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Introduction 2. Controls, Options, and the Basics 3. Great Walkthroughs 4. Questions 5. Character Unlocking 6. Glitches 7. Character Biographies 8. Walkthrough 9. Item A. Harnesses B. Orbs C. Items D. Item Hunting 10. Unlocking Level 10 Weapons 11. Bodyguards A. Bodyguards B. Bodyguard Ranks 12. Endings 13. Dim Sum Snacks and Fairy Wines 14. Battle of Chi Bi: The Fire Attack 15. Campaign For Cheng Du: Liu Zhang's Surrender 16. Getting the Red Hare Harness 17. Getting the Shadow Harness 18. The Nanman Campaign 19. Battle of Chang Jiang 20. Getting Yue Ying's Level Ten Weapon 21. Conclusion 22. Disclaimer 1. Introduction Hello! RamzaBeoulve259 here again! I'm going to write another FAQ! This time it's about Dynasty Warriors 4. You see, this game is based off from real history of China. It's about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (or ROTK for short). There is a novel about the ROTK that can be found at a book store. ROTK is about three kingdoms that fought to see who could control China. There are three kingdoms. Shu, Wu, and Wei are the three kingdoms. But there were other people that too fought to rule China. You'll learn soon enough. Updates: 1.00-This is my first version of my DW4 FAQ. 1.01-I just re-aligned the Unit Information in the stages. 1.02-Added my screen name for AIM, which I forgot. I also fixed a few typos I found. 1.03-I corrected a requirement for the Wu - Tales: Dong Zhuo Lives! 1.04-I added a few notes for the bonuses in The Siege of Fan Castle and Battle of Shi Ting, both for the Wu forces. 1.05-I added the item hunting for Battle of Yi Ling, Wu Forces, and I also added some good FAQs (forgot to add that in earlier). I also forgot to add in Wang Ping as an enemy ambush officer in Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Wei Forces. 1.06-I added a note about Battle of Mt. Ding Jun as Wei forces. 1.07-I corrected the unit info for Battle of Cheng Du as Wei forces. I forgot to add the sub-officers of Cao Zhang and Cao Hong. I also added missing stuff for the FAQ. Also, Steven Chin, who hosts some sites about the games about the ROTK, wanted to ask if he could host this FAQ at http://forums.sanguo- online.com and I allowed him yo. And please make sure the letters and characters in this guide are lined up. Use this to make sure it's lined up. ABCDEABCDEABCDEABCDEABCDEABCDEABCDE 12345123451234512345123451234512345 Credits: Me (I wrote this FAQ) You (You read this FAQ) Jeff CJayC Veasey (For posting my FAQs in GameFAQs. Jeff CJayC Veasey rules! Keep the site going!) Darren Lam (For first teaching me about the basics of the ROTK, and when I played with him, it eventually inspired me to buy this game) Muni Shinobu (I'm using the tenth weapons from his guide, and he is a PRO at this game, so honor him! I'm also posting some of his discovery glitches in the FAQ, and the locations of Dim Sum Snacks and Fairy Wines.) Clement Chong (I'm using his way to beat The Nanman Campaign, and he is a great DW4 player, who even managed to defeat Lu Bu in a duel in Battle of Hu Lao Gate once.) MasterTony (For his great Item FAQ) ENAY (He typed the DW4 Game Mechanics Guide) baldactor (He has a great battlefield board list) L00PY (His Bodyguard Combinations for each bodyguard combination works well.) popemobile (His Events Guide is great) Sieg Zeon (For his Unit Info list, I found out I missed Wang Ping in Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, Wei Forces before). The GameFAQs Dynasty Warriors 4 Message Boarders (They answer questions and talk about Dynasty Warriors 4, and I join in.) And the other people who I should credit (Why bother plagiarizing?) 2. Controls, Options, and the Basics Menu: X Button-Choose Triangle Button-Cancel D-Pad-Scroll Up/Down/Left/Right Other buttons will be shown on the screen and tell you what they do. In Battle: X-Jump/Ride on Horse (position yourself next to a horse or behind a horse) Triangle: Charge Attack Square: Attack Circle: Charge Musou (if Musou bar is not full)/Use Musou attack (if Musou bar is full) D-Pad: Move L1: Guard with weapon R1: Use Arrows (cannot be used if you have no arrows, number below your portrait next to your HP Bar and Musou Bar indicates how many arrows you have) X Then Triangle: Uses a Ground Pound Attack Guard then Triangle (when enemy is about to hit you): Reversal/Counter Options: Musou Mode: It's a story mode of one of the three kingdoms. You can create a new game for one of the three kingdoms (Shu, Wu, or Wei) or continue a saved game. Note that changes that you saved will be permanent on your memory card block of Dynasty Warriors 4. Free Mode: Allows you to play any stage that you unlocked in Musou Mode. VS Mode: Two player game. Challenge Mode: Gives you fun challenges to do. Edit Mode: Allows you to create your own officers and bodyguards. Encyclopedia: Gives information on the story of the ROTK, officers, what items you currently have, and what weapons you have. Options: Make changes in options. Basics -Your objectives in this game is to take out enemy officers and raise your army's morale. Morale affects your army. If a low morale officer is fighting a high morale officer, the low morale officer is most likely going to lose. The bar on the top-right corner when you are in the battlefield shows your overall army's morale. If the bar is mostly blue, then your army is doing fine. If the bar is mostly red, then your army's not too well. -Your army has a commander and the enemy has one as well. If your commander is defeated by the enemy, you will automatically lose. If the enemy commander is defeated by your army, then you will automatically win. You'll know your commander is in danger if you get a message saying "The main camp is under attack! Assist at once!". If you get that message, DROP WHATEVER THE HELL YOU'RE DOING AND SAVE THE COMMANDER!!! Sometimes, though, there will be a situation where you can't save the commander in time and must defeat the enemy commander quickly. Hope that your can take out the enemy commander quickly before your commander dies. -For using the maps, the blue dots represent your army's troops. The light blue dots represent your army's officers. The light blue dot with a blinking aura emitting represents your army's commander. The red dots represent the enemy army's troops. The light red dots represent the enemy army's officers. The light red dot with a blinking aura emitting represents the enemy army's commander. -Your health bar is the green bar to your bottom-left corner. If it's green, it's excellent. If it's yellow, it's doing so-so. If it's red, RUN AWAY FROM ENEMIES!!! Try to search in pots for bread buns and chicken. A single bread bun will recover 50 points of health. A double bread bun will recover 100 points of health. A single chicken will recover 200 points of health. A big chicken will recover all points of health. A wine jar will give you instantly full Musou. An ointment (it looks like a small-sized blue jar) recovers fully both your health and your Musou bar. -New to Dynasty Warriors 4 are duels. Sometimes when you approach an enemy officer, they may challenge you to a duel. If you don't want to duel, then press Start. Note that if you refuse to duel, your army's overall morale will drop. If you win a duel, your army's morale will rise, and the officer you dueled with will be out of the board. -Gate Captains, unlike in Dynasty Warriors 3, do not drop defense items, but drop meat buns instead. 3. Great Walkthroughs If you aren't satisfied using my FAQ, then try using other FAQs. FAQs and Walkthroughs http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_c.txt http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_e.txt http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_d.txt http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_b.txt Game Mechanics http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_mech.txt Unit Info Drop Item List http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_normal_general_dro p.txt Item FAQ http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_item.txt Bodyguard FAQ http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_bodyguard_combinat ions.txt Battlefield List http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_boards.txt Events Guide http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_stage_events.txt Ending FAQ http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_ending_faq.txt Imperial Seal Stage Map http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/dynasty_warriors_4_imperial_seal.gif 4. Questions If you have any trouble, just send in your question. 5. Character Unlocking This section contains the information to unlock characters. Shu: Liu Bei: Initially available. Guan Yu: Initially available. Zhang Fei: Initially available. Zhao Yun: Clear Shu - Act II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo. Zhuge Liang: Clear Shu - Act II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo. Pang Tong: Clear Shu - Act II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo. Huang Zhong: Clear Shu - Act IV: The Three Kingdoms. Wei Yan: Clear Shu - Act IV: The Three Kingdoms. Yue Ying: Clear Shu - Act IV: The Three Kingdoms. Ma Chao: In Campaign of Cheng Du in Shu - Act IV: The Three Kingdoms, defeat Ma Chao when he appears as reinforcements. Jiang Wei: In Battle of Tian Shui in Shu - Tales: Tian Shui's Prodigy, follow Zhuge Liang's instructions and do whatever he says to do until Zhuge Liang goes to Jiang Wei's position after Ma Zun accuses him of being a traitor to Wei. When Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei meet, a scene will appear in which Zhuge Liang offers Jiang Wei a proposal to join Shu. Wei: Cao Cao: Initially available. Xiahou Dun: Initially available. Xiahou Yuan: Initially available. Xu Huang: Clear Wei - Act I: The Yellow Turban Rebellion. Dian Wei: Clear Wei - Act I: The Yellow Turban Rebellion. Xu Zhu: Clear Wei - Act II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo. Cao Ren: Clear Wei - Act III: The Rise of Cao Cao. Zhen Ji: Clear Wei - Act III: The Rise of Cao Cao. Sima Yi: Clear Wei - Act IV: The War Against Liu Bei. Zhang Liao: In Battle of Xia Pi in Wei - Act III: The Rise of Cao Cao, defeat Zhang Liao when he appears to ambush Xiahou Dun. Zhang He: Clear 11 Wei Musou stages. Wu: Sun Jian: Initially available. Sun Shang Xiang: Initially available. Huang Gai: Initially available. Lu Meng: Clear Wu - Act I: The Yellow Turban Rebellion. Sun Ce: Clear Wu - Act II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo. Zhou Yu: Clear Wu - Act II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo. Sun Quan: Clear Wu - Act III: The Little Conqueror. Zhou Tai: Clear Wu - Act III: The Little Conqueror. Lu Xun: Clear Wu - Act IV: Showdown at Chi Bi. Taishi Ci: In Campaign for the Wu Territory in Wu - Act III: The Little Conqueror, defeat Taishi Ci. When the officer you're playing as makes an offer to Taishi Ci to build a new world for Wu, Taishi Ci will withdraw for a while, saying he'll need some time to think. A few minutes later after the scene, another scene will occur. In this one, Taishi Ci will rejoin the battle with Wu. Gan Ning: In Battle of Xia Kou in Wu - Act IV: Showdown at Chi Bi, defeat Gan Ning with Su Fei still alive. Xiao Qiao: Clear Wu - Tales: The Two Qiaos. Da Qiao: Clear Wu - Tales: The Two Qiaos. Other: Lu Bu: Clear any kingdoms' Musou Mode. Dong Zhuo: Clear Lu Bu's Musou Mode. Diao Chan: Unlock Lu Bu. Yuan Shao: Clear Wei Musou Mode. Meng Huo: In the Nanman Campaign for either Wu or Shu in Act V/Final Act - Fall of Wu (for Shu)/Fall of Shu (for Wu), defeat Meng Huo seven times (and one MUST be a duel). Defeat Zhu Rong in a duel. Then clear the Musou mode you are playing. Zhu Rong: Unlock Meng Huo. Zhang Jiao: Clear all other kingdoms. 6. Glitches Yep, even Dynasty Warriors 4 has some glitches. If you have glitches to submit, well, send it in! You can communicate with me by AIM by finding me at RamzaBeoulve259 or e-mailing me at ramzabeoulve259@yahoo.com. I took a few from Muni Shinobu. Battle of Xia Kou (Sun Jian's Forces): Huang Zu's face changing! Take a look at Huang Zu's face sprite in the Unit Info. It's the same sprite as Han Xian, Yuan Yin, Yuan Shu, etc. When he talks, he'll switch his face sprite to another one (the face sprite that Pei Yuan Shao, Zhou Cang, Zhang Man Chang, etc. have)! Battle of Guan Du (Cao Cao's Forces): Cheng Yu turned into a private! When you are doing the process of burning down Wu Chao, Cheng Yu will have a private face sprite when he reports of the location of Wu Chao! Battle of Fan Castle (Shu Forces): Pang De doesn't know his grammar! When Guan Yu approaches Pang De, he will say "Guan Yu! Your will not proceed beyond this point!" Battle of Cheng Du (Nanman Forces): Yue Ying walks up the mountain! This must be done in Free Mode. Play as Yue Ying in Battle of Cheng Du as Nanman Forces and give her a horse harness. Any will do. When you start the battle, before it loads up, hold on to L1 and Down at the same time and keep on holding the buttons and when the stage starts, Yue Ying will walk up the mountain! You can now go anywhere outside the battlefield, and visit places you are forbidden to go normally (i. e. gates). (Credit goes to Muni Shinobu) Battle of Hu Lao Gate (Allied Forces): Liu Bei walks up the mountain! In Battle of Hu Lao Gate as Allied Forces, play as Liu Bei and give him a horse harness. Any will do. When the stage loads, hold on to Up and when the stage starts, keep on holding to it and Liu Bei will walk up the mountain! You can go past Zhang Liao or Dong Min using this trick! (Credit goes to Muni Shinobu) Battle of Yi Ling (Wu Forces): Lu Xun goes into the water! In Battle of Yi Ling as Wu Forces, play as Lu Xun and give him a horse harness. Any will do. When the stage loads, hold on to Up and when the stage starts, keep on holding it and Lu Xun will walk into the water. If you keep on holding to Up he'll even walk up the mountain! (Credit goes to Muni Shinobu) Battle of Guan Du (Any side): Zhao Yun and Zhao Yun! You'll need to have two players for this. You can pick either Cao Cao's Forces or Yuan Shao's Forces. Here is what each player must pick (this must be done in Free Mode). Cao Cao's Forces First player: Xiahou Dun (Wei) Second player: Zhao Yun (Shu) When the battle starts, both players will be Zhao Yun! Yuan Shao's Forces First player: Xu Huang (Wei) Second player: Zhao Yun (Shu) When the battle starts, both players will be Zhao Yun! (Credit goes to Muni Shinobu) Easy Surviving in Duels When you are in a duel and you think you are going to lose, you can survive easily. To do this, just stand next to the duel arena wall and then hold onto R1 and then aim at the area outside the arena and the opponent won't hit you. Zhang He's Phoenix Talon: No weapon message When you are trying to get Zhang He's level ten weapon in Battle of Jie Ting, you'll notice that there will be no weapon message even when you have defeated Ma Su's sub-officers, Ma Su, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and Yue Ying. Don't worry about it. As long as you are playing on Hard Mode, have Zhang He's level 9 weapon, and defeated them, you will get the weapon when you finish the level and it shows you your weapon status. And it will evolve. 