The End Is Coming

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the first chapter-length novel in ancient China and a classic of historical romance novels. The novel describes the contradictions and struggles between the three political and military groups of Wei, Shu, and Wu headed by Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan in the third century AD. In the late Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was weakened and the Yellow Turbans revolted. Heroes from all walks of life took advantage of the opportunity to suppress the Yellow Turbans to develop their power. Cao Cao held the emperor hostage and ordered the princes to become the most powerful. There has been constant fighting for years, with the weak and the strong preying on the strong. In the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and unified the north. In the Battle of Chibi, Wu general Zhou Yu defeated Cao Cao, leaving Cao Cao temporarily unable to invade the south of the Yangtze River, forming a tripartite and relatively stable situation. The Three Kingdoms are Cao Cao's Wei, Sun Quan's Wu, and Liu Bei's Shu. After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi became emperor. General Sima Zhao unified the country, ended the three-legged situation, captured Wei as Jin, and established the Jin Dynasty This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.