![]() By then, only Wu was left of the Three Kingdoms. In the same year, Sima Yan forced the last Wei emperor, Cao Huan, to abdicate, and proclaimed himself Emperor of the Jin Dynasty. In 265, Sima Zhao died and was succeeded by his son, Sima Yan. Sima Zhao therefore postponed the planned conquest of Wu and started to consolidate power in Wei first. ![]() ![]() Compounding the problem, Wei lacked an adequate naval force required for the campaign on Wu. However, the conquest of Shu in the following year severely strained Wei's resources and Wei desperately needed time to recover. 4.3 Battles midstream and downstream of the Yangtze RiverĪs early as 262, Cao Wei regent Sima Zhao planned the first outline for the conquest of Wei's rival states, Eastern Wu and Shu Han, by eliminating Shu first, then take on Wu three years later.4.1 Battles at the upstream of the Yangtze River.
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