Battle of Jiangling (223)

Battle of Jiangling (223)
Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms period
Datec. October 222 – April 223[a]
Location
Western banks and middle region of the Yangtze River, in Jing Province (Jiangling and Nan Commandery)
Result Cao Wei retreat; overall stalemate
Belligerents
Cao Wei Eastern Wu
Commanders and leaders
Cao Pi (stationed in Wancheng)
Cao Zhen (frontline commander)		 Zhu Ran
Strength
≈5,000[b]

The Battle of Jiangling (Chinese: 江陵之戰) was fought between the forces of the Cao Wei and Eastern Wu dynasties in the early Three Kingdoms period of China. The battle, which took place around present-day Jiangling County, Hubei, was an integral part of the Wei emperor Cao Pi's three-pronged campaign against the Wu leader Sun Quan. It spanned a period of about six months from October 222 to April 223.[a] Of the three fronts, the most critical Wei attacks were concentrated against the Wu fortress at Jiangling.[3]

  1. ^ Sima (1084), vols. 69-70.
  2. ^ (時然城中兵多腫病，堪戰者裁五千人。) Sanguozhi vol. 56.
  3. ^ de Crespigny (2004), p. 13.


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