This episode narrates the story of Zhang Fei advances on Ba Commandery, outwits Yan Yan into surrender, and joins forces with Liu Bei at Luocheng before marching straight to Mianzhu. Liu Zhang allies with Zhang Lu and dispatches Ma Chao to resist Liu Bei. Zhuge Liang employs a counterintelligence scheme to win Ma Chao over, causing Liu Zhang to capitulate. Liu Bei thus gains complete control over the Shu region.
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