After Liu Bei accepted Liu Zhang's invitation to enter Shu, he originally wanted to take the opportunity to attack and kill Liu Zhang and seize Yizhou when Liu Zhang held a banquet in Fucheng to pick him up and wash the dust. However, Liu Zhang had already taken precautions. In order to warn Liu Bei, he deliberately led 30,000 elite Dongzhou soldiers to Fucheng to show his military strength. Liu Bei saw that the time was not yet ripe, so he had to temporarily rein in his edge and promised Liu Zhang to go north to attack Zhang Lu together.
But after entering Jiameng Pass, Liu Bei began to stand still, no longer going north to attack Zhang Lu, and repeated his strategy when he was in Xinye - thick tree kindness and buying people's hearts.
Liu Zhang felt very unhappy because of this.
You must know that Liu Bei's entry into Shu this time was not an obligation to help, but Liu Zhang hired him with a lot of money, which means that he plays the role of a mercenary to some extent. In fact, Liu Bei has already played the role of a mercenary many times in his career, such as before the Battle of Chibi, he has been taking on various jobs in order to survive and find a foothold. Because of his credit and commitment, he has a good reputation in the industry, and Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Lu Bu and others have hired him. Liu Zhang hired Liu Bei this time, not only because of the relationship with the same clan, but also because of Liu Bei's good reputation in the industry - he will never accept money and do nothing.
However, Liu Bei did not abide by the rules this time, and after receiving Liu Zhang's soldiers, horses, money and grain, he did not move, and there was no sign of the Northern Expedition. No matter how good Liu Zhang's temper is, he can't help but be angry. But anger is angry, Liu Bei is now a general, not to mention that Liu Zhang is neither the monarch nor Liu Bei's boss, so he can't directly order Liu Bei to send troops. If Liu Bei is annoyed, it may make Liu Bei turn to attack Yizhou with Zhang Lu, which is even worse, so although Liu Zhang is extremely angry in his heart, he can only swallow his anger.
Liu Bei was good, as if he was fine, he still went his own way, and he didn't notice the anger in Liu Zhang's heart at all, not only did he not take measures to cool down, but instead added fuel to the fire. A year later, Liu Bei asked Liu Zhang for 10,000 horses and horses, as well as the corresponding grain, grass and military funds, on the grounds that Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou and Guan Yu could not support it alone.
Liu Bei is too much!
After Liu Bei came to Yizhou, he ate the military rations provided by Liu Zhang, lived in the camp provided by Liu Zhang, and half of the soldiers under his command were provided by Liu Zhang. was so insatiable that Liu Zhang was completely angered, "Don't you want soldiers?"Okay, I'll lend it to you, don't you want it!He immediately ordered four thousand old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers to be selected from the army and sent them to Liu Bei, and the other materials were only half of the requirements, and at the same time ordered the guards of each pass not to let Liu Bei pass through the customs and return to Jingzhou.
Liu Zhang's move was not very hurtful and extremely insulting. Liu Bei was furious, "Ji Yu, Ji Yu, it's too disrespectful for you to do this!."I risked a war with Cao Cao and Zhang Lu and traveled thousands of miles to help you, but you were reluctant to give me even 10,000 soldiers. Could it be that in your heart, the lives of Yizhou soldiers are more precious than the lives of Jingzhou soldiers?”
In anger, Liu Bei adopted the strategy of Pang Tong, the commander of the military division, and first summoned Yang Huai and Gao Pei, the military governors of Baishuiguan, to come over, and then beheaded them and annexed their army. Subsequently, Liu Bei sent Huang Zhong and Zhuo Ying to lead the army south to attack Fucheng, and officially tore his face with Liu Zhang. At this time, it was only a year since Liu Beitun was stationed in Jiamengguan.
Speaking of which, the problem becomes apparent.
When Liu Bei took refuge in Liu Biao, it was not as simple as finding a temporary safe haven, but he had a plan for Jingzhou. Jingzhou is located in a remote area, far away from the flames of war, and has become a fairyland in the hearts of the people of the Central Plains. If Liu Bei can take Jingzhou from Liu Biao, he will be able to compete with the powerful Cao Cao. It's a pity that Liu Bei's troops were weak at that time, and there were only a few thousand soldiers, and such strength was insignificant in front of Liu Surface. Liu Bei knew that his strength was not enough to act, so he did good deeds and accumulated virtue to buy people's hearts, and at the same time secretly recruited capable people to enhance his strength. He stayed in Xinye for eight years, and he still didn't dare to make a move.
