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Introduction
THE ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS
1: Three heroes, Xuande, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, bind themselves by the vow of the peach orchard. They triumph against the Yellow Headband rebels.
2: A furious Zhang Fei punishes a pompous official. At court He Jin plots to destroy the eunuchs. Cao Cao joins the plot.
3: Warlord Dong Zhuo usurps the throne, opposes Ding Yuan and aided by his sidekick Li Su bribes the hero Lü Bu to join his army
4: Dong Zhuo overthrows the Emperor Shao and installs Shao’s brother as emperor. Cao Cao tries to assassinate Dong Zhuo with a bejewelled dagger.
5: With a forged imperial edict Cao Cao summons leaders to oppose Dong Zhuo, and the three brothers battle Lü Bu. The opponents are led by Yuan Shao.
6: Dong Zhuo destroys the capital and moves the court to Chang’an, but Sun Jian, hiding the imperial seal, betrays the leaders opposed to Dong Zhuo.
7: At the River Pan battle, Yuan Shao fights Gongsun Zan. Sun Jian attacks Liu Biao at the Great River.
8: Imperial official Wang Yun plots with his serving girl to destroy Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu. The plot succeeds, and the two men dramatically fall out.
9: The result is that Lü Bu, urged on by Wang Yun, kills Dong Zhuo. The capital is captured by Li Jue and Guo Si.
10: Ma Teng rises up to defend the emperor. Cao Cao in fury prepares to attack those he believes murdered his family.
11: Xuande rescues Kong Rong at Beihai. Lü Bu defeats Cao Cao.
12: Tao Qian tries to hand over governorship to Xuande three times. Cao Cao battles Lü Bu.
13: Li Jue and Guo Si fall out, while Yang Feng and Dong Cheng rescue the emperor. They return him to the old capital at Luoyang.
14: Cao Cao is brought to defend the emperor but moves him to Xuchang. Worried by Lü Bu and Xuande, he tries to set them against each other.
15: Sun Ce clashes with Taishi Ci. He moves south to create his own kingdom.
16: Lü Bu uses a feat of archery to reconcile enemies. Cao Cao loses at the battle of the river.
17: Yuan Shu despatches seven divisions to attack the east. Cao Cao unites three forces to combat Yuan Shu.
18: Jia Xu wins a great victory. Guo Jia gives Cao Cao ten reasons for victory.
19: Cao Cao gathers the army at Xiapi. Lü Bu is killed in battle.
20: Cao Cao and the emperor go hunting. Dong Cheng is given a secret edict by the emperor
21: Cao Cao discusses heroes with Xuande. Yuan Shu dies, and Guan Yu kills Che Zhou to capture Xuzhou.
22: Yuan Shao and Cao Cao go to war. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei capture two enemy agents.
23: Mi Heng the eccentric strips at a feast and abuses Cao Cao. Doctor Ji Ping is tortured for trying to poison Cao Cao, and the ‘secret edict’ plot fails.
24: Cao Cao murders the emperor’s concubine Lady Dong. Xuande unites with Yuan Shao to attack Cao Cao.
25: Guan Yu is captured by Cao Cao’s men but sets three conditions. Cao Cao breaks the siege of Baima.
26: Yuan Shao is defeated and Guan Yu slays his best generals. Guan Yu learns where Xuande is and leaves with the wives and returns almost all of Cao Cao’s gifts.
27: Guan Yu escorts Xuande’s wives over four hundred miles. He kills six officials en route at five passes.
28: Guan Yu kills Cai Yang to show Zhang Fei he is no traitor. The three brothers are united again.
29: Sun Ce kills Yu Ji. He dies, and Sun Quan takes over the south – Wu.
30: Yuan Shao runs out of food and is defeated. Cao Cao burns down the granary.
31: Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao. Xuande is in despair but finds refuge with Liu Biao.
32: Yuan Shao dies, and Yuan Shang struggles to take Jizhou. Cao Cao plans to flood the river and so capture the north.
33: Cao Pi seizes his moment to find a wife. Yuan Tan is killed.
34: Lady Cai eavesdrops on a secret. Xuande and horse leap a river.
35: Xuande encounters a hermit. Xuande starts to search for a master.
36: Xuande plots to seize Fancheng. Xu Shu reads a fake letter and leaves, but suggests Kong Ming to Xuande.
37: Sima Hui recommends Kong Ming. Xuande tries to see him three times.
38: Kong Ming reveals the truth about the three kingdoms. Sun Quan prepares to avenge his father.
