Three Kingdoms

by Luo Guanzhong

Three Kingdoms is a classic Chinese historical novel set at the fall of the Han dynasty. It chronicles the epic struggle among warlords and the rise of three rival kingdoms.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: The Oath-Brothers Feast in the Peach Garden; Heroes Win Their First Laurels by Slaying the Yellow Turbans
Chapter 2: Zhang Fei, in a Rage, Beats the Inspector; He Jin, the Imperial Uncle, Plots to Slay the Eunuchs
Chapter 3: Dong Zhuo Denounces Ding Yuan at the Wenming Garden; Li Su Bribes Lü Bu with Gold and Pearls
Chapter 4: The Han Emperor Is Deposed; The Prince of Chenliu Ascends the Throne; Cao Mengde Plots Against the Tyrant Dong Zhuo and Offers a Dagger
Chapter 5: The Forged Edict Rallies the Warlords to Cao Cao's Cause; Three Brothers Break the Pass and Battle Lü Bu
Chapter 6: Dong Zhuo Burns the Golden Palace and Commits Atrocities; Sun Jian Hides the Imperial Seal and Breaks His Oath
Chapter 7: Yuan Shao Battles Gongsun Zan at the Pan River; Sun Jian Crosses the River to Strike Liu Biao
Chapter 8: The Minister of Education Weaves a Cunning Double Chain; The Grand Preceptor Storms the Phoenix Pavilion
Chapter 9: Lü Bu Aids the Minister to Slay the Tyrant; Li Jue Heeds Jia Xu to Attack Chang’an
Chapter 10: Ma Teng Rises to Rescue the Throne; Cao Cao Takes Up Arms to Avenge His Father
Chapter 11: Liu Bei, the Imperial Uncle, Rescues Kong Rong at Beihai; Lü Bu, the Marquis of Wen, Defeats Cao Cao at Puyang
Chapter 12: Tao Qian Yields Xuzhou Thrice to Liu Bei; Cao Cao Fiercely Battles Lü Bu
Chapter 13: Li Jue and Guo Si Wage a Great War; Yang Feng and Dong Cheng Twice Rescue the Emperor
Chapter 14: Cao Mengde Moves the Emperor to Xuchang; Lü Fengxian Attacks Xuzhou by Night
Chapter 15: Taishi Ci Fiercely Battles the Little Overlord; Sun Bofu Fights a Great War Against Yan Baihu
Chapter 16: Lü Bu Shoots the Halberd at the Camp Gate; Cao Cao Suffers Defeat at the Yu River
Chapter 17: Yuan Shu Musters Seven Armies; Cao Cao Joins Forces with Three Generals
Chapter 18: Jia Wenhe Foresees the Enemy and Wins Victory; Xiahou Yuan Plucks Out His Eye and Devours It
Chapter 19: Cao Cao's Fierce Battle at Xiapi; Lü Bu Meets His End at White Gate Tower
Chapter 20: Cao Cao Hunts at Xutian; Imperial Uncle Dong Receives a Secret Edict
Chapter 21: Cao Cao Warms Wine and Discusses Heroes; Guan Yu Tricks the City and Slays Che Zhou
Chapter 22: Yuan Shao and Cao Cao Raise Their Armies; Guan Yu and Zhang Fei Capture Generals Wang and Liu
Chapter 23: Mi Heng Strips Naked to Curse the Traitor; Imperial Physician Ji Plots Poison and Suffers Execution
Chapter 24: The Traitor Minister Slaughters the Imperial Consort; The Imperial Uncle Flees to Yuan Shao
Chapter 25: Guan Yu Sets Three Conditions on Earth Hill; Cao Cao Breaks the Siege at White Horse
Chapter 26: Yuan Benchu Loses Generals and Soldiers; Guan Yunchang Seals Up His Seal and Declines Gold
Chapter 27: The Lord of the Beautiful Beard Travels a Thousand Miles Alone; The Marquis of Hanshou Slays Six Generals at Five Passes
Chapter 28: Slaying Cai Yang, the Brothers Dispel Their Doubts; Gathering at Ancient City, Lord and Subject Reunite in Righteousness
Chapter 29: The Little Tyrant Slays Yu Ji in Rage; The Blue-Eyed Lad Takes Command of Jiangdong
Chapter 30: The Battle of Guandu: Yuan Shao’s Defeat; The Raid on Wuchao: Mengde Burns the Grain
Chapter 31: Cao Cao Breaks Yuan Shao at Cangting; Liu Xuande Seeks Refuge with Liu Biao in Jing Province
Chapter 32: The Struggle for Ji Province: Yuan Shang Fights for Dominance; Xu You Diverts the Zhang River with a Daring Plan
Chapter 33: Cao Pi Takes Lady Zhen Amidst the Chaos; Guo Jia's Posthumous Plan Settles Liaodong
