Liu Bei attacked many Wu Xingbing.
First of all, Liu Bei's army of more than 700,000 in the romance is certainly not credible. After all, Liu Bei had a small population at that time, and it was impossible to support so many soldiers. According to historical records, Liu Bei's total strength at that time was in the early 654.38+ 10,000. Excluding the tens of thousands of people who were used to defend Cao Wei at that time, there were actually 70,000 people who could be used to fight Wu Dong. In addition, the front line is very long, and the troops need to stay along the way, so it is really possible to fight Wu Dong.
As can be seen from the above, Liu Bei is actually not dominant in strength, and Liu Bei's arm is actually not dominant. As we all know, Dongwu's water army is very strong, but Liu Bei's water army is much worse. There is no record of his large-scale shipbuilding or training of the water army in history. It is unrealistic to defeat Dongwu, a particularly powerful water army, with such water army fighting capacity. It can be seen that Liu Bei himself does not have enough confidence to win Jingzhou. His main purpose is to fight first, put pressure on the battlefield and achieve diplomatic success. After all, Wu and Shu are not the kind of relationship that has to be divided into life and death, which will only make Cao Wei cheaper. Therefore, in general, the fundamental purpose of Liu Bei's invasion of Soochow is to give pressure on the battlefield and gain the initiative in negotiations.
As we all know, Liu Bei's last expedition to Wu was an eastward expedition to Wu, which ended in a fiasco and had an important impact on the tripartite confrontation among the three countries. It can be said that this war is not good for both Wu and Shu. For Liu Bei's failure, many people don't understand why he didn't win Zhuge Liang, so he certainly wouldn't end up in such a fiasco.
Liu Bei's road map to attack Wu
The first thing to say is that Zhuge Liang in history is not as divine as in the romance. Although Zhuge Liang in history can be called an all-rounder, his military ability is still far behind his political logistics. Moreover, since Zhuge Liang followed Liu Bei, he has hardly commanded any battles. In The Romance, Zhuge Liang's so-called Bowangpo coup was actually compiled by Luo Guanzhong, and the battle was actually commanded by Liu Bei. It has little to do with Zhuge Liang, so in fact, for Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang is a talent in internal affairs, not going out to lead troops to fight. The real military strategists are Pang Tong, Fazheng and others. Unfortunately, Pang Tong Fazheng died early. Zhuge Liang lamented after the defeat of this war: "If Fazheng is still there, it will never fall to this point."
Secondly, at that time, Liu Bei attacked Wu mainly to ease the contradiction between Jingzhou and Yizhou, and Zhuge Liang should be regarded as the detached existence of two forces. So it is very likely that Liu Bei didn't take him on this expedition. In addition, Liu Bei has personally signed, and the Prime Minister Zhuge Liang has left. Who will handle the political affairs in Chengdu and who will appease those who stay? It is with this in mind that Liu Bei left Zhuge Liang.
Did Liu Bei succeed in conquering Wu? Liu Bei's life is rather bumpy. It can be said that he has experienced many hardships. It can be said that among the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei's road to hegemony is the most difficult, and it is not easy to dominate one side. Guan Yu's carelessness in Jingzhou made the original strategic deployment difficult to achieve. Therefore, Liu Bei had to March eastward to Wu. So was this conquest successful?
Liu Bei attacked Wu Dong.
There is no doubt that this attack on Wu was a great failure. At that time, Liu Bei faced a very embarrassing situation. Jingxiang and Yizhou are just grain-producing and logistics places, and Jingzhou, a place with convenient transportation and excellent geographical advantages, is the foundation of Liu Bei's rise. Guan Yu was defeated and Jingzhou was completely lost. It can be said that Liu Bei fell into a very embarrassing situation, with a base camp, but no excellent offensive position. Moreover, there were serious internal problems in Liu Bei's camp. In order to stabilize the interior and transfer the internal pressure, Liu Bei had to fight. It can be said that Liu Bei's attack on Wu was politically necessary. Only by laying Jingzhou, even if it is only part of it, will it be better to return to the situation of tripartite separation.
Liu Bei was going to fight, but Liu Bei's camp was desperate at that time, and he followed Liu Bei to conquer the world that year, so Liu Bei's expedition was actually a one-man army. In fact, Liu Bei has been on the battlefield many times in his life and has rich experience. At first, in the slogan of revenge for Guan Yu and retaking Jingzhou, Liu Beijun was as imposing as a rainbow, winning Lien Chan and confusing Liu Bei with successive victories. After Lu Xun's death, Liu Bei was unable to capture Yiling. After a long period of attack, the momentum has been lost, coupled with improper tactical deployment, Lu Xun found an opportunity to be defeated in one fell swoop. A battle laid the foundation for Wu's defeat and made Liu Bei swallow the bitter fruit of arrogance.
As we all know, Liu Bei's key battle to defeat Wu was a failure, and this failure also had a great impact on the future situation. So what was the key battle for Liu Bei to defeat Wu, and what was the process?
The failed battle of Yiling cutting Wu
The most crucial battle for Liu Bei to defeat Wu was the battle of Yiling. It can be said that this campaign, as well as the battle of Guandu and Battle of Red Cliffs, had an important impact on the pattern of the three countries. At that time, Guan Yu was attacking Cao Cao, and Sun ambushed Guan Yu from behind. As a result, Guan Yu lost in World War I and was killed. Almost the whole Jingzhou fell into the hands of Wu. Thus, the contradiction between Wu and Shu was completely intensified and the war of Yiling was set off.
In 22 1 A.D., Liu Beixian took the opportunity to proclaim himself emperor, and after more than a month of meetings, he assembled a large number of his own troops to attack Dongwu. In order to recapture Jingzhou, Sun Quan sent several people to make peace, but Liu Bei failed to dispel this idea. Around July, Liu Bei took the initiative to send troops and launched a war against Soochow. At that time, the border between the two sides was already in the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River, which can be said to be narrow and very unfavorable for combat. As the commander-in-chief of the whole army, Lu Xun realized that Liu Beijun was too powerful to fight with them at that time, so he decided to give up the decisive battle immediately and win by defensive counterattack. Lu Xun decisively commanded Wu Jun to avoid the sharp edge of the Han army and retreat in an orderly manner, paralyzing Liu Bei's spirit. When I arrived in Yiling area, I was stationed there, and I was deadlocked with the Han army. The geographical position there was better, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Liu Beijun was not easy to fight. Lu Xun was also very calm, that's all. Liu Bei's men had no choice but to disperse their forces on the mountain road at that time. As a result, Lu Xun found an opportunity to burn the main force of the Shu army, and Liu Bei himself was defeated.