A Chinese Classic, Retold in English
Cao Cao can’t even get a good night’s sleep as he tries to dislodge Liu Bei from the banks of the Han River.
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Huang Zhong performs more heroic deeds, then Zhao Yun says to Cao Cao, “Hey, remember me?”
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With the battle for Hanzhong in full swing, Liu Bei sends a senior citizen to chase off some rowdy kids.
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You are a court official. Cao Cao just put down a coup, and now he’s asking whether you helped put out the fire started by the rebels or just stayed home. What would you say?
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We make virtually no progress in the narrative this week as we get tangled up in mysticism, superstition, and oh yeah, another conspiracy to overthrow Cao Cao.
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After a general risks life and limb to save him, Sun Quan makes sure everyone appreciates the sacrifice.
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Sun Quan tries to wrestle some territory away from Cao Cao, while at the same time playing peacemaker between two of his own officers.
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Another foe bows to Cao Cao’s might.
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A long overdue farewell to Dongwu’s military genius, who had the misfortune of being alive in the time of Zhuge Liang. Or at least, that’s how the novel tells it.
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Guan Yu brings a really big knife to a land dispute.
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