After Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian of Han to Xuxian (renamed Xuchang), he began to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.

In 196, Xiapi, which was under Liu Bei's jurisdiction, was seized by Lü Bu, and there was no base area, so the down-and-out Liu Bei could only flee to Cao Cao's account.

At this time, Cao Cao's advisor Cheng Yu admonished Cao Cao and said: "Liu Bei is a hero, he hates the hearts of the people, and he will not be under people in the end, so it is better to solve him as soon as possible." Cao Cao replied: "Now is the time to use heroes, and you must not kill a person and lose the heart of the world." ”

At this time, Zhang Ji fled from Guanzhong to Nanyang, where he died due to the middle arrow, and his nephew Zhang Xiu inherited his inheritance.

At this time, Cao Cao was about to raise troops to attack Lü Bu, and suddenly reported that Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao had sent troops to Wancheng, intending to attack Xudu.

Cao Cao had to raise 150,000 troops first and rushed to Wancheng to defeat Zhang Xiu. Later, Zhang Xiu followed Jia Xu's advice and led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao. In January 197, Cao Cao's southern expedition reached Nanyangwan, and Zhang Xiu surrendered.

In this, Cao Cao led the troops on the way. There is also an allusion to "looking at plums to quench thirst". The author will not comment on it here.

Cao Cao was also very happy when he saw that Zhang Xiu had surrendered to him. So, Zhang Xiu and his generals were invited. Let's have a wine party. Part of the army led by Cao Cao entered Wancheng, and the rest of the army was stationed in the walled area outside the city.

Cao Cao later had an affair with Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou, and because he was afraid that Zhang Xiu would be suspicious, he moved with Zou to live in a village outside the city. Cao Cao asked Dian Wei to stay outside the tent, and he was happy with the Zou family in the tent.

Here, Cao Cao is in fornication with Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou, who is Zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji's wife who made his own side room.

Zhang Xiu was furious when she heard about this. This is Zhang Xiu's aunt after all.

So, Zhang Xiu suddenly rebelled under Jia Xu's advice.

So Zhang Xiu led his troops to attack Cao Ying at night. Cao Cao was taken by surprise and the initial battle was unfavorable. So he fled with light horses. Dian Wei desperately guarded the gate of the village, so that Cao Cao was able to escape from behind the village and avoid death.

Dian Wei held the gate to fight, and it was difficult for the army to attack it. At that time, Dian Wei and more than ten of his subordinates fought to the death, and the power was as strong as ten. In the end, due to being outnumbered, Dian Wei died in battle.

In the process of Cao Cao's escape, BMW Jueying also died in Wancheng due to Zhang Xiujun's ambush. When Cao Ang saw this, he took the initiative to give up his mount to his father Cao Cao. After Cao Cao got on his horse, he immediately fled. Cao Ang himself also walked to protect Cao Cao from Wancheng.

In this raid, Cao Cao suffered heavy losses. Not only Dian Wei died in battle. The eldest son, Cao Ang, and nephew Cao Anmin were both killed in battle.

Later, Cao Cao led his troops to retreat to Wuyin and used cavalry to kill Zhang Xiu. After that, Cao Cao retreated to Xudu. And Zhang Xiu fled to Yucheng to meet Liu Biao.

Later, Cao Cao heard that Ai General Dian Wei was killed in battle. and wept bitterly over it. And to the relatives and generals who died in the war, set up three spirit cards.

Cao Cao also wanted to take this defeat as a warning.

The defeat at the Battle of Wancheng was probably the biggest mistake Cao Cao made in his life. In this battle, not only Cao Cao lost three generals. But Cao Cao himself almost lost his life.

Cao Cao in this battle. In total, three mistakes were made.

First, because Cao Cao was lustful, it led to Zhang Xiu's rebellion. This is related to Cao Cao's temperament.

Second, Cao Cao underestimated the enemy, and Cao Cao was surrendering Zhang Xiu. Some work was not done well, and there was no defense mechanism against Zhang Xiu's rebellion.

Third, we should not put Dianwei. Such a fierce general is closely guarded. Dian Wei's death is also very related to Zhang Xiu's sneak attack.

That's all for the content of the Battle of Wancheng, and the reverie and controversy about the Battle of Wancheng continues. Although the Battle of Wancheng was not so grand, it was only a small local war. But there is a lot of room for imagination.