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by Luo Guanzhong (羅貫中) Translated by C.H. Brewitt-Taylor
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義; 三国演义; Sānguó Yǎnyì) is a 14th-century historical novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong. It is set in the turbulent years towards the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, starting in 169 AD and ending with the reunification of the land in 280 by Western Jin. The novel is based primarily on the Records of the Three Kingdoms (三國志), written by Chen Shou.
The story – part historical, part legend, and part mythical – romanticises and dramatises the lives of feudal lords and their retainers, who tried to replace the dwindling Han dynasty or restore it. While the novel follows hundreds of characters, the focus is mainly on the three power blocs that emerged from the remnants of the Han dynasty, and would eventually form the three states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu. The novel deals with the plots, personal and military battles, intrigues, and struggles of these states to achieve dominance for almost 100 years.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is acclaimed as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature; it has a total of 800,000 words and nearly a thousand dramatic characters (mostly historical) in 120 chapters. The novel is among the most beloved works of literature in East Asia, and its literary influence in the region has been compared to that of the works of Shakespeare on English literature. It is arguably the most widely read historical novel in late imperial and modern China. Herbert Giles stated that among the Chinese themselves, this is regarded as the greatest of all their novels.
Table of Content
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 5 : Cao Cao Appeals To The Powerful Lords; The Three Brothers Fight Against Lu Bu.
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 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 Young Overlord; 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 19 : Cao Cao Makes Flood In Xiapi; Lu Bu Perishes At The White Gate Tower.
Chapter 22 : Yuan Shao And Cao Cao Both Take The Field; Guan Yu And Zhang Fei Captures Two Generals.
Chapter 24 : Cao Cao Murdered The Consort Dong; Liu Bei Flees To Yuan Shao.
Chapter 26 : Yuan Shao Loses Another Leader; Guan Yu Abandons Rank And Wealth.
Chapter 32 : Jizhou Taken: Yuan Shang Strives; River Zhang Cut: Xun You Schemes.
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 38 : Zhuge Liang Plans For The Three Kingdoms; Sun Quan Attacks Xiakou To Take Revenges.
Chapter 40 : Lady Cai Renounces Jingzhou; Zhuge Liang Burns Xinye.
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 47 : Kan Ze Presents A Treacherous Letter; Pang Tong Suggests Chaining The Ships.
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 63 : Zhuge Liang Mourns For Pang Tong; Zhang Fei Releases Yan Yan.
Chapter 65 : Ma Chao Battles At Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Takes Over Yizhou.
Chapter 67 : Cao Cao Conquers Hanzhong; Zhang Liao Terrorizes Xiaoyao.
Chapter 69 : Guan Lu Sees Things In The Book Of Changes; Five Loyal Subjects Die For Their State.
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 84 : Lu Xun Burns All Consecutive Camps; Zhuge Liang Plans The Eight-Array Maze.
Chapter 86 : Using Words, Qin Mi Overcomes Zhang Wen; Setting Fire, Xu Sheng Defeats Cao Pi.
Chapter 89 : The Lord of Wuxiang Uses The Fourth Ruse; The King of Mang Is Captured The Fifth Time.
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 99 : Zhuge Liang Defeats The Wei Army; Sima Yi Invades The West River Land.
Chapter 103 : In Gourd Valley, Sima Yi Is Trapped; In Wuzhang Hills, Zhuge Liang Invokes The Stars.
Chapter 108 : In The Snow, Ding Feng Wins A Victory; At A Banquet, Sun Jun Executes A Secret Plan.
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.