The Three Kingdoms: The Prodigal Son of Shu Han, starting with a fiery blaze at Wolong Ridge.

Summary

. Sun Quan realizes that Zhao Yun and Pang Tong intend to exploit the soldiers for profit rather than rescue them. Lu Su defends the alliance between the Sun and Liu families, emphasizing their shared interests. Pang Tong, however, counters that the Battle of Chibi was primarily a self-rescue for Eastern Wu, suggesting they negotiate over the soldiers. Sun Quan is troubled by the potential loss of soldiers to Jingzhou, while Lu Su proposes that the soldiers redeem themselves with their wealth. Eventually, Sun Quan agrees to let them pay, hoping to strengthen his position against Cao Cao. Despite the Eastern Wu suffering losses, they ultimately benefit from selling defeated soldiers, while Liu Bei gains from the chaos. Zhao Yun expresses concerns about offending Sun Quan, but Pang Tong insists on prioritizing their own gains. He rationalizes that keeping the defeated soldiers as allies is better than eliminating them outright, recognizing that a weakened Koto serves their interests. Meanwhile, Eastern Wu faces internal strife with the Yamakoshi rebellion, led by Cheng Wu. .

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