LoCC Chapter 3 Birth of the Three Kingdoms
Legend of Cao Cao Walkthrough
__________________________________ Chapter 3: Birth of the Three Kingdoms Cao Cao’s aged during all the fighting, as you can see by his new picture. Now that the north is conquered, Cao Cao and his advisors ponder where to go next. You’ll get another red-blue choice during the meeting with Cao Zhi. Cao Cao decides to move south to Jingzhou, where Liu Bei is guarding Xinye for Liu Biao, and sends Li Dian and Cao Ren to fight him. They’re defeated, though, and report to Cao Cao that Liu Bei had a brilliant strategist on his side. Cheng Yu knows it’s Xu Shu, so he tricks Xu Shu into coming to Xuchang by forging a letter from Xu Shu’s mother. Xu Shu’s mother is disappointed that he fell for such a simple ploy and kills herself (bummer…). Too bad that Liu Bei already found a new strategist, Zhuge Liang. Another red-blue choice comes up (this one is blue first and red second). Yu Jin and Li Dian go back to Xinye, with Xiahou Dun this time. Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei make plans for how to meet this threat. No Cao Cao for this battle, Xiahou Dun’s in charge. Restock, pick your people and move out.
Battle 26: Bo Wang Slope ——————————- Conditions for Victory: Defeat Zhuge Liang/Move Xiahou Dun to the escape point within 25 turns! Enemies: 10 Bandits, 2 Archers, Cavalry, Guan Ping (Cavalry), Liu Feng (Soldier), Guan Yu (Special Cavalry), Zhang Fei (Special Cavalry), Zhao Yun (Special Cavalry), Liu Bei (Ruler), Mi Fang (Mounted Archer), Mi Zhu (Mounted Archer), Zhuge Liang (Master Strategist) Allies: 4 Wooden Oxen Rewards: 2500 Gold Special Items: Zhuge Liang’s Robe (kill Zhuge or bring him to critical and he’ll retreat) Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren will move forward following Liu Bei’s group. You have the option of having the rest of the army wait behind or follow you into the forest. After you’ve moved, the trap is sprung and several ambush parties appear and burn the forest around you. You’ll need to get Xiahou Dun back north to the escape point to win. Move your main army down to open up a path through the enemies so Xiahou Dun can get through. You may want to leave a couple of people down south to hold off the enemy while Xiahou Dun runs north. When he’s in the clear, your army will retreat and you’ll win. You can also play offense here, by moving your forces south to Zhuge Liang’s fort. You can win the battle by killing him. He’ll drop a robe as a reward if you defeat him.
Staying low level: Have your army move into the forest with you so they’ll distract the enemy. Just kill who you need to in order to get Xiahou Dun back north across the river. Between battles: Xiahou Dun’s army returns to Xu Chang to report their failure. Another red-blue choice here. Cao Cao decides to go to battle himself and marches south. Liu Biao quickly surrenders, causing Liu Bei to flee south to Chang Ban. You’ll meet Wen Pin and the other Xiahou’s before you head off to battle.
