According to "Three Kingdoms Zhi - Biography of the First Lord" and according to Sima Guang's "Ziji Tongjian": the burning of the Beowang slope took place in the seventh year of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty's Jian'an reign (202), when Cao Cao sent his generals Li Dian and Xiahou Dun to fight against Liu Bei at Beowang. Later, Liu Bei set up an ambush and first burned Beowang himself, feigning defeat and fleeing, resulting in a beautiful battle of annihilation.

The burning of Xinye is not recorded in the history of the incident, but in the play, it was in September of the 13th year of Jian'an (208).

The burning of Red Cliff was the eleventh month of the thirteenth year of Jian'an (208). According to the investigation is the November 12 A Zi day (together with December 7, 208 AD).

The Battle of Yiling: In July of the first year of Shu Han Zhangwu (221), Liu Bei swung his army to the east, and Lu Xun defeated the Shu army in the area of Yiling in August of the following year (222).

The Battle of Hanba was in 215 AD. As a result, Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong and Ba County. Cao Cao's last command on the front line ended in a crushing defeat, and the loss of Xiahou Yuan even more.

Out of Qishan (the first): in the spring of 227, Zhuge Liang wrote the "Table of the Exit of the Division". 228 spring, sent by Zhao Yun, Deng Zhi rate an army as a doubtful troops, by the Keigu set up a situation to be by the diagonal valley road to the north of the attack on the city of MEI, in order to attract the Wei army, Zhuge Liang personally led the main force to Qishan attack.