This episode features two story segments: Yuan Shao's battle against Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian's assault on Liu Biao. Following the military defeat in the campaign against Dong Zhuo, the warlords turned on each other. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought over control of Jizhou, locked in a stalemate at the Pan River. Meanwhile, Sun Jian's forces crossed the Yangtze River to attack Jingzhou. Liu Biao, the Inspector of Jingzhou, ambushed and killed Sun Jian with an arrow. The two factions temporarily halted hostilities, but a deep enmity had been forged.
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