One character in this work attempts to assassinate a man using a sword, but presents it to his victim as a gift instead, and another part sees an entire army set ablaze by the opposing general. One strategy in this work involved playing the zither in front of a city with its gates open allowing time for a retreat as the advancing army's commander anticipated an ambush. This novel also features the Valley of the Fallen Pho
One character in this work attempts to assassinate a man using a sword, but presents it to his victim as a gift instead, and another part sees an entire army set ablaze by the opposing general. One strategy in this work involved playing the zither in front of a city with its gates open allowing time for a retreat as the advancing army's commander anticipated an ambush. This novel also features the Valley of the Fallen Phoenix, where one character is impaled with arrows. It features three men administering the "Oath of the Peach Garden," and its Battle of the Red Cliff saw Liu Bei and Sun Quan retreat. For ten points, identify this novel written that chronicles the turmoil initiated by the Yellow Turban Revolt as the titular entities vie for power in the 3rd century.
One character in this work attempts to assassinate a man using a sword, but presents it to his victim as a gift instead, and another part sees an entire army set ablaze by the opposing general.
Romance of the {3 Kingdoms} or {sânguó y?nyì}