Battle of Fancheng

Belligerents Forces of Cao Cao Forces of Liu BeiCommanders and leadersCao Cao (overall strategist, reinforcement)
Cao Ren
Yu Jin
Pang De
Xu Huang
Man Chong Guan Yu
Guan Ping
Liao Hua
Zhao LeiStrength ≈100,000 men 70,000+ men (30,000 from surrendered troops + several thousand rebels)Casualties and losses 40,000+ men 40,000+

The Battle of Fancheng or the Battle of Fan Castle was fought between the warlords Liu Bei and Cao Cao in 219 in the late Eastern Han dynasty. It is named after Fancheng in present-day Xiangyang, Hubei, a fortress that played a significant role in the battle.