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I see nothing~ too much graphic, account disabled, yaddah yaddah

Probably need to slow down the updates a bit.

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I'm not quite clear on the 'temporarily suspended' part. :M if this doesn't get restored that's too bad.
Not gonna pay $9.99 / month just to LP

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Well that totally killed the momentum.
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You're getting better at this!
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Guo Jia, this Provocation stratagem is too good.
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First you discard the towers, now you want to cast away your enemy's weakness. How about we stop attacking for ten years?
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Alright, I get it. Get up the walls and rain death! This battle is over once Yuan Shu is wiped out!
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I'm outside the walls, Shi Difen! Come! Let's duel as men!
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Your opponent is me, Xiahou Yuan!
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CURSE YOU!
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He finished his unit in two days?!
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Commander! Yuan Shu is commanding a smaller sub-unit within the walls!
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Get down there and finish him!
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Charge!
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Noooooo!
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Lord Zhang's reinforcements didn't even have time to show up.
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Hah! That's true.
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Line up the captured officers! Let's have some KFC!
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ROUND THEM UP! BRING THE HAN DOGS FORWARD!
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Men! Those who oppose Heaven shall meet the same fate!
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Insolence! You are not divine, not at all.
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Lord Cao Cao, I admire your skills. Come, join us. Isn't it time you serve a greater cause?
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I didn't spare Lu Bu because he is easily swayed. But you... you are a talent with nary a flaw. If you would not serve, then I can't risk letting you off.
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Farewell, Cao Mengde. NEXT!
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Yuan Shao! Han's fallen general! Come forth!
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I won't beg. My only regret was that it was my lesser kinsman, Yuan Shu who led us to this end.
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Yuan Shao, you should stop having high opinions of yourself. You are no better. Indecisive, overrated, and achieved everything through mere connections. You are the epitome of Han's decline.
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H...how dare you?!
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Lord Yuan, I've killed your son, but seeing as you are the 'greater of the Yuan kinsman', are you magnanimous enough to forgive this one and serve under him?
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Take him away and don't even bother announcing his execution. And do it in front of Cao Cao.
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As you command!
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Zhang He, I let you off once when you refused me, will you change your mind?
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I see. Let there be no ill-will between us. Give him a respectful sending off.
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Your words pained me, talented general. Next, quickly, we don't have all day!
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E-execute them!
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Milord, some of these men did not even fight in any battles-
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No! CONTINUE!
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MORE! Don't stop!
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Haaah.... hahhhh.... is that.. all?
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Commander, Yuan Shu is the last one!
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Yuan Shu, why did you take command? You were obviously not up to the task.
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If I do not, someone else will. In these uncertain times, one must take any opportunity that comes his way. Whoever said otherwise is a liar or a naive fool.
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Well said. So, will you join us?
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Yuan Shu, before you go. Answer me this: by refusing to serve me, do you consider yourself a hero?
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Y-yes. A true hero fears no death till the end.
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Fool! FOOLS! ALL OF YOU!
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I- I...
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You are no hero. A true hero understands that one can accomplish much more by staying alive. Take him away. Die with regrets, Yuan Shu. You are an hero.
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U-uu-wahhhhhhhH!!
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So harsh, but true.
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Guo Jia, how many sons, daughters, wives, brothers, and sisters have I angered today?
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I counted at least 2 posters butthurt at having not read your updates due to the bandwidth cap, my lord.
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AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Well said! Well said!
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Feeling better, Commander?
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My head... no longer hurts.
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Better late than never. Hey, Guo Jia.. new year's coming. I can see the snow.
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The year is 200 AD, the bannel of Imperial Han is no more. After nearly two decades of fighting, not a single trace of the Emperor's authority remains. Yellow Banners now fly in the cities of Luo Yang, Chang An, Ye, Chen Liu, and many more in the Central Plains. Many have challenged, all have fallen.

Even now, many of the Yellow Turbans are expanding southwards to claim more cities.

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A few northern warlords remains such as Gongsun Zan and Liu Zhang.

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To the east in Pu Yang, the remnants of Ding Yuan's followers gather under Zhang Yang.
With a garrison size of 160,000, many of the Yellow Turbans Commanders were hesitant in taking them on, focusing instead on the free southern cities, staking claims whenever they could - save one.

