Wei Xu

  • Chapter 19. The Fall of Lü Bu [Three Kingdoms]

    Chapter 19 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms delivers one of the most dramatic and symbolically rich episodes in the entire saga—the fall of Lü Bu, the peerless warrior whose unmatched martial prowess was ultimately undone by personal flaws, betrayal, and superior strategy. As Cao Cao closes in on his most dangerous rival, the…

  • Reasons for Lü Bu’s Downfall [Three Kingdoms]

    Lü Bu is a much-discussed figure from the late Han and Three Kingdoms period. Renowned for his martial prowess but criticized for his fickleness and lack of loyalty, he first betrayed and killed Ding Yuan, and later did the same to Dong Zhuo. Lü Bu ultimately met his end at the hands of Cao…

  • The Fall of Lü Bu [Three Kingdoms]

    In the year 198 AD, the turbulent struggle for dominance in central China reached a critical juncture with the collapse of Lü Bu’s short-lived power in Xuzhou (Xu Province). Once a feared warrior who had twice driven Liu Bei from Xuzhou and nearly toppled Cao Cao in Yan Province, Lü Bu now faced the…