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  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

  Xiahou Dun—senior officer in the service of Cao Cao

  Xiahou Yuan—senior officer in the service of Cao Cao; later killed by Huang Zhong

  Xu Chu—bodyguard of Cao Cao

  Xu Huang—senior officer in the service of Cao Cao