Battle 27: Chang Ban ————————– Conditions for Victory: Defeat Liu Bei within 25 turns! Enemies: 2 Soldiers, 2 Cavalry, Mounted Archer, Jian Yong (Archer), Zhao Yun (Special Cavalry), Mi Fang (Mounted Archer), Mi Zhu (Mounted Archer), Zhang Fei (Special Cavalry), Liu Bei (Ruler), 8 Civilians Allies: Wen Pin (Cavalry), Xiahou En (Cavalry), Xiahou Jie (Cavalry) Rewards: 2500 Gold, Class Seal Special Items: Six Arts of War (kill Mi Fang), Three Ploys (kill Mi Zhu), Silver Armor/Sword of Light (after Xiahou En duels Zhao Yun, defeat him and pick the first choice for the armor or the second choice for the sword) Liu Bei’s army will move south from their starting position, except for Zhao Yun who moves north to the village to look for Lady Mi and Liu Chan. Zhang Fei waits at the Chang Ban bridge. It’ll just be Xiahou Dun, Zhang He, and the Cai’s when the battle begins. Move south and get in some hits on Zhao Yun. Xiahou En will run over to him and they’ll duel, which ends with Zhao Yun killing him. On turn three your main army will arrive. If Zhao Yun gets past the bridge he’ll tell Liu Bei about Lady Mi’s death, but you can kill him before he gets away and you’ll have a choice of what to do with him; the first option will get you his Silver Armor, while the second option will have him give back the Sword of Light. As this is the only way to get the Sword of Light, I suggest you pick the second choice. By this point Liu Bei will be too far to catch up, but you can cut him off. If you look just to the right of your starting area, you’ll see a shallow section of river you can cross. You can move some people through here and be able to meet up with Liu Bei. Block his path so he can’t get away. Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang will arrive with reinforcements once Liu Bei gets to a certain point, and if you can kill them before you kill Liu Bei, you’ll get another class change item. Finish off Liu Bei when you’re done.
Staying low level: Easy, just go straight right across the shallows and ambush Liu Bei when he gets to your position. Your allies will just waste time killing civilians, so don’t count on them for help.
Between battles: Liu Bei flees to Jiangxia, and he sends Zhuge Liang to Wu to propose an alliance with Sun Quan. After some debate, Sun Quan agrees and moves to Chi Bi to face Cao Cao’s massive navy. The Wei troops, used to the plains of the north, are not used to fighting on ships, but Pang Tong comes to see Cao Cao and suggests chaining the ships so the soldiers won’t get seasick. Another red-blue choice for you here (blue is top and red is bottom). If you saved Guo Jia he’ll have recovered and you’ll be using him in the next battle, otherwise you’ll be using Cheng Yu. Guo Jia will inform you that chaining the ships would cause the whole navy to burn if fire was used; if he’s dead, you’ll get no such warning and some generic officers will chain the ships. Assemble your army and begin the battle of Chi Bi.
Battle 28: Chi Bi ——————– Conditions for Victory: Defeat all enemies/Move Cao Cao to the escape point within 25 turns! Enemies: 7 Pirates, Han Dang (Mounted Archer), Chen Wu (Archer), Jiang Qin (Pirate), Xu Sheng (Mounted Archer), Ding Feng (Monk), Dong Xi (Soldier), Pan Zheng (Soldier), Ling Tong (Cavalry), Gan Ning (Pirate), Lu Meng (Attack Mage), Taishi Ci (Cavalry), Cheng Pu (Cavalry), Zhou Tai (Pirate), Huang Gai (Cavalry), Lu Su (Attack Mage), Lu Xun (Strategist), Zhou Yu (Strategist), Sun Quan (Ruler) Allies: 8 Soldiers, 8 Archers Rewards: 2500 Gold Special Items: Li Guan’s Bow (kill Chen Wu), Blue Pouch Book (kill Huang Gai), Dragon Scale Armor (kill Han Dang), Peaceful Technique Book (kill Zhou Yu), Twin Staffs (defeat all enemies) This battle will be different depending on whether or not Guo Jia is still alive.
Guo Jia absent: Huang Gai uses the fire attack and your entire fleet is burned thanks to the chains, killing all your allies as well as causing fires across your camp on the north bank. There will also be ambush parties on the left and right banks, led by Ling Tong and Taishi Ci respectively. Sun Quan and his officers will come up from the south near Huang Gai and Zhou Yu will come up from the southeast. You’ll get a choice here; the first two make the victory condition to move Cao Cao to the northwest corner, while the third choice is to proceed with the battle and kill everyone. You could try the third choice for a challenge, although it will be much harder than if you had Guo Jia. Assuming you want to retreat, move to the left and put someone strong (hopefully equiped with the Bean Bag) block the path between the ships while you deal with the left bank’s ambush group. This might take a few turns. Get Cao Cao out of there once you have a chance and send him off to the northwest corner to retreat from the debacle of his invasion.
