He left Guan Yu behind to guard his territories in Jing Province during his absence. Main article: Sun–Liu territorial disputeīetween 212 and 214, Liu Bei embarked on a campaign to seize control of Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing) from its governor, Liu Zhang. In the meantime, Liu Bei had also conquered the four commanderies of Wuling (武陵 around present-day Changde, Hunan), Changsha (長沙), Guiyang (桂陽 around present-day Chenzhou, Hunan) and Lingling (零陵 around present-day Yongzhou, Hunan) so he effectively controlled all the territories in southern Jing Province by 211. Sun Quan then agreed to "lend" Nan Commandery to Liu Bei. He argued that since Sun Quan's forces had just recently occupied Nan Commandery after the Battle of Jiangling, they would not be able to defend Nan Commandery well if Cao Cao's forces attacked, so it would be better to "lend" it to Liu Bei and let him serve as a "buffer" against Cao Cao.
Lu Su advised Sun Quan to "lend" Nan Commandery (南郡 around present-day Jingzhou, Hubei), the administrative centre of southern Jing Province, to Liu Bei so as to strengthen the Sun–Liu alliance against their common rival, Cao Cao. In 210, Liu Bei travelled to Jing (京 present-day Zhenjiang, Jiangsu) to meet Sun Quan and request for the governorship of Jing Province.
The fall of Jing Province and Guan Yu's death provided the trigger for the Battle of Xiaoting between Liu Bei and Sun Quan between 221 and 222.īackground Sun Quan "lending" Jing Province to Liu Bei Guan Yu, Liu Bei's general guarding those territories, was captured and executed by Sun Quan's forces. The campaign occurred after the Battle of Fancheng and concluded with victory for Sun Quan's forces, who completely captured all of Liu Bei's territories. Sun Quan's forces, led by Lü Meng, invaded Liu Bei's territories in southern Jing Province, which covered present-day Hubei and Hunan. Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province was fought between the warlords Sun Quan and Liu Bei in the winter of 219–220 in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Northwest China ( Tong Pass * Jicheng * Lucheng * Qi Mtns.Northern China ( Liyang * Ye * Nanpi * White Wolf Mtn.).
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