Chapter 1: At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Zhang Jiao brothers launched a rebellion. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei became sworn brothers in Taoyuan and embarked on the road of protecting the country and peace.
The second time Du You deliberately made things difficult for Liu Bei. Zhang Fei was furious and beat Du You severely. The eunuchs had exclusive power in the imperial court. General He Jin made his nephew Liu Bian emperor. After taking control of the military, he decided to eliminate the eunuchs.
Chapter 3 He Jin was killed by the eunuchs, and at the same time Dong Zhuo, the governor of Liangzhou whom he summoned, had led his troops to Luoyang. Dong Zhuo wanted to abolish Ding Yuan, but was opposed by Ding Yuan. Dong Zhuo used a estrangement strategy to make Ding Yuan's adopted son Lu Bu betray Ding Yuan and defect to Dong Zhuo.
Chapter 4 Dong Zhuo deposed the young emperor and established King Chenliu as emperor, which caused dissatisfaction among the courtiers. Cao Cao volunteered to assassinate Dong Zhuo, but failed.
Chapter 5: Cao Cao raised troops in Chenliu and issued an edict to denounce Dong Zhuo. The eighteen princes who came to attack Dong Zhuo appointed Yuan Shao as their leader. Guan Yu killed Dong Zhuo's general Hua Xiong in front of the battle line, and he became a powerful force among the three armies. Lu Bu came out to challenge, and the three Liu Bei brothers fought bravely to defeat Lu Bu.
Chapter 6 Dong Zhuo used Li Ru's plan to rob Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and take him to Chang'an. Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, left Luoyang after receiving the imperial seal, preparing to return to Jiangdong to develop his great cause.
Chapter 7 The coalition of eighteen princes began to disintegrate. Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou and went to war with Gongsun Zan. However, Gongsun Zan got the fierce general Zhao Yun, and Yuan Shao was at a disadvantage in the battle. In order to avenge Liu Biao's obstruction, Sun Jian led his troops to attack Jiangxia, but was killed by random arrows.
Chapter 8 Dong Zhuo was violent and unruly. Situ Wang Yun used the beautiful Diao Chan to drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu. Dong Zhuo hit Lu Bu with a painted halberd in Fengyi Pavilion, and the two became enemies from then on.
Chapter 9 Lu Bu personally killed Dong Zhuo at Wang Yun's instigation. Dong Zhuo's remaining party, Li Jue and Guo Si, attacked Chang'an and killed Wang Yun.
Chapter 10 After Li Jue and Guo Si gained power, they used the name of Emperor Xian to send Cao Cao to attack the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. Cao Cao's father was killed by Tao Qian's general Zhang Kai. Cao Cao was angry with Tao Qian and led his troops to Xuzhou to watch and plunder.
Chapter 11 Kong Rong was attacked by the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, so he sent his fellow villager Tai Shici to the plain to ask Liu Bei to come and rescue him. When Liu Bei came to Xuzhou, Cao Cao withdrew his troops because Lu Bu attacked him in the rear. Tao Qian intended to give Xuzhou to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei politely declined.
Chapter 12 Tao Qian died of illness, and Liu Bei took charge of the Xuzhou herding. Cao Cao used a trick to defeat Lu Bu and captured Puyang City. Lu Bu was forced to abandon the city and flee.
Chapter 13 Yang Biao used counterintuitive tactics to turn Li Jue and Guo Si into enemies. Unexpectedly, the two actually caused trouble in Chang'an City, leaving Yang Biao ashamed and helpless. Li Jue's general Yang Feng was dissatisfied with Li Jue's tyranny and raised troops to attack Li Jue, but the incident was revealed and Yang Feng was defeated.
Chapter 14 Cao Cao raised an army to defeat Li Jue and Guo Si, and welcomed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Xudu. From then on, he took control of the imperial court. Yang Feng and Han Xian were defeated by Cao Cao and went to Yuan Shu. Liu Bei took Lu Bu under his wing, and Cao Cao ordered Liu Bei to attack Yuan Shu under the guise of the Han Emperor. Zhang Fei was ordered to defend the city, but Zhang Fei became drunk due to drinking. Lu Bu took the opportunity to capture Xuzhou City.
Chapter 15 Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, borrowed troops from Yuan Shu, intending to inherit his father's legacy and develop his great cause. Sun Ce captured Moling, defeated Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, and surrendered Taishi Ci. Yan Baihu of Wu County attempted to rebel. Wang Lang of Kuaiji raised troops to help, but was defeated by Sun Ce.
Chapter 16 Liu Bei was forced by Yuan Shu and had no choice but to turn to Lü Bu for help. Lü Bu fired a halberd at the gate to rescue Liu Bei. Zhang Fei stole Lu Bu's horses, Lu Bu drove Liu Bei out of Xuzhou, and Liu Bei defected to Cao Cao. Zhang Xiu attacked Cao Cao's camp at night in Wancheng, and Cao Cao's general Dian Wei was killed in the battle.
Chapter 17 Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Huainan and at the same time raised troops to attack Lu Bu. Chen Deng went to talk to Han Xian and Yang Feng. They betrayed Yuan Shu and Yuan Shu was defeated. Cao Cao sent a message to Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Sun Ce to jointly attack Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu had no choice but to cross the Huaihe River and escape, and Cao Cao captured Shouchun.
Chapter 18 Cao Cao fought with Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao, and both sides won or lost. Liu Bei was forced by Lu Bu, and Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to help, but Xiahou Dun was shot in the left eye by Cao Xing, a general of Lu Bu's army.
Chapter 19 Cao Cao teamed up with Chen Deng as an internal response, causing Lu Bu to retreat steadily and defend Xiapi City. Cao Cao used Xun Yu and Guo Jia's plan to flood Xiapi, leaving the city without food. Lü Bu's generals Song Xian, Wei Xu, and Hou Cheng rebelled and surrendered. Lü Bu was captured by the three of them. Cao Cao ordered Lü Bu to be executed.
