Foreword |
A few quotations from the characters in Romance of Three Kingdoms
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Preface |
by C. H. Brewitt-Taylor and Khang Nguyen |
Commentary |
by Dr Rafe de Crespigny |
Introduction |
Outlines of Chinese History from Mythology to the Three Kingdoms |
Note |
History of the novel ROTK |
Overture |
The Beginning Song |
Chapter 1 |
Three Heroes Swear Brotherhood In The Peach Garden; One Victory Shatters The Rebels In Battlegrounds. |
Chapter 2 |
Zhang Fei Whips The Government Officer; He Jin Plots To Kill The Eunuchs. |
Chapter 3 |
In Wenming Garden, Dong Zhuo Denounces Ding Yuan; With Red Hare, Li Su Bribes Lu Bu. |
Chapter 4 |
Deposition Of The Emperor: The Prince Of Chenliu Gets The Throne; Schemes Against Dong Zhuo: Cao Cao Presents A Sword. |
Chapter 5 |
Cao Cao Appeals To The Powerful Lords; The Three Brothers Fight Against Lu Bu. |
Chapter 6 |
Burning The Capital, Dong Zhuo Commits An Atrocity; Hiding The Imperial Hereditary Seal, Sun Jian Breaks Faith. |
Chapter 7 |
Yuan Shao Fights Gongsun Zan At The River Pan; Sun Jian Attacks Liu Biao Across The Great River. |
Chapter 8 |
Wang Yun Prepares The Chaining Scheme; Dong Zhuo Rages At Phoenix Pavilion. |
Chapter 9 |
Lu Bu Kills Dong Zhuo For Wang Yun; Li Jue Attacks The Capital On Jia Xu's Advice. |
Chapter 10 |
Gathering Arms, Ma Teng Moves To Rescue The Emperor; Commanding A Force, Cao Cao Marches To Avenge His Father. |
Chapter 11 |
Liu Bei Rescues Kong Rong At Beihai; Lu Bu Defeats Cao Cao Near Puyang. |
Chapter 12 |
Tao Qian Thrice Offers Xuzhou To Liu Bei; Cao Cao Retakes Yanzhou From Lu Bu. |
Chapter 13 |
Li Jue and Guo Si Duel In Changan; The Emperor Establishes Anyi The New Capital. |
Chapter 14 |
Cao Cao Moves The Court To Xuchang; Lu Bu Leads A Night Raid Against Xuzhou. |
Chapter 15 |
Taishi Ci Fights With The Little Prince; Sun Ce Cuts Short The White Tiger King. |
Chapter 16 |
In The Camp Gate, Lu Bu Shoots The Halberd; At River Yu, Cao Cao Suffers A Defeat. |
Chapter 17 |
Yuan Shu Marches Out Seven Armies; Cao Cao And Three Generals Join Forces. |
Chapter 18 |
Giving Counsels, Jia Xu Directs A Great Victory; Braving Battlefield, Xiahou Dun Loses An Eye. |
Chapter 19 |
Cao Cao Makes Flood In Xiapi; Lu Bu Perishes At The White Gate Tower. |
Chapter 20 |
Cao Cao Organizes A Hunting Expedition In Xutian; Dong Cheng Receives A Secret Command In The Palace. |
Chapter 21 |
In A Plum Garden, Cao Cao Discusses Heroes; Using The Host's Forces, Guan Yu Takes Xuzhou. |
Chapter 22 |
Yuan Shao And Cao Cao Both Take The Field; Guan Yu And Zhang Fei Captures Two Generals. |
Chapter 23 |
Mi Heng Slips His Garment And Rails At Traitors; Ji Ping Pledges To Kill The Prime Minister. |
Chapter 24 |
Cao Cao Murdered The Consort Dong; Liu Bei Flees To Yuan Shao. |
Chapter 25 |
Besieged In Tushan, Guan Yu Makes Three Conditions; Relieved At Baima, Cao Cao Beholds A Marvel. |
Chapter 26 |
Yuan Shao Loses Another Leader; Guan Yu Abandons Rank And Wealth. |
Chapter 27 |
The Man Of Beautiful Beard Rides On A Solitary Journey; Guan Yu Slays Six Generals Through Five Passes. |
Chapter 28 |
Putting Cai Yang To Death, The Brothers' Doubts Disappear; Meeting At Gucheng, Lord and Lieges Fortify Each Other. |
Chapter 29 |
