At the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei invaded the narrow Yiling and garrisoned a company camp for more than 700 miles, but was burned by Lu Xun of Eastern Wu. Liu Bei was defeated in this way! So, why did Liu Bei fail?
In fact, the reasons for Liu Bei's failure are as follows:
First, desperate, angry
Second, the national strength is insufficient, and the grain and grass are insufficient
Third, underestimate the enemy, tactical failure
Such three points, Liu Beihe should be defeated. However, Liu Bei rongma's life, and finally cleaned up the mess for Shu Han and avoided the demise of Shu Han.
Therefore, the reasons for Liu Bei's failure will be explained in detail below, so as not to say that I am grinning.
The first is to disregard the overall situation and come out in anger
Unlike many people who believe that Shu Han was bent on attacking Wu, when Liu Bei attacked Wu, many people opposed it, and wrote many letters to persuade Liu Bei to put the overall situation first, and even interviewed Liu Bei in person. In these books, the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms records the opposition of Zhao Yun, Qin Mi, Huang Quan and others.
Second, the national strength is insufficient, and the grain and grass are insufficient
In July 221, Liu Bei attacked Wu, and in January 220 Guan Yu was killed. For a year and a half, Liu Bei was calm, and after a year and a half, Liu Bei suddenly felt inexplicably angry and wanted revenge.
Definitely not. Liu Bei has been busy growing grain for a year and a half!
The third is to underestimate the enemy and fail in tactics
What is unbelievable is that Liu Bei made the mistake of 700-mile camp in Yiling after his lifelong career as a horseman. Thousands of miles away Cao Pi couldn't believe this news.
It may be that Liu Bei deliberately did it. As mentioned earlier, Liu Bei's army is short of food, so if the army is divided into 700 miles, the supply pressure will be greatly reduced. Geography is the most basic requirement for a general. Liu Bei's formation can only be explained as anger and confusion!
In short, Liu Bei's failure was too urgent.