To stress the point once more – the categorization in this page is NOT OFFICIAL (see the chapter and volume listing page for the ‘canonical’ arc divisions) and merely stands as a convenient way of grouping volumes together according to the main military campaigns and political struggles involved. Also notable are the following characteristics: ‘acts’ are constructed with dominant characters in mind; ‘sagas’ in turn are based on a larger-scale view of things and seem to arise in batches of 150-160 chapters.
SAGA ONE: Liu Xie becomes Han’s last emperor and is kept under control by Dong Zhuo and his generals.
ACT I. Might of Dong Zhuo; the Sima clan profits as heroes emerge, geniuses step up, Lü Bu ascends, and the crisis in the empire escalates
Prologue –Xu Lin’s Assassination
- V1 (1-6)
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the Struggle with the Ten Attendants, Dong Zhuo’s Xiliang army occupies the capital and warlords form the Guandong Alliance to fight him
- V2 (7-14)
The Guandong Alliance sets up the rescue scheme - V3 (15-23)
Dong Zhuo begins the relocation operation - V4 (24-32)
Dong Zhuo’s forces gain the upper hand - V5 (33-41)
The rescue and the relocation succeed
- V6 (42-50)
The alliance falls apart and narrowly averts complete defeat
- V7 (51-59)
Yuan Shao betrays Gongsun Zan along the way - V8 (60-68)
Lü Bu and Li Ru scheme against each other - V9 (69-77)
Dong Zhuo dies and Lü Bu takes Chang’an - V10 (78-85)
Dong Zhuo’s remaining followers drive out Lü Bu
Xuzhou Invasion Arc
- V11 (86-93)
Xuzhou holds out and wears down - V12 (94-101)
Liu Bei and other forces arrive to aid Xuzhou - V13 (102-109)
Cao Cao’s forces pull back from Xuzhou
- V14 (110-117)
Lü Bu’s forces gain the upper hand - V15 (118-125)
Cao Cao’s forces bounce back and defeat Lü Bu
- V16 (126-134)
Yuan Shu sets up the remnants of the Sun clan - V17 (135-142)
Yuan Shu and the Sun clan each lose a key officer - V18 (143-150)
Yuan Shu gains the seal and Sun Ce is free to begin anew
- V19 (151-158)
Liu Xie leaves Chang’an and Cao Cao defeats Li Jue and Guo Si
ACT III: Myth of Lü Bu; the Sima clan declines, Cao Cao rebounds, Liu Bei endures, Sun Ce advances, and old pillars of the realm crumble
Jiangdong Conquest Arc
- V20 (159-166)
Sun Ce’s forces outwit various opponents - V21 (167-174)
Sun Ce continues to expand in Jiangdong
- V22 (175-182)
Lü Bu drives out Zhang Fei with help from Yuan Shu
- V23 (183-190)
Pang Tong strings together warlords to pounce on Cao Cao - V24 (191-198)
Cao Cao’s forces hold on and repel the attackers
- V25 (199-206)
The Sima clan faces punishment for treachery and rebellion
- V26 (207-214)
Lü Bu and Liu Bei team up to fight Yuan Shu upon the collapse of Liu Chong’s coalition - V27 (215-222)
Liu Bei survives Lü Bu’s assault and joins Cao Cao’s campaign
- V28 (223-230)
Cao Cao advances into Xuzhou once more - V29 (231-239)
The flood sweeps away Lü Bu’s initial advantage - V30 (240-247)
Lü Bu attempts to spring out of the trap - V31 (248-256)
The last stronghold falls and defectors capture Lü Bu - V32 (257-263)
Cao Cao and Liu Bei’s forces deal with Lü Bu and his few followers
Jiangdong Intrigues Mini-Arc (plus Interlude of 2 side-story chapters set during the Yellow Turban rebellion, also included in the same volume)
- V33 (264-269)
Sun Ce and Sun Quan consolidate the eastern region
- V34 (270-277)
Yuan Tan leads the vanguard force to Xuzhou - V35 (278-285)
Liu Bei wields Cao Cao’s troops and finishes Yuan Shu’s dynasty - V36 (286-293)
Sun Ce attacks Jiangxia and weakens Yu Ji’s Taiping sect - V37 (294-301)
Liu Bei rebels and Cao Cao’s forces retake Xuzhou
- V38 (302-309)
Sun Ce shifts course and strikes Cao Cao - V39 (310-316)
Guan Yu leads Cao Cao’s forces to victory
ACT V: Flight of Yuan Fang; Sima Yi assists, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao battle, Liu Bei retreats, Ma Teng intrudes, with the northlands at stake
Guandu Campaign Arc
- V40 (317-324)
Yuan Fang secures a win and makes up for the loss at Yan ford - V41 (325-332)
Jia Xu heads Cao Cao’s defenses in Runan - V42 (333-340)
Yuan Fang burns his enemies in Gushi and Wuchao - V43 (341-348)
Cao Cao’s forces begin to turn the tide - V44 (349-356)
The Yuan clan retreats in utter defeat
- V45 (357-364)
Cao Cao’s forces engage the armies of Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang - V46 (365-372)
Cao Cao conquers the north and Guo Jia blocks Sima Yi’s ambitions
Jingzhou and Jiangxia Turnovers Mini-Arc
- V47 (373-380)
Liu Biao loses Jiangxia and Liu Bei gains another opportunity
- V48 (381-388)
Cao Cao’s forces take Jingzhou by storm - V49 (389-395)
Zhao Yun covers for Liu Bei’s retreat with refugees to Xiakou - V50 (396-403)
Zhang Fei guards Changban and Liu Bei joins forces with Sun Quan
- V51 (404-411)
The two sides attempt to outmaneuver each other - V52 (412-419)
Cao Cao’s forces thwart Huang Gai’s ruse and gain the upper hand - V53 (420-427)
Zhou Yu’s comeback sets the battlefield ablaze and delivers the alliance victory in Chibi
- V54 (428-435)
Cao Cao retreats to Huarong where Zuo Ci and Zhuge Liang commence their schemes - V55 (436-443)
Guan Yu and the weather tear down Cao Cao’s last lines of defense
- V56 (444-451)
Rescue arrives for Cao Cao and Liu Bei moves to take the four commanderies - V57 (452-458)
Liu Bei’s commanders meet their worthy matches in the four commanderies - V58 (459-465)
Liu Bei’s forces begin to turn the tide and gain the upper hand - V59
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