Three Kingdoms period war movies

Period in Chinese history when three provinces have rebelled against the central power of the emperor at the end of Han dynasty. States of Wei, Shu and Wu for 60 years were simultaneously the centres of power in China. Of course this lead to brutal wars between them, that sometimes involved the nomad tribes from the borders of the empire. Due to lack of central power the nomad tribes often started their own conflicts and attacked the towns, especially in the northern part of empire. In year 280 the states were reunified under the new Jin dynasty....
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Battle of Red Cliffs
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During the Three Kingdoms period when China Empire was split into 3 countries that constantly fought with each other reigning emperor of China sent one of his warlords Cao Cao to destroy two leaders that have rebelled against the central power. Despite the huge advantage in number of soldiers (about 5 to 1, but could be as high as 10 to 1 or 15 to 1) Cao Cao failed to achieve his goal. First part ...

Red Cliff 2008

Spectacular clash between two mighty armies in ancient China.