The THREE KINGDOMS
VOLUME 3
Welcome the Tiger
LUO GUANZHONG
Translated by YU SUMEI
Edited by RONALD C. IVERSON
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Contents
CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE
Hua Tuo Performs Surgery on Guan Yu’s Injured Arm
Lu Meng Crosses the River in a White Robe
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX
Xu Huang Fights a Great Battle on the Mian River
Guan Yu Retreats to Maicheng in Defeat
CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN
Guan Yu’s Ghost Visits Jade Spring Mountain
Cao Cao Is Possessed in Luoyang
CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT
Treating Cao Cao, Hua Tuo Dies in Prison
On His Deathbed Cao Cao Leaves His Last Words
CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE
Cao Pi Presses His Brother Zhi to Improvise Poems
Liu Feng Is Executed for Failing to Rescue His Uncle
CHAPTER EIGHTY
Emperor Xian of Han Is Deposed by Cao Pi
Liu Bei Claims to be the True Successor of Han
CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE
Zhang Fei Is Assassinated
To Avenge His Younger Brothers Liu Bei Goes to War
CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO
Sun Quan Receives Nine Gifts after Submitting to Wei
Liu Bei Rewards His Officers and Men in His War with Wu
CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE
Liu Bei Gets His Sworn Enemies at Xiaoting
Lu Xun Is Made Commander to Guard the Yangtze
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOUR
Lu Xun Burns His Enemy’s Seven Hundred Li of Camps
Zhuge Liang Cleverly Plans the Eight Arrays
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVE
Liu Bei Leaves His Son in Zhuge Liang’s Care
Zhuge Liang Peacefully Settles the Five Attacks
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX
Qin Mi Engages Zhang Wen in a Philosophical Debate
Xu Sheng Uses Fire to Destroy Cao Pi’s Army
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SEVEN
Zhuge Liang Raises an Army to Subdue the Mans
The King of the Mans Initially Suffers Defeat
CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHT
Crossing the Lu River Meng Huo Is Recaptured
Failing in His Trick Meng Huo Is Captured a Third Time
CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINE
Zhuge Liang Designs the Fourth Successful Ruse
Meng Huo Is Captured a Fifth Time
CHAPTER NINETY
Driving off Giant Beasts, Zhuge Liang Scores a Sixth Victory
Rattan Armor Burned, Meng Huo Is Captured for the Seventh Time
CHAPTER NINETY-ONE
Zhuge Liang Offers Sacrifices at the Lu River and Leads His Army Homeward
The Marquis of Wu Proposes an Attack on Wei in His Memorial
CHAPTER NINETY-TWO
Zhao Yun Heroically Slays Five Wei Officers
Zhuge Liang Cleverly Seizes Three Cities
CHAPTER NINETY-THREE
Jiang Wei Submits to Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang Reviles Wang Lang to Death
CHAPTER NINETY-FOUR
Zhuge Liang Smites the Qiang Troops in a Snowstorm
Sima Yi Moves Swiftly to Capture Meng Da
CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE
Ignoring Wang Ping’s Advice, Ma Su Loses Jieting
Playing the Lute, Zhuge Liang Repulses Sima Yi
CHAPTER NINETY-SIX
Weeping in Sorrow, Zhuge Liang Puts Ma Su to Death
Cutting His Hair, Zhou Fang Tricks Cao Xiu
CHAPTER NINETY-SEVEN
Zhuge Liang Proposes to Renew the Attack on Wei
Jiang Wei Defeats Wei by Means of a Forged Letter
CHAPTER NINETY-EIGHT
Pursuing the Shu Army, Wang Shuang Is Slain
Seizing Chencang, Zhuge Liang Wins a Victory
CHAPTER NINETY-NINE
Zhuge Liang Wins a Great Victory
Sima Yi Drives His Army into Shu
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED
Cao Zhen Is Defeated in a Raid on His Camp by the Shu Army
