When Guan Yu was trapped, Liu Bei was only 20 miles away from him, why didn t he save him?

When Guan Yu was trapped, although Liu Bei was only 20 miles away from him. But the distance of twenty miles was very difficult, because Liu Bei's forces were completely contained. If you go to the rescue, there is a good chance that you will be wiped out.

Because Liu Bei did not have extra soldiers and horses to rescue Guan Yu at that time, if he went rashly, he would definitely have no return, Liu Bei was not a fool, how could he go to die in vain.

Because the transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, and the communication was not very developed, Liu Bei seemed to be very close to Guan Yu, but Liu Bei had no chance to save Guan Yu at all.

Because even if Liu Bei went to the rescue, it would be too late, the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and it would take a lot of time in the ancient 20 miles where transportation was not developed.

In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu's careless loss of Jingzhou made future generations sigh. Of course, strictly speaking, for the sneak attack of Eastern Wu, Guan Yu had already made certain preparations before the Northern Expedition to Cao Cao. However, in the face of the attack of Cao Cao and Sun Quan, Guan Yu was invincible with two fists and four hands after all.

It is worth noting that when Guan Yu's army was defeated in Maicheng, Liu Bei and others did not send troops to rescue. So, whether it's Liu Bei, Liu Feng, or Meng Da, why don't you go to the rescue of Guan Yu?

First, in ancient Chinese history, large-scale military operations required a certain amount of time to prepare. For example, requisitioning military horses, preparing grain and grass, and so on. As for Liu Bei, although he knew that Jingzhou, which Guan Yu was guarding, was a strategic location, he was under pressure from Cao Wei and Eastern Wu.

However, Liu Bei, including Zhuge Liang, probably wouldn't have thought that Sun Quan would tear his face with Shu Han so quickly and stab Guan Yu in the back. From a strategic level, Guan Yu carelessly lost Jingzhou, it was too sudden, and Liu Bei had no preparation at all. Of course, back during Guan Yu's Northern Expedition, Liu Bei was also busy enough at that time.

2. In 219 BC, Guan Yu launched the Battle of Xiangfan. Prior to this, in 217 AD, Liu Bei launched the Battle of Hanzhong. With the efforts of Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Fa Zheng and others, the land of Hanzhong was taken by Liu Bei.

However, the Battle of Hanzhong lasted more than two years and did not end until May 219 AD. Although Liu Bei won the war, first conquering Bashu and then Hanzhong, Liu Bei's top priority around 219 AD was to recuperate and reassure the people, especially to repair the tired soldiers. At the same time, since he was enthroned as the king of Hanzhong, Liu Bei naturally wanted to go to Chengdu to build up the structure of a court.

Third, as a result, Liu Bei was really busy at that time and couldn't find the north. Therefore, Guan Yu launched the Northern Expedition, to a certain extent, to help Liu Bei reduce the defensive pressure in the Hanzhong region. At the same time, when Guan Yu attacked Xiangfan, that is, when it was necessary to further expand the results of the battle, Guan Yu sent a message to Liu Feng and Meng Da to send troops to help me take Xiangfan.

The reason why he sought the assistance of Liu Feng and Meng Da was, on the one hand, that Shangyong was closer to Xiangfan, and on the other hand, it was also considered that Liu Bei still had a lot of things to deal with at that time. Among them, for Liu Feng and Meng Da, they did not send troops to support Guan Yu at that time, probably because Shangyong and other regions had just been annexed to Shu Han at that time, and once the heavy troops were transferred, it was difficult to ensure that they would not return to the arms of Wei.

Fourth, in the end, Liu Feng and Meng Da learned of Guan Yu's request to send troops, the purpose of which was to take Xiangfan, not that Guan Yu had already been defeated. In ancient times, the means of transportation and communication could not be compared with modern times, and it was difficult for Liu Feng and Meng Da to grasp the latest developments of Guan Yu. And Guan Yu's defeat and killing occurred within a few months around 220 AD.

As Yi Zhongtian said, Liu Bei did not rescue Guan Yu because "I can't think of it, it's too late", as for Liu Feng and Meng Da, it is not ruled out that they have other selfish motives. However, judging from Liu Bei's mobilization of the whole country to conquer Eastern Wu, you can understand the status of Guan Yu and Jingzhou in his heart.

It was Liu Bei who turned a blind eye, and Zhuge Liang borrowed a knife to kill people. Liu Bei was afraid that after his death, Guan Yu would be too domineering, and no one would be able to subdue Guan Yu. Guan Yu didn't take Zhuge Liang in his eyes at all, so Zhuge Liang pretended not to know and borrowed a knife to kill people.

The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms have very little record about this period of history. There was a very famous historian at that time, and it was right there, and it is likely that history was erased.

