At the Battle of Changban (208 AD), Zhao Yun single-handedly saved Liu Bei's only infant son (Liu Shan), slaying numerous enemy soldiers along the way. His valor impressed Cao Cao greatly, who ordered his men to capture Zhao Yun alive, hoping Zhao Yun would defect to his side.
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Liu San Jie (???) (i.e. Third Sister Liu) is a hit musical movie in the 1960s. It's famous for
the San Ge (Mountain songs) that Hakkas are well-known for and has mesmerized countless Chinese movie-goers. Huang Wanqiu stars as Liu San Jie.
This piece is from the beginning of the movie.
In Winter of 208 AD, the Sun Quan and Liu Bei alliance attacked Cao Cao's forces at Chibi (Red Cliffs) using fire attack. Cao Cao suffered a disastrous defeat and was forced to retreat back to the North.
After defeating Ma Su at the crucial battle of Jieting (228 AD), Sima Yi's massive army is approaching a small town where Shu's army supplies are located. Zhuge Liang is there too. The town is pretty much defenseless, but Zhuge Liang managed to mislead Sima Yi into thinking the defenseless town is a trap using a very risky "empty fort strategy", causing Sima Yi to order his army to retreat.
This is a segment from the "Lecture Room" show and the topic is the Kingdom of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. The lecturer is Yi ZhongTian from Xiamen University.
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