Chapter 20 Cao Cao brought Liu Bei back to Xudu, and Emperor Xian recognized Liu Bei as his uncle.
Cao Cao hunted Xu Tian and Emperor Xian in order to observe the actions of the courtiers. Emperor Xian felt uneasy because of Cao Cao's monopoly, so he wrote the edict in blood on a jade belt and gave it to his uncle Dong Cheng.
Chapter 21 Dong Cheng showed Liu Bei the edict on clothing and belts, and Liu Bei signed the petition. Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to have a drink and pointed out that Liu Bei was the hero of the world. Liu Bei was so shocked that his chopsticks dropped to the ground. In order to escape from Cao Cao's control, Liu Bei volunteered to attack Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu died in Huainan. Chezhou, the governor of Xuzhou, wanted to kill Liu Bei, but his plan was discovered by Chen Deng.
Chapter 22 After Liu Bei regained Xuzhou, he was worried that Cao Cao would attack, so he wrote to Yuan Shao asking for help. Yuan Shao ordered Chen Lin to write a message to attack Cao Cao. Cao Cao sent Liu Dai and Wang Zhong to attack Xuzhou, but the two generals were captured by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu respectively.
Chapter 23 After Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao, Kong Rong recommended Mi Heng to Cao Cao, but Mi Heng insulted Cao Cao in public, making Cao Cao very dissatisfied. Cao Cao sent Ni Heng to recruit Liu Biao, but Ni Heng was killed by Huang Zu. Dong Cheng confided his concerns to the imperial physician Ji Ping. Ji Ping poisoned Cao Cao's medicine, but Cao Cao discovered it, thus leaking the clothing edict.
Chapter 24 Cao Cao killed Dong Cheng's family and raised troops to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei abandoned the city and went to join Yuan Shao. Cao Cao attacked Xia Pi, and Cheng Yu offered Cao Cao a plan to recruit Guan Yu to surrender.
Chapter 25 Zhang Liao went to persuade Guan Yu to surrender, but Guan Yu had no choice but to surrender to Cao Cao. Yuan Shao listened to Liu Bei's advice and sent Yan Liang to attack Baima. Guan Yu took action and killed Yan Liang.
Chapter 26 Yuan Shao sent Wen Chou to avenge Yan Liang, but Wen Chou was killed by Guan Yu again. Liu Bei wrote a letter to contact Guan Yu. After receiving Liu Bei's letter, Guan Yu decided to leave Cao Cao and go to Hebei to look for Liu Bei.
Chapter 27 Cao Cao led his generals to see Guan Yu off. On his way to Hebei, Guan Yu passed through five passes. The generals guarding the passes intentionally blocked Guan Yu, but they were all killed by Guan Yu.
Chapter 28 Guan Yu came to the ancient city and killed Cao General Cai Yang in front of Zhang Fei, dispelling Zhang Fei's suspicion of his brother. Guan Yu took Zhou Cang, Guan Ping and others in on his way to Hebei, and Liu Bei finally escaped from Hebei. He, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others came to the ancient city to meet Zhang Fei, and the brothers finally met.
Chapter 29 Sun Ce was attacked by Xu Gong’s family guests and was seriously injured. Yu Ji, a Taoist priest from Langya Palace, distributed talisman water to the people. Sun Ce thought that Yu Ji's evil words were confusing the people, so he beheaded him. Sun Ce was so furious that his heart burned, the sores burst open, and he died. Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan inherited his father and brother's inheritance and recruited talents in Jiangdong.
In Chapter 30, Yuan Shao raised an army of 700,000 to attack Cao Cao. Cao Cao’s army had no food. Xu You offered Yuan Shao a plan to capture Xudu, but Yuan Shao thought that Xu You’s nephew had committed an act of treason and refused to adopt it. Xu You defected to Cao Cao in anger and persuaded Cao Cao to attack Wuchao, where Yuan Shao stored grain and grass.
Chapter 31 After Yuan Shao's grain and grass were burned, his military strength quickly collapsed. Cao Cao made a last-ditch battle at Cangting and defeated Yuan's army. Yuan Shao fled back to Yecheng. Liu Bei joined Liu Pi and Gongdu in Runan, hoping to take advantage of the situation to attack Cao Cao, but Cao Cao used a trick to attack Runan. Liu Bei was defeated and defected to Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, under the persuasion of Sun Qian and others.
Chapter 32 Yuan Shao died of illness, and his youngest son Yuan Shang succeeded him, which caused dissatisfaction with Yuan Shang's brother Yuan Tan. Cao Cao took advantage of the fact that the Yuan brothers were fighting each other and took advantage of it. In the end, both Yuan brothers suffered losses and Cao Cao profited from it. Cao Cao captured Yecheng, Shen Pei died, and Chen Lin surrendered to Cao Cao.
Chapter 33: Cao Pi, son of Cao Cao, discovers Yuan Shao’s daughter-in-law, Zhen, in Yecheng, and Cao Cao presides over their marriage. Cao Cao attacked and killed Yuan Tan in the plains, and sent Lu Kuang and others to defeat Yuan Shao's nephew Gao Gan at Huguan. Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang defected to Wuhuan, and Guo Jia persuaded Cao Cao to attack Wuhuan. Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang had no choice but to defect to Gongsun Kang, the prefect of Liaodong, but he was killed by Gongsun Kang.
Chapter 34 Liu Bei attacked Zhang Wu and Chen Sun in Jiangxia and captured Lu Ma. Cai Mao repeatedly designed to frame Liu Bei, but failed. Liu Biao held a banquet in Xiangyang and invited Liu Bei to host it. Cai Mao wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Liu Bei, but the plan was discovered by Yi Ji. Liu Bei escaped from the west gate. Lu Ma jumped three feet and jumped over Tanxi.
