Liu Bei and Sun Ce almost all started from scratch. Why is the gap so big?

Sun Ce and Liu Bei are two different camps, and both of them have ambitions to win the world. As for the contrast between Liu Bei and Sun Ce, it is mainly caused by these reasons.

First, Liu Bei and Sun Ce came from different backgrounds, which doomed their different struggle histories.

Liu Bei is a lonely Han clan, and Sun Ce is a hero in Jiangdong. Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, was a general of the imperial court in his early years and always had his own armed forces. So Sun Ce's struggle is much easier than Liu Bei's.

On the other hand, Liu Bei claimed to be a relative of the Han Dynasty, but warlords such as Cao Cao and Yuan Shu refused to recognize him. Therefore, if Liu Bei wants to occupy a place in the warlord melee in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he needs to start from scratch, so Liu Bei became a tool in the later period.

Second, Sun Ce has a cast that Liu Bei's camp can't match.

Before the regime in Jingzhou, Liu Bei had to rely on others. He had taken refuge in Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and other warlords, and did not form his own power. On the other hand, Sun Ce not only has the minions left by his father Sun Jian, but also has the support of Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and Yu Fan. With the support of so many entrepreneurs, Sun Ce naturally gets twice the result with half the effort.

In addition, although Sun Ce once lived under Yuan Shu, his soldiers in Jiangdong did not obey Yuan Shu's command, which was the main reason why he was able to quickly annex Jiangdong counties.

Third, Sun Ce and Liu Bei have different identities, which doomed them to different endings.

Although Sun Ce and Liu Bei are the leaders of two different camps, they are essentially different. Sun Ce prefers military strategy, so he often likes to take the lead, just like Taishi Ci, a valiant soldier in Jiangdong, who succumbed to Sun Ce's military deterrence. Liu Bei, on the other hand, prefers the sandwich, which is why Liu Bei has the story of inviting Zhuge Liang out of the mountain for ever.

Military men generally like to make public, which is also the main reason for Sun Ce's rapid success and assassination by assassins. Liu Bei-Xi took a sandwich, so he slowly and steadily divided the land, which is why Liu Bei's great cause came late.

Liu Bei and Sun Ce have different origins and connections, so their history of struggle is also different. However, although Liu Bei achieved late, he really became the king of a country, which Sun Ce can't compare with.