The place where Guan Yu was killed was Linfu, and the place where Linfu is now located is the boundary of Hubei, and when Guan Yu was killed, Liu Bei was still in his "old nest" Chongqing, and the difference between the two places was nearly 1,000 kilometers, how could it be only 20 kilometers, so it's not that Liu Bei doesn't want to save Guan Yu, but it's too late to save him. In addition, Guan Yu launchedThe Battle of Xiangfan was after the Battle of Wei Shu and Hanzhong, and in the Battle of Hanzhong, both Shu and Wei invested a large number of troops, so the biggest reason was that Liu Bei could not send reinforcements

Guan Yu is a rare person in the Three Kingdoms period who is both strong in martial arts and knows how to arrange troops, so the evaluation of Guan Yu in later generations is mostly "God of War", and it may be because of his self-confidence that Guan Yu has always been relatively arrogant. Zhang Fei treats his advisers and staff members very respectfully, but he does not pay enough attention to his own soldiers, and often beats and scolds soldiers with corporal punishment, which is different from Zhang FeiGuan Yu was very friendly to his soldiers, and often ignored the advice of the strategists around him, which was the root cause of his final defeat

The reason why Guan Yu chose to launch the Battle of Xiangfan was because Wei was the weakest at this time, and Liu Bei had also written to Guan Yu before saying that there was no army that could be reinforced, so Guan Yu could decide whether to attack or not. In the early stage of the battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu was indeed overwhelmed, first besieged Xiangyang and Fancheng, and later captured Cao Wei's grand prize Yu Ban, yes, the strength of Wei was greatly reduced, but it was also becauseThe early stage was too smooth, causing Guan Yu to relax his guard and keep drawing harvest troops from Jingzhou

Later, Lü Meng of Wu attacked Jingzhou and made Jingzhou lost, Guan Yu and others were in a state of "being flanked", although they broke through, but finally fell into the encirclement of Lü Meng, and Guan Yu was killed by Eastern Wu. The reason why Liu Bei said that there were no reinforcements was not just because the distance from Guan Yu was too far, in the battle of Hanzhong, Shu invested almost all of its troops, and the most exaggerated thing was that in the end, it was the women of Shu who were responsible for transporting grain and grass on the battlefield instead of soldiers, although the war was victorious, the price paid was too great, so Liu Bei could not send troops to reinforce Guan Yu at all.

Is it true that the place where Guan Yu was killed was only 20 miles away from Liu Bei? Why didn't Liu Bei go to the rescue?

In fact, Liu Bei didn't deliberately want to save Guan Yu, but because he didn't expect such a situation, he didn't have time to save it. Liu Bei and Guan Yu are brothers who fought together in the north and south, born and died, if Liu Bei can save him, then he has no reason not to save him. It's just that it happened too suddenly, and there was no time to prepare soldiers and horses to rescue.

According to historical records, although the place where Guan Yu was killed was only 20 kilometers away from Liu Bei, Guan Yu was killed in present-day Hubei Province at that time, and Liu Bei's location at that time was in Chengdu, Sichuan, and the shortest distance was six or seven hundred kilometers, and if it was from Chengdu, it would be about 1,000 kilometers. If you don't prepare in advance and set off early, even if you rush there at the time, it won't help.

And Liu Bei didn't think that Guan Yu would be in danger at all, before Guan Yu set off for Yizhou. Guan Yu had defeated Cao Cao in several major battles, and in such a situation, even if Guan Yu led his troops to fight, he would be able to achieve good results, but what Liu Bei didn't expect was that although they were evenly matched, Guan Yu's manpower was actually seriously insufficient, and if it was consumed for a long time, there would be a great threat. It was precisely because of this that Liu Bei was very relieved of him, and did not make second-hand preparations.

And Liu Bei only found out about it after his death. While he was in the rear fending off Cao Cao's attack, it was reported that Guan Yu was dead. And Liu Bei had no reason at all, deliberately not saving Guan Yu, Guan Yu was one of his generals, which was of great help to him, and Guan Yu's reputation was very great, and his prestige among the people was also very great, so it was impossible for him not to save him, the biggest reason was that he didn't know, and then it was too late to save him if he knew.

This is pure nonsense, the place where Guan Yu was killed was Linfu, which is now near Yichang, Hubei, and Liu Bei was in Chengdu, Sichuan at that time, it was not a difference of twenty miles, it was seven hundred and twenty miles.

According to historical records at the time, Liu Bei did not receive any news about Guan Yu being besieged at that time, but only a few days after Guan Yu was killed, Liu Bei only learned about it, so he did not go to the rescue.

Because the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, even if Liu Bei goes to the rescue, it will be too late.

It's not that he doesn't want to be saved, it's that Liu Bei didn't get the news at all, Guan Yu at that time had been surrounded and trapped, and he had no chance to ask Liu Bei for help.

Who did you learn your units of measurement from? Who did you learn geography from? Think about whether there is a problem before you ask a question, and don't make people laugh!

Jingzhou to Yizhou is equivalent to Hubei to Sichuan, 20 miles? You're crazy! At that time, Guan Yu was besieged, isolated and even the Xiangfan base camp was lost, how could the news be sent to Liu Bei?

Zhang Fei killed Yue Fei, blowing all over the sky, and continued to pull a little.

You are a false proposition at all, Liu Bei is really so close, his reputation has long been stinky. At that time, it was Liu Bei's adopted son who was able to rescue, and it is estimated that it was a bit contradictory or other reasons. He didn't rescue him, and was killed by Liu Bei in the end