Zhang He, who had been informally elected to succeed Xiahou Yuan by Du Xi and Guo Huai, retreated to the northern bank of the Han River, and awaited Cao Cao's reinforcement.
After Liu Bei secured Hanzhong, he was urged by his subjects to react politically to Cao Cao's "King of Wei" declaration so he declared himself "King of Hanzhong" (漢中王) and set up his headquarters in Chengdu.