7. Character Biographies This section contains the biographies of the playable officers in the kingdoms. Beware, for it contains some spoilers. ---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---== Shu ---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---== Liu Bei: Liu Bei was the founder and leader of his Shu army. He fights to restore the Han dynasty. He adopts Liu Feng as his son and has an infant son named Liu Chan. He marries Wu's Sun Shang Xiang. He gives Liu Chan the throne when he dies, but says to Zhuge Liang that if Liu Chan is not a good leader then he can take over the Shu army. Guan Yu: Guan Yu was known as the God of War. He is one of Liu Bei's oath brothers and swears a brotherhood along with Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. When he was separated from his brothers, he joined Cao Cao's Wei army for a while. In Guan Du, he killed Yan Liang and Wen Chou, two of Yuan Shao's most powerful generals. However, he meets Liu Bei in battle, and then Guan Yu prepares to return to Shu. When escaping from Xu Chang, he battled his way through five gates to the Yellow River, where Liu Bei was waiting. He then later leads an attack onto Cao Ren in Fan Castle, but is back-attacked by the Wu army and retreats to Mai Castle, where he is eventually captured. When he was captured, Sun Quan wanted to have Guan Yu join, but Guan Yu insulted Wu and was killed. Zhang Fei: Zhang Fei was another one of Liu Bei's oath brothers and swore a brotherhood to both Liu Bei and Guan Yu. In Chang Ban, he scared many of Cao Cao's soldiers with a loud roar and a scream. This terrified a lot of Cao Cao's soldiers. When Zhang Fei heard of Guan Yu's death, he was shocked and very mad. This caused him to his downfall, as Zhang Fei's people started to dislike him and then kill Zhang Fei even though they were a part of the Shu army. Zhao Yun: Zhao Yun was a very honorable warrior. He served Gongsun Zan before serving Liu Bei. Gongsun Zan introduced him to Liu Bei. Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei were actually friends. Zhao Yun saw Liu Bei's strong virtues and was very impressed. When Gongsun Zan was defeated by Yuan Shao, Zhao Yun fled away. He then travels to Liu Bei's army and serves him. During the battle of Chang Ban, Zhao Yun went against the massive Wei army killing people on his way until he rescued Liu Chan, and returning the baby to Liu Bei safely. Zhuge Liang: Zhuge Liang was a very great strategist and a major contribution to Liu Bei's army. He used tactics such as ambushes, traps, and fire attacks to wipe out his enemy. During the naval battle in Chi Bi, he and Zhou Yu formulated of a fire attack that Huang Gai had thought of. Both strategists asked a fisherman where the wind was blowing to. The answer gave them a quick advantage and the fire attack against Cao Cao's massive fleet worked. Then, after the Shu army gained the lands of Cheng Du, Zhuge Liang went south to Nan Zhong. The Nanman troops were causing trouble, but Zhuge Liang formed a relationship with the Nanman leader Meng Huo after defeating him seven times. Then he went north to Tian Shui. When he saw Jiang Wei's skills as a strategist, Zhuge Liang used a ploy that made Wei think Jiang Wei was a traitor. Jiang Wei was forced to depart to Shu, but there he and Zhuge Liang admired each other. Wei's strategist Sima Yi was his arch rival, but Zhuge Liang died before the showdown at Wu Zhang Plains, and he left things to Jiang Wei. Pang Tong: Pang Tong was another strategist, like Zhuge Liang. In Chi Bi, he linked and immobilized Cao Cao's massive fleet with chains, ensuring the first plan of the fire attack. The fire attack eventually did work. Pang Tong then suggested Liu Bei to attack Liu Zhang and take over Cheng Du. He was killed, however, by Zhang Ren in an ambush when he was mistaken for as Liu Bei because he was riding Liu Bei's grey horse, Hex Mark horse. Huang Zhong: Huang Zhong was an old man with great archery skills who first served Han Xuan, one of Cao Cao's vassals. However, when he let Guan Yu pass during Shu's assault on the Jing province, Han Xuan thought Huang Zhong was a traitor, and was about to kill Huang Zhong for treason, but Huang Zhong was saved by Wei Yan. Later in the battle of Mt. Ding Jun, he charged down towards the Wei army and killed Xiahou Yuan. Wei Yan: Wei Yan first served Han Xuan, but later killed him when Han Xuan was about to execute Huang Zhong for treason. He then served Liu Bei. He had a rebellious spirit, though, and Zhuge Liang could not have handled him. Wei Yan later revolted after Liu Bei's death, but was executed by Ma Dai for suspicion of treason. Yue Ying: Yue Ying was the wife of Zhuge Liang. She was unattractive. However, she possessed great skills for war, and Zhuge Liang wanted to marry her after hearing of her skills. She tries everything in her power to support Zhuge Liang. Ma Chao: Ma Chao was the son of Ma Teng. He was nicknamed "Ma Chao the Splendid". When his father was killed by Cao Cao, Ma Chao wanted to have vengeance against Cao Cao for his father's death. He lost against Cao Cao in Tong Gate, though. Then he went to serve Liu Zhang, but when Liu Bei's army attacked, Ma Chao was persuaded to join Shu. He fights for justice. Jiang Wei: Jiang Wei originally served Cao Cao's vassal, Ma Zun. He used a great strategy to defeat Shu, which made Zhuge Liang admire his talents as a prodigy. Jiang Wei was caught in an enemy ploy and was thought to be a traitor. He then served Zhuge Liang, and he admired him. He liked to read Zhuge Liang's strategy books. When Zhuge Liang died, Jiang Wei took command as strategist for Shu. ---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---== Wei ---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---== Cao Cao: Cao Cao was the founder and leader of the Wei army. He was known as a "Hero of Chaos". He was a decent strategist. He opposed Lu Bu and Yuan Shao, and defeated them. However, he suffered a major defeat at Chi Bi. But he regained his lost power later. When he died, he left Sima Yi in charge of Wei. Xiahou Dun: Xiahou Dun was one of Cao Cao's cousin and Xiahou Yuan's brother. He was a great warrior for Wei. During the battle against Lu Bu in Xia Pi, Xiahou Dun's left eye was shot by an arrow. But when Xiahou Dun took it out, he claimed that it was a spirit of his family, and since he could not throw it away, he ate it instead. Even then, he could still fight well. Xiahou Yuan: Xiahou Yuan is Xiahou Dun's brother and Cao Cao's cousin. He was a good archer. He defeated Ma Chao and had a long list of accomplishments. However, he died at Mt. Ding Jun. He was killed by Huang Zhong. Xu Huang: Xu Huang initially served Yang Feng. He was persuaded by the Wei officer Man Chong to join Cao Cao. He had a friendly relationship with Guan Yu when he briefly joined Cao Cao's ranks. When the Shu officer Meng Da wanted to join Wei, Xu Huang shouted at Meng Da and called him a traitor. Meng Da responded by firing a volley of arrows at Xu Huang. Xu Huang died later by the arrows. Dian Wei: Dian Wei was loyal to his lord, Cao Cao. He was known as "The Coming Evil". During the brief stay at Wan Castle, Dian Wei's weapon was stolen, and when Wan Castle was incinerated in flames, Dian Wei had to use his bare hands to fight off Zhang Xiu's forces to save Cao Cao. He used enemy bodies as his weapons. He was brought down eventually by Zhang Xiu's archers, and Cao Cao said that Dian Wei was the greatest lost at Wan Castle. Xu Zhu: Xu Zhu was a man of massive size. He was always calm outside of battles. In battles, he was very fierce. He had an equal match with Dian Wei. He earned the nickname "Crazy Tiger". Cao Ren: Cao Ren is Cao Cao's young cousin and has learned martial arts and horsemanship. He defended Fan Castle when Guan Yu came to attack it. Zhen Ji: Zhen Ji is the wife of Cao Cao's son, Cao Pi. She was a woman of great beauty. However, when Cao Pi was drunk once, he said to Zhen Ji to go kill herself while he was still drunk. Zhen Ji sobbed, and went off and killed herself. When Cao Pi knew what happened, he regretted it so much. Sima Yi: Sima Yi is the strategist of Wei. He is Zhuge Liang's rival. He defeated Zhuge Liang at Wu Zhang Plains. His family later betrayed Wei and renamed it as the Jin dynasty, led by his son, Sima Zhao, and then his grandson, Sima Yan. Zhang Liao: Zhang Liao first served Lu Bu, but when he and Lu Bu were about to be executed by Cao Cao, Guan Yu commanded to stop and persuaded Zhang Liao to join Wei. Lu Bu was killed, though. In He Fei, Zhang Liao managed to stop a big number of Wu troops with just only a few troops. Zhang He: Zhang He originally served Yuan Shao. But after false charges from one of Yuan Shaos' officers Guo Tu, Zhang He fled to Wei. After defeating Yuan Shao, Zhang He was known as one of Wei's Tiger generals. He sees beauty in even battle and is narcisstic. In Jie Ting, he surrounded Ma Su's camp effectively leading Shu to a humiliating defeat. ---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---== Wu ---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---== Sun Jian: Sun Jian was the founder of the Wu kingdom. He ruled Jiang Dong and the Jing Province. He is also known as the Tiger of Jiang Dong. When he was fighting Liu Biao's forces, Lu Gong lured Sun Jian to an ambush by Kuai Liang. When Sun Jian pursued Lu Gong, a boulder hit Sun Jian on the head and Sun Jian was killed. Sun Shang Xiang: Sun Shang Xiang is the daughter of the Sun family. She is considered a tomboy warrior. She was sent to marry Liu Bei and to watch Liu Chan by the Sun family. When she heard of rumors that Liu Bei died in Yi Ling, she drowned herself in a river. Huang Gai: Huang Gai had been a Wu officer ever since the Wu kingdom was found by Sun Jian. He thought of the fire attack when preparing for the battle of Chi Bi against Cao Cao's massive fleet. In Chi Bi, he made a massive fire attack on Cao Cao's massive fleet. He was shot an arrow but was saved by Han Dang. Lu Meng: Lu Meng at first was a warrior. He always thought it was strength to make a warrior skilled. But Sun Quan said to Lu Meng that strategy is essential. After that, Lu Meng started to become a strategist as well as a warrior. Then with Lu Xun's cooperation, he attacked Guan Yu from behind and when Guan Yu retreated to Mai Castle, he managed to capture the great God of War. Sun Ce: Sun Ce was Sun Jian's older son and older brother of Sun Quan. He continued the ruling of Wu after Sun Jian died from the boulder ambush that Sun Jian fell for. He was known as "The Little Conqueror". He is best friends with Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu: Zhou Yu is Sun Ce's best friend and an intelligent strategist, proposing numerous strategies. He hated Zhuge Liang and when he died, he asked to the Heavens why Zhuge Liang was born. Lu Xun: Lu Xun was the second strategist of Wu after Zhou Yu. He used a back attack against Guan Yu with Lu Meng in Fan Castle and captures Guan Yu. He also planned the fire attack on Yi Ling against the Shu army and won against them. He marries Sun Ce's daughter. Sun Quan: Sun Quan became the ruler of Wu after both Sun Jian and Sun Ce died. He is a very mature ruler for Wu. His lives were mostly saved by the Wu officer Zhou Tai, and he praised Zhou Tai. Zhou Tai: Zhou Tai was a former pirate before joining the ranks of Wu with his comrade, Jiang Qin. He was praised by both Sun Ce and Sun Quan. He saved Sun Quan's life many times, and even got his scar on his face when saving Sun Quan's life once. He killed the Shu officer Shamoke. Taishi Ci: Taishi Ci first served Liu Yong, who took the Wu Territory. He dueled with Sun Ce and ended up in a draw. When Liu Yong was defeated, Taishi Ci served Wu. Gan Ning: Gan Ning was a sea pirate under Huang Zu before joining Wu. He killed Ling Tong's father, Ling Cao, when Wu attacks Huang Zu. Ling Tong wanted to have vengeance for his father's death, but Sun Quan stopped Ling Tong. To make up for Ling Cao's death, Gan Ning once saved Ling Tong. He is killed by Shamoke with an arrow shot at him. Xiao Qiao: Xiao Qiao is the younger sister of the Two Qiaos, known to be the two most beautiful girls. She marries Zhou Yu. Da Qiao: Da Qiao is the older sister of the Two Qiaos, known to be the two most beautiful girls. She marries Sun Ce and they have a daughter that Lu Xun marries. ---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---== Other ---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---===---== Lu Bu: Lu Bu has been the mightiest warrior of the era of the Three Kingdoms. He betrayed many people and killed them. He is adopted by Dong Zhuo as a son. He loves Diao Chan. Later he betrayed Dong Zhuo as well and kills Dong Zhuo. He is captured by Cao Cao in Xia Pi and executed. Diao Chan: Diao Chan was loved by Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo. She plotted to break the relations of the two, with Lu Bu killing Dong Zhuo. She then served Lu Bu. Dong Zhuo: Dong Zhuo was an officer of the Imperial Forces. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was summoned by He Jin to protect the king of the Han Forces, but instead takes over the Han Forces and begins a rule of tyranny. He is driven back by Yuan Shao's allied forces and retreats, but burns the Han capital of Luo Yang. Yuan Shao: Yuan Shao is a noble and esteemed man. He was the leader of the allied forces sent to defeat Dong Zhuo. Later he opposed Cao Cao at Guan Du, but loses. The reason is because although his troops were massive, his supply depot at Wu Chao was burned down because Chunyu Qiong, who was drunk, failed to stop the assault. He realized he would never be able to defeat Cao Cao, and later dies of illness. Zhang Jiao: Zhang Jiao was the leader of the Yellow Turbans. He made the Yellow Turban Rebellion and opposed the Han Forces. But he is defeated by the Han Forces. Meng Huo: Meng Huo was the leader of the Nanman troops. He revolted against the Shu army, but when he was defeated by Zhuge Liang seven times, he realized he could never defeat Zhuge Liang and decided not to revolt and serve Shu. Zhu Rong: Zhu Rong is Meng Huo's wife. She was known to be a Goddess of Fire. She doesn't really like Meng Huo because he keeps on losing against the Shu army. 8. Walkthrough Well, here it is, the barbequed chickens for this guide. I will divide the walkthrough into different kingdoms, starting with Shu. For the unit info, a hyphen next to an officer means that the officer is a sub-officer of someone. An asterisk star means either that the officer is a reinforcement unit or ambush unit. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- __ |__ |__| | | __| | | |__| Shu Musou Mode --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Act I - Oath at the Garden --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story: The Han Forces has been rebelled by a sect of people who believes in Heaven and summons magic. This sect is known as the Yellow Turbans, because all of the members of this sect wear yellow scarves on their heads. The leader of this sect is Zhang Jiao. The Han Imperial Forces now set off to fight the Yellow Turban. Among these men fighting against the Yellow Turbans are the Shu founder Liu Bei, the Wei founder Cao Cao, and the Wu founder, Sun Jian. The Yellow Turban Menace Region: Xu Province Bonus: Defeating Zhang Liang here will cause him to not appear in The Yellow Turban Rebellion. --- Han Forces VS Yellow Turbans Huangfu Song COMMANDER Zhang Liang UNIT INFO Han Forces Yellow Turbans ---------- -------------- Huangfu Song Zhang Liang Cao Cao -Han Xian -Random Wei officer Zhang Man Cheng -Random Wei officer Guan Hai Sun Jian Gao Sheng -Random Wu officer Deng Mao -Random Wu officer Huang Shao Liu Bei Liu Pi -Random Shu officer *He Yi -Random Shu officer *Yan Zheng OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Zhang Liang. Defeat-Huangfu Song is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 Since you are the volunteer forces, and you're starting near the south gate of Xia Pi castle, we should first take out the officer near the south gate first. It's Gao Sheng guarding it. Go ahead and defeat him. Then choose to clear the west or east gate of enemies. The west gate has Deng Mao and Huang Shao. The east gate has Liu Pi and Guan Hai. Either way, when you defeat three enemy officers (or if you go way too north), Zhang Liang will call forth a rain storm. Then Huangfu Song will join the battle (one of my friends likes his quotes, "So they summon a rainstorm with their magic. What of it?" "I too shall join the battle!") but will be ambushed by He Yi's forces. Go ahead and defeat He Yi, because if Huangfu Song is defeated, you lose. After defeating He Yi, wait for Huangfu Song at the north right gate, because once again Huangfu Song will be ambushed, this time by Yan Zheng. Defeat Yan Zheng. Then go ahead and take out all other enemy officers. Note that if you defeat all enemy officers other than Zhang Liang (but including sub-officers) (the only sub-officer is Han Xian under Zhang Liang), Zhang Liang will say to withdraw, but as long as you are in sight of Zhang Liang, he won't withdraw. The Yellow Turban Fortress Region: Guan Du Bonus: Defeating Zhang Bao here will cause him to not appear in The Yellow Turban Rebellion. --- Han Forces VS Yellow Turbans Zhu Jun COMMANDER Zhang Bao UNIT INFO Han Forces Yellow Turbans ---------- -------------- Zhu Jun Zhang Bao Cao Cao Cheng Yuanzhi -Random Wei officer Zhou Cang -Random Wei officer Pei Yuan Shao Sun Jian He Yi -Random Wu officer Bo Zhang -Random Wu officer Liu Bei -Random Shu officer -Random Shu officer OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Zhang Bao. Defeat-Zhu Jun is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 Unlike The Yellow Turban Menace, no enemy officer is going to ambush today's commander, which in this case will be Zhu Jun. This time is choice time. You have the choice of taking the left path or the right path. I'll divide them. LEFT PATH Defeat Bo Zhang to open the entrance to the battlement. A Phantom Army spell will attack the Han forces. As Sun Jian says, "Behind every spell there is always some gimmick." And he's right. There are two glowing implements. One is near the exit gate of the battlement. From there, go right according to the map to find the other one. Oh yeah, while taking them glowing things out, take down Zhou Cang. Oh yeah, later Zhou Cang will join your Shu forces. RIGHT PATH Go ahead and defeat He Yi. Also take out the gate captain near him. When you go deep inside the circular path at the right path Pei Yuan Shao will summon what appears to be the magical powers of the wind. As Cao Cao says, keep advancing against the wind to the bottom of the circular path and you'll discover it's not magic that creates the wind, rather, the winds are being created by windmills. You can destroy the windmills by hitting them until they fall. Destroying the windmills will stop the winds, and you'll get a comment about stopping the winds. Then take out Pei Yuan Shao. Either way, when you reach the castle at the bottom of the map (called Guan Du Castle), Cheng Yuanzhi will be guarding the gates, and defeating him will open up the gates. Note that if you defeat all enemy officers (including sub- officers, but there is none!) and defeating the gate captain close to Zhang Bao, this will cause him to withdraw. The Yellow Turban Rebellion Region: Ji Province --- Han Forces VS Yellow Turbans He Jin COMMANDER Zhang Jiao UNIT INFO Han Forces Yellow Turbans ---------- -------------- He Jin Zhang Jiao Cao Cao -Huang Shao -Random Wei officer -Liu Pi -Random Wei officer -Zhou Cang Sun Jian -Han Xian -Random Wu officer Zhang Bao (Note) -Random Wu officer Zhang Man Cheng Liu Bei -Guan Hai -Random Shu officer Zhang Liang (Note) -Random Shu officer Bo Zhang -Deng Mao Pei Yuan Shao -He Yi -Yan Zheng Cheng Yuanzhi -Gao Sheng Note: If you have defeated Zhang Liang and/or Zhang Bao in The Yellow Turban Menace and/or the Yellow Turban Fortress, they will not appear here, and thus, their spells will be nullified. But if both are not present, Zhang Jiao will summon a rockslide when you reach the Ji Province city, and Bo Zhang will become powered up if Zhang Liang does not appear, and Zhang Man Cheng will be powered up if Zhang Bao does not appear. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Zhang Jiao. Defeat-He Jin is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 You start near Pei Yuan Shao's two sub-officers, He Yi and Yan Zheng, so take them out first. Then Gao Sheng will be wandering not too far from He Yi and Yan Zheng. Take him out too. Then it's once again a choice time, left or right. LEFT PATH If you chose the left path, you'll deal with Guan Hai and Zhang Man Cheng. And Zhang Bao if you did not defeat him in The Yellow Turban Fortress. If he does appear, he'll activate flame geysers that can damage you. If he does not appear, the flame geyser event will not be around, but Zhang Man Cheng will be powered up, as I said in the note above. But still he's not too hard. Then go ahead and skip the right path section. RIGHT PATH By going to the right path, you will deal with Deng Mao and Bo Zhang. Zhang Liang will also appear if you did not defeat him in The Yellow Turban Menace. If he does appear, he'll send a not-good rock slide attack. These rocks can take a good amount of health away from you. But these rocks can't differentiate whether if it's friend or foe, so it also hits the turban boys. Defeating Zhang Liang will stop the rock attack, but a few rocks will still roll around. If Liang doesn't appear, Bo Zhang will be powered, but like Man Cheng, he's not too hard even if he's powered up. Either way, go ahead and take out Zhou Cang and Han Xian. If both Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang did not appear, Zhang Jiao will summon a rock slide attack similar to that of Zhang Liang's, but this one cannot be stopeed, but it can be easily avoided. From not on it's just a matter of taking down Zhang Jiao's remaining sub-officers (which should be Huang Shao and Liu Pi) before taking out Zhang Jiao. Note that if you take down all officers (including sub- officers) and defeat the gate captain right next to Zhang Jiao, Jiao will retreat. This is vital for unlocking this act's tale, Return of the Yellow Turbans. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Tales: Return of the Yellow Turbans ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: Clear Shu Musou mode once. In Shu - Act I: The Oath at the Garden, clear or skip the Yellow Turban Menace. Skip The Yellow Turban Fortress. In The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Jiao must retreat. This tale stage will appear after Act - I: The Oaht at the Garden. Story: Following the defeat of the Yellow Turbans in Ji Province, Zhang Jiao flees to Han Zhong and is helped by Zhang Lu, who is also a mystical leader. They attempt to start another rebellion. Liu Bei rises to once again stop Zhang Jiao. Eliminate Zhang Jiao! Region: Han Zhong --- Liu Bei's Forces VS Yellow Turbans Liu Bei COMMANDER Zhang Jiao/Zhang Lu UNIT INFO Liu Bei's Forces Yellow Turbans ---------------- -------------- Liu Bei Zhang Jiao Guan Yu -Zhang Bao Zhang Fei -Zhang Liang Pei Yuan Shao He Yi Bo Zhang *Zhang Lu (Note) *Guan Yu (Note) *Zhang Fei (Note) Note: If you do not defeat all of Zhang Lu's troops and just defeat Zhang Lu, he'll reappear every time because he's a phantom. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will only defect to the Yellow Turbans if you do not stop Zhang Lu before he reaches Zhang Jiao and casts the spell that makes your ally soldiers defect. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Zhang Jiao and Zhang Lu. Defeat-Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 Your task here is to stall Zhang Lu and defeat him before he joins Zhang Jiao at the top. If he does, they'll use a spell that turns all of your troops, including Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, against you and Liu Bei. If you defeat Zhang Lu before the spell is used, Zhang Jiao will cast a weaker version of the spell that doesn't affect Guan Yu or Zhang Fei. Right now quickly defeat Bo Zhang and He Yi to take the south fortress. When Zhang Lu's unit arrives, instead of defeating Zhang Lu, defeat ALL of his forces. Why not defeat Zhang Lu? Because every time you defeat him, he reappears because he's always an illusion until either he meets Zhang Jiao or all of his troops are defeated. The troops can easily be distinguished because they wear light blue white armor (how do you call that a yellow turban?). Once you have slain all of his troops, a message will say "An individual thought to be Zhang Lu has been sighted!" and the real Zhang Lu will appear near the north fortress. I'm not exactly sure how Zhang Lu clears a fortress, but I believe it's due to a Guard Captain or something. But you have to clear Shu Musou Mode once, so you should have been training your best characer's weapon to about level 8, 9, or even 10. When you do defeat Zhang Lu, Zhang Jiao will cast the spell but it will be weakened, and the spell can be stopped by destroying those glowing ceremonial implements. After that, defeat Zhang Jiao once and for all! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Act II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story: The Han Forces successfully stop Zhang Jiao and defeat the Yellow Turbans. However, following the rebellion, it is the heinous Dong Zhuo who manages to gain control of the Han Forces and quickly uses their power for his rule of tyranny. He also has the mightiest warrior of the time, Lu Bu. Cao Cao calls an alliance with Yuan Shao as commander and with the alliance, they come to stop Dong Zhuo. The members are Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei. Battle of Si Shui Gate Region: Xu Chang Bonus: If you take over the supply depot in Si Shui Gate, Sun Jian will gain morale boost in Battle of Hu Lao Gate. If you defeat Hua Xiong, he will not ambush Yuan Shao in Battle of Hu Lao Gate. --- Allied Forces VS Dong Zhuo's Forces Yuan Shao COMMANDER Li Jue UNIT INFO Allied Forces Dong Zhuo's Forces ------------- ------------------ Yuan Shao Li Jue -Zhang He -Li Meng Yuan Shu -Yang Feng Gongsun Zan Guo Si Cao Cao Li Ru -Random Wei officer Hua Xiong Sun Jian -Hu Zhen -Random Wu officer -Zhao Cen Liu Bei Fan Chou -Random Shu officer -Wang Fang Niou Fu Gao Shun Li Su *Zhang Liao OR Dong Min OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Li Jue. Defeat-Yuan Shao is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 30'00'00 You'll start near Guo Si and Li Ru, so go ahead and defeat them both. Sun Jian will request to get provisions from Yuan Shu's supply convoy, but Yuan Shu will refuse saying "Even if I do send the supplies now, the glory will all be Sun Jian's! Do not send out the supply convoy out yet!" (Wow, a guy who wants glory. Geez, Yuan Shu!). Anyway, you have a time limit to take over Fan Chou's supply depot before Hua Xiong charges out of Si Shui Gate. It's not far from Li Ru. It's covered by a wall that you can jump over. Once you see the entrance of the supply depot, Yuan Shao will say "Ah, there is a road there! We can attack the enemy's supply depot from there!". Go ahead and defeat Fan Chou (and his sub-officer Wang Fang if you want to) to take over the supply depot. When Sun Jian says "Good! Our food problem is solved! Now, we attack Si Shui Gate!" you'll get a message saying "Si Shui Gate's first and second gates have opened!" and another message saying "Hua Xiong's unit has charged out of the gates!" The depot's gates will open, allowing you for a shortcut. Then go help Cao Cao take out Li Su and Niou Fu. If you fail to take over the depot in time, eventually Sun Jian will say "Where is the supply convoy? Our morale is dwindling!", a message will say "Si Shui Gate's first and second gates have opened, and Hua Xiong will charge out of the gates. When Sun Jian withdraws, you'll get a message saying "Hua Xiong's unit is charging!" and Yuan Shao saying "Are there no warriors here that can defeat Hua Xiong!?!" If you defeat him (if you want weapon experience to level up your weapon, take out Hua Xiong's two sub-officers Hu Zhen and Zhao Cen before taking Hua Xiong out) you'll get a scene in which you'll announce that you defeated Hua Xiong. If Zhang Liao arrives as reinforcements, he'll attack Yuan Shao. Go and take him out. If you have already unlocked Liao for Wei, then Dong Min will be an enemy reinforcement officer, but won't attack Yuan Shao. Either way, a few minutes after Hua Xiong has been defeated regardless of finding the supply depot or not, Li Jue will withdraw (annoying if you need some weapon experience). Battle of Hu Lao Gate Region: Luo Yang --- Allied Forces VS Dong Zhuo's Forces Yuan Shao COMMANDER Dong Zhuo UNIT INFO Allied Forces Dong Zhuo's Forces ------------- ------------------ Yuan Shao Dong Zhuo -Yan Liang -Niou Fu -Wen Chou -Fan Chou Yuan Shu -Wang Fang Gongsun Zan Li Ru Cao Cao -Xu Rong -Random Wei officer Li Jue Sun Jian -Jia Xu -Random Wu officer Guo Si Liu Bei -Li Meng -Random Shu officer Diao Chan Zhang Liao OR Dong Min -Gao Shun *Lu Bu *Hua Xiong (Note) *-Hu Zhen (Note) *-Zhao Cen (Note) Note: If you have defeated Hua Xiong in Battle of Si Shui Gate, he, along with Hu Zhen and Zhao Cen, will not appear to ambush Yuan Shao. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Dong Zhuo. Defeat-Yuan Shao is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 Your task here is to clear Xuan Wu Gate by defeating Zhang Liao or Dong Min (whoever appears; like Si Shui Gate if you have unlocked Zhang Liao for Wei, Dong Min appears, otherwise Zhang Liao will appear), then helping Sun Jian and Cao Cao out by defeating Guo Si and Li Ru. Then you use the Ram to break down Hu Lao Gate and then opening the gates of Luo Yang and defeating Dong Zhuo. Sounds easy, right? Well, it should be, but there's a big problem. That problem comes in the form of a tall warrior with a deadly halberd and riding on a red horse. Yes, Lu Bu is back. He is so powerful that it's nearly impossible to defeat him without a level 9 weapon (but still possible, use counters). If you don't want to defeat Lu Bu, go ahead and skip him. Just go to Diao Chan and defeat the songstress (who cares if she's beautiful?). That will open up Luo Yang's gates, where Dong Zhuo will set fire to it once you enter it. Go and defeat the remaining officers (besides Lu Bu if you don't want to). If you DO defeat Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo will retreat a few minutes later after you enter Luo Yang. If you are trying to defeat Lu Bu and you take too much time attacking him, Dong Zhuo will eventually open Luo Yang's gates without burning the city and his army will charge. If he does charge, every enemy officer alive will have an eight-star morale. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Tales: Guan Yu's Escape --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: In Act - I: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, skip The Yellow Turban Menace. In Act - II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo, play Battle of Si Shui Gate first. Do not find the enemy supply depot in Battle of Si Shui Gate, and wait for Sun Jian to withdraw, get a message saying "Hua Xiong's unit is charging!" and Yuan Shao to say "Are there no warriors here that can defeat Hua Xiong?". Then defeat Hua Xiong to get a cutscene where you announce that you defeated Hua Xiong. This tale stage will appear after Act - II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo. Story: After defeating Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei is attacked by and flees from Cao Cao, the Hero of Chaos. Guan Yu serves Cao Cao while being separated from Liu Bei, his oath brother, for the time being, but when Guan Yu learns of his brother's location, he is prepared to return to Liu Bei's forces, and gets a carriage with the wives of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei. But Xiahou Dun doesn't like the fact that Guan Yu is leaving Cao Cao's forces. Guan Yu's Escape Region: Xu Chang --- Liu Bei's Forces VS Cao Cao's Forces Guan Yu COMMANDER Xiahou Dun UNIT INFO Liu Bei's Forces Cao Cao's Forces ---------------- ---------------- Guan Yu Kong Xiu Carriage Han Fu Bian Xi Hu Ban Qin Qi *Xiahou Dun *Wang Zhi OBJECTIVES: Victory-Guan Yu and Carriage both reach Yellow River. Defeat-Guan Yu or Carriage is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 30'00'00 Your job here is to protect both Guan Yu and the carriage holding the wives of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei and escort them to the Huang Yellow River, which is at the end. To open up the gates, just defeat the officers that guard them, and the gate will open up, and the officer's soldiers will flee (well, most of them will, but some will still fight you). Kong Xiu guards the first gate, and defeating him opens it up. Han Fu guards the second gate, and blasting him to hell opens up the second gate. Bian Xi will guard the third gate. If the carriage and Guan Yu get a bit close to the third gate, Bian Xi will launch an ambush. Just defeat him and his soldiers and they won't be a bothersome. Han Fu guards the fourth gate (which is actually Si Shui Gate!). Note that he has A LOT of soldiers. Defeat Han Fu and two things happen: 1. The fourth gate will open up and 2. You will get a message saying "Xiahou Dun is in pursuit!" Xiahou Dun starts WAY BACK at the starting point, but Wang Zhi, obsessed in killing Guan Yu, will ambush you, by closing the fourth gate, and sending in soldiers to attack you. Once all of the soldiers are dead, the gates will open up again, and Wang Zhi will retreat. Defeat him if you want, but make it quick. Qin Qi guards the last gate, and defeating him opens it up. If Xiahou Dun catches you up, defeat him as well. Note that you can get the special item Bodyguard Manual if Xiahou Dun catches up to you AFTER the fifth gate. A message saying "A valuable item has been discovered!" will appear, and the item box will appear near the end. It's in a red box. Once you take Guan Yu to the river, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei will go ahead and greet Guan Yu. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Tales: Heroes of the Han --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: Clear Shu Musou mode one. In Act - II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo, skip Battle of Si Shui Gate. In Battle of Hu Lao Gate, Lu Bu must not be defeated. Story: After successfully defeating Zhang Jiao, the Han forces crush the Yellow Turbans, but Liu Bei and his officers are scattered across the land, and they arrive in Ru Nan, where they are attacked by Cao Cao. Battle of Ru Nan Region: Ru Nan --- Liu Bei's Forces VS Cao Cao's Forces Liu Bei COMMANDER Cao Cao UNIT INFO Liu Bei's Forces Cao Cao's Forces ---------------- ---------------- Liu Bei Cao Cao Zhang Fei Zhang He *Zhao Yun Xu Zhu *Guan Yu Yu Jin *-Guan Ping Yue Jin *-Zhou Cang *Li Dian *Liu Pi *Xiahou Dun *Xiahou Yuan OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Cao Cao Defeat-Liu Bei is defeated TIME LIMIT: 30'00'00 I like this stage. A lot. Very very a lot. Since you had to clear the Shu Musou mode once to unlock this stage, you should have gotten a person with a level 9th or even a 10th weapon. For Liu Bei fans, this is the stage to get Liu Bei's tenth weapon. Anyway, at the start of the battle, Li Dian will arrive at exactly 00'00'31. Defeat Li Dian to open up the east gate of the fortress. Once you enter the castle and meet up with Zhang Fei, or once you wait for exactly 3 minutes, Xiahou Yuan will appear from behind. Go ahead and take him out. Then go and defeat Yu Jin and Xu Zhu. Defeating Xu Zhu will open up the north gate, in which Xiahou Dun will attack you. Go west and fight the guard captain to open up the west gate (sometimes it opens up automatically, but I'm not sure how). By about 5 minutes from the starting time, Guan Yu should have already arrived. Help out the God of War take out Zhang He. Then defeat Xiahou Dun, Yue Jin, and finally Cao Cao. Note that at exactly 10 minutes, Liu Pi will make his appearance somewhere at the west section of the fortress. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Act III: The Flight of Liu Bei ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story: After defeating the tyrant Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei and the others go off on their quest to rule China. However, Liu Bei has no land to rule, so he serves Cao Cao, but then leaves him knowing that both warriors cannot co-exist. Then he serves Liu Biao for the time being. Seeing Liu Bei as a threat, Cao Cao decides to attack Liu Bei. Knowing that Liu Bei cannot win, he flees. However, he recruits the great strategist Zhuge Liang to defeat Cao Cao. Battle of Bo Wan Po Region: Ru Nan Bonus: If you clear this battle, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, and Xun You will not appear in Battle of Chang Ban. Also, if you clear this battle, Cao Cao will have lesser troops in Battle of Chang Ban, and they will not receive any supplies in Battle of Chi Bi. --- Liu Bei's Forces VS Cao Cao's Forces Liu Bei COMMANDER Cao Cao UNIT INFO Liu Bei's Forces Cao Cao's Forces ---------------- ---------------- Liu Bei Cao Cao -Jian Yong -Xu Shu *-Liu Feng Dian Wei *-Guan Ping Xiahou Dun Zhuge Liang Xu Zhu Zhao Yun Yu Jin *Guan Yu Li Dian *Zhang Fei Han Hao Yue Jin OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Cao Cao Defeat-Liu Bei is defeated TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 This battle is fun if you like to ambush the enemy. And this is the battle to get Zhao Yun's tenth weapon. Zhuge Liang, our new strategist, has some cool plans to defeat the enemy. First things first, he'll tell us to lure Xiahou Dun to the fire attack site. The site is the middle path of the three paths that are positioned vertically (up-down). When you are near Xiahou Dun, he'll say, "You have the honor of being my first victim." And you'll get a message saying "Xiahou Dun has fallen for (insert player's officer name)'s taunt and is advancing." That is when you lure him. After the fire attack, Liu Feng will appear and attack. Defeat Xiahou Dun to get a message saying "Han Hao's unit is mobilizing." Then go near Han Hao and he'll say "Your head is mine!" and a message will say "Han Hao has fallen for (insert player's officer name)'s taunt and is advancing." Lure Han Hao to the upper path of the three paths. Guan Ping will then ambush Han Hao. Go ahead and defeat Han Hao when the trap is sprung. Lastly, go near Yu Jin. He'll say "How unfortunate it is for you to face me in battle. Prepare yourself!" and a message will say "Yu Jin has fallen for (insert player's officer name)'s taunt and is advancing." Just lure him to the bridge you had to cross to go to Yu Jin's position, and Guan Yu will appear to ambush Yu Jin. Defeat Yu Jin. Then Zhuge Liang will call for an all-out attack. Go ahead and defeat the remaining enemy officers (which should be Li Dian, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, Yue Jin, and Cao Cao's sub- officer, Xu Shu), before taking out Cao Cao. Yes, Xu Zhu and Xu Shu are two different people. Xu Zhu is a playable character, while Xu Shu is not. Don't confuse them. Battle of Chang Ban Region: Nan Territory Bonus: If you clear this stage and find Liu Chan, Zhao Yun will appear in Battle of Chi Bi. --- Liu Bei's Forces VS Cao Cao's Forces Liu Bei COMMANDER Cao Cao UNIT INFO Liu Bei's Forces Cao Cao's Forces ---------------- ---------------- Liu Bei Xiahou Dun Zhang Fei Zhang He Zhao Yun Xiahou Yuan Sun Qian -Jia Xu *Liu Qi Zhu Ling *Guan Yu Xu Huang *Guan Ping -Han Hao Xiahou De -Xiahou En Jia Kui -Li Dian Yu Jin -Yue Jin *Cao Cao *-Cheng Yu (Note) *-Xun Yu (Note) *-Xun You (Note) *Cao Ren *-Cao Hong Note: If you had previously cleared Battle of Bo Wan Po, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, and Xun You will not appear in this battle. OBJECTIVES: Victory: Defeat Cao Cao, or Liu Bei reaches Escape Point. (Note) Defeat: Liu Bei is defeated. Note: If you are playing this battle as Liu Bei, there will be no escape point and you'll have to defeat Cao Cao to win this battle. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 This is my overall favorite stage. You probably won't be able to take out all officers unless you're playing as Liu Bei, because you have to protect Liu Bei and escort him to the escape point, which is all the way south. You can choose which path you want to go. There's a left path which has Xiahou De, his sub-officer Xiahou En, Xiahou Yuan, and his sub-officer Jia Xu. The middle path has A LOT of enemy soldiers, and it also has Zhu Ling, Xu Huang, and his sub-officers, so I recommend you not go there. Also, the moment you set foot into the middle path's fort, Cao Cao's reinforcements will arrive. So, that's not a good idea. And I'm not including the middle path for today. The only time you should take it is if you're playing as Liu Bei. The right path has Xiahou Dun (who's powered up for some reason), and Zhang He. The escape point is guarded by Jia Kui, his sub-officer Li Dian, Yu Jin, and his sub-officer Yue Jin. You just only need to defeat either Jia Kui or Yu Jin to gain access to the escape point. At some point while crossing south to the escape point and escorting Liu Bei, Cao Cao will arrive, along with his cousin Cao Ren and his sub-officer Cao Hong. Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, and Xun You will also appear if you haven't played and beat Battle of Bo Wan Po. LEFT PATH Help out Zhao Yun take out Xiahou En and Xiahou De. Defeating Xiahou De will trigger Liu Bei to advance to the west path. Clear a path for him by defeating Jia Xu and Xiahou Yuan. Eventually Cao Cao and enemy reinforcements will arrive. Forget about Cao Cao unless you want to end this real quick. When you reach the bridge and it has enemies on it, kill them to have Zhang Fei's yelling event only replaced by you (unless you're playing as Liu Bei). Skip the right path section and continue on. RIGHT PATH Zhang Fei should have a battle with Xiahou Dun. Go ahead and defeat Xiahou Dun to have Liu Bei advance. Then defeat Zhang He, and by now Cao Cao should have arrive. Defeat any enemy soldier on the bridge to get Zhang Fei's yelling event (it works with both the very west bridge and the very east bridge). Cao Ren and Cao Hong will most likely go off to pursue you and Liu Bei. Defeat both of them and you can rest easy. Liu Bei will eventually say to destroy the two bridges south of the central fortress (called Mai Castle) to delay the pursuit of Cao Cao's troops. When you go further south and defeat Jia Kui or Yu Jin, Liu Qi's fleet will arrive, and Liu Qi, Guan Yu, and Guan Ping will appear. Continue clearing a path for Liu Bei to the escape point. If you are playing as Liu Bei, go and defeat either Xiahou Dun or Xiahou De, and then back track to defeat the other Xiahou. Then go left or right to defeat Xiahou Yuan or Zhang He. By now Cao Cao will appear. Also, forget about defeating Jia Kui or Yu Jin yet. Go inside the central fortress and defeat Zhu Ling, Han Hao (Xu Huang's sub-officer), and the many enemy soldiers. Xu Huang will advance to attack you. So defeat him. If you didn't defeat Zhang He but defeat Xiahou Yuan, or if you defeated Zhang He but didn't defeat Xiahou Yuan, the officer that's alive will advance with Cao Cao. Defeat the alive officer, but don't defeat Cao Cao just yet. If Cheng Yu and the two Xuns (Xun Yu and Xun You) are here, defeat them. Defeat Jia Kui (and Li Dian if you can) and/or Yu Jin (and Yue Jin if you can). Liu Qi's fleet will arrive shortly after. Defeat the other officer alive, and then go ahead and take out Cao Cao. Battle of Chi Bi Region: Chi Bi --- Allied Forces VS Cao Cao's Forces Sun Jian COMMANDER Cao Cao UNIT INFO Allied Forces Cao Cao's Forces ------------- ---------------- Sun Jian Cao Cao -Lu Su -Jia Xu Cheng Pu -Cheng Yu -Zhu Ran Xu Zhu -Zhuge Jin -Man Chong Zhou Yu Zhen Ji -Jiang Qin Cao Ren -Zhu Huan -Xun You Ling Tong Cao Hong Han Dang Yu Jin -Dong Xi -Xun Yu Pan Zhang Cai Mao -Xu Sheng Cao Pi Zhuge Liang -Xu Shu -Pang Tong -Zhu Ling *Zhao Yun (Note) Li Dian *Huang Gai *Yue Jin Note: Zhao Yun will only appear if you found Liu Chan in Battle of Chang Ban. OBJECTIVES: Victory: Defeat Cao Cao. Defeat: Sun Jian is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 This battle is going to be the dependence on what act Act V and the Final Act is going to be. For more information, read 'The Fire Attack' section. This walkthrough will show you how to do the fire attack. First off, you'll most likely start off near Zhu Ling. Assuming that you do start near him, go and defeat Zhu Ling as quickly as possible. He is one of Cao Pi's sub-officers. Next you'll have to race it to Xu Shu (NOT Xu Zhu the fat guy! It's Xu Shu, who's some generic strategist). Xu Shu is yet another sub-officer under Cao Pi. He's somewhere at the northwest section. Find him and defeat him. Why? Pant go... err, I mean Pang Tong is going to chain Cao Cao's boats, and if Xu Shu is alive, Pang Tong won't be able to do it. Then defeat Cao Pi and Cai Mao as fast as you can. Take Cao Pi's horse if you don't have one, and race it to Zhuge Liang's altar. Take out Li Dian on the way. The reason why you have to race it to the altar is because once Pang Tong chains the ships, Yue Jin will launch an ambush on Zhuge Liang. So take him out, or else Zhuge Liang won't be able to call the wind for the fire attack. It's the plan: Chain ships, summon wind, burn ships. The chains immobilize the ships, the winds blow to Cao Cao's fleet, and the fire burns up Cao Cao's fleet. After defeating Yue Jin, defeat all other enemy soldiers nearby. Zhao Yun will appear to defend the altar if you found Liu Chan in Battle of Chang Ban. While Zhuge Liang is at the altar, go and defeat Man Chong (Xu Zhu's sub-officer), Xu Zhu, Xun You (Cao Ren's sub-officer), and Cao Ren. When Zhuge Liang summons the wind, go to Zhen Ji's position and defeat her. Also, notice that there's a ship-made bridge? Huang Gai will ride a ship to the east side of the ship. Make sure that you clear the east side of the bridge of enemies. Once you do, while waiting for Huang Gai's fire attack, take out Yu Jin and his sub-officer, Xun Yu. Then go and defeat Cao Hong. When the fire attack is made, defeat Cao Cao and his two sub-officers, Cheng Yu and Jia Xu. If you're playing as Zhuge Liang and you need to call forth the wind, defeat Li Dian. Note that Li Dian will always pursue you if you play as Zhuge Liang. Anyway, defeating Li Dian triggers Zhuge Liang to say "It is almost time. Let us wait for the wind back at the altar." Shortly after, Yue Jin will ambush the altar, EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT THERE!!! LOL!!! You can defeat Xu Shu before taking out Li Dian. Then defeat Yue Jin and wait at the altar. Zhuge Liang will then call forth the wind. If you're playing as Pang Tong and you need to chain the ships, defeat Xu Shu. After defeating Xu Shu, you'll get a message saying "Pang Tong's unit has chosen the site for the ploy!" The site is the dock closest to Xu Shu. Get there and Pang Tong will say "This is good. The ships will be stable now." That ensures the chain of the ships. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Act IV: The Three Kingdoms ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story: After the victory of Liu Bei, Cao Cao falls back for a while. Liu Bei sees the path to restore the Han Dynasty. He plans to take Cheng Du and the Jing Province. Liu Zhang controls Cheng Du and control of Jing has passed from Liu Biao to Cao Cao's forces. Battle of Luo Castle Region: Cheng Du Bonus: If Pang Tong manages to survive this battle, he will appear in The Campaign of Jing and Campaign for Cheng Du. If you defeat Yang Huai and Gao Pei in this battle, they will not appear in Campaign for Cheng Du. If you destroy Jian Yan bridge to capture Zhang Ren, then it will not appear in Campaign for Cheng Du. --- Liu Bei's Forces VS Liu Zhang's Forces Liu Bei COMMANDER Liu Zhang UNIT INFO Liu Bei's Forces Liu Zhang's Forces ---------------- ------------------ Liu Bei Liu Zhang -Ma Liang -Liu Xun -Guan Ping Liu Han Pang Tong Zhang Yi Random Shu officer Yan Yan Random Shu officer Zhang Ren *Zhuge Liang Leng Bao *Guan Yu (Note) Deng Xian *Lei Tong (Note) *-Wu Lan (Note) *Yang Huai *Gao Pei Note: Guan Yu, Lei Tong, and Wu Lan will only appear if you have cleared The Campaign for Jing first. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Liu Zhang. Defeat-Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 If you have a horse saddle, you can try to save Pang Tong before he is defeated. If not, he will be ambushed by Zhang Ren's forces, and will be defeated easily and quickly. Anyway, defeat all officers outside of Luo Castle. Which should be Leng Bao, Zhang Yi, Liu Han, Deng Xian, and Yan Yan. Also if you have cleared the Campaign for Jing before playing this stage, Lei Tong and Wu Lan will appear as enemy reinforcement troops, so take them out as well. Guan Yu will also appear when Zhuge Liang appears as Shu reinforcements. When Zhuge Liang or Pang Tong announces of a plan to capture Zhang Ren (if Pang Tong is still alive, he will use the plan, and if Pang Tong is not around, Zhuge Liang will use the plan). When Zhuge Liang or Pang Tong say if there's no warrior to defeat him, Zhang Ren will charge out of the gate. Zhuge Liang or Pang Tong will lure Zhang Ren across the Jian Yan bridge (the bridge in the southwest section that goes vertically). After Zhang Ren crosses the bridge, you will be ordered to destroy the bridge. Stand next to it and the bridge will be destroyed. Zhang Ren will then say "Retreat! Fall back to Luo Castle!" and will retreat. Take him out before he does retreat. Note that if you are Pang Tong or Zhuge Liang, Zhang Ren will challenge you to a duel when he sees you when trying to capture him. Anyway, once you capture Zhang Ren, eventually Yang Huai and Gao Pei will appear as enemy reinforcement officers and will head for Liu Bei, so take them out. Once that is done, take out Liu Zhang and his sub-officer and son, Liu Xun. Oh, and for you Pang Tong fans, you can get his tenth weapon in this stage. The Campaign For Jing Region: Yi Ling Bonus: If you clear this stage before clearing Battle of Luo Castle, Lei Tong and Wu Lan will appear as enemy reinforcements, and Guan Yu will appear as Shu reinforcements when Zhuge Liang appears. Also when you clear this stage, you will get supplies in Campaign For Cheng Du. --- Liu Bei's Forces VS Cao Cao's Forces Zhuge Liang COMMANDER Han Xuan/Liu Du/Jin Xuan/Zhao Fan UNIT INFO Liu Bei's Forces Cao Cao's Forces ---------------- ---------------- Zhuge Liang Han Xuan -Ma Liang -Yang Ling Zhao Yun Liu Du Zhang Fei -Liu Xian *Guan Yu Jin Xuan *Pang Tong (Note) -Gong Zhi Zhao Fan -Chen Ying -Bao Long Huang Zhong OR Zhang He Wei Yan OR Xiahou Dun *Xing Daorong *Xiahou Yuan *Cao Ren Note: Pang Tong will only appear if he survives in Battle of Luo Castle. OBJECTIVES: Victory: Occupy Chang Sha, Gui Yang, Wu Ling, and Ling Ling. Defeat-Zhuge Liang is defeated. (Note) Note: If you are using Liu Bei, Liu Bei will be commander and Defeat will change to 'Liu Bei is defeated.' TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 To Wei Yan fans, this stage is where you get is tenth weapon. After Zhuge Liang says his instructions, Xing Daorong will appear with his maniac attitude (his maniac quote: "Ha ha ha! I will destroy them all!") and will ambush you. Defeat the maniac (Can't get quote out of head!) and then head to Ling Ling. Liu Du guards it, and defeating him will have Liu Bei's Forces occupying it, which is the first part of the stage (it's a campaign! Duh!). Next, Zhao Yun will march upwards to Gui Yang, where Zhao Fan is, and Zhang Fei will march west to Wu Ling, where Jin Xuan guards it. Approaching either one of them will have the gates open. When Wu Ling's gates open, Jin Xuan will mobilize, and challenge you to a duel. He's easy to beat if you're good a duels. If you approach Gui Yang, Chen Ying and Bao Long will mobilize and attack. Defeating both of Zhao Fan's sub-officers will have Zhao Fan retreat, and therefore occupying Gui Yang. Either way, when you do occupy either Gui Yang or Wu Ling, Guan Yu will eventually appear as reinforcements, and Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren will appear as enemy reinforcements and will attack Zhuge Liang. Unless you're using Liu Bei, defeat them both to protect Zhuge Liang because if Zhuge Liang dies, it's game over. When that's over, occupy the other city you didn't occupy yet, and then head to Chang Sha Castle, where Han Xuan is. While heading towards there, Pang Tong, if he survived in Battle of Luo Castle, will eventually appear as reinforcements. Defeat Han Xuan's sub-officer Yang Ling to open up Chang Sha Castle's gate. If Huang Zhong appears in this stage (Xiahou Dun and Zhang He appears if you have unlocked Huang Zhong and Wei Yan), you will get a message saying "Huang Zhong's unit has charged out from Chang Sha Castle!", and if he, Wei Yan, and Han Xuan are the only enemy officers left, defeat Huang Zhong but do not defeat Wei Yan, but be careful, because Huang Zhong and Wei Yan are both powered up. You'll get a message saying "Huang Zhong is withdrawing!" Wait for a while, and you'll see a scene where Han Xuan is about to execute Huang Zhong for failure and treason, but instead Wei Yan kills Han Xuan and will have deserted the ranks of Cao Cao's forces. If you've unlocked Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, then Xiahou Dun and Zhang He will replace them. Defeat them and then defeat Han Xuan to end the stage. Campaign For Cheng Du Region: Cheng Du --- Liu Bei's Forces VS Liu Zhang's Forces Liu Bei COMMANDER Liu Zhang UNIT INFO Liu Bei's Forces Liu Zhang's Forces ---------------- ------------------ Liu Bei Liu Xun -Liu Feng -Yan Yan Zhuge Liang -Lei Tong Pang Tong (Note) -Wu Lan Zhang Fei -Fei Guan Random Shu officer Liu Han Random Shu officer -Zhang Yi *Guan Ping (Note) Deng Xian -Leng Bao Li Yan *Yang Huai (Note) *Gao Pei (Note) *Ma Chao OR Pang De *Ma Dai *Liu Zhang Note: Pang Tong will only appear if he survives in Battle of Luo Castle. Guan Ping will only appear if you lure Li Yan into his ambush. Yang Huai and Gao Pei will not appear if you defeated them in Battle of Luo Castle. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Liu Zhang. Defeat-Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 To those that like Ma Chao, you can get his Stallion Fury weapon here. From the start of this stage, go and fight Li Yan. If you want to capture and ambush Li Yan, fight him for a while until Zhuge Liang says "Ambush parties have been positioned southeast of Mian Zhu. Lure Li Yan's unit in that direction." In case you didn't know, Mian Zhu is the whole forest. You'll get a message saying "Preparations to capture Li Yan are complete!" Lure Li Yan's unit to the designated site at the southeast corner of Mian Zhu Forest (near the gate captain) and Guan Ping will appear to ambush Li Yan. Defeat Li Yan and he will be successfully captured. Now you can choose which way you want to go to when approaching Cheng Du. If you choose the Mian Zhu forest, be prepared for ambushes. You will also encounter Liu Xun's sub-officers in this route. If you go south, Leng Bao, Zhang Yi, Deng Xian, and Liu Han will engage you in battle. Note that if you defeat all officers except Liu Xun and without approaching Liu Xun, you will get a message saying "It appears Liu Zhang is considering surrender!". That is vital to get Liu Zhang to surrender. Getting Liu Zhang to surrender in Campaign for Cheng Du is vital to get Shu's fourth ending. Anyway, once you approach Cheng Du, enemy reinforcements will appear. If you haven't unlocked Ma Chao yet, Ma Chao will appear. Defeat him to unlock him for the Shu army. If you have unlocked Ma Chao, then Pang De will appear as an enemy reinforcement officer. Also Ma Dai will appear behind Luo Castle, and Yang Huai and Gao Pei will make their appearance at the southeast section. Note that if you have defeated Yang Huai and Gao Pei in Battle of Luo Castle, then they will not appear. Defeat every officer in the battlefield. If Liu Zhang appears, then go and smack him dead until he's dead. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Tales: The Fury of Ma Chao ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: In Act - IV: The Three Kingdoms, skip Battle of Luo Castle. When playing Campaign For Cheng Du, defeat Ma Chao or Pang De when he appears as enemy reinforcements (whoever appears, if Ma Chao has not been unlocked, Ma Chao will appear, if Ma Chao has been unlocked, Pang De will appear). This tale stage will appear after Shu - Act IV: The Three Kingdoms. Story: Liu Bei gains the lands of Cheng Du and Jing Province, but Cao Cao leads an attack onto Han Zhong through Tong Gate. Liu Bei sends his newly appointed warrior, Ma Chao, to guard Tong Gate. For Ma Chao, Cao Cao is a hated warrior, who was responsible for killing his father, Ma Teng. Battle of Tong Gate Region: Luo Yang --- Liu Bei's Forces VS Cao Cao's Forces Ma Chao COMMANDER Cao Cao UNIT INFO Liu Bei's Forces Cao Cao's Forces ---------------- ---------------- Ma Chao Cao Cao -Ma Dai -Jia Xu -Pang De -Xu Zhu Han Sui (Note) Xu Huang -Li Kan (Note) -Yu Jin -Yang Qiu (Note) Cao Ren -Hou Xuan (Note) Dian Wei Cheng Yin Xiahou Yuan Cheng Yi Cao Hong *Pang Tong (Note) -Zhu Ling *Zhang Fei (Note) *Han Sui *-Li Kan (Note) *-Yang Qiu (Note) *-Hou Xuan (Note) Note: Han Sui will only defect to Cao Cao's Forces if any of these three conditions are met: 1. Han Sui has begun battle with Xu Huang and his morale is lower than Cao Cao. 2. One of Han Sui's sub-officers (Li Kan, Hou Xuan, or Yang Qiu) is defeated. 