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In an earlier post, we discussed the defection of Dong Zhao from Yuan Shao. Before becoming a key architect of Cao Cao’s political ascendancy, Dong Zhao served under the powerful warlord Yuan Shao for several years and then served under Zhang Yang briefly.
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In the first chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Yellow Turban Army intended to attack Qingzhou City. Governor Gong Jing sought help from Liu Yan, the governor of Zhuojun. Liu Yan ordered Zou Jing to lead 5,000 troops, along with Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei’s forces, to break the siege…