Ling Cao

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Ling Cao ( Chinese  凌 操 ; † 203 ) was a Chinese officer. He came from Yuhang , where he beat the bandit Yan Baihu around 197 and joined the warlord Sun Ce . Later he followed his successor Sun Quan on a campaign against General Huang Zu , but fell in the Battle of Xiakou against his officer Gan Ning .

Ling Cao's son Ling Tong also became an officer.