The Three Kingdoms (220-280) is a historical period connecting the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, which is divided into three regimes: Cao Wei, Shu Han and Dongwu. Battle of Red Cliffs and Cao Cao were defeated by Sun Liu's allied forces, which laid the rudiment of the tripartite confrontation among the three countries.
In 220, Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor, with the title of "Wei" and the history of Cao Wei, and the history of the Three Kingdoms officially began. The following year, Liu Bei continued the Han Dynasty in Chengdu, known as Shu Han in history. In 222, Liu Bei lost the battle of Yiling, and Sun Quan won most of Jingzhou.
When Liu Bei died in 223, Zhuge Liang helped Liu Chan, the son of Liu Bei, reunite with Sun Quan. In 229, Sun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was formally established, known as Wu in history.
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First, the two major battles of the Three Kingdoms:
1, Battle of Guandu
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, warlords were everywhere, fighting with each other for a long time, and production was seriously damaged. In the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River where the population is concentrated, many places are deserted. Cao Cao, who occupied Henan, recruited exiled farmers to open up wasteland and organized soldiers to plow the fields, and his strength continued to increase. That's Hebei, with less wars, a large population and abundant food. Yuan Shao, who was entrenched there, was very powerful and wanted to destroy Cao Cao.
200 years. Yuan Shao led 65,438+10,000 troops to attack Jun, and the main force matched Guandu where Jun was located. There are only 30,000 to 40,000 people in Cao Jun. Both sides won and lost in the war, and later Cao Cao adopted the counselor's plan. Attack the grain depot in Yuan Jun and burn all the grain and grass. Yuan Jun wavered, and Cao Jun took the opportunity to attack and defeated Yuan Jun ... Yuan Shao led hundreds of cavalry to flee back to Hebei.
2. Battle of Red Cliffs
After the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao eliminated the remnants of Yuan Shao and some warlords one after another, and basically unified the north. In 2008, Cao Cao led more than 200,000 troops south to unify the north and south.
At that time, two warlords in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River developed. One is Liu Bei, who is attached to the separatist forces in Jingzhou, and invited talented Zhuge Liang to assist him. One is Sun Quan, a separatist regime in Jiangdong, whose rule is relatively stable.
Cao Jun, heading south, is advancing rapidly. Seeing Cao Jun's army under siege, Liu Bei was unable to resist and fled south quickly. Zhuge Liang suggested uniting Sun Quan against Cao. Liu Bei agreed very much and sent Zhuge Liang to see Sun Quan. This was advocated by Sun Quan's subordinates. Only General Zhou Yu and others advocate loyal opposition.
Persuaded by Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, Sun Quan agreed to unite against Cao. Sun Liu led 50,000 troops from both armies to confront Cao Jun along the Chibi River. Zhou Yu commanded the allied forces to defeat Cao Jun with fire. Cao Cao led a few troops and hurriedly fled back to the north.
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