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While playing a board game, a man in this novel remains composed as his bone is scraped for poison. (10[2])Earlier in this novel, (10[4])that character hopes to (10[2])“die on the same day, in the same month and in the same year” (10[3])as men he met (10[1])at an inn. (10[3])A ritual (10[1])in this novel is performed for three days and three nights to summon an eastern wind before a battle. (10[3]-5[1])A strategist in this novel (10[1])“borrowed” (10[7])arrows for a battle (10[8])whose wind (10[2])he used (10[1]-5[1])to carry (10[2])fire (10[1])ships (10[2]-5[1])into (10[1])a fleet. (10[2])That crushing (10[1])defeat (10[1])was suffered by (10[1])Cáo Cāo (10[5])(“tsao tsao”), the (10[1])main (10[1])antagonist (10[4]-5[1])of this (10[2])member (10[2]-5[1])of the (10[1])Four Great (10[1])Classical (10[2])Novels. (10[8])For 10 points, (10[1])name this historical Chinese novel (10[2])titled (-5[1])for (-5[1])the conflict between (-5[1])Wei, (10[5])Shu, (10[1])and (10[1]-5[1])Wu. (0[1])■END■ (10[9]0[9])

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