The reason for the failure of the Battle of Yiling is mainly Liu Bei?

I think so, because Liu Bei was proud and complacent, so he insisted on avenging Guan Yu when his army was tired and the logistics were not enough, if there was more time to repair the army, he should not lose so badly.

I think so, because at that time, Liu Bei was eager to avenge his brother and Pang Tong, and was carried away by hatred, and did not listen to Zhuge Liang's dissuasion, and insisted on starting a war with Eastern Wu, which eventually led to the defeat of the war.

Of course not, there are many reasons for yourself, and if you have any mistakes, you should first find the reasons from yourself instead of blaming others.

Of course, if he had used blitzkrieg considering that the supply line was too long, the Battle of Yiling would not have been lost.

Liu Bei was defeated in the Battle of Yiling, why Cao Pi didn't take the opportunity to attack Shu, but attacked Wu, the reason is very simple.

In the Battle of Yiling, there were 4 reasons for Liu Bei's fiasco.

First, during the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei was weaker than Sun Wu in terms of territory, population, and logistical supply. In a situation where the overall national strength is inferior to others, it is normal to fail.

You must know that at the time of the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei only had Yizhou left, while Sun Quan already owned Yangzhou, Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, and the territory area was already 3 times that of Liu Bei.

In terms of population, Sun Quan also surpassed Liu Bei, after all, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou had hardly experienced war, and the population could increase naturally. In addition, Sun Quan occupied Jingzhou again, which naturally increased a large number of people.

On the other hand, Liu Bei, not to mention the loss of Jingzhou, at that time, he had just finished the battle of Hanzhong, and all the population of Hanzhong was moved away by Cao Cao, which means that Liu Bei got a piece of Hanzhong without people. In ancient times, it could be said that the number of people decided everything, so Liu Bei, whose population was much smaller than Sun Quan, would naturally suffer defeat.

Second, the comparison of the number of armies on both sides in the Battle of Yiling is about the same, and it is not as exaggerated as written in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

It is recorded in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms that Liu Bei led 40,000 people out of Sichuan, plus 10,000 barbarian soldiers from Shamoke, Liu Bei's army was more than 50,000 people.

According to the records of the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms", Lu Xun led 50,000 people to the front line. Coupled with Sun Heng, who was sent out by Sun Quan before, Sun Quan invested more than 60,000 people in this war.

More than 50,000 against more than 60,000, there really isn't much chance of winning. In addition, in order to prevent Cao Wei from cutting off the back road, Liu Bei had to let Huang Quan lead more than 10,000 people to be stationed in Jiangbei, in this situation, even without Lu Xun's burning company camp, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to achieve victory.

Third, Liu Bei camped in the mountains, which was very conducive to Lu Xun's fire attack.

In war, excellent commanders will try their best to reduce their own **, and Lu Xun is no exception.

In the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei and Lu Xun fought in the Three Gorges area. In this area, there is the Yangtze River in the middle, and there are lofty mountains on both sides, so there are very few places where Liu Bei can set up camp, and he also chose to camp in desperation, and distributed tens of thousands of troops in a narrow strip of land of tens of kilometers.

In this case, even if Lu Xun did not take a fire attack, he could easily cut Liu Bei's army into dozens of sections and break them one by one. In addition, the flowers and trees, dead branches and leaves in the mountains and forests are all natural fuel, which naturally gives Lu Xun a chance to win.

Fourth, the war lasted until the summer, and Liu Bei's army was already demoralized, and there were huge problems with logistics and supplies.

The summer is already very hot, and tens of thousands of troops stay in the deep mountains and old forests, not to mention the heat and irritability, and have to endure mosquito bites, even the elite troops will be tortured with mental problems. In this situation of low morale, failure is also normal.

It can be said that in this war, Liu Bei did not have an advantage in time, place, and people, and it was naturally impossible to win.

How heavy was Liu Bei's losses in the Battle of Yiling?