Guo Jia present: Huang Gai’s fleet will come up from the southwest and his fire boats will cause some damage, but the damage is nowhere near as severe as the above scenario and your allies aren’t killed. There will still be ambush parties on the left and right banks, led by Ling Tong and Taishi Ci respectively. Sun Quan and his officers will come up from the south and Zhou Yu will come up from the southeast. You’ll need to defeat everyone in this battle. Move your forces to the banks to take out the ambush groups while you let your large fleet of friendly forces occupy Sun Quan’s navy. They should be able to live long enough for you to clear out the banks, and might even kill an enemy or two. Get a good setup on the banks and wait for the navy to come out of the water. Much of the fleet will be moving to the east bank, so be very careful with your army on that side. Sun Quan himself will move straight north toward your camp, so put a couple people up there to welcome him. Note that when you attack Han Dang, due to his armor you’ll be depleting his MP before his HP, although you’ll get this armor yourself when you kill him. Make sure you have Zhang Liao duel Huang Gai when he comes close; Zhang Liao will kill him and you’ll get a scroll. Zhou Yu’s book will regenerate his MP each turn; again, you’ll get this item when he dies. Mop up the remains of the Wu army and, just for fun, try to get Guo Jia to kill off Sun Quan. For this history-altering victory, you’ll be given the Twin Staffs. Between battles: If you won at Chi Bi, skip to just before battle 30. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang plan to ambush Cao Cao’s fleeing army. Zhuge sends out Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, but Guan Yu gets angry that he isn’t included. Zhuge decides to have him be the final ambush. At your camp, it’s just Zhang Liao and Cheng Yu with Cao Cao. Restock and begin your retreat. You won’t get to choose who you deploy; the battle starts as soon as you hit the deployment button.
Battle 29: Flight along Hua Rong Dao ——————————————– Conditions for Victory: Move Cao Cao to the escape point within 25 turns! Enemies: 5 Pirates, 2 Archers, 2 Bandits, 2 Monks, Lu Meng (Attack Mage), Zhao Yun (Special Cavalry) Rewards: 2700 Gold It’s just Cao Cao, Zhang Liao, and Cheng Yu starting out, although Xu Chu and Xu Huang soon join. Lu Meng’s group is right behind you, so get moving. Zhao Yun’s group will ambush you in the forest south of the first village, so keep them occupied while Cao Cao stays moving. You could avoid them by going south around the forest, but then Gan Ning will ambush you with some pirates. From that general area you have two choices, the long path around the south or the snowy valley pass to the north. If you take the snowy pass, Zhang Fei will ambush you with more troops; take the long way around, and Ling Tong will greet you. At this point you’ll probably have to kill some of the enemies in order to pass by, just watch out for the officers. When you finally reach the end, Guan Yu’s group shows up. You have two choices here; the first choice will compel Guan Yu to remember how well Cao Cao treated him before, while the second choice will pit Guan Yu against Cao Cao in a duel. Either way he’ll retreat and you’ll win the battle.
Between battles: Unable to score the decisive victory he desired, Cao Cao returns to Xu Chang and leaves Zhang Liao behind to guard He Fei. Liu Bei begins to reoccupy Southern Jing while Sun Quan goes back to Jian Ye. Sun Quan decides to make his own move to conquest, and marches on He Fei. It’ll be Zhang Liao in charge this time. Go ahead and spread the wealth from Chi Bi if you got any, and restock if you need to.
