In the long history of the Three Kingdoms, the names of many characters have gone down in history, but they are inseparable from Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". However, we must realize that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is not a canonical history, and the truth and fiction contained in it are mixed.
Especially in the context of praising Liu Bei and belittling Cao Cao, many figures in Cao Cao's camp, such as the general Cao Ren, are often painted in a negative light. At the same time, the characters in Sun Quan's camp are just the background and foil of Shu Han. Lu Su, in order to highlight the image of Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang, suffered a lot of stigma.
With regard to Lu Su, who commanded the 100,000 heroic divisions of Eastern Wu, we cannot deny his strategic wisdom. In 200 AD, when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought fiercely in Guandu, Lu Su had already proposed a unique strategic plan for Sun Quan to divide the world. At the same time, Cao Cao initially unified the northern Central Plains, and Jingzhou almost fell. In this situation, there were voices within Soochow that were inclined to surrender.
However, Lu Su not only firmly expressed his determination to resist Cao Cao, refuted the proposal to surrender, but also invited Zhou Yu to return to the imperial court. In addition, Lu Su also advocated an alliance with Liu Bei and became the main promoter of the Sun-Liu alliance.
It was with these wisdom that Lu Su made great achievements in the Battle of Chibi, and the momentum of the Three Kingdoms began to take shape. After Zhou Yu's death, Lu Su became the governor of Eastern Wu.
At this time, Lu Su supported Sun Quan in lending Jingzhou to Liu Bei, aiming to consolidate the Sun-Liu alliance and also provide support for Liu Bei to resist Cao Cao's attack. Even though the relationship between Sun and Liu gradually became ossified, Lu Su still maintained considerable restraint and looked at the relationship between the two with a cold attitude. He knew that as long as Sun and Liu fought each other, it would still be Cao Cao in the north who would benefit in the end.
For Jingzhou, as an area that threatens the hinterland of Wei, it has long become a thorn in Cao Cao's eyes. Cao Cao even sent his henchmen Cao Ren and others to fight against Guan Yu.
Therefore, even if Eastern Wu succeeded in capturing Jingzhou, it would have to pay huge troops and face huge strategic pressure from Cao Cao and even Liu Bei. However, this does not mean that Lu Su will be helpless against Jingzhou. In the couch policy, he once said to Sun Quan: "The Yangtze River is extreme, according to it, and then build the emperor to map the world, this high emperor's business." Lu Su envisioned that Sun Quan should occupy the area south of the Yangtze River, based on which he would establish his own empire and achieve the same imperial career as Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty.
In the end, in the face of the powerful adversary of Wei, Lu Su would rather give up his immediate interests. Correspondingly, after Lu Su's death, the metropolitan governor Lü Meng quickly attacked Jingzhou and killed Guan Yu, which directly triggered the Battle of Yiling. This move seriously weakened the national strength of Shu Han, led to the demise of Shu Han, and Eastern Wu could not survive forever.
In general, the reason why Lu Su is brilliant is because he is wise and foolish, his wisdom is not publicized, and he did not indulge in the power struggle within Soochow, and finally died peacefully. And whether it is Lu Su's opponent Zhuge Liang or the lord Sun Quan, they are deeply saddened by Lu Su's death.