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THREE KINGDOMS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD by John S. Service
THREE KINGDOMS
1 Three Bold Spirits Plight Mutual Faith in the Peach Garden; Heroes and Champions Win First Honors Fighting the Yellow Scarves
2 Zhang Fei Whips the Government Inspector; Imperial In-Law He Jin Plots Against the Eunuchs
3 In Wenming Garden, Dong Zhuo Denounces Ding Yuan; With Gold and Pearls, Li Su Plies Lü Bu
4 The Installation of the Chenliu Prince; Emperor Shao Is Deposed; A Plot Against Traitor Dong; Cao Cao Presents a Jeweled Knife
5 Cao Cao Rallies the Lords with a Forged Decree; The Three Brothers Engage Lu Bu in Battle
6 In Razing the Capital, Dong Zhuo Commits Heinous Crimes; By Concealing the Jade Seal, Sun Jian Betrays the Confederation
7 Yuan Shao Battles Gongsun Zan at the River Pan; Sun Jian Attacks Liu Biao Across the Great River
8 Wang Yun Shrewdly Sets a Double Snare; Dong Zhuo Starts a Brawl at Phoenix Pavilion
9 Lü Bu Kills the Tyrant for Wang Yun; Li Jue Invades the Capital on Jia Xu's Advice
10 Ma Teng Takes Up Arms to Save the Throne; Cao Cao Musters an Army to Avenge His Father
11 Liu Xuande Rescues Kong Rong at Beihai; Lü Bu Defeats Cao Cao near Puyang
12 Tao Qian Yields Xuzhou Three Times; Cao Cao Overwhelms Lü Bu in Battle
13 Li Jue and Guo Si Cross Swords; Yang Feng and Dong Cheng Rescue the Emperor
14 Cao Cao Moves the Emperor to Xuchang; Lü Bu Attacks Xuzhou by Night
15 Taishi Ci and Sun Ce Fight Their Hearts Out; Sun Ce Plants His Kingdom South of the River
16 Lu Bü Demonstrates His Marksmanship Before His Camp; Cao Cao Suffers Defeat at the River Yu
17 Yuan Shu Fields Seven Armies; Cao Cao joins Forces with Three Generals
18 Jia Xu Outwits the Enemy and Carries the Day; Xiahou Dun Plucks Out and Swallows His Wounded Eye
19 Cao Cao Battles Fiercely at Xiapi; Lü Bu Falls at White Gate Tower
20 Cao Cao Leads the Royal Hunt near the Capital; Dong Cheng Receives a Mandate in the Palace
21 Cao Cao Warms Wine and Rates the Heroes of the Realm; Lord Guan Takes Xuzhou by Stratagem and Beheads Che Zhou
22 Cao Cao Takes the Field Against Yuan Shao; Lord Guan and Zhang Fei Capture Two Generals
23 Mi Heng Strips, Denouncing the Traitor; Ji Ping Is Executed for Threatening Cao's Life
24 The Traitor Cao Murders the Consort Dong; The Imperial Uncle Liu Flees to Yuan Shao
25 Trapped, on a Hill, Lord Guan Sets Three Conditions; At Baima, Cao Cao Breaks the Heavy Siege
26 Yuan Shao Loses a Battle and Another General; Lord Guan Returns His Official Seal
27 The Man of the Magnificent Beard Rides Alone a Thousand Li; The Lord of Hanshou Slays Six Generals and Breaches Five Passes
28 Lord Guan Slays Cai Yang, Dispelling His Brothers' Doubts; Liege and Liege Men Unite Again at Gucheng
29 The Overlord of the Southland Executes a Sorcerer; The Rule of the South Passes to Green-eyed Sun Quan
30 Yuan Shao Suffers Defeat at Guandu; Cao Cao Burns the Stores at Wuchao
31 Cao Cao Defeats Yuan Shao at Cangting; Liu Xuande Turns to Liu Biao in Jingzhou
32 Yuan Shang and His Brother Struggle for Jizhou; Xu You Proposes Diverting the River Zhang
33 Cao Pi Exploits the Yuans Troubles and Marries Lady Zhen; Guo Jia Bequeaths a Plan to Secure Liaodong
34 Lady Cai Eavesdrops on a Private Talk; Imperial Uncle Liu Vaults the River Tan on Horseback
35 Xuande Encounters a Recluse in Nanzhang; Shan Fu Finds a Hero-Lord in Xinye
36 Xuande Surprises the Town of Fan; Shan Fu Recommends Zhuge Liang
37 Still Water Recommends Another Noted Scholar; Liu Xuande Pays Three Visits to Zhuge Liang
38 Kongming Determines the Realm's Division and Charts a Course; Sun Quan Leads a Naval Attack and Exacts Revenge
39 Jingzhou's Heir Pleads Three Times for Advice; The Director General Makes His Debut at Bowang
40 Lady Cai Proposes Ceding Jingzhou to Cao Cao; Zhuge Liang Burns Cao's Men in Xinye
41 Liu Xuande Leads His Flock over the River; Zhao Zilong Rescues Master Liu Single-handedly
