| Cao Xing | |
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| Military general of Lü Bu | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 曹性 |
| Traditional Chinese | 曹性 |
| Pinyin | Cáo Xìng |
| Wade-Giles | Ts'ao Hsin |
Cao Xing was a military general during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Xiahou Dun (? &ndash 220 was a military general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Romance of the Three Kingdoms ( written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese Historical novel based upon events in Lü Bu (died 198 was a military general and later minor Warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Wade-Giles (ˌweɪdˈʤaɪlz) sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system (phonetic notation and Transcription) for the Mandarin The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National He served under the warlord, Lü Bu. Lü Bu (died 198 was a military general and later minor Warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. Little was documented about Cao Xing in the historical records except a minor incident found in the Records of Heroes (英雄記) by Wang Can. Wang Can (王粲(177 &ndash 217 was a politician scholar and poet during the late Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China.
According to the Records of Heroes, in 198 a subject of Lü Bu named Hao Meng (郝萌) rebelled. Events By Place Roman Empire Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimus Severus, receives the title of Caesar. Hao Meng (died 198 was an officer under Lü Bu who rebelled against Lü Bu and Gao Shun killed him One night, He ordered his troops to surround the government house of Xiapi, where Lü Bu resided. Pizhou City (邳州 Pinyin: Pīzhōu is a County-level city in northern Jiangsu province in China. The startled Lü Bu had to climb over the wall of the toilet to escape to the camp of his loyal subject, Gao Shun. Gao Shun (? &ndash 198 was a military officer under the minor warlord Lü Bu during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of
Gao Shun then led a force to quell the rebellion. By the next morning Hao Meng and his troops had all retreated back to their own camp. Cao Xing, who was a subordinate of Hao Meng, then opposed his superior and the two dueled. Cao Xing was injured in the fight but cleaved an arm off his opponent. Gao Shun had also arrived at this time and slew Hao Meng.
After the incident, Cao Xing told Lü Bu that he had always opposed Hao Meng's rebellion. Lü Bu was pleased and ordered Cao Xing to take over command of Hao Meng's former troops.
It was unknown what happened to Cao Xing after Lü Bu was executed by Cao Cao in the same year after losing the Battle of Xiapi. Cáo Cāo ( 曹[[wikt 操|操]] 155 &ndash March 15, 220) was a regional Warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of the The Battle of Xiapi (下邳之戰 occurred in the winter of 198 between the forces of Lü Bu against the forces of Liu Bei and Cao Cao in the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period
Cao Xing in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms era. Romance of the Three Kingdoms ( written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese Historical novel based upon events in Luo Guanzhong ( c 1330?-1400? born Luo Ben (罗本 was a Chinese author attributed with writing Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义 The Three Kingdoms period ( is a period in the History of China, part of an era of disunity called the Six Dynasties following immediately the loss of The character of Cao Xing was given more significance in the book.
In 198, Gao Shun and Cao Xing were sent by Lü Bu to defend Xiaopei (小沛, present day Pei County, Jiangsu) against attacks from Xiahou Dun, a fierce general under Cao Cao. Xiaopei (小沛 is an ancient Chinese town located in the present-day Pei County, Anhui. ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country Xiahou Dun (? &ndash 220 was a military general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of As the two forces met outside the city, Xiahou Dun rode forward to offer a challenge. Gao Shun took him on and the two dueled for forty or fifty bouts before Gao Shun retreated. Xiahou Dun pursued him deep into the enemy lines.
Then Cao Xing secretly took aim and fired an arrow at Xiahou Dun. The arrow hit the target right in the left eye. With a cry, Xiahou Dun pulled out the arrow along with his eyeball. "Essence of my father, blood of my mother, I cannot throw this away," he exclaimed and swallowed the eye. His spear firmly held up, Xiahou Dun then charged straight at Cao Xing. With no time to react, Cao Xing was impaled right in the face and died beneath his nemesis' horse.
References
- Chen Shou (2002). San Guo Zhi. Yue Lu Shu She. ISBN 7-80665-198-5.
- Luo Guanzhong (1986). San Guo Yan Yi. Yue Lu Shu She. ISBN 7-80520-013-0.
- Lo Kuan-chung; tr. C. H. Brewitt-Taylor (2002). Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 0-8048-3467-9.
See also
- Eastern Han Dynasty
- Three Kingdoms
- Personages of the Three Kingdoms
- Records of Three Kingdoms
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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