39: Liu Qi asks three times for help. Kong Ming commands his first battle at Bowang.
40: Lady Cai plots to hand over Jingzhou to Cao Cao. Liu Biao dies, and his sons fight, and Kong Ming burns Xinye.
41: Xuande leads his people to safety. Zhao Zilong rescues the heir apparent of Xuande.
42: Zhang Fei wreaks havoc at the bridge. Xuande retreats in defeat.
43: Kong Ming debates with the advisers of Wu. Lu Su goes against the majority opinion.
44: Kong Ming pushes Zhou Yu into action. Sun Quan finally decides to attack Cao Cao.
45: Cao Cao is defeated at the Three Rivers. Jiang Gan is fooled by a fake letter.
46: Kong Ming ‘borrows’ arrows through a clever plot. Huang Gai agrees to be punished to help a secret plan.
47: Kan Ze delivers a fake letter. Pang Tong cons Cao Cao into linking his ships.
48: Cao Cao holds a banquet on the river and sings a song. The north attacks the south with chained ships.
49: Kong Ming prays for an eastern wind at the Altar of the Seven Stars. At the Red Cliffs, Zhou Yu uses fire to destroy Cao Cao’s navy.
50: Kong Ming predicts Cao Cao will try to escape via Huarong. Guan Yu lets Cao Cao escape because of friendship.
51: In a tremendous battle between north and south, Zhou Yu is wounded. Kong Ming provokes Zhou Yu to fury for the first time.
52: Kong Ming justifies capturing three cities. Zhao Zilong uses a clever plot to capture Guiyang.
53: Guan Yu frees Huang Zhong in honour of his virtue. Sun Quan fights against Zhang Liao.
54: Dowager Empress Wu meets her future son-in-law in a temple. Xuande marries a worthy bride.
55: Xuande convinces his wife to flee Wu, and her cunning saves them. Kong Ming drives Zhou Yu to fury for the second time.
56: Cao Cao hosts a banquet at the Bronze Bird Tower. Kong Ming drives Zhou Yu to fury a third time.
57: Zhou Yu dies, and Kong Ming comes to mourn him. Pang Tong is shunted off to govern at Leiyang.
58: Ma Chao raises an army for revenge. Cao Cao not only shaves his beard but sheds his cloak to escape capture.
59: Xu Chu fights Ma Chao. Cao Cao sows distrust between Ma Chao and Han Sui.
60: Zhang Song tries to convince Cao Cao but is dismissed. Pang Tong convinces Xuande to seize Shu.
61: Zhao Zilong rescues Ah Dou from the river. Sun Quan uses a letter to deter Cao Cao.
62: Yang and Gao are killed at the fall of the Fu pass. Huang Zhong and Wei Yan compete to capture Luocheng.
63: Kong Ming mourns the death of Pang Tong. Zhang Fei frees Yan Yan.
64: Kong Ming plots to capture Zhang Ren. Ma Chao’s family are all murdered and Yang Fu sets off to destroy Ma Chao.
65: Ma Chao captures Jiameng pass, while Zhang Fei gets annoyed. Xuande takes over Shu.
66: Guan Yu goes to a dangerous feast – with his great sword. The empress tries to have Cao Cao murdered but is killed instead, and Cao Cao’s daughter becomes empress.
67: Cao Cao conquers Hanzhong. Sun Quan escapes.
68: Gan Ning attacks Cao Cao’s camp with just a hundred horsemen. Zuo Ci taunts Cao Cao with a flung cup.
69: Guan Lu uses the Book of Changes to work out what to do. Five brave men die for their country.
70: Zhang Fei captures Wakou Pass by cunning. Old Huang Zhong captures the mountain by stealth.
71: Huang Zhong scores another victory. Zhao Zilong defeats a vast army.
72: Kong Ming captures Hanzhong by cunning. Cao Cao retreats.
73: Xuande becomes King of Hanzhong. Guan Yu captures Xiangyang.
74: Pang De takes his coffin on campaign with him. Guan Yu drowns seven enemy forces.
75: Hua Tuo operates on Guan Yu’s arm as he plays chess. Lü Meng sails to the capture of Jingzhou.
76: Xu Huang fights Guan Yu. Guan Yu retreats.
77: Guan Yu is executed, and his ghost visits Jade Spring Buddhist temple. Cao Cao and Xuande are both visited by Guan Yu’s ghost, and Cao Cao collapses.
78: Hua Tuo treats Cao Cao but is killed. Cao Cao dies.
