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It was a very decisive battle between the two kingdoms. Guan Yu, military general of the Shu kingdom, served as its commander during the battle. Cao Ren, cousin of the warlord Cao Cao, commanded the troops of the Wei kingdom. The Battle itself occured in the spring (season) | spring of 219 Anno Domini | AD. Pang De, a prominent Wei general, was slain here by Guan Yu. After several weeks of fighting, heavy rains caused flooding in the area of Fancheng. This hindered the forces of the Wei kingdom because they had made camp in the lower plains, while the Shu forces had taken the mountains and hill. Nearly all of the Wei soldiers drowned, with the notable exception of commander Cao Ren. The Wei army retreated, thus losing Fancheng. Several weeks thereafter, the third kingdom of Kingdom of Wu | Wu, which had allied itself with Wei, counter-attacked Shu's army at Fancheng. Wu, with many more men and officers, easily defeated Shu, forcing Guan Yu to retreat. Fancheng was re-taken. Guan Yu and his son, Guan Ping, while fleeing from Fancheng, were caught and executed by soldiers of Wu. Guan Yu's death was one of the major reasons the Battle of Yiling occurred in 222 AD, between the Shu and Wu kingdoms. Yiling was one of the battles leading to the downfall of Shu. Category:Battles of China|Fancheng battle-stub China-hist-stub This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Battle of Fancheng".
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