 Even after Sun Quan's forces defeated Liu Bei at the Battle of Xiaoting/Yiling in mid 222, there was still much unrest in Lingling (零陵; around present-day Yongzhou, Hunan) and Guiyang (桂陽; around present-day Chenzhou, Hunan) commanderies in southern Jing Province.Bu Zhi led his troops to quell the uprisings and restored peace in the region.In 223, Sun Quan promoted Bu Zhi to General of the Right () and Left Protector of the Army (), and changed his marquis title to "Marquis of Linxiang" ().