The wolves are gathering around Xuzhou. Cao Cao wants to attack in revenge of his father's murder (although he doesn't appear to be all that upset. Cao's had his eye on Xu Province for some time. Now he's been handed on a silver platter an excuse to attack). But the other warlords, like Yuan Shao and his brother, also want Xu for themselves and may join in the fight to prevent Cao Cao from succeeding.
Cao Cao and his men surround the city walls. Meanwhile, old man Tao Qian's son is out desperately looking for allies. The search is not going very well until finally Liu Bei, He Who Will Not Look You In The Eye, agrees to come to their aid. He brings with him Zhao Yun, a warrior said to be equal to Lu Bu.
Cao Cao's army begins their attack on the city, so at least we get some battle scenes. Suddenly from the left comes riding Zhao Yun and his troops coming to reinforce the city. Riding on horseback, Zhao stabs this guy through the chest with his spear. Without missing a beat, as Zhao rides past he grabs the bloody end of the spear sticking out of the guy's back and pulls it out. Zhao continues to kick ass like nobody's business, practically taking on Cao Cao's army single-handedly. Even his horse gets a couple of kills in. Now here come the Three Musketeers to join in on the slicing and the dicing. Cao Cao is forced to retreat. After the battle, old man Tao tries to thank Liu Bei by basically giving over the much coveted Xu Province to him, but Liu Bei respectfully refuses.
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