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• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 158] Into the Hall Alone

  It was the morning two days after reaching Jiangxia (江夏). Kongming (孔明) boarded a single boat. The boat turned east. Its destination was the hall of Sun Quan (孫權) at Chaisang (柴桑). On board there were only Kongming himself and one …

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/30 20:10

  
• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 157] A Reunion of the Scattered

  The night at Changban (長坂) had grown fully deep. The moon had already risen to the middle of the eastern sky. At a corner of the western hill of Liu Bei's (劉備) main body, Kongming (孔明) sat alone. Upon his knees lay a single sheet of …

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/29 20:10

  
• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 156] Silence After the Broken Bridge

  Cao Cao's (曹操) two thousand cavalry had fully vanished behind the northern horizon. The sound of hooves was no longer heard. The dust that had been rising at the north end of Changban Bridge (長坂橋) was now settling. Zhang Fei (張飛) he…

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/28 20:10

  
• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 155] Three Thunders

  The giant on the bridge drew a great breath. It rose and swelled within his chest. Then his voice opened. "Wo nai Zhang Yide ye! Shei gan yu wo jue si zhan!" I am Zhang Yide. Who dares come to a fight to the death with me? That single shou…

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/27 20:10

  
• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 154] The Giant on the Bridge

  That same evening, to the north of Changban (長坂), there stood a bridge called Changban Bridge (長坂橋). It was a wooden bridge crossing a small stream to the north of the long hill. Its width was narrow — too narrow for two horses side b…

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/26 20:10

  
• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 153] The Father Who Threw the Child

  Zhao Yun's (趙雲) horse reached the western hill of Liu Bei's (劉備) main body. The sun had not yet fully set behind the western horizon. A red glow still remained along one side of the sky. Zhao Yun dismounted. At the moment his knees tou…

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/25 20:10

  
• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 152] Alone Through Seventy Rings

  At that very hour of the same evening, Zhao Yun's (趙雲) horse had already entered Cao Cao's (曹操) encirclement of five thousand cavalry. In his breast, Liu Bei's (劉備) infant son Adou (阿斗) lay sleeping. How had he come to be inside? Z…

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/24 20:10

  
• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 151] Seventy Rings of Siege (Book 5 *The Third Door* Finale)

  The afternoon at Changban (長坂) was drawing toward evening. The column of twenty-four thousand, thanks to the rear-guard of Guan Yu (關羽) and Zhang Fei (張飛), had come fifteen li further south on this afternoon alone. And yet, the diffe…

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/23 20:10

  
• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 150] One Man and Ten Thousand Followers

  On the afternoon of the fourth day, the column of twenty-four thousand reached a hill before Dangyang (當陽). The name of the hill was Changban (長坂): long, flat hill. Unlike its name, the distance from one end to the other ran twenty li.…

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/22 20:10

  
• Three Kingdoms 365

  [Day 149] A Bundle Carried by the Crowd

  On the afternoon after the river-crossing, the column of twenty-four thousand moved slowly down the southern road. The column's pace was slow. The old and frail walked in front, the middle in the middle, and the able-bodied at the rear. Th…

  Yeon Samheum, the Commentator · 2026/10/21 20:10