Chapter 34: Lady Cai Eavesdrops Behind the Screen; The Imperial Uncle Leaps His Horse Across the Tan Stream
Chapter 35: Liu Xuande Encounters a Hermit in South Zhang; Shan Fu Meets His True Lord in Xinye
Chapter 36: Xuande Captures Fancheng with a Cunning Stratagem; Yuanzhi Rides Forth to Recommend Zhuge Liang
Chapter 37: Sima Hui Recommends the Scholars Again; Liu Xuande Pays Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage
Chapter 38: The Three Kingdoms Strategy Decided at Longzhong; The Sun Clan Takes Revenge on the Yangtze River
Chapter 39: The Son of Jingzhou Thrice Seeks a Plan; The Military Strategist Deploys His First Fire at Bowang Slope
Chapter 40: Lady Cai Plots to Surrender Jing Province; Zhuge Liang Burns Xin Ye by Fire
Chapter 41: Liu Xuande Leads the People Across the River; Zhao Zilong Rides Alone to Rescue His Lord
Chapter 42: Zhang Fei Wreaks Havoc at Changban Bridge; Liu Xuande Retreats in Defeat to Hanjin Ferry
Chapter 43: Zhuge Liang Debates the Scholars of Wu; Lu Su Stands Firm Against the Tide of Opinion
Chapter 44: Kongming Provokes Zhou Yu with Cunning Words; Sun Quan Resolves to Destroy Cao Cao
Chapter 45: Cao Cao Suffers Defeat at the Three Rivers Mouth; The Gathering of Heroes Traps Jiang Gan in a Ruse
Chapter 46: Kongming Borrows Arrows with a Cunning Ruse; Huang Gai Endures Flogging for the Secret Plan
Chapter 47: Kan Ze Secretly Delivers a Feigned Surrender; Pang Tong Cleverly Presents the Chain-Link Scheme
Chapter 48: A Feast on the Yangtze: Cao Cao Composes a Poem; The Northern Army Chains Its Warships and Takes Up Arms
Chapter 49: On the Seven-Star Altar, Zhuge Liang Invokes the Wind; At the Confluence of Three Rivers, Zhou Yu Unleashes the Fire
Chapter 50: Zhuge Liang Foresees the Huarong Path; Guan Yu Repays Cao Cao's Kindness
Chapter 51: Cao Ren Battles the Wu Army; Kongming Angers Zhou Yu for the First Time
Chapter 52: Zhuge Liang Cleverly Refuses Lu Su; Zhao Zilong Takes Guiyang by Strategy
Chapter 53: Guan Yu Releases Huang Zhong as a Gesture of Righteousness; Sun Quan Fiercely Battles Zhang Liao
Chapter 54: The Dowager Lady Wu Meets Her Son-in-Law at Ganlu Temple; The Imperial Uncle Finds a New Bride in the Wedding Chamber
Chapter 55: Xuande Cleverly Stirs Lady Sun's Heart; Kongming Angers Zhou Yu a Second Time
Chapter 56: Cao Cao's Grand Feast at the Bronze Sparrow Terrace; Zhuge Liang Thrice Provokes Zhou Yu
Chapter 57: The Crouching Dragon Mourns at Chaisang; The Young Phoenix Administers at Leiyang
Chapter 58: Ma Mengqi Raises an Army to Avenge His Blood Feud; Cao Aman Shears His Beard and Abandons His Robe
Chapter 59: Xu Chu Fights Ma Chao Bare-Chested; Cao Cao Alters a Letter to Sow Discord Between Han Sui
Chapter 60: Zhang Song Turns the Tables on Yang Xiu; Pang Tong Proposes the Conquest of Western Shu
Chapter 61: Zhao Yun Seizes Ah Dou at the River; Sun Quan Sends a Letter to Repulse the Old Schemer
Chapter 62: Yang Huai and Gao Pei Lose Their Heads at Fu Pass; Huang Zhong and Wei Yan Compete for Glory Attacking Luo City
Chapter 63: Zhuge Liang Weeps Bitterly for Pang Tong; Zhang Fei Releases Yan Yan in a Righteous Act
Chapter 64: Kongming Sets a Snare to Capture Zhang Ren; Yang Fu Borrows Troops to Defeat Ma Chao
Chapter 65: Ma Chao Fiercely Battles at Jiameng Pass; Liu Bei Proclaims Himself Governor of Yi Province
Chapter 66: Guan Yu Attends a Feast Alone with His Blade; Empress Fu Dies for Her Country
Chapter 67: Cao Cao Pacifies the Land of Hanzhong; Zhang Liao's Fame Shakes the Banks of Xiaoyao Ford
Chapter 68: Gan Ning Raids the Wei Camp with a Hundred Horsemen; Zuo Ci Mocks Cao Cao by Tossing His Cup
Chapter 69: Guan Lu Divines the Mysteries of the Book of Changes; Five Loyal Ministers Die for the Han Throne
