--- title: "苦肉计 | Three Kingdoms in Easy Chinese, Episode 14 | Mandarin The Wild" description: "The Beaten General: episode 14 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, retold for beginner learners of Chinese, with audio." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-beaten-general-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-14" published: "2026-10-23" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Chapter 14 # 苦肉计 The Beaten General HSK 2–3 · the same story at every level 周瑜和孔明都想用火。可是，要用火烧曹操的船，就一定要有船能开到曹操的船边上。谁能做到呢？ 那天晚上，一个老将军来见周瑜。他叫黄盖，跟着孙家已经很多年了。黄盖说：“我去跟曹操说，我不想跟着东吴了，要带船去帮他。这样，我的船就能开到他的船边上。”周瑜说：“可是曹操不会相信的。”黄盖说：“所以，明天你要打我，打得很厉害。曹操听说了，就会相信。”周瑜说：“你是老将军了，我怎么能打你？”黄盖说：“为了东吴，我什么都不怕。” 第二天，周瑜对大家说：“准备好三个月吃的东西，我们要打曹操了。”黄盖站出来说：“不用说三个月，三十个月也没有用！曹操的人这么多，我们还是听他的话吧！” 周瑜生气极了：“谁说听曹操的话，谁就得死！来人，杀了他！”大家都来求周瑜：“黄盖是老将军了，别杀他。”周瑜说：“好，不杀他。打他一百下！” 黄盖被打了五十下，已经站不起来了，身上都是血。大家又求周瑜，周瑜才说：“还有五十下，以后再打！”人们把黄盖送回家的时候，很多人都哭了。 孔明也在那里，可是他一句话也没说。回去以后，鲁肃问他：“大家都求周瑜了，你为什么不说话？”孔明笑着说：“他们一个愿打，一个愿挨，我为什么要说话？”鲁肃这才明白，这是周瑜和黄盖两个人的办法。后来，人们常说：“周瑜打黄盖，一个愿打，一个愿挨。” 晚上，黄盖的朋友阚泽来看他。黄盖说：“你帮我把一封信送给曹操，说我要带船去帮他。”阚泽说：“好，我去。” 阚泽坐着小船，到了曹操那里。曹操看了信，突然大叫：“这是假的！黄盖要是真的要来，为什么不说哪一天来？来人，杀了他！”阚泽一点儿也不怕，大笑起来。曹操问：“你笑什么？”阚泽说：“我笑你不懂打仗！一个人要偷偷地走，怎么能先说好哪一天走？要是那天走不了，事情不就让人知道了吗？”曹操想了想，说：“你说得对。” 这时候，曹操在东吴的人也送来了信，说黄盖真的被周瑜打了。曹操这才相信了。 可是曹操还有一件事很着急：他的人一上船就不舒服，怎么在船上打仗呢？ 这时候，蒋干又去了一次东吴，带回来一个很有名的人。他叫庞统，大家叫他“凤雏”。以前，水镜先生说过：伏龙和凤雏，只要找到一个，天下就不会再乱了。伏龙是孔明，凤雏就是庞统。 庞统对曹操说：“船在水上动来动去，北边的人当然不舒服。你把大船都连在一起，上面放上木板。这样，人走在船上，就像走在地上一样。”曹操听了，非常高兴，马上让人去做。 就这样，曹操的大船一条一条地连在了一起。黄盖的船准备好了，阚泽的信送到了，庞统的办法曹操也用了。可是，现在是冬天，河上的风是从西北来的。要用火烧曹操的船，还差一样东西：东风。 **870 characters** in this chapter Chapter 15 of 40 · 3 min audio**借东风** [Next chapter 借东风](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-15) [Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/three-kingdoms) ## Words in this chapter - [挨áito endure](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8C%A8) - [将军jiāngjūngeneral (military rank)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%86%E5%86%9B) - [杀shāto kill](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9D%80) - [求qiúto ask](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B1%82) - [打仗dǎzhàngto fight a battle](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E4%BB%97) - [偷偷tōutōusecretly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%81%B7%E5%81%B7) - [天下tiānxiàland under heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B) - [样yàngclassifier for kinds of things](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A0%B7) - [愿yuànto wish](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%84%BF) - [火huǒfire](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%81%AB) - [厉害lìhaiimpressive](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%89%E5%AE%B3) - [死sǐto die](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%AD%BB) - [血xuèblood](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%80) - [假jiǎfake](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%81%87) - [要是yàoshiif](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A6%81%E6%98%AF) - [就是jiùshìis exactly](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%B1%E6%98%AF) Chapter 14 · 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**Reading 15. [15**借东风**Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-15) 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