The tale of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms has been made into a series of Sony Playstation 2 "RPG" or role-playing video-game. There are also PC games based on this tale. Most well known of these games are from KOEI, which released 10 titles, usually only released in Asia, excluding expansions (known as 'PK' packs). ...

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Stories from the Three Kingdoms period existed in the verbal form before any written compilations. In these popular stories the characters typically took on exaggerated and mythical characteristics, often becoming immortals or supernatural beings with magical powers. With their focus on the history of Han Chinese, the stories grew in popularity during the reign of the foreign Mongol emperors of the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279-1368). During the succeeding Ming Dynasty an interest in plays and novels re ...

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Cao Cao (155 – 220), whose name is also often transliterated and should be correctly pronounced as Ts'ao Ts'ao, was a regional warlord and the last Chancellor of Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid down foundations for what was to become Cao Wei and was posthumously titled Emperor Wu of Wei (魏武帝). Although generally characterized as a cruel and suspicious character in the ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a 14th century historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms period. Incorporating Chinese folklore, the author gave Guan Xing's character much more significance. In Chapter 81, Guan Xing was said to have competed with Zhang Bao, son of Zhang Fei, over the commandership of the vanguard force to attack the Kingdom of Wu to avenge their fathers. Liu Bei, emperor of the Kingdom of Shu, then bade them to swear to be brothe ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, an historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred during the Three Kingdoms period. In the book, Dian Wei was introduced to Cao Cao by Xiahou Dun sometime in 193. According to Xiahou Dun, Dian Wei used to serve in Zhang Miao's camp. After killing dozens of comrades with his bare hands following a dispute, Dian Wei escaped to the hills. Xiahou Dun, while out hunting, found Dian W ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms Period. Luo Guanzhong delineated an elaborate and cunning scheme for Wang Yun's plot to eliminate Dong Zhuo. It involved two strategems from the Thirty-Six Strategies: the Strategem of Beautiful Women (美人计) and the Strategem of Combining Tactics (连环计). In Chapter 8, Wang Yun was contemplating a plot to assassinate Dong Zhuo late one night when he heard ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms period. In it Wen Chou was said to have a face like that of the xiezhi¹. In Chapter 5, Yuan Shao gave high praise to Wen Chou's prowess in battle. Faced with the indomitable enemy commander Hua Xiong, Yuan Shao lamented, "If I ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a 14th century historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms period. In Chapter 33, Yuan Tan was said to have sent Xin Ping (辛評) as an emissary to Cao Cao while besieged in Nanpi (南皮) to seek surrender but was declined. When Xin Ping returned, Yuan Tan accused him of treason since his brother Xin Pi (辛毗) served in Cao Cao's camp. The undue accusation ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms period. Pang De made his first appearance in Chapter 58 as a trusted senior officer of Ma Teng and his son Ma Chao. When Ma Chao had a dream, in which he was attacked by a pack of tigers in a snowy land, he consulted Pang De, who thought that it was a bad omen. True enough, they soon heard news of the death ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms period. To further pronounce the bravery and strength of Xu Chu, Luo Guanzhong added a fictional battle between Xu Chu and Ma Chao in Chapter 59 – Xu Chu Strips for a Fight with Ma Chao. During the confrontation between the armies of Cao Cao and Ma Chao, Xu Chu challenged the latter to a duel. Ma Chao took up the challenge and the pair rode forth to engage in a b ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms period. In Chapter 5, Yuan Shao gave high praise to Yan Liang's prowess in battle. Faced with the indomitable enemy warrior Hua Xiong, Yuan Shao lamented, "If I had either Yan Liang or Wen Chou here, I would have nothing to fear." This comment foreshadows the first appearance of Yan Liang in Chapter 25, where he was deployed by Yuan Shao as commander of a vanguard force t ...

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In Chapter 19 of the 14th century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, Song Xian's close friend and colleague Hou Cheng was said to have been spanked at the order of Lü Bu for breaking the liquor ban. The disgruntled man then plotted with Song Xian and Wei Xu to betray Lü Bu to Cao Cao. Under the cover of the night Hou Cheng stole Lü Bu's powerful steed Red Hare and galloped out of the city towards Cao Cao's camp. The next morning, Cao Cao's troops launched a fierce attack. Lü Bu had to personall ...

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In Chapter 19 of the 14th century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, Wei Xu's close friend and colleague Hou Cheng was said to have been spanked at the order of Lü Bu for breaking the liquor ban. The disgruntled man then plotted with Song Xian and Wei Xu to betray Lü Bu to Cao Cao. Under the cover of the night Hou Cheng stole Lü Bu's powerful steed Red Hare and galloped out of the city towards Cao Cao's camp. The next morning, Cao Cao's troops launched a fierce attack. Lü Bu had to personally t ...

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Xu Chu was born in the county of Qiao (modern day Bozhou, Anhui). According to the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, he was over 8 chi tall (approximately 8 feet or 2.4 meters) with a waist circumference of ten wei (approximately 52 inches or 132 centimeters). Towards the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xu Chu rallied thousands of clan members and constructed a fortress to fen ...

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While little was known about Hua Xiong from historical records, his character was given more significance in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In Chapter 5, as warlords around the country formed a coalition against Dong Zhuo, Hua Xiong was placed at Sishui Pass to ward off the attack. Having singlehandedly slain four generals of the coalition – Bao Zhong (鲍忠), Zu Mao (祖茂), Yu She (俞涉) and Pan Feng (潘凤) – Hua Xiong seemed indomitable. Despite mistrust from many warlords of the coalition, Gua ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms Period. Yue Jin made his first appearance in Chapter 5, where he joined Cao Cao's camp when the latter was raising an army to join the coalition against Dong Zhuo, the tyrannical warlord who held the emperor hostage. However, unlike in the historical records, Luo Guanzhong had Yue Jin killed in battle in Chapter 68, shortly after the Battle of Leisure Ford. This was probably because little about the ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms period. In the novel, Huang Zhong was portrayed as an aged but extremely talented warrior, excelling especially in archery. He was also credited with the slaying of Xiahou Yuan, a prominent general of the Kingdom of Wei, in the Battle of Mount Dingjun, though in reality the latter was most probably killed in the rush of enemy s ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, was a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms Period. In the novel, Zhang Liao was depicted as a loyal and upright general. While this might not be untrue, such portrayal was likely the result of artistic simplificaton. In Chapter 18, where he still served under Lü Bu, Zhang Liao was sent with a force to attack Liu Bei at Xiaopei (小沛, present day Pei County, Jiangsu). From the city wall Guan Yu addressed the att ...

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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a 14th century historical novel by Luo Guanzhong, is a romanticization of the events that occurred before and during the Three Kingdoms era. In this dramatized version of history Chen Gong was credited with much undue moral righteousness and craftiness, perhaps to accentuate the unscrupulousness of Cao Cao and incompetence of Lü Bu. Chen Gong - Meeting and parting with Cao Cao. The first incident that illustrates the righteousness of Chen Gong comes in Chapter 4, ...

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