3 Kingdoms 113: So What Doesn't Kill You Around Here?
Zhuge Liang's army marches deeper into the heart of darkness and forgets to read the part in the travel guide about bringing bottled water.

Zhuge Liang's army marches deeper into the heart of darkness and forgets to read the part in the travel guide about bringing bottled water.
Zhuge Liang catches Meng Huo twice more with hardly any effort.
Zhuge Liang continues his campaign to win not only battles, but also barbarian hearts and minds.
Zhuge Liang barely breaks a sweat while cruising through level 1 of his Southwestern quest.
While Shu and Wu become best buds again, trouble pops up from the North and the Southwest.
An episode that starts with five armies bearing down on Shu somehow ends with nothing more than a showdown between pedants at a banquet.
A huge episode where we bid farewell to our favorite villain by delving into his real-life counterpart's life, career, and legacy.
Liu Bei gets sad, Cao Pi botches an invasion, and we read a poem by one of China's greatest poets.
The tide of battle -- and history -- turns in the span of one night.
In his most desperate hour, Sun Quan puts his faith in Lu Xun, but will his officers obey orders from a man they see as a pedant and a coward?
Liu Bei's team of old warhorses takes another hit, but two young stallions are waiting in the wings. This episode is brought to you by special guest Kaiser Kuo, host of the Sinica Podcast.
With Liu Bei bearing down on them, the Southlands try to tell him that they didn't really mean to kill Guan Yu; it was all a simple misunderstanding. We swear!
No, not him, too!! Another major character bites the dust.
You would think the end of a 400-year dynasty would have more action than this, but it's all just decrees, counter-decrees, speeches, humble brags, and an unusually strong gust of wind.
Cao Cao's third son finds out what passes for brotherly love in his family.
Cao Cao grapples with mortality and legacy.
We bid farewell to the Lord of the Beautiful Beard and talk about that time when Cao Cao stole the woman Guan Yu was going to steal from someone else.
Guan Yu's ghost finds inner peace ... and then starts killing and spooking people.
Defeated and leaking troops by the minute, Guan Yu makes a desperate dash for safety.
While Guan Yu is busy fighting Cao Cao's forces, Lü Meng and Dongwu try to catch him unawares.
After an arrow causes a festering wound, Guan Yu signs up for a bleeding-edge surgical operation.
With Guan Yu bearing down on a couple of his key cities, Cao Cao dispatches a general who pledges his life to victory and shows he means it.
We delve into the relationship between Cao Cao and his secretary Yang Xiu, a man with a keen understanding of his boss's mind ... and a death wish.
After punching Cao Cao in the mouth, Liu Bei tries his best to keep his men from declaring him king, to no avail.
We've made it to 100 episodes! So let's throw it open to some questions.
Cao Cao can't even get a good night's sleep as he tries to dislodge Liu Bei from the banks of the Han River.
Huang Zhong performs more heroic deeds, then Zhao Yun says to Cao Cao, "Hey, remember me?"
With the battle for Hanzhong in full swing, Liu Bei sends a senior citizen to chase off some rowdy kids.
You are a court official. Cao Cao just put down a coup, and now he's asking whether you helped put out the fire started by the rebels or just stayed home. What would you say?
We make virtually no progress in the narrative this week as we get tangled up in mysticism, superstition, and oh yeah, another conspiracy to overthrow Cao Cao.