
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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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.
Guan Yu defies Xiahou Dun, freed by Zhang Liao’s orders, spares a farmer’s son, gains Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao as comrades, and reunites with Zhang Fei.
As Yuan Shao and Cao Cao muster vast armies, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei storm Xuzhou’s gates, seizing Generals Wang Zhong and Liu Dai to secure Liu Bei’s position.
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.
On Shentiging Ridge, Taishi Ci and Sun Ce collide in a furious fifty-exchange horseback duel—a legendary clash that cements Sun Ce’s ascendancy over Jiangdong.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei unite under Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao. The alliance battles Dong Zhuo’s champion Lü Bu—first at Sishui Pass, where Guan Yu slays Hua Xiong, then in an epic three-way duel at Hulao Pass.
After crushing the Yellow Turbans, Zhang Fei punishes a corrupt censor at the county gate, and Liu Bei must temper justice with mercy.
Amid Han dynasty chaos and the Yellow Turban revolt, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei swear brotherhood in a peach garden, win early battles, and unite heroes.