In the Battle of Yiling, only 50,000 people died in Shu, why did they break their muscles and bones

In the final analysis, the population is still small, and in ancient times, labor force was the main combat force, and with so many fewer people, only the old, weak, women and children were left, and it naturally went downhill.

For the Battle of Yiling, in fact, their economic strength and military aspects are not very good.

The main reason is that the number of people in Shu is too small, and 50,000 is also very nerve-wracking.

In ancient times, because of productivity, the population itself was very small, and there were even fewer soldiers.

Although in the battle of Yiling, only 50,000 people died in the Shu Kingdom, this number was already close to 1 3 soldiers of their entire army.

Many wars are the starting point of a country's decline, so wars are very reflective of a country.

Because the population was not large before, 50,000 troops should not be a small number.

In the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Xun, and the elite of Shu was almost exhausted.

The defeat of Yiling dealt a heavy blow to the newly established Shu Han regime, which not only lost a large number of soldiers and supplies, but also killed many generals. The following year, the death of the monarch Liu Bei crumbled the country built on his fame, and domestic rebellions broke out. It took Prime Minister Zhuge Liang about five years to rebuild the army and quell these rebellions, and to raise the country's strength to the point where it could send troops against foreign troops.

For nearly forty years after this battle, the territory between the three kingdoms remained basically unchanged, and the alliance rebuilt by Wu and Shu was never shaken again, and the situation of the three kingdoms appeared in a stable confrontation, and the Battle of Yiling was therefore considered one of the dividing points between the three kingdoms before and after.

When it comes to the major wars of the Three Kingdoms period, the Battle of Yiling can be said to be very noteworthy, because this war decided the fate of Liu Bei's group, and Liu Bei's plan to enter the Central Plains was completely shattered. So what impact did this battle have on Liu Bei? Why did Shu Han decline from then on?

How many troops were lost in this battle? Today, I will talk to you about the Battle of Yiling in detail. <>

One of the major effects of the Battle of Yiling on the Shu Han group was that they lost the elite troops they had accumulated for a long time, because at that time Liu Bei was desperate to avenge his two brothers, so he gathered the strength of the whole country, and nearly 100,000 soldiers marched to Eastern Wu. In order to ensure the linkage of the troops, these 100,000 soldiers and horses adopted the method of company camp, but during the battle of Yiling, Lu Xun used a fire to destroy the company camp. After this war, most of Shu Han's elite troops were lost, and these troops were veterans who had gone through a long war and were honed in the war between Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

If you want to train a well-trained army, it is almost unrealistic, and it is precisely because of this that Liu Bei was in a hurry to attack his heart and finally died in the White Emperor City. <>

In the Battle of Yiling, a more critical point is that many of the stalwart generals also suffered losses in it. These generals can be said to have fought all the way to the south and the north, and there are also many army commanders who followed Liu Bei to the Battle of Hanzhong. It is precisely because of this that after the Battle of Yiling, these generals also suffered a lot of damage, which also caused the later withering of Shu Han's talents.

Especially during Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition, it was particularly obvious, because a lot of Cao Wei generals were used at that time, which shows that the Battle of Yiling had a great impact. <>

To sum up, after the Battle of Yiling, Shu Han lost the elite troops it had accumulated, and it also lost many backbone generals who could command. This also caused the weakening of the Shu Han army, and it was precisely because of this that the Battle of Yiling led to the decline of the Shu Han, and it was not until Zhuge Liang recuperated for many years that he had the military strength of the Northern Expedition.

It was because they chose to move the capital after the Battle of Yiling, causing most of the people to flee on the way to the capital, and after this war, Liu Chan ascended the throne, and they lost a total of more than 50,000 people.

The Battle of Yiling Shu Han lost 50,000 troops, which is the family of Shu Han, and these 50,000 troops are the elite of Shu Han, those reserve talents, lost all in this battle, and the lack of talents in the later period of Shu Han is because of this battle.

