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The Battle of Cangting was part of a mop-up operation undertaken by the warlord Cao Cao after his victory over his rival Yuan Shao at the Battle of Guandu in 200 in the late Eastern Han dynasty. The battle was also mentioned in Luo Guanzhong's historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' as the final clash between the forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao before Yuan Shao died. ==In history== After Yuan Shao's defeat at Guandu, many cities within his territory north of the Yellow River rebelled and switched allegiance to Cao Cao. Despite this, Cao Cao's forces were too exhausted from the strain of battle to take advantage of the situation.〔Leban, Carl. ''Ts'ao Ts'ao and the Rise of Wei: The Early Years''. Columbia University. 1971. p. 374〕 Yuan Shao still retained a presence south of the river at Cangting (倉亭; north of present-day Yanggu County, Shandong), a lone bridgehead down the river east from the battlefields of Guandu. Cao Cao had originally wanted to follow up his victory over Yuan Shao by turning south to attack Liu Biao〔de Crespigny, Rafe. ("To Establish Peace: being the Chronicle of the Later Han dynasty for the years 189 to 220 AD as recorded in Chapters 59 to 69 of the Zizhi tongjian of Sima Guang". Volume 1. ) Faculty of Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra. 1996. ISBN 0-7315-2526-4. Jian'an 6: B〕 and Sun Quan, the latter who had newly inherited his domain from his deceased brother Sun Ce.〔de Crespigny, Jian'an 5: KK〕 Cao Cao's strategist Xun Yu cautioned against such action, reasoning that Cao Cao should take the opportunity to settle the matter with Yuan Shao, who was now facing internal turmoil after his recent defeat. Xun Yu also realized the danger of turning the focus to the south at such a time, since the remnants of Yuan Shao's men might band up and attack Cao Cao's rear. Cao Cao then gave up on the idea and continued the campaign against Yuan Shao. Cao Cao went to collect grain from Anmin (安民; southeast of present-day Dongping County, Shandong). This position was well to the east of his former defences at Guandu, as well as near to Yuan Shao's position at Cangting. Cao Cao may have been drawing supplies from far afield to mount an attack across the river, but the amount he gathered was no match for Yuan Shao's resources north of the river.〔de Crespigny, Jian'an 6: B note 2〕 In the fourth lunar month, in summer, Cao Cao drew up his troops from upriver to attack Yuan Shao's men at Cangting and defeated them. With this battle, Yuan Shao's last units south of the river were eliminated.〔 Afterwards, Cao Cao returned to his base in the capital Xu City in the ninth lunar month to give his troops a few months of needed rest. Yuan Shao was able to regather his defeated armies to settle the rebellions in his own domain, soon reestablishing order and restored the status quo ante.〔Leban, p. 375〕 In the fifth lunar month of the next year, summer 202, Yuan Shao died in illness and agony over his defeat, leaving his domain to be contested by his sons and a looming Cao Cao. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Cangting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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