Zhuge Liang Shames Sima Yi in Front of an Array
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ONE
Leaving Longshang Zhuge Liang Disguises Himself as a God
Hurrying to Sword Pass Zhang He Falls into a Trap
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWO
Sima Yi Occupies the Wei Bridge over Beiyuan
Zhuge Liang Constructs Wooden Oxen and Running Horses
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THREE
Sima Yi Is Trapped in Gourd Valley
Zhuge Liang Invokes His Star on Wuzhang Plain
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR
A Great Star Falls as Zhuge Liang Returns to Heaven
A Wooden Statue Frightens Sima Yi
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE
Zhuge Liang Leaves a Plan in the Silk Bag
Cao Rui Obtains the Dew-Collecting Bronze Bowl
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SIX
Defeated, Gongsun Yuan Dies at Xiangping
Pretending Illness, Sima Yi Sets a Trap for Cao Shang
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN
Sima Yi Recovers Political Power
Jiang Wei Loses a Battle at Ox Head Hills
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT
Ding Feng’s Swordsmen Win a Victory in the Snow
Sun Jun Executes a Murderous Plan at a Banquet
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINE
Jiang Wei Employs a Surprise to Defeat Sima Zhao
The Emperor of Wei Is Dethroned
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TEN
Wen Yang Drives Off a Mighty Host Single-handedly
Jiang Wei Wins a Major Victory Near the Tao River
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN
Deng Ai Outwits Jiang Wei
Zhuge Dan Raises an Army to Destroy Sima Zhao
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE
Yu Quan Dies Nobly to Rescue Shouchun
Jiang Wei Fights Fiercely to Seize Changcheng
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN
Ding Feng Designs a Plan to Slay Sun Chen
Jiang Wei Defeats Deng Ai in a Contest of Battle Formations
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN
Cao Mao Is Slain in His Carriage at South Gate
Jiang Wei Abandons His Supplies to Win a Battle
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN
The Second Ruler Listens to Slander and Recalls His Army
Jiang Wei Takes Command of the Cantonments to Escape Death
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN
Zhong Hui Divides His Army to Take Hanzhong
Zhuge Liang Makes an Appearance at Dingjun Hill
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN
Deng Ai Slips Through Yinping Pass
Zhuge Zhan Fights to the Death at Mianzhu
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN
Weeping at the Ancestral Temple, a Filial Prince Dies
Entering the West, Two Generals Fight for Merits
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEEN
A False Desertion Ends in a Vain Attempt
A Second Abdication Imitates the First
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
Recommending Du Yu a Veteran Offers New Plans
Sun Hao Surrenders and the Three Kingdoms are Reunited
List of Main Characters
Cai Mao—brother-in-law of Liu Biao
Cao Cao (Cao Meng-de, A.D. 155–220)—prime minister to Emperor Xian, controls the real power of the state; later created Duke of Wei, Prince of Wei and posthumously, Emperor Wu of Wei Dynasty
Cao Hong—cousin of Cao Cao and senior officer under him
Cao Pi (A.D. 187–226)—second son of Cao Cao, later first emperor (Emperor Wen) of Wei Dynasty, which he established in A.D. 220
Cao Ren—cousin of Cao Cao and senior officer under him
Cao Rui—son of Cao Pi, later Emperor Ming of Wei
Cao Shuang—son of Cao Zhen, enemy of Sima Yi
Cao Zhen—senior officer of Wei
Cao Zhi (Cao Zi-jian, A.D. 192–232)—favorite son of Cao Cao and a famed poet
