Cao Cao is not from the Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms (220-280) is a historical period in Chinese history after the Han Dynasty and before the Jin Dynasty. During this period, three major regimes emerged: Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Soochow.
In 220, Cao Pi, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, forced Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to abdicate the throne and established the capital in Luoyang. The country was named "Wei" and the history was called Cao Wei, marking the official end of the Han Dynasty era. In 221, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor and established his capital in Chengdu, which was known as Shuhan in history. In 229, Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor and established the capital at Ye. The country was named "Wu" and was known as Soochow in history.
In 190, the centralized power system of the Han Dynasty collapsed, warlords emerged, and the world was in chaos. By the Battle of Chibi in 208, Cao Cao was defeated by the coalition forces of Sun and Liu. From then on, the prototype of the Three Kingdoms was laid. In the following decades, Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei of the Shu Han Dynasty led their troops to the north to Cao Wei several times, but they were never able to change the three-legged pattern. In the later period of Cao Wei, the real power was gradually controlled by Sima Yi. In 263, Sima Zhao of Cao Wei launched a war between Wei and Shu, and the Shu Han Dynasty was destroyed.
On February 8, 266, Wei State Prime Minister Sima Yan forced Emperor Wei Yuan to abdicate the throne. The founding name of the country was "Jin" and it was called the Western Jin Dynasty in history, marking that Chinese history officially entered the Jin Dynasty era. In 280, the Jin Dynasty destroyed Dongwu and unified the country.
In the winter of the first year of Yankang (220), Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. He established his capital in Luoyang, named his country "Wei", and was known as "Cao Wei" in history. The Three Kingdoms officially began. In the second year of Huangchu (221), in order to continue the Han Dynasty and revive the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu. The country was named "Han" and was known as "Shu Han or Ji Han" in history. In order to avenge Sun Quan's capture of Jingzhou and the death of Guan Yu, Liu Bei led tens of thousands of troops eastward to attack Sun Quan shortly after proclaiming himself emperor. In 222, he was defeated by Lu Xun at Yiling. The Shu Han's strength was greatly reduced and it became the weakest country among the three kingdoms.
Sun Quan was named King of Wu by Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi in 222. In 229, he proclaimed himself emperor in Wuchang (now Echeng, Hubei Province). The country was named "Wu". It was changed to the first year of Huanglong in the Yuan Dynasty and was known as "Soochow" in history. . Later, the capital was moved to Jianye, and since then the Three Kingdoms have officially established themselves.
Zhuge Liang assisted Liu Bei's son Liu Chan to reunite with Sun Quan of Soochow and worked hard to restore domestic production. In the middle and late period of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei led their troops to the north to Cao Wei several times, but they were never able to change the three-legged pattern.
In the tenth year of Zhengshi (249), the Gaopingling Revolution occurred in Cao Wei, and the Sima family took control of power. Wang Ling, Guanqiu Jian, Zhuge Dan and others attacked the Sima clan three times, but all ended in failure. In the first year of Yanxing (263), Sima Zhao sent Zhong Hui, Deng Ai, and Zhugexu to divide their forces into three groups to conquer the Shu Han Dynasty southward. They had a tug-of-war with Jiang Wei, the general of the Shu Han Dynasty. Zhong Hui was blocked in the sword pavilion, and Deng Ai avoided Jiang Wei. With his sharp edge, he took the Yinping path and went straight to Fucheng, and pushed into Chengdu. Liu Chan surrendered and the Shu Han Dynasty was destroyed. In the first year of Taishi (265), Sima Yan, the son of Sima Zhao, forced Cao Wei Emperor Cao Huan to abdicate and proclaimed himself emperor, establishing the Jin Dynasty, known as the Western Jin Dynasty in history, with its capital still in Luoyang. In the first year of Taikang (280), Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, launched a large-scale attack on Wu. Sun Hao surrendered. Soochow was destroyed and the Three Kingdoms era ended.