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Shu - Act V    
The Fall of Wei
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In Act III, if the fire attack at the Battle of Chi Bi is successful, this 
will be the Shu scenario for Act V.

[Battle of Mt. Ding Jun] (Shu Forces)
Difficulty: ******

Don't bother trying to kill Xiahou Shang at the beginning. He has a lot of 
life and there are quite a bit of crossbowmen in the area. Chances are if you 
do chase him down and kill him you will be trapped in the Wei camp when the 
gates close. Considering that there are dozens of crossbowmen in the area and 
a few hundred guards it's not going to be very pretty. While it is possible 
to survive being isolated, I wouldn't recommend doing so unless you are 
supremely confident in your skills (or are completely crazy). That being 
said, Chen Shi should return safely to your side by the time Xiahou Shang 
returns to his. Start heading east where Huang Zhong is fighting a one-man 
battle against Xiahou De at the Mt. Ding Jun fort. Once Xiahou De is taken 
care of Huang Zhong will charge the Wei camp and end up being isolated in the 
middle path. Go ahead and help him out. Zhao Yun may or may not appear as 
reinforcements, but I'm not sure as to what triggers this. Zhang He will be 
nearby, as will Xiahou Yuan. Defeating Xiahou Yuan will trigger Cao Cao's 
arrival as well as an ambush from the east by Cao Zhang. Go back and deal 
with that, then head back for the final push against the Wei camp. Defeating 
Yang Xiu will open the south gate of the Wei camp for your allies. Once all 
the other generals are defeated head up to Cao Cao's position and finish him 
off.

[Battle of Jie Ting] (Shu Forces)
Difficulty: ******
Bonus: Saving Ma Su here will make Zhuge Liang's wooden ox appear in the 
final act.

It's time once again to save Ma Su from certain destruction. In order to 
rescue Ma Su you will need to eliminate all of the Wei generals that have 
surrounded him on the mountainside. These include Xu Huang from the east, 
Xiahou Yuan to the north, and Zhang He from the south. Note that when you 
approach Zhang He he will set the gate on fire, but this doesn't really do 
much except look pretty and prevent you from going through that gate. He will 
only do this if all the other generals around Ma Su's camp have been 
defeated. Once all three generals are defeated you can head for Sima Yi and 
finish him off.

[Battle of Wu Zhang Plains] (Shu Forces)
Difficulty: ******

For this battle the opening strategy depends on your initial position. If you 
start on the left head north and engage Cao Hong and Zhang He. If you begin 
on the right head north and deal with Cao Pi and Zhen Ji. If you are in the 
center you can pick either side, but I'd recommend not going down the center 
to where Xiahou Yuan is. You'll want to keep that area clear for an event 
later in the battle.

If you went left, when you reach Zhang He's position he will order his men to 
open fire on you with their crossbows. This will trigger an event where Zhuge 
Liang will deploy his arbalests, which are basically large crossbows that 
fire ten arrows at once. With the arbalest backup proceed to clear out the 
enemies in the area. If you went right you'll deal with Zhen Ji, who will 
more often than not challenge you to a duel. Further up an ambush party 
including bombardiers lies in wait. In either case, when you approach Sima Yi 
your character will begin taunting him, causing his morale to drop. Shortly 
afterwards Zhuge Liang will apparently collapse and die, which will cause 
Sima Yi to order a full out attack. The Shu forces will begin to withdraw, 
but Wei Yan will ignore orders and keep on attacking. Don't worry about him. 
Head back the way you came and continue fighting and clearing out the enemy. 
When Sima Yi gets near the Shu camp he will discover that Zhuge Liang is very 
much alive, and will hastily beat feet back to the Wei camp. Press your 
advantage and take out Xiahou Yuan near the center.

When Sima Yi arrives back at the Wei camp Cao Cao should arrive. At this 
point Cao Zhen and Cao Zhang will appear to the left and right of your camp 
respectively in an ambush. Go ahead and take them both out. Once they are 
both gone there will be no one left except for Sima Yi and Cao Cao. Head 
north along with the rest of the Shu army and finish them both off.