SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Kuangting

  • Yuan Shu’s Struggle for Yanzhou and Yangzhou [Three Kingdoms]

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    Juan

    The years between 192 and 195 AD marked a critical period in the disintegration of Eastern Han authority and the rise of regional warlords vying for control of the central and southern territories. Amidst shifting alliances, imperial appointments, and military campaigns, the struggle for control of Yan Province (Yanzhou) and Yang Province (Yangzhou) became…

  • Cao Cao repelled Yuan Shu’s assault [Three Kingdoms]

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    Rob

    After the death of his most capable general, Sun Jian, during the campaign against Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Yuan Shu found himself in a dire strategic position. Sun Jian had been the shield of Yuan Shu’s northern frontier, holding Yuzhou and defending against threats from Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. With Sun Jian gone,…