Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Feast in the Garden of Peaches: Brotherhood Sworn: Slaughter of Rebels: The Brothers Heroes

An Official is Thrashed; Uncle Ho Plots to Kill the Eunuchs

Tung Cho Silences Ting Yuan: Li Su Bribes Lu Pu

The Deposition of the Emperor: Prince of Ch‘en-liu Becomes Emperor; Schemes Against Tung Cho: Meng-te Presents a Sword

Sending Out the Call: Many Respond; Destroying An Army: The Three Brothers Fight Against Lu Pu

Burning the Capital, Tung Cho Commits an Atrocity; Hiding the Seal, Sun Chien Breaks Faith

Yuan Shao Fights with Kungsun Tsan at P‘anho; Sun Chien Attacks Liu Piao

Governor Wang Prepares the “Chain” Scheme; Tung Cho’s Rages at the Fengi Pavilion

Lü Pu Helps to Suppress Disorder; Chia Hsü Counsels an Attack on the Capital

Ma T‘eng Serves His Country Well; Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Avenges His Father’s Murder

Liu, the Emperor’s Uncle, Rescues K‘ung Jung; Lu, Marquis of Wen, Defeats Ts‘ao Ts‘ao

The Prefect Tʻao Thrice Offers His Charge; Tsʻao Tsʻao Fights A Great Battle

Great Battle Between Li Ts‘ui and Kuo Ssŭ; The Emperor Rescued

Ts‘ao Mêng-tê Moves the Court; Lü Feng-hsien Raids Hsüchun

T‘aishih Tzŭ Fights for Friendship’s Sake; Sun Po-fu does Battle with Yen, the White Tiger

A Feat of Archery; A Battle Lost at Yushui River

An Army of Seven Divisions Marches Out; Three Generals are Brought Together

Chia Hsu engineers a Great Victory; Hsiahou Tun Loses an Eye

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Fights at Hsiap‘ei; Lü Pu Perishes at the White Gate Tower

Ts‘ao A-man Organises a Hunting Expedition; Tung, “State Uncle,” Receives a Command in the Palace

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Discusses Heroes; Kuan Yu Slays Ch‘e Chou

Yüan and Ts‘ao Both Take the Field; The Two Brothers Capture Two Captains

Mi Heng Slips his Garment and Rails at Traitors; Cruel Punishment of the Physician Chi

Murder of a Kuei-fei; Liu Pei Defeated; Flight to Yuan Shao

From T‘ushan Camp Kuan Yu makes Three Conditions; The Rescue at Paima releases Ts‘ao Ts‘ao

Yüan Shao is Defeated and Loses a Leader; Kuan Yü Abandons Rank and Wealth

“Beautiful Beard” Rides on a Solitary Journey; And Slays Six Men at Five Passes

Ts‘ai Yang put to Death, the Brothers’ Doubts Disappear; Meeting at Kuch‘eng, Lord and Liege Fortify each Other

The “Little Chief of the Feudal Lords” Slays Yu Chi; The “Blue-Eyed Boy” Lays Hold on Chiangtung

Yüan Shao Defeated at the Ferry; Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Burns the Wuch‘ao Granaries

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Overcomes Yüan Shao; Liu Pei Seeks Shelter with Liu Piao

Ch‘ichou Taken: Yüan Shang Strives; The Chang River Cut: Hsu Yu’s Scheme

Ts‘ao P‘ei Finds a Wife; A Plan for Settling Liaotung

A Woman Overhears a Secret; A Warrior Leaps a Stream

Yüan-tê Meets a Recluse at Nanchang: Tan Fu Meets a Noble Lord at Hsinyeh

Capture of Fanch‘eng; Chuko Liang Recommended

Another Scholar Introduced; The Three Visits to the Recluse

Plan for Three Kingdoms; The Suns Avenge Themselves

At Chingchou the Son of Liu Piao Thrice Begs Advice; at Powang Slope the Master Directs His First Battle

The Lady Ts‘ai Discusses the Renunciation of Chingchou; Chuko Liang Burns Hsinyeh

Liu Pei Leads his People Over the River; Chao Yun Rescues his Lord

Chang Fei’s Great Fight at Ch‘angpan Slope; Liu Pei, Defeated, Goes to Hanchingk‘ou

