Liu Bei at the brink of despair

The war of deceptive words and hidden motives are over, Liu Bei scion of the Imperial house of Han and Cao Cao the usurper take their differences to the battlefield--a long-awaited war for hegemony and new order.

But Cao Cao is just too sly to deal with. After stifling the city with an encirclement, Cao Cao lures Liu Bei out of the city and dupes him into thinking his camp has suffered too many casualties. Liu Bei falls into the trap and his men are ruthlessly killed on the encampment. Liu Bei retreats while the pursuing enemy troops shoot his men down. In desperation, he stands on a precipice and apologizes to the ancestors how useless he is, how now, he's ready to jump down a cliff and accept defeat.

But then at the last minute help shows up!

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