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Battle of Yiling

In the battle of Yiling, Lu Xun was good at correctly analyzing the enemy's situation, boldly withdrawing troops to lure the enemy, concentrating his forces, attacking from the rear, and skillfully attacking it with fire. In the end, Wu Jun, who was at a disadvantage of 50,000, defeated the Shu army in one fell swoop with superior forces, creating a successful example of changing from defending to attacking, which reflected superb command art and military talent, indicating that he was worthy of being an outstanding military commander.

As for Liu Bei's failure, it was no accident. He "urges teachers with anger", relies on strong aggression, and commits the taboo of military strategists. 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 didn't know how to change the operational deployment in time, but adopted a wrong camping method that didn't focus on everything, and finally fell into a passive position, leading to a fiasco and suffering the consequences of "destroying the army and killing the generals", which made people deeply touched. ?

The battle of Yiling also had a great influence on the tripartite confrontation of the three countries. For Shu Han, it greatly damaged the national strength and basically destroyed the grand strategic blueprint formulated by Zhuge Liang when he took countermeasures in the middle of the year. For Wu Dong, although he won the war, it further undermined the relationship between Wu and Shu. Strategically, it also broke the possibility of Sun and Liu Lianhe resisting Cao, laying the groundwork for the subsequent downfall of Wu and Shu.