3. Han Sui has lost a quite big number of soldiers. Pang Tong and Zhang Fei will only appear as reinforcements if Han Sui defects. To prevent Han Sui's defection, defeat Xu Huang as quickly as possible when Xu Huang and Cao Cao attack Tong Gate from the north. (Thanks to Clement Chong for Han Sui's defection.) OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Cao Cao. Defeat-Ma Chao is defeated. (Note) TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 Note: If you use Liu Bei, Liu Bei will become commander and Defeat will change to Liu Bei is defeated. From the start of the battle, attack either Xiahou Yuan, Dian Wei, Cao Hong's sub-officer Zhu Ling, or Cao Hong. Just defeat one of them. Once you do, Ma Chao will insult the Wei forces ("Pathetic! Is this the extent of Wei's power?") and that'll boost up your morale. Xu Huang will then say "We'll cross Wei Shui and attack Tong Gate from the north!" and shortly after Cao Cao and Xu Huang will lay a bridge across Wei Shui river and attack from the north. If you want to prevent Han Sui's defection, here's a tip: DROP WHATEVER THE HELL YOU'RE DOING AND DEFEAT XU HUANG!!! The reason (which I stated already) is that if Han Sui has begun battle with Xu Huang, he'll automatically defect. Don't worry, after defeating Xu Huang, you can go defeat the others as well. Go and take out the officers at the southeast section that you haven't killed yet. When you approach Cao Ren, you'll see a scene of the Ice Fortress and Ma Chao saying "What? That castle wasn't there before!" and Shu morale will drop a bit (huh?). Take out Cao Ren and the Ice Fortress's gates will open. Defeat the many soldiers of Cao Cao if you want to lower Cao Cao's morale. Xu Zhu (why is he a sub-officer?) will automatically challenge you to a duel. Take him out (easy in a duel) and take out Jia Xu as well. If Han Sui does defect, take him out, but you may as well take out his sub-officers first before taking the traitorous bastard out. Once he's down (if he does defect, that is) go take out Cao Cao. If Han Sui doesn't defect, well, leave him there, because he's not going to do anything anyway. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Act V: The Fall of Wei ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If Zhuge Liang's wind summon in Battle of Chi Bi succeeds, then Shu - Act V will be the Fall of Wei. Story: After gaining the lands of Cheng Du and Jing Province, Liu Bei's power and army steadily increases. Cao Cao, regaining power after the loss at Chi Bi, strikes forward to attack Liu Bei. Liu Bei goes forward to defeat Cao Cao once and for all. Battle of Mt. Ding Jun Region: Han Zhong Bonus: Defeating Xiahou Shang before he reaches Wei's front lines will cause Xiahou Dun to get revenge for him when he appears in Battle of Wu Zhang Plains. --- Shu Forces VS Wei Forces Liu Bei COMMANDER 1. Xiahou Yuan 2. Cao Cao UNIT INFO Shu Forces Wei Forces ---------- ---------- Liu Bei Xiahou Yuan -Chen Shi -Xiahou Shang -Fa Zheng Yang Xiu Random Shu officer Zhang He Huang Zhong -Han Hao -Yan Yan Xiahou De *Zhao Yun *Cao Cao *Ma Su (Note) *Cao Zhang Note: Ma Su will only appear if you cleared Battle of Jie Ting first before playing Battle of Mt. Ding Jun. OBJECTIVES: Victory-1. Defeat Xiahou Yuan. 2. Defeat Cao Cao. Defeat-Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 30'00'00 You can try to take out Xiahou Shang before he returns to Wei's main camp. If he does go in the archer area, forget about it, then. You can take him out later, anyway. Go east and upward until you find Xiahou De in Mt. Ding Jun. Defeat Xiahou De and Mt. Ding Jun is yours, and Huang Zhong will say "Ah, from here we can see the enemy camp! I will charge down and take out the commander!" If you charge down when Mt. Ding Jun's gates open, your character will command to charge down. On the way, defeat Zhang He's sub-officer Han Hao. Huang Zhong will avoid combat entirely until he sees Xiahou Yuan, in which he'll fight him and you'll get a message saying "Huang Zhong has been isolated!" Approach Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He and they will ALWAYS challenge you to a duel. Defeating Xiahou Yuan will trigger the timely arrival of Cao Cao, along with a Wei party at the east led by Cao Zhang. Backtrack and defeat Cao Zhang first. Then go back and defeat Yang Xiu, and finally Cao Cao. Battle of Jie Ting Region: Wu Zhang Plains Bonus: If you clear this stage, Zhuge Liang's supply unit will appear in Battle of Wu Zhang Plains. If you clear this stage before playing Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, then Ma Su will appear as a Shu reinforcement officer. --- Shu Forces VS Wei Forces Zhuge Liang COMMANDER Sima Yi UNIT INFO Shu Forces Wei Forces ---------- ---------- Zhuge Liang Sima Yi -Yue Ying Cao Zhen Ma Su Zhang He -Wang Ping Xu Huang -Gao Xiang -Jia Kui -Liao Hua Xiahou Yuan (Note) Random Shu officer Wei Yan Note: If you have previously cleared Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, then Xiahou Yuan will appear as an enemy reinforcement officer. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Sima Yi Defeat-Zhuge Liang or Ma Su is defeated. (Note) Note: If you are playing as Liu Bei, Liu Bei will be commander and Defeat will change to Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 30'00'00 Your mission is to rescue Ma Su who is surrounded by the Wei forces led by Sima Yi, Wei's top strategist (but Guo Jia still beats him). First off go and head for Zhang He, who is heading at the south gate and fighting Gao Xiang. If you and Zhang He get too close to the gate, he'll set the gate on fire, but you can still rescue Ma Su. Defeat Zhang He, and then open the gate. If the gate is on fire, then go back and head for the west gate. Jia Kui will be on the way, so take him out. Then go to Xu Huang's position and defeat Xu Huang, and open the west gate. Then go to the north gate from inside Ma Su's camp, and the gate will open automatically. Defeat Sima Zhao and Xiahou Yuan. Note that if you have previously cleared Battle of Mt. Ding Jun, Xiahou Yuan will appear as a reinforcement unit. If you have, then wait for him. He appears at the top left enemy gate. When you defeat all officers surrounding Ma Su, Zhuge Liang will say "Ma Su should be fine now. All we have to do now is to destroy the enemy camp." and then the Shu officers will head straight to the enemy camp. Take out Cao Zhen first, before dealing with Sima Yi. Once Sima Yi is down, then victory is Shu's! Battle of Wu Zhang Plains Region: Wu Zhang Plains --- Shu Forces VS Wei Forces Zhuge Liang COMMANDER 1. Sima Yi 2. Cao Cao UNIT INFO Shu Forces Wei Forces ---------- ---------- Zhuge Liang Sima Yi Ma Dai -Sima Zhao Guan Ping -Xin Pi -Guan Xing -Wang Lang Wang Ping -Jia Kui Wei Yan Zhang He -Zhang Yi Zhen Ji Jiang Wei *-Li Dian Liao Hua Cao Hong -Xiahou Ba Cao Pi -Xiahou Wei Xiahou Yuan -Xiahou Hui -Xiahou He *Xiahou Dun *Cao Cao *-Cao Zhen *-Cao Zhang OBJECTIVES: Victory-1. Defeat Sima Yi. 2. Defeat Cao Cao. Defeat-Zhuge Liang is defeated. (Note) Note: If you are using Liu Bei, Liu Bei will be commander and Defeat will change to Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 You have three paths: The left path, the middle path, and the right path. The left path has Cao Hong, his sub-officer Xiahou Ba, and Zhang He. You can't access the middle path yet because the gate to it is closed. Xiahou Yuan and his two sons Xiahou He and Xiahou Hui are in the middle path and will eventually charge out. The right path has Cao Pi, his sub-officer Xiahou Wei, and Zhen Ji. Also Li Dian will ambush you if you defeat the guard captain on the right path, go up to Sima Zhao and Zhen Ji and then come out of the gate. LEFT PATH Enter the fort and defeat Xiahou Ba. Then go and take out Cao Hong as well. Then go up and defeat the guard captain that leads to Zhang He. When you get to Zhang He's position area, Zhang He will say "Crossbow unit stand by! I'll annihilate the Shu forces in one glorious blow!" and you'll get a message saying "Enemy archers have appeared!" Zhuge Liang will then say "Use the Arbalest to combat the archers!" and you'll get a funny scene where the Arbalest (it's a machine that can fire lots of arrows at once) shoots out arrows and misses one Wei target, and that one says "Hey! What happened?" and also, this scene automatically eliminates all of the archers. Take out Zhang He now. RIGHT PATH Go up and defeat Xiahou Wei and Cao Pi. Then go and continue. Defeat the Guard Captain. When you enter the gate, Sima Zhao will launch a fire attack, but all it really is is some ambush of bombadiers (that's a fire attack?) that throw bombs. Defeat Sima Zhao to stop the fire attack. Also take out Zhen Ji. And if you trigger Sima Zhao's fire attack and then walk back to the exit of the east gate, Li Dian will appear as an ambush officer. Eventually you'll see a scene where Zhuge Liang does a fake death animation. Sima Yi will think that Zhuge Liang really is dead and then have the Wei officers charge out. Xiahou Yuan will charge out. Take out Xiahou He and Xiahou Hui before taking out Xiahou Yuan. Then go and defeat all other officers. When the gates of the castle where Sima Yi is opens, Sima Yi will charge, and Xiahou Dun will appear as enemy reinforcements. Defeat him as well. Try to defeat as many officers as you can because eventually you'll get a scene where Sima Yi finds Zhuge Liang alive. Don't take Sima Yi out yet. Wait at the main camp where Zhuge Liang is, because when Sima Yi reaches his castle, Cao Cao will appear and Cao Zhang and Cao Zhen will assault Zhuge Liang's main camp. Take them out and all of the Wei soldiers near the main camp. After that, defeat Sima Yi's remaining sub-officers, Sima Yi, and finally Cao Cao. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Act V: The Fall of Wu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If Zhuge Liang's wind summon at Battle of Chi Bi fails, then Shu - Act V will be The Fall of Wu. Story: While attacking Wei, Wu demands to have the Jing province back. Soon, the Sun family will become an enemy of Shu that will have to be dealt with. Guan Yu marches to Fan Castle and uses a flood attack he accumulated from the rainstorms. Zhuge Liang travels to Nan Zhong and prepares to attack the Nanman forces who are causing mayhem to the southern lands of the Shu territory. The Wu officers Lu Meng and Lu Xun try to make an attack behind Guan Yu's back to recapture the Jing province. Battle of Fan Castle Region: Xiang Yang --- Shu Forces VS Allied Forces Guan Yu COMMANDER Cao Ren UNIT INFO Shu Forces Allied Forces ---------- ------------- Guan Yu Cao Ren Guan Ping Pang De Zhou Cang Yu Jin Mi Fang *Jiang Qin Fu Shi Ren *Mi Fang *Fu Shi Ren *Lu Meng *Lu Xun *Zhou Tai *Xu Huang OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat all Wei officers. Defeat-Guan Yu is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 30'00'00 This battle can be easy or hard. You start near the west gate of Fan Castle, so defeat the guard captain to open up the gate. Skip Pang De and defeat Cao Ren but watch out, for he has A LOT of troops next to him. Then defeat Pang De as quick as possible. Then go down and defeat Yu Jin. Note that the instant Cao Ren is damaged Xu Huang will appear. Forget about him for now. When Jiang Qin appears (he should appear as you fight the three Wei officers) Mi Fang and Fu Shi Ren will defect the instant they fight Jiang Qin. When they defect, they'll spread rumors to the Shu soldiers and Shu soldiers will gradually defect to the enemy forces. Guan Ping will say "Mi Fang is spreading false rumors! Troops are beginning to desert our ranks! Father we must punish the traitors!" Defeat Fu Shi Ren and Mi Fang ASAP to stop your soldiers from defecting. Note that Lu Meng, Lu Xun, and Zhou Tai will appear the instant Guan Ping says to defeat the traitors. They'll most likely charge straight to Guan Yu. If any of the Wu officers don't, lure them to Guan Yu and fight them. Always fight alongside Guan Yu, and if the Wu officers aren't charging, then lure them ASAP. Once all other officers are defeated, defeat Xu Huang. The Nanman Campaign Region: Nan Zhong Bonus: If you clear this stage before playing Battle of Fan Castle, Nanman armor troops will appear when playing Battle of Fan Castle. If you clear this stage and then in Battle of Yi Ling Lu Xun's fire attack succeeds, Meng Huo will appear as a Shu reinforcement officer. --- Shu Forces VS Nanman Forces Zhuge Liang COMMANDER Meng Huo UNIT INFO Shu Forces Nanman Forces ---------- ------------- Zhuge Liang Meng Huo (Note) -Random Shu officer -Meng You (Note) -Guan Suo -Mang Yachang Random Shu officer -Dailai Dongzhu -Wang Ping Zhu Rong -Zhang Yi Wu Tugu *Ahui Nan (Note) King Mulu *Dong Tu Ne (Note) King Duosi *Ma Dai (Note) Jinhuan Sanjie *-Ma Su (Note) Dong Tu Ne *-Lu Kai (Note) Ahui Nan *Yang Feng (Note) Yong Kai -Gao Ding -Zhu Bao *Yang Feng Note: Meng Huo will make 7 appearances, but once you enter the Nanman base, Meng Huo will skip all 7 appearances and just teleport to the base. Meng You will appear 2 times. Defeat Meng You once and when Meng Huo appears for the fourth time, Meng You will also make his second appearance. To get Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Ne to defect to Shu, defeat three enemy officers without defeating Meng Huo for the first time. Ma Dai will only appear if Zhuge Liang is attacked by the Nanman troops. Yang Feng will defect to Shu when you defeat Meng Huo when he appears for the fourth time. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Meng Huo. Defeat-Zhuge Liang is defeated. (Note) Note: If you are using Liu Bei, then Liu Bei will be commander and Defeat will change to Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 AHH!!! THE DEVIL!!! This is undoubtedly the hardest battle to most players, including me. However, Clement Chong managed to find an easy way to beat this stage. You see, you'll have to deal with never-ending enemy troops, enemy reinforcements that appear every seven minutes, climate that lowers the Shu morale, poisonous swamps, elephants, and last but not beast fighting Meng Huo seven times. You will most likely take 10 to 20 tries because either you die or Zhuge Liang dies if you're not Liu Bei. To start off, Yong Kai and his two sub-officers Gao Ding and Zhu Bao will attack Zhuge Liang's main camp. Defeat Gao Ding and Zhu Bao to lower Yong Kai's morale, BUT DO NOT DEFEAT YONG KAI! There are two reasons why: 1. If you defeat Yong Kai, Meng Huo nearby will raid Shu's main camp and 2. If Zhuge Liang's forces defeat Yong Kai, Zhuge Liang will get a morale boost. That being said, leave Yong Kai and head for Jinhuan Sanjie's position. Defeat Jinhuan Sanjie to have Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Ne defect. Next, you will have to lower Meng Huo's morale down 2 stars. Back track to the east route and continue downwards and follow the trail. You'll find Meng You, who is one of Meng Huo's sub-officers. Defeat Meng You to lower Meng Huo's morale. Then continue going through the path and you'll find Mang Yachang, another one of Meng Huo's sub-officers. Note that you'll also trigger a scene with elephants attacking when going near Mang Yachang. This scene will lower Shu's morale. After defeating Mang Yachang, go to Zhu Rong's position. Zhu Rong will immediately challenge you to a duel. Defeat her in a duel. That will help Shu morale increase. Then go and defeat King Mulu. After that, circle to King Duosi's area. Note that when you approach King Duosi, Yang Feng will appear. Ignore him and defeat King Duosi. Then approach Wu Tugu. When you see the Nanman armor troops, a soldier will say "That armor can't be pierced by arrows?" and Zhuge Liang will say "Nanman armor is quite resistant to blades and arrows. I have a plan. Please stall the enemy a short while." Do not defeat Wu Tugu, instead retreat back to the main camp. Use this time to do the following: If Yong Kai is still alive, whittle his HP to almost zero but let a soldier from Zhuge Liang take the final kill. After that, defeat lots of Meng Huo's soldiers until Meng Huo's morale is at zero. When Wu Tugu gets to somewhere near where King Duosi's position was originally before you defeated him, you'll see a scene where Zhuge Liang uses a fire arrow attack to wipe out Wu Tugu and his armor troops. When Meng Huo's morale is at zero, defeat him each time he appears. Yang Feng will defect when Meng Huo appears for the fourth time and you defeat Meng Huo for the fourth time. Also, when Meng Huo makes his fourth appearance, Meng You will make a second appearance near Huo's position. Battle of Yi Ling Region: Yi Ling --- Shu Forces VS Wu Forces Liu Bei COMMANDER Sun Jian UNIT INFO Shu Forces Wu Forces ---------- --------- Liu Bei Sun Jian -Wu Lan -Cheng Pu -Lei Tong -Ding Feng Zhao Yun Lu Xun -Zhang Bao -Zhu Huan Yan Yan *-Zhu Ran (Note) Guan Xing Lu Meng -Guan Suo -Pan Zhang Ma Liang Jiang Qin -Wang Ping Ling Tong Ma Dai -Han Dang Random Shu officer Taishi Ci *Zhuge Liang (Note) -Xu Sheng *Meng Huo (Note) *Da Qiao *Xiao Qiao *Zhou Tai Note: Zhuge Liang will only appear if Lu Xun's fire attack succeeds. He will also create a waterway as a shortcut to Sun Jian. Meng Huo will only appear if you have cleared The Nanman Campaign and then having Lu Xun's fire attack succeeding. Zhu Ran will only appear if you go to the watchtower when you get the message that Zhuge Liang wants tighter security around the watchtower. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Sun Jian. Defeat-Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 At the start of the battle, defeat Xu Sheng, and Taishi Ci. Try to defeat them as soon as possible. A soldier will eventually say "Message from Lord Zhuge Liang. He says to tighten security around the watchtower." The watchtower will be marked with an indicated ping and is at the top right corner of Shu's camp (not inside the castle, it's outside). When you get there, you should find Zhu Ran and two task leaders. Here's the deal: If Zhu Ran is alive and the two task leaders go in too deep into the Shu camp, they will set fire to it. If you defeat Zhu Ran but the two task leaders are alive, they will set fire to it if they're near the top right edge of the camp. If you defeat them all then the fire attack will fail. If the fire attack succeeds, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, and Zhou Tai will ambush the main camp, Take them out. Liu Bei will enter the Stone Sentinel Maze to get inside the castle (called Bai Di castle for some reason, when in The Campaign For Jing it's called Chang Sha, oh well). If the fire attack fails, then you're fine, but Zhuge Liang won't appear, and Lu Xun will become desperate and order an attack. Ma An Gate (the gate that Lu Meng guards) will open, and Ling Tong and Han Dang will charge out. Take out Jiang Qin, Pan Zhang, Lu Meng, Han Dang, and Ling Tong now. Then proceed to Wu's main camp. Defeat Cheng Pu to open up the gate to Sun Jian's camp. Once you enter the gate, Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, and Zhou Tai will ambush the camp. Go and defeat them. Once that's over, take out the remaining Wu officers (or as Zhang Fei says in the opening scene for this act, Sun punks). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Tales: Dong Zhuo Lives! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: In Shu - Act II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo, when playing Battle of Hu Lao Gate, allow Dong Zhuo to retreat and escape. Then in Shu - Act III: The Flight of Liu Bei, make Zhuge Liang's wind summon succeed. Then, with Shu - Act V as The Fall of Wei, skip Battle of Mt. Ding Jun. This tale stage will appear after Shu - Act V: The Fall of Wei. Story: After barely surviving the attack from the allied forces at Hu Lao Gate, Dong Zhuo flees. He regains some of his lost power and then attacks at Han Zhong. Liu Bei, who volunteered in the allied forces of Yuan Shao to fight Dong Zhuo, rises up to once again defeat Dong Zhuo. Battle of Han Zhong Region: Han Zhong --- Shu Forces VS Dong Zhuo's Forces You COMMANDER Dong Zhuo UNIT INFO Shu Forces Dong Zhuo's Forces ---------- ------------------ You Dong Zhuo *Ma Chao OR Huang Zhong -Li Ru *Yue Ying OR Wei Yan Guo Si Li Jue Zhang Ji Xu Rong Zhao Cen Niou Fu Wang Fang OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Dong Zhuo. Defeat-East Fortress or West Fortress is taken. TIME LIMIT: 30'00'00 Well, Dong Zhuo has made a comeback for revenge, but I hope he does realize Yuan Shao has been already dead. Oh yeah, whoever you choose will be the commander for Shu this time, and believe it or not, Liu Bei doesn't even show up unless you use him. You have to protect two fortresses. The enemy officers will attack the fortress at the same time. Xu Rong, Niou Fu, and Wang Fang will automatically duel you, though, and defeating them gives you a big advantage. Just defeat the enemy officers ASAP. When Guo Si goes down, Dong Zhuo, Li Ru, and Zhang Ji will mobilize. Defeat them to win! Ma Chao (or Huang Zhong if you use Ma Chao) will appear as the first Shu reinforcement officer, and Yue Ying (or Wei Yan if you use Yue Ying) will appear as the second and last Shu reinforcement officer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Tales: Tian Shui's Prodigy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: In Shu - Act III: The Flight of Liu Bei, skip Battle of Bo Wan Po. In Battle of Chi Bi, make Zhuge Liang's wind summon fail. Story: Zhuge Liang travels through Han Zhong. He then finds himself in Tian Shui, guarded by Cao Cao's vassal Ma Zun. Zhuge Liang makes his attack against the Wei forces. Battle of Tian Shui Region: Wu Zhang Plains --- Shu Forces VS Wei Forces Zhuge Liang COMMANDER Ma Zun UNIT INFO Shu Forces Wei Forces ---------- ---------- Zhuge Liang Ma Zun -Fa Zheng Wang Lang Zhang Fei Yin Shang Guan Xing Liang Xu Zhang Bao Jiang Wei OR Cao Ren *Jiang Wei (Note) -Hu Zhi *Yin Shang (Note) -Zhu Ling *Liang Xu (Note) Xiahou Mao Xiahou De Note: Jiang Wei, Yin Shang, and Liang Xu will only defect if you follow Zhuge Liang's plans. Also, if you have unlocked Jiang Wei and you are playing this stage a second time, Cao Ren will replace Jiang Wei. If Cao Ren appears, Yin Shang and Liang Xu will not defect. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Occupy Tian Shui Castle and Ji Castle. Defeat-Zhuge Liang is defeated. (Note) Note: If you are using Liu Bei, then Liu Bei will be commander and Defeat will change to Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 30'00'00 Well, it seems we're attacking an isolated force of Wei. If you don't have Jiang Wei yet, then follow this guide. Defeat Wang Lang, Xiahou De, and Xiahou Mao, and don't enter either Ji Castle (the north castle) or Tian Shui Castle (the east castle). When Ma Zun says "Jiang Wei! Why do you not leave your castle and fight? Are you secretly in league with the Shu army?" and Jiang Wei responds "You misunderstand! Zhuge Liang is a devious man! I had to watch him closely!" Jiang Wei will advance. Zhuge Liang will tell you to defeat Hu Zhi and Zhu Ling, so do that. When you defeat them, what happenes is that Ma Zun accuses Jiang Wei of being a traitor, and Jiang Wei will say "There's nowhere left to run or hide..." After he says that, Zhuge Liang will go up the bridge. Lure Jiang Wei to Zhuge Liang and he will be proposed to join Shu, at which Ji Castle will be taken. Head to Tian Shui Castle, and you should get a message saying "Jiang Wei's agent has infiltrated Tian Shui Castle!" and eventually Yin Shang and Liang Xu will defect. Now take out Ma Zun. If you do have Jiang Wei, then follow this guide. Cao Ren will replace Jiang Wei. Defeat Xiahou Mao, Wang Lang, and Xiahou De. When Cao Ren advances, defeat Hu Zhi and Zhu Ling and Cao Ren will retreat. Ji Castle will then be taken. Head to Tian Shui Castle and defeat Yin Shang and Liang Xu and Ma Zun will surrender. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shu - Final Act: The End Of The Three Kingdoms ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If Act V was the Fall of Wei, then the stages from The Fall of Wu will appear here, and if Act V was the Fall of Wu, then the stages from The Fall of Wei will appear here. After that, a final battle between one of the kingdoms will begin. Battle of Xu Chang Region: Xu Chang --- Shu Forces VS Wei Forces Liu Bei COMMANDER Cao Cao UNIT INFO Shu Forces Wei Forces ---------- ---------- Liu Bei Cao Cao -Zhang Bao -Jia Xu Zhuge Liang *-Jia Kui Yue Ying Sima Yi -Yan Yan -Sima Zhao Guan Xing Xiahou Dun Ma Dai -Cao Hong -Guan Ping Dian Wei -Zhang Yi -Deng Ai Random Shu officer -Hu Zhi -Liao Hua Zhen Ji Cao Xiu Man Chong *Xu Zhu *-Cao Zhang *Pang De *-Xin Pi OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Cao Cao. Defeat-Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 From the start of the battle, go south to Wu Ru Guan's gates and defeat Cao Xiu and Zhen Ji. Then take out Cao Hong. If Xiahou Dun challenges you to a duel, defeat him in a duel then. When the siege ramp appears, Sima Yi will say "The Siege Ramp... It is as expected. Let us begin!" and Xu Zhu, along with Cao Zhang, will launch an ambush at the supply depot. If Guan Xing dies, the supply depot will fall. SAVE THE SUPPLY DEPOT! If you don't, losing the supply depot means that you'll suffer from a massive morale loss. Defeat Man Chong as quick as possible along the way, and when you do reach the depot, defeat Xu Zhu (and Cao Zhang if you want to). Then defeat Sima Zhao and Xiahou Dun if you haven't yet. When the siege ramp bridges to Xu Chang, you'll get a message saying "Enemy forces outside the castle have begun to retreat!" and Zhuge Liang will be suspicious of something. Yes, Sima Yi DOES indeed have a plan. He has put gunpowder inside the west courtyard of Xu Chang castle and will plan to blow up all soldiers to kingdom come, enemy and ally alike. However, this explosion doesn't affect officers. Take out Hu Zhi first. Then defeat Deng Ai. Eventually you'll get a scene where more troops will assault the supply depot. Jia Kui will appear among the troops. Defeat all of the soldiers and Jia Kui to protect it. If you head towards Dian Wei from the south, Pang De and Xin Pi will ambush you. It's much better to take out officers from the west courtyard. Defeat Sima Yi and Jia Xu (Jia Xu is up the stairs and on the roof of the castle wall). Then take out Dian Wei and finally Cao Cao once and for all! Battle of Jian Ye Region: Wu Territory --- Shu Forces VS Wu Forces Liu Bei COMMANDER 1. Sun Jian 2. Sun Ce 3. Sun Quan 4. Sun Shang Xiang UNIT INFO Shu Forces Wu Forces ---------- --------- Liu Bei Sun Jian -Liao Hua Sun Ce Ma Dai Sun Quan -Guan Xing Sun Shang Xiang Random Shu officer Taishi Ci -Yan Yan -Zhu Ran -Zhang Yi -Ding Feng Random Shu officer Zhou Tai -Zhang Bao -Xu Sheng -Guan Ping -Sun Shao Huang Gai -Jiang Qin *Zhuge Jin OBJECTIVES: Victory-1. Defeat Sun Jian. 2. Defeat Sun Ce. 3. Defeat Sun Quan. 4. Defeat Sun Shang Xiang. Defeat-Liu Bei is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 This one is hard. You have three paths to take. The left path has Taishi Ci, and his two sub-officers, Zhu Ran and Ding Feng. The middle path has Huang Gai and his sub-officer Jiang Qin. The right path has Zhou Tai and his two sub-officers, Xu Sheng and Sun Shao. Now here's the deal. When you defeat one of the sub-officers, you'll see a scene where Sun Jian has been spotted in... multiple locations? Yep, it's attack of the clones. If you defeat one of the fake Sun Jians, another fake Sun Jian appears with Zhuge Jin behind Liu Bei's camp. Defeat Zhuge Jin and the fake Sun Jian. Your best bet is to take out all officers' sub-officers and all Sun Jian clones. Oh yeah, the real Sun Jian is at the fort to the bottom. But here's the trick, you see, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Sun Shang Xiang will spawn infinitely unless you defeat the REAL Sun Jian. Then Sun Ce will be the Wu commander and Sun Quan and Sun Shang Xiang will spawn infinitely. Once you defeat Sun Ce, Sun Quan takes over as commander, and Sun Shang Xiang spawns infinitely. Get the pattern? After Sun Quan is defeated, Sun Shang Xiang takes over commander. Luckily, defeating her when she's commander ends the stage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- __ \ /\ / |__ | \/ \/ |__ | Wei Musou Mode --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wei - Act I - A Hero of Chaos --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story: The Han Forces has been rebelled by a sect of