It's because they've lost a lot, as if they've lost more than 1 million people. Most of the soldiers of Shu Han perished.

According to historical facts, at that time, the Shu army was 80,000, the Wu army was 100,000, (and there were nearly 100,000 in logistics), and the Shu army sent Zhao Yun to supervise the grain and grass in the rear of Yong'an, so it did not fail because of the grain and grass. The reason why Liu Bei failed was precisely because he did not have the right time, place and people to these three taboos: when the time came, he chose the scorching heat to attack Wu, Wu was nothing as a defensive country, and Shu, as an attacking country, marched every day in the scorching sun, which made the morale and body of the soldiers slowly weaken.

If it was just the time of day, the Shu army could still rely on the number of soldiers to win. But without geographical advantages, it created a good opportunity for Lu Xun to sneak attack. The Shu army was stationed in a densely wooded area, and although it was close to the river, there was no way to resist the attack of the Wu army.

The most fatal thing is that Liu Bei had no one to make peace with, and did not listen to the advice of Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun before setting out on the expedition, and Ma Liang advised him not to garrison the army in the dense woods and did not listen, which created a good opportunity for Lu Xun's attack. So Liu Bei's defeat is inevitable.

Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei's political goals in the later period were different: Zhuge Liang was determined to set the Central Plains in the north, revive the Han Dynasty, and return to the old capital (visible in the six Northern Expeditions). Liu Bei is determined to establish political power and divide one side.

Therefore, before the battle of Yiling, Zhuge Liang was not trusted (so before Liu Bei entered Sichuan, he went out to take Pang Tong. After entering the river, take the law to the right). After the defeat, Zhuge Liang only said:

If the Dharma is filial piety (Fa Zheng) is there, it will not be like this. (Fa Zheng was dead before the Battle of Yiling.) You can see that.

Therefore, the reason why Shu fell was because of the wrong strategy. Before the Shu army set out on the expedition, its national strength was actually the weaker side of the three kingdoms. The geographical location of Shu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Liu Bei should fight a defensive counterattack.

However, after Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang still adopted a strategy of attacking and defending, and went out of Qishan six times. Eventually, it led to the decline of Shu's national strength. Of course, Liu Bei's death is also a turning point, and the important thing is that his successor is really "not like a virtuous child".

First of all, history is history, according to historical research, the population and military strength of each country are approximately: Wei has a population of 4.43 million and a standing army of 500,000, Wu has a population of 2.3 million and a military strength of 200,000, and Shu has a population of 940,000 and a military strength of 100,000. In ancient times, the productive forces were weak, and basically every three households could only raise one army, and the number of troops was about 1 10 of the population, so a battle with 100,000 people was considered a big battle.

The history of the Battle of Hanzhong records that Shu was a battle launched by the power of the country, and the result was the victory of Shu, which itself was limited, and occupying Hanzhong could also replenish its own troops. In the battle of Yiling, there was no conclusion that Shu sent troops, generally speaking, there were 50,000 and 100,000 troops, and as a result, Liu Bei was "only spared", ** will not be less than 50,000, and Shu lost almost half of its troops, which was painful for Shu. At that time, the social productivity and population birth rate, 100,000 people was almost the limit of Shu Han, and the loss of 50,000 people was difficult to replenish in a short period of time through explosive troops, and Shu could not replenish its troops in the next few decades, and lost the ability to attack on a large scale for a long time, and was completely at a disadvantage in the competition between the three kingdoms.

Because Liu Bei died, in fact, at that time, Shu was not lost to Wei in terms of military or economy, but Liu Bei was eager for revenge, regardless of the life and death of the soldiers, did not listen to the advice of the military advisor, and insisted on going his own way, which led to failure, which indirectly caused the instability of the army's morale, and Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, "Adou who couldn't be supported", and since then Shu has been in a slump!

p: ls is, the battle of Yiling Shu army is about 10,000 people (but not including Zhao Yun's one), and there are 10,000 remaining after the defeat; Lu Xun commanded 50,000 people; The 700,000 people mentioned in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms are nonsense, and there were only a few people in the three countries at that time!