Chuko Liang Disputes with the Scholars; Lu Su Denounces the Majority Opinion

K‘ung-ming Stirs Chou Yü to Action; Sun Ch‘uan Decides to Attack Ts‘ao Ts‘ao

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Loses Soldiers; Chiang Kan Victim of a Ruse

K‘ung-ming “borrows” Some Arrows; Huang Kai Accepts a Punishment

K‘an Tse Presents the Treacherous Letter; P‘an T‘ung Suggests Chaining the Ships Together

Banquet on the Yangtse; Ts‘ao Ts‘ao‘s Song; the Northern Men Fight on the Chained Ships

On the Seven Stars Altar Chuko Sacrifices to the Winds; at the Three Rivers Chou Yu Liberates Fire

Chuko Liang Foresees the Huayung Episode; Kuan Yun-ch‘ang Releases Ts‘ao Ts‘ao

A Great Battle Between North and South; K‘ung-ming Angers Chou Yu

Chuko Liang Talks Cunningly to Lu Su; Chao Yün, by a Ruse Captures Kueiyang

Kuan Yu, from a Sense of Righteousness, Releases Huang Chung; Sun Ch‘uan Fights a Great Battle with Chang Liao

The Dowager Marchioness Sees Her Son-in-law at a Temple; Liu, the Imperial Uncle, Takes a Worthy Consort

Yuan-tê Rouses the Spirit of his Bride; K‘ung-ming a Second Time Angers His Rival

A Banquet in the Bronze Bird Pavilion; K‘ung-ming Provokes Chou Yü a Third Time

“Sleeping Dragon” Mourns at Ch‘aisang; “Phoenix Fledgeling” Intervenes at Leiyang

An Expedition for Revenge; Expedients to Conceal Identity

Hsu Ch‘u Strips for a Fight with Ma Ch‘ao; Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Writes a Letter to Sow Dissension

Chang Sung Turns the Tables on Yang Hsiu; Occupation of Shu Discussed

Rescue of O-tou by Chao Yün; Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Repulsed by a Letter

Taking of Fou Pass; Yang and Kao Slain; Siege of Lo City; Huang and Wei Rivals

Chuko Liang Mourns for P‘ang T‘ung; Chang Fei Releases Yen Yen

Plan for the Capture of Chang Jen; Borrowing Soldiers to Destroy Ma Chʻao

Great Battle at Chiaming Pass; Liu Pei Takes the Governorship of Ichou

Kuan Yü Goes to a Feast Alone, but Armed; Fu Huang-hou Dies for the State

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Conquers Hanchung; Chang Liao Spreads Terror at Chaoyao Ford

Kan Ning‘s Hundred Horsemen Raid the Enemy‘s Camp; Tso Tz‘u's Flung-down Cup Fools Ts‘ao Ts‘ao

Kuan Lu Takes the ''Sortes'' by the “book of Changes; ”; Loyal Subjects Die for Their Country

Fierce Chang Fei Takes a Position by Guile; Aged Huang Chung Captures a Hill by Stratagem

At the Capture of Tui Hill Huang Chung Scores a Success; on the Han Waters Chao Yun Conquers a Host

Chuko Liang‘s Wit Takes Hanchung; Ts‘ao A-man‘s Army Retires Up Hsiehku

Yuan-te Becomes Prince of Hanchung; Yün-ch‘ang Attacks and Occupies Hsiangyang

P‘ang Te Takes His Coffin on a Campaign; Kuan Yü Drowns His Enemies

Surgery on a Wounded Arm; Lü Meng in a White Robe Crosses the River

Hsu Fights on the Mien River; Kuan Retreats to Maich'êng

Kuan Yü Manifests His Sacred Character at the Jade Fount Hill; Ts‘ao Ts‘ao Is Possessed at Loyang

Hua T‘o, Treating Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, Himself Dies; Ts‘ao Ts‘ao‘s Last Words and Death

A Cruel Brother; a Poem; An Undutiful Nephew: Punishment

Deposition of the Emperor; The Prince of Han Chung Claims to Be the True Successor

