Destiny of an Emperor 2 Wu Alliance
Indeed Lu Su is there and waiting at Xia Kou. Liu Bei sends you off to Wu now to go deal in negotiations with Sun Quan. Lu Su is an able tactician, so you may want to get him in battle or order him as tactician to get Zhuge in battle. I usually have Lu Su be the tactician with the sickly Zhou Cang being the sixth man, but it’s your choice, so now head south to Chai Sang.
Explore the town, as the weapon shop certainly has some nice options. You’ll also run into a man capable of creating gunpowder for you, so remember him. Head to the throne room to speak with Sun Quan and his associates Zhang Song (Zhao), Lu Meng, and Zhou Yu. As a means of proving yourself, you seemingly have to accomplish each goal that they have for you. Zhang Zhao (It says Zhang Song but I can’t help but think they messed that up as it even LOOKS like Zhang Zhao) complains about the Arrow Storm that Cao Cao has. Lu Meng wonders how you’ll ward off Cai Mao at Xiang Yang while Zhou Yu wonders how you’ll manipulate the wind. Sun Quan in general just begs for help. Ah, Zhuge Liang must save everything. The land outside is new so explore, you will find a village to the east of Chai Sang.
The people in this small village think you mean nonsense when you ask about changing the wind. However, the last man in town (far right side of town) will tell you to talk to the village elder, who is in a hut two to the left. He will tell you to sail east and look for a small island named Wa (Also note several people have stated they thought this meant Japan, with empress Miko and the visuals of the island). Return to Chai Sang and then to your ship and be off to the island. The people here seem to know about the wind but treat it as privileged knowledge. Also you will hear Miko is at Mt. Fuji so head north to that.
Upon entry head up and then grab the 127 gold and then continue east. Head south and then west for an Herbal and grab the 225 gold that is just right of the Herbal.
Head to the very southern edge for 122 gold pieces and a Copper Potion. Head northeast and follow the path as it heads to the top and then starts going down again. You will go across some large bridges. You can go right and leave or go left and get a Powerpil, 126 gold and a Tent. When you are ready, head east and then north and east again to leave, and then head north.
You’ll come to the Orochi and four Pythons. Use some magic, it should not be too difficult to kill the Orochi. Go north and talk to Empress Miko finally! She will give you the Wind Scroll and will be adamant about ZHUGE LIANG being the one to use it. So just give it to Zhuge now so you don’t have to worry about not having it in his inventory when the battle comes to use it. Now head ALL the way back and back to Chai Sang to rest. Zhou Yu will be impressed you have a solution to the wind issue.
That leaves two more things to do however. Defeating Cai Mao will require gunpowder to destroy the rocks past the forest (which is south of Xin Ye). One of the ingredients, Dead Wood, is right behind the old man in Chai Sang. Saltpeter is in a cave to the northeast so head there. You’ll cross a bridge and further east is the water-filled dungeon. You can use water tactics here, not that you’ll need to. Take the north path and continue east to a Copper Potion, and further east is a path that winds down and then east some more; this is where the Saltpeter is. You can walk out or Suo Di to teleport out. The guy who said he can make you Gunpowder now will. Take the ship north of Chai Sang to get back in Jing Zhou area.
Go past Xin Ye and Bo Wan Po and use the Gunpowder on the rocks. Xiang Yang will be in your sight now. Before you go and attack Cai Mao at Xiang Yang, you must be prepared. Heal yourself, and the cave to the west is worth checking out. This is the Shu Map cave that you will visit later to get the Shu Map and Meng Da. On the first floor, head all the way to the west and hit the last staircase in the southwest corner. Hit the next staircase and get the powerful Flame Armor to the west of you. Equip it and Suo Di out and go back to Xin Ye to rest if you wish, otherwise attack Xiang Yang.
Cai Mao is waiting at Xiang Yang, and will provide a challenge you you probably haven’t dealt with yet. Unfortunately for him, his overall versatility does not overshadow the weaknesses of his associates. Lu Gong provides nothing, while the other three can be competent generals.
This is where it helps to have Lu Su as the tactician so you can have Zhuge Liang in battle. Cast high level magic on Cai Mao, and then dedicate someone to keep your soldiers up while the other generals chip away. Wang Can is a solid tactician but I leave him go until Wen Ping and the bow-using Zhang Yun are dead. Zhang Yun surprisingly is one of the tougher outs in this fight with his pesky bow. Lu Gong is fodder.
Cai will tell you that you’re screwed anyway, but head in to the deserted town and reach the throne room. In the upper left part of the room is a staircase leading to a horde of treasures; an Iron Axe, Sword, Spear, Saber, Armor, Helmet, and Shield is good enough but the vital Arrow Storm is also here! Upgrade your equipment at Xiang Yang, but then leave for Chaisang to see Zhang Zhao. He will be befuddled that you have the Arrow Storm. Lu Meng likewise will congratulate you for assassinating Cai Mao.
Sun Quan will then acknowledge that you have done well for him. He will then ask you who should help formulate the plan and Pang Tong’s name is brought up. Evidently Sima Hui knows his whereabouts. Go back to his hut (west of Jing Zhou castle) and he’ll tell you that Pang Tong’s home lies to the southeast of Chai Sang, so go straight south from Chai Sang and then go along the coasts until you enter a marsh area. Work your way to the east and then down. There really is not a lot of options here, just stay on your boat and follow the course. After heading down head east for a Copper Shield. Steer east and south from here to exit. Once you are out, head south then west and you’ll see it. Pang Tong will suggest boarding Cao Cao’s fleet together and containing the flames. He’ll ask you for your opinion so say you agree and off he goes. Now head back to Chai Sang to make your final preparations before the big Cao Cao fight and make sure that damn Wind Scroll is in Zhuge’s inventory!
Get on your ship, with Zhuge Liang carrying the Wind Scroll. Automatically your entourage will go into his huge fleet. Cao Cao laughs at you but Zhou Yu responds with disdain. A fight ensues with Cao Cao’s army that you “fought” at Xu Zhou (with Xu Huang being substituted for Xun Yu). Use the Wind Scroll and the wind will blow. Cao Cao is in trouble and he knows it. He attempts to flee but can not, as Lu Meng fires away with the Arrow Storm to fatally injure his squad. The fire continues to spread.
Cao Cao flees but is chased down by Taishi Ci and his army of Zhou Tai, Gan Ning (who looks eerily similar to Zhou Cang), Huang Gai and Zhang Hong. Cao Cao is in shambles and he abandons the ships. Zhao Yun stops him on foot, but Zhang Liao and Cao Cao escape. Cao Cao flees south to the village to find Xu Zhu and Xu Huang.
Next they flee and Zhang Fei ambushes them and gets a few turns in. You may be able to knock out one of these two. Regardless, Cao Cao flees again and it seems as though he’s at the end of the line. Guan Yu appears, and they talk for a bit. Cao Cao barters his way into getting Guan Yu to allow him to flee by reminding Guan of aiding him and letting him go back to Liu Bei in the past.
The Han is back at their castle expecting ah, ULTIMATE HAPPINESS. Guan Yu comes in and says he failed. Zhuge Liang orders death but Liu Bei calms him down.