Chapter 70: The Fierce Zhang Fei Takes Wakou Pass by Strategy; The Aged Huang Zhong Seizes Tiandang Mountain by Design
Chapter 71: Huang Zhong Occupies the Facing Mountain, Resting to Exhaust the Enemy; Zhao Yun Holds the Han River, Few Triumphing Over Many
Chapter 72: Zhuge Liang Takes Hanzhong by Cunning; Cao Cao Retreats to Xie Valley
Chapter 73: Liu Xuande Ascends to the Throne of Hanzhong; Lord Guan Attacks and Captures Xianyang Commandery
Chapter 74: Pang De Carries His Own Coffin to the Death-Duel; Guan Yu Drowns the Seven Armies with Floodwaters
Chapter 75: Guan Yu Scrapes Poison from His Bone; Lü Meng Crosses the River in White
Chapter 76: Xu Huang’s Great Battle at the Mian River; Guan Yu’s Defeat and Flight to Maicheng
Chapter 77: Guan Yu’s Spirit Manifests on Mount Yuquan; Cao Cao Feels the Divine Presence in Luoyang
Chapter 78: The Divine Physician Dies Treating a Wind Malady; The Crafty Hero’s Fate Ends with Final Commands
Chapter 79: The Elder Brother Forces His Younger Brother to Compose a Poem; The Nephew Traps His Uncle and Faces Execution
Chapter 80: Cao Pi Deposes the Emperor and Usurps the Han Throne; The King of Han Ascends the Throne to Continue the Great Legacy
Chapter 81: Eager to Avenge His Brother, Zhang Fei Meets His End; Avenging His Kin, the First Sovereign Raises an Army
Chapter 82: Sun Quan Submits to Wei and Receives the Nine Dignities; The Former Lord Campaigns Against Wu and Rewards His Armies
Chapter 83: The Battle of Xiaoting: The Imperial Uncle Captures His Foes; A Scholar Receives Command to Guard the River's Mouth
Chapter 84: Lu Xun Burns the Linked Camps for Seven Hundred Li; Kongming Cleverly Deploys the Eightfold Maze Formation
Chapter 85: The Late Emperor Liu Bei Entrusts His Orphan Son in His Final Edict; Zhuge Liang, From His Leisure, Quells Five Paths of Invasion
Chapter 86: Qin Mi Confounds Zhang Wen with a Debate on Heaven; Xu Sheng Defeats Cao Pi with a Fire Attack
Chapter 87: The Chancellor Leads a Grand Campaign Against the Southern Rebels; The the southern king, Defying Heaven’s Army, Is Captured for the Firs
Chapter 88: Crossing the Lu River, the the southern king Is Bound Again; Recognizing a Feigned Surrender, Meng Huo Is Captured a Third Time
Chapter 89: The Marquis of Wu Xiang Springs His Fourth Stratagem; The Southern the southern king Is Captured for the Fifth Time
Chapter 90: Driving Off Giant Beasts, the Southern Campaign Breaks the tribal army for the Sixth Time; Burning the Rattan Armor, Meng Huo Is Captured f
Chapter 91: The Han Chancellor Sacrifices at the Lu River and Leads His Army Home; The Marquis of Wu Submits a Memorial to Campaign Against the Central
Chapter 92: Zhao Zilong Slays Five Generals Through Sheer Might; Zhuge Liang Takes Three Cities with Cunning Stratagems
Chapter 93: Jiang Wei Pledges Allegiance to Kongming; The Marquis of Wuxiang Insults Wang Lang to Death
Chapter 94: Zhuge Liang Breaks the Qiang Army in the Snow; Sima Yi Captures Meng Da on a Fixed Schedule
Chapter 95: Ma Su Rejects Counsel and Loses the Strategic Pass; The Martial Marquis Plays the Zither and Drives Back Sima Yi
Chapter 96: Kongming Sheds Tears and Executes Ma Su; Zhou Fang Severs His Hair to Deceive Cao Xiu
Chapter 97: The Marquis of Wu Submits Another Memorial to Attack Wei; Jiang Wei Feigns Surrender with a Letter to Defeat the Wei Army
Chapter 98: The Pursuer of Han Forces, Wang Shuang, Meets His End; The Marquis of Wuxiang Captures Chencang and Triumphs
Chapter 99: Zhuge Liang Crushes the Wei Army; Sima Yi Invades Western Shu
Chapter 100: The Han Army Raids the Camp and Defeats Cao Zhen; The Martial Marquis Contests Formations and Humiliates Zhongda