Chang Fei Is Assassinated; The First Ruler Goes to War

Sun Ch‘uan Submits to Wei and Is Rewarded; The First Ruler Attacks Wu and Rewards His Army

Fighting at Hsiaot'ing; the First Ruler Captures Certain Enemies; Defence of Chiangk‘ou; a Student Accepts Supreme Command

Lu Hsün Burns His Enemy’s Camps; K‘ung-ming Plans the Eight Arrays

Liu, the First Ruler, Confides His Son to K‘ung-ming‘s Care; Chuko Liang Peacefully Settles the Five Attacks

A Philosophical Encounter; Fire Used to Destroy Ts‘ao Pei’s Army

K‘ung-ming‘s Southern Expedition; The King of The ''Mans.''

Crossing the River Lu; Binding of the Barbarian King; Recognising a Pretended Surrender; Capture of Menghuo

K‘ung-ming‘s Successful Fourth Ruse; The King of the ''Mans'' Captured for the Fifth Time

Wild Beasts as Warriors; K‘ung-ming‘s Sixth Victory; Burning of the Rattan Army; Seventh Capture of the King

Sacrifice at Lu Shui; Homeward March; Attack on the Capital; Chuko‘s Memorial

Chao Yün Slays Five Captains; K‘ung-ming Craftily Takes Three Cities

Chiang Wei Goes Over to K‘ung-ming; K‘ung-ming Reviles Wang Lang, Who Dies

Chuko Smites the Barbarians in a Snowstorm; Ssǔma Quickly Captures Mêng Ta

Ma Su‘s Wrangling Loses Chieht‘ing; K‘ung-ming‘s Lute Repulses Ssuma

K‘ung-ming Weeps, but Puts Ma Su to Death; Chou Fang Cuts Off His Hair and Beguiles Ts‘ao Hsiu

K‘ung-ming Proposes to Renew the Attack on Wei; Chiang Wei Defeats an Army by Means of a Forged Letter

Death of Wang Shuang; K‘ung-ming‘s Victory at Ch‘ênts‘ang

Chuko Liang Wins a Great Victory; Ssǔma I Invades Shu

The Han Soldiers Raid a Camp and Defeat Ts‘ao Chěn; Chuko, in Front of the Array, Shames Ssǔma

Going Out from Shensi, Chuko Dresses as a God; Dashing Toward Chienko, Chang Ho Falls Into a Snare

Ssŭma Occupies the River Banks; Chuko Constructs “bullocks” and “horses.”

Ssŭma Surrounded in Shangfang Valley; Chuko Invokes the Stars in the Wuchang Plain

A Star Falls as Chuko Liang Ascends to Heaven; A Wooden Image Affrights Ssǔma I

The Plan of the Silken Bag; The Bronze Statue with the Dew Bowl

Defeat and Death of Kungsun Yüan; Pretended Illness of Ssŭma I

Ssǔma I Recovers Political Power; Chiang Wei Is Defeated at Niut‘ou Hills

Ting Feng‘s Swordsmen Win a Victory in the Snow; Sun Hsün Executes a Murderous Plan at a Banquet

Ssŭma Surrounded; a Han Leader Employs an Unexpected Ruse; The King Dethroned; Retribution for the Wei Family

Wen Yang Repulses the Enemy; Chiang Wei Defeats His Opponent

Têng Ai Outwits Chiang Wei; Chuko Tan Thinks It His Duty to Destroy Ssŭma Chao

Yu Ch‘uan Dies Nobly at Shouch‘un; Chiang Wei Fights Fiercely at Ch‘angch‘eng

Ting Feng‘s Plan to Slay Sun Ch‘en; Chiang Wei Defeats Têng Ai

King Mao Drives to His Death; Chiang Wei Abandons Stores and Conquers

The King Listens to Slander and Recalls His Army; Chiang Wei Takes Command of the Cantonments and Escapes Death

Chung Hui Divides His Army; Apparition of Wu Hou

Têng Gets Through Yinpʻing Pass; Chuko Dies at Mienchu

A Filial Prince Dies; Jealousy Between Leaders

False Desertion; A Subtle Scheme; A Second Abdication Resembles the First

A Veteran Offers New Plans; Sun Hao Surrenders and the Three States Re-unite