Chapter 35 After Liu Bei escaped from the banquet, he came to Sima Hui's thatched cottage unknowingly. Sima Hui introduced Fulong and Feng Chu to Liu Bei. When Liu Bei returned to Xinye, a man claiming to be Shan Fu came to seek refuge, advised Liu Bei and defeated Cao Ren's troops.
Chapter 36 Shan Fu proposed a plan to Liu Bei and attacked Fancheng. Cao Ren and Li Dian were defeated. Cheng Yu told Cao Cao that Shan Fu was just a pseudonym and that his real name was Xu Shu.
Cao Cao used Xu Shu's mother's letter to persuade Xu Shu to go to Xudu. Before Xu Shu left, he persuaded Liu Bei to go to Longzhong to look for Mr. Wolong Zhuge Liang.
Chapter 37 Sima Hui came to visit Liu Bei and told Liu Bei about Zhuge Liang's talents. Liu Bei led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Longzhong. Zhuge Liang happened to be traveling and had to return to Xinye. A few days later, Liu Bei visited Longzhong again and met Zhuge Liang's younger brother Zhuge Jun. Zhuge Jun told Liu Bei that Zhuge Liang's whereabouts were unknown.
Chapter 38 Liu Bei came to Longzhong Thatched Cottage for the third time and finally met Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang explained to Liu Bei the situation of "three parts of the world". Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain and worship Zhuge Liang as his military advisor. In order to avenge his father, Sun Quan led his troops to attack Xiakou, and used the surrendered general Gan Ning as the vanguard to attack and kill Huang Zu.
Chapter 39 Liu Qi, the son of Liu Biao, asked Zhuge Liang how to escape because of the persecution of his stepmother Cai. After Liu Qi repeatedly asked, Zhuge Liang finally told Liu Qi how to escape. Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to lead his troops to attack Xinye. Zhuge Liang used a plan to burn Cao's army at Bowangpo and won a complete victory.
Chapter 40 When Liu Biao died of illness, Cai Mao made his youngest son Liu Cong the lord of Jingzhou. Kuai Yue and others persuaded Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao gained Jingzhou. Following Zhuge Liang's plan, Liu Bei abandoned the city and set fire to the new fields, repelling Cao Ren's troops.
Chapter 41 Liu Bei led the people from Xinye and Fancheng to Xiangyang City, but Cai Mao did not allow Liu Bei to enter the city. Liu Bei led his people to Jiangling, but was attacked by Cao Cao at night at Changbanpo. Liu Bei was separated from his generals and family members. Zhao Yun sacrificed his life to rescue Liu Bei's family at Changbanpo, and killed more than fifty famous generals in Cao's camp.
Chapter 42 Zhang Fei shouted loudly at Changban Bridge, frightening Cao Cao's millions of troops back. Afterwards, Cao Cao led his troops to pursue Liu Bei's defeated army. On the way, he encountered Jiangxia soldiers led by Guan Yu and repelled Cao's army. Liu Bei led his remaining troops to Jiangxia, and Zhuge Liang volunteered to go to Soochow to unite with Sun Quan to fight against Cao Cao.
Chapter 43 Zhuge Liang followed Lu Su to Jiangdong and met with Jiangdong’s counselors. Zhuge Liang started a debate with everyone, leaving everyone speechless. Zhuge Liang used provocation to make Sun Quan firm in his determination to resist Cao Cao, but Sun Quan was still hesitant in the end and had to take Zhou Yu back from Chaisang to discuss countermeasures.
Chapter 44 Zhuge Liang cleverly changed the meaning of the word "Er Qiao" in "Tongque Terrace Ode", which made Zhou Yu decide to fight Cao Cao. Zhou Yu stated his interests to Sun Quan, which made Sun Quan decide to defeat Cao Cao. Zhou Yu believed that Zhuge Liang's talents posed a threat to Soochow, and sent Zhuge Jin to persuade Zhuge Liang to surrender, but returned without success.
Chapter 45 Zhou Yu visited Cao Cao's water camp at night and decided to use a trick to get rid of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, the commanders of Cao Ying's navy. Cao Cao sent Jiang Gan to surrender to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu invited Jiang Qian to sleep on his bed, deliberately letting Jiang Gan see the forged letters between Cai Hao and Zhang Yun and Soochow. Jiang Qian returned to Jiangbei and dedicated the letter to Cao Cao. Cao Cao ordered Cai Mao and Zhang Yun to be executed.
Chapter 46 Zhou Yu wanted to harm Zhuge Liang and deliberately asked Zhuge Liang to make 100,000 arrows in three days. Zhuge Liang calculated that there would be heavy fog in three days, so he took Lu Su to Cao Ying's water village in a straw boat. Cao Cao ordered the arrows to be fired, and all 100,000 arrows were shot on the straw boat. In order for Zhou Yu's fire attack plan to be successful, Huang Gai decided to use the bitter meat trick to deceive Cao Ying into making careful preparations, and then went to fake surrender.
Chapter 47 Kan Ze was ordered by Huang Gai to go to Cao Ying to present a false letter of surrender. Cao Cao sent Jiang Qian to find out the truth. Zhou Yu placed Jiang Gan in Xishan, and Jiang Gan visited Pang Tong at night. Pang Tong offered Cao Cao the "Serial Strategy", which caused Cao Cao to nail all the warships together, creating conditions for Zhou Yu's successful fire attack.
Chapter 48 Facing the Yangtze River, Cao Cao was composing a poem across the river. Liu Fu pointed out the ominous parts of Cao Cao's poems. Cao Cao was furious and killed Liu Fu. Cao Cao launched a series of warships to fight Soochow. His generals Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan volunteered to challenge, but they were killed by Wu generals Han Dang and Zhou Tai.
