The Battle of Ruxu, also known as the Battle of Ruxukou, was fought between the warlords Sun Quan and Cao Cao in 217 in the late Eastern Han dynasty. Two years earlier, Sun Quan attempted to take control of Hefei fortress, but failed due to a sudden plague and the staunch resistance put up by Cao Cao's forces under Zhang Liao. Since then, Cao Cao had been making preparations for a counterattack on Sun Quan, and he personally led his navy to Ruxu to fight a decisive battle.
Before Cao Cao's massive army arrived at the battlefield, Sun Quan's second-in-command, Lü Meng, had already started to strengthen the defences of Ruxu fort, leaving the transportation and retreat route open for Sun. Meanwhile, Cao Cao operated his Hefei fortress as a front-line base, stationing his troops there; in addition, Cao Cao ordered Zang Ba and Sun Guan to mobilize their "Qingzhou Corps" to the battlefield.
When Cao Cao pressed on Ruxu fort, Sun Quan sent out Ling Tong, Xu Sheng and the like to do battle. During the ensuing engagement, Sun Guan was killed in action, and Cao Cao temporarily halted the attack. The development was not as optimistic as Cao had expected, so he set up numerous camps across a river, and prepared for a long-term war. Cao ordered Xiahou Dun to lead his "26 armies" from Juchao to the frontline.
Facing the growing number of Cao Cao's troops, Sun Quan ordered his generals to maintain a line of defensive, which Cao was never able to break.
The tide of battle turned heavily in Sun Quan's favour when Gan Ning led 100 men into Cao Cao's main camp under cover of nightfall and laid waste to the camp, throwing Cao's armies into confusion. Gan Ning and his unit left without any casualties, and the demoralized armies of Cao Cao withdrew from the battle.
The battle is featured as a playable stage in Koei's video game Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends. If the player is playing on Sun Quan's side, he can use Gan Ning's night raid to win the battle. In earlier versions of the game, this battle is merged with the Battle of He Fei.
battle, ruxu, other, uses, battle, ruxukou, battle, ruxu, also, known, battle, ruxukou, fought, between, warlords, quan, late, eastern, dynasty, years, earlier, quan, attempted, take, control, hefei, fortress, failed, sudden, plague, staunch, resistance, force. For other uses see Battle of Ruxukou The Battle of Ruxu also known as the Battle of Ruxukou was fought between the warlords Sun Quan and Cao Cao in 217 in the late Eastern Han dynasty Two years earlier Sun Quan attempted to take control of Hefei fortress but failed due to a sudden plague and the staunch resistance put up by Cao Cao s forces under Zhang Liao Since then Cao Cao had been making preparations for a counterattack on Sun Quan and he personally led his navy to Ruxu to fight a decisive battle Battle of RuxuPart of the wars at the end of the Han dynastyDate217 CELocationYang Province ChinaResultIndecisive Cao Cao retreatBelligerentsSun QuanCao CaoCommanders and leadersSun QuanCao CaoStrength73 000 estimated citation needed 400 000 estimated citation needed Battle of RuxuTraditional Chinese濡須之戰Simplified Chinese濡须之战TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinRuxu Zhi ZhanBattle of RuxukouTraditional Chinese濡須口之戰Simplified Chinese濡须口之战TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinRuxukǒu Zhi ZhanThis battle is not to be confused with another earlier battle that also took place at Ruxu in 213 Contents 1 The battle 2 Order of battle 2 1 Sun Quan forces 2 2 Cao Cao forces 3 In popular culture 4 ReferencesThe battle editBefore Cao Cao s massive army arrived at the battlefield Sun Quan s second in command Lu Meng had already started to strengthen the defences of Ruxu fort leaving the transportation and retreat route open for Sun Meanwhile Cao Cao operated his Hefei fortress as a front line base stationing his troops there in addition Cao Cao ordered Zang Ba and Sun Guan to mobilize their Qingzhou Corps to the battlefield When Cao Cao pressed on Ruxu fort Sun Quan sent out Ling Tong Xu Sheng and the like to do battle During the ensuing engagement Sun Guan was killed in action and Cao Cao temporarily halted the attack The development was not as optimistic as Cao had expected so he set up numerous camps across a river and prepared for a long term war Cao ordered Xiahou Dun to lead his 26 armies from Juchao to the frontline Facing the growing number of Cao Cao s troops Sun Quan ordered his generals to maintain a line of defensive which Cao was never able to break The tide of battle turned heavily in Sun Quan s favour when Gan Ning led 100 men into Cao Cao s main camp under cover of nightfall and laid waste to the camp throwing Cao s armies into confusion Gan Ning and his unit left without any casualties and the demoralized armies of Cao Cao withdrew from the battle Order of battle editSun Quan forces edit Sun Quan Lu Meng Jiang Qin Xu Sheng Zhou Tai Gan Ning Ling Tong Zhu Ran Xu Xiang Cao Cao forces edit Cao Cao Xiahou Dun Cao Ren Zhang LiaoIn popular culture editThe battle is featured as a playable stage in Koei s video game Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends If the player is playing on Sun Quan s side he can use Gan Ning s night raid to win the battle In earlier versions of the game this battle is merged with the Battle of He Fei References editChen Shou Records of the Three Kingdoms Volume 55 Biography of Gan Ning Rafe de Crespigny Generals of the South Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Ruxu 217 amp oldid 1189628976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
