Chapter 73
— Liu Bei Becomes The Prince Of Hanzhong; Guan Yu Marches To Attack Xiangyang.
Carries Guan Yu's Tiger-General patent, meets the storm over Huang Zhong with the parable of Liu Bang setting Han Xin over Xiao He and Cao Shen — 'as his brother, you are he and he is you' — and wins the humble acceptance. Then saves the flogged van leaders' necks: two executions before the army marches would be ill-omened.