Chapter 49: In order to cure Zhou Yu's heart disease, Zhuge Liang said that he could borrow the southeast wind and worshiped at the Seven Star Altar all day, and finally the southeast wind blew. Zhou Yu sent Huang Gai to fire ships to burn Cao Cao's warships. Most of Cao Cao's 830,000 troops were damaged.
Chapter 50 When Cao Cao escaped from Chibi, Zhuge Liang laid several ambushes on the road, causing more than half of Cao Cao's soldiers to be injured. Cao Cao fell into Zhuge Liang's "virtual and real" plan and led his troops to Huarong Road, but was ambushed by Guan Yu. Cao Cao begged Guan Yu for mercy, but Guan Yu wanted to let Cao Cao go because of Cao Cao's past kindness.
Chapter 51 Zhou Yu led his army to attack Nanjun of Jingzhou and faced off against the defender Cao Ren.
Cao Ren deliberately abandoned the city and led Zhou Yu into the city, but he ambushed the crossbowmen on the enemy tower. Zhou Yu was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse, but was rescued by everyone. Zhou Yu tricked Cao Ren into coming to rob the camp, and was about to take advantage of the opportunity to attack the city. Unexpectedly, Nanjun and Jingxiang had fallen into Liu Bei's hands. Zhou Yu was so angry that he suffered an arrow sore and fell down from his horse.
Chapter 52 Zhou Yu sent Lu Su to ask for Jingzhou from Liu Bei. Zhuge Liang said that he would not be able to exchange Jingzhou until his son Liu Qi passed away a hundred years later. Liu Bei followed Ma Liang's plan and attacked the four counties in Jingnan. Zhuge Liang planned to capture Lingling first and then sent Zhao Yun to attack Guiyang County. The prefect Zhao Fan surrendered.
Chapter 53 Guan Yu attacked Changsha County and started a battle with General Huang Zhong. Because the two showed mercy to the enemy, Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha, believed that Huang Zhong was connected with Liu Bei, and was about to kill Huang Zhong, but was killed by Wei Yan, who had always been dissatisfied with Han Xuan. When Sun Quan attacked Hefei, the defender Zhang Liao saw through Sun Quan's plan of combining inside and outside, which led to Sun Quan's defeat and Taishi Ci's death in battle.
Chapter 54 Zhou Yu lured Liu Bei to Soochow in an attempt to trap Liu Bei with a beauty trick, but Zhao Yun used Zhuge Liang's trick to make Zhou Yu's deception come true. Liu Bei got the approval of Sun Quan's stepmother Wu Guotai, who betrothed his daughter to him. Gave it to Liu Bei.
Chapter 55 Zhou Yu designed to put Liu Bei under house arrest in Soochow. Zhao Yun used Zhuge Liang's trick to pretend that Jingzhou was in emergency, and Liu Bei took Mrs. Sun back to Jingzhou. Sun Quan and Zhou Yu respectively sent troops to intercept, but they were shouted back by Mrs. Sun. Zhuge Liang met Liu Bei on the riverside and ordered the sergeants to humiliate Zhou Yu loudly. Zhou Yu was so angry that the arrow sores recurred and he fainted on the ship.
Chapter 56 The Tongque Terrace in Yecheng was completed, and Cao Cao and all the civil and military officials had a banquet at the Tongque Terrace. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang told Lu Su, who came to claim Jingzhou, that they could only return Jingzhou after acquiring Yizhou. Zhou Yu wanted to attack Jingzhou in the name of laboring the army, but Zhuge Liang saw through the plan and arranged four armies to wait for the arrival of Zhou Yu's troops.
Chapter 57: Zhou Yu died of illness. Zhuge Liang went to Chaisang to mourn. On the way back, he met Pang Tong. Zhuge Liang told Pang Tong that if he didn't like it, he could go to Liu Bei. Liu Bei sent Pang Tong to Leiyang County to handle affairs because of his ugly appearance. Zhang Fei went to Leiyang County to inspect and discovered Pang Tong's extraordinary talents, which finally led to Pang Tong being reused by Liu Bei.
Chapter 58 After Ma Teng was killed by Cao Cao, Ma Chao wanted to avenge his father and joined forces with Han Sui to attack Chang'an and Tongguan. Cao Cao was unsuccessful in the battle and was killed by Ma Chao, who cut off his beard and discarded his robe, and almost died.
Chapter 59 Ma Chao and Cao Cao’s fierce general Xu Chu clashed, with no outcome in sight. Cao Cao used Jia Xu's plan to drive a wedge between Ma Chao and Han Sui, which finally turned them against each other. In the end, Han Sui had his arm cut off by Ma Chao, but Ma Chao was also attacked by Cao Cao's army and fled to the Qiang. Han Sui led his troops to surrender to Cao Cao and was named Marquis of Xiliang.
Chapter 60 Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang sent envoy Zhang Song to connect with Cao Cao, but Zhang Song was driven out of Xudu by Cao Cao. Liu Bei sent troops to greet Zhang Song who passed through Jingzhou. Zhang Song was grateful for Liu Bei's kindness and presented the geographical map of the Forty-one Prefectures of Xichuan to Liu Bei before leaving. Liu Bei led Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others into Sichuan.
Chapter 61 Sun Quan sent Zhou Shan to Jingzhou to take Mrs. Sun and Adou to Soochow, intending to make Liu Bei exchange Jingzhou for Adou. Zhao Yun chased Zhou Shan's fleet and recaptured Adou. Cao Cao was granted the title of Duke of Wei, accepted by Jiuxi, and led his army to attack Soochow, but was defeated by Sun Quan. Sun Quan sent a letter to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao retreated after receiving the letter.
