The Battle of Xiapi was a battle fought by the forces of Lü Bu against the allied armies of Cao Cao and Liu Bei in 198 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Lü Bu was defeated in the battle and subsequently executed on Cao Cao's order.
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