Battle 30: He Fei ——————- Conditions for Victory: Defeat all enemies within 25 turns! Enemies: 6 Pirates, 6 Archers, 2 Mounted Archers, 2 Bandits, Cavalry, Taishi Ci (Cavalry), Zhang Hong (Status Mage), Lu Su (Attack Mage), Cheng Pu (Cavalry), Sun Quan (Ruler) Rewards: 2600 Gold, Saddle (kill Cheng Pu) Special Items: Mirror Armor (kill Taishi Ci), Art of War (kill Zhang Hong) For once, you’re on defense. This battle will be easier after the troubles you had at Chi Bi. Sun Quan’s squad is near the south gate while Taishi Ci’s larger army is over at the west gate. A few bandits will set fire in the city, and you’ll be asked what to do about the Wu army. For the first option, your troops will line up along the west side of the castle, the gate will open and Taishi Ci’s army will enter, but his front line wil become confused. For the second option, the south gate will open and your army will charge outside, confusing Sun Quan’s front line. Either plan is fine since you have to kill everyone anyway. I went with the first choice. Quickly take out as many confused units as you can. Taishi Ci will drop his armor when you kill him, Cheng Pu drops his horse when he dies, and Zhang Hong will drop a scroll. As usual, clear out enemies inside the castle and then block off the gate so the enemies have to come through you. It’s okay if Zhang Liao dies here, you won’t get a game over, so don’t feel you must keep him alive at all costs. Finish off everyone and you’ve completed the battle.
Between battles: Cao Cao talks to Cao Zhi again. You’ll learn that Wu and Shu are fighting over land in Southern Jing, and Zhou Yu has passed away due to battle wounds and stress. There’s another red-blue choice here (blue is top and red is bottom). Ma Teng arrives and speaks to the Emperor. After this is another red-blue choice. Cao Cao has Ma Teng executed in order to remove him as a problem. His son, Ma Chao, is not happy to hear this and sets out from Xi Liang on a campaign to the capital. Cao Cao moves his army to engage him at Tong Gate.
Battle 31: Tong Gate ————————- Conditions for Victory: Defeat Han Sui within 25 turns! Enemies: 6 Soldiers, 4 Chariots, 4 Tiger Tamers, 4 Archers, 2 Catapults, Healing Mage, Pang De (Soldier), Ma Dai (Chariot), Ma Chao (Chariot), Han Sui (Attack Mage) Rewards: 2700 Gold, Shield (kill Han Sui) Ma Chao and friends are down south at their camp while yours is north of the river. You get a choice here again. The first choice will move your advance force south of the river while Ma Chao’s perimeter moves north to meet you, as well as cause a spirit to freeze your camp walls. The second choice appears to do nothing. Your target here is not Ma Chao himself, but Han Sui in Ma Chao’s camp. Have your advance force pull back to your fort; Ma Chao’s army will follow you up there. On turn four your ambush will appear in the southeast forest. Move them over to the poorly guarded fort and take out Han Sui. Note that if Xu Chu meets Ma Chao, they will have two duels back to back. Once you’re inside Ma Chao’s camp, Han Sui will tell the others and enemies will move to protect him, including the gate guards. Kill off the enemy if they bother you, but keep hitting Han Sui until he dies. If you manage to take out Ma Chao’s group, send your northern people down to the camp to help out. Han Sui will drop a shield when he dies. Note: The storylines split here. Keep reading for the Red path or skip down to the “—” for the Blue path.
Between battles: Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pang De retreat and go to stay with Zhang Lu in Han Zhong. Cao Cao and his advisors deliberate the current situation, and Sima Yi joins your army. You’ll learn that Liu Bei, on pretense of protecting Yizhou, moved his army into the region and captured Cheng Du, replacing the region’s governer Liu Zhang, although he lost Pang Tong in the campaign. Sun Quan and Liu Bei’s relations have been strained due to Liu Bei’s refusal to return Jingzhou. Cao Cao decides to contain the threat of Shu by moving to invade Han Zhong. The shops have finally updated. Buy some new gear if you can afford it and restock.
