LoCC Chapter 4 End of the Three Kingdoms
Legend of Cao Cao Walkthrough
_________________________________ Chapter 4: End of the Three Kingdoms Liu Bei begins his invasion of Hanzhong, and Cao Hong returns to Xuchang to request reinforcements. You’ll be controlling Xiahou Yuan for this battle.
Battle 35: Mt. Ding Jun ————————— Huang Zhong and Yan Yan are leading the attack here, just to prove they’re not too old for battle. Zhao Yun, Fa Zheng, Ma Chao, and Wei Yan are also backing them up. You’ll need to kill everyone to win, not just Huang Zhong. Your army is split into seperate camps, which can be confusing, but they’re supplemented by some friendly soldiers at most spots so don’t worry. Ma Chao will have to break through one of your gates in the northwest for him to get to the main battle; you should be able to hold them off, but the magic user in the group will annoy you by casting Confuse a lot. If one of Ma Chao’s men manages to kill one of your gate guards (probably Cao Hong) more forces will arrive in the northwest. Xiahou Yuan’s camp isn’t near any enemies, so send your soldiers there to the other camps as reinforcements. Unless you have a death wish, keep Xiahou Yuan far away from Huang Zhong; they have a duel, where Huang Zhong will permanently kill Xiahou Yuan. Yan Yan will drop a horse when you kill him, and Lei Tong drops a glove. Keep killing as many people down south as you can, since you most likely can’t move north to reach Ma Chao. Once Ma Chao gets inside your castle, you’ll have a choice of whether to retreat (again, I retreated). Your army will pull out and you’ll “win” the battle. Between battles: Xiahou Yuan reports his loss, and Cao Cao moves to hold the territory.
Battle 36: Han River ————————– Zhuge Liang will use some kind of ploy to decrease your defense as the battle begins. You’ll need to kill everyone here to win. Move southwest to engage Liu Bei’s army. They won’t move, so you’ll have to go to them. On the enemies second turn Zhuge Liang will order the army to attack, and Zhang Yi’s and Meng Da’s armies will come after you. The gong ploy will go off again on your third turn, lowering your defense. Keep killing off the enemies, and try and bring your defense back up. Liu Feng’s troops (the beast trainers) will begin moving on the enemies’ forth turn, and the gong will sound again on turn five. Watch out for the tigers, they’ll hit anyone standing behind their target (same as Zhang Fei’s weapon). Liu Bei’s group moves on enemy turn five, but you should have another turn before any of them reach you. More gongs on turn seven. Zhuge himself will move on turn eight, but by then his group should be the only one left alive. Finish him off for the win. You’ll get Zhuge’s hat as reward. Between battles: A soldier tells you that Ma Chao came around from behind and is burning your supply camp. Restock and deploy.
Battle 37: Ma Chao’s Raid ——————————- Ma Chao and co. are scattered in your camp, and Liu Feng and Meng Da ambush you from behind. However, a force led by Cao Zhang arrives in the north to help out. Ignore Liu Feng’s group and move north to help Cao Zhang fight Ma Chao. Ma Dai will drop a helmet when you kill him. On the enemy’s third turn, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei arrive in the south and you’ll be asked whether to retreat. If you pick the first choice, the victory condition will change to moving Cao Cao to the north exit of the camp. The second choice continues the fight. If the camp is pretty much within your control, you might consider staying around, but if things aren’t looking good just get Cao Cao to retreat. If you do fight, remember to block off the south gate and use magic or archers to help if you have them. You’ll be asked again on the fourth enemy turn if you really want to stay and fight; Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei will start moving if you say yes. I couldn’t beat them, so I retreated. Between battles: Cao Zhang joins you now. Cao Cao could not hold Hanzhong against the skill of Zhuge Liang’s strategy. He decides to turn south, to Jingzhou, where Guan Yu governs the region. Cao Ren and Man Chong are at Xiangyang defending the area. Cao Cao decides to send Yu Jin, but Pang De begs to be sent as well to prove his worth to Cao Cao, promising to kill Guan Yu or die trying. Cao Cao lets him go. Meanwhile, Cao Cao sends an alliance offer to Sun Quan, asking him to help in the attack on Jingzhou. He accepts, and sends Lu Meng as commander of the Wu forces. You’re Yu Jin now. Restock and head for battle.