This time when he entered Shu, Liu Bei also had thoughts about Yizhou, so he repeated his old trick and began to give a lot of grace in Jiamengguan to buy people's hearts. However, unlike last time, he only stayed in Jiamengguan for a year this time, and before his kindness was deeply planted, he couldn't wait to have a showdown with Liu Zhang.
Why did Liu Bei rush to battle, could it be that he deceived the no general in Shu and thought that he could easily handle Liu Zhang?To figure out this problem, everything must start with Liu Bei's strategic plan book "Longzhong Pair" to seek the world.
As we all know, in the strategic planning of "Longzhong Pair", "crossing the thorns and benefiting the world" is a prerequisite for realizing the hegemony of the world. Therefore, after Liu Bei obtained Jingzhou, his next target was Yizhou. The real purpose of Liu Bei's entry into Shu was not to defend Cao Cao from attacking Yizhou, nor was it to go on a northern expedition to Zhang Lu to remove the trouble in Liu Zhang's heart, but to take Yizhou and achieve the established strategic goals. This is the reason why Liu Bei has been unwilling to go north to Zhang Lu after he settled in Jiameng Pass.
In order to increase his chances of victory, Liu Bei originally wanted to stay in Jiameng Pass for as long as possible, bribing the heroes and heroes of Shuzhong to expand his own power, and finally forced Liu Zhang to take the initiative to abdicate. However, the situation waits for no ......
In September of the seventeenth year of Jian'an (212), Cao Cao defeated the Kwantung coalition led by Ma Chao and Han Sui, and then he thought that the overall situation had been decided, so he led the army back north, leaving only Xiahou Yuan and others to continue to clean up the remnants.
Next, Cao Cao divided his army into two parts and marched south to Eastern Wu. The first route was led by Le Jin, starting from Xiangyang, going south to force Nanjun, and confronting Guan Yu in Qingni;On the other hand, Cao Cao personally led an army of 400,000 (claimed) to cross Chaohu Lake and forcibly attack the mouth of the water. Seeing that the situation was grim, Sun Quan hurriedly asked Liu Bei for help.
At this time, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and others were all in Jingzhou, and if Liu Bei had the heart to help Sun Quan, he didn't need to return to Jingzhou in person, just let Zhuge Liang and the others go. However, Liu Bei did not do this, because he saw a great opportunity to seize Yizhou......
At this time, Xiahou Yuan had not yet completely captured Guanzhong and had not yet posed a threat to Yizhou;Cao Cao was at war with Sun Quan and had no time to look westSun Quan was also busy fighting against Cao Cao, and he had just moved the capital, and various affairs were complicated, so he was unable to intervene in the affairs of Western Shu. However, this situation would not last long - if Xiahou Yuan succeeded in pacifying Guanzhong, Cao Cao would definitely send him to attack Hanzhong. Zhang Lu was not a person who could defend it, and Cao Cao was likely to spread it to the world in a proverbial text and easily pacify it. Once Hanzhong is lost, Xishu will lose its danger, and by then it will be too late to send troops to seize Yizhou, and it will be in a passive position;If Sun Quan once again unites with Cao Cao against Liu Bei, then the balance of victory will be tilted in Cao Cao's favor.
In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Liu Bei decided to preemptively capture Yizhou before Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong. For this reason, he deliberately made excessive demands, asked Liu Zhang again for soldiers and horses, and pretended to withdraw his troops back to Jingzhou, which successfully angered Liu Zhang, and then used Liu Zhang's inability to meet his requirements as an excuse, turned around from Jiamengguan and went south to declare war on Liu Zhang.
To sum up, Liu Bei was in a hurry to have a showdown without showing favor to Liu Zhang, because he understood that the opportunity to seize Yizhou was fleeting and must be seized. The results proved that Liu Bei's choice was correct.