Battle 32: Han Zhong ————————- You’ll be up in the northwest here, blocked off by two gates held by Zhang Lu’s troops. Zhang Lu himself is your target here, hiding down in the southeast castle. Move over to the eastern gate (the enemy won’t move) and start killing the enemy. Remember to keep your soldiers staggered so the catapults can only hit one at a time. Send your excess soldiers down to the south gate, just so they have something to do. Pang De will arrive on turn 5 with enemy reinforcements. Try and take the fort (guarded by Beast Trainers) before he can reach you so you’ll have a defensive advantage. Watch out for the bears since they can inflict the Don’t Move status if they hit. Let the chariots come to you and take them all out, as well as Pang De. Xu Chu and Pang De will have a duel if they meet up. When you kill Pang De, he and Cao Cao will have a long talk before he dies (the game changes your victory condition here; it’s now just reach Zhang Lu). Keep going east to the castle, break through one of the gates (remember to scatter until you neutralize the catapults) and move Cao Cao next to Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu will make this take a little longer since he’ll be healing wounded units, but it’s not too bad. When you meet Zhang Lu, he’ll talk with you and cough up a sword before ending the battle. Between battles: Cao Cao recruits the captured Pang De into the Wei army. At Cheng Du, Liu Bei is told of the invasion, and Zhuge Liang advises to him to repulse the Wei army. On the China map, you’ll see that Liu Bei has moved north, Guan Yu and Lu Su are discussing the future of Jingzhou, and Sun Quan has moved to attack Wei once again. You’ll be in control of Zhang Liao and co. again for the next battle.
Battle 33: Second Defense of He Fei —————————————— You’ll be asked here whether you want the troops in the castle to move south when you spring your ambush; pick the first option for them to stay or the second option for them to move into the long, grassy area to the left of your ambush. Either way, Zhang Liao and Li Dian will hide in the water while Yue Jin moves south. Gan Ning and Yue Jin will “duel” and Yue Jin will run back north, bringing Gan Ning’s group with him. Sun Quan’s group will also move north. After Yue Jin moves up far enough Zhang Liao and Li Dian will reappear, confusing all of Gan Ning’s group. Sun Quan is your target for this battle. Quickly kill Gan Ning and Lu Meng before they overcome the confusion, then deal with the rest of the group. Your other soldiers should move down from the castle or, if they’re on the grass, come in from above to help annihilate the enemy (you’ll run into Sun Quan if you try and go around from behind). Ling Tong will arrive on the enemy’s second turn in the south with some reinforcements, but you should easily be able to kill Sun Quan before they can reach your position since he runs right up to you. Defeat him and you’re done. You’ll get a class change item as a trophy. Between battles: Yue Jin returns to Xu Chang to report the victory, and requests reinforcements. Cao Cao sends the main army down to He Fei to help Zhang Liao.
Battle 34: Ru Xu Kou ————————– Your camp’s to the north, Sun Quan’s is down south, and you’ve got a large river between you. Ling Tong’s fleet is already close to you, so have your officers in the water fight them and move your camp forces down to help out (you can leave Sima Yi in the camp since he has no water magic). You may want to lure them closer north if you can so the enemies on the far bank won’t hit you with magic. The rest of your army led by Pang De will arrive on turn three, in the river to your left. On the enemy’s third turn Sun Quan will order Lu Meng’s group to move forward, so be ready for them. Make sure to move Pang De over to Chen Wu and he’ll kill him in a duel. Dong Xi will give you some armor when he dies, and Chen Wu drops his bow. Begin sending people back to your camp once the river is under control. Gan Ning will appear in the northeast on the enemy’s sixth turn, so you’ll need to defend against his raid. Kill him to get another dragon shirt. Then just go to the south bank and demolish Sun Quan’s camp. Zhang Zhao will retreat when you get to the south bank and returns a few turns later with reinforcements, which will prompt the option to retreat or stay and fight (I retreated). Either way you’ll be done.
Between battles: Cao Cao and Sun Quan both pull back to their captials as the chapter ends.