Battle 38: Fan Castle ————————- Cao Ren and Man Chong are in the castle, Yu Jin’s group is on the north mountains about to fight Guan Yu’s fleet, and your main force is about to tackle the Shu-held gate in the middle. Pang De starts out near Zhou Cang; this is bad, you’ll need to stay away from him or Pang De will suffer permanent death in a duel. He’ll be safe once you take out Zhou Cang. By now Sima Yi probably has his fourth level wind spell, which hits everyone on the map; pretty useful. You also likely have one or two healers who know the mega-healer spell, so use that too for wounded people in far off places; Yi Ji will certainly be abusing it. On the enemy’s fifth turn you’ll get a choice; the first option changes nothing, but the second option gives all enemies a free strength-up spell. If you want a little extra challenge, try the second choice. Either way the southern camp will now move north. Clear out all the enemies that you can. On the enemy’s 8th turn, Wang Pu will call the retreat and the remaining enemies will begin moving back to their camp. Once all enemies are dead or have retreated, you’re done. Between battles: Guan Yu retreats to Fan castle, where Lu Meng and Wu surrounded him and execute him. Lu Meng, however, is haunted by Guan Yu’s spirit and dies. Sun Quan tries to avoid the curse by sending Guan Yu’s head to Cao Cao, but Cao Cao gives the head a state burial in honor of the service that Guan Yu did for him. Another red-blue choice in the next scene. In Chengdu, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei are outraged over Guan Yu’s death. Liu Bei wants to attack Sun Quan at once, but Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang do not agree. Zhang Fei is soon assassinated by some of his soldiers he mistreated, and his head is brought to Sun Quan. Liu Bei’s army marches to Yiling to fight Wu. To repel him, Sun Quan sends out the young strategist Lu Xun. Liu Bei’s army is defeated, and at Baidicheng, Liu Bei dies of shame over being unable to avenge his brothers. His incompetant son Liu Chan takes over as head of Shu. Cao Cao takes advantage of the change in leadership by attacking Hanzhong, where Zhuge Liang has come to meet him.
Battle 39: Breakthrough at Hanzhong ——————————————— Sima Yi will point out the south gate and ask you if you want to try an ambush. Pick the first option to keep all your people together, or the second option to send half your army as an ambush. Your goal here is to reach the far side of Zhuge Liang’s gate, but you should go ahead and attack the south gate first. If you get close to either gate, Zhuge Liang will spring his own ambushes as Wei Yan and Ma Chao pop up behind you. You can expose the ambushes yourself by moving a unit over to one of the hills. Your ambush troops will return on turn seven behind the south gate, which will confuse all the soldiers at that gate. What I did is to send the ambush and then just wait until turn seven. If your ambush goes off and you haven’t triggered the Shu ambushes, Zhuge will send them out anyway but the east gate guards won’t move. Have your ambush troops take out the south gate while your main army deals with the ambushes. When you’ve finally killed everyone, blitz the east gate and clear a path through for Cao Cao. Get him to the east side of the gate and the enemy will retreat, giving you the victory. Between battles: Zhuge Liang retreats, and Cao Cao presses on towards Chengdu.
