Blocking the River / Zhao Zilong Blocking the River

蜀吳合兵擊敗曹操後，孫權向劉備索還荊州不遂，故用周瑜之計，以招親為名，騙劉備過江，威脅他歸還荊州。劉備過江後，即往拜會國老喬玄，喬玄亦主孫劉合兵，乃入宮奏知吳國太。甘露寺中，吳國太招贅劉備為婿，孫權于寺中埋伏人馬，欲殺害劉備，事為趙雲發覺而斥退。婚後劉備樂不思蜀，趙雲依孔明之計行事，假言荊州有失，催迫劉備歸蜀，孫尚香亦願隨行。周瑜得訊後，遣兵攔截，惟孔明早接應劉備過江。

東吳伺劉備領兵入川，派大將周善往荊州見孫尚香，偽稱國太病危，令其帶阿斗一同回轉東吳，其實是想以阿斗作威脅以索還荊州。尚香信以為真，抱阿斗不辭而別。趙子龍聞報，攔江截鬥，適張飛巡江，子龍呼其抱回阿斗，東吳再次計敗。

Intercepting O’Dou

The small allied forces of Shuand Wuhave freshly defeated Cao Cao’s army. Sun Quan of Wu asks Liu Beiof Shu to return control of the annexed enclave of Jingzhou. Meeting with refusal, Sun adopts a trick proposed by Zhou You, his counselor, which involves luring Liu across the river on the pretext of matchmaking to force him into submission. Having crossed the river, Liu pays a visit to Qiao, an illustrious elder who supports the alliance. On his behalf, Qiao goes into the palace to inform Sun’s mother of Liu’s arrival. In the GanluTemple, Sun’s mother marries her daughter Sun Shangxiang to Liu. Sun has laid an ambush in the temple in an attempt to kill Liu, but is foiled by Zhao Yun, the famous Shu general,who dispels the soldiers. Liu enjoys his married life at the state of Wu so much that he never thinks of leaving. Following advice given him by Kongming, a famous Shu tactician, Sun urges Liu to return by lying to him that Jingzhou is in danger. Liu’s new wife is willing to follow her husband home if he so desires. Informed of the message, Zhou Yu sends his troops to intercept Liu, but he has already been taken across the river.

Knowing that Liu has led troops into Sichuan, Sun again sends General Zhou Shan to Jingzhou to ask his sister to return to the state of Wu with her son,O’Dou,on the pretext that her mother is critically ill. Sunhopes to hold Liu’s infant hostage until he returns Jingzhou. Believing Zhou’s words, Liu’swife leaves with her son. Getting wind of the plot, Liu rushes to the river and calls out to Zhang Fei, his brother-in-arms who is patrolling the river, to take the boy back. Wu’s tricks fail once again.