List of fictitious stories in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

1948:, Jiangsu), build a palace for him there, and present him with women and gifts to entertain him. We'll then put the two men (Guan Yu and Zhang Fei) each in a different location. If I can use Liu Bei as a hostage and attack (his men) at the same time, our goal (take over Jing Province) will be accomplished. And now yet we carve out land for them as resources, and allow the three men to be together? I'm afraid once the dragon encounters clouds and rain, it'll no longer remain in a pond." Sun Quan considered that Cao Cao was still a threat in the north, so he thought it would be better for him to have more allies (instead of creating hostility between him and his allies). He was also worried that Liu Bei's men might not submit to him, so he rejected Zhou Yu's idea. This shows that Zhou Yu wanted to confine Liu Bei in Wu and use him as a hostage to control his men (Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others), but nothing is mentioned about him using Lady Sun as a bait to lure Liu Bei into a trap. Instead, the women mentioned in the plan were used to entertain Liu Bei during his confinement and distract him from his men. 1512:, Zhuge Liang prepares 20 large boats, each manned by a few soldiers and filled with human-like figures made of straw and hay. In the hours before dawn, when there is a great fog, Zhuge Liang deploys the boats and sails towards Cao Cao's camp across the river. He orders the sailors to beat war drums loudly and shout orders to imitate the sounds of an attack. Upon hearing the noises, Cao Cao's troops rush out to engage the enemy but they are unsure of the enemy force's size because their vision is obscured by the fog. They fire volleys of arrows in the direction of the noises and the arrows become stuck in the straw figures. In the meantime, Zhuge Liang enjoys drinks with Lu Su inside the cabin and they sail back when the fog clears. By the time they return to base, Zhuge Liang has acquired more than 100,000 arrows, so Zhou Yu cannot execute him. 218:. The inspector hints to Liu Bei that he wants a bribe, but Liu Bei does not understand the inspector's point. Later, even after his assistant explains to him, Liu Bei still refuses to bribe the inspector. When the inspector is unable to find any fault with Liu Bei's administration, he attempts to intimidate the locals into making false accusations against Liu Bei. Zhang Fei is furious when he hears about this and he barges into the county office, drags the inspector out, ties him to a post and gives him a severe thrashing. Liu Bei shows up and stops Zhang Fei. When Guan Yu suggests they kill the inspector and seek their fortune elsewhere, Liu Bei refuses, resigns and returns his official seal to the inspector before leaving. 1690:(山陽公載記) states that after Cao Cao lost the Battle of Red Cliffs, he retreated with his surviving men and passed by Huarong Trail. The path was muddy and difficult to access, so Cao Cao ordered the weaker soldiers to lay the ground with straw and hay so that his horsemen can pass. Many of those weaker soldiers were trampled to death when they became stuck in the mud. When Cao Cao finally got out of the dire situation, he expressed joy so his generals asked him why he was happy. Cao Cao replied, "Liu Bei, he's my mate. However, he doesn't think fast; if he had set fire earlier I'd have no chance of escaping." Liu Bei did think of setting fire but it was too late as Cao Cao had already escaped. 1117: 437: 1962:, but rather, Liu Bei was suspicious of Lady Sun and feared her. Zhuge Liang once said, "When our lord (Liu Bei) was in Gong'an, he was wary of Cao Cao's influence in the north and fearful of Sun Quan's presence in the east. Even in home territory he was afraid that Lady Sun might stir up trouble." Lady Sun's personality was described as follows in Fa Zheng's biography: Sun Quan married his sister to Liu Bei. She was fierce and tough in character, much like her elder brother. She had about 100 female servants, each of them standing on guard and carrying a sword. Every time Liu Bei entered (her room), he felt a chill in his heart. 235:

sent to the county to formally dismiss him, Liu Bei sought a private meeting with the inspector. However, the inspector claimed that he was ill and refused to meet Liu Bei. An angry Liu Bei then gathered his men, barged into the inspector's quarters, and falsely announced that he had received a secret order from the commandery administrator to arrest the inspector. He tied the inspector to a tree, took out his official seal and hung it on the inspector's neck, and flogged the inspector over 100 times. He wanted to kill the inspector but eventually released him when the latter pleaded for mercy. He went on the run after that.

1310:) to find Zhuge Liang. They arrive at Zhuge Liang's house (described to be a "thatched cottage"), where a servant tells them that his master is not at home. Liu Bei then asks the servant to pass a message to Zhuge Liang that Liu Bei came to visit him. Several days later, in winter, Liu Bei brings his sworn brothers along with him to visit Zhuge Liang again. This time, the servant leads Liu Bei to his "master", who turns out to be Zhuge Liang's younger brother, Zhuge Jun. Just as he is about to leave, Liu Bei sees a man approaching and thinks he must be Zhuge Liang, but he turns out to be Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, 2283: 1492: 1912:, to strengthen the Sun–Liu alliance. Once Liu Bei arrives, Sun Quan will then hold him hostage in exchange for Jing Province. However, Zhuge Liang foils Zhou Yu's plan, and Liu Bei ends up marrying Lady Sun for real. Liu Bei also manages to leave Sun Quan's territory with his bride and return to Jing Province safely. When Zhou Yu leads his troops in pursuit of Liu Bei, he falls into an ambush by Liu Bei's forces. Liu Bei's men chant: "(Zhou Yu)'s brilliant strategy brings peace to the world. He lost both the Lady and his soldiers." (周郎妙計安天下，賠了夫人又折兵！) Zhou Yu coughs blood and faints. 1275: 790:. Cao Cao appoints Che Zhou (車冑) as the governor of Xu Province. Liu Bei later breaks ties with Cao Cao and seizes control of Xu Province after Guan Yu kills Che Zhou. Cao Cao leads an army to attack Liu Bei and take back Xu Province. In one battle, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei lead a force to attack Cao Cao's camp but fall into an ambush and are separated during the chaos. Guan Yu, who remained behind to defend Xiapi (Xu Province's capital), is lured out of the city and isolated on a small hill. Cao Cao's forces take control of Xiapi and capture Liu Bei's spouses. Cao Cao sends 157: 244: 685: 1602: 1795: 914: 930: 977:. He even gives up his peerage (Marquis of Hanshou Village) and leaves his official seal behind. Cao Cao's subordinates feel that Guan Yu is rude and arrogant because he left without bidding farewell, so they ask for permission to pursue him, capture him and bring him back. Cao Cao disapproves because he knows that none of them can stop Guan Yu, and he gives orders for the officials along the way to give passage to Guan Yu and his companions. 946: 1133:

refuses to listen and attacks Guan Yu. Both of them are locked in a duel when Cai Yang (蔡陽), an officer under Cao Cao, leads his soldiers to attack them. Zhang Fei demands Guan Yu to prove his loyalty by killing Cai Yang within three rounds of battle drum rolls, so Guan Yu turns around and kills Cai Yang before Zhang Fei finishes beating the drum. He regains Zhang Fei's trust in him and embraces his sworn brother.