79: Cao Pi, to trick his brother, commands him to create poems. Liu Feng is executed for failing to rescue Guan Yu.
80: Emperor Xian is deposed by Cao Pi and he makes himself emperor. Xuande claims he is the only legitimate Han emperor.
81: Zhang Fei is murdered. To avenge his two brothers Xuande goes to war.
82: Sun Quan surrenders to Wei. Xuande rewards his men for the war against Wu but upsets Huang Zhong.
83: Xuande seizes his personal enemies at Xiaoting. Death of Gan Ning.
84: Lu Xun burns down all his enemy’s camps. Kong Ming uses the Eight Maze Puzzle but is defeated.
85: Xuande dies, leaving his son in the care of Kong Ming. Kong Ming disarms five armies.
86: Deng Zhi shows courage and convinces Sun Quan. Xu Sheng destroys Cao Pi’s army.
87: Kong Ming goes to war against the Man people. The king of the Man suffers his first defeat.
88: Crossing the Lu River, Meng Huo, the king of the Man, is captured for the second time. Then for the third time.
89: Kong Ming tricks and captures Meng Huo a fourth time. Then a fifth time.
90: Deploying terrifying beasts, Kong Ming wins for the sixth time. Burning the rattan armour army, Kong Ming captures Meng Huo a seventh time.
91: Kong Ming offers sacrifices at the Lu River and takes his army home. Cao Pi dies.
92: Zhao Zilong kills five Wei officials. Kong Ming takes three cities by cunning.
93: Jiang Wei surrenders to Kong Ming. By words alone Kong Ming causes Wang Lang to die.
94: Kong Ming defeats the Qiang tribes in a snowstorm. Sima Yi swiftly defeats Meng Da.
95: By ignoring Wang Ping’s advice, Ma Su loses Jieting. Just playing a lute, Kong Ming defeats Sima Yi.
96: Torn by grief, Kong Ming has to execute Ma Su. Cutting his hair, Zhou Fang fools Cao Xiu.
97: Kong Ming urges an attack on Wei. Zhao Zilong dies, and Jiang Wei defeats Wei by the use of a letter.
98: Chasing after the Shu army, Wang Shuang is killed. Taking Chencang, Kong Ming wins a battle, while Sun Quan becomes emperor.
99: Kong Ming wins a major battle. Sima Yi invades Shu.
100: Cao Zhen is overwhelmed by a Shu attack on his camp. Kong Ming shames Sima Yi but is recalled and humbled.
101: Kong Ming pretends to be a god. Zhang He falls into a trap.
102: Sima Yi captures the bridge over Beiyuan. Guan Xing dies and Kong Ming tricks Sima Yi again.
103: Sima Yi is trapped by Kong Ming in Gourd Valley but is saved by rain. Kong Ming seeks to know from his star how long he has to live.
104: Kong Ming dies – a great star falls. A wooden statue frightens Sima Yi.
105: Kong Ming leaves a plan in a silk bag. Cao Rui ruthlessly seizes the Dew Collection Bronze Bowl.
106: Cao Rui dies, and Cao Shuang usurps power for ten years. Faking ill health, Sima Yi sets a trap for Cao Shuang.
107: Sima Yi takes over. Jiang Wei loses a battle.
108: Sima Yi dies and Sun Quan dies. Sun Jun executes a treacherous plot at a banquet.
109: The emperor of Wei is deposed. Cao Mao becomes emperor.
110: Wen Yang defeats an army on his own. Sima Shi dies, and while Jiang Wei wins a battle he is then defeated.
111: Zhuge Dan raises an army. He battles Sima Zhao.
112: Sima Zhao tricks Zhuge Dan. Jiang Wei fights to seize Changcheng.
113: Ding Feng plots to kill Sun Chen, while Sun Liang is deposed. Jiang Wei defeats Deng Ai but is betrayed at home.
114: Emperor Cao Mao is murdered in his carriage. Jiang Wei outwits Deng Ai.
115: The second ruler listens to rumours and recalls the army. Jiang Wei goes to take charge of the army colonies.
116: A shaman fools the second ruler. Kong Ming’s spirit appears to Zhong Hui.
117: Deng Ai scales the mountains to bypass the Shu army. Zhuge Zhan dies fighting.
118: Crying at the ancestral shrine, a loyal prince dies. Moving into Shu, two generals compete.
119: Jiang Wei plots revenge. A second abdication imitates the first, and Sima Yan becomes emperor.
120: Recommending Du Yu, Yang Hu dies. Sun Hao surrenders to Wei, and the Three Kingdoms are united into One.
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