Liu Bei and Wu, why don't you take Ma Chao? A year later, Zhuge Liang finally discovered Liu Bei's cleverness

When Liu Bei was preparing to attack Wu, why didn't he bring Ma Chao?

Many people believe that Ma Chao's bravery and ability should be Liu Bei's right-hand man in his crusade against Eastern Wu, but Liu Bei made a puzzling choice.

What is the meaning behind this choice? A year later, Zhuge Liang finally understood the brilliance.

Ma Chao's heroic deeds

Ma Chao was originally the son of Ma Teng, Ma Teng was an influential general in Xiliang, and Ma Chao inherited his father's eloquence.

The young Ma Chao has natural courage and leadership ability, and in Xiliang, when Ma Chao was a teenager, he was able to control the war horse and fight on the battlefield.

Xiliang heroes have defected to him, and Ma Chao's prestige has also spread in all directions.

After Ma Teng's death, Cao Cao quickly expanded to Xiliang, and Ma Chao chose to resist under Cao Cao's oppression.

He united all kinds of heroes, uprising against Cao, known as "Ma Chao against Cao", in the war with Cao Cao, Ma Chao won repeatedly, and even once, Cao Cao sent a large army to besiege Ma Chao, successfully broke through the siege, and repelled the enemy.

With the development of the war situation, Ma Chao's situation became complicated, and Cao Cao sent more troops after Ma Chao's rebellion, and his advantages on the battlefield gradually appeared.

In the face of a strong enemy, Ma Chao's resistance finally failed, and the situation in Xiliang became increasingly critical.

With no way out, Ma Chao was forced to surrender to Liu Bei, Liu Bei at that time was in urgent need of a strong general to strengthen his strength, Ma Chao's surrender was a great opportunity for Liu Bei.

Liu Bei accepted Ma Chao and gave him high honor and trust, Ma Chao was appointed as an important general, and accompanied Liu Bei to fight in all directions, and repeatedly made military exploits.

In this context, when Liu Bei was preparing to crusade against Eastern Wu, he made a puzzling decision - he did not bring Ma Chao with him.

This choice puzzled everyone, such a brave general should have been sent to the front line at a critical moment, why didn't Liu Bei make such an arrangement?

Liu Bei's strategic layout

Liu Bei was an extremely shrewd commander, and he never made decisions lightly in the military. The layout of each battle has been repeatedly weighed and considered.

In order to fight against Eastern Wu, Liu Bei carried out meticulous planning before the battle of Wu.

Among all the generals, Ma Chao's bravery is undoubted, but Liu Bei did not include Ma Chao in the ranks of the Wu army.

What does this mean?

You must know that Liu Bei's strategic vision is far beyond ordinary people, and each general has different characteristics, and if these traits cannot be played in a specific environment, they may affect the battle situation.

Although Ma Chao is brave and invincible, he has a distinctive character trait - straightforward, strong, and not good at coordinating and cooperating with other generals.

In the battle with Soochow, if Ma Chao is sent to the Soochow front, it may be impossible to establish an effective cooperative relationship with the generals of Soochow because of Ma Chao, but it will affect the advancement of the entire battle situation.

At that time, Sun Quan had extremely high military wisdom, and his generals also had their own specialties.

If Ma Chao competes with the generals of Soochow in a direct confrontation, this is not a simple battle issue, but may also trigger a deeper political and military conflict.

Ma Chao's personality makes it possible for him to have unforeseen contradictions in his interactions with the generals of Eastern Wu, thus weakening the effect of the entire war.

Liu Bei obviously saw this, he didn't distrust Ma Chao, but he deeply understood Ma Chao's character characteristics.

Ma Chao is more suitable to exert his strength on other fronts, especially in the confrontation with Cao Wei, Ma Chao can exert a more powerful deterrent and combat capability.

Liu Bei chose to leave Ma Chao in other battlefields, and this decision was actually to give full play to Ma Chao's combat effectiveness to a large extent.

Another consideration in the overall strategic layout is the long-term nature of the war.

The attack on Wu was not a simple military operation, but also involved a long-term game with Soochow.

In this long-term game, Ma Chao's role is more of a solid backing than a pioneer on the front line, and Ma Chao's role on the Soochow front may not be able to achieve his effect on other battlefields.

Liu Bei did not doubt Ma Chao's ability, but thought carefully about the long-term layout of the entire war.

In Liu Bei's view, Ma Chao is not indispensable to the Eastern Wu Front, and his performance on other fronts will provide a more powerful guarantee for Liu Bei's career.

Liu Bei's layout is actually a respect for Ma Chao, he did not let Ma Chao serve as the main force for a big war that may affect the battle situation, and chose to let him continue to contribute to the long-term interests of the entire Shu Han.