Chapter 62 Liu Bei followed Pang Tong's plan and attacked Fushui Pass, killing the defenders Yang Huai and Gao Pei. Liu Zhang sent Zhang Ren and four others to the camp in front of Luocheng. Wei Yan wanted to seize Huang Zhong's credit and ruined the planned plan, leading to the defeat. Huang Zhong rescued Wei Yan and killed Sichuan general Deng Xian.
Chapter 63: Pang Tong was eager to capture Luocheng, but was shot dead by Zhang Ren's ambush at Luofengpo. Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yunbing went to Xichuan in two groups, leaving Guan Yu to guard Jingzhou. Zhang Fei passed by Bajun and used a strange trick to capture Yan Yan, the governor of Bajun. Yan Yan refused to surrender. Zhang Fei admired Yan Yan's ambition and treated him with courtesy. He also used Yan Yan's troops as the vanguard to arrive at Fushui Pass in advance.
Chapter 64 Zhuge Liang then came to Fushui Pass and made a plan to capture Sichuan general Zhang Ren alive. Zhang Ren refused to surrender and was executed by Liu Bei's order. Ma Chao borrowed the Western Qiang soldiers to attack Liangzhou and killed the prefect Wei Kang. Wei Kang's general Yang Fu pretended to surrender to Ma Chao, secretly contacted Jiang Xu, Liang Kuan, and Zhao Qu, and cooperated inside and outside to defeat Ma Chao. Ma Chao's wife and children were killed.
Chapter 65 Ma Chao defected to Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. Zhang Lu was entrusted by Liu Zhang to send Ma Chao to rescue Liu Zhang.
Ma Chao and Zhang Fei fought for a whole day, with neither victory nor defeat. Zhuge Liang sent people to bribe Zhang Lu's counselor Yang Song. Yang Song falsely accused Zhang Lu of Ma Chao's rebellion, which put Ma Chao in a dilemma. Liu Bei took the opportunity to persuade Ma Chao to surrender. With the help of Ma Chao, After capturing Yizhou, Liu Zhang surrendered.
Chapter 66 Lu Su planned to ask Guan Yu to cross the river to attend the meeting, with the intention of claiming Jingzhou. Guan Yu went to the meeting alone, which ultimately made Lu Su's plan ineffective. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and his father-in-law Fu Wan conspired to murder Cao Cao. The plot was exposed, Fu Quan's family was killed, and Queen Fu was also executed on the order of Cao Cao.
Chapter 67 Cao Cao led his troops to attack Zhang Lu and subdued Zhang Lu’s general Pang De. Yang Song accepted Cao Cao's bribe and surrendered the city, and Zhang Lu also surrendered to Cao Cao. He Fei's defenders Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin worked together to defeat Sun Quan's attacking team in Xiaoyaojin. From then on, Zhang Liao became powerful in Soochow.
Chapter 68 After Cao Cao defeated Hanzhong, he led his troops to assist Zhang Liao. Sun Quan was unsuccessful in the battle. Chen Wu and Dong were killed in the attack. Sun Quan had no choice but to ask Cao Cao for peace. The Taoist priest Zuo Ci came to Yedu and used magic to tease Cao Cao. Cao Cao was furious and wanted to kill Zuo Ci, but he was frightened by Zuo Ci's magic and fell ill.
Chapter 69: Guanren, the god of plains, was invited by Cao Cao to come to Xudu and predicted that Cao Cao would lose a major general at Dingjun Mountain. Shaofu Geng Ji and other five people decided to murder Cao Cao on the 15th night of the first lunar month, but Cao Cao's generals found out and all five people were killed.
Chapter 70 Liu Bei marched into Hanzhong. Zhang Fei faced off against Cao General Zhang He and outsmarted the three villages at Wakou Pass, causing Cao's army to suffer heavy losses. Huang Zhong volunteered to fight Zhang He, but Zhang He was forced to flee to Tiandang Mountain. Huang Zhong marched into Tiandang and killed the guards Han Hao and Xiahou De.
Chapter 71 Huang Zhong confronted Xia Houyuan at Dingjun Mountain, and adopted the Fa Zheng strategy of "waiting for work at ease" to kill Xia Houyuan. Cao Cao led his army to take revenge. Huang Zhong was surrounded. Zhao Yun went to rescue him single-handedly. He also ordered the camp to cease all activities and drums, and stood alone to block Cao's army outside the gate of the camp.
Chapter 72 Liu Bei fought his last battle and defeated the main force of Cao's army. Cao Cao retreated to Xiegu. The chief secretary Yang Xiu saw through Cao Cao's intention to retreat. Cao Cao denounced him as confusing the morale of the army and killed Yang Xiuchu. . Liu Bei took advantage of the victory to pursue, and Cao Cao had no choice but to withdraw to Xudu.
Chapter 73 Liu Bei proclaimed himself the "King of Hanzhong", equal in rank to Cao Cao, and named Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun the Five Tiger Generals. Guan Yu received Liu Bei's order to advance to Xiangyang and take advantage of the victory to attack Fancheng. Cao Ren, the defender of Fancheng, could not hold out.
Chapter 74 Cao Cao sent Yu Jin to rescue Fancheng and sent Pang De as the vanguard. Yu Jin was afraid of Pound's meritorious service and repeatedly blocked Pound's pursuit. Yu Jin went down to the stronghold at Hekou River, but was flooded by Guan Yu. The seven armies led by Yu Jin were completely annihilated. Yu Jin was captured and Pang De was beheaded.
Chapter 75 Guan Yu was hit by a poisonous arrow while attacking Fancheng. The miracle doctor Hua Tuo came to scrape Guan Yu's bones to cure the poison. Lu Meng of the Eastern Wu Dynasty used Lu Xun's plan to prevent Guan Yu from guarding Jingzhou. Lu Meng led his soldiers to occupy the beacon tower at night and captured Jingzhou without spending a single soldier. Pan Jun and the public security guard Fu Shiren surrendered.
