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

[Battle of Fan Castle] (Shu Forces)
Difficulty: ******

Five against three? Rarely are the odds ever in your favor in a Dynasty 
Warrior battle, and this one is no exception. Getting into the castle is 
easy, as you only have to defeat a gate captain to open the gate. When you 
enter the west gate Pang De will most likely intercept you. While you are 
fighting him Jiang Qin will ambush your fort from behind. To make matters 
worse, Mi Fang and Fu Shi Ren will defect shortly after. As if that wasn't 
bad enough your troops will constantly defect throughout the entire battle 
until both Mi Fang and Fu Shi Ren are killed. Head back immediately and kill 
them both before your entire force turns against you. Don't rest easy after 
they are dealt with, as Wu reinforcements consisting of Lu Meng, Lu Xun, and 
Zhou Tai will appear to the west. Don't let them gang up on you and try to 
take them out one at a time. Once they are defeated, Xu Huang will arrive 
from the east to reinforce Cao Ren, but at this point he's not going to be 
much trouble. Go back in Fan Castle and take out all the remaining generals, 
then head up the cool looking castle tower and face Cao Ren in a climatic 
battle. 

[The Nanman Campaign] (Shu Forces)
Difficulty: ******
Bonus: Meng Huo will arrive as reinforcements in the final act if you defeat 
him seven times.

This is arguably the most difficult battle in the entire game. If you have a 
relatively inexperienced character there is no way you are going to win this 
one. If the superhuman Nanman troops don't kill you with their overwhelming 
numbers, they will most certainly kill Zhuge Liang. The key to this battle is 
to kill as many enemies as quickly as possible. If you don't raise your 
army's morale in this way, your morale will most likely stay in the red for 
most of the battle. And considering that the enemy outnumbers you more than a 
hundred to one this is not going to be pretty. Did I mention that you're 
going to have to deal with elephants, poisonous water and climate fatigue 
that will constantly lower your entire army's morale throughout the stage? 
Sound fun? You bet! Let's begin!

First off go and eliminate Yong Kai as quickly as possible. Meng Huo will not 
be far behind. Be careful of his Charge attack as it comes out rather quickly 
and can easily catch you off guard. Once they are both dealt with circle 
around to the east and engage Jinhuan Sanjie. Meng Huo will once again 
appear. Take them both out again. If you defeated Yong Kai and Jinhuan Sanjie 
quickly enough, Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Ne will both defect to your side. While 
this sounds good, in reality they provide little help since they have few 
soldiers with them. Just remember that their troops are dressed in green 
instead of the Nanman Purple, so you don't waste your time trying to kill 
them. Marco La Manno writes in to mention that defeating Yong Kai isn't 
necessary to get the two to defect. Defeating Jinhuan Sanjie seems to trigger 
the event.

Circle back to the east again and head down the path where Dong Tu Ne was 
positioned. Meng Huo should appear again for the third time. Take him out and 
proceed south. In case you're wondering, all of the water in this stage is 
poisonous and walking in it will slowly drain your life away. Note that this 
does not affect the Nanman troops. Heading south you should encounter 
Elephant troops for the first time. Dismounting elephant riders with arrows 
or jump attacks is much more difficult that it was in DW3 since they tend to 
ride in circles rather than straight lines. If you do manage to get one to 
ride, you can automatically smash through the barriers that block the gates 
by simply riding into them. As you approach King Duosi, Meng Huo should 
appear for the fourth time. Head back and take care of him. Yang Feng should 
appear near King Duosi's position as enemy reinforcements. As you head 
towards King Duosi Meng Huo should appear for the fifth time on an elephant. 
This time he challenges you to a duel (note that winning this duel is 
necessary to unlock him). When you hand his sorry butt back to him a fifth 
time, Zhu Rong will become slightly irked by her husband's lack of success 
and begin moving to attack. She will also challenge you as soon as you see 
her. Defeating her will make Meng Huo appear yet again for a sixth time when 
you head south. Try to lure him on to dry land as poisonous water and 
elephants make a bad combination.

Once Meng Huo is defeated for a sixth time he will reappear one last time in 
the Nanman base. From here you can either attack King Mulu on the left or Wu 
Tugu on the right. Wu Tugu has special rattan armored troops with him, but 
Zhuge Liang has a plan for that and will eventually launch fire arrows at 
them in an event. Either way, make sure you constantly defeat enemies to keep 
morale up, as the climate is going to constantly drain morale throughout the 
battle. If Zhuge Liang is getting swarmed you will have to head back ASAP to 
help him out. Hopefully by the time you get to the Nanman base you will still 
have most of your army and morale will be high. If not, well, you're going to 
be in for a long fight. There are more elephants wandering about inside so 
try to take them on one at a time before dealing with the king himself.

[Battle of Yi Ling] (Shu Forces)
Difficulty: ******

At the start of the battle quickly engage Taishi Ci and Jiang Qin. The faster 
you take them both out the better. Lu Meng guards the gate ahead and 
defeating him opens it up. Ideally you will want to take them all out before 
you get the message that Zhuge Liang wants security around the watchtower 
tightened. When you get that message head immediately back to the location 
indicated by the ping on the map when you receive that message. Having a 
Harness helps out immensely here. When you arrive back at Shu camp, head to 
the area above the entry point. If nothing happens you might need to wander a 
bit around the area. Eventually Zhu Ran and two task leaders will appear. 
Eliminate Zhu Ran immediately. When he's defeated go after the other two task 
leaders. Once they are all defeated you should receive a message that the 
fire attack has been prevented. If Zhu Ran or a task leader gets too far into 
the Shu camp they will launch the fire attack.

If the fire attack is successful, Zhou Tai and the two Qiao sisters will 
immediately appear to attack the Shu camp. Liu Bei will retreat into the 
castle and the gates will close. Take out Zhou Tai and the two Qiaos before 
they start heading into the stone maze. The stone maze (now called the stone 
sentinel maze) is a bit different now that the walls open and close at random 
(well actually there is a pattern). The good news is that this will slow down 
the Wu forces considerably. The bad news is that it will affect you as well. 
There is a glitch you can exploit here if you are on a horse. When a stone 
statue is going up, you can ride over it if you are on a horse if you keep on 
moving. Using this you can quickly make your way past the stone maze. When 
you reach the other side Zhuge Liang will cause a walkway to appear to the 
north, which the Shu forces will use to attack the Wu camp.

If the fire attack was prevented, you can proceed to the Wu camp. Take out 
Ling Tong and cross the bridge to the Wu camp. When you reach the inner camp 
Zhou Tai and the two Qiaos will launch a surprise attack all the way back at 
the Shu camp (as if the fire attack was successful). Head back and deal with 
them, then head all the way back to take on Lu Xun and Sun Jian. It should be 
noted that if you had cleared the Nanman Campaign previously, Meng Huo will 
arrive with reinforcements to help you.