The Battle of Chibi-Jiangling was undoubtedly a perfect victory for the Sun-Liu Alliance, but at the same time it was not the most perfect ending for them, both for Liu Bei and Sun Quan, who would have had a chance to achieve a better result.

【Perfect Result】

Before the Battle of Chibi, the Sun-Liu Alliance faced the fate of imminent destruction. At this time, Cao Cao's forces crossed the Yangtze River, swallowed Jingzhou, and the soldiers were strong, coupled with the righteousness of the Son of Heaven's court, the strong momentum of the pursuit of victory, and the overwhelming strength that made people desperate, Liu Bei and Sun Quan looked like they were just surviving, and what they hoped for at that time was probably just barely surviving.

However, God always likes to joke so much, Cao Cao lost himself in a smooth situation, giving Sun Liu a chance to join forces, while Zhou Yu and others lived up to expectations, successfully caught the death hole of Cao Cao's army, defeated its army in one fell swoop, reversed the decline, and then marched in a big way, seized Jiangling, cut off Cao Cao's forces on the Yangtze River, and the four counties of Jingnan were also seized by Liu Bei, and Sun Quan took the opportunity to forcibly occupy Jiaozhou.

The victory of the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Jiangling announced to people that the Sun-Liu Alliance had the ability to confront the overlord Cao Cao at that time, and the rapid expansion of Sun Quan and Liu Bei also greatly enhanced the strength of the alliance.

The Battle of Chibi-Jiangling not only resolved the imminent crisis of the alliance, but also expelled Cao Cao's forces from the south of the Yangtze River, forming a confrontation between the two camps of Cao Cao and Sun Liu, and the forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei were also able to develop, which can be said to be a perfect result for Sun Liu and others, who were originally struggling to survive.

[Not the most perfect ending]

Although the Battle of Chibi-Jiangling was a well-deserved victory, in a sense, both Sun Quan and Liu Bei had the opportunity to do better.

First of all, for Sun Quan's group, if Sun Quan and others had subdued Liu Bei's forces instead of alliing with them, then after the battles of Chibi and Jiangling, Sun Quan's territory would not only be Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, but Jingzhou would inevitably fall into his hands. Before the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei's forces were weak, and he was still a newly defeated army, and in terms of strength and status, Liu Bei did not have the same capital as Sun Quan.

At the beginning, Lu Su went to Jingzhou to form an alliance, to be precise, to unite with the entire Jingzhou Group, not simply with Liu Bei, but what is puzzling is that Lu Su took the initiative to join forces with Liu Bei, which made Liu Bei occupy a big lead in the later alliance. If Lu Su proposed to accept Liu Bei's forces at that time, this is also a rain from heaven for Liu Bei, who is already out of a desperate situation, even if Liu Bei knows that he will be controlled by others, but there is no other better choice, after all, Wu Ju's power and Sun Quan cannot be compared, and Liu Bei himself has taken refuge in Gongsun Zhan, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao under the disadvantage before, and now he is ready to take refuge in Wu Ju, and then it is not embarrassing to be ready to take refuge in Sun Quan, and it is not an embarrassing thing to annex Liu Bei when he is weak, Then he will fight Cao Cao to the death, which is a better choice for Sun Quan's group.

But Sun Quan, Lu Su and others ignored this because of Cao Cao's huge threat, and let Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others get lucky.

After the Battle of Jiangling, Sun Quan actually got a second chance to annex Liu Bei's forces, when Liu Bei came to Jiangdong to meet Sun Quan in person despite Zhuge Liang's persuasion in order to ask for the governor of Jingzhou, at this time Zhou Yu and others persuaded Sun Quan to take the opportunity to control Liu Bei and then seize his power, but in the end Sun Quan listened to Lu Su's advice, not only did not imprison Liu Bei, but also lent Jiangling and other places to Liu Bei.

If Sun Quan had seized these opportunities in history and annexed Liu Bei's forces at the time of turmoil in Jingzhou, then he would have been able to march westward to seize Yizhou and occupy the southern mainland of China to fight Cao Cao in the north and south, and even expected to defeat Cao Cao and dominate the world.

So as to truly achieve the goal in the "couch pair".

For Liu Bei's group, the victory in the battle of Chibi-Jiangling can also be said to be a kind of remedy in a sense. When Cao Cao went south, because Liu Cong surrendered without a fight, he lost his prestige, if Liu Bei took the opportunity to seize Xiangyang at that time, the possibility of success was very high, which can be seen from Liu Bei's ability to get many people to take refuge in Xiangyang City.

And after Liu Bei seized Xiangyang, even if he couldn't hold it, he could control Liu Cong and others to retreat to Jiangling, and use it as a base to fight against Cao Cao, Jiangling City is rich in materials and backed by the Yangtze River, Cao Cao is difficult to conquer even if he attacks head-on, not to mention that Sun Quan's group will come to help Liu Bei in order to protect himself, at this time Liu Bei and Sun Quan's status is basically equal, and then Liu Bei does not have to take the risk to borrow Jiangling to owe Sun Quan Group an account.

Coupled with the troops and talents that Liu Cong might get from him, Liu Bei will have a more solid foundation in Jingzhou.

【Perfection and Imperfection】

But then again, it's not necessarily a good thing to be too perfectionist.

Indeed, the main forces of the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Jiangling are Jiangdong troops, but the importance of Liu Beijun cannot be ignored, after the Sun-Liu Alliance, Liu Beijun fought not only for Sun Quan, but also for himself, and if Liu Bei was already attached to Sun Quan at that time, then Liu Beijun's enthusiasm for fighting must have decreased, after all, there is still a big difference between fighting for himself and fighting for others.

And at that time, Liu Bei did not see the meaning of attaching to Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang and others also tended to unite with Sun Quan rather than directly dependent on Jiangdong, if Lu Su rashly asked Liu Bei to be attached, it was likely to bargain, delay time, and even have a quail, giving Cao Cao an opportunity.

For Liu Bei, even if he followed the advice of Zhuge Liang and others to seize Xiangyang in the early stage, successfully controlled Liu Cong and others, obtained tens of thousands of troops in Jingzhou, and also got enough supplies from Jiangling, and later received support from Jiangdong, this does not mean that Liu Bei can resist Cao Cao. After all, when Cao Cao went south, he didn't expect that Liu Biao would die and Liu Cong would surrender so uncompromisingly, so Cao Cao was originally ready to do his best to crusade against Jingzhou, and the army he led had the power to sweep Jingzhou.

The reason why Cao Cao was defeated in the Battle of Chibi was because he was carried away by a series of easy victories, and when Cao Cao had just gone south, he was still relatively sober, and the infighting between Liu Bei and Liu Cong would inevitably weaken the internal strength of Jingzhou, which was actually beneficial to Cao Cao, and even if Liu Bei received Sun Quan's support, he might not be able to defeat the serious Cao Apu.

The so-called "Seon loses his horse, but he knows whether he is blessed" is such a truth.

PS: There should be another chapter in the evening