There is a very famous saying in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "The dragon and the phoenix are sleeping together, and if one person is found, the world will be at peace." After Liu Bei received Zhuge Liang's help, his most important progress was to use Jingzhou as his base to form a tripartite confrontation with Cao Cao and Sun Quan through the established strategy of "Longzhong Pair". The arrival of another ace, Pang Tong, also helped Liu Bei acquire the land of Yizhou, further developing the power of the Shu Han. Generally speaking, the effect of these two "king bombs" is fully realized. Most of the northern areas occupied by Cao Cao were fertile plains, and the two major economic centers of Luoyang and Chang'an were all under Cao Cao's control. The northern ethnic minorities had already been settled during Guo Jia's lifetime, so Cao Cao could devote most of his energy to dealing with Soochow and Shu.
The Kingdom of Shu did not gain the unification of the world. Liu Bei entrusted Zhuge Liang with his son in Baidi City. However, Zhuge Liang dedicated his whole life and failed to complete the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty in place of Liu Bei. He eventually died in Wuzhangyuan! What is the reason for this? After the death of Zhuge Liang, the Shu Kingdom had no talents. Guan Xing and Zhang Bao died early, and the first-line generals became Wang Ping and others. As for the Wei State, Sima Yi lived a long life, Cao Zhen, Guo Huai and others were all capable of conquering and fighting. In contrast, the Shu State declined too quickly and was naturally not able to compete in the world.
The Three Kingdoms period was an era when princes were divided and capable people with lofty ideals spread all over the country. The Three Kingdoms did not just have a sleeping dragon and a phoenix chick, and a five tiger general. There are too many talents with the same resourcefulness and martial arts. There are many people who can compete with him, such as Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Huang Gai, Lu Meng, etc. of Soochow. Ma Yi, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, etc. of Cao Wei.
Liu Bei developed rapidly because he slowly gained a place after acquiring Zhao Yun, Xu Shu, Pang Tong, and Zhuge Liang. When Liu Bei developed, Cao Cao was about to unify the north and was preparing to attack Soochow and unify the world. Although Sun Quan of Soochow is not as good as Cao Cao, his status is permanent and has a certain foundation, which cannot be broken easily.