After Liu Bei's defeat, why didn't Lu Xun take advantage of the victory to pursue the Shu army? Interested people, follow the editor of Fun History to see what happens next.
Theoretically speaking, the risk of the Yiling Battle was controllable. Because even if Liu Bei was defeated, it would only be a loss of soldiers and generals, and the Wu army could not take advantage of the victory to pursue and threaten Yizhou. After all, Cao Pi's army was waiting eagerly, waiting for Sun Liu's war to end and reap Sun Quan. Even if the Wu army defeated the Shu army, they could only immediately withdraw to defend against the Wei army. In fact, this is how the Yiling Battle in history developed. After Liu Bei's defeat, Wu generals Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang believed that the opportunity could not be missed, and suggested that Lu Xun attack Baidi City and capture Liu Bei alive. Lu Xun said that Cao Pi was coming soon and now they couldn't afford to worry about Liu Bei. Later, when the Wei army came in three directions, Sun Quan quickly sent someone to make peace with Liu Bei.
Zhuge Liang's Longzhong Strategy was mainly about: ally with Sun Quan in the east, resist Cao Cao in the north, conquer Yizhou in the west, rest and recover, wait for the right opportunity, and when there are changes in the world, attack Cao Wei from Jingzhou and Yizhou to unite the country. Pang Tong's theory of the decline of Jingzhou stated that Jingzhou was desolate and bankrupt, with a depletion of talent, and with Sun Quan in the east and Cao Cao in the north, it was difficult to have significant development. However, Yizhou had a million households, fertile land, and abundant resources, and if it could be conquered, there would be significant development.
Fa Zheng's Hanzhong Three Strategies mainly focused on the idea that after Cao Cao pacified Hanzhong, he did not take advantage of the victory to attack Bashu in the south, indicating that Cao Cao was constrained by internal troubles. If they could accumulate strength to attack Hanzhong, they could eliminate the enemy, restore the Han dynasty, nibble away Yongzhou and Liangzhou to expand territory, or they could defend the strategic positions, which was a long-term plan. Bringing together the strategic thinking of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng, it becomes the development strategy of the Liu Bei group.
However, for Liu Bei and the Shu Han regime, Jingzhou, which has a large population and a developed economy, is not only an important source of supplies and troops, but also has an irreplaceable position in geopolitics and strategy. Liu Bei, who had just become emperor, was unwilling to give up Jingzhou, which determined that he would fight against the Eastern Wu from a strategic perspective. After the failure of the Yiling Battle, Liu Bei was forced by the situation to make peace with the Eastern Wu while Jingzhou remained under the control of the Eastern Wu. However, Jingzhou did not return to the hands of the Shu Han, which was always an important reason for the Shu Han's weakness among the three kingdoms.
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