Fancheng and besieging Cao Ren.
Even if it was necessary for Jingzhou to send an army, it was a strategic attack that coordinated with the large troops of shu Han.
If Liu Bei had asked Huang Zhongzhen to guard Jingzhou, did all the officials and friends think that Huang Zhong could not defend Jingzhou?