Chapter 42: Zhang Yide’s Rampage at Changban Bridge; Liu Yuzhou’s Flight from the Han Ford
At Changban Bridge, Zhang Fei’s thunderous roar halts Cao Cao’s advance, as he levels his spear alone, terrifying a million-strong army into retreat.
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Chapter 39: The Young Lord of Jing Province Seeks Counsel Three Times, and the Strategist First Deploys at Boyang Slope
At Boyang Slope, Zhuge Liang lures Xiahou Dun’s army into a fiery ambush among burning reeds, routing the Wei forces and securing Liu Bei’s first major victory.
Chapter 36: Xuande’s Stratagem at Fan City; Yuan Zhi Recommends Zhuge
Using Shan Fu’s Eight Gates formation, Liu Xuande ambushed Cao Ren at Fan City, routing him. Later, Xu Shu galloped through the night to recommend Zhuge Liang.
Chapter 24: The Traitor’s Atrocity—Murder of the Noble Consort; the Imperial Prince Routed Flees to Yuan Shao
Cao Cao purges Dong Cheng’s faction, executing the pregnant Consort Dong, then marches east. Liu Bei is ambushed at Xiaopei and flees to Yuan Shao.
Chapter 18: Jia Xu’s Stratagem and Xiahou Dun’s Eye-Eating Valor
At Xiapi, Jia Xu lures Cao Cao’s army into a feint at the northwest wall, then ambushes them at the empty southeast gate—routing his foes. In the chaos, Xiahou Dun, struck in the eye by an arrow, heroically removes and swallows his own eyeball before charging back into battle.
Chapter 7: Yuan Shao’s Battle at Pan River; Sun Jian Crosses the River to Strike Liu Biao
Yuan Shao seizes Ji Province and clashes with Gongsun Zan at Pan River; Zhao Yun’s charge rescues him from Wen Chou. Sun Jian’s raid on Liu Biao ends in ambush.
Chapter 6: Dong Zhuo Incinerates the Golden Palace; Sun Jian Conceals the Imperial Seal
Sun Jian rescues Luoyang, secures the phoenix-born imperial jade seal, and conceals it from Yuan Shao; Cao Cao pursues Dong Zhuo to Xingyang, but is ambushed and saved by kin.
14 Syrian Interior Ministry Personnel Killed in Tartus Ambush
Fourteen personnel from Syria’s interim Ministry of Interior were killed and ten injured in a ‘treacherous ambush’ in Tartus province, highlighting ongoing tensions in the region.