42 Zhang Fei Makes an Uproar at Steepslope Bridge; Xuande, Defeated, Flees to the Han River Ford
43 Kongming Debates the Southern Officials; Lu Su Rejects the Consensus
44 Kongming Cunningly Moves Zhou Yu to Anger; Sun Quan Decides on a Plan to Defeat Cao Cao
45 Cao Cao Suffers Casualties at Three Rivers; Jiang Gan Springs a Trap at the Congregation of Heroes
46 Kongming Borrows Cao Cao's Arrows Through a Ruse; Huang Gai Is Flogged Following a Secret Plan
47 Kan Ze's Secret Letter Offering a Sham Surrender; Pang Tong's Shrewd Plan for Connecting the Boats
48 Feasting on the Great River, Cao Cao Sings an Ode; Linking Its Boats, the North Prepares for War
49 On Seven Star Altar Kongming Supplicates the Wind; At Three Rivers Zhou Yu Unleashes the Fire
50 Kongming Foresees the Outcome at Huarong; Lord Guan Releases, and Obligates, Cao Cao
51 Cao Ren Battles the Southland Troops; Kongming Spoils Zhou Yu's Victory
52 Zhuge Liang Temporizes with Lu Su; Zhao Zilong Captures Guiyang
53 Lord Guan Spares Huang Zhong; Sun Quan Battles Zhang Liao
54 State Mother Wu Meets the Bridegroom in a Temple; Imperial Uncle Liu Takes His Bride to the Wedding Chamber
55 Xuande Incites Lady Sun to Flee the South; Kongming Riles Zhou Yu for the Second Time
56 Cao Cao Feasts at Bronze Bird Tower; Kongming Riles Zhou Yu for the Third Time
57 Sleeping Dragon Mourns Zhou Yu at Chaisang; Young Phoenix Takes Office at Leiyang
58 Ma Chao Avenges His Father in the Field; Cao Ah Man Throws Down His Coat and Cuts Off His Beard
59 Xu Chu Strips Down and Duels with Ma Chao; Cao Cao's Doctored Letter Turns Ma Chao Against Han Sui
60 Zhang Song Confounds Yang Xiu; Pang Tong Proposes the Conquest of Shu
61 Zhao Zilong Recovers Ah Dou at the River; Sun Quan's Letter Causes Cao Cao to Retreat
62 Yang and Gao Lose Their Heads in the Conquest of Fu; Huang and Wei Vie for Credit in the Attack on Luo
63 Zhuge Liang Weeps for Pang Tong; Zhang Fei Obliges Yan Yan
64 Kongming Sets a Scheme to Capture Zhang Ren; Yang Fu Borrows Troops to Vanquish Ma Chao
65 Ma Chao Attacks Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Assumes the Protectorship of the Riverlands
66 A Lone Swordsman, Guan Presents Himself at Lu Su's Feast; Empress Wu Lays Down Her Life for Her House
67 Cao Cao Conquers Hanzhong; Zhang Liao Prevails at Xiaoyao Ford
68 Gan Ning's Band Sacks the Northern Camp; Zuo Ci Throws a Cup, Teasing Cao Cao
69 Conning the Changes, Guan Lu Sees Things to Come; Chastening Han Traitors, Five Vassals Die Loyal
70 Fierce Zhang Fei Takes Wakou Pass; Veteran Huang Zhong Seizes Mount Tiandang
71 Huang Zhong's Fresh Fighters Conquer a Fatigued Foe; Zhao Zilong's Few Overcome Many
72 Zhuge Liangs Cunning Captures Hanzhong; Cao Cao's Army Retreats to Ye Gorge
73 Xuande Becomes King of Hanzhong; Lord Guan Storms Xiangyang District
74 Pang De Carries His Coffin to His Final Battle; Lord Guan Floods the Enemy's Seven Armies
75 Hua Tuo Scrapes the Poison from Lord Guan's Bone; Lu Meng Sends Mariners Across the River in Disguise
76 Xu Huang Wages War on the River Mian; Lord Guan Flees to Mai in Defeat
77 At Mount Yuquan Lord Guan Manifests a Divine Presence; In Luoyang City Cao Cao Feels the Force of His Soul
78 Treating an Affliction, a Famous Practitioner Dies; Delivering the Last Command, the Tyrant Ends His Days1
79 Brother Oppresses Brother; Cao Zhi Composes a Poem; Nephew Entraps Uncle; Liu Feng Answers to the Law1
80 Cao Pi Deposes the Emperor, Usurps the Liu Throne; The King of Hanzhong Assumes the Throne, Continues the Han Line
81 Eager for Revenge, Zhang Fei Is Assassinated; To Avenge His Brother, the Emperor Goes to War
82 Sun Quan Submits to Wei, Receives the Nine Dignities; The First Ruler Marches on Wu, Rewards All Armies
83 Fighting at Xiaoting, the Emperor Takes a Foe; Defending the River, a Scholar Takes Command
84 Lu Xun Burns a Seven-Hundred-Li Line of Camps; Kongming Deploys the Eightfold Ramparts Maze