The Little Chief Of The South Slays Yu Ji; The Green Eyed Boy Lays Hold On The South Land. |
Chapter 30 |
Shunning Advice, Yuan Shao Loses Leaders and Granaries; Using Strategy, Cao Cao Scores Victory At Guandu. |
Chapter 31 |
Cao Cao Overcomes Yuan Shao In Cangting; Liu Bei Seeks Shelter With Liu Biao In Jingzhou. |
Chapter 32 |
Jizhou Taken: Yuan Shang Strives; River Zhang Cut: Xun You Schemes. |
Chapter 33 |
A Gallant Warrior, Cao Pi Marries Lady Zhen; An Expiring Star, Guo Jia Settles Liaodong. |
Chapter 34 |
Behind The Screen, Lady Cai Overhears A Secret; Across The Tan Torrent, The Dilu Horse Carries Its Master. |
Chapter 35 |
Liu Bei Meets A Recluse At Nanzhang; Shan Fu Sees A Noble Lord At Xinye. |
Chapter 36 |
Shan Fu's Strategy: Fankou Is Captured; Xu Shu's Affection: Zhuge Liang Is Recommended. |
Chapter 37 |
Sima Hui Recommends A Scholar To Liu Bei; Liu Bei Pays Three Visits To The Sleeping Dragon Ridge. |
Chapter 38 |
Zhuge Liang Plans For The Three Kingdoms; Sun Quan Attacks Xiakou To Take Revenges. |
Chapter 39 |
At Jingzhou, The Son Of Liu Biao Thrice Begs Advice; At Bowang Slope, The Directing Instructor Plans His First Battle. |
Chapter 40 |
Lady Cai Renounces Jingzhou; Zhuge Liang Burns Xinye. |
Chapter 41 |
Liu Bei Leads His People Over The River; Zhao Zilong Rescues The Child Lord At Dangyang. |
Chapter 42 |
Screaming Zhang Fei Triumphs At Long Slope Bridge; Defeated Liu Bei Marches To Hanjin. |
Chapter 43 |
Zhuge Liang Disputes With The Southern Scholars; Lu Su Denounces The Majority Opinion. |
Chapter 44 |
Zhuge Liang Stirs Zhou Yu To Actions; Sun Quan Decides To Attack Cao Cao. |
Chapter 45 |
At The Three Gorges, Cao Cao Loses Soldiers; In The Gathering Of Heroes, Jiang Gan Is Trapped. |
Chapter 46 |
Using Strategy, Zhuge Liang Borrows Arrows; Joining A Ruse, Huang Gai Accepts Punishment. |
Chapter 47 |
Kan Ze Presents A Treacherous Letter; Pang Tong Suggests Chaining The Ships. |
Chapter 48 |
Banquet On The Great River, Cao Cao Sings A Song; Battle On Water, Northerners Fight With Chained Ships. |
Chapter 49 |
On Seven-Star Altar, Zhuge Liang Sacrifices To The Winds; At Three Gorges, Zhou Yu Liberates The Fire. |
Chapter 50 |
Zhuge Liang Foresees The Huarong Valley Episode; Guan Yu Lifts His Saber To Release Cao Cao. |
Chapter 51 |
Cao Ren Withstands The South Land; Zhuge Liang Angers Zhou Yu. |
Chapter 52 |
Zhuge Liang Negotiates With Lu Su; Zhao Zilong Captures Guiyang. |
Chapter 53 |
Guan Yu Releases Huang Zhong; Sun Quan Fights With Zhang Liao. |
Chapter 54 |
The Dowager Marchioness Sees Her Son-In-Law; The Imperial Uncle Takes A Worthy Consort. |
Chapter 55 |
Liu Bei Rouses The Spirit Of Lady Sun; Zhuge Liang A Second Time Angers Zhou Yu. |
Chapter 56 |
Cao Cao Feasts In The Bronze Bird Tower; Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu A Third Time. |
Chapter 57 |
Sleeping Dragon Mourns In Chaisang; Young Phoenix Intervenes At Leiyang. |
Chapter 58 |
Ma Chao Launches An Expedition For Revenge; Cao Cao Flees The Field In Disguise. |
Chapter 59 |
Xu Chu Strips For A Fight With Ma Chao; Cao Cao Writes A Letter To Han Sui. |
Chapter 60 |
Zhang Song Turns The Table On Yang Xiu; Pang Tong Proposes The Occupation Of Shu. |
Chapter 61 |
In The River, Zhao Zilong Recovers Liu Shan; With One Letter, Sun Quan Repulses Cao Cao. |
