Zhao Zilong’s solo rescue of Liu Bei’s infant son
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According to the ‘Account of Zhao Yun’ (赵云传) in ‘The Records of the Three Kingdoms’ (三国志), Zhao Yun (styled Zilong, 子龙) was a distinguished general serving under his warlord, Liu Bei 刘备. It is said that Zhao was not only handsome and sturdy-built, but also brave and skilled in battle. In Chapters 41 to 42 of ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’ (三国演义 Sanguo Yanyi), it is recorded that in 208 CE during the Eastern Han dynasty, Liu Bei lost a battle to his opponent Cao Cao 曹操 at Changbanpo 长坂坡. Liu Bei fled south with his troops, leaving behind his wife Lady Mi and infant son Liu Shan (刘禅, nickname A’Dou 阿斗). The brave Zhao Yun went back to the battlefield seven times to search for Liu’s lost family and eventually found Lady Mi holding A’Dou and crying beside a well. Lady Mi thanked Zhao for saving her son’s life but then turned and jumped into the well so as not to burden Zhao on his way out. Zhao tied the infant A’Dou onto his trunk and fought fiercely against Cao’s army. It is said that he fought off more than fifty warriors before finally reuniting with his warlord Liu Bei.
story scene description by Rachel Ma
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