1019:, the officer guarding the pass, receives them warmly and invites Guan Yu to a feast at the temple outside the pass. In fact, Bian Xi had ordered 200 men to wait in ambush inside the temple and kill Guan Yu when he gives a signal. Pujing, an elderly monk from the same hometown as Guan Yu, subtly warns Guan Yu about Bian Xi's plot. Guan Yu senses the danger, kills Bian Xi and passes through Sishui Pass safely. 1158: 737:) at him on some occasions to vent his frustration, but Lü Bu dodged the weapons and Dong Zhuo's anger subsided. Furthermore, Wang Yun is known to have been involved in convincing Lü to kill Dong, and was himself killed when Dong's followers staged a counter coup in Changan, while Lü fled the city. There is no historical evidence to support the maid's name being "Diaochan;" the name first appeared in 1666:. He makes a pledge to not let Cao Cao off; Zhuge Liang also makes a pledge that he will give his head to Guan Yu if Cao Cao does not show up at Huarong Trail. As Zhuge Liang predicted, Cao Cao reaches Huarong Trail and encounters Guan Yu there. However, Guan Yu decides to spare Cao Cao in consideration of their past dealings, and after taking pity on the plight of Cao Cao's men and 1508:

Yu then asks Zhuge Liang if he is willing to make a pledge to complete the task. Under the pledge, if Zhuge Liang fails to produce 100,000 arrows in three days, he will be executed for his failure. When Zhuge Liang agrees and takes the pledge, Zhou Yu secretly feels delighted because he thinks that Zhuge Liang cannot complete the task in time. On the third day, with help from

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letter from Hu Ban's father addressed to his son. He gives the letter to Hu Ban. After reading his father's letter, Hu Ban changes his mind and decides to help Guan Yu. He reveals Wang Zhi's plot to Guan Yu and secretly opens the city gates for Guan Yu and his companions to leave. Wang Zhi and his soldiers catch up with them a while later but Guan Yu turns back and kills him.

2370:, the pass guardians and many others ask for theirs?" Guan Yu's spirit is enlightened and disappears, but henceforth it manifested itself around the hill and protected the locals from evil. The locals built a temple on the hill to worship the spirit. Pujing is said to have built a grass hut for himself at the southeastern foot of Yuquan Hill in the final years of the 270:. Cao Cao meets Dong Zhuo in his bedroom the following day and attempts to kill him with the sword when he faces away. However, Dong Zhuo sees Cao Cao drawing his sword through a reflection in a mirror and immediately turns back. Cao Cao senses trouble so he quickly kneels down and pretends to present the sword to Dong Zhuo as a gift. At the same time, 1944:) to meet Sun Quan. At the time, Zhou Yu told Sun Quan, "Liu Bei possesses characteristics of a fierce and ambitious hero. Besides, he also has under him generals with the might of bears and tigers, such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He's definitely not someone who will remain subservient to another lord. I suggest moving Liu Bei to Wu (吳; in present-day 2201:, when he received Ma Chao's request to serve him. Liu Bei was pleased and eagerly accepted Ma Chao's assistance, and sent troops and supplies to Ma Chao's camp. Following that, Ma Chao led his army to attack Chengdu from the north. Liu Zhang was shocked because he did not expect Ma Chao to make such a move. Shortly later, Liu Bei's adviser 30: 2247:'s capital), he secretly wrote a letter to Liu Bei, expressing his willingness to surrender. Liu Bei sent his men to receive Ma Chao, and Ma led his troops to outside Chengdu. This caused panic in the city and Liu Zhang surrendered. Liu Bei appointed Ma Chao as General Who Pacifies the West and placed him in charge of Linju (臨沮)." 2002:

might take advantage of his absence to invade Wu. Zhou Yu then writes to Sun Quan and tells the other Wu generals to give their full support to their lord. He faints afterwards, regains consciousness and sighs, "If (Zhou) Yu were to be born, why must (Zhuge) Liang exist as well?" He dies after repeating that line several times.

1449:. The biographies of Zhuge Liang, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and Lu Su all confirm that Zhuge Liang met Sun Quan on that mission, but it remains unknown whether Zhuge Liang met any other person on the same trip. Zhuge Liang's biography, in particular, contains a detailed record of a conversation between Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan. 2259:"When Liu Bei heard that Ma Chao had arrived he was pleased and said 'Yi Province is mine.' He then sent his men to meet Ma Chao and sent reinforcements and supplies to the latter. When Ma Chao reached Chengdu, he stationed his army north of the city and Chengdu fell (to Liu Bei) within 10 days of Ma Chao's arrival." 1932:. Sun Quan felt slightly uneasy so he married his younger sister to Liu Bei to strengthen relations between him and Liu Bei. This suggests that the marriage took place in Gong'an County, as Sun Quan sent his sister there to marry Liu Bei, instead of Liu Bei travelling to Sun Quan's territory for the marriage. 1654:. Zhuge Liang is initially reluctant to allow Guan Yu to take up the task because he is worried that Guan might consider the kindness Cao Cao showed towards him many years ago and end up releasing Cao Cao. Guan Yu insists on accepting the mission and claims he has already repaid Cao Cao's kindness by slaying 2077:. (Cao Cao) plagiarised the book, and people like you are deceived by him." Zhang Song then recites the book verbatim to Yang Xiu. When Yang Xiu tells Cao Cao about the incident later, Cao Cao tears the book and burns it. The book was later found in a basin of ginger presented to Cao Cao by the sage Zuo Ci. 1214:

reaches the Tan Stream (檀溪), located west of Xiangyang, and attempts to ride across the stream. After taking a few steps, Dilu falls forward and Liu Bei's clothing becomes wet. Liu Bei whips the horse and exclaims, "Dilu! Dilu! Today you obstruct me!" Dilu suddenly rises above the surface and leaps three

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Zhou Yu feels jealous of Zhuge Liang's talent and foresees that he will become a threat to Sun Quan in the future, so he tries to think of ways to kill Zhuge Liang. When he asks Zhuge Liang to help him produce 100,000 arrows within 10 days, the latter says he can complete the task in three days. Zhou

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secretly informs Liu Bei about Cai Mao's plot. Liu Bei pretends to go to the latrine and seizes the opportunity to escape from Xiangyang. When Cai Mao discovers that Liu Bei has fled, he leads a group of soldiers in pursuit. Liu Bei is riding Dilu (的盧), a horse said to bring ill luck to its rider. He

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leads 1,000 men to block Guan Yu. Han Fu's deputy Meng Tan challenges Guan Yu to a duel but ends up being sliced in two. While Guan Yu is fighting with Meng Tan, Han Fu secretly takes aim and fires an arrow at Guan. The arrow hits Guan Yu's arm and wounds him, but Guan Yu pulls out the arrow from his

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with Liu Bei's wives to rejoin his sworn brother. He tries to bid Cao Cao farewell personally before leaving, but Cao Cao does not give him the chance to do so. Frustrated, Guan Yu eventually writes a farewell letter to Cao Cao and leaves. He takes with him none of the luxuries and gifts Cao Cao gave

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mentions that Yuan Shao ordered Yan Liang to besiege Cao Cao's general Liu Yan (劉延) at Boma. Cao Cao then sent Zhang Liao and Guan Yu to lead the vanguard force to attack Yan Liang. During the battle, Guan Yu spotted Yan Liang and charged through enemy lines towards him, killed him and took his head.