85 First Ruler Liu Finds a Guardian for His Heir; Zhuge Liang Calmly Holds Off Five Armies
86 To Thwart Zhang Wen, Qin Mi Shows Genius in Debate; To Defeat Cao Pi, Xu Sheng Employs Fire in Attack
87 The Prime Minister Musters a Massive Force and Conquers the Southern Rebels; The Man King Leads a Heaven-defying Army and Is Captured for the First Time
88 Riverlands Forces Cross the Lu and Capture Once Again the Foreign King; Zhuge Liang Sees Through a False Submission and Makes the Third Capture
89 The Lord of Wuxiang Puts His Fourth Plan to Work; The King of the Man Meets His Fifth Arrest
90 Giant Beasts Are Deployed in Kongming's Sixth Victory; Rattan Shields Are Burned in Meng Huo's Seventh Capture
91 The Prime Minister Sacrifices to River Ghosts Before Leading the Army Home; The Lord of Wu Petitions for a Just War Against the Northern Heartland
92 Zhao Zilong Slaughters Five Generals; Zhuge Liang Snares Three Cities
93 Jiang Wei Submits to Kongming; Kongming's Invective Kills Wang Lang
94 Zhuge Liang Defeats the Qiang in a Snowstorm; Sima Yi Captures Meng Da in Good Time
95 Rejecting Advice, Ma Su Loses Jieting; Strumming His Lute, Kongming Drives Off Sima
96 Shedding Tears, Kongming Executes Ma Su; Cutting Hair, Zhou Fang Deceives Cao Xiu
97 Kongming Appeals Again for an Expedition Against Wei; Jiang Wei Defeats the Cao Army by Offering a False Letter
98 Wang Shuang Is Executed While Pursuing the Han Army; Kongming Is Victorious After Raiding Chencang
99 Zhuge Liang Defeats the Wei Army; Sima Yi Pillages the Riverlands
100 Raiding Han Troops Destroy Cao Zhen's Camp; Kongming's Battle Line Humbles Sima Yi1
101 Disguised as a God, Kongming Comes Forth from Longshang; Racing for Saber Gateway, Zhang He Falls into a Trap
102 Sima Yi Holds the Bridge over the Wei; Zhuge Liang Creates Wooden Bulls and Gliding Horses
103 Sima Yi Is Trapped in Shangfang Gorge; At Wuzhangyuan Zhuge Prays to Reverse His Star-told Fate
104 The Guiding Star Falls, and the Han Prime Minister Returns to Heaven; The Wei Field Marshal Is Terrified by the Sight of a Wooden Statue
105 Kongming Leaves a Plan in the Brocade Bag; Cao Rui Removes the Ambrosia-collecting Bowl
106 Suffering a Defeat, Gongsun Yuan Dies at Xiangping; Feigning Illness, Sima Yi Deceives Cao Shuang
107 Wei's Rule Is Transferred to the House of Sima; Jiang Wei Loses a Battle at Ox Head Mountain
108 Ding Feng in the Snowstorm Uses Short Blades; Sun ]un at the Banquet Works a Secret Plan
109 A Han General's Ruse: Sima Zhao Trapped; Retribution for the House of Wei: Cao Fang Deposed
110 Wen Yang, Riding Alone, Drives Back a Brave Force; Jiang Wei, Back to the Water, Defeats a Great Enemy
111 With Ingenuity Deng Ai Defeats Jiang Wei; For Justice's Sake Zhuge Dan Campaigns Against Sima Zhao
112 Yu Quan Dies Nobly Trying to Save Shouchun; Jiang Wei Fights Fiercely Attempting to Seize Longwall
113 Ding Feng Frames a Plan to Kill Sun Chen; Jiang Wei Forms a Battle to Defeat Deng Ai
114 Cao Mao Is Slaughtered in His Carriage at South Capital Gateway; Jiang Wei Sacrifices Grain to Defeat the Wei Army
115 Succumbing to Slander, the Second Emperor Recalls His Army; Using Military Farms, Jiang Wei Escapes Disaster
116 Zhong Hui Details a Force to Enter Hanzhong; The Ghost of the Martial Lord Haunts Dingjun Mountain
117 Deng Ai Slips Through Yinping Pass; Zhuge Zhan Fights to the End at Mianzhu
118 Weeping at the Ancestral Hall, a Filial Prince Dies; Entering the Riverlands, Two Warriors Vie for Glory
119 The False Surrender Proves a Futile Ploy; An Imperial Abdication Copies the Pattern
120 With the Recommendation of Du Yu, an Old General Offers a New Plan; With Sun Hao's Surrender, the Realm Is United
AFTERWORD: ABOUT THREE KINGDOMS
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS IN THREE KINGDOMS
CHRONOLOGY OF MAIN EVENTS IN THREE KINGDOMS
TITLES, TERMS, AND OFFICES IN THREE KINGDOMS (PARTIAL LIST)
ABBREVIATIONS
NOTES TO THREE KINGDOMS
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