Liu Bei proceeds to get soused. He's lost his brothers, he's lost his army, he's lost his city, he's even lost his sword. All valid reasons to get drunk. Xu You suggests Liu Bei come join up with his master, Yuan Shao, the only man who really has the resources to take on Cao Cao. Liu Bei agrees to this.
Cao Cao turns his attention now to Guan Yu who is still holed up in Xiapi. He knows Longbeard will fight to the death which is not what he wants. Instead Cao Cao plots to somehow get Guan Yu to join forces with him.
Longbeard receives a message that Liu Bei is trapped on Mount Mangdang. Determined to save his brother, Guan Yu and a few men ride out to the rescue, slicing and dicing their way through Cao Cao's troops. Yet when they get to the mountain there's no sign of Liu Bei. Cao Cao's army moves in to surround Guan Yu on Mangdang where there is no water source.
One of Cao Cao's generals, Wenyuan, is an old friend of Guan Yu's. He is sent up alone to meet with Longbeard. He reports that in Guan Yu's absence, Xiapi has fallen to Cao Cao. Guan Yu knows he's outnumbered and doomed. He announces he plans to charge down the hill and take at least 300 of Cao Cao's men with him into the afterworld. Wenyuan reminds Longbeard about the Oath of the Three Musketeers: if one brother dies, the other brothers will die on the same day. Liu Bei may still be alive, but if Guan Yu gets killed in battle, that will doom Liu Bei. Also, Liu Bei had left Guan Yu in charge of protecting his two wives. If Guan Yu dies, there's no telling what will happen to the women. Lastly, what about the emperor Guan Yu has sworn to uphold?
Wenyuan offers a deal. Guan Yu joins forces with the prime minister for now. That way Longbeard can keep protecting the womenfolk and supporting the emperor. Once they learn of Liu Bei's fate, if he's alive, then Guan Yu can leave and join up with his brother. Guan Yu sees the sense in this and agrees.
Elsewhere in the world we go to two women hanging out in a bamboo forest. Da Qiao plays a zither while Xiao Qiao reads. Sun Ce (remember him? son of Claude Raines?) and Zhou Yu ride by and hear the music, but when they search for the source the girls have already left. The boys decide to stick around and investigate. They eventually learn that Elder Qiao has two daughters who like to hang out in the woods and play music. But the boys don't know who was playing that day. It's a Battle of the Bands as each sister plays for the boys and they try to figure out who was the musician. Just like that, Sun Ce decides he and Zhou Yu should marry these girls. But which one gets which?
Back at Story A, Cao Cao showers Guan Yu with gifts. This makes Longbeard feel indebted to the prime minister, which is exactly what Cao Cao wants. To put the icing on the cake, Cao Cao gifts Guan Yu with... ending credits. Oh, how thoughtful, Cao Cao.
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