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-continued from Tong Gate- Between battles: Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Pang De go off to Han Zhong to stay with Zhang Lu. At the gate, Cao Cao meets Sima Yi and he joins your army. Liu Bei moves west from Jingzhou to meet Liu Zhang at Yizhou, where he agrees to defend against Zhang Lu. He takes Pang Tong with him and leaves Zhuge Liang back in Jing. At night during a storm, Zhuge becomes weak and is possessed by a demon. Sima Yi seems to notice this from his residence. Back in Yizhou, Pang Tong is ambushed by Liu Zhang’s men and dies. Liu Bei sends Guan Ping to bring Zhuge Liang to Yizhou as replacement, and with his now-evil help, Liu Zhang is crushed by Liu Bei. Sun Quan is also on the move back towards He Fei. During the meeting, Diao Chan comes in with a secret plan. She uses some Scarves soldiers to capture Han Zhong. Zhang Lu is brought before Cao Cao, and Pang De agrees to serve Wei. Cao Zhang also arrives to help his father. Xiahou Yuan is sent to Mt. Ding Jun to help Cao Hong guard it. Zhuge Liang leads the attack on Han Zhong while Liu Bei returns to Jing. At night, Pang De and Cheng Yu have a little chat before the battle. The shop has updated at last. Buy the new stuff and move out.
Battle 32: Mt. Ding Jun —————————- Conditions for Victory: Defeat all enemies within 25 turns! Enemies: 6 Cavalry, 4 Mounted Archers, 4 Chariots, 2 Archers, 2 Monks, 2 Soldiers, 2 Status Mages, Ma Chao (Chariot), Fa Zheng (Healing Mage), Zhao Yun (Special Cavalry), Yan Yan (Cavalry), Huang Zhong (Mounted Archer), Lei Tong (Monk), Wei Yan (Cavalry), Meng Da (Soldier) Allies: 4 Bandits, 3 Soldiers, Archer Rewards: 2700 Gold, Saddle (kill Yan Yan) Special Items: Imperial Seal (defeat all enemies before turn 10) Lots of dialogue at the beginning of the battle, which ends with Guan Yu and Zhuge leaving the battlefield. Your forces are really spread out here, so be careful. Move Xiahou Yuan’s group over to one of the other ones so they can help out. Your guys will probably be swarmed quickly; there’s not much you can do about it except try and stay healed up. If one of Ma Chao’s group manages to break through through one of the north gates, some reinforcements will arrive in the northwest corner to help him out. Again, like He Fei, don’t worry if Xiahou Yuan gets killed here, you won’t get a game over. Note that if Xiahou Yuan encounters Huang Zhong, they’ll have a duel; unlike the Red path, Xiahou Yuan will only be defeated, not killed. If an enemy manages to reach either the fort inside the castle or the spot where Xiahou Yuan started, you’ll be given the option to retreat or stay. Zhuge will show up if you choose to retreat and, strangely, will order the Shu army to pull out. Between battles: Guan Yu is told by a cavalry officer that Liu Bei has been injured and is dying. On his deathbed, Liu Bei says he’s sorry for breaking the oath before he passes away. Guan Yu runs off. At the Wei camp, your officers are puzzled over Shu’s actions. Xiahou Yuan and the others leave, and Diao Chan comes in with a message from Guan Yu requesting aid. You’ll be given the Dilu horse and Liu Beu’s Twin Blades. Prepare to move out once again.
