--- title: "华容道 | Three Kingdoms in Intermediate Chinese, Episode 16 | Mandarin The Wild" description: "The Huarong Road: episode 16 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, retold for intermediate learners of Chinese, with audio." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-16" published: "2026-10-23" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Chapter 16 # 华容道 The Huarong Road HSK 4–5 · the same story at every level 原来，诸葛亮一回到夏口，就开始派兵。他让赵云带人在乌林的小路上等着，又让张飞带人在另一个山口等着。大家都有事做，只有关羽站在旁边，诸葛亮连看都不看他。 关羽忍不住了：“今天遇到大敌，军师为什么不用我？”诸葛亮说：“曹操以前对你那么好，这次他一定会走华容道。要是让你去，你一定会放他走。”关羽说：“我已经替他杀了颜良，救了白马城，早就报答过他了。今天要是碰上他，我怎么会放他走？”诸葛亮问：“要是放了呢？”关羽说：“那就按军法杀我的头！”他当场写下了保证书。 诸葛亮说：“好。你去华容道，在山上点起火来，放出烟，引曹操过来。”关羽问：“曹操看见烟，怎么还会来？”诸葛亮笑道：“曹操最爱反过来想。他看见烟，反而会以为那里没有人。” 关羽走后，刘备说：“我这个兄弟最讲义气，他恐怕会放了曹操。”诸葛亮说：“我夜里看了天上的星星，曹操还不会死。以前曹操对关羽好，这份人情，就让关羽去还吧。” 再说曹操，逃到乌林西边，看看四周都是高山和树林，忽然大笑起来：“都说周瑜、诸葛亮聪明，要是我在这里放一支人马，我们还跑得了吗？”话还没说完，赵云就带着人冲了出来：“我赵子龙在这里等你很久了！”曹军拼死挡住，曹操才逃了出去。 天快亮的时候，下起了大雨。大家又冷又饿，停下来做饭。曹操坐在树下，又大笑起来：“要是诸葛亮在这里放一支人马……”话音刚落，张飞就骑着马冲了过来：“曹操，你往哪里跑！”曹军丢下饭，又逃了。 前面有两条路：大路上什么也没有；小路就是华容道，山上还冒着烟。曹操说：“诸葛亮故意在小路上放烟，让我不敢走，他的人一定在大路上等着。我偏要走小路！” 华容道又窄又难走，地上都是泥，马陷在里面走不动。曹操让人砍来树枝，把路填平，很多人倒在路上，再也没有起来。走出最难走的地方，曹操身边只剩下三百多人了。 这时，曹操第三次大笑起来：“都说诸葛亮会用兵，要是他在这里放一支人马……”话还没说完，前面站出来五百个人。为首的大将骑着赤兔马，提着青龙偃月刀，正是关羽！ 曹军的人吓得说不出话来。曹操只好走上前，说：“将军，我今天打了败仗，已经没有路走了。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……” 关羽是个最讲义气的人。他想起曹操以前对他的好，又看见曹军一个个都在哭，心里很难过。他转过马头，对身边的人说：“让开！”曹操明白他的意思，马上带着人冲了过去。 关羽什么也没带回来，对诸葛亮说：“我是来请死的。”诸葛亮说：“你写下的保证书还在。来人，把他推出去杀了！”刘备连忙说：“我们三兄弟发过誓，要同生共死。请让他以后立功，来补这一次的错吧！”诸葛亮这才放了关羽。 赤壁一战以后，曹操回到了北方，孙权守住了东吴，刘备也一天比一天强大。天下慢慢分成了三家。可是三家都看着同一个地方——荆州。 **950 characters** in this chapter HSK 5 · 3 min audio**美猴王** [Next reading 美猴王](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/monkey-king-born-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-1) [Back to the series](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/series/three-kingdoms-intermediate) ## Words in this chapter - [同生共死tóngshēng-gòngsǐto live and die together](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%8C%E7%94%9F%E5%85%B1%E6%AD%BB) - [报答bàodáto repay](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%A5%E7%AD%94) - [陷xiànto sink](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%99%B7) - [立功lìgōngto render meritorious service](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AB%8B%E5%8A%9F) - [杀shāto kill](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9D%80) - [当场dāngchǎngon the spot](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BD%93%E5%9C%BA) - [引yǐnto lead](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%95) - [逃táoto escape](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%80%83) - [泥nímud](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B3%A5) - [砍kǎnto chop](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%A0%8D) - [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) - [补bǔto fill](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A1%A5) - [天下tiānxiàland under heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%A9%E4%B8%8B) - [替tìfor](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9B%BF) - [救jiùto save](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%95%91) ## 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-intermediate-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-intermediate-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-intermediate-chinese-3) 4. [4**煮酒论英雄**Heroes Over Warm Wine](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/heroes-over-warm-wine-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-4) 5. [5**千里走单骑**A Thousand Li Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-thousand-li-alone-three-kingdoms-intermediate-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-intermediate-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-intermediate-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-intermediate-chinese-8) 9. [9**单骑救主**Zhao Yun Rides Alone](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhao-yun-rides-alone-three-kingdoms-intermediate-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-intermediate-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-intermediate-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-intermediate-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-intermediate-chinese-13) 14. [14**苦肉计**The Beaten General](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-beaten-general-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-14) 15. [15**借东风**Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-15) 16. 16**华容道**Reading Story series · Intermediate · HSK 4–5