It's spelt Phoenix.Originally Posted by BloodHunter11
The novel itself speaks only of 5. Cao Ang, died at Wan. Cao Pi, his successor who had to deviously steal favour from the third son, Cao Zhi, noted throughout Chinese history for his poetry (he was the one who wrote the famous poem that incites Zhou Yu to take up arms against Cao Cao because it says that Cao Cao came for the Qiaos. However, the truth is that Zhuge Liang editted the poem slightly so that the word "qiao" meaning "bridge" was replaced by the surname of his wife. Good stuff.) Cao Zhang is a pretty successful general, fighting mostly in the northern Hanzhong region. And Cao Xiong, another general.
However, history states that Cao Cao could have had anywhere between 20 to 25 sons due to his many concubines. The commonly accepted number is 25, I believe.
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