In 209, Liu Bei had his first meeting with the sage [[Zhuge Liang]]. On his advice, Liu Bei took his men and recaptured the land he lost to Cao Cao. From there, he made trading relationships with the Turkic tribes of central Asia to get weapons and mercenary warriors. He invaded other warlords and used their land to create the Shu Han empire, which was a key part of Zhuge Liang's Three Kingdoms strategy. After the [[Battle of Chibi]], he formally declared himself emperor and declared war on the Cao Wei empire.
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In 209, Liu Bei had his first formal meeting with [[Zhuge Liang]]. On his advice, Liu Bei took his men and recaptured the land he lost to Cao Cao. From there, he made trading relationships with the [[Turkic]] tribes of central Asia to get weapons and mercenary warriors. He invaded other warlords and used their land to create the Shu Han empire, which was a key part of Zhuge Liang's Three Kingdoms strategy. After the [[Battle of Chibi]], he formally declared himself emperor and declared war on the Cao Wei empire.