Battle of Xiapi

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Battle of Xiapi

Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms

Date	198
Location	Xiapi, Xuzhou (Present-day Pizhou, Jiangsu)
Result	Cao Cao and Liu Bei victory

Combatants

Commanders

Three Kingdoms
Yellow Turbans – Dong Zhuo – Jieqiao – Wancheng – Xiapi – Yijing – Guandu – Bowang – Changban – Red Cliffs – Tong Pass – Hefei – Mount Dingjun – Fancheng – Xiaoting – Southern Campaign – Northern Expeditions (Jieting – Wuzhang Plains) – Shiting

The Battle of Xiapi (下邳之戰) occurred in the winter of 198 between the forces of Lü Bu against the forces of Liu Bei and Cao Cao in the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of China. First, Cao Cao surrounded the city, letting the heavy snows lower enemy morale. But the plan didn't work, in doing so, Lu Bu, sends both Hou Cheng and Wang Kai to ask for assistance from Yuan Shu in Nanyang.

But the greedy Yuan Shu used this opportunity to take advantages from Lu Bu, asking for the Red Hare as the prize. During night times sometimes between the day of the attack, Lü Bu marched on to Nanyang, but his way was halted by both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Forcing Lü Bu to retreat and the hope of reinforcements from Yuan Shu was dashed.

Later on, with Xun Yu's advice, Cao Cao built a floodgate to overcome his reach to capture the city. He let the city flood and Lü Bu's troop morales drastically lowered. With it, many officers and soldiers started to defect, and one day, the drunken Lü Bu was caught off guard and was captured. Brought before Cao Cao, he was executed.

The capture of a drunken Lu Bu by his own men was a fictional part from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Historically, Lu Bu surrendered himself, due to the 3 months of siege and many consecutive losses. But nonetheless, Cao Cao still had him executed in February, 199 AD.