Siege of Chencang
| Siege of Chencang | |||||||
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| Part of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions | |||||||
Map showing the first and second Northern Expeditions | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Cao Wei | Shu Han | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Hao Zhao | Zhuge Liang | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 | 40,000–50,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Siege of Chencang | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳倉之圍 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈仓之围 | ||||||
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The siege of Chencang was a battle fought between the states of Shu Han and Cao Wei between December 228 to early 229 during the Three Kingdoms period in China. It was the second of the Northern Expeditions led by Shu-Han's chancellor-regent, Zhuge Liang, to invade Wei. It was part of an attempt to divert Wei forces away from Jing Province following the Battle of Shiting between Wei and Shu's ally state, Eastern Wu. The siege came to an end when Shu forces retreated after failing to capture Chencang.