Region: China · Coordinates: 34.720, 114.000 · 6 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 199 | Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) | In preparation for Yuan Shao's invasion, Cao Cao stationed his troops at Guandu. |
| AD 199 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | When Cao Cao again encamped at Guandu, Xu Chu and others plotted to assassinate him and entered his tent, but Captain Xu Chu noticed and killed them. |
| AD 200 | Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals | Cao Cao fought Yuan Shao at Guandu, and Yuan Shao fled in defeat. |
| AD 200 | Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) | Yuan Shao moved his camp forward again and again to face Guandu, building earthen hills and tunnels; Cao Cao's troops were at a disadvantage in open battle and had fewer than ten thousand men. |
| AD 200 | Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) | Zhang He and Gao Lan surrendered, Yuan Shao's army collapsed, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Tan crossed the Yellow River and fled. |
| AD 200 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | Cao Cao fought without winning and returned to his camp to hold firm. When Yuan Shao shot arrows from high watchtowers and earthen mounds, Cao Cao smashed the towers with thunderbolt catapults and countered the tunneling with trenches, but his grain ran out and the people deserted. |