Recaps

Lin Yi’s forces captured Wind and Snow City and Great Wind Valley, then crushed Li Anlan’s plans to exploit the advance by preparing for his invasion. At Great Jade Mountain, Xiliang’s armies surrounded Tuoba Wanli’s forces and began tearing apart the Northern Barbarian main formation.

• Lin Yi’s armies captured Wind and Snow City and Great Wind Valley, killed Yelü Dafeng, and forced Tuoba Qingsong to retreat toward Great Jade Mountain.
• Tuoba Wanli rallied the Northern Barbarian kingdom to defend Great Jade Mountain and sought Li Anlan’s support, while Li Anlan prepared an invasion of Xiliang.
• Lin Rusong sent Xu Zhong against the Northern Barbarians and marched toward Liangshan Pass, while Xun Yu organized Xiliang’s defenses and allied attacks against Great Ning.
• Jiang Wei refused Ning Kun passage through Youning Commandery, and the militia’s crossbow volley forced Ning Kun to retreat.
• Lin Yi gathered his forces at Great Jade Mountain, where Tuoba Wanli urged his commanders to hold their ground and Lin Yi’s troops harassed the camp before attacking at dawn.
• Zhang Liao’s Tiger and Leopard Cavalry broke through the Northern Barbarian defenses, and Bai Zizai killed Yelü Sheng before the Asura Army and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry destroyed the Wolf Cavalry.
• Gongsun Zan routed the Third Prince’s forces on the right, Ma Chao’s cavalry broke the left flank, and Lin Yi ordered an all-out assault as Tuoba Wanli tried to escape toward Yulong City.
• Zhang Liao’s cavalry, Bai Zizai’s Asura Army, and Qu Yi’s Vanguard Dare-to-Die Warriors struck Tuoba Wanli’s main formation and cut down the Northern Barbarian soldiers with crossbow fire.

Lin Yi destroyed the Northern Barbarians, returned to Xiliang, and launched a five-route invasion of Great Ning. Jiang Wei captured Xuanyi City and Ning Kun was killed, while Xiliang forces pressed toward the capital and intercepted enemy reinforcements.

• Lin Yi defeated the Northern Barbarians at Great Jade Mountain, killed Tuoba Wanli and Ashina Dubi, and returned to Xiliang as Great Ning prepared to attack.
• Lin Rusong reunited with Lin Yi, gave him the Lin Clan Genealogy, and learned that Lin Yi planned to move against Great Ning without making him bear the stigma of rebellion.
• Lin Yi accused Li Anlan of conspiring with the Northern Barbarians and ordered a denunciation spread as he prepared a million troops to invade Great Ning along five routes.
• Lin Yi assigned Jiang Wei to lead the largest army against Ning Kun and arranged attacks on Great Ning’s coast, western commanderies, Mountain and River Pass, and Wuning Commandery.
• Jiang Wei besieged Xuanyi City and breached its walls with explosives, then his forces overwhelmed Ning Kun’s defenders and captured the city.
• Ao Zang recognized and killed Ning Kun among the prisoners, and Jiang Wei ordered his army to regroup against the reinforcements while Ma Chao rode toward the capital.
• Gongsun Zan’s White Horse Volunteers attacked Sima Yu’s fleeing troops at Fishtail Pass, where Hua Zigan arrived with reinforcements.

Lin Yi’s forces crushed Great Ning’s armies at Wuning Commandery and pushed toward the capital as Li Anlan struggled to hold his court and recruit allies. The arc left the great clans and southern chieftains turning toward Lin Yi while Li Anlan faced threats on several fronts.

• Gongsun Zan’s White Horse Volunteers routed Hua Zigan’s cavalry, while Jiang Wei captured Xuanyi City and destroyed Ning Kun’s army.
• Li Anlan raised troops as Lin Yi’s forces advanced on the capital, Pang De seized commanderies in the northwest, and Guan Yu launched attacks along the coast.
• Gan Ning, Chen Dao, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong helped Lin Yi defeat Shangguan Yun at Wuning, and Huang Zhong killed Shangguan Yun as Li Ruyu also died.
• Wang Yunze offered Li Ruyu’s head and the Wang Clan’s grain to Lin Yi, who appointed him governor of Wuning Commandery and rewarded his victorious generals.
• Lin Yi prepared to attack the capital while Li Anlan considered moving the capital to Jiangling and the great clans began seeking an alliance with Xiliang.
• Li Anlan sent Shangguan Yan and the crown prince to Jiangling, then used imperial guards to raid the great families as their wealth was carried toward Xiliang.
• Jiang Li and the southern chieftains pledged to join Xiliang, assembled two hundred thousand troops, and marched toward the Shu Region as Lin Rusong learned Zhao Yun was approaching Liangshan Pass.

Lin Yi united the northern lands, gathered the clans against Li Anlan, and advanced on the capital with Xiliang’s armies. After breaching the gates and defeating Great Ning’s forces, Lin Yi received Li Anlan’s surrender.

• Lin Rusong, Pang De, and Zhao Yun captured Liangshan Pass, and Lin Rusong spared the surrendered soldiers while the northern lands came under Xiliang’s control.
• Lin Yi learned of Li Anlan’s purges and preparations, received reinforcements, and arranged for the great clans to publish a proclamation against the emperor.
• Lin Yi rallied a million troops and ordered the march on the capital, while Lü Bu’s vanguard captured county towns along the northern route.
• Jia Xu retrieved the Heirloom Seal of the Realm from Daxing Temple, and hundreds of thousands of troops charged toward the capital.
• Lin Yi’s forces breached Northern Xuan Gate, while hot-air balloons exposed Li Anlan’s hidden ambush and Lü Bu and Zhao Yun routed Hong Tao’s army.
• Lin Yi sent Xing Daorong to demand Li Anlan’s surrender, then ordered the assault on Xuanwu Gate after the emperor refused.
• Li Anlan withdrew his troops from the walls to fight inside the city, but Xiliang’s forces broke through his lines and Qu Yi’s warriors attacked the archers.
• Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, and Huang Zhong broke Great Ning’s resistance, and Li Anlan ordered his troops to surrender after learning the other gates had fallen.