Chen Deng—advisor to Lu Bu but later plots his destruction
Chen Gong—chief advisor to Lu Bu
Chen Lin—notable scholar, first served as advisor to Yuan Shao but later surrendered to Cao Cao
Chen Wu—senior officer of Wu
Cheng Pu—senior officer of Wu
Cheng Yu—advisor to Cao Cao
Deng Ai—commander of the forces of Wei after Sima Yi
Dian Wei—bodyguard to Cao Cao
Diao Chan (Sable Cicada)—singing girl at Wang Yun’s house, who helps her master destroy Dong Zhuo; concubine of Lu Bu
Ding Feng—senior officer of Wu
Dong Cheng—general of Han and relative to the imperial house, who receives the secret edict from Emperor Xian to assassinate Cao Cao
Dong Zhuo—governor of Hedong, later establishes himself as prime minister of Han; set up Emperor Xian in place of his brother, Emperor Shao, in order to build his own power
Emperor Shao (Liu Bian)—son of Emperor Ling and Empress He, deposed and murdered by Dong Zhuo
Emperor Xian (Liu Xie)—brother of Emperor Shao, a puppet ruler controled by his ministers; deposed by Cao Pi in A.D. 220 (r. A.D. 189–220)
Empress Dowager He—mother of Emperor Shao, sister of He Jin; murdered by Dong Zhuo
Fa Zheng—Liu Zhang’s official who helped Liu Bei acquire the rule of Shu
Feng Ji—advisor to Yuan Shao, enemy of Tian Feng
Gan Ning (Gan Xin-ba)—senior officer of Wu, famed for his bravery
Gao Shun—officer under Lu Bu
Gongsun Zan—patron of Liu Bei and one of the seventeen lords who join forces to wage war on Dong Zhuo; commits suicide after being destroyed by Yuan Shao
Guan Lu, famous sage
Guan Ping—adopted son of Guan Yu, killed by Sun Quan
Guan Xing—elder son of Guan Yu
Guan Yu (Guan Yun-chang, A.D. ?–219)—sworn brother of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, Lord of Hanshou, famed for his valor and rectitude; respected greatly by Cao Cao
Guo Jia (Guo Feng-xiao)—trusted advisor to Cao Cao
Guo Si—fellow rebel with Li Jue after the downfall of Dong Zhuo
Guo Tu—advisor to Yuan Shao and later to his eldest son Yuan Tan
Han Dang—senior officer of Wu
Han Sui—warrior from the northwest, sworn brother of Ma Teng
He Jin—brother of Empress Dowager He and commander of Han forces; murdered by eunuchs
Hua Tuo—famous physician who cures Zhou Tai and Guan Yu; killed by Cao Cao
Hua Xin—senior official under Cao Cao and Cao Pi, notorious for his cruelty toward Empress Fu
Huang Gai (Huang Gong-fu)—senior officer of Wu, whose false defection to Cao Cao plays a key role in the Battle of the Red Cliff
Huang Zhong (Huang Han-sheng)—veteran warrior, joins Liu Bei after the latter’s seisure of Changsha
Huang Zu—commanding officer under Liu Biao
Ji Ling—commanding officer under Yuan Shu
Ji Ping—physician of Han court, killed by Cao Cao after failing to poison him
Jia Xu—resourceful strategist, advisor first to Li Jue and Guo Si, then to Zhang Xiu, and finally to Cao Cao
Jian Yong—advisor to Liu Bei
Jiang Gan—official under Cao Cao, an old friend of Zhou Yu’s
Jiang Wei (Jiang Bo-yue)—successor to Zhuge Liang as commander-in-chief of Shu forces
Kan Ze—senior advisor of Wu, who delivers Huang Gai’s false letter of defection to Cao Cao
Kong Rong—notable Han scholar, descendant of Confucius, Prefect of Beihai; later killed by Cao Cao for his outspokenness
Kuai Yue—advisor to Liu Biao
Lady Cai—second wife of Liu Biao, sister of Cai Mao
Lady Gan—wife of Liu Bei, mother of Liu Shan (A Dou)
Lady Liu—wife of Yuan Shao and mother of Yuan Shang
Lady Mi—wife of Liu Bei, sister of Mi Zhu and Mi Fang
Lady Sun—wife of Liu Bei and sister of Sun Quan
Li Dian—officer under Cao Cao
Li Jue—chief rebel after the downfall of Dong Zhuo
Liao Hua—officer of Shu under Guan Yu
Lin Tong—officer of Wu