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recorded that Liu Bei was the one who beat up the inspector. The Han central government had issued an imperial edict to dismiss all officials who received their appointments as rewards for their contributions in battle. Liu Bei knew that he was one such official. When a commandery-level inspector was

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in 213. Sun Quan sailed on a large vessel to observe Cao Cao's base. Cao Cao ordered his archers to fire arrows at Sun Quan's ship. The arrows were stuck to one side of the vessel and the ship was on the verge of overturning due to the weight of the arrows. Sun Quan ordered the vessel to turn around

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pours Guan Yu a cup of warm wine, Guan Yu puts it on hold and says he will return very soon victorious. As promised, Guan Yu returns quickly with Hua Xiong's head, whilst Cao Cao who was still holding the cup of wine, realised just how quickly it took Guan Yu to slay the notorious General Hua Xiong.

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account mentions that Cao Cao wanted a pear tree to be moved. When the workers uprooted the tree, blood spilt out from its roots, and the workers were all shocked. Cao Cao heard about it and went there to take a closer look. He was disgusted and felt that it was an unlucky omen. He became ill after

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in the hope of pushing the responsibility of Guan Yu's death to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao opens the box containing Guan Yu's head, he sees that Guan Yu's facial expressions resemble those of a living person. He smiles and says to the head, "I hope you are well since we last parted." To his horror, Guan

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comes to his camp and offers to heal his arm. After diagnosis, Hua Tuo says the poison has already seeped through the flesh into the bone and he needs to perform surgery on Guan Yu's arm. He also tells Guan Yu that he must be blindfolded and his arm must be secured before the surgery can be carried

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visits him and points out the root cause of his sudden illness – his worries about the direction of the wind. He claims that he can change the direction of the winds in their favour through a ritual. Zhou Yu then orders his men to set up an altar according to Zhuge Liang's instructions; Zhuge Liang

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Yu's head opens its eyes and mouth and the long beard and hairs stand on ends. Cao Cao collapses and does not regain consciousness until a long time later. When he comes to, he exclaims, "General Guan is truly a god from heaven!" Then he orders the head to be buried with honours befitting a noble.

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to persuade Ma Chao to switch allegiance to him. Concurrently, Liu Bei also sent people to spread negative rumours about Ma Chao in Hanzhong, causing Zhang Lu to become suspicious of Ma Chao. Ma Chao heard that Zhang Lu was starting to doubt his loyalty and planned to defect to Liu Bei, especially

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introduces Zhuge Liang to the civil officials and scholars serving under Sun Quan. Most of them are in favour of surrendering to Cao Cao. They start debating. Zhuge Liang manages to silence those who challenge him through his eloquent responses to their queries and comments. Insults and taunts are

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to lead 1,000 men to surround the station and set it on fire in the middle of the night. Curious to know what Guan Yu looks like, Hu Ban sneaks in and peeps at Guan Yu, who is reading inside his room. Guan Yu notices Hu Ban and invites him in. Guan Yu met Hu Ban's father earlier and has with him a

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The three sworn brothers encircle Lü Bu and take turns to attack him from different directions. Lü Bu is unable to defeat all three opponents so he pretends to attack Liu Bei and escapes through the gap when Liu dodges his attack. Lü Bu then flees back to Hulao Pass, with the three brothers hot on

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recorded that when Cao Cao passed by Zhongmu County, a patrol officer suspected that he was a fugitive and arrested him. However, Cao Cao was released later after another official recognised him. There is no evidence that Cao Cao attempted to assassinate Dong Zhuo before his arrest and the patrol

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sees through Zhou Yu's ruse and sets a trap. Zhou Yu falls into the trap and is surrounded by Liu Bei's forces. He is overwhelmed by fury and falls off his horse. Zhuge Liang later writes a letter to Zhou Yu, asking him to give up on attacking Yi Province and return to Wu instead because Cao Cao

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is a historical novel, many stories in it are likely dramatised or fabricated, or based on folk tales and historical incidents that happened in other periods of Chinese history. What follows is an incomplete list of the better known of such stories in the novel, each with accompanying text that

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rebels against Shu. Zhuge Liang leads an army to pacify the Nanman tribes. Meng Huo is defeated and captured by Zhuge Liang's forces seven times. During the first six times, Meng Huo complains that he is dissatisfied because he was captured by strategy and did not have a chance to fight a real

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Guan Yu meets Zhang Fei at Gucheng (古城) after crossing five passes and slaying six generals. Zhang Fei is initially suspicious of Guan Yu because he mistakenly believes that Guan Yu has betrayed their oath of brotherhood and joined Cao Cao. Despite explanation from Liu Bei's spouses, Zhang Fei

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states that Dong Zhuo wanted to appoint Cao Cao as a cavalry colonel (驍騎校尉) in his army. Cao Cao refused because he felt that Dong Zhuo was doomed to failure, so he disguised himself and escaped back to his hometown. There is no mention of Cao Cao attempting to assassinate Dong Zhuo before his

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The second time was in Luoyang, where Dong Zhuo personally led an army to engage Sun Jian's forces in the area where the tombs of the Han emperors were located. Dong Zhuo was defeated and he retreated. Sun Jian then entered Luoyang's Xuanyang Gate (宣陽城門), where he attacked Lü Bu and drove him

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and duelled with him. After engaging each other in two long separate fights, neither Zhang Fei nor Ma Chao was able to gain an advantage over his opponent, and they retreated back to their respective camps. Liu Bei did not want either his sworn brother or Ma Chao to get hurt, so he consulted

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to the south of Yan Ford, where he sent Liu Bei and Wen Chou to attack Cao Cao. They were defeated and Wen Chou was killed in battle (nothing is mentioned about him being slain by Guan Yu). Yuan Shao launched another attack but was defeated again and his generals were captured by Cao Cao.

2009:. The first time was when Liu Bei, acting on Zhuge Liang's advice, seized control of many territories in Jing Province when Zhou Yu and his men were busy fighting with Cao Cao's forces for control of the province. The second time was when Zhuge Liang foiled his "beauty scheme" (see 1575:

suddenly realises that in order for the attack to be successful, the wind must be blowing from the southeast towards Cao Cao's position or else it would be his own fleet that catches fire. When he sees the wind blowing from the northwest, he coughs blood, faints and falls sick.

