The post established by Cao Cao at Jiangling had fallen to Zhou Yu by the end of 209.

The borders of the land under Cao Cao's control contract by about one hundred and sixty kilometers (ninety-nine miles), to the area around Xiangyang.

Liu Bei, on the other hand, has gained territory by taking over the four prefectures (Wuling, Changsha, Lingling and Guiyang) south of the Yangtze River.

Sun Quan's troops had suffered far greater casualties than Liu Bei's in the extended conflict against Cao Ren following the Battle of Red Cliffs, and the death of Zhou Yu in 210 results in a drastic weakening of Sun Quan's strength in Jing Province.

Liu Bei also occupies Jing Province that Cao Cao had recently lost—a strategic and naturally fortified area on the Yangtze River that Sun Quan claims for himself.

The control of Jing Province provides Liu Bei with virtually unlimited access to the passage into Shu and important waterways into Wu, as well as dominion of the southern Yangtze River.

Never again will Cao Cao command so large a fleet as he had at Jiangling, nor will a similar opportunity to destroy his southern rivals present itself again.

The Battle of Red Cliffs and the capture of Jing Province by Liu Bei confirms the separation of southern China from the northern heartland of the Yellow River valley, and also foreshadows a north-south axis of hostility which will resonate for centuries.