Romance Of the Three Kingdoms: The Empty-City Ruse

This ten-volume series is a complete pictorial rendition of China's foremost historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The classic by Ming Dynasty writer Luo Guanzhong is based on the history of the Three Kingdoms when the states of Wei, Shu and Wu emerged from the remnants of the Han Dynasty and began to fight for power and sovereignty. It vividly depicts a series of famous battles and hundreds of historical characters in one of the most turbulent periods in China's long history. Though these exciting episodes happened more than 1,700 years ago, they are still remembered and loved by the Chinese. The popularity of the book has remained throughout the centuries and is part of China's cultural heritage. The novel has also been rendered in the performing arts as well as other literary forms. In this volume, witness the deaths of Cao Cao, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei. Brilliant to the end, Zhuge Liang holds off Five armies, captures the barbarian king Meng Huo seven times, subdues Jiang Wie, and deceives Sima Yi with his empty-city ruse.