Sadly, Xu Shu wonвЂ™t be in it for the long haul. The strategist Xu Shu will join your faction and heвЂ™ll tell you of wise men in need of a liege. Much later in the game, youвЂ™ll even get the Three Visits event where you get to recruit the Sleeping Dragon Zhuge Liang, and maybe even Pang Tong as well. The Lords Of Shu-Han And The Three Visits ItвЂ™s even harder now that all of China distrusts Mr. This will allow Sun Ce to equip ancillaries that have faction-wide effects.ДЄ confederation/unification would be hard to achieve whether Liu Biao likes or dislikes you. I could then assign him as my heir since Liu Bei doesnвЂ™t have kids yet. Now that Sun Ce married a distant relative, he got counted as a distant relative as well. I talked to Sun Jian, and he let his son and heir Sun Ce join my forces. Heck, I could even get Lu Bu if I wanted to, but that meant making peace with Dong Min and the Han Empire (and I wanted the latterвЂ™s territory). Since theyвЂ™re related to your leader by blood, you can use the вЂњreceive marriageвЂќ diplomatic deal to grab an officer that you like. Notice the surnames? Yep, theyвЂ™re part of the Liu family and a little icon on their court portrait will even tell you that theyвЂ™re XuandeвЂ™s distant relatives. I also ended up recruiting two female officers - Liu Huimin and Liu Pingmin. More Officers And Distant Relatives Dropping ByДЄfter holding off Cao Cao, I then expanded southeast taking out Ze Rong and Zhang Chao (two forgettable chaps). I got a couple of new settlements thanks to the old man. When that happens, you can expect lots of territories as well as jolly officers joining your merry band. It takes a bit of luck, but youвЂ™ll eventually get the ball rolling. His campaign is not as hectic as Cao CaoвЂ™s, but definitely not as easy as Sun JianвЂ™s. In Total War: Three Kingdoms, youвЂ™ll see his journey take shape. He was, in many ways, the ultimate opportunist. Truthfully speaking, Liu BeiвЂ™s exploits - and his virtue and benevolence - were simply a means to an end. This was a thousand years after the actual historical events had transpired. Luo Guanzhong, the author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel ( San Guo Yan Yi), was a Shu fanboy, and his views also coincided with the revival of interest in the Han during the Ming Dynasty. However, he also has a notorious reputation. Liu Bei, whose style name is Xuande, was a mere sandal maker and peddler who rose to preeminence in those troubled times. You can also check out our beginnerвЂ™s and mechanics guide for more info about the basics.ДЄnyway, if we go by Liu BeiвЂ™s depiction in the novel - or any other related media such as shows and movies - weвЂ™ll easily come to the conclusion that heвЂ™s the nicest fellow in the world with the proverbial rags to riches story. For those whoвЂ™d like to know more about the time period and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel, itвЂ™s best to check out (named after Liu BeiвЂ™s strategist Zhuge Liang) and the Scholars of Shen Zhou forums.

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