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Guan Cheng, a late Eastern Han strongman in Changguang County, led bandits before Cao Cao sent Yue Jin and Li Dian to defeat him.

History in 4 vols. of the Records · Not in the Romance

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History 4 vols.

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    Guan Cheng was a powerful local leader in Changguang County in the late Eastern Han dynasty, commanding a maritime force. He does not appear in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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    The Records of the Three Kingdoms states that Guan Cheng gathered more than 3,000 households and became a bandit. He Kui opposed sending troops to attack him and sent Huang Zhen to admonish him. Guan Cheng and the others then requested to submit. (According to the historical records)

    In the eleventh year of Jian’an, Cao Cao led an eastern expedition against Guan Cheng. When his army reached Chunyu, he ordered Yue Jin and Li Dian to defeat Guan Cheng, who fled to an island at sea. (According to the historical records)

    The biography of Li Dian also records that after Cao Cao pacified Ye, Li Dian and Yue Jin besieged Huguan and defeated Guan Cheng at Changguang. (According to the historical records)

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    • Fought Yue Jin and Li Dian, and fled to an island at sea after his defeat
    • Requested to submit after He Kui sent Huang Zhen to admonish him

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