Why did Liu Bei insist on conquering Soochow? Was it really to avenge Guan Yu? Liu Bei was preparing to conquer Wu, not to avenge Guan Yu, but to recapture Jingzhou. I hope to increase my strength, and even more hope to beat Emperor Xian of Han to death. This is indeed a bit fanc

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Why did Liu Bei insist on conquering Soochow ? Is it really to avenge Guan Yu ?

Liu Bei was preparing to conquer Wu, not to avenge Guan Yu, but to recapture Jingzhou . I hope to strengthen my own strength, and even more hope to beat Han Xian Emperor to death. This is indeed a bit fanciful.

Recapture Jingzhou

Guan Yu's death was a relatively big loss for Shu Han. No matter whether you like this arrogant general or not, the existence of this general is really like a barrier. What Liu Bei is most heartbroken about is the land of Jingzhou. Everyone knows that basically the first half of the Three Kingdoms will always revolve around Jingzhou, which was originally a particularly important hub. If you occupy this place, you have the initiative, but Liu Bei has been unwilling to return it after borrowing Jingzhou. In this case, do you have to come back?

Strengthening the power

In comparison, the strength of Soochow Kingdom will indeed be weaker. At that time, Zhou Yu was already dead. Liu Bei believed that the strength of Wu Kingdom was simply not as good as it is now, so he decided to attack Soochow. Many people would think that from the perspective of hindsight, in fact, Liu Bei should think that he had a chance to win Wu Kingdom. After all, would he risk his own death? Obviously it doesn't make sense, but he didn't expect that another Lu Xun would appear here, which led to his complete defeat. In Liu Bei's mind, he should be able to win smoothly, and then he could effectively expand his strength and have the ability to fight to the death with Wei Guo.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty abdicated in 220 AD, and then Liu Bei became the emperor. As a descendant of the Liu family, he should have won Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty back, but do you think Liu Bei is a fool? Let’s not talk about whether he can defeat Wei State. Even if he can really take it back, what should he do? It is obviously unrealistic to choose to give up one's position. Besides, during the entire crusade, it was not something that could be accomplished overnight. While he chose to crusade, he continued to endure the death of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. In this way, he could always sit in his position, and he could leave it to his descendants in the future without any corresponding impact.

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