Chapter 76 Cao Cao sent Xu Huang to help in the battle, and Xu Huang used a trick to defeat Guan Yu's army. Fu Shiren recruited Mi Fang, the defender of Nanjun, to surrender. Nanjun also fell into the hands of Soochow, and Guan Yu was forced to retreat to Maicheng. Liao Hua went to Shangyong to ask for help, but Shangyong guards Liu Feng and Meng Da refused to send troops. Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin to persuade Guan Yu to surrender, but Guan Yu refused.
Chapter 77 Sun Quan set up an ambush on a small road in Maicheng. Guan Yu and Guan Ping were captured by Sun Quan and both were beheaded. The ghost of Guan Yu was enlightened by the old monk of Yuquan Mountain, and has often appeared in Yuquan since then. Sun Quan forwarded Guan Yu's head to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao buried Guan Yu with royal rites.
Chapter 78 Liu Bei wanted to march into Soochow to question his crimes, but Zhuge Liang stopped him after remonstrating. Cao Cao ordered Hua Tuo to cure his head disease. Hua Tuo said that he had to cut off his head to remove the root. Cao Cao was furious and imprisoned Hua Tuo in prison. Hua Tuo died soon after, and Cao Cao's illness became serious. After instructing his ministers on what to do after his death, he sighed and died.
Chapter 79: Cao Pi succeeded to the throne. Because his younger brother Cao Zhi did not come to the funeral, he was ordered to be held for questioning. In extreme grief and anger, Cao Zhi wrote a seven-step poem to denounce Cao Pi's unkindness. Liao Hua persuaded Liu Bei to kill Liu Feng and Meng Da, but the news was leaked. Meng Da surrendered to Wei, and Liu Feng led his troops to lose the battle. He fled back to Chengdu, but was captured and executed by Liu Bei.
Chapter 80: Under the advice of his ministers, Cao Pi deposed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and established himself as emperor, with the name of the country Wei. Zhuge Liang persuaded Liu Bei to revive the Han Dynasty, but Liu Bei repeatedly refused. Zhuge Liang faked his illness to win Liu Bei's promise to become emperor. Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu, and his country was named Shuhan.
Chapter 81 Liu Bei wanted to raise an army to attack Wu. Zhang Fei prepared white flags and white armor in Langzhong. Because his generals Fan Jiang and Zhang Da did not complete the preparations as scheduled, they were severely beaten by Zhang Fei. They were resentful and entered the army. Zhang Fei was assassinated and fled to Soochow. Liu Bei was angry and immediately led an army of 700,000 to attack Soochow.
Chapter 82: Sun Quan sent Zhao Zi to ask for help from Cao Pi, and Cao Pi named Sun Quan King of Wu and added Jiuxi. Sun Quan wanted to stop fighting, but Liu Bei refused and sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's sons Guan Xing and Zhang Bao as vanguards to attack Soochow.
Chapter 83 Huang Zhong died in battle, Liu Bei became more angry and stepped up his attack on Soochow. Sun Quan had no choice but to send Liu Bei's enemies to the Shu army camp, but Liu Bei still refused to give up and was determined to wipe out Soochow. Kanze recommended Lu Xun to Sun Quan as the governor-general, but Lu Xun was young and most of the generals refused to accept it.
Chapter 84 Lu Xun planned to burn the entire camp, and Liu Bei's 700-mile camp was burned. Liu Bei led his remaining troops defeated and returned to Baidi City. Lu Xun pursued to Yufupu, where Zhuge Liang had laid stone formations in advance to block Lu Xun's army. Lu Xun was worried that Cao Pi would take advantage of the opportunity to attack Wu and lead his troops back.
Chapter 85 Liu Bei was seriously ill in Yong'an Palace in Baidi City, so he summoned Zhuge Liang and others to take care of his affairs. Liu Bei died of illness, Zhuge Liang made the young Liu Chan emperor, and Cao Pi took the opportunity to send a five-pronged army to attack Western Shu. Zhuge Liang secretly dispatched troops and horses, retreated four of them, and told Liu Chan what was on his mind. Deng Zhi saw through Zhuge Liang's thoughts, so Zhuge Liang sent him as an envoy to Soochow.
Chapter 86 Deng Zhi stated to Sun Quan the interests of Shu and Wu, and finally Sun Quan decided to sever ties with Wei and unite the troops of Shu to fight against Wei. Cao Pi went south to attack Wu. Wu general Xu Sheng planned to defeat Cao Pi, and Wei general Zhang Liao died.
Chapter 87 Yong Kai, the prefect of Jianning, joined forces with the barbarian king Meng Huo to rebel. Zhuge Liang used counterintuitive tactics to defeat each of them and put down Yong Kai's rebellion. Meng Huo confronted Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang set up an ambush and captured Meng Huo alive, but Meng Huo was not convinced.
Chapter 88 Meng Huo relied on the natural dangers of Lu River and could not get out. Zhuge Liang crossed the Lu River at night. The cave owner under Meng Huo's tent was dissatisfied with Meng Huo and captured Meng Huo alive and presented it to Zhuge Liang. Meng Huo was still dissatisfied and led his troops to resist again. He sent his brother Meng You to the Shu camp to feign surrender, but Zhuge Liang saw through it. Meng Huo came to rescue him, but was captured by Zhuge Liang.
Chapter 89 Zhuge Liang abandoned the stronghold and fled, luring Meng Huo deep into the camp, setting up an ambush and capturing Meng Huo alive. Zhuge Liang let Meng Huo go again, and Meng Huo asked for help from King Duo Si, the master of Tulong Cave. Duo Si relied on the dangerous surrounding environment and believed that the Shu army could not enter, but Zhuge Liang got help from Meng Jie and went deep into the barbarian side. Meng Huo was captured by Yin Xiyin. Captured by Yang Feng, the master of Yedong.
