Yue Jiu was a military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shu

Yuan Shu

Yuan Shu was a warlord during the late Han Dynasty era of Chinese history. He rose to prominence following the collapse of the imperial court in 189. He was said to be a younger cousin of the warlord Yuan Shao, but was actually Yuan Shao's younger half-brother...

 during the late Han Dynasty

Han Dynasty

The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...

 period of Chinese history

History of China

Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...

. In 197, when Yuan Shu was attacking Chen (陳; in present-day Anhui

Anhui

Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...

 or Henan

Henan

Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...

), the warlord Cao Cao

Cao Cao

Cao Cao was a warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the dynasty's final years. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously titled...

 led a campaign against Yuan Shu

Campaign against Yuan Shu

The campaign against Yuan Shu was a punitive expedition that took place in 199 during the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The campaign was initiated by the Han Dynasty government against the Zhong Dynasty of Yuan Shu, after Yuan declared himself "Son of Heaven", an act...

. When Yuan heard that Cao was coming, he abandoned his army and escaped, leaving behind Qiao Rui

Qiao Rui

Qiao Rui was an official serving under the warlord Yuan Shu during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. Qiao was commander of Yuan's second army during his campaign against Lü Bu, but lost when Han Xian and Yang Feng deserted to Lü's army. When Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shu, Qiao led a...

, Li Feng, Liang Gang

Liang Gang

Liang Gang was a military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shu during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He suffered a great loss as army director when Yuan Shu attacked Lü Bu. Liang then tried to resist a certain attack by Cao Cao by holding up in Shouchun, but ended up being...

and Yue Jiu to resist Cao. They were defeated by Cao's forces and killed.