Battle 33: Helping Guan Yu ——————————— Conditions for Victory: Protect Guan Yu/Move Guan Yu to Wang Pu within 25 turns! Enemies: 16 Pirates, 8 Archers, Pan Zheng (Soldier), Jiang Qin (Pirate), Zhuge Jin (Healing Mage), Zhou Tai (Pirate), Xu Sheng (Mounted Archer), Ding Feng (Monk), Lu Meng (Attack Mage), Sun Quan (Ruler) Allies: 3 Soldiers, Archer, Healing Mage, Liao Hua (Bandit), Zhou Cang (Bandit), Wang Pu (Soldier), Guan Yu (Special Cavalry) Rewards: 2900 Gold Special Items: Viper Blade (defeat all enemies) The Shu forces are surrounded by the Wu army in their castle. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu’s sons are soon defeated right before the Wei army arrives. You’ll have to choose which battle condition you want when you begin the battle. Quickly move south and start killing the troops around the north gate. Guan Yu can take care of himself, but sadly the other Shu troops are not very strong and they’ll be slaughtered by the Wu army. Get inside the castle as soon as you can, even if you don’t need to save Wang Pu it makes a nice defensive position. From here just kill off the Wu army as it comes to you. Make sure to leave some people outside to help Guan Yu. Between battles: Guan Yu finds the dying Zhang Fei along the road and manages to hear his last words before Zhang Fei dies. Guan Ping also comes near, but he collapses and dies soon after. Guan Yu decides to work with Cao Cao in order to avenge his fallen family. Meanwhile, Zhuge and Zhou Yu are discussing Cao Cao. You’ll get a quick recap of the recent events where you learn that Evil Zhuge cooperated with Zhou Yu and Wu to bring Liu Bei down. With Liu Bei and Zhang Fei dead, Cao Cao moves south into Jing. Guan Yu has Red Hare and his Blue Dragon Halberd on him, if you want to move those items to someone else. Restock and then move out.
Battle 34: Xiangyang ————————- Conditions for Victory: Defeat Sun Quan within 30 turns! Enemies: 11 Pirates, 2 Soldiers, 2 Monks, Mounted Archer, 3 Archers, Quan Cong (Archer), Ling Tong (Cavalry), Ding Feng (Monk), Xu Sheng (Mounted Archer), Zhou Tai (Pirate), Zhuge Jin (Healing Mage), Sun Quan (Ruler), Pan Zheng (Soldier), Jiang Qin (Pirate), Lu Su (Attack Mage), Gan Ning (Pirate) Rewards: 3000 Gold, Class Seal It’s only a few enemies at the start. Move your forces south toward the mountains. When you get close to the shore, Pan Zheng’s ambush will be exposed and Lu Su comes in with his navy. You’ll get a choice here; the first choice will remove Sun Quan, Zhou Tai, and Zhuge Jin from the battle and changes the victory condition to defeating all enemies. The second choice keeps the battle as is. Picking the second choice will cause Sun Quan to charge out of the castle. If you picked that choice then the battle is pretty easy, just hold on until Sun Quan gets close and then murder him. If you selected the other choice, then stay back and let the enemies come to you while you pick them off one by one.
Between battles: Zhuge and Zhou Yu have another meeting. Cao Cao continues his attack on Wu.
Battle 35: Chi Bi Revisited ——————————- Conditions for Victory: Defeat Sun Quan within 30 turns! Enemies: 24 Pirates, 11 Soldiers, 7 Archers, 4 Monks, 2 Cavalry, 2 Catapults, Mounted Archer, Status Mage, Zhou Tai (Pirate), Zhou Yu (Strategist), Jiang Qin (Pirate), Lu Xun (Strategist), Ding Feng (Monk), Gan Ning (Pirate), Pan Zheng (Soldier), Qian Cong (Archer), Lu Su (Attack Mage), Xu Sheng (Mounted Archer), Ling Tong (Cavalry), Lu Meng (Attack Mage), Zhang Zhao (Attack Mage), Zhuge Jin (Status Mage), Sun Quan (Ruler) Rewards: 3200 Gold You get yet another choice at the start. The first option will have your fleet wait while Lu Xun’s group moves closer; the second will move you down to Gan Ning’s fleet. I went with the first option. Let Lu Xun come to you and then start hitting his fleet quickly, before they can do too much damage to you (and they do a lot). Try and get your mages to use their multi-target spells to clear out the enemy. Once you kill Lu Xun, Sun Quan will order Zhou Yu’s navy to attack. Finish off the remaining enemies and turn around so you’re ready to face him. Defeat his group in the same way you did Lu Xun’s. After you kill Zhou Yu, Ding Feng’s group will get the order to attack and they’ll come after you. Beware, they have catapults with them which will really annoy you. Stay spread out and annihilate the enemy. Once you’ve defeated most of the Wu navy, Sun Quan will sound the retreat and you’ll win the battle. Between battles: Sun Quan and Zhou Yu run away. Cao Cao follows them further into Wu.
