Qualla: Battle of Yan Province https://qualla.com/battle-of-yan-province en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:38 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Yan Province https://qualla.com/battle-of-yan-province Battle of Yan Province: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-yan-province/ Cao Cao was away at war when his empire collapsed behind him. In 194 AD, while he was deep in Xu Province on a campaign of vengeance for his murdered father, his own subordinates -- the general Zhang Miao and the strategist Chen Gong -- opened the gates to the legendary warrior Lu Bu. Within days, nearly every city in Yan Province had defected. Cao Cao raced home to find he controlled just three counties. What followed was a hundred-day struggle that would shape the course of Chinese history.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/0/c/battle-of-yan-province-wp/ww0c-battle-of-yan-province-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Yan Province: A Betrayal Born of Fear https://qualla.com/battle-of-yan-province/ The conspiracy had roots in personal insecurity rather than ideology. Zhang Miao had once been friends with both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao wanted him dead, and Zhang Miao feared that Cao Cao would eventually sacrifice him to appease his powerful ally. Chen Gong, who ha...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/0/c/battle-of-yan-province-wp/ww0c-battle-of-yan-province-three-counties-hold.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Yan Province: Fire and Deception at Puyang https://qualla.com/battle-of-yan-province/ When Cao Cao returned to fight Lu Bu, the two armies deadlocked for over a hundred days. Famine stalked both camps. At one point, Lu Bu's cavalry charged Cao Cao's Qingzhou Corps, scattering them in panic. Cao Cao galloped forward to rally his men, but a fire broke out and he fel...

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/w/0/c/battle-of-yan-province-wp/ww0c-battle-of-yan-province-fire-and-deception-at-puyang.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Yan Province: The Wheat Field Ambush https://qualla.com/battle-of-yan-province/ The decisive moment came in the summer of 195. Lu Bu learned that Cao Cao was camped at Shengshi with only a skeleton force -- most of his soldiers were out harvesting wheat. Outnumbered roughly ten to one, Cao Cao hid half his men behind a nearby dam and left the rest in plain v...

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