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Guo Jia, it looks like they've gathered quite a number of cavalry.
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Our arrows will make short work of them. But you didn't bring the ram...
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The rams won't survive the cavalry charges. I counted at least 60,000 cavalry in there. Generals! Work your way to the walls and bring me Zhang Yan! Dead or alive!
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Sir! Yes, Sir! Advance ten paces and release arrows!
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Headhunter stratagem: decapitate the head, and the rest of the body goes down with it...
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Steve! The enemy is now extra crispy!
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Good! I'll assist you with the winds!
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Heavens are with us! The Flames shan't hurt us! Charrrrrge!
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Long live the Divine Commander!
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Work your way to the walls and hunt the enemy commander!
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Sigh...
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I've made it up! Archers! Flaming arrows!
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Everyone! Let's finish this fight! Up the walls and end it!
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Ooooooof! That did the trick, Steve! Thanks! We'll finish this!
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I am in position!
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Excellent! Now it's my turn!
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You need not say it, strategist! I already know! CHARGE!
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Leave some for me, fucker.
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Too late, old man. FINISH IT!
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Who needs Lu Bu?
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Attacker losses: 5,000
Defender losses: 160,000

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Guo Jia, signal the troops to garrison this city.
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You are intending to stay?
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Yes. Inform Lord Zhang Liang of my decision.
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It's time to finish the job.
 

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I'm wondering if there's a possibility to recover data.
1500 raw images and saves lost.
What a pity.
Save Data (8M) recovery will cost me $50
:lol:

This guy must be joking.
 
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I'm wondering if there's a possibility to recover data.
1500 raw images and saves lost.
What a pity.
Save Data (8M) recovery will cost me $50
:lol:

This guy must be joking.

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!
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This surely must be plot of Imperial Han Dynasty! My butthurt, it's too great to handle:argh:
 

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Turns out I can do it myself without spending a single cent at home, 20 minutes and done.
1500 images and 1 save file recovered.
I owe myself 30 pc KFC. :smug:

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My lord, our spies have returned from Ping Yuan.
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Good. We'll start marching once we've taken what we needed from Pu Yang.
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'Taken what we needed'?
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I heard Pu Yang has excellent crossbow armaments.
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Every town has unique facilities. Luo Yang has the INT academy, Chen Liu has Siege Factory, Pu Yang has Bow Garrison. Only units with high EXP is eligible for upgrades. Crossbow hit harder and shoots one tile further.

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Our well-trained archers deserve new armaments, don't you think?
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I salute your foresight.
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With this, we'll shoot further and hit harder. Dicks in the wind.
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Looks like Lord Zhang Liang has sent us a new set of orders.
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For once, his orders coincides with my plans. Let's move.
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About time we give these crossbows a work out!
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A weak garrison with crumbling gates - Liu Bei is a fool. Ignore the defenders, burn the gates down!
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Load flaming bolts!
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Too easy.

Less than a week, and the second gate is about to be breached.

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Is this the best the Imperial Uncle can offer?
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Guo Jia, what kind of lord is Liu Bei?
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He is said to be compassionate and noble to a fault.
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The kind that is easily exploited, eh?
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In these time of crises, his morality will only be a burden to his followers.
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And a boon to his enemies. :smug:
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Shi Difen! I, Liu Bei - descendant of Han will battle you to the death!
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Should've brought your brothers, Xuande. Then I might even blink. Alone, you're just a bystander. Bring down the gates, men!
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Try as they might, even with reinforcements, the defenders of Pu Yang could not turn the tides. The gates were too fragile and succumb to repeated assaults within days.

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Men! Into the city! Our final stand!
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This is a joke, Xuande. You're putting yourself at risk for a mere city?!
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A hero never begrudge sacrifices!
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Look at the big picture you simpleton!
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Boooom, baby! That'll shut him up!
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The council hall's destroyed! Men! Retreat! Re-
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Can you recruit this sucker? With him it will be easier to headhunt those talents.

Afraid not, sovereigns that are still holding on to lands are not available for recruitment. I do agree that option should've been available.

