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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
Zhuge Liang “Borrows” Arrows by Means of a Wonderful Scheme
Huang Gai Accepts Punishment to Implement a Secret Plan
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
Kan Ze Delivers the Letter of False Defection
Pang Tong Suggests Linking the Ships by Chains
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
Cao Cao Feasts on the Yangtze and Composes a Song
The Northern Men Attack the South Using Chained Ships
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
On the Altar of Seven Stars Zhuge Liang Prays for an Easterly Wind
At the Junction of Three Rivers Zhou Yu Sets Fire to Cao Cao’s Fleet
CHAPTER FIFTY
Zhuge Liang Foresees the Huarong Episode
Guan Yu Lets Cao Cao Escape Out of Friendship
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
A Great Battle Is Fought Between North and South
Zhuge Liang Provokes Zhou Yu to Anger for the First Time
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO
Zhuge Liang Defends Himself for Seizing Three Cities
Zhao Yun Uses a Clever Scheme to Capture Guiyang
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE
Guan Yu Releases Huang Zhong from a Sense of Righteousness
Sun Quan Fights a Great Battle with Zhang Liao
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
Yang and Gao are Slain at the Fall of Fu Pass
Huang Zhong and Wei Yan Rival with Each Other to take Luocheng
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
Fierce Zhang Fei Takes Wakou Pass by a Clever Scheme
Aged Huang Zhong Captures Mount Tiandang by a Stratagem
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
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 t
he 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
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