Battle 40: Gates of Yizhou ——————————- Sima Yi will ask you which southern gate you want to pass through; first choice is the west gate and second choice is the east gate. You’ll have to go through the north gate first, though. Remember to stay staggered as you approach to avoid being hit by the catapults, although it can be hard in this cramped space. Ma Su and Wei Yan will retreat once you’re inside their gate, and they’ll hang out with Guan Xing’s fort guards. Take them out too. On the enemy’s sixth turn, Zhuge will summon Meng Huo, Zhu Rong, and the Xi Liang officers as reinforcements just south of the middle fotress, and Jiang Wei will bring out some troops around the north gate. Simply demolish Meng Huo’s group, then sit at the fortress and take out the reinforcements when they get down to you. When all is said and done, begin attacking your designated gate. After beginning your attack, the last enemy ambushes will pop up in the area near the center fort and the other gate will move to attack you. Hold them off with your rear guard and blitz through the gate until Cao Cao is through to the other side. Zhuge Liang’s fan and the Green Jade are your rewards. Between battles: Having overcome Shu’s defenses, Cao Cao and the Wei army march on Cheng Du to put an end to Shu and Zhuge Liang once and for all. You’ll be using all the Cao’s in the next battle for some reason, so buy them some new equipment if you’ve been neglecting them.
Battle 41: Cheng Du ———————— You’ll have a choice at the start, but it only changes the dialogue; both choices will make the victory condition defeating Liu Chan. Chances are you haven’t used most of the Cao’s in a while, so just move them near the enemy so they can be targets. Split up and take out the gate guards. Shu reinforcements will arrive in the castle on the enemy’s second turn, so you’ll have to deal with them next. Zhuge will annoy you greatly during this be spamming his mega-heal spell from within the castle keep. At least now all the Shu officers will die will you kill them this time. Slaughter them and converge on the inner second gate. When you kill one of these guards, Ma Chao and Zhao Yun will spring up inside the gate. Block off the gate with some strong troops, you know the drill. Watch out for those catapults though. Zhao Yun drops his Silver Armor when you off him. Don’t get too close to the gate to the inner sanctum; just kill the enemies and then move to one of the side barricades. When you get close, Meng Huo/Zhu Rong will arrive behind the gate and you’ll need to clear them out quickly. Now move to the side gate to the inner castle and break a path open to move Cao Cao through. Xu Chu can duel one of the cavalry officers and kill him. Move Cao Cao next to Liu Chan and he’ll surrender the city, giving you the victory. The Red Jade is your reward. Between battles: Cao Cao has captured Cheng Du and crushed Shu. Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei, and Ma Su flee the fallen kingdom. When Cao Cao learns of this, he quickly mobilizes his army to catch the running strategists.
Battle 42: Baidicheng ————————— Zhuge and his remaining loyal officers are holed up in a castle, with the Nanman troops guarding the gate. Sima Yi mentions that the Nanman aren’t very loyal and that you could probably buy them off. You can try it, but Zhu Rong will reject your initial offers of 1000 and 2000 gold; you’ll need to give them 4000 for them to retreat. Don’t bother paying, just plow through them.The next couple of gates aren’t too hard to get through, but some annoying cataupults on the other side of the wall will pummel you, so watch out. If you did pay off the Nanman troops, they’ll reappear outside the castle on turn seven, so you’ll have to turn around and deal with them next. Jiang Wei will open the middle gate for the Nanman on turn nine if they left and came back, so that’s one incentive if you decided to pay them. When you get close to the middle of the castle, Jiang Wei will summon some wood soldiers to block the gate and allows Zhuge Liang to flee out the east gate. You can prevent this by killing Jiang Wei as soon as you enter the middle, though. Work fast and kill all the enemies within thirty turns for the victory. You’ll get the White Jade as a prize. Between battles: Zhuge Liang retreats once again, mourning for his allies who stayed behind and died. He seeks employment with Sun Quan in order to keep the fight against Cao Cao going. Cao Cao continues his relentless pursuit.
