At the end of February in the seventh year of Jian’an, the Bai’e bandits rose up in Mengze. At that time, Cao Gong’s troops were stationed in Chenliu. The bandits fled far away across the border and killed the county commander. Thousands of bandits surrounded Xiao, but the city was strong and could not be breached. As the troops from the counties and states had not arrived yet, they fled to Sishui.The year 404 of the Han Dynasty was the seventh year of Jian’an.So this story begins in the early spring of 404 Han Dynasty.