In the Battle of Yiling, there is no exact number of generals who died on both the Wu and Shu sides, but certainly not less than a few dozen. The main generals known to have died in the Battle of Yiling include Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, and Ma Liang. In addition to these soldiers who died in the war, many generals of the Shu state chose to surrender and re-enter the camp of the State of Wu, including Liu Ning and Huang Quan. The Battle of Yiling, also known as the Battle of Wu, was undoubtedly one of the most wrong decisions made during Liu Bei's political career.
First, Liu Bei's anger was born from his heart
In 221 AD, Liu Bei led the Shu Han army to launch the Battle of Yiling, eager to attack the State of Wu and take the territory of the State of Wu under his command. At that time, it was not long after Liu Bei became emperor, and the reason why Liu Bei, who was always humble in his daily life, could not wait to make a strategy to attack the State of Wu was because his second brother Guan Yu was killed by the army of the State of Wu, so in order to let Guan Yu rest in peace under the Nine Springs, and in order to avenge Guan Yu, Liu Bei almost did not hesitate to make the decision to cut down Wu.
Despite the opposition of many ministers in the dprk, Liu Bei sent almost all the troops of the Shu state to carry out the Eastern Expedition, which was very strong in momentum. At that time, sun quan, the ruler of the state of Wu, could not wait to fight, and he sent Lu Xun as the leading soldier. Lu Xun was a brave and resourceful courtier, and had rich combat experience, he quickly analyzed the current situation and the characteristics of the Shu army's historical combat, so he adopted a leisurely way to block the very fierce attack of the Shu army in many war sites.
Second, the Shu kingdom paid a terrible price
The War of Wu lasted for a year, and in August 222, the Wu army led by Lu Xun successfully defeated the Shu army, and this mighty War of Wu also ended in the defeat of the Shu army. Liu Bei not only lost many territories, but also many of his famous generals, more than a dozen generals died in battle alone, including Feng Xi, Ma Liang, and Sha Moke, and many of Liu Bei's 15 most powerful generals died in the Battle of Yiling.
In addition to the generals who died in battle, many generals in the army also chose to defect to other camps, among which Du Lu, Liu Ning and others defected to the State of Wu, and Huang Quan defected to the State of Wei. Although Wu Guo won, the price paid in the process was also very large. Many people in the Wu army also died on the battlefield, including Han Dang and Sun Huan. The war lasted for a long time, and even if many generals of the Shu state were not killed or surrendered, they also died of illness due to the harsh battlefield environment, which made Liu Bei very sad.