 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pokunge Liu Bei atora Yi ProvinceKubva kuna Liu Zhang muna 214, Sun Quan, uyo akanga arwa naCao Cao kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva munzvimbo iri pakati penzizi dzeHuai neYangtze mumakore ari pakati, akatendeukira kuYangtze yepakati. Cao Cao naSun Quan vakanga vasina kubudirira mukuputsa nzvimbo dzomumwe nomumwe. Liu Fu, mutariri aiva pasi paCao Cao, akanga aumba mapoka evarimi muHefei neShouchun kuti adzivirire nharaunda yaCao yaiva pedyo nerwizi rweHuai. Sun Quan akatsamwiswa nokuti Liu Bei, shamwari yake yakanga isina simba, akanga awana nzvimbo yakawanda zvikuru kumadokero kwake uye aida mugove wakakura womupata woRwizi rweXiang. Muna 215, Lü Meng mukuru mukuru waSun Quan akatumwa kunotora nzvimbo dzokumaodzanyemba dzepurovhinzi yeJing, asi Guan Yu mukuru mukuru waLiu Bei akatanga kurwisa. Gare gare gore iroro, Liu Bei naSun Quan vakabvumirana kuti Rwizi rweXiang runofanira kuva muganhu pakati penharaunda dzavo. 