
Chapter 25: Trapped on Tu Mountain—Guan Yu’s Three Conditions; Relief at White Horse
Guan Yu, besieged on Tu Mountain, surrenders to Cao Cao under three conditions, protects his family, then charges out to slay Yan Liang at White Horse.
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Guan Yu, besieged on Tu Mountain, surrenders to Cao Cao under three conditions, protects his family, then charges out to slay Yan Liang at White Horse.
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.
As floodwaters engulf Xiaopei, Lü Bu’s fortunes collapse. Betrayed from within, the mighty warrior is at Cao Cao’s mercy atop White Gate Tower.
Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor and sends seven armies on Xuzhou, but at Xiaopei Lü Bu’s single arrow splits the halberd twig, forcing Liu Bei and Ji Ling to stand down in awe.
At Xuzhou’s gate, Lü Bu’s lone arrow splits a halberd twig, forcing Liu Bei and Jì Líng to stand down—yet on the Yu River, Dian Wei falls defending Cao Cao’s desperate retreat.