To understand the history of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, you should know that the lord of the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty especially liked to conquer themselves. Cao Cao and Liu Bei went on the expedition in person until the last few years before the end of their lives. Although Sun Quan didn't have to fight on his own, he also went on the expedition in person many times, playing the "prestigious name" of "Sun Shiwan".
Even in the middle and late period of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Pi, Cao Rui, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, and even Sun Hao had personally set off. Only Liu Chan, Sun Xiu, and the puppet emperors of Cao Wei and Dongwu did not personally. So why did the lord of the late Han Dynasty, represented by Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan, often ask himself?
The battle among the heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty is essentially a warlord melee, and every lord is a warlord. Since they are warlords, the lord will naturally establish prestige in the army and ensure strong control over the army. Therefore, going out in person has become the first choice for warlords to establish prestige and control the army.
From the Battle of Guandu to the Battle of Yiling, the lord at the end of the Han Dynasty changed from a warlord to a regime monarch, and there appeared some ministers, such as Zhou Yu and Guan Yu, who independently controlled the main force. However, the historical inertia still exists. Cao Cao and Liu Bei retained the habit of personally leading troops throughout their lives.
In addition, the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty was the era when the noble clans rose and dominated the society, and a major feature of the noble clans was their relative resistance to monarchy. In order to be able to mobilize and control the noble clans in wartime, the lord can only impose a personal draft or appoint his relatives or even his son as the frontline commander.
