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Battle of Red Cliff

Battle of Red Cliff (赤壁之戰), also known as Battle of Chibi. "Chibi" literally means "red cliff".

In 208, Allied forces of Liu Bei and Sun Quan (about 25 thousand soldiers in total) annihilated Cao Cao's troops (around 300 thousand) on Chang Jiang, ushering in the establishment of the Three Kingdoms.

See also: Chinese history -- Three Kingdoms -- List of Battles -- Sanguoyanyi (ie. Romance of Three Kingdoms) -- Sun Quan -- Liu Bei -- Cao Cao

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