Liu Bei comes into some new possessions, and then tries to wiggle out of having to pay back his creditors in Dongwu.

Zhang Fei and Ma Chao collide in a battle for the ages.

Liu Zhang looks for outside help to deal with the last outside help he brought in, while we hit pause to catch up with Ma Chao and his misadventures.

Zhang Fei discovers that all you need to do to get the Riverlands’ finest to switch sides is to say please.

Just as numerous omens portended, disaster strikes Liu Bei’s campaign in the Riverlands.

Having passed the point of no return, Liu Bei goes a-conquerin’ in the Riverlands.

Cao Cao gets a promotion, nine very nice pieces of swag, and a hint about Sun Quan’s imperial destiny.

This week, it’s brother against brother in the West and brother against sister in the East.

Zhang Song and his friend decide that honor and ethics demand that they betray their master and give his land to Liu Bei.

Cao Cao’s latest victory triggers a chain reaction in the western reaches of empire.