2. In 10, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu (now northeast of zhongmou county, Henan).
3.20 1 year, Yuan Shao's army was defeated again in Cangting (now northeast of guanxian).
4. In 65438+February, 2007, the northern expedition to the three counties of Wuhuan completely eradicated the remnants of Yuan and basically unified the Central Plains.
In 208 AD, Cao Cao became the prime minister of the Eastern Han Empire. In July, Cao Cao took Liu Biao south from Jingzhou. 12 February, he fought against Sun Liu's allied forces in Chibi (in Huanggang City, Hubei Province) and lost.
6.2 1 1 In July, Cao Cao led his troops to the western expedition, defeated the Guanzhong armies headed by Ma Chao, and laid the foundation for the whole state of Wei.
7. In 2 13 AD, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty sent Lv Chi, an ancient prose writer, to canonize Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei, and took Jizhou, Bingzhou and other ten counties as fiefs of Wei. The Tongque Terrace in the Wei Palace is located in Yecheng, enjoying the imperial system and gaining the supreme power of "worshiping the unknown and riding a sword to the temple".
8. In 2 15 AD, he captured Yangpingguan and defeated and surrendered to Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.
In 9.2 16, Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty named Cao Cao Wang Wei.
10, March 220 AD 15, Cao Cao died in Luoyang at the age of 66. Posthumous title "King of Wu" was buried in Gaoling after his death. Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor shortly after he ascended the throne, calling Cao Cao "Emperor Wu" and the temple name "Mao".
1 1, portrait of Cao Cao
12, Cao Cao built water conservancy projects on cultivated land in the north, which solved the problem of insufficient rations and played a certain role in the recovery of agricultural production; Employ talents, attract the middle and lower classes of the landlord class, restrain the strongmen and strengthen centralization. The social economy of the ruling area has been restored and developed. The method of selecting a good soldier includes Sun Tzu's Art of War, The Art of War and Meng De's New Book. Good poems, such as "A Journey in the Great Miles" and "Watching the Sea", express political aspirations and reflect the tragic life of the people at the end of the Han Dynasty. They are magnificent, generous and sad. Prose is also neat. His works include Wei Wudi.
13. In the political and military aspects, Cao Cao eliminated many separatist forces, unified most parts of northern China, and implemented a series of policies to restore economic production and social order, which laid the foundation for the founding of Cao Wei. In terms of literature, under the impetus of Cao Cao and his son, Jian 'an literature represented by "Three Caos" (Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi) was formed, which was called "Jian 'an Style" in history. His poems are famous for their generosity and tragic, which left a glorious stroke in the history of literature.