What is the outline of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms was a novel written by Luo Guanzhong, a novelist of the Ming Dynasty. It depicted the historical background and characters of the Three Kingdoms period. The outline of the novel could be summarized as follows: The novel was set in the Three Kingdoms period, depicting the political struggles and wars between Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and other major historical figures. Among them, Cao Cao failed in the Battle of Red Cliff because of his struggle for the throne; Liu Bei established Shu Han with the help of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, and engaged in a series of wars and diplomatic struggles with Cao Cao and Sun Quan; Sun Quan established Dongwu through the activities of Zhou Yu and others, and engaged in a series of wars with Liu Bei. The novel also described many famous historical figures such as Zhuge Liang's resourcefulness, Guan Yu's loyalty, Zhang Fei's bravery, Zhao Yun's loyalty, and so on. The stories of these characters formed the main plot of the novel and were also the favorite parts of the readers. The novel used history as the background to show the political, military, cultural and other characteristics and historical features of the Three Kingdoms period through the description of the main historical figures and events.