In early 204 CE, Cao Cao launched his decisive campaign to capture Ye City (Yecheng), the capital of Jizhou (Ji Province) and the last stronghold of the Yuan clan. As chronicled in Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Chapters 33–34) and corroborated by historical sources like the Records of the Three Kingdoms, this siege marked…
In a previous article, we revealed a historical truth often obscured by Romance of the Three Kingdoms: it was Qiao Mao, not Cao Cao, who first forged an imperial edict to rally the feudal lords against Dong Zhuo. When Han Fu, the Governor of Ji Province, received Qiao Mao’s proclamation, he agreed to support…