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You shouldn't waste your time! If you won't kill me now, I swear I'll kill you in the future!
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Sigh. Guo Jia, what should we do with him?
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He will never submit to us, my Lord. He is of Imperial descent.
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Liu Bei, it is regrettable. But I'm afraid the bond between you and your two brothers will be severed today.
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Do it! I'm not afraid!
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However, I promise you - you will be reunited with your brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei within this year.
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Take him away.
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What a shame, with him and his two brothers -
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Guo Jia. I have you, Xiahou Yuan, Huang Zhong and a score of other generals. Why would I worry?
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I thank you for placing your trust in us.
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Now his two brothers would want to kill me.
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You have nothing to fear. Liu Bei is like a fish without water. And so are his brothers.
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What do you mean?
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Without a cunning strategist, they can never hope to achieve victories.
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Heh... that's good to hear, Guo Jia. Come - we have much work to do.
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This is not unexpected, he is the more capable of the two. But the burden of his command would work to our advantage.
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Just like Lu Bu.
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Precisely.
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Then what are we waiting for?
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Send messengers to Lord Zhang Liang for reinforcements - we're going to wipe out Guan Yu's forces.
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Excellent!
 
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Big brother, watch over us as we avenge you!
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Alright, men! Stay calm - reinforcements are coming.
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We must not underestimate them. I suggest we try to minimize losses and wait for reinforcements.
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Noted. Man Chong, move up and prepare for ambush!
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Good, time to draw that reckless fool out!
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Let me try it as well.
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Those fools are abandoning their positions. Men! Take them on!
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Most of their officers are vulnerable to provocations. I say we abuse it.
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A pity. I wanted a more engaging battle, but I suppose this is the most effective way of dealing with them.
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Commander, their numbers have thinned out - I can make it to the walls if you let me.
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Alright, go on ahead!
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Alright we made it up! Who's up for some arrow to the face?!
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Zhang Fei will face you!
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Alright, show me what you got, butcher!
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Shit, that's kinda heavy losses.
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Zhang Fei's not the kind of enemy you can take head on, Commander.
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Wait just a minute, let me duel-
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No, asshole! You just stay there and shoot dick bolts! No way I'm letting you duel after what happened.
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Oh, FFS...

I wasn't kidding around - Zhang Fei is the 2nd strongest duelist in the game after Lu Bu. Slightly below Zhang Fei is probably Guan Yu/Ma Chao.

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Men! Up we go!
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Things are looking good. Barely a week and two units have made it to the top.

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Don't stand in our way, noobs!
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As long it's not Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, I have no issue with our Crossbows going close combat at the walls.

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Yeah! Fuck that loser.
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We've made it into the inner courtyard!
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Only a single group of archers stand by the city gates. If you ask me, the best strategy is to do phased defense around blocked doors while pinning down units that try to scale the walls. Instead, the AI seem to have problem prioritizing when a few units made it up while the gates are still standing.

Where's Guan Yu?

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:hero:Shooting his bows at the outermost gates.
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So much for the God of War...
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Is that all you've got, Divine General?! I can still take it!
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Well, then deal with this.
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Long time no see, Shi Difen.
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So good of you to join us, Boss.
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Big Brother...watch over us.
 

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Lord Zhang Liang, everything is proceeding as planned.
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Yes. With your men inside, and mine outside - the defenders won't even know who to deal with first.
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Yes, it's been a while since I've enjoyed numerical superiority like this.
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Lord Difen, you are too modest. Numbers mean nothing before your elite officers.
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Release flaming bolts!
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Curses, they've entered the inner courtyard! And more enemies lurk outside the walls.
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Second brother, I'll deal with the gate-crashers! Come, who dares face Zhang Fei?!
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That man is a beast.
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Wei Yan will buy you time, Commander. Just get the inner gates down and the city is as good as ours.
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Men! We're close enough, time to bash that gate!
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Yearghhhhhhh!
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Their flank is exposed! Troops! Attack them!
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Ha! A mere militia men like you dare to face my elite troops!?
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They lack capable officers to match ours. I'd say we go all out on the inner courtyard.
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I agree. Wei Yan! Keep bashing that gate to distract them!
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Yes, Lord Zhang Liang!
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Second brother, we should head out and take their commander's head!
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No, Yide. We're totally outnumbered within and without. There's nary a thing we can do but fight on and reduce their numbers.
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It's the second week, time to end this nonsense!
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Yes, Advisor Guo!
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We've broken through the gates! Chargeeee!!!
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Men! Fall in and prepare for a last stand!
 

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"You better go before he knows you're leaving, son."
"He'll miss me. He'll probably cry."
"Yes, that's why - it's best if he doesn't know that you're leaving."

"Big Brother, where are you going?"
"I'm...just buying a drink. I'll be right back, Stanley."
"I want some tea too."
"OK, you wait here. I'll be right back."

