This was the second of a series of three rebellions that all took place in Shouchun (壽春; present-day Shou County, Lu'an, Anhui) in the 250s during the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history.
[2] The generals Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin, who were stationed in Shouchun, were disgruntled with the Simas and decided to rebel only months after the installment of Cao Mao to the Wei throne.
[3] When Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin rebelled, they decided to secretly obtain masses of troops without giving away that their intentions were to revolt.
The Wu emperor Sun Liang sent troops to aid Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin to weaken the Wei forces.
Sima Shi, Hu Zun, Deng Ai, and Zhuge Dan merged forces and marched upon the rebels.
Wang Ji, the Inspector of Jing Province, sought to capture Nandun before Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin could do so.
That night, Sima Shi was able to bring his main force to reinforce Luojia, without Wen Qin knowing, though a pontoon bridge.
By the time Wen Qin had reached Xiang county, Shouchun, and the rest of the Huai River region, was captured by Zhuge Dan.