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out, but Guan Yu says it is too troublesome and asks him to perform the surgery on the spot. Hua Tuo cuts open the flesh on Guan Yu's arm, exposing the bone, then scrapes off the venom on the bone and stitches up the wound. Guan Yu shows no sign of pain and continues playing

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performs a ritual on the altar for three days and three nights. On the third night, the wind changes direction and starts blowing from the southeast. Zhuge Liang leaves immediately as he knows that Zhou Yu will send his men to kill him. As Zhuge Liang foresaw, Zhou Yu sends

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requests to lead troops to attack the enemy, Hua Xiong steps in and says, "An ox-cleaver to kill a chicken! There is no need for the General to go. I will cut off their heads as easily as I would take a thing out of my pocket!" Dong Zhuo then puts Hua Xiong in charge.

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account was untrue because relations between Liu Bei and Liu Biao would most likely sour if Liu Bei did encounter such an attempt on his life. However, there was nothing recorded in history about a dispute between Liu Bei and Liu Biao during that period of time.

1674:. He allows Cao Cao and his men to pass through Huarong Trail unharmed. When he returns to camp, he confesses the truth to Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang orders Guan Yu to be executed for failing in his mission but pardons him when Liu Bei intervenes. 561:, who calls him "a slave with three surnames" (三姓家奴; the "three surnames" refer to Lü Bu's original surname and those of his two foster fathers). Lü Bu then battles Zhang Fei for 50 rounds, with neither gaining an advantage over the other. Following that, 1314:. When winter is over and spring comes, Liu Bei decides to visit Zhuge Liang again, much to the annoyance of his sworn brothers. This time, Zhuge Liang is at home but is asleep. Liu Bei waits patiently until Zhuge Liang wakes up. Zhuge Liang drafts the 528:, volunteers to duel Lü Bu. In less than five rounds, Fang Yue is killed, and Lü Bu charges through Wang Kuang's force, killing several of the routing soldiers. The forces of Qiao Mao and Yuan Yi come to Wang Kuang's rescue. They decide to withdraw 30 194:, who was on his way to join the army. The three men perform a sacrificial ceremony to heaven and earth and take the oath as brothers under blossoming peach trees in Zhang's garden, assembling the dynamics between them for the remainder of the novel. 535:

Soon, the remaining five coalition warlords arrive at the camp, where they discuss and conclude that Lü Bu can be defeated by anyone. Just then, Lü Bu's men array outside the coalition camp, and the eight coalition warlords go to meet the enemy.

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Having single-handedly slain four warriors from the coalition – Zu Mao (祖茂), Pan Feng (潘鳳), Bao Zhong (鮑忠), and Yu She (俞涉) – Hua Xiong seems invincible. Despite mistrust from many warlords of the coalition, most notably their leader

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states that Liu Bei launched a surprise attack on Xu Province and killed Che Zhou. He then placed Guan Yu in charge of Xiapi while he moved to Xiaopei. In 200, Cao Cao led an army east to attack Liu Bei and defeated him. Liu Bei fled to join

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to write a poem, "Ode to the Bronze Sparrow Platform" (銅雀臺賦). Zhuge Liang recites the poem and points out that Cao Cao's desire to have the Qiaos is evident in the poem. An enraged Zhou Yu hardens his decision to go to war with Cao Cao.

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died from illness, and he believed that Hua Tuo could have cured Cao Chong. Hua Tuo's biography does not specify his year of death, but it is certain that he died before 208, the year in which Cao Chong died. Therefore, the story in

3085:(先主至於夏口，亮曰：「事急矣，請奉命求救於孫將軍。」時權擁軍在柴桑，觀望成敗，亮說權曰：「海內大亂，將軍起兵據有江東，劉豫州亦收眾漢南，與曹操並爭天下。今操芟夷大難，略已平矣，遂破荊州，威震四海。英雄無所用武，故豫州遁逃至此。將軍量力而處之：若能以吳、越之眾與中國抗衡，不如早與之絕﹔若不能當，何不案兵束甲，北面而事之！今將軍外託服從之名，而內懷猶豫之計，事急而不斷，禍至無日矣！」 ... 權大悅，即遣周瑜、程普、魯肅等水軍三萬，隨亮詣先主，並力拒曹公。) 1025:, the governor of Xingyang, adopts a similar scheme to kill Guan Yu. Like Bian Xi, he pretends to welcome Guan Yu and leads them to a courier station, where they will stay that night. After that, Wang Zhi orders his subordinate 1867:

When Wei Yan surrendered, Zhuge Liang ordered him to be executed, but Liu Bei intervened. Zhuge Liang would always suspect Wei Yan, fearing he would again revolt. Indeed, later in Chapter 104, after Zhuge Liang's death in the

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provides a similar account of the reasons for Guan Yu's departure and the events that happened before he left Cao Cao. However, it does not mention anything about Guan Yu crossing the five passes, nor about the six officers

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Han Xuan saw this, and ordered Huang Zhong to be put to death. Wei Yan rescued Huang Zhong by cutting down the executioner, then led a revolt to kill Han Xuan. Wei Yan then surrendered the city to Guan Yu.

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However, Zhou Yu's biography mentions that Zhou Yu suggested to Sun Quan to have Liu Bei confined in their territory. After Liu Bei assumed governorship of Jing Province, he went to Jing (京; present-day

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describes their relationship "as close as brothers," to the point of "sharing the same bed." Zhang Fei's biography suggests that as Guan was older than Zhang, Zhang regarded Guan as an elder brother.

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for more information.) The Battle of Fancheng took place in 219, some 11 years after 208, so it was not possible for Hua Tuo to be around to heal Guan Yu's arm. However, Guan Yu's biography in the

2073:. Zhang Song looks through the book and laughs and says, "Even young children in Shu can recite this book, how can it be a "new book"? This book was written by an anonymous writer during the 413:

Cao Cao then gives the cup of wine - still warm - to Guan Yu who gulps down the wine victoriously. This is known as (溫酒斬華雄), which roughly translates to 'Slaying Hua Xiong over a warm wine'.

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betroths her to both Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo in an elaborate coup d'état attempt against Dong, which succeeds when the tension she creates between them eventually leads Lü to assassinate him.

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Just then, Lü Bu comes out again to taunt the coalition. This time, Gongsun Zan goes to challenge Lü Bu, but has to withdraw after a few rounds. Lü Bu gives chase, but he is distracted by

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and shares with him his aspirations of saving the country and the people. Zhang suggests they should together recruit a voluntary militia to fight the rebellion. They are later joined by

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to attack Sun Jian. Lü Bu and Hu Zhen could not get along with each other, leading to disorder in their army, so Sun Jian used the opportunity to attack them and forced them to retreat.

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period, due to its immense esteem and popularity, many people mistake it for an accurate historical account of the era. The primary historical sources for the Three Kingdoms period is

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volunteers to fight Hua Xiong. To convince them to give him the opportunity, he tells them that if he fails to defeat Hua Xiong, the coalition can take his head as punishment. When

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in 208 without conflict, and Wei Yan was one of Liu Bei's personal retainers and rose through the ranks to become a general; he had nothing to do with Han Xuan and Huang Zhong.