It's a matter of strategy. Before the Shu army set out on the expedition, its national strength was actually the weaker side of the three kingdoms. The geographical location of Shu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Liu Bei should fight a defensive counterattack.

But it wasn't until later that Zhuge Liang still chose to attack and defend, and went out of Qishan six times. In the end, the national strength was exhausted and it went to extinction. Of course, Liu Bei's death was also a turning point.

His successor was a faint man.

Kao is 700,000 Ah, the old Ben almost lost everything.

Poor and uncertain riverside bones, like a person in a spring boudoir dream.

In the Battle of Yiling, the defeated Shu Han was not just a loss of 50,000 troops, but a wounded and shakable foundation of comprehensive national strength.

First, the loss of 50,000 troops is close to half of the total strength of Shu.

In the fifth year of Yuanfeng (106 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up 22 counties in Yizhou, including Shu County, Qianwei, Zhuti, Yuejun, Qike, Jianning, Yongchang, Hanzhong, Guanghan, Zitong, Bajun, Brazil, Badong, and Yizhou. Compared with the Central Plains, Yizhou is relatively remote and has a small population base. It is estimated that the average total strength of each county should be about 6,000, and if calculated according to 22 counties, Liu Bei's total strength in Yizhou should be about 10,000.

Calculated in this way, it should be clear what the concept of a loss of 50,000 yuan is.

At the same time, the 50,000 troops lost by Shu in the Battle of Yiling were all elite troops of Shu, which instantly reduced Shu's national defense strength by half.

Second, the consumption of military funds is extremely huge.

According to Mr. Huang Jinyan, who specializes in the study of ancient military uniforms, in ancient times, a soldier's military uniform mainly had six major contents, namely: raid, silk, robe, Zen, shoes, and socks. At the same time, according to the records in the Han Jian, it may be affected by different seasons, just like the winter and summer clothes in the army now, and the materials are naturally different.

Such as: raid, silk, robe, Zen ** are 500 money, 500 money, 1000 money, 300 money. There is no record of other shoes and socks, such as shoes and socks about 200 yuan (conservative estimate).

That is to say, the cost of each soldier's military uniform is 2,500 yuan, and if it is calculated according to 50,000 troops, it is 100 million yuan, which is close to one-seventh of the average annual fiscal revenue of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty.

At the same time, according to historical records, the per capita monthly ration of soldiers in the Han Dynasty was divided into 2 stones, stones, stones, 3 stones, and stones. If the average calculation is based on the monthly ration stone, the normal consumption of 50,000 troops in two years is 2.64 million stone, not counting the military rations that have been prepared.

In addition, there is also the loss of ordnance, salt, horses, forage, etc., which is an astronomical amount.

Third, the burden of bereavement pension is huge.

According to the "Zhuge Liang Collection" volume 4 "Mourning Death", Zhuge Liang said for the soldiers' compensity: "The good generals of the ancients, raising others as raising their own sons, in difficulty, they will be the first, and if they are meritorious, they will be behind them, the wounded will cry and caress them, the dead will be buried in mourning, the hungry will eat and eat, the cold will be undressed and clothed, the wise will be polite, and the brave will be rewarded and persuaded." It will be able to do so, and it will be successful.

It can be seen from this that Shu still attaches great importance to the bereavement of the first soldiers.

At the same time, according to the record of "Hanshu Chengdi Ji": "The buried people and money, two thousand people." In other words, if the cost of burying one person was about 2,000 yuan at that time, 50,000 people would be 100 million yuan.

In addition, this has caused great harm to more than 50,000 families, almost to the extent of a nationwide funeral.

It can be inferred from this that although Shu Han lost 50,000 soldiers and horses, what kind of national capital will be shaken, and a collapse is a relatively good result.

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