CHAPTER 12

Big Data—A Long Way to Go

The Fall of Data Elites

The Battle of Guandu is one of three battles in Chinese Three Kingdoms and an important battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. The battle was won by Cao Cao. However, no one expected him to win because Yuan Shao had the most powerful force at the time.

Being from a prestigious family and backed by numerous powerful figures, Yuan Shao was ready to rule the world after completing the elite course. Moreover, Yuan Shao’s force was 700,000 large and 10 times as big as Cao Cao’s force and unlikely to be defeated. What brought Yuan Shao down to his knee?

In the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao in a single battle. With the intelligence that Yuan Shao’s food supplies were kept ...

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