1428:. Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu and Lu Su then have a conversation in Zhou Yu's house. Zhuge Liang says he has a plan to make Cao Cao to retreat without fighting a war: send Cao Cao the 581:. They abandon the chase after they spot Dong Zhuo. Zhang Fei attempts to charge onto the fortification to kill Dong Zhuo, but is driven back by a rain of arrows from the pass. 303:, after failing to assassinate Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo orders notices for Cao Cao's arrest to be put around the areas surrounding Luoyang. During his escape, Cao Cao is spotted in 992:, the officer guarding the pass, denies Guan Yu passage because Guan Yu does not have an exit permit with him. Guan Yu then kills Kong Xiu and forces his way through the pass. 3223:(劉備以左將軍領荊州牧，治公安，備詣京見權，瑜上疏曰："劉備以梟雄之姿，而有關羽、張飛熊虎之將，必非久屈為人用者。愚謂大計宜徙備置吳，盛為築宮室，多其美女玩好，以娛其耳目，分此二人，各置一方，使如瑜者得挾與攻戰，大事可定也。今猥割土地以資業之，聚此三人，俱在疆場，恐蛟龍得雲雨，終非池中物也。"權以曹公在北方，當廣攬英雄，又恐備難卒制，故不納。) 1149:, where Liu Bei allied himself with Gong Du (共都/龔都), a local bandit chief. Cao Cao sent Cai Yang to attack Liu Bei and Gong Du. Liu Bei defeated and slew Cai Yang in battle. 727:

mention that Lü Bu had a secret affair with one of Dong Zhuo's maids, and was afraid that Dong would find out. Besides, he already bore a grudge against Dong Zhuo, who threw

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battle, so Zhuge Liang releases him each time to come back for another battle. On the seventh time, Meng Huo feels ashamed of himself and swears eternal allegiance to Shu.

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has returned after Dong Zhuo sent him to choose a new horse for Cao Cao. Cao Cao then lies that he wants to test-ride the new horse and uses the opportunity to escape from

2442:). Hua Tuo's biography mentions that Cao Cao had Hua Tuo executed when Hua Tuo refused to treat his chronic headaches. Cao Cao regretted killing Hua Tuo because his son 2235:. There is no mention of a duel between Ma Chao and Zhang Fei. Ma Chao's defection from Zhang Lu to Liu Bei's side is described in Ma Chao's biography as follows: 1817:

When Guan Yu led his forces towards Changsha, Han Xuan sent his general Yang Ling to meet the enemy, but Yang Ling was killed. Han Xuan then sent Huang Zhong, who

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and encounters Pujing, the monk who saved his life many years ago at Sishui Pass. Pujing tells Guan Yu's spirit, "Now you ask for your head, but from whom should

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Liu Zhang formed an alliance with Zhang Lu against Liu Bei. Zhang Lu sent Ma Chao to lead an army to attack Liu Bei at Jiameng Pass. There, Ma Chao encountered

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comments that all the eighteen warlords must gather together to discuss a plan to defeat Lü Bu, and that if Lü Bu is defeated, Dong Zhuo will be easy to kill.

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account states that Cao Cao wanted to build a palace in Luoyang so he ordered a Zhuolong Shrine (濯龍祠) to be demolished, but blood spilt out from a tree. The

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Guan Yu rides beside the carriage carrying Liu Bei's wives and escorts them along the way. The first pass they reach is Dongling Pass (south of present-day

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to reinforce Sishui Pass. Once at Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo orders Lü Bu to lead the vanguard with 30,000 men and set camp in front of the fortified pass.

2621:(典略曰：其後州郡被詔書，其有軍功為長吏者，當沙汰之，備疑在遣中。督郵至縣，當遣備，備素知之。聞督郵在傳舍，備欲求見督郵，督郵稱疾不肯見備，備恨之，因還治，將吏卒更詣傳舍，突入門，言「我被府君密教收督郵」。遂就床縛之，將出到界，自解其綬以系督郵頸，縛之著樹，鞭杖百餘下，欲殺之。督郵求哀，乃釋去之。) 214:

A commandery-level inspector is sent to survey Liu Bei's county after Liu Bei is appointed as a county prefect as a reward for helping to suppress the

2239:"Ma Chao could not get along well with Zhang Lu and they were suspicious of each other. When Ma Chao heard that Liu Bei was besieging Liu Zhang in 524:—each leads their forces towards Hulao Pass under Yuan Shao's command. The first to arrive in Hulao Pass is Wang Kuang, where one of his generals, 1330:

briefly mentions that after Xu Shu recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei, Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang thrice and met him. Zhuge Liang presented the

3583: 2173:) and stationed there. However, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang eventually turned hostile towards each other when Liu Zhang discovered that his follower 2967:(世語曰：備屯樊城，劉表禮焉，憚其為人，不甚信用。曾請備宴會，蒯越、蔡瑁欲因會取備，備覺之，偽如廁，潛遁出。所乘馬名的盧，騎的盧走，墮襄陽城西檀溪水中，溺不得出。備急曰：「的盧：今日厄矣，可努力！」的盧乃一踴三丈，遂得過，乘浮渡河，中流而追者至，以表意謝之，曰：「何去之速乎！」) 2567: 2531:

contain a line about "capture and release seven times" but no details are provided. Characters associated with Meng Huo such as E'huan (鄂煥),

544:, a general under Kong Rong, then proceeds to challenge Lü Bu. They fight for ten rounds, but then Lü Bu slits off Wu Anguo's wrist with his 2578: 1116: 436: 2502: 2358:

In Chapter 77, after Guan Yu died, his spirit roams the land and cries out, "Return my head!" His spirit comes to Yuquan Hill outside

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so he orders the physician to be imprisoned. Hua Tuo dies a few days later in prison. Cao Cao dies from his illness not long later.

1460:'s poem "Ode to the Bronze Sparrow Platform" was written in 212, two years after the platform was constructed. Besides, the poem in 1052:

During this journey, Guan Yu meets many men who would become his subordinates and remain loyal to him until his death. They include

1928:

died of illness, Liu Bei's subordinates urged him to become the new governor of Jing Province and set up the provincial capital at

1298:

to Liu Bei and tells him that he needs to recruit Zhuge Liang personally. Accompanied by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei travels to

3274:(是時劉璋為益州牧，外有張魯寇侵，瑜乃詣京見權曰：「今曹操新折衂，方憂在腹心，未能與將軍道兵相事也。乞與奮威俱進取蜀，得蜀而并張魯，因留奮威固守其地，好與馬超結援。瑜還與將軍據襄陽以蹙操，北方可圖也。」權許之。瑜還江陵，為行裝，而道於巴丘病卒，時年三十六。) 1004:

wound, charges towards Han Fu and kills him. The shocked soldiers immediately give way and Guan Yu's party passes through safely.

