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Battle of Baidi Castle
Baidi Castle in Dynasty Warriors 8
Date 234
263
Location Baidicheng, built in Chongqing, Fengjie County; part of the Three Gorges
Result Results depend on the scenario.

Wu is forced to retreat, due to Wei reinforcements (263)

Forces
Wu Shu
Commanders
Sun Quan

Lu Kang (263)

Liu Shan

Luo Xian (263)

The Battle of Baidi Castle (白帝城の戦い, rōmaji: Hakuteijō no Tatakai), or literally "Battle of White Emperor Castle", is a fictional battle that has the remnants of Shu defend their homelands against the invading Wu army. In a majority of the scenarios, it takes place before the confrontations at Wuzhang Plains and Hefei Castle, marking the fate of each kingdom with either side's victory.

Historically, it is where Liu Bei retreated to after his heavy loss at Yiling, and was his final resting place before giving his last words to both Liu Shan and Zhuge Liang.

Role in Games[]

Dynasty Warriors[]

The final confrontation between the Kingdoms of Wu and Shu involves the Battle of Bai Di Castle, which serves as Shu's main camp during the battle. To breach its defenses, players must traverse the Stone Sentinel Maze located at the south of the map. The stage first appears in Dynasty Warriors 4 and later in Dynasty Warriors 5. The Wu forces aim to defeat Liu Chan, with key officers including Sun Quan, Zhou Tai, Lu Xun, and Huang Gai. Shu's goal is to fight off the invaders and interrupt their plans. Key officers for Shu include Liu Chan, Xing Cai, Jiang Wei, and Huang Zhong. Jiang Wei orders a stern defense while attacking Sun Quan's camp. If Shu gains the upper hand and claims the southeastern corner of the map, Yue Ying will appear with reinforcements.

In both versions of the battle, the common folk from Shu defy Sun Quan's army and fight on their own will. Ma Chao, who can't forgive the deaths of innocent people, leaves his post to defend them. In the Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 PSP port, Sun Quan must overcome Shu's final defenders before reaching Liu Chan. The battle returns in Dynasty Warriors 8 as part of Wei's hypothetical route, where Liu Bei unites with Liu Zhang, Xiliang forces, and the Nanman to make a last stand against Cao Cao's forces. The castle is attacked on three sides, with one army trying to take the central gate, while the Wei forces must defeat all officers in that area to open the gates. The Wei forces must clear two routes, destroy arbalests, attack the main gate, and defeat the Nanman forces. Only Liu Bei remains in the throne room after defeating all the other forces.

The battle is also used as Meng Huo's story battle. The player is tasked with supporting the defense of the castle from Cao Cao's army. Meng Huo's men arrives when the Wei forces breach the castle's defenses. Players need to defeat Li Dian and Yue Jin in order to regroup with the rest of the Shu army. Cao Cao will attempt to send Zhang Liao to the castle via the boat; players will be given a mission to destroy it with a catapult before he can reach his destination. Defeat Xu Shu, Pang De, and Wang Yi to allow allied reinforcements led by Zhurong to arrive and then charge the Wei main camp. The Cao, Xiahou families and Zhang Liao will intercept the player. When they are all defeated, Cao Cao stands as the final obstacle.

In the Xtreme Legends expansion, the castle is once again used in one of Jin's hypothetical stages. The main objective is to defeat both Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui after they rebel against Sima Zhao and Wei.

Warriors Orochi[]

Bai Di Castle is the final Gaiden stage for the Samurai forces in Warriors Orochi. Nobunaga Oda, who wants to reunite with his wife and cripple the Orrochi army, plans to siege the castle quickly. The enemy will use falling rocks, arbalests, and their numbers to overwhelm Nobunaga's small party. If Nobunaga is not in the player's party, he will gradually march towards the front entrance of the castle. Taking the castle triggers reinforcements, Lu Bu's charge, and Orrochi's arrival on the field. Da Ji orders a sorcerer to summon phantom soldiers to spawn from within the maze, lowering ally morale. Cao Cao arrives as a third party participant to assist Nobunaga's cause.

In Warriors Orochi 2, Kenshin Uesugi and Nobunaga work together to surround Kiyomori Taira in a decisive battle. Kenshin's path triggers ambushes, while Nobunaga faces danger from Kotarō's ambush and whirlwinds. Sun Wukong guards the maze and creates double to disrupt Hideyoshi's advance.

Orochi, Masamune Date, and Keiji Maeda star in a dream stage here in Warriors Orochi Z. Da Ji challenges their master to invade the castle with their new forces.

In Warriors Orochi 4, this map is merged with the northern port of Oshi Castle. Shingen along with Kenshin, Goemon and Wang Yuanji must rescue Sima Zhao, Kanetsugu Naoe and Okuni when they stumble upon Seimei Abe's army in their search for Arms of Ouroboros. After defeating Seimei, he warns the alliance to be careful about this situation.

As part of a plan to defeat Odin, the Coalition dispatches an army to get Zeus' weapon, Keraunos from Loki. Hanbei notices a predictable movement of the Demon army and deduces that Kanbei is working to defeat the enemy from the inside. Playing along, he sends Munenori south and Sima Zhao north to ambush Da Ji's forces with Deng Ai and Jia Chong and later assist Zhong Hui after betraying Himiko. Kiyomori eventually sees through Kanbei's schemes and starts attacking him, which prompts the Coalition to move to the center of the battlefield to rescue him. Following Kiyomori's defeat, the Coalition moves further inside the castle to confront Loki. After their victory, Zhong Hui and Kanbei finally join the alliance.

In one side story Zhang Bao along with Ina and Sima Zhao are deployed to test their might against their fathers Zhang Fei, Sima Yi and Tadakatsu Honda while Naomasa defend their main camp until a deified Naotora is revealed to be the leader of the parents. And together, they defeat the invading Demon army led by Diamondback.

Kessen[]

During Wei's scenario in Kessen II, the place is named "Pai Di". Liu Bei flees here after his defeat from Cheng Du and Cao Cao's army surrounds it. During their siege, Sun Quan marches into Wei's territory in Jing Province to catch Cao Cao off guard. To counter, Cao Cao splits his forces, leaving a vassal in charge of the siege at Pai Di, and deals with Sun Quan.

Historical Information[]

Historically, this was the location where Liu Bei passed away after his defeat in Yiling. In the novel, Shu's escape was only successful due to a stone sentinel maze that Zhuge Liang erected well in advance.

In 263, after Shu had surrendered to Wei, a Wu army led by Sheng Man and Bu Xie was sent to capture Badong area in an attempt to make some gains in Shu's former territory. The Shu general Luo Xian announced his surrender to Wei, requested reinforcements and put up a heavy defense at the Yangtze River. Eventually, Badong fell to Wu and Baidi Castle was besieged. Luo Xian was able to repel each assault, forcing Lu Kang to lead an army of 30,000 men to capture the castle. Even after six months, Lu Kang was unable to make any progress. Eventually, Sima Zhao sent Hu Lie to attack Wu's positions in Jing Province, forcing Lu Kang to retreat. The battle eventually led to the surrender of Wuling commandery to Wei, with Luo Xian becoming its administrator.

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