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Lü Bu's men deserted him, Yuan Shu's forces never arrived as reinforcements, and he was bound by his own subordinates Song Xian and Wei Xu and executed on Cao Cao's order.
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On the way, Xiahou Dun ran into Lü Bu's army.
Lü Bu's followers then took Xiahou Dun hostage within his own tent, and demanded a heavy ransom.
For more than a year, the two forces were wrestling over Yan Province and Lü Bu's forces were able to defeat Cao Cao initially, but Cao managed to gradually regain his control over the province.
Liu Bei seized the opportunity to kill Che Zhou, the Governor of Xu Province who was appointed by the imperial court after Lü Bu's defeat.
As Lü Bu's force gradually grew in strength, Yuan Shao began to see him as a potential threat.
In 194, when Cao Cao was away on a campaign against Tao Qian in Xu Province, his subordinates Zhang Miao and Chen Gong rebelled and allowed Lü Bu's forces to take over Yan Province.
When Cao Cao heard that Yan Province had fallen into Lü Bu's hands, he turned back and besieged Lü Bu at Puyang.
After three months of siege and many consecutive defeats, Lü Bu's subjects were low in morale and some of them defected to Cao Cao's side.
Liu Bei's burgeoning power soon drew Lü Bu's trepidation, and the latter attacked the former.
Aware of Lü Bu's presence, Diaochan put up a sorrowful expression and pretended to wipe tears off her eyes with a handkerchief.
She is introduced to Guan Yu by Zhang Fei after Lü Bu's death.
In 192, Wang Yun plotted and successfully staged Lü Bu's assassination of Dong Zhuo, the tyrannical warlord in power.
Aware of Lü Bu's presence, Diaochan then put up a sorrowful expression and pretended to wipe tears off her eyes with a handkerchief.
Just then, Lü Bu's men arrayed outside the coalition camp, and the eight coalition warlords went to meet the enemy.
Lü Bu gave chase, but he was distracted by Zhang Fei, who called him " a slave with three surnames " ( referring to Lü Bu's own surname and those of his two adopted fathers ).
Red Hare () was Lü Bu's horse during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Additionally, the annotated Cao Cao's biography in Sanguo Zhi also contained the phrase: " Among men, Lü Bu ; among horses, Red Hare " ( 人中呂布 ， 馬中赤兔 ) when describing Lü Bu's prowess in battle.
Lü Bu's subjects Xue Lan ( 薛兰 ) and Li Feng ( 李封 ) tried to persuade Li Qian to defect but were rejected.
Cao Xing, born in Henei, was a follower of Lü Bu's officer Hao Meng.
In 198, when Cao Cao besieged Lü Bu at the Battle of Xiapi, Song Xian and his colleagues Hou Cheng and Wei Xu kidnapped Lü Bu's chief advisor Chen Gong and defected to Cao Cao's side.
Lü and men
Sun Quan then sent Lü Meng and Ling Tong to lead 20, 000 men to attack southern Jing Province and they succeeded in capturing Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling commanderies.
As Sun Ce implemented strict discipline among his troops, he won the instant support of the local people and gathered many talented men, such as Chen Wu, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Qin Song, and Lü Fan.
In 198, Cao Cao defeated Lü Bu at the Battle of Xiapi, and most of his men either defected or surrendered.
Lü Bu was executed and Zhang Liao led his men to Cao Cao.
Cao Bao's death caused unrest in the city, providing Lü Bu with an opportunity to seize control of the city, capturing the families of Liu Bei and his men during the surprise attack.
Many influential men in town came to visit Lü Wen.
When Sun Quan came to review his troops, he was very impressed by Lü Meng's troops and added more soldiers under Lü's command, thus saving Lü's men from being merged into another general's command.
When Sun Quan's army received the news, most thought that they did not have enough men to spare to save Gan Ning, but Lü Meng insisted on saving him.
Lü Meng also convinced Zhou Yu to spare 300 men to block the enemy retreat route with giant logs.
In response, Sun Quan had Lu Su stationed in Baqiu ( 巴丘 ) with 10, 000 men to defend against Guan Yu, and ordered Lü Meng to abandon Lingling and join with Lu Su.
When Lü Meng received the order to retreat, he ignored it and did not tell his men about it.
Lü Meng then left Sun Jiao to guard the three newly taken commanderies and moved his own men to reinforce Lu Su.
Lü Meng and his men invaded Jing Province under the disguise of merchant boats and captured the province by forcing its defenders Shi Ren and Mi Fang to surrender.
When Guan Yu's men heard of their families ' safety, they became dispirited and many surrendered to Lü Meng.
As Lü Bu feared that the loss of Xiaopei would expose him to attack from Yuan Shu, he led his men to lay camp south of Xiaopei, where he sent invitations for Liu Bei and Ji Ling to meet him.
One day back in his hometown, a respectable man known as Lü Wen ( also called Lü Gong ), who had recently moved to Pei County, was visited by the most influential men in town.
When approached by Empress Lü Zhi to help Liu Ying retain his position, Zhang Liang recommended the " Four Haos of Mount Shang " ( 商山四皓 ) to help Liu Ying, and the four men succeeded in convincing Gaozu to keep Liu Ying as the crown prince.
One morning, Lü greeted Dong at the palace gate with a dozen trusted men led by Cavalry Captain Li Su.
Also, during the campaign against Dong Zhuo in Destiny of an Emperor, Hua Xiong is the only commander of a compulsory battle other than Dong Zhuo or Lü Bu, where Liu Bei's men fight him for control of Fan Shui Guan ( wrong translation of Si Shui Gate ).
Under the orders of his lord, he led a force of 30, 000 men against Liu Bei in 196, but the battle was halted when Lü Bu called both sides to a banquet and performed an act of archery skill to force a ceasefire.
Bringing along a dozen men, Lü Bu cornered Dong Zhuo outside the palace gate and delivered the fatal blow himself.
Heeding the death of Hua Xiong, Dong Zhuo personally brought an army of 150, 000 men with Lü Bu, Li Ru, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji east to Hulao Pass, while sending 50, 000 men under Li Jue and Guo Si to reinforce Sishui Pass.
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