896:

Yuan Shao's other generals were unable to resist the assault and the siege on Boma was thus lifted. Yuan Shao's biography in the

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and then splitting open his skull with a sharp axe to extract the pus within. Due to an earlier incident with another physician

2272: 2722:(世語曰：岱既死，陳宮謂太祖曰：「州今無主，而王命斷絕，宮請說州中，明府尋往牧之，資之以收天下，此霸王之業也。」宮說別駕、治中曰：「今天下分裂而州無主；曹東郡，命世之才也，若迎以牧州，必寧生民。」鮑信等亦謂之然。信乃與州吏萬潛等至東郡迎太祖領兗州牧。) 1627: 3181:(山陽公載記曰：公船艦為備所燒，引軍從華容道步歸，遇泥濘，道不通，天又大風，悉使羸兵負草填之，騎乃得過。羸兵為人馬所蹈藉，陷泥中，死者甚眾。軍既得出，公大喜，諸將問之，公曰：「劉備，吾儔也。但得計少晚；向使早放火，吾徒無類矣。」備尋亦放火而無所及。) 2418:, who attempted to poison him, Cao Cao is suspicious of any physician. He believes that Hua Tuo intends to kill him to avenge 584:

The coalition warlords declare the battle won, and receive Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei for a celebration of their victory.

348:

because, in the novel, Cao Cao launches the campaign only after he kills Lü Boshe in Chen Gong's presence (see the article on

2282: 2189:. Zhuge Liang suggested that Ma Chao would be of great help to them if he was willing to serve Liu Bei. Hence, Liu Bei sent 1821:

Guan Yu. Whilst fighting, both generals developed respect for each other, and did not take opportunities to slay the other.

1491: 428:. Zu Mao was mentioned to lure away Dong Zhuo's army by wearing Sun Jian's red scarf but there was no mention of his death. 3534: 3486: 2227: 1715: 1274: 83: 53: 39: 2025:

mentions that Zhou was preparing for a campaign to conquer Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing) and

1464:

contains seven additional lines which are not present in the historical version recorded in Cao Zhi's biography in the

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Cao Cao agrees to the three conditions. Guan Yu serves under him temporarily before leaving to rejoin Liu Bei later.

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managed to convince Liu Zhang to surrender, and Yi Province came under Liu Bei's control. Ma Chao became one of the

1445:

The debate between Zhuge Liang and the scholars is not mentioned in any of the involved parties' biographies in the

324:

officer's name is not recorded in history. Besides, in Cao Cao's biography, Chen Gong is first mentioned only after

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In recorded history, Hua Xiong was defeated and killed in a battle at Yangren (陽人; believed to be near present-day

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to Liu Bei during their meeting(s). There are no historical records detailing what transpired during each visit.

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to ask Guan Yu to surrender. Guan Yu agrees to surrender, provided the following three conditions are fulfilled:

202:

There is no historical evidence to suggest an oath taken between the three men. However, Guan Yu's biography in

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during the surgery. He thanks Hua Tuo for healing his arm and wants to reward him but the physician declines.

2161:) to help him defend against Zhang Lu's forces in Hanzhong. Liu Bei proceeded to Jiameng Pass (in present-day 2190: 2100: 1533:

so the other side would have arrows stuck to it. Balance was restored and Sun Quan sailed back to his camp.

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The coalition decides to send half of their forces to engage Dong Zhuo's forces. Eight coalition warlords—

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about Zhuge Liang using the poem to instigate Zhou Yu to go to war with Cao Cao is entirely fictitious.

636: 505: 121: 2406:, a physician with remarkable skills, to heal him. Hua Tuo diagnoses Cao Cao's illness to be a form of 1787:. Finding an opportunity to take Jing Province and a few other important locations, Liu Bei dispatched 1775:

all desired Jing Province, and Sun Quan had little of the province except for the southern side of the

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Nothing is mentioned about the roles Zhuge Liang, Yang Song and Li Hui played in Ma Chao's defection.

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Guan Yu is allowed to leave and reunite with Liu Bei as soon as he has news of Liu Bei's whereabouts.

513: 482: 2013:.) Zhou Yu's condition worsens after each incident and he eventually dies after the third incident. 945: 929: 3317: 2739:(堅常著赤罽幘，乃脫幘令親近將祖茂著之。卓騎爭逐茂，故堅從間道得免。茂困迫，下馬，以幘冠塚閒燒柱，因伏草中。卓騎望見，圍繞數重，定近覺是柱，乃去。堅復相收兵，合戰於陽人，大破卓軍，梟其都督華雄等。) 2556: 2371: 2206: 2146: 2048: 2005:

This is the third time Zhou Yu is infuriated by Zhuge Liang after sustaining an arrow wound at the

1973:'s death is mentioned in Chapter 57. In the previous chapter, Zhou Yu comes up with a plan to help 1837: 1582: 913: 70: 1278:"Three visits to the thatched cottage" (三顧茅廬), the second visit is depicted here. Portrait at the 3497: 2552: 2480: 2299: 1354: 1082: 1000: 860: 842: 550:. The coalition forces charge out and rescue Wu Anguo, and each side retreat to their own camps. 116: 66: 569:, dashes out to assist Zhang Fei. The three fighters are engaged in another 30 bouts or so when 2491: 2214: 1929: 1853: 1713:

is a fictional military skirmish described in Chapter 53 of the 14th-century historical novel

868: 739: 537: 17: 69:. Although the novel is a romanticised and highly fictionalised retelling of the fall of the 2162: 1631: 1343: 1269: 848: 1045:. Guan Yu and his party then make their way back and are finally reunited with Liu Bei and 3114: 1671: 787: 764: 649: 417: 3566: 2402:

starts complaining about splitting headaches in his final days, his subjects recommend

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Guan Yu is sent to guard Huarong Trail (believed to be near present-day Dongshan Town,

1398: 1331: 1315: 1311: 856: 838: 304: 74: 3577: 3529: 3513: 2302:, Guan Yu is injured in the arm by a crossbow bolt coated with poison. The physician 2291: 2287: 1978: 1920:

The marriage between Liu Bei and Lady Sun is mentioned in Liu Bei's biography in the

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does not specify his year of death, but it is certain that he died before 208. (See

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Huo Tuo treats Guan Yu's poisoned arm by scraping the bone (刮骨療毒), portrait at the

2104: 2089:(魏書) mentions that Cao Cao wrote military books and gave them to his generals. The 1958:

hints that Liu Bei and Lady Sun's relationship was not as romantic as described in

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was built in the winter of 210, nearly three years after the Battle of Red Cliffs.

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to lure Liu Bei to his territory under the pretext of marrying Sun Quan's sister,

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exchanged as well. The officials and scholars who debate with Zhuge Liang include

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pursuit, but they cannot catch up with him because of the speed of his horse, the

3545: 3518: 2984:(孫盛曰：此不然之言。備時羈旅，客主勢殊，若有此變，豈敢晏然終表之世而無釁故乎？此皆世俗妄說，非事實也。) Sun Sheng's annotation in 2524: 2379: 2244: 2186: 2150: 1998: 1986: 1857: 1802: 1736: 1577: 1295: 1033:

Guan Yu's party finally arrives at a ferry crossing on the southern bank of the

775: 755:), which at the time adorned the headgear of high-ranking government officials. 612: 596:

during that period of time. Hulao Pass was an alternative name of Sishui Pass.