Battle 43: Chi Bi Revisited ——————————- Sun Quan has agreed to fight you. Cao Cao demands that Zhuge Liang be turned over, but Sun Quan rebuffs him and some of the Wu strategists summon up some wooden soldiers. You’ll be asked whether to split your forces; the first choice will keep them together and the second choice will split them into two groups. Lu Xun’s navy pops up on the far right side after this. Move south toward the shore. Ling Tong’s group and all the Wu boats will come after you. Split up and take care of both groups until they’ve been destroyed. Now land in the middle and take out the strategists so they’ll stop making new wood soldiers. Sun Quan will probably send his men after you now, but you can just move around through the forest to the bottom of his camp and take out Zhuge Liang before they can cause too much trouble. You’ll get the Evil Jade for winning. Between battles: Cao Cao decides to take the opportunity to destroy Wu as well. Stock up and prepare for the march to Jian Ye.
Battle 44: Return to Ru Xu Kou ————————————- You’re back at Ru Xu Kou, only this time you’re the one attacking. For the choice here, the first option will cause Lu Xun, Jiang Wei, and the Nanman troops to appear and you’ll only have 15 turns to kill Zhuge Liang. The second choice sends your army forward into the river and gives you 30 turns. If you want an easy battle, pick the first choice. All the enemy units will appear on the map and will begin moving toward you (except Sun Quan’s camp). Just move back into your fort and hold them off for five turns. After five turns, Zhuge decides to retreat and you’ll win. If you want to actually kill everyone, though, pick the second choice and move down to the enemy navy in the river and kill them all. If you picked the second choice, Lu Xun’s group will appear on the enemy’s third turn, so you’ll need to deal with them too. Once they’re all gone, sail to the south bank and hit a few of the enemies. This will cause them to start moving, so back up into the river where you can seperate them and take them out one at a time. The Nanman army will arrive on the enemy’s 8th turn if you picked the second choice, and they’ll move up toward you as well. Once you’ve been on the south bank for a couple of turns, Zhang Zhao and Lu Su will start making more of those wooden soldiers. Have your stronger forces hold them off while you send a few people around the side to Zhuge. Defeat him for the win. Between battles: Sun Quan retreats once again, this time to his capital of Jian Ye. Cao Cao prepares for the final battle over control of China. Get all the items you need, and begin the next battle.
Final Battle: Jian Ye ———————- You’ll need to kill both Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan for victory. Your army is split up into three groups, each attacking a gate, and unless you want to walk all the way around the outside of the castle, your groups won’t meet up until you’re in the very middle where Zhuge is. Large amounts of archers and catapults are spread out here as well, placed behind walls where you can’t get at them. Plus the wooden soldiers will keep respawning every few turns until you eliminate their respective summoners (Jiang Wei, Zhang Zhao, and Lu Su). Move over to the gate guards, and when you get close, they’ll begin moving. You can then lure them back and divide them up so you can kill them without too much of a problem. Have whoever has on the Mirror Armor go attack the archers and catapults. Once you’ve finally managed to get past each group’s initial gates, come together and attack the center. When you approach, Zhuge will summon his own wooden soldiers and Sun Quan will start moving. He’ll run right up to you, so you can easily defeat him. Zhuge will stay on his fortress, though, so you’ll have to go through the wooden soldiers plus the magic casters inside. Try and kill the three summoners so you won’t have to deal with the wooden soldiers respawning all the time, then break through to the fortresses, surround Zhuge, and pummel him into submission. When both him and Sun Quan are dead, every character you have still alive will say something and then the battle, and the war, are over.
Aftermath: Sun Quan makes it back to his ruined throne room, where he collapses. Cao Cao enters and observes the area, then sends Xiahou Dun and Xun Yu to find Zhuge Liang. Zhuge is outside somewhere, and Sima Yi walks over to him. They have a nice long chat, where Sima Yi begs Zhuge to help rebuild the kingdom. With all of China under his control, Cao Cao returns to Xuchang and reports to the Emperor. The map of China comes up and all of Cao Cao’s enemies are shown, then disappear in the order he defeated them. Cao Cao and his officers appear, then you’ll get to see your officers’ stats as the credits roll. At the end of the credits, you’ll see a red bird on the screen. When you load the game again, the bird will be on the title screen, indicating that you beat the Red Storyline. Congratulations, you’ve beaten Legend of Cao Cao! Now try the Blue Storyline.