First: Liu Bei's comprehensive strength and comprehensive national strength are not as good as those of Soochow; Another point is Liu Bei's decision-making mistakes.

In the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei won successive victories in the early days. Sun Quan used Lu Xun as the main general and defeated Liu Bei by fire attack.

First of all, Sun Quan of Eastern Wu showed weakness, giving people the illusion that Eastern Wu was vulnerable, but in fact, the comprehensive strength of Eastern Wu was stronger than that of Shu Han. Secondly, the Shu army began to win all the way, the momentum was like a bamboo, the morale of the Shu army was high, and when it reached Yiling, the Shu army could not move an inch, and Liu Bei, who could not attack for a long time, must be in turmoil, and the Shu army would also be demoralized. In the end, Liu Bei chose the wrong place to camp, which created an opportunity for Lu Xun to attack.

There are three main reasons for Liu Bei's defeat in the Battle of Yiling: first, he underestimated the enemy and was bound to win, and at the same time, he looked down on Lu Xun, the commander of the Wu army, and almost didn't think about what to do if he failed; The second is to be eager to win, anxious to report to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei has lost his mind, after a few small victories, the heart of victory is even more bursting, and the camping woods give Wu Jun an opportunity; The third is Sun Quan's full trust in Lu Xun, Lu Xun's outstanding military strategy and talent, and after showing weakness, he decided to burn the company camp and defeated the Shu army.

The main reason is that Liu Bei was too rash at that time, underestimating the strength of Eastern Wu, and the front attack was very smooth, but when the army behind could not advance, he began to be anxious, and lost his ability to judge, which made the Battle of Yiling defeated.

It was because of Liu Bei's strategy that Cao Cao knew, and Cao Cao had a strategist named Guo Jia, who was clever.

1. The Shu Navy was not well prepared.

If you go down the river from Zigui and cooperate with the army's lightning attack on Gangneung, great things can be accomplished. But in fact, Liu Bei didn't do this, because the strength of the Shu army was limited, and he was afraid that there would be no return if he rashly went down the river. General Huang Quan said in one sentence, he said, "The Wu people fight fiercely, and the naval army follows the stream, which is easy to advance and difficult to retreat."

The four words "easy to advance and difficult to retreat" express the lack of preparation of the Shu navy, and the biggest flaw is that the number of the navy is too small.

2. Talents are withering, and there will be no available.

The invincible "Five Tiger Generals" in the past all withered. In 219, Guan Yu carelessly lost Jingzhou and died in battle. In 220, Huang Zhong, who killed Xiahou Yuan, fell ill and died.

In 221, Zhang Fei was killed by his generals. In 222, Ma Chao fell ill and died. On average, one general dies a year, and at this time there is only one Zhao Yun left, who was snubbed because of his opposition to Liu Bei and Wu, and did not participate in the war.

Shu did not have a single general to participate in the war, and it was easy to fail.

3. The weather is hot, and the company camps in the dense forest.

From the first month to the sixth month of the leap month, Liu Bei confronted Wu Jun for 8 months. Lu Xun, the commander of the Wu army, avoided the edge of Shu and did not fight a decisive battle with it. From the cold winter to the summer of the confrontation, the Shu army changed from the initial domineering to a state of low morale, and the heat became the biggest problem.

The Shu army in Yiting all went to the mountains and dense forests to escape the heat, and even the Yiling naval army stationed in the rear abandoned the Yangtze River and entered the dense forest. So far, all the Shu troops have completed the dense forest camp, which is the origin of the company camp. The so-called company camp of 700 li is just a mountainous area from Yiling to Yaoting, and the total length is only a few dozen li.

In the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Xun, a 39-year-old junior.

Strategically: hastily raising troops without the dominance of national strength; Under the condition that the logistics supply could not keep up, he went deep into the Wu realm to fight.

Tactically: arrogant, contemptuous of enemy troops, poor combat readiness.