Lies.

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It's time to go.
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They've got nowhere to hide! Charge!
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You're getting better at this, I think it's time you take direct command.
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Yes, it's time.
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Outnumbered, the defenders tries to mount a valiant last stand.

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But the low morale and repeated assaults took its toll, the council hall finally crumbled on the 12th day.

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The two brothers are brought forth before their conqueror.

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You two... I'm sorry about your brother.
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I see you've made up your mind, Butcher. What about you, Guan Yu?
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I admire your ideals and bond of brotherhood, but this is the reality of war. Take them away.
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I'll see you and Big Brother at the Peach Garden, Second Brother.
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My lord. Are you alright?
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Just dust. Gets in my eyes. *Rubs* Guo Jia, make sure they are buried side by side once the deed is done.
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Yes, my lord.
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Let's go home.
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Within less than a year, the famed Three Brothers of Peach Garden fell - it is almost as if their oath binds their fates together.

 

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With the defeat of Liu Bei, only two minor warlords to north remains.
Liu Zhang, with a single city - can only await imminent defeat - while Gongsun Zan holds two.
Sun Jian barely ekes out a holding near the Southlands.
It would appear this is to be the end of the Loyalists in both North and Central China.
To the west lies Dong Zhuo and Ma teng - both completely uncommitted to the war.

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With most of the central plains border secured, Lord Zhang Liang once more calls forth his most reliable to finish the job.

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Nan Pi's garrison, commanded by the inexperienced Gongsun Yue, fell easily to the Elite Yellow Turban forces.

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It took only a week for the Divine Commander to breach the city's outer defenses.

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Unsurprisingly, Gongsun Yue fell victim to repeated provocations and was left utterly devastated by multiple ambushes within the city itself.
Isolated from the rest of the garrison. his ten thousand cavalry was slaughtered to the last man.

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He surrendered immediately.

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Though his refusal to serve costed him his head.

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Ecstatic at the prospect of quick northern campaign victory, Lord Zhang Liang encourages Shi Difen to push on.

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An order that the Divine General only too happy to accept.
His march however, was interrupted by an unexpected news.

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Guo Jia, what's the meaning of this?
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It would appear that our military expenditure has far outstrip Pu Yang's finances.
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Tsk, of all the things - no matter, I'm sure Lord Zhang Liang would allow us to plunder this city once we've captured it.

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Liu Zhang is an inept sovereign of very few redeeming qualities.
With Lord Zhang Liang's reinforcements guaranteeing the victory, Liu Zhang's fate is sealed.

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As he rode out of the gates, screaming obscenities at the Yellow Turban and praises of the fallen Han Empire, the Elite Crossbow units gleefully surrounded the hapless monarch.

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This is no war...
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...but a mass execution.
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Off with his head! Long live the Yellow Turbans!
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Quickly, send the transfer request to Lord Zhang Liang. We really need the treasury in this city.
 

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Pu Yang's defenses too low?! What is he talking about?! *tears the message*
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No idea. Pu Yang faces no immediate threat, and is generally well-developed. We did neglect its defenses - since we've been on an all-out offensive from the start.
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How's the treasury looking?
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Dismal. The officers are starting to grumble. And I'm afraid soon we'll have not enough funds to replenish the depleted units. At least the grains are sufficient.
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We may have to start paying their wages out of my own pockets.
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May I suggest something?
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Go ahead.
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Perhaps my lord is unaware, but at the moment your staff officers number more than 40 - too many for a single city.
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So you're saying I should transfer them out of Pu Yang?
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That is one alternative. But that would mean you no longer control the talent pool you've gathered. Once you let them go, it's hard to bring them back in...
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Then is there another alternative?
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Hmm. I would assume the amount of deeds you have achieved would've qualified you for promotion a long time ago. As a Viceroy... you can command more than a single city. But since you serve under Lord Zhang Liang, a Viceroy himself, it would be very hard.
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Lord Zhang Liang is actively blocking off my promotions?! That's preposterous!
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It was only a guess my lord, every city you conquered falls under his jurisdiction, not Lord Zhang Bao, who is actually your sovereign. And since they are brothers, the succession seems clear. Zhang Liang will be Sovereign, but who knows if that means you will be promoted to Viceroy then.
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Guo Jia, I'm caught in a terrible pyramid scheme, am I not?
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My lord... there is a third way.
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What is it?
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