Chapter 90 Meng Huo asked King Mulu for help due to the fall of Sanjiang City. He used giant beasts to repel the Shu soldiers. Zhuge Liang cleverly used fake beasts to drive away the real beasts of the barbarians, and Meng Huo was defeated. Meng Huo tried to trick Zhuge Liang into surrendering, but failed and was captured. Meng Huo wanted to use the Tengjia Army of the Ugo Kingdom to defeat the Shu army, but Zhuge Liang destroyed the Tengjia Army with a fire attack. Meng Huo was convinced by Zhuge Liang and finally surrendered.
Chapter 91 Zhuge Liang returned to Chengdu and wrote a "Lecturer's Guide" to persuade Liu Chan to govern the country with all his heart. Zhuge Liang led his generals in the Northern Expedition, with Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi as the vanguard. The leader of Wei, Cao Pi, died, and Cao Rui succeeded him. He sent Emperor Cao Cao's son-in-law Xia Houmao to lead troops to fight against the Shu army.
Chapter 92 The famous Xiliang general Han De led his four sons to fight against the Shu army, but all five of them were killed by Zhao Yun. Zhuge Liang used a plan to capture Xiahou Mao alive and ordered him to recruit the prefects of Anding and Tianshui counties. Cui Liang, the prefect of Anding, pretended to surrender, but Zhuge Liang saw through it and Cui Liang died.
Chapter 93 Zhuge Liang sent Zhao Yun to attack Tianshui City, and general Jiang Wei came out to meet him. Zhao Yun led the army back, but Zhuge Liang used counterintuitive tactics to drive a wedge between Jiang Wei and Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui. Jiang Wei was attacked by Ma Zun and surrendered to Shu, and Zhuge Liang took Tianshui. When Zhuge Liang left Qishan, Cao Rui, the leader of Wei, sent Cao Zhen to fight Zhuge Liang. Military advisor Wang Lang wanted to surrender to Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang scolded him to death instead.
Chapter 94 Cao Zhen wanted to use the power of the Qiang people to defeat Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang used a trick to defeat the Qiang army, and the Qiang king Cheliji agreed to sever relations with Wei. Meng Da wanted to return to Shu and decided to launch an army to attack Wei, but his plan was leaked. Cao Rui re-appointed Sima Yi, the hussar general. Sima Yi defeated Shangyong and Meng Da died in the battle.
Chapter 95 Zhuge Liang sent Ma Di to guard the street pavilion of the fortress. Ma Di did not listen to Wang Ping's words and insisted on setting up camp on the top of the mountain, resulting in a disastrous defeat for the Shu army. Zhuge Liang used the "empty city strategy" in Xicheng to make Sima Yi suspicious and ordered his troops to withdraw.
Chapter 96 Zhuge Liang led his army back to Hanzhong, ordered Ma Su to be killed, and demoted himself to the third level. Wu general Zhou Li pretended to surrender to Wei, and Wei general Cao Xiu launched an army to attack Wu. In order to gain Cao Xiu's trust, Zhou Li cut off his hair and swore an oath. Cao Xiu marched into Stone City, but was ambushed and returned defeated.
Chapter 97 After Zhao Yun died of illness, Zhuge Liang went to the "Departure List" again. The second time he left Qishan, he was frustrated at the Chencang Road crossing. Jiang Wei pretended to surrender to Cao Zhen, and Cao Zhen's general Fei Yao sent troops to attack Zhuge Liang. He was ambushed and Fei Yao died.
Chapter 98 Zhuge Liang’s army had no food and decided to retreat. Wei Yan was tricked by Zhuge Liang and killed Wei general Wang Shuang who came to pursue him. Sun Quan, king of Wu, proclaimed himself emperor and changed his name to Huanglong. Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan three times and planned to break Chencang City, and the guard Hao Zhao died.
Chapter 99: Zhuge Liang planned to capture Wudu and Yinping, and the later leader Liu Chan ordered Zhuge Liang to resume his official position. Zhuge Liang wanted to defeat Sima Yi and defeated the Wei army who came to pursue him in the name of retreating. Zhang Bao died of illness, and Zhuge Liang ordered him to return to Hanzhong. When Cao Zhen and Sima Yi invaded Western Shu, Zhuge Liang predicted that there would be heavy rain within a month and refused to fight.
Chapter 100 Cao Zhen made a bet with Sima Yi, each guarding a valley to wait for the Shu soldiers. Chen Shi entered Ji Valley without permission, and his troops and horses were injured and he was executed. Cao Zhen was defeated by Zhuge Liang and fell ill. Zhuge Liang sent someone to deliver a message to the Wei camp. Cao Zhen was furious after reading it. Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan and fought with Sima Yi. The Wei army was defeated. Sima Yi sent the surrendered general Gou An to spread rumors, and Liu Chan summoned Zhuge Liang back.
Chapter 110 Zhuge Liang left Qishan on the fifth day and used a strange trick near Lucheng to prevent Sima Yi from invading, so the soldiers were able to thresh wheat in Lucheng. Li Yan missed the provisions and was afraid that Zhuge Liang would blame him, so he lied about the military situation and said that Soochow was invaded. Zhuge Liang withdrew his troops back to Shu, and Zhang He went to pursue him. Zhuge Liang set up an ambush at Mumen Road and shot Zhang He to death.
Chapter 12 Zhuge Liang left Qishan on the 6th, preparing to attack Sima Yi's camp, but was discovered by Sima Yi in advance, and Wu Ban died in the battle. Zhuge Liang made wooden oxen and flowing horses in Shangfang Valley to transport grain. Sima Yi decided to imitate them, but Zhuge Liang planned to capture all the wooden oxen and flowing horses from the Wei army.
