--- title: "借东风 | Three Kingdoms in Easy Chinese, Episode 15 | Mandarin The Wild" description: "Borrowing the East Wind: episode 15 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, retold for beginner learners of Chinese, with audio." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-15" published: "2026-10-23" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Chapter 15 # 借东风 Borrowing the East Wind HSK 2–3 · the same story at every level 曹操的大船都连在了一起，在河上就像一座城。冬天的一个晚上，月亮很大。曹操在大船上请大将们喝酒。他喝了很多，还唱起了歌。 后来，有人对曹操说：“丞相，我们的船都连在一起，如果他们用火，怎么办？”曹操大笑：“现在是冬天，只有西北风，没有东风。他们如果用火，烧的是他们自己的船！”大家都说：“丞相说得对。” 河的那边，周瑜也想到了这件事。他站在山上看，风是从西北来的。他大叫起来，然后就病了。 鲁肃很着急，去找孔明。孔明来看周瑜，说：“我知道你的病。”他拿起笔，写了十六个字。最后八个字是：“万事俱备，只欠东风。”意思是：什么都准备好了，只差东风。 周瑜看了，说：“你真的知道我的病！那怎么办？”孔明说：“我能借来三天的东南风。”周瑜不知道他怎么能借来风，可是他马上从床上起来：“如果有三天东南风，我们就一定能打败曹操！” 孔明让人在山上做了一个七星坛。二十日那天，他上去了三次，等风来。 二十日的晚上，风真的变了，从东南来了！周瑜又高兴，又害怕：“孔明连风都能借来，太聪明了。这个人不能留！”他马上让人去七星坛杀孔明。可是他们到的时候，孔明已经不在了。赵云早就在河边等他了。孔明一上船，就回刘备那里去了。周瑜的人坐船去追。赵云站在船上大叫：“我是赵子龙！”他射了一箭，射断了他们船上的绳子。船走不了，他们只好回去。 这时候，黄盖带着二十条船，往曹操那边来了。船上放了很多很多干草。曹操看见了，很高兴：“黄盖来帮我了！”可是，有人看出了问题：“这些船走得这么快，里面一定没有东西。不要让他们过来！”可是已经太晚了。 离曹操的船很近的时候，黄盖让人一起点火。东南风很大，二十条着了火的船，一下子飞进了曹操的船里。曹操大叫：“快走！快走！”可是曹操的船都连在一起，想跑也跑不了。一条船着了火，别的船也都着了火。 河上都是火，天和山都红了。这就是有名的“火烧赤壁”。曹操的人，有的被火烧死了，有的掉进了河里。 张辽帮着曹操上了一条小船，跑到了河边。曹操一看，他的一百万人，现在只有几百个了。他骑上马，在晚上往北跑。 可是曹操不知道，孔明早就让人在每一条路上等着他了。 **723 characters** in this chapter Chapter 16 of 40 · 3 min audio**华容道** [Next chapter 华容道](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-16) [Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/three-kingdoms) ## Words in this chapter - [备bèito prepare](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%87) - [绳子shéngzirope](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%B3%E5%AD%90) - [点火diǎnhuǒto light a fire](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%82%B9%E7%81%AB) - [杀shāto kill](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9D%80) - [射shèto shoot](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%84) - [箭jiànarrow](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AE%AD) - [烧shāoto burn](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%83%A7) - [追zhuīto chase](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%BD) - [红hóngred](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BA%A2) - [连liánto link](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%9E) - [座zuòclassifier for mountains, buildings, bridges and other large fixed objects](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BA%A7) - [城chéngcity](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9F%8E) - [火huǒfire](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%81%AB) - [打败dǎbàito defeat](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E8%B4%A5) - [留liúto stay](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%95%99) - [只好zhǐhǎoto have no choice but to](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%AA%E5%A5%BD) Chapter 15 · 3 min ## Chapters 1. [1**桃园结义**The Oath in the Peach Garden](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/oath-in-the-peach-garden-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-1) 2. [2**温酒斩华雄**Slaying Hua Xiong Before the Wine Cools](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/slaying-hua-xiong-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-2) 3. [3**三英战吕布**Three Heroes Fight Lü Bu](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-heroes-fight-lu-bu-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-3) 4. [4**煮酒论英雄**Heroes Over Warm Wine](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/heroes-over-warm-wine-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-4) 5. [5**千里走单骑**A Thousand Li Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-thousand-li-alone-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-5) 6. [6**古城相会**Reunion at the Old City](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/reunion-at-the-old-city-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-6) 7. [7**马跃檀溪**The Leap Across the Tan Stream](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-leap-across-the-tan-stream-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-7) 8. [8**三顾茅庐**Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/three-visits-to-the-thatched-cottage-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-8) 9. [9**单骑救主**Zhao Yun Rides Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhao-yun-rides-alone-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-9) 10. [10**喝断长坂桥**Zhang Fei at Changban Bridge](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhang-fei-at-changban-bridge-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-10) 11. [11**舌战群儒**Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuge-liang-against-the-scholars-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-11) 12. [12**蒋干盗书**Jiang Gan Steals a Letter](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/jiang-gan-steals-a-letter-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-12) 13. [13**草船借箭**Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-arrows-with-straw-boats-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-13) 14. [14**苦肉计**The Beaten General](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-beaten-general-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-14) 15. 15**借东风**Reading 16. [16**华容道**The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-16) Story series · Beginner · HSK 2–3 · 3 min audio each