Cao Cao put down the separatist forces in the north and took control of state affairs. He also led 830,000 troops to the north bank of the Yangtze River, preparing to cross the river to destroy Sun Quan and Liu Bei, thus unifying China.
In the 13th year of Jian 'an (AD 208), it was sunny and calm on November 15th in winter. Cao Cao ordered: "arrange wine and music on the ship tonight to entertain the generals." At night, the moon in the sky is very bright, and the Yangtze River floats like a plain. You see the generals on board, all dressed in embroidered jackets, imposing. Cao Cao said to his generals, "Since I started my army, I have destroyed the world and leveled the four seas. Now I'm not just in the south. Please come here today to unite China for me. In the future, the world will be peaceful and we will enjoy happiness. "
All the officials stood up and thanked him. Cao Cao is very happy. He drank the Yangtze River with wine first, and then drank three large glasses. He said to the generals: I used this to break the Yellow Scarf, capture Lu Bu, destroy Yuan Shu, collect Yuan Shao, go deep into Saibei and go straight to Liaodong, and spread all over the world, which is quite worthy of a man's ambition. In this beautiful scenery, I will write a song and you will follow me. Then, he sang: "When drinking is a song, the geometry of life ... turns around the tree three times, there is no tree to follow, the mountain is not too high, the water is not too deep, the Duke of Zhou vomits, and the world returns to his heart."