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Qiao was a small, but strategically brilliant city, originally Qiao belonging to Yuan Shu. However Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Lu Bu defeated him in early AD 197. However due to their generosity Liu Bei ended up with Qiao, Lu Bu had Shou Chun, but they allowed Yuan Shu to keep Ru Nan.
However in January AD 198 Lu Bu attacked Yuan Shu, who fled to Cao Cao, stole Qiao off Liu Bei, and a few minor places of Cao Cao. 4 months later Cao Cao attacked all of Lu Bu's villages simultaneously, including Qiao, which was also his second main attack, and Cao Cao continued doing great by winning every battle, and Cao Cao personally defeated, captured and chose of the beheading of Lu Bu, who was beheaded by his cousin Xiahou Dun.
In the future it was a major place for Cao Cao to launch many attacks on Sun Quan, and for Cao Pi to do the same, with most attacks from there being won.
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