Is “The source basis for Wang Ping holding Xingshi against Cao Shuang” true?
attested in history
Sanguozhi (Shu, biographies of Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and Jiang Wei) records Wang Ping holding Xingshi with banners strung out over a hundred li: 「遂帅所领与平据兴势，多张旗帜，弥亘百馀里。」 The episode is central to his career, yet Romance of the Three Kingdoms leaves it out altogether.
Wang Ping
Wang Ping held Xingshi against Cao Shuang in the history; the novel omits the battle entirely.
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