Chapter 62 |
The Taking Of River Fu Pass, Yang Huai and Gao Pei Perish; The Siege Of Luocheng, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan Rival. |
Chapter 63 |
Zhuge Liang Mourns For Pang Tong; Zhang Fei Releases Yan Yan. |
Chapter 64 |
Zhuge Liang Plans For The Capture Of Zhang Ren; Yang Fu Borrows Soldiers To Destroy Ma Chao. |
Chapter 65 |
Ma Chao Battles At Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Takes Over Yizhou. |
Chapter 66 |
Armed With Sword, Guan Yu Goes To A Feast Alone; For The State, Empress Fu Offers Her Life. |
Chapter 67 |
Cao Cao Conquers Hanzhong; Zhang Liao Terrorizes Xiaoyao. |
Chapter 68 |
Gan Ning's Hundred Horsemen Raid The Northern Camp; Zuo Ci's Flung-Down Cup Fools Cao Cao. |
Chapter 69 |
Guan Lu Sees Things In The Book Of Changes; Five Loyal Subjects Die For Their State. |
Chapter 70 |
Zhang Fei Takes Wakou Pass With Tactics; Huang Zhong Captures Tiandang Mountain By Stratagem. |
Chapter 71 |
At Opposite Hill, Huang Zhong Scores A Success; On The River Han, Zhao Zilong Conquers A Host. |
Chapter 72 |
Zhuge Liang's Wit Takes Hanzhong; Cao Cao's Army Retires To The Ye Valley. |
Chapter 73 |
Liu Bei Becomes The Prince Of Hanzhong; Guan Yu Marches To Attack Xiangyang. |
Chapter 74 |
Pang De Takes His Coffin To The Field; Guan Yu Uses Water To Drown The Seven Armies. |
Chapter 75 |
Guan Yu Has A Scraped-Bone Surgery; Lu Meng Crosses The River In White Robe. |
Chapter 76 |
Xu Huang Fights At The River Mian; Guan Yu Retreats To Maicheng. |
Chapter 77 |
Cao Cao Is Possessed At Luoyang; Guan Yu Manifests At The Jade Spring Mount. |
Chapter 78 |
Treating A Headache, A Famous Physician Dies; Giving The Last Words, The Crafty Hero Departs. |
Chapter 79 |
Brother Oppressing Brother: Cao Zhi Composes Poems; Nephew Harming Uncle: Liu Feng Receives Punishment. |
Chapter 80 |
Cao Pi Deposes The Emperor, Taking Away The Fortunes of Han; Liu Bei Assumes The Throne, Continuing The Heritage. |
Chapter 81 |
Eager For Vengeance, Zhang Fei Is Assassinated; Athirst Of Retribution, The First Ruler Goes To War. |
Chapter 82 |
Sun Quan Submits To Wei, Receiving The Nine Dignities; The First Ruler Attacks Wu, Rewarding Six Armies. |
Chapter 83 |
Fighting At Xiaoting, The First Ruler Captures An Enemy; Defending The Three Gorges, A Student Takes Supreme Command. |
Chapter 84 |
Lu Xun Burns All Consecutive Camps; Zhuge Liang Plans The Eight-Array Maze. |
Chapter 85 |
The First Ruler Confides His Son To A Guardian; The Prime Minister Calmly Settles Five Attacks. |
Chapter 86 |
Using Words, Qin Mi Overcomes Zhang Wen; Setting Fire, Xu Sheng Defeats Cao Pi. |
Chapter 87 |
Conquering The South Mang, The Prime Minister Marches The Army; Opposing Heaven Troops, The King Of The Mangs Is Captured. |
Chapter 88 |
Crossing River Lu: The Mang King Is Bound The Second Time; Recognizing A Pretend Surrender: Meng Huo Is Captured The Third Time. |
Chapter 89 |
The Lord of Wuxiang Uses The Fourth Ruse; The King of Mang Is Captured The Fifth Time. |
Chapter 90 |
Chasing Off Wild Beasts, The Prime Minister Defeats The Mangs For The Sixth Time; Burning Rattan Armors, Zhuge Liang Captures Meng Huo The Seventh Time. |
Chapter 91 |
