Battle of Yiling
222 CE · Yiling, Hubei, China
Quick Facts
- Year
- 222 CE
- Location
- Yiling, Hubei, China
- Era
- ⛩️ East Asia
- Difficulty
- hard
The Battle of Yiling, also known as the Battle of Xiaoting, was fought when Liu Bei of Shu Han launched a massive invasion of Eastern Wu to avenge the death of his sworn brother Guan Yu and recapture the province of Jing. The young Wu commander Lu Xun patiently held his positions for months, then launched a devastating fire attack that swept through Liu Bei's forest camps along the Yangtze gorges. The destruction of Liu Bei's army ended any hope of Shu Han dominance and cemented the Three Kingdoms balance of power.
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Liu Bei's invasion at Yiling was motivated by the death of his sworn brother Guan Yu. In Chinese culture, the sworn brotherhood of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei remains one of the most famous friendships in literature.