0p0 Chapter 464 Zhou Yu's Death
Chapter 464 Zhou Yu's Death
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Lin Ke sighed, “At this time, the post-war forces of Sun Quan, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei—namely, the seven commanderies of Jingzhou, including Nanyang, Nanjun, and northern Jiangxia—were in Cao Cao’s hands.”
“Sun Quan held southern Jiangxia and most of Nan Commandery, while Liu Bei had acquired the four commanderies of Wuling, Lingling, Guiyang, and Changsha.”
"Then, Sun Quan gave Liu Bei the Yangtze River bank of Nan Commandery. Not long after, Liu Qi died, and Liu Bei became the person in charge of Jingzhou."
"Liu Bei and Sun Quan must be on pretty good terms right now, didn't they even marry their sister to Liu Bei?"
"In the fifteenth year of Jian'an (210 AD), Zhou Yu proposed a strategy of 'taking Shu, then annexing Zhang Lu, allying with Ma Chao, and then using Xiangyang as a base to continue to nibble away at Cao Cao, thus demonstrating that the north is a viable option.'"
"But logically speaking, Zhou Yu was still quite young at the time. For some unknown reason, this brother died of illness on the way to conquer Shu. He was only thirty-six years old."
"It is a great pity that Zhou Yu was both a scholar and a warrior, and was praised as 'a hero among men, a handsome and dashing man from Jiangzuo'."
"When I first read it in class: 'Thinking back to the days of Zhou Yu, when Xiao Qiao had just married him, he was a man of great stature and heroic bearing, with a feather fan and silk turban, chatting and laughing...'"
"I just didn't know what the deeper meaning was. Looking at it now, it's really a pity."
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: "What a pity! He was so young, how could he have gotten sick!"
Zhou Yu: Thank you! ...Wait a minute! I'm not dead yet! Why should I thank you?
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: So many heroes died so young?!
In another timeline, Zhou Yu's feelings were extremely complicated. He had just been deeply moved that later generations remembered him so fondly, but then he became agitated again.
He hadn't even shown any signs of illness yet, so how could he know his death was imminent? And why didn't he explain clearly what illness caused his death?
What a pity, he never got to see his lord and accomplish his great task!
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"And with Zhou Yu's death, the course of history in the Three Kingdoms period changed!"
"On Sun Quan's side, after Zhou Yu's death, Lu Su of Eastern Wu took strategic considerations and persuaded Sun Quan to lend him the part of Eastern Wu that Liu Bei wanted, namely Jingzhou."
"The main purpose of doing this was to help Liu Bei increase his strength and then join forces with Eastern Wu to resist Cao Cao. Sun Quan thought there was no problem with this, so he lent Liu Bei the Nan Commandery of Jingzhou."
"There are three reasons for this: First, it was due to the situation that Cao Cao's southern campaign was focused on Huainan."
"The second reason is to allow Liu Bei to take the place of Eastern Wu in Jingzhou and confront Cao Cao's army."
"The third point is that half of the Southern Commandery of Eastern Wu was surrounded by Liu Bei and Cao Cao in Xiangyang, and the army was isolated and deep in enemy territory."
"From this, it can be seen that Liu Bei seems to have gained more benefits. At this time, the three parties reached a balance. Cao Cao had difficulty going south, and Sun Quan and Liu Bei had difficulty going north. In general, at this time, it was the tripartite balance of power."
"Then the year 211 AD, the Guanzhong warlords led by Ma Chao and Han Sui rebelled against the Cao family. The reason for this was..."
Boss Cao: Speak properly!
"In March of that year, Cao Cao sent Zhong Yao and Xiahou Yuan to lead an army out of Hedong. This group of people attempted to attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong by passing through the territories of Liangzhou warlords such as Ma Chao."
"Therefore, Ma Chao, Han Sui, and others suspected that Cao Cao was going to attack and annex their Liangzhou!"
"Among them, Ma Chao believed that this was Cao Cao's 'borrowing a route to conquer Guo' strategy (referring to using the pretext of borrowing a route to destroy a country)."
"So Ma Chao thought to himself, 'If you are unjust, I will be unjust too.' He united with the generals of Guanzhong, including Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Yang Qiuyi, and others, and raised a total of 100,000 troops to rebel against Cao Cao!"
"But Ma Chao also tried to win over other forces, including Liu Xiongming, without considering the person."
"They were rejected, but later Ma Chao led his troops to defeat them. Under these circumstances, they had no choice but to surrender to Cao Cao."
"The other party involved in this incident, Han Sui, was won over by Ma Chao. In order to win him over, Ma Chao even said to Han Sui:"
Now, Ma Chao has abandoned his father and will take General Han as his father. General Han should also abandon his son and take Ma Chao as his son.
Ma Chao: Alright! I'll be your father!
"However, there was a man named Yan Xing by Han Sui's side who advised against allying with Ma Xiangchao. But Han Sui replied to Yan Xing:"
Now, the generals are of one mind, even without prior consultation, as if it were all ordained by fate.
"Therefore, the Guanzhong coalition elected Han Sui as its commander-in-chief, and then immediately marched eastward to Huayin, where they encamped at the Wei River and Tongguan Pass."
"Amidst the chaos of war, with endless flames of conflict, it seems the warlords who controlled various regions have forgotten the existence of ordinary people. Many of these people from Guanzhong still have families, but they have fled to Hanzhong simply to escape the war."
Historically, this event is known as the "Han Sui and Ma Chao Rebellion".
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty: How tragic! It seems like there's never a moment of peace!
Liu Zhuzhu (a user): Stability will only be possible after someone unifies the country, which will probably take at least several decades!
Liu Bei: I am a descendant of Prince Jing of Zhongshan, and I will certainly restore the Han Dynasty!
Zhang Fei: It's that kid in the jade burial suit!
Guan Yu: ...Third brother, let's not talk about this...
Emperor Shenzong of Song, Zhao Xu: I remember it a long time ago! It seems that during that period, there were frequent wars, and it got even more chaotic later!
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