Sacrificing At River Lu, The Prime Minister Marches Homeward; Attacking Wei, The Lord Of Wuxiang Presents A Memorial. |
Chapter 92 |
Zhao Zilong Slays Five Generals; Zhuge Liang Takes Three Cities. |
Chapter 93 |
Jiang Wei Goes Over To Zhuge Liang; Zhuge Liang Reviles Wang Lang. |
Chapter 94 |
Zhuge Liang Defeats The Qiangs In A Snowstorm; Sima Yi Captures Meng Da By A Rapid March. |
Chapter 95 |
Ma Su's Disobedience Causes The Loss Of Jieting; Zhuge Liang's Lute Repulses The Army Of Sima Yi. |
Chapter 96 |
Shedding Tears, Zhuge Liang Puts Ma Su To Death; Cutting Hair, Zhou Fang Beguiles Cao Xiu. |
Chapter 97 |
Sending A Second Memorial, Zhuge Liang Renews The Attack On Wei; Forging A Letter, Jiang Wei Defeats The Northern Army. |
Chapter 98 |
Pursuing The Shu Army, Wang Shuang Meets His Death; Raiding Chencang, Zhuge Liang Scores A Victory. |
Chapter 99 |
Zhuge Liang Defeats The Wei Army; Sima Yi Invades The West River Land. |
Chapter 100 |
Raiding A Camp, The Shu Soldiers Defeat Cao Zhen; Contesting Array Battles, Zhuge Liang Shames Sima Yi. |
Chapter 101 |
Going Out From Longshang, Zhuge Liang Dresses As A God; Dashing Toward Saber Pass, Zhang He Falls Into A Snare. |
Chapter 102 |
Sima Yi Occupies The Banks Of River Wei; Zhuge Liang Constructs Mechanical Bullocks And Horses. |
Chapter 103 |
In Gourd Valley, Sima Yi Is Trapped; In Wuzhang Hills, Zhuge Liang Invokes The Stars. |
Chapter 104 |
A Falling Star: The Prime Minister Ascends To Heaven; A Wooden Statue: The Commander-In-Chief Is Terrified. |
Chapter 105 |
The Lord of Wuxiang Leaves A Plan In The Silken Bag; The Ruler of Wei Removes The Bronze Statue With The Dew Bowl. |
Chapter 106 |
Suffering Defeat, Gongsun Yuan Meets His Death; Pretending Illness, Sima Yi Deceives Cao Shuang. |
Chapter 107 |
The Ruler of Wei Hands Over The Power To Sima Yi; Jiang Wei Is Defeated At Ox Head Hills. |
Chapter 108 |
In The Snow, Ding Feng Wins A Victory; At A Banquet, Sun Jun Executes A Secret Plan. |
Chapter 109 |
A Ruse Of A Han General: Sima Zhao Is Surrounded; Retribution For The House Of Wei: Cao Fang Is Dethroned. |
Chapter 110 |
Riding Alone, Wen Yang Repulses A Brave Force; Following The River, Jiang Wei Defeats The Enemy. |
Chapter 111 |
Deng Ai Outwits Jiang Wei; Zhuge Dan Battles Sima Zhao. |
Chapter 112 |
Rescuing Shouchun, Yu Quan Dies Nobly; Attacking Changcheng, Jiang Wei Mobilizes. |
Chapter 113 |
Ding Feng Makes A Plan To Slay Sun Chen; Jiang Wei Arrays A Battle To Defeat Deng Ai. |
Chapter 114 |
Driving To The South Gate, Cao Mao Plunges Into Death; Abandoning Stores, Jiang Wei Defeats The Wei Army. |
Chapter 115 |
Listening To Slander, The Latter Ruler Recalls His Army; Living In Farms, Jiang Wei Avoids Disaster. |
Chapter 116 |
On Hanzhong Roads, Zhong Hui Divides The Army; In Dingjun Mountain, The Martial Lord Shows His Apparition. |
Chapter 117 |
Deng Ai Gets Through The Yinping Mountains; Zhuge Zhan Falls In The Battlefield Of Mianzhu. |
Chapter 118 |
Weeping At The Ancestral Temple, A Filial Prince Dies; Marching To The West River Land, Two Leaders Competes. |
Chapter 119 |
The False Surrender: A Wit Scheme Becomes A Vain Plan; The Abdication: Later Seeds Learn From The Ancient. |
Chapter 120 |
Recommending Du Yu, An Old General Offers New Plans; Capturing Of Sun Hao, Three Kingdoms Becomes One. |