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WARNING: THE EDITOR IS GETTING REALLY TIRED OF COMING UP WITH NEW WAYS TO SAY THAT THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!

Okay. I've been sitting here at this computer uploading audiobook episodes and writing commentaries for each chapter for three days now. Today is a workday, and I'm tired and more than a little grumpy. So I'll go ahead and make this one relatively brief.

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Friday

Sep042009

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 16

Friday, September 4, 2009 at 9:07AM

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 16:

In The Camp Gate, Lu Bu Shoots The Halberd;

At River Yu, Cao Cao Suffers A Defeat.

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WARNING: THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS. AND BY 'MAY', I MEAN IT PROBABLY DOES...

It's chapter 16, and the Lords of the Central Plains (If you haven't been paying attention at all up to this point, I'm referring to Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shu) continue to play a dangerous game of intrigue against each other. The prize: the strategically important region known as the Xu Province. In the RoTK video games, this part of the story gets its own scenario, and with good reason. The events of the last several chapters (not including chapter 15, which dealt mostly with events in the Southland) have been focused on this region and the people who dwell therein.

The Xuzhou Archery banquet,

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Thursday

Sep032009

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 14

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 7:01PM

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 14:

Cao Cao Moves The Court To Xuchang;

Lu Bu Leads A Night Raid Against Xuzhou.

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WARNING: MUCH LIKE A SACK OF ORANGES, SOME OF WHICH ARE ROTTEN, WE GOTS SOME SPOILERS ALL UP IN THIS BEEYATCH!

You know, ^^^^ Those are getting a bit trickier to write every time.

Anyways, we've made it to Chapter 14. Cao Cao is King Shit right now. Li Jue and Guo Si got over their beef with each other, got a room, then after they were done, they decided to chase down and...get this...KILL the Emperor. But Cao Cao had this little army that he had obtained from stomping the Yellow Turbans of Qing Province into the mud. (Did I ever mention that he also at the same time obtained a big, bristly mustached man-tiger, name of Xu Zhu [or Xu Chu. I'm not quite sure which.])

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Thursday

Sep032009

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 12

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 5:49PM

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 12:

Tao Qian Thrice Offers Xuzhou To Liu Bei;

Cao Cao Retakes Yanzhou From Lu Bu.

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WARNING: THERE MIGHT BE SPOILERS IN THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY. BUT THERE SHOULD NEVER BE SPOILERS ON CARS. EVER. THEY'RE SO UGLY.

So now Cao Cao and Lu Bu are getting ready to get down to business. Lu Bu, at the insistence of Chen Gong and with the connivance of Cao Cao's longtime friend, Zhang Miao, has stolen the city of Puyang away from Cao Cao while His Scottishness was off in the East trying to punish Tao Qian.

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Thursday

Sep032009

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 11

Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 4:59PM

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 11:

Liu Bei Rescues Kong Rong At Beihai;

Lu Bu Defeats Cao Cao Near Puyang.

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WARNING: THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY MOST LIKELY CONTAINS SPOILERS. AND CIRCUS MIDGETS.

Okay, there's not really any circus midgets. Though I read somewhere that Lu Bu was actually only about 5 and a half feet tall or something like that. Hmmm, short guy. Most feared warrior in the land....Napoleon Complex, anyone?

And speaking of Lu Bu, he plays quite an important role in this chapter, as does Liu Bei. Get used to that. Because for the next several chapters, you can probably forget about Sun Ce in the South, Yuan Shao in the north, Liu Yan in the southwest, Zhang Lu and Ma Teng in the northwest, and Liu Biao in the south. It's time to get down to some gangsta shit on the Central Plains.

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Wednesday

Sep022009

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 7

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 10:14PM

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 7:

Yuan Shao Fights Gongsun Zan At The River Pan;

Sun Jian Attacks Liu Biao Across The Great River.

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WARNING: BLAH BLAH BLAH 'SPOILERS' YADDA YADDA!

All right, Warlords of the Han! There aren't really any rules to this contest, so gather up your generals and your soldiers and go to your corners. When the bell rings, it's time to fight with everything you've got! First matchup: Yuan Shao vs. Gongsun Zan! Ding ding!

In all seriousness, Chapter 7 is an important chapter because it really sets the tone for things to come. The Feudal Lords are no longer interested in expending their resources in attempting to free the rightful Son of Heaven from the clutches of Dong Zhuo. Not when they're all ready to devour each other instead.