Liu Bei Crossed the River to Keep an Appointment
　　This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu of Wu Kingdom was a strategist but he was narrow-minded and jealous of people smarter than him. So he had always been thinking of killing Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei of Shu Kingdom. One day， he invited Liu Bei

Jiang Gan Steals a Letter
　　This is an episode from the Three Kingdoms. Cao cao sent a letter to Zhou Yu to summon him to surrender. Zhou Yu tore Cao's letter to pieces. Zhou Yu's classmate， Jiang Gan， was working for Cao Cao as an adviser， Jiang offered to travel to Wu to persuade Zhou Yu to surrend

Night Fight Against Ma Chao
　　This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Zhang Lu ordered Ma Chao to attack Jiameng Pass. Learning this， Liu Bei immediately went to his military advisor Zhuge Liang for ideas. Zhuge Liang said， “Mao Chao is so brave that only Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun can match him. But Zhang

A Leap Over the Tanxi River
　　Liu Bei captured an excellent horse in a battle. When Liu Biao marveled at the steed， Liu Bei gave it to him as a gift. Under Liu Biao， there was a horse expert who said， “This horse， though excellent， tends to harm its owner； you'd better return it to Liu Bei.” Followin

Recommending Zhuge Liang on Horseback
　　Xu Shu was much valued by Liu Bei for his strategic talents. After several victories on the battleground against Cao Cao， Xu was made the chief military advisor. At the news， Cao Cao was begrudging. “If you want this person，” one of his advisors said， “you can

Scrape the Poison off the Bone
　　This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Guan Yu was hit by a poisonous arrow in the right arm while attacking Fancheng City. When his men took the arrowhead out， they found that the poison had already seeped into the bone， so they persuaded him to go to Jingzhou for trea

Zhao Yun Saves Young Master Single-Handedly
　　Though Liu Bei was outnumbered by Cao Cao's troops in the Xinye battle， Liu defeated Cao thanks to the smart tactic he had resorted to. Cao soon commanded an army of 500，000 to take his revenge. When Liu Bei and his force of 3，000 got to Dangyang County，

Zhang Fei's Apology
　　At Cao Cao's instruction， Liu Bei was about to set off for a punitive expedition against Yuan Shu. Before he left， Liu Bei worried about the defence of Xuzhou City. When Zhang Fei volünteered to take the task， Liu said， “How can I feel assured， when you're so fond of drinking an

Taking Chencang by Using a Clever Strategy
　　This is a story from the novel Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang led 300，000 Shu State troops in a march towards Chencang， the vital communication stronghold of the Wei State. It was his second expedition against the Wei State. Hao Zhao， the general guarding the

To Borrow Arrows with Thatched Boats
　　This is an episode from the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu ordered Zhuge Liang to manufacture 100，000 arrows within ten days. Zhuge said， “Give me three days.” He also signed a pledge placing himself liable for punishment should he fail to complete the order. Zhou Yu r

Three Heroes Combating Lü Bu
　　Toward the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty （25-220）， state power fell into Dong Zhuo's hand， a very cruel and manipulating person. Yuan Shao， the leader of an opposition force， led a punitive expedition to Lüoyang， the capital. Dong Zhuo sent a very battlewise general na

　　Following the interlocking stratagems they had laid， Wang Yun betrothed his step daughter Diao Chan to Lü Bu， then， to sow discord between the two， presented the girl to Dong Zhou as a concubine. Lü Bu was furious， and each time he met Diao Chan， the latter feigned a sad tearful look. One day， while Dong Chan was in court， Lü Bu rushed

　　Brotherhood Forged in the Peach Garden
　　Toward the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty（25-220） China was war-stricken. After a royal edict to recruit soldiers in Zhuozhou， three heroes surfaced. One was Liu Bei， a descendent of Liu Sheng， Prince Jin of Zhongshan during the Han Dynasty. Liu Bei was sighing while reading the posted e

Guan Yu Floods Seven Armies
　　This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao appointed Yu Jin as the chief commander in charge of the southern expedition， together with Pang De in the vanguard. They led seven armies to rescue Fancheng City. When Guan Yu of Shu learned this， he led his army to take them