The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 47

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 47:

Kan Ze Presents A Treacherous Letter;

Pang Tong Suggests Chaining the Ships.

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WARNING: THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY LIKELY CONTAINS SPOILERS. BUT I'M SURE YOU KNEW THAT BY NOW. IF NOT, PAY MORE ATTENTION! :p

With Chapter 47, the ploys of Zhou Yu, acted upon by various Wu officers, are presented to Cao Cao. Ever wonder why a Shu-Han loyalist like myself holds someone like Zhou Yu, who has tried time and time again (according to the novel) to slay Liu Bei and especially Zhuge Liang, in such high honor and respect? The man was brilliant, both in history and in literature. If he were alive today, and living in America, serving some upstart revolutionary army instead of serving the Sun Family of the Sanguo Period, I have little doubt that the Federal Republic and all its armies would be crushed. I think Zhou Yu really was that damn good at his job. He was the Erwin Rommel of his day, a loyal and brilliant officer whose subordinates loved him because he not only was one of the greatest talents of the day, but also because he was chivalrous, conducting himself with honor and integrity.

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The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 44

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 44:

Zhuge Liang Stirs Zhou Yu To Actions;

Sun Quan Decides To Attack Cao Cao.

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WARNING: IF JESUS WERE HERE, HE'D CUT YOU. :P

Last chapter saw a whole lot of debate about whether or not the Southland should go to war against Cao Cao, and now, in Chapter 44, that war draws ever nearer. For Sun Quan has decided to leave the decision in the hands of his Foreign Policy advisor, (and Commander-in-Chief of his armies), Zhou Yu, and now all the officers, civil and military, in Wu know that it is Zhou Yu, rather than Sun Quan, that they must sway to their various conclusions.

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The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 36

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 36:

Shan Fu's Strategy: Fankou Is Captured;

Xu Shu's Affection: Zhuge Liang Is Recommended.

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WARNING! ZHUGE LIANG IS A BAAAAAD MUTHA.... (SHUT YO MOUTH!) but I'm just talking about Zhuge Liang...(we can dig it!)

Yes, and so is Xu Shu. At the end of the last chapter, Xu Shu was handing Liu Bei a victory against Lu Xiang and Lu Kuang, the recently surrendered former generals of Yuan Shao who had been sent south with Cao Ren and Li Dian. Because Xu Shu is also a badass.

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The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 32

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 32:

Jizhou Taken: Yuan Shang Strives;

River Zhang Cut: Xun You Schemes.

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I know I said before that the story is shifting to the south, and so it is, but for the next couple of chapters, Cao Cao's got some loose-ends to take care of in the north. What are these loose-ends, you might ask? Their names are Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Gao Gan, the sons (and nephew) of Yuan Shao.

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The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 30

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 30:

Shunning Advice, Yuan Shao Loses Leaders and Granaries;

Using Strategy, Cao Cao Scores Victory At Guandu.

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WARNING: THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS. AT ANY RATE, IT CONTAINS A REALLY, REALLY REAALLY BIG F'N BATTLE!

Yep. It is official. We're one quarter of the way through this novel now. It's Chapter 30, and what better way to celebrate that fact than by having a big giant f'n battle, eh? That's right. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, childhood friends, court officials, former subordinates of He Jin, now the two most powerful Lords in China, are squared off against each other in an all out battle for supremacy in the Northern Provinces of the crumbling Han Dynasty.

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The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 8

The Sanguo Yanyi - Chapter 8:

Wang Yun Prepares The Chaining Scheme;

Dong Zhuo Rages At Phoenix Pavilion.

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Ahhhhhh, Chapter 8. Guess what that means? It means Dong Zhuo has ruled the Empire with an iron fist for 6 chapters now. Military might has proven useless against this man, because he has plenty of troops, the Emperor under his thumb, and the mightiest warrior in the land calling him "Dad".

And now, it is beginning to occur to the enemies of Dong Zhuo that there can be no hope as long as Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu are so closely bound together. And what does it take to topple a man whom thousands upon thousands of soldiers, and some of the mightiest heroes of the land, couldn't destroy? The answer is: A woman.

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