Liu Bei (Liu Xuan-de, A.D. 161–223)—descendant of the imperial house, sworn brother of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, later Prince of Hanzhong and first ruler of the kingdom of Shu
Liu Biao (Liu Jin-sheng, A.D. 142–208)—Prefect of Jingzhou, who gives shelter to Liu Bei and leaves in his care his two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Zong
Liu Qi—elder son of Liu Biao; hated by his stepmother Lady Cai
Liu Shan (A Dou, A.D. 207–271)—eldest son of Liu Bei, second ruler of Shu (r. A.D. 223–263)
Liu Ye—senior advisor to Cao Cao
Liu Zhang—Governor of Yizhou, later overthrown by his kinsman Liu Bei
Liu Zong—younger son of Liu Biao; killed with his mother, Lady Cai, by Cao Cao
Lu Bu (Lu Feng-xian)—valiant warrior, adopted son first of Ding Yuan and later of Dong Zhuo, both of whom die at his hands; killed by Cao Cao
Lu Meng (Lu Zi-ming)—senior officer of Wu; succeeds Lu Su as commander-in-chief of forces
Lu Shang—chief counselor to King Wen of Zhou and his son King Wu, who founded the Zhou Dynasty
Lu Su (Lu Zi-jing)—chief advisor of Wu, successor to Zhou Yu as commander-in-chief; advocates alliance with Liu Bei against Cao Cao
Lu Xun (Lu Bo-yan)—son-in-law of Sun Ce; succeeds Lu Meng as commander-in-chief of Wu forces to foil Liu Bei
’s attack
Lu Zhi—Han general who commands an imperial force in the suppression of the Yellow Turban Uprising
Ma Chao (Ma Meng-qi)—son of Ma Teng, later one of Liu Bei’s Five Tiger Generals
Ma Dai—cousin of Ma Chao, officer of Shu
Ma Liang—advisor to Liu Bei, brother of Ma Su
Ma Su (Ma You-chang)—advisor to Liu Bei, younger brother of Ma Liang; put to death after the fall of Jieting
Ma Teng—Han general, loyal to the House of Han; killed by Cao Cao
Man Chong—advisor to Cao Cao, who persuades Xu Huang to submit to Cao Cao
Meng Da—good friend of Fa Zheng and Zhang Song; assists Liu Bei in conquering Shu
Mi Fang—brother of Lady Mi and Mi Zhu, who fails to rescue Guan Yu and is later killed by Liu Bei
Mi Zhu—brother of Lady Mi and Mi Fang, loyal follower of Liu Bei
Pan Zhang—senior officer under Sun Quan
Pang De—formerly serves under Ma Chao but later joins Cao Cao; killed by Guan Yu
Pang Tong (Pang Shi-yuan, or Phoenix Fledgeling)—chief strategist in the Battle of the Red Cliff and later advisor to Liu Bei
Shen Pei—advisor to Yuan Shao, and later his youngest son Yuan Shang
Sima Yan—grandson of Sima Yi; first emperor of Jin Dynasty after forcing the abdication of Cao Huan, last emperor of Wei Dynasty
Sima Yi (Sima Zhong-da)—advisor to Cao Cao, father of Sima Zhao, who later overthrows Wei Dynasty and establishes Jin Dynasty
Sima Zhao—son of Sima Yi, father of Sima Yan
Sun Ce (Sun Bo-fu, A.D. 175–200)—eldest son of Sun Jian, brother of Sun Quan; enlarges the territory he inherits from his father east of the Yangtze River; later assassinated
Sun Jian (Sun Wen-tai, A.D. 155–191)—founder of Wu and father of Sun Ce and Sun Quan; killed by Liu Biao’s men
Sun Qian—senior counselor to Liu Bei
Sun Quan (Sun Zhong-mou, A.D. 182–252)—second son of Sun Jian and brother of Sun Ce; succeeds them to be ruler of the land of Wu and later Emperor of Wu (r. A.D. 229–252)
Taishi Ci—valiant warrior of Wu
Tao Qian—Prefect of Xuzhou, who yields his district to Liu Bei
Tian Feng—advisor to Yuan Shao
Wang Ping—officer of Shu
Wang Yun—senior official of the Han court, who instigates the “chain” scheme to destroy Dong Zhuo, but is later killed by Li Jue and Guo Si
Wei Yan (Wei Wen-chang)—senior officer under Liu Bei, later commander of Hanzhong; distrusted by Zhuge Liang
Wen Chou—general under Yuan Shao, slain by Guan Yu
Xiahou Ba—son of Xiahou Yuan, cousin of Xiahou Dun
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