--- title: "华容道 | Three Kingdoms in Easy Chinese, Episode 16 | Mandarin The Wild" description: "The Huarong Road: episode 16 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, retold for beginner learners of Chinese, with audio." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-16" published: "2026-10-23" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Chapter 16 # 华容道 The Huarong Road HSK 2–3 · the same story at every level 原来，孔明一回到刘备那里，就叫来了大将们。他让赵云带人在一个叫乌林的地方等着，让张飞带人在另一个地方等着。每个人都有事做，只有关羽，孔明什么也没让他做。 关羽很不高兴：“今天这么大的事，为什么不让我去？”孔明说：“以前你在曹操那里，曹操对你很好。我怕你见了他，会让他走。”关羽说：“我已经杀了颜良和文丑，帮过他了，什么都还给他了。今天要是见了他，我一定不让他走！”孔明问：“要是你让他走了呢？”关羽说：“那你就杀了我的头。”他还把这句话写了下来。 孔明说：“好。你去华容道，在山上点起火来，让曹操往那里走。”关羽就带着人走了。 关羽走了以后，刘备说：“我二弟是一个不忘别人好的人。曹操真的去了华容道，他一定会让曹操走。”孔明说：“我晚上看了天上的星星，曹操现在还不会死。以前曹操对关羽好，这次就让关羽还给他吧。” 曹操跑到乌林，看看四周没有人，大笑起来：“都说周瑜和孔明很会想办法，我看也不怎么样！如果我是他们，就在这里等着。”话还没说完，赵云就带着人跑了出来：“赵子龙在这里等你很久了！”曹操的人跑得更快了。 跑了很久，天下起了大雨。曹操的人又累又饿，衣服都湿了。他们停下来吃东西，曹操又大笑起来：“如果我是孔明，就在这里等着……”这时候，张飞骑着马跑了出来，大叫：“曹操，你往哪里跑！”曹操的人丢下很多东西，又跑了。 前面有两条路。大路上什么也没有，小路的山上有火。曹操说：“孔明想让我走大路，所以在小路上点火。我就要走小路！”这条小路，就是华容道。 华容道又小又难走，地上都是泥，马走不动。很多人倒在路上，再也起不来了。最后，曹操身边只有三百多个人了。 走过最难走的地方，曹操第三次大笑起来：“孔明还是不会想办法。如果他在这里等着我……”话还没说完，前面就站出来五百个人。最前面的人骑着赤兔马，拿着青龙偃月刀。是关羽！ 曹操的人都吓得说不出话来。曹操知道，已经跑不了了。他只好走到关羽面前，说：“将军，你还记得以前的事吗？你过五个关口、杀了六个将军的时候，我也让你走了……” 关羽想起了以前曹操对他的好，心里很难过。他又看见曹操的人一个一个都在哭。他转过马头，给曹操让开了路。曹操和他的人马上跑了过去。 关羽回到刘备那里，什么也没带回来。他对孔明说：“我是来死的。”孔明说：“你写下的话，还记得吗？来人，杀了他！”刘备马上说：“我们三兄弟说过，要一起死。让他以后打仗的时候，再还这个错吧！”孔明这才不杀关羽。 赤壁以后，曹操回到了北边。孙权有东吴，刘备的人也一天比一天多。天下慢慢变成了三个国家。可是，大家都想要同一个地方：荆州。 **884 characters** in this chapter HSK 3 · 4 min audio**楼下（上）** [Next reading 楼下（上）](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/grandmas-notebook-downstairs-part-1) [Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/three-kingdoms) ## Words in this chapter - [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) - [天下tiānxiàland under heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B) - [泥nímud](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%A5) - [吓xiàto frighten](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%93) - [将军jiāngjūngeneral (military rank)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%86%E5%86%9B) - [打仗dǎzhàngto fight a battle](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%89%93%E4%BB%97) - [天上tiānshàngin the sky](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8A) - [四周sìzhōuall around](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%9B%E5%91%A8) - [湿shīwet](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B9%BF) - [同tóngsame](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8C) - [原来yuánláiso it turns out](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8E%9F%E6%9D%A5) - [另lìngother](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%A6) - [要是yàoshiif](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A6%81%E6%98%AF) - [道dàoto say](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%81%93) - [火huǒfire](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%81%AB) Chapter 16 · 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**Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-15) 16. 16**华容道**Reading Story series · Beginner · HSK 2–3 · 3 min audio each