540:, a general under Zhang Yang, charges towards Lü Bu, but is immediately killed. 521: 388: 369: 349: 135: 98: 2462:(曹瞞傳) provide more dramatic accounts of the events before Cao Cao's death. The 703:

is a fictional character introduced in the novel. Today regarded as one of the

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as the child name of Lü Bu's wife. The name likely referred to the sable (貂;

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Zhou Yu suggests the "beauty scheme" (美人計) to Sun Quan to seize control of

622:

Historically, however, there were confrontations between the coalition and

107: 3331:(魯不足與計事，內懷於邑，聞先主圍劉璋於成都，密書請降。先主遣人迎超，超將兵徑到城下。城中震怖，璋即稽首，以超為平西將軍，督臨沮，因為前都亭侯。) 2568:

Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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for Liu Bei and agrees to leave home and serve Liu Bei as his strategist.

917:

A mural of Guan Yu's "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" (千里走單騎) in the

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on Chinese Wikisource. The additional seven lines are highlighted in red.

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on a mission to discuss the formation of an alliance between Liu Bei and

1369: 1202: 1178: 1078: 1053: 1008: 989: 981: 974: 872: 779: 700: 631: 627: 578: 541: 525: 497: 474: 466: 425: 392: 333: 271: 3300:(魏書曰：太祖自統禦海內，芟夷群醜，其行軍用師，大較依孫、吳之法，而因事設奇，譎敵制勝，變化如神。自作兵書十萬餘言，諸將征伐，皆以新書從事。) 2765:(孫堅移屯梁東，為卓將徐榮所敗，復收散卒進屯陽人。卓遣東郡太守胡軫督步騎五千擊之，以呂布為騎督。軫與布不相得，堅出擊，大破之，梟其都督華雄。) 2579:

Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

2115:

is still extant and is included in many annotated versions of the book.

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At that time, Liu Bei was besieging Liu Zhang in Yi Province's capital

2170: 2154: 2056: 2030: 1990: 1982: 1970: 1941: 1864:. Liu Pan would become the magistrate of Changsha for the Shu kingdom. 1849: 1833: 1798: 1788: 1776: 1740: 1732: 1724: 1614: 1605: 1572: 1568: 1457: 1433: 1425: 1206: 1106: 1086: 1016: 996: 969: 961: 957: 922: 826: 783: 734: 657: 604: 600: 570: 562: 551: 501: 409: 405: 353: 325: 300: 275: 263: 191: 183: 102: 2879:(紹遣大將軍顏良攻東郡太守劉延於白馬，曹公使張遼及羽為先鋒擊之。羽望見良麾蓋，策馬刺良於萬眾之中，斬其首還，紹諸將莫能當者，遂解白馬圍。) 1224:) across the stream to the opposite bank, bringing Liu Bei to safety. 634:'s forces present on the coalition side. Dong Zhuo's biography in the 2508: 2415: 2225:

The Battle of Jiameng Pass was not documented in the historical text

1945: 1780: 1390: 1386: 1291: 1258: 1094: 1038: 1026: 748: 486: 2335:

mentions a similar incident, but without Hua Tuo's involvement. See

1193:), to attend a feast. However, Liu Biao is sick so he asks his sons 1161:

Liu Bei's horse leaps across the Tan Stream (馬躍檀溪), portrait at the

900:

mentions that after Yan Liang's death, Yuan Shao's army crossed the

855:

and Cao Cao, both sides have already engaged in two skirmishes: the

148:

explains the differences between the story and historical accounts.

2854:(先主之襲殺徐州刺史車胄，使羽守下邳城，行太守事，而身還小沛。建安五年，曹公東徵，先主奔袁紹。曹公禽羽以歸，拜為偏將軍，禮之甚厚。) 2273:

Sun–Liu territorial dispute § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

2037:). Nothing is mentioned about Zhuge Liang causing Zhou Yu's death. 1836:

following their surrenders to Liu Bei. Huang Zhong would become a "

648:

The first time was at Yangren (陽人; believed to be near present-day

452:

After capturing Sishui Pass, the coalition forces then march on to

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Battle of Tong Pass (211) § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

115:(江表傳). Other sources covering the history of that period include 675:

Battle of Xingyang (190) § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

592:

There is no historical record of any engagement taking place at

328:'s death in 192 when he urged Cao Cao to assume governorship of 1589:

to execute him, but he has already fled on a boat captained by

825:. Guan Yu was captured by Cao Cao's forces and brought back to 2177:

had been plotting with Liu Bei to seize Yi Province from him.

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In name, Guan Yu surrenders to the emperor and not to Cao Cao.

644:) stated that Lü Bu was defeated in battle twice by Sun Jian: 2752:(明年，孫堅收合散卒，進屯梁縣之陽人。卓遣將胡軫、呂布攻之，布與軫不相能，軍中自驚恐，士卒散亂。堅追擊之，軫、布敗走。) 1880:

Historically, Han Xuan surrendered to Liu Bei as part of the

1700:

Battle of Hefei (208) § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

1567:, after all preparations have been made for a fire attack on 1007:

Guan Yu's party arrives at Sishui Pass (north of present-day

352:) and returns to his hometown in Chenliu (陳留; in present-day 266:

his Seven Gems Sword after the latter pledges to assassinate

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to attack Cao Cao's fortress at Boma (白馬; near present-day

619:

did not mention Gongsun Zan's involvement in the campaign.

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Xincheng Rebellion § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

2481:

Battle of Xiaoting § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

2059:. Zhang Song ridicules Cao Cao in front of his registrar, 1495:

Borrowing arrows with straw boats (草船借箭), portrait at the

1355:

Battle of Changban § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

3319:

Questions and Replies between Tang Taizong and Li Weigong

2492:

Battle of Dongkou § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

2096:

Questions and Replies between Tang Taizong and Li Weigong

3344:(典略曰：備聞超至，喜曰：「我得益州矣。」乃使人止超，而潛以兵資之。超到，令引軍屯城北，超至未一旬而成都潰。) 2067:(孟德新書), a military book written by Cao Cao and based on 2010: 1344:

Battle of Bowang § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

1201:

to entertain Liu Bei. Liu Bei arrives in Xiangyang with

2705:(世語曰：中牟疑是亡人，見拘於縣。時掾亦已被卓書；唯功曹心知是太祖，以世方亂，不宜拘天下雄俊，因白令釋之。) 2267:

Guan Yu attends a meeting alone armed with only a blade

2194:

since Liu Bei was a rival of his sworn enemy, Cao Cao.

765:

Battle of Xiapi § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms

573:, holding up a pair of swords, also joins in the fray. 465:

Dong Zhuo personally leads an army of 150,000 men with

871:). During the battle, one of Cao Cao's best warriors, 798:

Liu Bei's spouses are not harmed and are treated well.

