Lü Meng

Brings Sun Quan the Gan Ning dossier from Dragon Gorge - the Silk-sailed Pirate wants to defect but fears his welcome - and brokers the recruitment that decides the war. As Van Leader at Xiakou he drops into a small boat to fire the drifting warships and chases Chen Jiu ashore, striking him down at the water's edge.

Comes with Gan Ning to sound out Zhou Yu on war or peace, and is paired with Taishi Ci over the third army.

Takes three thousand men into the Black Forest behind Gan Ning, the support for the depot fire.

Fires the grass in ten places on Gan Ning's signal, then chases Cao Cao out of the Black Forest - 'Cao Cao, stop!' - held off by Zhang Liao's rearguard.

Argues Gan Ning must be saved, proposes leaving Ling Tong to hold the camp, and lays the felled-tree barricade on the bye road - the trap that dismounts Cao Hong's fleeing officers and nets five hundred horses.

Shares the Rear Guard of Zhou Yu's fifty thousand with Ling Tong.