Is “When Yuan Tan was urgently attacked by Yuan Shang, he sent Xin Pi to Cao Cao to beg for surrender and rescue. This fact is consistent in the official history Records of the Three Kingdoms and the novel.” true?
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When Yuan Tan was under urgent attack by Yuan Shang, he sent Xin Pi to ask Cao Cao for surrender and rescue. This fact is consistent between the official history "Records of the Three Kingdoms" and the novel, though the novel adds dialogue details such as Guo Tu recommending Xin Pi. The original text states, "尚攻之急，谭遣辛毗诣太祖请救。" ("Records of the Three Kingdoms, Book of Wei, Biographies of Dong, the Yuans, and Liu")
Xin Pi
When Yuan Tan was urgently attacked by Yuan Shang, he sent Xin Pi to Cao Cao to beg for surrender and rescue. This fact is consistent in the official history Records of the Three Kingdoms and the novel.
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