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Chapter 34
— Behind The Screen, Lady Cai Overhears A Secret; Across The Tan Torrent, The Dilu Horse Carries Its Master.
One of the Cai brothers blocking the north and south roads out of Xiangyang - only the west, 'safeguarded' by the Tan Torrent, is left open.
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Chapter 46
— Using Strategy, Zhuge Liang Borrows Arrows; Joining A Ruse, Huang Gai Accepts Punishment.
The other false deserter of Xun You's scheme: welcomed with presents, assigned to the van - and turned unknowing into Zhou Yu's channel for feeding Cao Cao exactly the news he wants believed.
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Chapter 47
— Kan Ze Presents A Treacherous Letter; Pang Tong Suggests Chaining The Ships.
Co-signs the secret letter telling Cao Cao that Gan Ning is ripe for treason - the false spies now certifying the false defectors.
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Chapter 49
— On Seven-Star Altar, Zhuge Liang Sacrifices To The Winds; At Three Gorges, Zhou Yu Liberates The Fire.
Marched along the south bank under Gan Ning's hand, his borrowed Cao Cao flags disguising the column bound for the Black Forest - a spy spent as camouflage.
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Chapter 50
— Zhuge Liang Foresees The Huarong Valley Episode; Guan Yu Lifts His Saber To Release Cao Cao.
Forced to guide Gan Ning into the innermost camp - and slain with one slash the moment his usefulness ends, the second Cai brother spent by Zhou Yu's counter-espionage.