The battle of Guandu was one of the "three major battles" in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was also one of the famous battles in the history of China. In the fifth year of Jian 'an (AD 200), Cao and Guan Du confronted each other, and the two sides launched a strategic decisive battle. Cao Cao raided Yuan Jun's granary in Wu Chao, and then defeated Yuan Jun's main force. This battle laid the foundation for Cao Cao's unification of northern China.
The battle of Guandu, after more than a year of confrontation, ended in Cao Cao's overall victory. Cao Cao suddenly attacked with about 20,000 troops and defeated10,000 Yuan Jun ... This war case became a typical war case in the history of China. With his extraordinary intelligence and courage, Cao Cao wrote the most brilliant page in his military career.
In the seventh year of Jian 'an (202), Yuan Shao died of defeat and depression. Cao Cao took the opportunity to completely destroy Yuan's military clique. In the 12th year of Jian 'an (207), Cao Cao conquered Wuhuan again. At this point, the war-torn north was unified.
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First, Cao Cao
Cao Cao (155-0315,220), Wei Wudi, whose real name is Geely, posthumous title Mengde, posthumous title's aunt, is from Yuzhou. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was an outstanding politician, strategist, writer and calligrapher, and the founder of Cao Wei regime.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the name of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered all directions, wiped out the separatist forces such as Er Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao and Han Sui at home, surrendered the southern Xiongnu, Wu Huan and Xianbei abroad, and unified northern China.
At the same time, a series of policies were implemented to restore economic production and social order, expand land reclamation, build water conservancy projects, reward farmers and admire mulberry, attach importance to handicrafts, resettle refugees, and implement "rent modulation", thus making the Central Plains society gradually stable and the economy turn around.
In the 18th year of Jian 'an (2 13), Cao Cao was named Wang Wei, established the State of Wei, made its capital in Yecheng, Hebei Province, and was later promoted to Wang Wei. After his death, his son, Cao Pi, proclaimed himself emperor, and respected Cao Cao as Emperor Wu, whose temple name was Mao.
Second, Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao (? -June 28th, 2002? ), at the beginning of the word, Runan Ruyang people. Warlords in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, one of the heroes in the late Han Dynasty. Son of sikong yuanfeng.
Yuan Shao was born in the famous family "Runan Yuan" in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Since Yuan Shao's great-grandfather, Yuan Jia's four generations and five people have been ranked above the Three Fairs, and he himself has been ranked above the Three Fairs, so his family has always been called the "Four Generations and Three Fairs". In his early years, Yuan Shao served as a captain of Zhong Jun and Li Si and ordered the killing of eunuchs. In the first year of Chuping (190), he turned against Dong Zhuo and was elected commander-in-chief of the Kanto Allied Forces.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao first occupied Jizhou, and then took two states of Qinghe. He defeated Gongsun Zan, the warlord of Youzhou, in the battle of Yijing in the fourth year of Jian 'an (199), and unified Hebei, reaching the peak of his power. But it was defeated by Cao Cao in the battle of Guandu in the fifth year of Jian 'an (200 years). In the seventh year of Jian 'an (202), Yuan Shao died after putting down the Jizhou rebellion.
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