The Three Kingdoms Volume 2
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Authors: Luo Guanzhong
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The THREE KINGDOMS
VOLUME 2
The Sleeping Dragon
LUO GUANZHONG
Translated by YU SUMEI
Edited by RONALD C. IVERSON
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Contents
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
Liu Bei Schemes to Capture Fancheng
Xu Shu Leaves and Recommends Zhuge Liang
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
Sima Hui Recommends Zhuge Liang
Liu Bei Pays Three Visits to Zhuge Liang’s Cottage
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
Zhuge Liang Outlines Plans for Three Kingdoms
Sun Quan Attacks Huang Zu to Avenge His Father
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
At Jingzhou Liu Qi Thrice Begs for Advice
At Bowang Zhuge Liang Directs His First Battle
CHAPTER FORTY
Lady Cai Plans to Submit Jingzhou to Cao Cao
Zhuge Liang Burns Xinye
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
Liu Bei Leads His People Across the River
Zhao Yun Rescues the Child of His Lord
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
Zhang Fei Raises Havoc at Long Slope Bridge
Liu Bei Retreats to Jiangxia in Defeat
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
Zhuge Liang Debates with the Scholars of Wu
Lu Su Denounces the Majority Opinion
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
Zhuge Liang Stirs Zhou Yu to Action
Sun Quan Decides to Attack Cao Cao
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
Cao Cao Suffers Defeat at the Junction of Three Rivers
Jiang Gan Is Tricked at a Gathering of Heroes
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
Kan Ze Delivers the Letter of False Defection
Pang Tong Suggests Linking the Ships by Chains
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
CHAPTER FIFTY
Zhuge Liang Foresees the Huarong Episode
Guan Yu Lets Cao Cao Escape Out of Friendship
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
Zhuge Liang Defends Himself for Seizing Three Cities
Zhao Yun Uses a Clever Scheme to Capture Guiyang
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
Dowager Wu Meets Her Son-in-Law at a Temple
Liu Bei Takes a Worthy Consort
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE
Liu Bei Cleverly Persuades His Bride to Leave Wu
Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu to Anger a Second Time
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX
Cao Cao Gives a Banquet in the Bronze Bird Tower
Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu to Anger a Third Time
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN
Zhuge Liang Mourns at Caisang
Pang Tong Governs at Leiyang
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT
Ma Chao Raises an Army for Vengeance
Cao Cao Shaves His Beard and Loses His Robe When Escaping
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE
Xu Chu Strips for a Fight with Ma Chao
Cao Cao Sows Dissension Between Ma Chao and Han Sui
CHAPTER SIXTY
Zhang Song Turns the Tables on Yang Xiu
Pang Tong Advises Liu Bei to Seize the West
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE
Zhao Yun Rescues A-Dou on the River
Sun Quan Writes a Letter to Repulse Cao Cao
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE
Zhuge Liang Mourns the Death of Pang Tong
Zhang Fei Releases Yan Yan
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
Zhuge Liang Plans to Capture Zhang Ren
Yang Fu Borrows an Army to Destroy Ma Chao
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE
Ma Chao Fights a Great Battle at Jiameng Pass
Liu Bei Assumes Governorship of Yizhou
CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX
Armed with His Sword, Guan Yu Goes to a Feast Alone
Empress Fu Devotes Her Life to the State
CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVEN
Cao Cao Conquers Hanzhong
Zhang Liao Spreads Terror at Xiaoyao Ford
CHAPTER SIXTY-EIGHT
Gan Ning Leads a Hundred Horsemen to Raid Cao Cao’s Camp
Zuo Ci Flings a Cup to Taunt Cao Cao
CHAPTER SIXTY-NINE
Guan Lu Divines by the Book of Changes
Five Loyal Souls Die for Their Country
CHAPTER SEVENTY
CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
Huang Zhong Scores a Victory with the Capture of Dui Hill
Zhao Yun Conquers a Host on the Han Waters
CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO
Zhuge Liang Conquers Hanzhong by Strategy
Cao Cao Withdraws His Army into Sloping Valley
CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE
Liu Bei Becomes Prince of Hanzhong
Guan Yu Attacks and Occupies Xiangyang
CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR
Pang De Takes His Coffin on a Campaign
Guan Yu Drowns Seven Enemy Forces
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 controlled 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