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Battle

At Xiaopei, Lü Bu attacked Liu Bei for his betrayal. Xiahou Dun was sent by Cao Cao to assist Liu Bei. After being shot in the eye with an arrow Xiahou Dun had to retreat, and Liu Bei was defeated. When Cao Cao arrived, he surrounded the city, letting the heavy snows lower enemy morale. But the plan didn't work, in doing so, Lü Bu, sends both Hou Cheng and Wang Kai to ask for assistance from Yuan Shu in Nanyang. Xiaopei is a castle that Lu Bu Stole from Liu Bei, shortly before Cao Cao conqured it. ... An officer under Lü Bü during the Three Kingdoms era of China, Hou Cheng (侯成) had a major influence in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a novelization of the period, but ultimately did little of worth. ... Yuan Shu (袁术; style name Gonglu 公路) (?? - 199) was a major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty who rose to prominence following the collapse of the Han court in 189. ... Nanyang (Simplified Chinese: 南阳; Traditional Chinese: 南陽; pinyin: ) is a city in the south of Henan province, China. ...

But the greedy Yuan Shu used this opportunity to take advantages from Lü Bu, asking for 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. Red Hare (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) was the mount of Lü Bu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guan (é—œ) Guan Yu (關羽) (160–219) was a general under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang Zhang Fei (?-221 AD) was a general of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. ...

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. As a result of the flood, Lü Bu's behavior became erratic, and he started drinking, but swore off it. A servant offer Lu Bu a drink, and was severely punished, thus the relationship with his men was tense. Lü Bu's men rebelled against him by giving Lü Bu's steed Red Hare to Cao Cao, in addition to opening the gates and leading Cao Cao to Lü Bu, the drunken Lü Bu was caught off guard and was captured. Brought before Cao Cao, he was executed. Xun Yu (荀彧) was one of Cao Caos greatest advisors during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. ...

The capture of a drunken Lü Bu by his own men was a fictional part from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Historically, Lü Bu surrendered himself, due to the three month siege and many consecutive losses. But nonetheless, Cao Cao still had him executed in February, 199 AD. For other uses, see Romance of the Three Kingdoms (disambiguation). ... Events Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I Geodeung succeeds Suro as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya. ...

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Modern References

Despite the inclusion of Lü Bu from the very beginning of the Dynasty Warriors series for the Playstation 2, the Battle of Xiapi has not been one of the many playable stages until Dynasty Warriors 4. Players can follow history by making various generals defect and easily win the battle. The Logo of Shin Sangokumusou 5 (Dynasty Warriors 6) Dynasty Warriors ( 真・三國無双:Shin Sangokumusou in Japan; literally meaning True - Unrivaled Three Kingdoms) is a series of video games created by Koei based loosely around the Romance of the Three Kingdoms epic, and is a spinoff series of another Koei game Romance... PS2 redirects here. ... Dynasty Warriors 4 (真・三國無双3 (Shin Sangokumusou 3) in Japan) is a Hack and slash video game and the fourth installment in the popular Dynasty Warriors series. ...

References

• Luo, Guanzhong Romance of the Three Kingdoms