Luo Guanzhong

“ Zhu said, "Cao's army only left because Lü Bu had attacked Yanzhou. They have stopped fighting for now, because of the famine. However, they will be back again next spring for sure. Your Excellency, you have tried twice to yield your position to Liu Xuande. At that time, you were still healthy, so Xuande was unwilling to accept your offer. Now that your illness has become dire, it is the perfect time to offer your position to him. ”

“ Having recently suffered a defeat, Cao was now hesitant. Suddenly, it was reported that someone from the Tian family had arrived, and had delivered a secret letter that read, "Lü Bu has already departed for Liyang, and the city is empty. I really hope that you will come quickly. I will be your inside man. I will place a white flag on top of the city wall. I will write the character for 'righteousness' in large script. [1] That will be the secret signal." [2] Cao was overjoyed, saying, "Heaven has allowed me to take Puyang!" ”

“ Similarly, if you leave too few troops behind, then Lü Bu will take advantage of the situation and invade. If that happens, you will lose Yanzhou. Then, if you fail to capture Xuzhou, where shall you return? Although Tao Qian is now dead, Liu Bei is still guarding the city. The citizens of Xuzhou are all supporting Bei, and will fight to the death for him. If Your Excellency abandons Yanzhou in order to take Xuzhou, it would be throwing away something major for something minor. ”

“ He Yi raised his spear and went out to meet him in battle. After only one round, He was captured alive by the warrior. The remaining men quickly dismounted from their horses. They were then bound and forced by the warrior into the lowlands of Gebei.
21 卻說典韋追襲何儀到葛陂,壯士引軍迎住。典韋曰:「汝亦黃巾賊耶?」壯士曰:「黃巾數百騎,盡被我擒在塢內!」韋曰:「何不獻出?」壯士曰:「你若贏得手中寶刀,我便獻出!」韋大怒,挺雙戟向前來戰。兩個從辰至午,不分勝負,各自少歇。不一時,那壯士又出搦戰,典韋亦出。直戰到黃昏,各因馬乏暫止。典韋手下軍士,飛報曹操。操大驚,忙引眾將來看。 Let us now turn to Dian Wei, who had chased He Yi all the way to Gebei. The warrior led out his army to intercept Wei. Dian Wei said, "Are you one of the Yellow Turban bandits?" ”

“ The entire region to the east of the mountains had been conquered by Cao Cao. It goes without saying that he pacified the locals and rebuilt the cities.
30 卻說呂布正走,逢諸將皆回。陳宮亦已尋著。布曰:「吾軍雖少,尚可破曹。」遂再引軍來。正是:兵家勝敗真常事,捲甲重來未可知。不知呂布勝負如何,且看下文分解。 Let us now turn to Lü Bu, who had once again regrouped with his generals. Chen Gong had also already managed to find Bu. Bu said, "Our army is small, but it can still defeat Cao." With that, he once again led out his army. It was a case of:
A military man has many victories and many defeats; who can know whether he will return again after having been routed. ”

“ My surname is Xu, my given name is Chu, and my style name is Zhongkang. [14] We have been met with a number of bandit incursions recently, so I gathered several hundred of my kin and built within the lowlands a stronghold that could protect them. ”

“ He generously rewarded Dian Wei, promoting him to captain of the army.
2 卻說呂布到寨,與陳宮商議。宮曰:「濮陽城中有富戶田氏,家僮千百,為一郡之巨室;可令彼密使人往操寨中下書,言呂溫侯殘暴不仁,民心大怨,今欲移兵黎陽,止有高順在城內,可連夜進兵,我為內應。操若來,誘之入城,四門放火,外設伏兵,曹操雖有經天緯地之才,到此安能得脫也?」 Let us now turn to Lü Bu, who had returned to camp and consulted with Chen Gong. Gong said, "There is a wealthy family, the Tian family, within the city of Puyang. They have a thousand servants; they are a prominent family within the Commandery. We could order them to secretly send someone to deliver a letter to Cao's camp. ”