Qualla: Battle of Xiapi https://qualla.com/battle-of-xiapi en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/g/battle-of-xiapi-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Xiapi https://qualla.com/battle-of-xiapi Battle of Xiapi: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-xiapi/ Photo credit 周曰校（Before 1640）, Public domain. On 7 February 199, Lu Bu stood atop the White Gate Tower of Xiapi, watching Cao Cao's forces close in. He asked his remaining soldiers to cut off his head and deliver it to his enemy. They refused. The most feared warrior of the late Han dynasty, the man who had betrayed and killed two of his own lords, who fought with a strength that became legendary, surrendered. Within hours he was dead, hanged on Cao Cao's order after Liu Bei reminded Cao of what had happened to the last two men who trusted Lu Bu.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/g/battle-of-xiapi-wp/ww5g-battle-of-xiapi-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Xiapi: A Province Changes Hands https://qualla.com/battle-of-xiapi/ Photo credit 周曰校（Before 1640）, Public domain. The roots of the battle stretched back five years. In 194, while Cao Cao was campaigning against Tao Qian in Xu Province, his own subordinates Chen Gong and Zhang Miao betrayed him and invited Lu Bu to seize his base in Yan Province. Cao Cao fought his way back over more than 100...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/g/battle-of-xiapi-wp/ww5g-battle-of-xiapi-a-province-changes-hands.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Xiapi: Betrayals Within Betrayals https://qualla.com/battle-of-xiapi/ Photo credit 周曰校（Before 1640）, Public domain. The politics surrounding the siege were labyrinthine. In 197, Yuan Shu proposed a marriage alliance between his son and Lu Bu's daughter. Lu Bu initially agreed, then changed his mind, pursuing the bridal convoy to retrieve his daughter and sending Yuan Shu's envoy to be executed...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/g/battle-of-xiapi-wp/ww5g-battle-of-xiapi-betrayals-within-betrayals.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Xiapi: The Waters Rise https://qualla.com/battle-of-xiapi/ Photo credit 周曰校（Before 1640）, Public domain. By late 198, Cao Cao's army had besieged Xiapi but could not break through. His troops grew weary, and Cao Cao considered withdrawing. His strategists Xun You and Guo Jia argued that Lu Bu's forces were demoralized from repeated defeats and defections, and urged him to press on. ...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/g/battle-of-xiapi-wp/ww5g-battle-of-xiapi-the-waters-rise.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Xiapi: A Tiger Tightly Bound https://qualla.com/battle-of-xiapi/ Photo credit 周曰校（Before 1640）, Public domain. When Lu Bu was brought before Cao Cao, he complained about his bindings. "A feral tiger should be tightly tied up," Cao Cao replied. Lu Bu offered to serve his captor, and Cao Cao hesitated. It was Liu Bei who sealed Lu Bu's fate with a single question: "Haven't you seen what hap...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/5/g/battle-of-xiapi-wp/ww5g-battle-of-xiapi-a-tiger-tightly-bound.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of Xiapi: The Road to Guandu https://qualla.com/battle-of-xiapi/ Photo credit 周曰校（Before 1640）, Public domain. With Lu Bu eliminated, Cao Cao controlled Xu Province and removed the last significant threat to his rear. The following year Liu Bei briefly seized the province before Cao Cao crushed him again. This strategic security allowed Cao Cao to face Yuan Shao at the Battle of Guandu in...

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