Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

"Both Xiu Yuan and Wen Jin died due to Bei's negligence."

At this point, Liu Bei also understood where he had gone wrong.

At this time, I also remembered how high-spirited these two people were when they came together, and I felt even more sad.

"The two gentlemen treated me as a noble man, but I failed to repay them as a noble man."

"Ma'anshan is probably defeated." Guan Yu analyzed: "Lu Xun set fire to the camp. After the surprise troops are gone, there are at least 40,000 soldiers left in our headquarters to fight."

"Brother's troops are trapped in the company camp..."

"Second brother, just wait and see." Zhang Fei pulled the second brother's sleeve.

Ma Liang wrote Shamoko's name with complicated emotions. The barbarian king actually died here?

["Preparing for promotion to Ma'anshan, Chen Bing surrounds himself"

Ma'anshan is a special place. It is located to the west of the Yiling battlefield. There is a small road here that leads directly to Zigui to the north. It was the closest retreat to Liu Bei on the battlefield at that time.

At the same time, the unlucky guy Ma Liang is probably here, because Ma'anshan is the garrison point of the Wuxi Barbarians.

At this point, Shu Han and Sun Wucai had a real head-to-head confrontation in the Battle of Yiling.

But what is helpless is that although Liu Bei has the advantage of the terrain, he only has at least 10,000 remaining troops around him. The majority of his troops are in the more than 40 battalions that were defeated by Lu Xun.

Although Lu Xun attacked the enemy, his 50,000 troops were unscathed and eager to fight. After all, it is best to fight with a favorable wind.

And everyone knows that the person standing on the top of the mountain is the leader of the Shu Han Dynasty. There is no need to capture him alive. As long as he beheads him, he can leave his name in history and become a marquis and prime minister! As a result, the soldiers became more brave and fearless of death.

With the huge gap in strength and morale, the Shu Han army had only one choice left:

After Fu Xu and Cheng Ji fought to the death, they gave Liu Bei a glimmer of hope. Although Yiling was defeated, Liu Bei could not die here!

In the end, Liu Bei fled back to Baidi City alone. All the veterans he had accumulated after fighting for ten years after Red Cliff were wiped out. A large number of middle and high-level officers were either killed or captured, and they were completely lost. 】

Extremely tragic!

I remembered that I had hosted a banquet for Fu Xu a few days ago. Such a big man cried bitterly for the Han after he got drunk, and his son later died for the Han.

Liu Bei's knuckles turned white from pinching.

As for the annihilation of the entire army, of course he, a veteran, understood what it meant.

The combat strength of the army depends not only on the soldiers, but also on the military lord, Sima Bai, the long-toothed gatekeeper, etc.

The lost soldiers can be recruited again, but where will the generals who have fought in Jingzhou, Hanzhong and Yizhou go?

Even if there is money and food to recruit a large number of soldiers, they will at best be just a group of Wu soldiers who are defeated in battle.

"Wu Bing is quite self-defeating." Wei Yan said boldly: "A certain person had dealings with Wu Bing when he was in his hometown."

"The soldiers in the east of the Yangtze River are driven by force alone, which is useless and achieves nothing. The soldiers of Wu will not fight to the death."

"Looking at Ma'anshan, there are huge profits ahead for one, and the battle in Jingzhou is the other. We are fighting here to protect the countryside. Do you dare not to die?"

"Wen Chang is right." Guan Yu agreed: "Third brother, although Wu soldiers are weak, they should not be underestimated."

Zhang Fei responded cautiously.

Guan Yu glanced at Wei Yan again. Guangmu didn't say much about his general, except for the rebellion of Wei Yan. Later generations also commented that he was the right-hand man of the military adviser.

Guan Yu initially objected to his brother asking him to come here, but his brother believed that someone who could become the right-hand man of a military advisor was at least talented.

Moreover, twenty years after the chaos, his character is still uncertain, so treating him with great kindness may not necessarily lead to disaster in the future.

[Such a battle caused Shu Han to completely collapse. Looking back now, there is one mistake:

The Battle of Yiling started in July of 221. After dispatching troops, they defeated Wu County and Zigui.

Then... he stopped leaving and stayed there until the beginning of 222 before setting out again.

Sun Wu, who originally responded passively and hastily, was able to mobilize his troops and form formations.

Lu Xun completed the war analysis and tactical layout, and locked the Shu Han army in Yiling Gorge Road, which had been late for half a year.

So where did Liu Bei go during these few months of free time? It can't be like Song Xianggong, who plays the role of a teacher of benevolence and righteousness?