Zhuge Liang's thoughtfulness

Zhuge Liang is Liu Bei's important adviser and an important pillar of Liu Bei's governance and conquest of the Quartet.

As an outstanding military strategist, Zhuge Liang provided profound suggestions and plans in many key decisions.

When Liu Bei was preparing to attack Wu, Zhuge Liang's role was even more crucial, and Liu Bei's decision-making was not only based on personal judgment, but also after Zhuge Liang's careful consideration.

As for whether Ma Chao should participate in the war against Wu, Zhuge Liang's answer was almost exactly the same as Liu Bei's decision.

Ma Chao is a very loyal general, with fearless courage and extraordinary martial arts.

He is sometimes too impulsive and eager for quick success, which makes it difficult for him to form a synergy with other generals in a complex situation, especially in a big war full of politics and military games, Ma Chao's straightforwardness may become an obstacle.

In the confrontation with Eastern Wu, Sun Quan did not simply rely on military strength to suppress his opponents.

There are many factors in the war strategy of Soochow that require a high degree of coordination and careful consideration, and if Ma Chao is brought to the battlefield of Soochow, it may directly clash with the strategists of Soochow, resulting in unnecessary strategic differences.

The generals of Eastern Wu, such as Zhou Yu and Lu Xun, all had extremely high strategic and commanding talents.

If Ma Chao had a confrontation with these seasoned generals, I am afraid that he would not be able to simply rely on courage to win like the confrontation with Cao Wei.

Zhuge Liang's opinion is almost the same as Liu Bei's - Ma Chao should not participate in the attack on Wu.

For Zhuge Liang, the real strategy is far more than a simple confrontation of troops, but more importantly, how to reasonably mobilize every general under him and give full play to their good tactics and specialties.

If Ma Chao is on the Eastern Wu front, he may have unnecessary friction with the enemy because of personality conflicts, which will affect the strategic layout of the entire Shu Han.

Zhuge Liang's way of thinking fits perfectly with Liu Bei's layout, and the combination of the two has become one of the key factors for Shu Han to stand out in the troubled times.

In military affairs, Zhuge Liang provided Liu Bei with precise planning, and also made careful consideration in the use of generals.

This kind of strategic complementarity made Liu Bei's every large-scale war play as much as possible to the advantage, ensuring the stability of the Shu Han regime.

Through these thoughtful decisions, Zhuge Liang ensured that every general could exert his combat strength on the right front, and also avoided strategic mistakes that might be caused by internal divisions.

It was precisely because Zhuge Liang saw Ma Chao's potential and also saw the limitations of his character that he suggested more wisely that Liu Bei transferred Ma Chao to other battlefields.

Ma Chao's performance on other fronts

Ma Chao did not participate in the front line of the invasion of Wu, but he was not given a cold shoulder because of this.

Liu Bei also had the strength to ignore Ma Chao, and according to the battle situation, his tasks on other fronts, especially in the battle with Cao Wei, Ma Chao's role and contribution were huge.

Ma Chao's performance on the Cao Wei front can be said to be an important pillar of Shu Han's military strength.

In the confrontation with Cao Wei, Ma Chao repeatedly led the army to defeat the enemy, and also saved the crisis of Shu Han at critical moments many times.

The confrontation between Ma Chao and Cao Wei's generals is more direct and full of conflict.

Ma Chao has a straightforward personality, but this straightforwardness can play a powerful deterrent role in the confrontation with Cao Wei.

When Cao Wei's army faced Ma Chao, he often felt an irresistible pressure, which came from Ma Chao's courage and decisiveness.

Whenever the situation is critical, Ma Chao can always make decisive decisions in a short period of time, and this ability is highly valued by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

Although Ma Chao has a strong personality, his performance and ability on the battlefield completely make up for the shortcomings in his character.

His tactical straightforwardness often caught the enemy off guard, and this straightforwardness was vividly displayed in the confrontation with Cao Wei.

Under the situation that Shu Han faced internal and external pressure, Ma Chao repeatedly made achievements in key battles.

It was these exploits that made Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang trust him even more.

Ma Chao did not appear on the Soochow front, but his victory and combat ability always provided a solid backing for Shu Han in other battlefields.

This also proves that Liu Bei's strategic decision not to take Ma Chao was wise, a confusing decision, but the result was a great increase in Shu Han's military power.

Zhuge Liang finally understood a year later that the far-reaching considerations behind Liu Bei's clever decision.

Ma Chao's ability has been brought into play, and his performance in other battlefields has also become the key to Shu Han's ability to stabilize his territory in the future.

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