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Three Kingdoms 7: The Battle of Red Cliffs (Part

Two)
Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu gradually advance, forcing Cao Cao's troops, who are not adept at naval warfare, to retreat. How will the
Battle of Red Cliffs end? Can Cao Cao find a way out of his predicament?
The Battle of Red Cliffs is one of the most famous battles in ancient China and has been made into several movies and TV series. It
also features stories that have become well-known idioms in the Chinese language.
This story is adapted from a part of the novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms”, one of the four great classic novels in Chinese
literature, and is based on a vocabulary of 1,000 words.

Chapter 1: Bold Idea

Cao Cao led a large army to attack Jiangdong. A major battle was about to begin.
One night, Cao Cao received a letter from Old General Huang Gai of Jiangdong.
Huang Gai said he was going to bring his troops and his supplies to surrender to Cao Cao.
Although this was great news, Cao Cao still didn’t quite dare to believe it. Was Huang Gai really surrendering?
Cao Cao decided to send someone to Jiangdong.
He wanted to send this person to go to Zhou Yu’s side to see if Huang Gai was really surrendering.
Because Jiang Gan and Zhou Yu were old classmates, and Jiang Gan had been to Jiangdong before, Jiang Gan said he wanted to go.
Cao Cao agreed.
This was Jiang Gan’s second visit to Zhou Yu’s house.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the door, he was led into the mountains by Zhou Yu’s soldiers.
He stayed in the mountains for a week. One snowy night, he found an opportunity to escape from the mountains.
He ran for a long time, and when he was at his coldest and most tired moment, he saw a warm thatched cottage.
The owner of the thatched cottage was “Mr. Fledgling Phoenix” Pang Tong.
Jiang Gan thought of that famous saying:
“Crouching Dragon and Fledgling Phoenix, whoever obtains one of the two can bring peace to the world.”
A bold idea instantly came to his mind.
He asked Pang Tong, “Mr. Fledgling Phoenix, why do you live alone in these mountains?”
Pang Tong said, “I want to find a good job in Jiangdong, but Zhou Yu doesn’t like me and won’t give me a job.
I have nowhere to go, so I have no choice but to live in these mountains.”
Jiang Gan was extremely surprised: “You’re so smart. Everyone wants to know you. Why doesn’t Zhou Yu like you?”
Pang Tong said, “Zhou Yu said I’m not good-looking, so he doesn’t like me.”
“Eh? How could Zhou Yu say that about you? That’s really infuriating!” Jiang Gan said.
Pang Tong asked with a smile, “Who are you? Where are you from?”
“My name is Jiang Gan. I come from north of the river,” Jiang Gan said.
Pang Tong said, “There’s a war coming. Jiangdong is not safe. You better go back quickly.”
Jiang Gan nodded and asked, “Mr. Fledgling Phoenix, you’ve read many books. Who do you think are the great heroes of today?”
Pang Tong smiled and said, “Your question has been answered a long time ago.
More than ten years ago, Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to drink wine in his courtyard.
At that time, Cao Cao said that there were only two heroes in the world, himself and Liu Bei.”
“Do you think Cao Cao and Liu Bei are heroes?
Now that ‘Crouching Dragon’ Zhuge Liang is already working for Liu Bei. Are you willing to work for Cao Cao?”
Jiang Gan said his bold idea out loud.
Pang Tong laughed loudly and asked, “Would Cao Cao also say I’m not good-looking?”
Jiang Gan said, “Of course not! I am Lord Cao’s assistant.
He particularly admires smart people and has long wished to meet you, Mr. Fledgling Phoenix.
Would you be willing to come with me to meet Lord Cao right now?”
Pang Tong thought about it, then said, “Alright, I’ll go with you to see him.”

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第1章、大胆的想法

曹操带着大军来打江东，大战马上就要开始了。
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一天晚上，曹操收到江东老将军黄盖的信，黄盖说他要带着兵和粮草来投降曹操。虽然这是一件大好

事，但曹操还是有点儿不敢相信，黄盖是真的投降吗？

曹操决定安排人去江东，他想让这个人去周瑜身边，看看黄盖是不是真的投降。因为蒋干和周瑜是老

同学，而且以前去过江东，所以蒋干说他想去，曹操同意了。

这是蒋干第二次去周瑜家，没想到刚到门口，就被周瑜的兵带到了山里。他在山里住了一个星期，在

一个下大雪的晚上，他找到一个机会从山里跑了。他跑了很久，最冷最累的时候看到了一个暖和的草房，

草房的主人是“凤雏先生”庞统。

蒋干想着那句有名的话——“卧龙、凤雏，两人得一，可安天下”，心里马上有了一个大胆的想法。

他问庞统：“凤雏先生，您怎么一个人住在这山里？

庞统说：“我想在江东找个好工作，但周瑜不喜欢我，不给我工作。我没有地方去，只好住在这山里

了。”

蒋干吃惊极了：“您这么聪明的人，大家都想认识您，周瑜为什么不喜欢您？”

庞统说：“周瑜说我长得不好看，所以不喜欢我。”

“啊？周瑜怎么可以这样说您呢，这太让人生气了！”蒋干说。

庞统笑着问：“你是谁？从哪儿来？”

“我叫蒋干，从江的北边来。”蒋干说。

庞统说：“现在要打仗了，江东不安全，你还是快回去吧。”

蒋干点了点头，问：“凤雏先生，您读过很多书，您觉得现在的大英雄是谁？”

庞统笑了，说：“你的问题，很久以前就有人回答过了。十多年前，曹操请刘备在他家的院子里喝酒。

那时候曹操就说过，世界上只有两个英雄，就是他和刘备。”

“您觉得曹操和刘备是英雄？现在‘卧龙’诸葛亮已经在为刘备工作了，您愿意为曹操工作吗？”蒋

干说出了他的大胆想法。

庞统大笑着问：“曹操会不会也说我长得不好看呢？”

蒋干说：“当然不会！我是曹大人的助手，他特别喜欢聪明人，早就想认识凤雏先生您了。您愿意现
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蒋干说： 当然不会！我是曹大人的助手，他特别喜欢聪明人，早就想认识凤雏先生您了。您愿意现

在就跟我去见曹大人吗？”

庞统想了想，说：“好吧，我跟你去看看。”

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