Big Blu wrote:Ahem, Mr.Wuist, HE FEI!!!! Wu, won land only because of Zhou Yu, and Sun Ce, after they died, Wu was a minor threat that either Shu or Wei could have crushed, Shu ignored them because they were their allies(or so they say) and Wei was busy fighting Shu, or building it's own strenth.
Really Wei and Shu fought, while Wu looked for every chance to hop in. Shu attacks on 2 fronts, forceing Sima Yi to shift his gaze from Zhuge Liang for just a minute, and thats all he needs.
Ahem yourself. Wu won an entire province without Sun Ce or Zhou Yu at a time when Shu was the probably the strongest power. Lu Meng took it with Lu Xun's help, crippling Shu forever.
Wei or Shu being able to crush Wu easily? Let's see a list of Shu or Wei's victories against Wu. None. Let's look at Wu's successful defences against it's enemies. Zhou Yu at Chibi, Lu Xun at Yiling, Xu Sheng at Guangling, Lu Xun and Zhou Fang at Youting (I think that's the name) and Zhu Huan at Jing (I think).
What is wrong with hopping in to seize a advantage? And in history, Sima Yi was at the Wu front holding off a more deadly attack each time Zhuge marched north. It wasn't until the Fourth Campaign that Sima Yi fought Zhuge Liang.
