When it comes to the battle of Yiling, there are those who say that Liu Bei is bent on going his own way, there are those who say that Liu Bei is not properly encamped, there are those who say that Liu Bei is emotional, and there are those who say that Liu Bei'......s strategy is insufficient
In short, just because Liu Bei is a loser, almost everyone is derogatory. And on the other hand, because Lu Xun is a victory, almost all the words are praised.
In fact, whether it was Liu Bei's defeat or Lu Xun's great achievement, if it weren't for an accident, all this would probably not happen.
And this accident was Zhang Fei's sudden assassination.
At the end of 219 AD, Sun Quan attacked Jingzhou and captured Guan Yu.
In 221 AD, Liu Bei decided to crusade against Eastern Wu and avenge Guan Yu, in fact, in order to use this to plot to "divide the river and rule" to "divide the world".
So, Liu Bei ordered Zhang Fei to lead 10,000 troops from Lang ** to join Liu Bei in Jiangzhou. Its purpose is to send troops by land and water to attack Wu together, that is: one route is led by Zhang Fei to lead the naval army down the river from Jiangzhou, and the goal is directly aimed at Sun Quan's new land to take Jingzhou; The other road, led by Liu Bei, set out by land, passing through the gorge, passing through Wudi (now Badong, Hubei), Pozigui, and Zhanyi Road, and then the troops pointed directly to Wuchang (now Ezhou City, Hubei), the capital of Eastern Wu.
Liu Bei stills. At that time, because Liu Bei had ruled Jingzhou for many years, he had a lot of influence. Although Sun Quan successfully attacked Jingzhou, because it was a new place and had the influence of Liu Bei's reign, the people's hearts were not stable"Spring and Autumn are strong, and the prestige is not written".Lu Xun took over the responsibility of guarding Jingzhou from Lu Meng for a short time. Once Zhang Feibing arrives in Jingzhou, he will inevitably be in trouble both internally and externally, and it will be extremely tricky for Lu Xun to deal with.
Besides, Liu Bei's strategy of attacking Wu was copied from the successful strategy of Jingzhou's land and water army entering Sichuan, and the army of the waterway was led by Zhang Fei alone.
In other words, Zhang Fei led the naval army from Jiangzhou to Jingzhou, not only down the river, but also familiar with the road.
At the same time, Liu Bei had already sent Ma Liang to help Wuximan, and Wuxi was adjacent to Jingzhou. Therefore, its purpose is to help Zhang Fei attack Jingzhou.
Under such circumstances, with Zhang Fei's ability to lead an army into Sichuan alone, even if he can't capture Jingzhou, he has a great chance of containing Lu Xun in Jingzhou for a period of time, and no one in Eastern Wu without Lu Xun seems to be Liu Bei's opponent.
This point, from the early days of Liu Bei's invasion of Wu, Sun Quan successively lost strategic places such as the gorge, (Wu) land, and Zigui, and while asking Liu Bei for peace, he repaired the book and declared himself a vassal to Cao Pi, which can be seen in Sun Quan's fear. In the end, in desperation, Lu Xun was activated.
At the same time, the most critical thing is that because Zhang Da and Fan Qiang (Fan Jiang in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms") who killed Zhang Fei surrendered to Sun Quan, it naturally revealed Liu Bei's strategy of defeating Wu, and gave Sun Quan sufficient preparations for the battle.
Therefore, if it weren't for Zhang Fei's accidental death, the Battle of Yiling would probably not have happened, and Liu Bei's army would have been able to directly attack Wuchang City.
However, unfortunately, due to Zhang Fei's sudden death, Liu Bei inevitably met Lu Xun, the biggest nemesis in his life.
Therefore, Liu Bei's strategy to defeat Wu was not the biggest mistake in his life, but a shocking strategy to seize the world, but it was a pity that he was buried by Zhang Fei's accident.
If it is said that Zhang Fei's accidental death was the main factor that led to the failure of Liu Bei's shocking plan.
Then, the persuasion of Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and other ministers was the culprit that forced Liu Bei onto the road of defeating Wu and could not turn back.
In this regard, some people may ask, it is obviously an admonition, why does it become "force"?
Actually, it's normal to have such questions. After all, in that kind of environment at that time, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and other ministers were indeed admonishing. However, with Zhang Fei's death, this kind of exhortation has become "forced" due to different circumstances.
