The battle of Yiling was initiated by Liu Bei to avenge Guan Yu. Guan Yu died and Jingzhou was taken. Liu Bei immediately prepared supplies and ordered Jingzhou to be killed, hoping to retake Jingzhou and avenge Guan Yu. By this time, Liu Bei had proclaimed himself emperor, and he was very good at inspiring soldiers' morale. The Shu army fought bravely. In this case, Sun Quan could not help but make peace, but Liu Bei was furious and wanted the whole Jingzhou and refused to make peace. Sun Quan had to send Lu Xun to the front to resist Liu Bei.
At the beginning, because tracing the cause had just arrived in Jingzhou, he was not familiar with the terrain and didn't have much time to think, so Wu Jun was beaten out of the water by Liu Bei, who recovered part of his lost land, and the two armies confronted each other in Jiangling. Later, Wu Jun resisted Liu Bei's army with the advantage of Jiangling City, and the two armies were deadlocked, so Liu Bei planned to fight Wu Jun on land. As a result, Liu Bei's army camped here, and because of its large number, it formed a situation of 700 miles.
The two armies were at loggerheads, and no one could win. It dragged on for a long time, lasting for four months, and the weather became hotter and hotter. The hearts of Shu soldiers are impetuous because of the heat and long-term war, but Wu Jun is more comfortable in the city. I have to talk about Lu Xun here. This man is really smart and good at analyzing the war situation and the enemy's weaknesses. He saw the current situation of Liu Bei's army. Seeing such a long camp line, he wanted to make its rear defense empty, so he plotted to burn the camp and materials of the Shu army. He sent people to prepare flammable materials, burned the camp of the Shu army in the middle of the night, and then sent troops to attack. In this unexpected situation, many Shu soldiers were burned to death and many were beheaded. Liu Bei almost died in the fire. As a result, Wu Jun won the battle of Yiling.
Although it is wrong to look at Liu Bei's deployment in this battle, it is not wrong to think about it carefully. The strength of Wu Dong's navy is world-famous. Originally, Shu had a water army, but with the death of Guan Yu, this army was gone. Liu Bei's army is mostly army, so Liu Bei's advantage is to fight on land, not on water. If he doesn't even go to the water, the disadvantage of the Shu army will be worse than the advantage of Wu Jun, and he may die even worse. I think Lu Xun, who came here, is really smart, or he agreed to make peace at the beginning and then chose a good time to take Jingzhou back.