Battle 36: Ru Xu Kou ————————- Conditions for Victory: Defeat Sun Quan within 30 turns! Enemies: 19 Pirates, 7 Soldiers, 7 Archers, 2 Catapults, Mounted Archer, Zhou Tai (Pirate), Zhou Yu (Strategist), Gan Ning (Pirate), Xu Sheng (Mounted Archer), Qian Cong (Archer), Ling Tong (Cavalry), Pan Zheng (Soldier), Zhuge Jin (Healing Mage), Lu Su (Attack Mage), Zhang Zhao (Attack Mage), Sun Quan (Ruler), Lu Xun (Strategist), Jiang Qin (Pirate) Rewards: 3400 Gold, Class Seal More starting choices. First choice will keep your army on the bank, while the second will send you down into the river. I picked the second choice. If you can, stay where you are for the first turn and let Zhou Yu and Gan Ning come to you. Heal up any damage they did and then destroy their pirates. Again, multi-target spells will be a big help here. Lu Xun’s group will arrive to your right on the enemy’s second turn, so have some troops over there ready to face them. Notice that Jiang Qin actually dies when you kill him. After you’ve crushed the Wu navy, move south to the troops around the fence and pick them off with magic and arrows before you engage them. Xu Sheng also dies for good here. Heal up and approach Sun Quan’s camp. Ding Feng and Lu Meng will arrive with ambush troops in the forest, and Sun Quan charges forward. Hold off the enemy and pummel Sun Quan until he goes down. The enemy will once again retreat and the field is yours. Between battles: Sun Quan and Zhou Yu continue their retreat all the way back to Jian Ye. Cao Cao, eager to avenge his defeat at Chi Bi, marches on the Wu capital.
Battle 37: Jian Ye ——————— Conditions for Victory: Defeat Sun Quan within 40 turns! Enemies: 11 Archers, 8 Catapults, 7 Soldiers, 4 Pirates, 2 Monks, Cavalry, Status Mage, Pan Zheng (Soldier), Quan Cong (Archer), Zhou Tai (Pirate), Gan Ning (Pirate), Ding Feng (Monk), Ling Tong (Cavalry), Lu Su (Attack Mage), Lu Meng (Attack Mage), Zhang Zhao (Attack Mage), Lu Xun (Strategist), Zhuge Jin (Healing Mage), Zhou Yu (Strategist), Sun Quan (Ruler), 20 Wooden Soldiers Rewards: 3500 Gold Special Items: Flying Dragon Shirt (kill Gan Ning), Blue Shield (kill Ling Tong), Iron Helmet (kill Pan Zheng), Saint’s Sword (kill Zhuge Jin) This battle plays out much like Jian Ye in the red path; you’re split into three groups, each focused on a different gate. You’ll meet a new enemy here, the Wooden Soldier; they’re not the strongest of enemies, but their strength lies in their ability to respawn every few turns until the mage who summons them is killed. Luckily most of them are boxed in here, unable to get at you. The catapults and archers, however, will annoy you to no end here. Once you pass one of the inner gates, the wooden soldiers near that gate will be released from their boxes and will start coming after you. You should send whoever has the Mirror Armor you picked up at He Fei deal with the long-range units while you attack the gates. Once you get to one of the innermost gates (where the mages are), Sun Quan will order an all-out attack. A good strategy here is to use your two side groups to run away to lure away most of the enemies while Cao Cao’s group moves in for the kill. Eliminate Sun Quan for the last time to capture the city. Anyone you didn’t already kill off will conviently die, except Zhou Yu who just retreats. Between battles: Cao Cao meets Zhou Yu in the rubble of Sun Quan’s throne room, and they have a brief talk before Zhou Yu drops dead. Cao Cao has crushed Wu under the power of his army.