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Wei - Act IV
The War Against Liu Bei
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[Battle of Bo Wan Po] (Cao Cao's Forces) 
Difficulty: ****
Bonus: Defeating Zhuge Liang here will cause him to be considerably weaker at 
Chi Bi.

This battle is extremely frustrating. Not because it's difficult, but because 
the bloodthirsty nature of your Wei comrades tends to send them straight into 
all of Zhuge Liang's traps. From the start of the battle they will head 
straight for Zhao Yun, who in turn will feign retreat and lure all of them 
into a firetrap. I've only managed to prevent this once and that was only 
when I defeated him in a duel. If anyone has strategies on how to prevent 
this I'd love to hear them. Anyway, once you approach Liu Bei's position both 
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang will disappear. This will of course trigger more 
traps. Sometimes you will detect ambushes, but I'm not sure what triggers 
this. Guan Yu will appear later to add to the fun.

Once you've taken care of the Shu generals, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang will 
appear in Cao Cao's own base. Zhang Fei will appear as well and will 
automatically burn down Cao Cao's supply depot. The only way I know of 
preventing this is to avoid all of Zhuge Liang's traps. Get revenge for your 
Wei comrades by going inside and taking out Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang, then 
finishing off Liu Bei himself.

Mercy Adel writes in to mention that it is possible to prevent Zhao Yun from 
escaping in the early battle if you lure him towards you instead of entering 
in the circular area where he is. Of course, this will only work if you're 
the first one to reach him. If Zhao Yun is lured out he will immediately 
challenge you to a duel. Defeating him will prevent the fire attack from 
occurring. Once that is done head towards the northern route where Han Hao 
is. An enemy ambush should appear. Defeat the officer to discover Guan Xing's 
ambush. Do not approach Guan Xing (or Liu Bei or Zhuge Liang's position 
either, as this will trigger Guan Yu's appearance). Instead let him be 
defeated by your own forces. Once he is defeated head for Guan Yu, who will 
_not_ challenge you to a duel when you approach him. If he does challenge you 
to a duel this means that you did not prevent Zhuge Liang's ploy and the 
supply depot is going to get burned. Defeat Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will appear 
back at Cao Cao's base. This time, however, he will not burn the supply 
depot.

[Battle of Chang Ban] (Cao Cao's Forces)
Difficulty: ****
Bonus: Defeating Liu Bei here will reduce the number of enemy troops guarding 
Zhuge Liang at Chi Bi.

This is probably one of the most frustrating stages for the Wei campaign. 
Unlike in DW3, Liu Bei will make a beeline for the escape point from the get 
go, so you will need to intercept him post haste. If you don't have a horse 
you're going to have to avoid combat entirely and head directly for Liu Bei. 
I would not recommend using a slow character for this stage unless they have 
a harness equipped. But even faster characters will have a hard time keeping 
up. Note that if you enter the fort area Zhuge Liang will close the gates to 
buy Liu Bei more time to escape. You will need to defeat him quickly to open 
the exits. If you do decide to engage generals, do so quickly. I'm not sure 
if there is a way to slow Liu Bei down, as every time I've played this stage 
he ends up making a mad dash for the escape point. If you have trouble with 
this stage I would recommend playing Free Mode to build up a strong Wei 
character.

[Battle of Chi Bi] (Cao Cao's Forces)
Difficulty: ****

From the start of the battle you should head to the northwest area quickly to 
meet with Pang Tong. Once you meet up with him he will realize that his plan 
has been discovered (why else would you be there?) and will attempt to flee. 
Ignore him and head for Zhuge Liang. Guan Yu will appear to defend the altar 
area. Engage him if you like, but remember that your primary target is Zhuge 
Liang. Note that if you had previously defeated him at Bo Wan Po he will be 
considerably weakened due to his injuries. Once he's been dealt with Huang 
Gai will begin his approach to the east of the center bridge. Go head on 
there immediately to give him the appropriate welcome party. Once Huang Gai 
is defeated the fire plan will have failed completely. Sun Jian will become 
desperate and order an all out attack, but at this point it's a matter of 
cleaning up the remaining Wu officers. Note that preventing the fire attack 
is a requirement to obtain Wei's fourth ending.