Does Liu Bei of the Three Kingdoms have a battalion of 800 Li?

There is indeed a story in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms that Liu Bei established an 800-Li camp.

In the battle of Yiling, the story of Lu Xun burning Liu Bei's 800-mile company camp is as follows:

On the eve of a large-scale counterattack, Lu Xun sent a small group of troops to conduct a tentative attack. Although the attack failed, Lu Xun found a way to break the enemy-the method of burning the Shu army company. Because Jiangnan was in midsummer and the climate was sultry at that time, the camps of the Shu army were all built with wooden fences, surrounded by Woods and thatch. In the event of a fire, it will burn to pieces. After the decisive battle began, Lu Xun ordered Wu Jun foot soldiers to raid the Shu army camp at night and set fire to the wind.

During the dinner, the fire was fierce and the Shu army was in chaos. Lu Xun took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and forced the Shu army to retreat to the west. Wu Zhuran led an army of 5,000 men, broke through the front of the Shu army, plunged into the rear of the Shu army, and surrounded the Shu army in Zhuoxiang (now west of Yichang, Hubei) with the Korean party, cutting off the retreat of the Shu army. Pan Zhang and his men stormed Feng's Shu army and broke it.

Lu Xun concentrated his forces and was besieged on all sides, destroying nearly 10 thousand Shu troops. At this time, the Shu army was in flight, most of the casualties fled, and military supplies such as cars and boats were lost. Liu Bei fled overnight and arrived at Shimen Mountain (now northeast of Badong, Hubei). He was chased by Sun Huan, the general of the State of Wu, and was almost captured. Defender Fu Yao and others were killed. Later, relying on the postmen to burn the equipment abandoned by the defeated soldiers and block the mountain road, they were able to get rid of the pursuers and escape into Yong 'an City (also known as Bai Di City, now Fengjie East, Sichuan).

Extended data

Lu Xun won the battle of Yiling and Liu Bei failed because:

Lu Xun is good at correctly analyzing the military situation, boldly withdrawing troops to lure the enemy, concentrating his forces, attacking from the rear, and skillfully attacking the enemy with fire. Finally, Wu Jun defeated the aggressive Shu army with 50,000 troops, creating a successful example from defense to counterattack, which reflected superb command art and military talent, indicating that he deserves to be an outstanding military commander.

As for Liu Bei's failure, it was no accident. He dared to push forward, and made a military taboo. In the specific operational guidance, he did not observe the geographical position, and took the troops into the rugged mountain road of 200 to 300 kilometers, which was difficult to expand. At the same time, in the face of Wu Jun's stubborn resistance, he did not know how to change the operational deployment in time, but adopted the wrong method of camping everywhere without focus, and finally fell into a passive position, which led to tragic failure and consequences, which made people deeply touched.

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