Liu Bei's biography also mentions: "In the second year of Zhangwu, he was posthumously named Mrs. Huangsi and was buried in Shu. Before she arrived, the previous owner died."

In the second year of Zhangwu, 222, Liu Bei was locked up in Yiling in the first half of the year and could not move. In the second half of the year, Yiling was defeated and it was difficult to leave Jingzhou.

Therefore, there is speculation that the missing months may have been used to move the tomb of Mrs. Gan, because Mrs. Gan was buried here after she died of illness in Nanjun. After the stalemate in Yiling in 222, there was no chance or time to move the tomb.

Due to the lack of more detailed historical data, this statement can only be regarded as speculation.

But apart from this possibility, it is difficult to explain why there were such big tactical flaws in the early stages of the Battle of Yiling. 】

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then shook his head:

"It's just a guess, it can't be taken seriously."

"Perhaps there was an epidemic in the army during Zigui and they were unable to travel."

Zhang Fei shook his head:

"Brother, I wouldn't believe it if it were anyone else, but..."

Several other people also nodded quietly, and the Lord's love for Mrs. Gan could be seen.

Moreover, Mrs. Gan also took care of the master's backyard in an orderly manner, which also made them, the ministers, worry a lot.

Liu Bei managed a smile and said:

"Months ago, Divine Doctor Zhang diagnosed that wind evil had entered the body. He prescribed a few decoctions and took them on time. Now he is much better."

That's good... a few people were relieved for the time being.

Kong Ming and Pang Tong looked at each other and felt worried.

Guangmu's guess is a bit bizarre, but the lord has been humbly accepting advice all his life, but this Yiling insists on going his own way, which is also bizarre.

There must be a reason for everything to go wrong. What is the Lord planning?

Pang Tong looked surprised, shook his head, wrote a few words, and handed it to Kong Ming's hand.

[Another tactical mistake was the stalemate with Lu Xun in Yiling for half a year.

As a common saying nowadays is: I am waiting for the big move, what are you waiting for?

Lu Xun was under pressure from a bunch of arrogant soldiers, and he would write a letter of condolence to Sun Quan every two months.

Just to wait for the Shu Han's morale to decline and the weather to change, hoping to wait until Liu Bei makes a mistake.

Fortunately, Lu Xun finally arrived, and Liu Bei handed over the control of the river to others. Lu Xun was well-aimed and hit the target with one strike.

When the two armies are in a stalemate, the competition is often about who makes the first mistake. If Liu Bei had not made this mistake, Lu Xun might not be able to withstand the pressure of his senior generals and be forced to send troops. The battle of Yiling might have a chance of victory.

But we all know that there are often no ifs in history. If there really were ifs, the second master would have gone directly north to kill Cao Cao in the Battle of Xiangfan, and why would he have gone through so much trouble? 】

Liu Bei couldn't help but ask:

"Second brother, in this situation in Xiangfan, if Marquis Sun comes back to Hefei to respond, will he be able to attack Xudu?"

Guan Yu shook his head and shattered Liu Bei's illusions:

"If Marquis Sun had such a character, there would be no Xiangshui Alliance. My brother should have captured Hanzhong and left the Pass. Why are you hanging around here?"

"But these are all empty words, it is useless to talk about them, and it is useless to discuss them."

"It can be seen from Guang Mu's words that even with Jingzhou's contribution, Lu Xun is still not convinced." Jiang Wan also felt that Lu Xun's victory was extremely dangerous:

"He is safe for his lord at the top, and cares for the strong generals at the bottom. The outcome of the battle with the lord is no more than 50-50."

Liu Bei also agreed, but at the same time he felt even more heartbroken: Where is this Lu Xun?

Jian Yong's secret note on investigating the Lu family is still in his sleeve. Unfortunately, this thin page of paper doesn't even have the word "vulgar" in it when you look at it horizontally or vertically.

[Looking at the Battle of Yiling, this battle is also known as Liu Bei's battle of destiny.

Although Cao Wei was strong at this time, it was not that strong; Sun Wu had swallowed up the troops surrendered by Jingzhou and Guan Yu in Jin, and his strength was greatly increased.

Sun Wu's attention and eyes were dragged to Yiling, and Liu Bei chose to send troops south of the river, possibly with the intention of using his body as bait to lure Cao Wei into trouble.

But unfortunately, the naive Cao Pi was severely played by the wily Sun Quan. 】

Kong Ming also opened the note written by Pang Tong in his hand: Pi Xun's father.

The Battle of Yiling ended quickly, but the reverberation was long-lasting.