| abstract | - The Battle of Xu Province (徐州坡の戦い, rōmaji: Joshūha no Tatakai) or literally "Battle of Xu State Dike" in the Asian ports was an attack Cao Cao launched against Tao Qian in retaliation to avenge his father's death. Historically while Cao Cao did bring his army, he retreated before any real confrontation could take place to suppress an internal rebellion raised by Zhang Miao. The games and novel exaggerate this to become a full scale battle. After Tao Qian's death, the area was held in contention between Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, and Liu Bei. Cao Cao led his troops in vengeance for his father's death to slaughter those living near Tao Qian's subordinates. Lu Bu and his followers fled from Cao Cao's attacks to take refuge with Liu Bei, only to steal the territory away from his benefactor. He then staged an alliance with Yuan Shu while Cao Cao and Liu Bei united to overthrow him at Pizhou. The games fuse events from the following Battle of Pizhou at Xiapi.
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