3287:(此書吾蜀中三尺小童，亦能暗誦，何為『新書』？此是戰國時無名氏所作，曹丞相盜竊以為己能，止好瞞足下耳！) 3140:(魏略曰：權乘大船來觀軍，公使弓弩亂發，箭著其船，船偏重將覆，權因回船，復以一面受箭，箭均船平，乃還。) 344:

started in 190. As such, it contradicts the story in

3249:(初，孫權以妹妻先主，妹才捷剛猛，有諸兄之風，侍婢百餘人，皆親執刀侍立，先主每入，衷心常凜凜；...) 688:

Lü Bu flirts with Diaochan (呂布戲貂嬋), portrait at the

2410:in the skull. He suggests giving Cao Cao a dose of 1761:'s failed succession. Han Xuan and another warlord 1236:(世語) gives a similar account of this incident. The 774:Cao Cao and Liu Bei join forces to attack Lü Bu in 481:east to Hulao Pass, while sending 50,000 men under 3469:(亮笑，縱使更戰，七縱七禽，而亮猶遣獲。) Pei Songzhi's annotation in 2029:when he died of illness at Baqiu (巴丘; present-day 909:Guan Yu crosses five passes and slays six generals 440:Three Heroes fight Lü Bu (三英戰呂布), portrait at the 2527:'s annotations to Zhuge Liang's biography in the 2136:Pang Tong § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1554:Pang Tong § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1543:Huang Gai § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1482:Jiang Gan § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1152: 247:Cao Cao presents a sword (孟德獻刀), portrait at the 3440:(曹瞞傳曰：王使工蘇越徙美梨，掘之，根傷盡出血。越白狀，王躬自視而惡之，以為不祥，還遂寢疾。) 3236:(亮答曰：「主公之在公安也，北畏曹公之強，東憚孫權之逼，近則懼孫夫人生變於肘腋之下；...」) 2829:(然卓性剛而褊，忿不思難，嘗小失意，拔手戟擲布。布拳捷避之，為卓顧謝，卓意亦解。由是陰怨卓。) 2778:(卓自出與堅戰於諸陵墓閒，卓敗走，灠屯黽池，聚兵於陝。堅進洛陽宣陽城門，更擊呂布，布復破走。) 3410:(佗之絕技，凡此類也。 ... 及後愛子倉舒病困，太祖嘆曰：「吾悔殺華佗，令此兒強死也。」) 2349:Lü Meng § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2257: 2237: 1765:seceded from Jing Province following Cao Cao's 1107:Guo Jia § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1376:(i.e. a Sun–Liu alliance) to counter Cao Cao. 1259:Xu Shu § In Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1209:and others attempt to assassinate Liu Bei but 747:) tails and jade decorations in the shape of 8: 3551:Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms 3059:(時劉備為曹公所破，欲引南渡江。與魯肅遇於當陽，遂共圖計，因進住夏口，遣諸葛亮詣權。) 1904:) from Liu Bei. In the plan, Sun Quan sends 94:Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms 47:The following is a chronologically arranged 2791:(卓自出，與堅戰於諸陵間。卓敗走，卻屯澠池，聚兵於陝。堅進至雒陽，擊呂布，復破走。) 2608:(督郵以公事到縣，先主求謁，不通，直入縛督郵，杖二百，解綬係其頸著馬枊，棄官亡命。) 1548:Pang Tong presents the chain links strategy 1153:Liu Bei's horse leaps across the Tan Stream 1100: 379:In Chapter 5, as warlords from the east of 2497:Meng Huo captured and released seven times 883:, but is also slain by Guan Yu in a rout. 630:had participated in personally, with only 295:Cao Cao arrested and released by Chen Gong 160:Oath of the Peach Garden, portrait at the 2942:(紹遣先主將本兵復至汝南，與賊龔都等合，眾數千人。曹公遣蔡陽擊之，為先主所殺。) 2217:and declared himself "King of Hanzhong". 1791:to take Changsha and eliminate Han Xuan. 1723:, in Jing Province, between the warlords 1597:Guan Yu releases Cao Cao at Huarong Trail 210:Zhang Fei thrashes the imperial inspector 2328: 2281: 2209:under Liu Bei after the latter defeated 1860:during a clash with Cao Cao's forces at 1490: 1417:also want to challenge Zhuge Liang, but 1273: 1156: 1145:mentions that Yuan Shao sent Liu Bei to 1120:Guan Yu slays Cai Yang, portrait at the 1115: 928: 912: 683: 435: 242: 155: 28: 2917:(初，曹公壯羽為人， ... 左右欲追之，曹公曰：「彼各為其主，勿追也。」) 2589: 1528:mentions a similar incident during the 933:Guan Yu slays Bian Xi, portrait at the 2892:(紹渡河，壁延津南，使劉備、文醜挑戰。太祖擊破之，斬醜，再戰，禽紹大將。) 2557:Empty Fort Strategy § Zhuge Liang 1757:following Liu Biao's death in 208 and 1682:This incident is not mentioned in the 391:to ward off the oncoming attack. When 1985:. He pretends to help Liu Bei attack 1832:would all become prominent people of 1424:Lu Su then introduces Zhuge Liang to 1101:Guo Jia's strategy to pacify Liaodong 340:). This happened two years after the 7: 2572: 2561: 1805:, who awaits execution. From a 2019 1767:stalemated conquest of Jing Province 1524:and is purely fiction. However, the 1520:This event is not documented in the 1359: 1264:Three visits to the thatched cottage 833:Guan Yu slays Yan Liang and Wen Chou 101:from other historical texts such as 1622:, waiting at Huarong Trail. From a 1559:Zhuge Liang summons an eastern wind 611:participated in the campaign under 332:(covering present-day southwestern 3116:Ode to the Bronze Sparrow Platform 2562:Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions 1731:. 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Yang Xiu shows Zhang Song the 2011:#Liu Bei and Lady Sun's marriage 953:illustration of the monk Pujing. 769: 299:Cao Cao flees from the capital, 3210:(琦病死，群下推先主為荊州牧，治公安。權稍畏之，進妹固好。) 2650:(卓表太祖為驍騎校尉，欲與計事。太祖乃變易姓名，間行東歸。) 2503:Zhuge Liang's Southern Campaign 2255:in Ma Chao's biography stated: 2055:as an envoy to meet Cao Cao in 1888:Liu Bei and Lady Sun's marriage 1628:Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company 1421:shows up and stops the debate. 1326:Zhuge Liang's biography in the 778:(covering parts of present-day 3423:(世語曰：太祖自漢中至洛陽，起建始殿，伐濯龍祠而樹血出。) 1205:and is directed to the feast. 863:. Yuan Shao sends his general 18:Battle of Changsha (fictional) 1: 3584:Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3535:Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3487:Records of the Three Kingdoms 2816:(卓常使布守中閤，布與卓侍婢私通，恐事發覺，心不自安。) 2228:Records of the Three Kingdoms 1716:Romance of the Three Kingdoms 1686:and is entirely fiction. The 1537:Huang Gai's self-torture ruse 1064:(whom he adopts as his son). 968:'s camp. 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