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Cao Cao led his army to attack Wancheng, while Zhang Xiu, the ruler of Wancheng, was worried and afraid of Cao Cao's mighty army. His strategist Jia Xu suggested that he feigned surrender first and then later draw up a plan to defeat Cao Cao. Jia Xu (147 - 224 AD) was an advisor to the Wei Kingdom. ...

As Jia Xu had predicted, Cao Cao accepted Zhang Xiu's surrender and allowed him to remain in control of Wancheng. Later, Cao Cao was attracted to Zhang Xiu's deceased uncle Zhang Ji's widow, and took her as a concubine. Zhang Xiu felt humiliated and longed to get back at Cao Cao. Cao Cao heard about Zhang Xiu's displeasure and plotted to kill Zhang. However, the plan was leaked out and Zhang Xiu launched an attack in the night on Cao Cao's camp. In this battle, Cao Cao's loyal bodyguard Dian Wei was killed while defending the front gate and allowing his master to escape through the back gate. Cao Cao's son Cao Ang offered his steed to his father and bravely stayed behind to hold off the enemy, allowing his father to escape while he was killed in the battle. Cao Cao's beloved nephew Cao Anmin was also killed in the battle. Dian Wei (? – 197) was a warrior during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. ... Cao Ang (175 – 197) was the eldest son of the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. ... Cao Anmin (曹安民)(? - 197) was the nephew of the powerful Ancient Chinese warlord Cao Cao. ...

This battle was one of the most humiliating moments in Cao Cao's life.

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