When Liu Bei proposed to avenge Guan Yu and crusade against Sun Quan, in addition to Zhuge Liang and other ministers, especially Zhao Yun's righteous words. At that time, in front of the ministers in the main hall, he said that ** was Cao Cao, not Sun Quan, and Wei should be destroyed first, and Sun Quan naturally surrendered. Moreover, Cao Cao is dead, and his son Cao Pi usurped the throne, which has caused public outrage. Therefore, you can take advantage of the people's anger to attack the key points first, and then occupy the upper reaches of the Yellow River and Weishui, and the righteous men of Kwantung will be wrapped in grain and horses to welcome the king.
As a result, he was rejected by the angry Liu Bei, and Zhao Yun was left to supervise Jiangzhou.
However, soon the news of Zhang Fei's death came, so Liu Bei screamed in shock"Yikes! (Zhang) flew to death. ”
Zhang Fei stills. Regarding Zhang Fei's accidental death, Liu Bei lamented helplessly, and at the same time, he who had fought all his life, it was impossible for him not to know how difficult it was to defeat Wu after losing Zhang Fei's trump card. However, because he had expressed his determination to cut down Wu under the condition that the ministers tried their best to advise, and after Zhang Fei's death, no one advised him and gave him a step down, even if he knew that the road to cut down Wu was full of thorns and dangers, he could not go back on his word, and he slapped himself in the face, so he could only cut down Wu hard.
Therefore, without the advice of Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and other ministers, perhaps Liu Bei would have been able to put down his son and accept Dongwu's request for peace, instead of stumbling. However, after Zhang Fei's death, Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and other ministers, if they can persuade again, with Liu Bei's heroic mentality, how can they not distinguish which is more important than the other, and it is very likely that they will climb along the pole and give up the fight against Wu.
Unfortunately, there was no one to persuade at that time.
In July of the first year of Zhang Wu (221), when no one gave him the steps, Liu Bei had no choice but to personally lead a large army along the east of the river to attack Wu, and ordered Prime Minister Zhuge Liang to stay in Chengdu, and the general Zhao Yundu supervised Jiangzhou to save the rear army.
To do so is tantamount to knowing that you can't do it, which is really unwise.
At the same time, Liu Bei ordered Huang Quan to be the general of Zhenbei and lead the Jiangbei armies to the north of Yiling, which could not only resist the Wu army in Jiangbei, but also monitor the movements of the Wei army to prevent the attack of the Wei army.
It can be said that Liu Bei's strategic layout is not thought-out.
So, in the face of Liu Bei's expedition, what actions did Eastern Wu and Cao Wei have at that time?
Lu Xun stills. In the early days of the Shu-Wu War, Sun Quan had to ask Liu Bei for peace because of the loss of land one after another, and after Liu Bei refused, he had to call Cao Pi a minister on the one hand, and at the same time should be advised by the ministers, and Lu Xun was called to meet Liu Bei.
So, if it weren't for Zhang Fei's accidental death, would Lu Xun still have a chance to face Liu Bei? Not to mention the Battle of Yiling.
Although Lu Xun won a great victory in the Battle of Yiling, when he was in the Battle of Yiling, he once said to Sun Quan:"Since Liu Bei led his troops to fight, he has always won fewer victories and more defeats, and there is nothing to worry about! However, at first, he was very worried that he would advance by land and water. Now, he specializes in infantry combat, camped everywhere, and the ministers observe his military deployment, there must be no major changes, I hope that Your Majesty will sit back and relax, and there is no need to worry about it. ”
As the saying goes:"Heroes see the same thing! ”Liu Bei could see the advantages of advancing by land and water, and Lu Xun could also see the harm of the Shu army's simultaneous advance by land and water. Therefore, if it weren't for Zhang Fei's accidental death, Lu Xun's life trajectory and the trajectory of the history of the Three Kingdoms might have changed.
At the same time, after the death of Guan Yu, Liu Ye of Cao Wei had already arrived in Shu and Wu to have a big battle, and suggested that Cao Pi take advantage of Sun Quan's strength to deal with Liu Bei and the country was empty, and send troops to attack Eastern Wu to prevent future troubles.
Although Cao Pi did not agree, he said that he would "sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight", so as to wait for the battle situation to be clear before sending troops.
If, if it weren't for Zhang Fei's accidental death, the Shu army could march all the way, Cao Wei would inevitably "take advantage of the fire to rob", and how could Dongwu not die.
Therefore, due to Zhang Fei's accidental death, it not only saved the fate of Sun Quan's demise, but also created Lu Xun's brilliant life legend, and it was a great opportunity for Cao Wei to lose the world. Therefore, some people say: "Zhang Fei is not dead, Yiling is defeated".