Rebellious Wei.

Summary

. Chen Jian and his troops advanced towards Liaodong, where tensions escalated as both sides prepared for battle. Yang Zuo, leading the Liaodong forces, had intentionally drawn his troops out to challenge the Wei army, which responded by allowing Liaodong scouts to gather intelligence and announcing their troop movements. As the Wei army amassed nearly twenty thousand elite soldiers, Yang Zuo observed from a distance. The ensuing battles saw the Liaodong forces, despite their initial eagerness, face demoralizing defeats. Xiahou Hui's strategic use of armored cavalry broke the Liaodong formation, leading to a rout. Although the Liaodong army retreated with over forty thousand troops, they abandoned five thousand wounded soldiers, causing further despair among their ranks and isolating Xiangping as the rainy season began. .

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