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²⁷ Yiling, to the east of the present Ichang, Hupeh Province, was the place where Lu Sun, a general of the state of Wu, defeated the army of Liu Pei, ruler of Shu, in A.D. 222. Liu Pei’s troops scored successive victories at the beginning of the war and penetrated five or six hundred li into the territory of Wu as far as Yiling. Lu Sun, who was defending Yiling, avoided battle for over seven months until Liu Pei “was at his wits’ end and his troops were exhausted and demoralized”. Then he crushed Liu Pei’s troops by taking advantage of a favourable wind to set fire to their tents.
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Yiling,
to
the
east
of
the
present
Ichang,
Hupeh
Province,
was
the
place
where
Lu
Sun,
a
general
of
the
state
of
Wu,
defeated
the
army
of
Liu
Pei,
ruler
of
Shu,
in
A.D.
222.
Liu
Pei’s
troops
scored
successive
victories
at
the
beginning
of
the
war
and
penetrated
five
or
six
hundred
li
into
the
territory
of
Wu
as
far
as
Yiling.
Lu
Sun,
who
was
defending
Yiling,
avoided
battle
for
over
seven
months
until
Liu
Pei
“was
at
his
wits’
end
and
his
troops
were
exhausted
and
demoralized”.
Then
he
crushed
Liu
Pei’s
troops
by
taking
advantage
of
a
favourable
wind
to
set
fire
to
their
tents.