people who believes in Heaven and summons magic. This sect is known as the Yellow Turbans, because all of the members of this sect wear yellow scarves on their heads. The leader of this sect is Zhang Jiao. The Han Imperial Forces now set off to fight the Yellow Turban. Among these men fighting against the Yellow Turbans are the Shu founder Liu Bei, the Wei founder Cao Cao, and the Wu founder, Sun Jian. The Yellow Turban Menace Region: Xu Province Bonus: Defeating Zhang Liang here will cause him to not appear in The Yellow Turban Rebellion. --- Han Forces VS Yellow Turbans Huangfu Song COMMANDER Zhang Liang UNIT INFO Han Forces Yellow Turbans ---------- -------------- Huangfu Song Zhang Liang Cao Cao -Han Xian -Random Wei officer Zhang Man Cheng -Random Wei officer Guan Hai Sun Jian Gao Sheng -Random Wu officer Deng Mao -Random Wu officer Huang Shao Liu Bei Liu Pi -Random Shu officer *He Yi -Random Shu officer *Yan Zheng OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Zhang Liang. Defeat-Huangfu Song is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 The Wei army starts near the west gate this time, but everything else is almost identical. I'll post a walkthrough anyway. Since Cao Cao's forces start near the west gate, defeat Deng Mao and Huang Shao. Then help Liu Bei crush Gao Sheng into the next year. When Zhang Liang calls forth his rainstorm, He Yi as always will ambush Huangfu Song. Defeat He Yi, and Huangfu Song will exit Xia Pi Castle through the north right gate, where he'll be once again ambushed, this time by Yan Zheng. The Yellow Turban Fortress Region: Guan Du Bonus: Defeating Zhang Bao here will cause him to not appear in The Yellow Turban Rebellion. --- Han Forces VS Yellow Turbans Zhu Jun COMMANDER Zhang Bao UNIT INFO Han Forces Yellow Turbans ---------- -------------- Zhu Jun Zhang Bao Cao Cao Cheng Yuanzhi -Random Wei officer Zhou Cang -Random Wei officer Pei Yuan Shao Sun Jian He Yi -Random Wu officer Bo Zhang -Random Wu officer Liu Bei -Random Shu officer -Random Shu officer OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Zhang Bao. Defeat-Zhu Jun is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 This stage is also exactly the same as Shu's version of this stage. This time, though, Cao Cao will have to advance to the east, where Pei Yuan Shao will use his 'winds' to stop you. But you can still get some choice time! LEFT PATH Defeat Bo Zhang to open the entrance to the battlement. A Phantom Army spell will attack the Han forces. As Sun Jian says, "Behind every spell there is always some gimmick." And he's right. There are two glowing implements. One is near the exit gate of the battlement. From there, go right according to the map to find the other one. Oh yeah, while taking them glowing things out, take down Zhou Cang. RIGHT PATH Go ahead and defeat He Yi. Also take out the gate captain near him. When you go deep inside the circular path at the right path Pei Yuan Shao will summon what appears to be the magical powers of the wind. As Cao Cao says, keep advancing against the wind to the bottom of the circular path and you'll discover it's not magic that creates the wind, rather, the winds are being created by windmills. You can destroy the windmills by hitting them until they fall. Destroying the windmills will stop the winds, and you'll get a comment about stopping the winds. Then take out Pei Yuan Shao. Either way, when you reach the castle at the bottom of the map (called Guan Du Castle), Cheng Yuanzhi will be guarding the gates, and defeating him will open up the gates. Note that if you defeat all enemy officers (including sub- officers, but there is none!) and defeating the gate captain close to Zhang Bao, this will cause him to withdraw. The Yellow Turban Rebellion Region: Ji Province --- Han Forces VS Yellow Turbans He Jin COMMANDER Zhang Jiao UNIT INFO Han Forces Yellow Turbans ---------- -------------- He Jin Zhang Jiao Cao Cao -Huang Shao -Random Wei officer -Liu Pi -Random Wei officer -Zhou Cang Sun Jian -Han Xian -Random Wu officer Zhang Bao (Note) -Random Wu officer Zhang Man Cheng Liu Bei -Guan Hai -Random Shu officer Zhang Liang (Note) -Random Shu officer Bo Zhang -Deng Mao Pei Yuan Shao -He Yi -Yan Zheng Cheng Yuanzhi -Gao Sheng Note: If you have defeated Zhang Liang and/or Zhang Bao in The Yellow Turban Menace and/or the Yellow Turban Fortress, they will not appear here, and thus, their spells will be nullified. But if both are not present, Zhang Jiao will summon a rockslide when you reach the Ji Province city, and Bo Zhang will become powered up if Zhang Liang does not appear, and Zhang Man Cheng will be powered up if Zhang Bao does not appear. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Zhang Jiao. Defeat-He Jin is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 This time for Cao Cao, you'll have to advance east, but actually you can advance west anytime. Cao Cao's soldiers will advance to the east, where they'll come upon Zhang Liang and Bo Zhang, or just only Bo Zhang if Zhang Liang was already defeated in The Yellow Turban Menace. LEFT PATH If you chose the left path, you'll deal with Guan Hai and Zhang Man Cheng. And Zhang Bao if you did not defeat him in The Yellow Turban Fortress. If he does appear, he'll activate flame geysers that can damage you. If he does not appear, the flame geyser event will not be around, but Zhang Man Cheng will be powered up, as I said in the note above. But still he's not too hard. Then go ahead and skip the right path section. RIGHT PATH By going to the right path, you will deal with Deng Mao and Bo Zhang. Zhang Liang will also appear if you did not defeat him in The Yellow Turban Menace. If he does appear, he'll send a not-good rock slide attack. These rocks can take a good amount of health away from you. But these rocks can't differentiate whether if it's friend or foe, so it also hits the turban boys. Defeating Zhang Liang will stop the rock attack, but a few rocks will still roll around. If Liang doesn't appear, Bo Zhang will be powered, but like Man Cheng, he's not too hard even if he's powered up. Either way, go ahead and take out Zhou Cang and Han Xian. If both Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang did not appear, Zhang Jiao will summon a rock slide attack similar to that of Zhang Liang's, but this one cannot be stopeed, but it can be easily avoided. From now on it's just a matter of taking down Zhang Jiao's remaining sub-officers (which should be Huang Shao and Liu Pi) before taking out Zhang Jiao. Note that if you take down all officers (including sub- officers) and defeat the gate captain right next to Zhang Jiao, Jiao will retreat. This is vital for unlocking Wei's next act's tale, Return of the Yellow Turbans. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wei - Act II: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story: The Han Forces successfully stop Zhang Jiao and defeat the Yellow Turbans. However, following the rebellion, it is the heinous Dong Zhuo who manages to gain control of the Han Forces and quickly uses their power for his rule of tyranny. He also has the mightiest warrior of the time, Lu Bu. Cao Cao calls an alliance with Yuan Shao as commander and with the alliance, they come to stop Dong Zhuo. The members are Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei. Battle of Si Shui Gate Region: Xu Chang Bonus: If you take over the supply depot in Si Shui Gate, Sun Jian will gain morale boost in Battle of Hu Lao Gate. If you defeat Hua Xiong, he will not ambush Yuan Shao in Battle of Hu Lao Gate. --- Allied Forces VS Dong Zhuo's Forces Yuan Shao COMMANDER Li Jue UNIT INFO Allied Forces Dong Zhuo's Forces ------------- ------------------ Yuan Shao Li Jue -Zhang He -Li Meng Yuan Shu -Yang Feng Gongsun Zan Guo Si Cao Cao Li Ru -Random Wei officer Hua Xiong Sun Jian -Hu Zhen -Random Wu officer -Zhao Cen Liu Bei Fan Chou -Random Shu officer -Wang Fang Niou Fu Gao Shun Li Su *Zhang Liao OR Dong Min OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Li Jue. Defeat-Yuan Shao is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 30'00'00 This stage is identical to Shu's version of Battle of Si Shui Gate. But Cao Cao's troops start near Li Su, Gao Shun, and Niou Fu. You can take them out. But also try to capture the enemy supply depot which is where Fan Chou is in by using the backroad near Li Ru's position (jump over the wooden wall). Sun Jian will request some food, but Yuan Shu will deny the request, saying "Even if I do send the supplies now, the glory will all be Sun Jian's! Do not send out the supply convoy out yet!" If you don't take over the depot in time, eventually Sun Jian's forces will have a morale drop, Sun Jian will say "Where is the supply convoy? Our morale is dwindling!", a message will say "Si Shui Gate's first and second gates have opened, and Hua Xiong will charge out of the gates. When Sun Jian withdraws, you'll get a message saying "Hua Xiong's unit is charging!" and Yuan Shao saying "Are there no warriors here that can defeat Hua Xiong!?!" If you defeat him (if you want weapon experience to level up your weapon, take out Hua Xiong's two sub-officers Hu Zhen and Zhao Cen before taking Hua Xiong out) you'll get a scene in which you'll announce that you defeated Hua Xiong. If Zhang Liao arrives as reinforcements, he'll attack Yuan Shao. Go and take him out. If you have already unlocked Liao for Wei, then Dong Min will be an enemy reinforcement officer, but won't attack Yuan Shao. Either way, a few minutes after Hua Xiong has been defeated regardless of finding the supply depot or not, Li Jue will say "Si Shui Gate is lost! Retreat!" and withdraw (annoying if you need some weapon experience). Battle of Hu Lao Gate Region: Luo Yang --- Allied Forces VS Dong Zhuo's Forces Yuan Shao COMMANDER Dong Zhuo UNIT INFO Allied Forces Dong Zhuo's Forces ------------- ------------------ Yuan Shao Dong Zhuo -Yan Liang -Niou Fu -Wen Chou -Fan Chou Yuan Shu -Wang Fang Gongsun Zan Li Ru Cao Cao -Xu Rong -Random Wei officer Li Jue Sun Jian -Jia Xu -Random Wu officer Guo Si Liu Bei -Li Meng -Random Shu officer Diao Chan Zhang Liao OR Dong Min -Gao Shun *Lu Bu *Hua Xiong (Note) *-Hu Zhen (Note) *-Zhao Cen (Note) Note: If you have defeated Hua Xiong in Battle of Si Shui Gate, he, along with Hu Zhen and Zhao Cen, will not appear to ambush Yuan Shao. OBJECTIVES: Victory-Defeat Dong Zhuo. Defeat-Yuan Shao is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 90'00'00 This stage is also the same as Shu's version of Battle of Hu Lao Gate. This time, you start at the south. Li Ru will guard the south gate (Zhu Qiao Gate) and will launch an archer ambush at Cao Cao's forces. Your task is to defeat Li Ru to clear Zhu Qiao Gate, then help Sun Jian and Liu Bei take out Guo Si and clear Qing Long Gate, and send either Zhang Liao or Dong Min into kingdom come (with no bombs) to clear Xuan Wu Gate. Then you have to penetrate the enemy defenses of Luo Yang and take down Dong Zhuo. Easy, isn't it? Well, it would be, but a minor problem comes in. That problem comes in the form of a tall warrior with a deadly halberd and riding on a red horse. Yes, Lu Bu is back. He is so powerful that it's nearly impossible to defeat him without a level 9 weapon (but still possible, use counters). If you don't want to defeat Lu Bu, go ahead and skip him. Just go to Diao Chan and defeat the songstress (who cares if she's beautiful?). That will open up Luo Yang's gates, where Dong Zhuo will set fire to it once you enter it. Go and defeat the remaining officers (besides Lu Bu if you don't want to). If you DO defeat Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo will retreat a few minutes later after you enter Luo Yang. If you are trying to defeat Lu Bu and you take too much time attacking him, Dong Zhuo will eventually open Luo Yang's gates without burning the city and his army will charge. If he does charge, every enemy officer alive will have an eight-star morale. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wei - Tales: Return of the Yellow Turbans ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements: Clear Wei Musou mode once. In Wei - Act I: A Hero of Chaos, clear or skip the Yellow Turban Menace. Skip The Yellow Turban Fortress. In The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Jiao must retreat. This tale stage will appear after Wei - Act 2: The Alliance Against Dong Zhuo. Story: Following the defeat of the Yellow Turbans in Ji Province, Zhang Jiao flees to Han Zhong and is helped by Zhang Lu, who is also a mystical leader. They attempt to start another rebellion. Cao Cao rises to once again stop Zhang Jiao. Eliminate Zhang Jiao! Region: Han Zhong --- Cao Cao's Forces VS Yellow Turbans Cao Cao COMMANDER Zhang Jiao/Zhang Lu UNIT INFO Cao Cao's Forces Yellow Turbans ---------------- -------------- Cao Cao Zhang Jiao Xu Huang -Zhang Bao Xiahou Dun -Zhang Liang Pei Yuan Shao He Yi Bo Zhang *Zhang Lu (Note) *Xu Huang (Note) *Xiahou Dun (Note) Note: If you do not defeat all of Zhang Lu's troops and just defeat Zhang Lu, he'll reappear every time because he's a phantom. To fight to real Zhang Lu, defeat all of his troops. Xu Huang and Xiahou Dun will only defect to the Yellow Turbans if you do not stop Zhang Lu before he reaches Zhang Jiao and casts the spell that makes your ally soldiers defect. OBJECTIVES: Victory: Defeat Zhang Jiao and Zhang Lu. Defeat: Cao Cao is defeated. TIME LIMIT: 60'00'00 This stage is like the exact same thing as Shu's Eliminate Zhang Jiao! stage with Cao Cao being commander and Xu Huang and Xiahou Dun the officers that can turn into enemy officers. But I'll post a walkthrough anyway. Cao Cao will give the instructions to take the south fortress to stall Zhang Lu. Defeat He Yi and Bo Zhang quickly to take the south fortress. When Zhang Lu arrives, you'll have to defeat him before he joins up with Zhang Jiao. Don't bother trying to defeat Zhang Lu, because all he is is an illusion. If you try to go to Zhang Jiao's place, Zhang Liang will summon strong winds that will prevent you from getting there. To defeat the 'real' Zhang Lu, you have to completely annihilate all of his troops. They are in white armor and aren't in yellow (how do you call that Yellow Turbans?). Once you defeat them all, the real Zhang Lu will then be spotted near the north fortress. Defeat Zhang Lu. If Zhang Lu DOES join Zhang Jiao, they will cast a spell that'll make your entire soldiers except Cao Cao defect, even Xiahou Dun and Xu Huang will defect as well. But if you do defeat Zhang Lu before he joins up, only the soldiers