Chapter 13 Zhuge Liang planned to trap Sima Yi in the Shangfang Valley and set it on fire, but it rained heavily and Sima Yi was able to escape. Zhuge Liang was ill and knew that his time was short, so he wanted to use the star method to extend his life. However, when he was one day short of success, Wei Yan accidentally put out the lamp.
Chapter 14 Zhuge Liang was seriously ill and called Jiang Wei, Yang Yi and others to take care of his affairs. Liu Chan sent Li Fu to greet him, and Li Fu asked Zhuge Liang about his successor. Zhuge Liang died of illness, Jiang Wei and others used Zhuge Liang's wooden statue to hide it from Sima Yi, so the Shu soldiers were able to retreat.
Chapter 15 Wei Yan was dissatisfied with Yang Yi's leadership and rebelled. Yang Yi used Zhuge Liang's plan to kill Wei Yan. Cao Rui built a lot of construction projects in Wei State, wasted people and money, and took apart the dew plates inherited from the old Han Dynasty in order to live forever.
Chapter 16: Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong rebelled. Sima Yi led his troops to quell the rebellion. He killed Gongsun Yuan and Liaodong was pacified. After Cao Rui died and Cao Fang ascended the throne, the powerful minister Cao Shuang planned to remove Sima Yi's military power. In order to dispel Cao Shuang's wariness, Sima Yi pretended to be seriously ill, which dispelled Cao Shuang's suspicion.
Chapter 17: Sima Yi used a trick to get rid of Cao Shuang. Xiahou Ba, a relative of Cao Shuang, felt uneasy and surrendered to Shu. Jiang Wei took advantage of the civil unrest in Wei and attacked Wei, but was defeated by Guo Huai and Chen Tai. Jiang Wei had no choice but to retreat and set up continuous crossbows on the road to prevent pursuing troops.
Chapter 18: Sima Yi died of illness, and Sima Shi and Sima Zhao took charge of the power of Wei. Sun Quan, the leader of Wu, died and was succeeded by Sun Liang. Sima Zhao took the opportunity to attack Wu. Wu general Ding Feng led his infantry to board the enemy ship and defeated the Wei fleet in one fell swoop. Sun Jun, a member of the Wu royal family, was dissatisfied with Zhuge Ke and planned to murder Zhuge Ke to gain control of Wu's military power.
Chapter 19 Jiang Wei made his second expedition to the Central Plains, killed Wei general Xu Zhi, and trapped Sima Zhao on Iron Cage Mountain. However, reinforcements arrived and Sima Zhao took the opportunity to go down the mountain. Wei soldiers asked Qiang soldiers to help. Jiang Wei retreated and Guo Huai came to pursue him, but Jiang Wei shot him dead. Sima Shi had great power. Cao Fang, the leader of Wei, wanted to murder Sima Shi, but Sima Shi found out. He deposed Cao Fang as the king of Qi and established Cao Mao as the emperor.
Chapter 110 Wei generals Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin raised troops to oppose the tyranny of Sima Division. Wen Qin's son Wen Yang led his troops into the Wei camp and was invincible. Sima Shi suffered an eye tumor and died. Sima Zhao suppressed Guanqiu Jian's rebellion. Jiang Wei took the opportunity to attack the Central Plains three times and defeated Wei general Wang Jing in a last-ditch battle. However, he was defeated by Wei general Deng Ai because he entered the enemy's territory lightly.
Chapter 11: Jiang Wei made four expeditions to the Central Plains. Deng Ai designed to trap Jiang Wei in Duan Valley. Shu general Zhang Yi was killed in battle, and Jiang Wei returned to Shu. Wei general Zhuge Dan launched an army to attack Sima Zhao, and joined forces with the Soochow army. Sun Wei, the general of Soochow, sent troops to rescue, and Sima Zhao raised troops to suppress it.
Chapter 112 Zhuge Dan was so violent that all his generals fled the city. Wu generals Quan Duan, Wen Yang and others surrendered to Sima Zhao, and Zhuge Dan was killed. Jiang Wei took advantage of Zhuge Dan's rebellion and launched five expeditions into the Central Plains, confronting Deng Ai and his son. Deng Ai used a delaying strategy to delay the attack. After Zhuge Dan's defeat, Jiang Wei had no choice but to retreat.
Chapter 13: General Sun Wei of the State of Wu deposed Sun Liang, the Lord of Wu, as King of Kuaiji, and made Sun Xiu the emperor. Veteran general Ding Feng contacted Zhang Bu and planned to kill Sun Wei, and the civil strife in Soochow subsided. During Jiang Wei's sixth expedition to the Central Plains, he fought with Deng Ai and Sima Wang and defeated the Wei army. Deng Ai used Dang Jun's plan to send people to Chengdu to spread rumors, and Liu Chan recalled Jiang Wei to Chengdu.
Chapter 114: Cao Mao, the leader of Wei, was dissatisfied with Sima Zhao's power and led an army to attack him. Sima Zhao's warrior Cheng Ji killed Cao Mao. Sima Zhao appointed Cao Huan as emperor, and Jiang Wei attacked the Central Plains seven times under the pretense of questioning. Deng Ai sent Wang Guan to pretend to surrender, but Jiang Wei saw through it and defeated the Wei army. However, the Shu army also suffered heavy losses and had to retreat.
Chapter 15 Jiang Wei once again went on the Northern Expedition and had a stalemate with Deng Ai. Liu Chan listened to Huang Hao and Yan Yu's slander and recalled Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei was forced to settle in Tazhong to avoid disaster. Sima Zhao saw that the time was ripe and decided to raise troops to destroy Shu.