Question about story mode Wei and Shu

[Kiro037]

I just finished Shu story, it was my first story to play, I found out it's usually the third one to be played, I just started Wei, and the mission against the YT where you fight Zhang Jiao. The mission is basically the same, the only difference is where you start and your allies.

I'm kind of confused, the peasants you save in Wei missions are supposed to represent Liu Bei? Or it's just told differently?

[CaoLex]

Doesn't really matter which campaign you play first among Wei, Wu and Shu (but Wu is slightly more difficult). Liu Bei and Cao Cao both fought against Yellow Turban rebellion.
The missions of different factions are slightly "alternative timelines", to require player to do more stuff.
Eventually you will reach a point when you are fighting the same battles on another side but enemy, which was your allies in the previous playthrough, "somehow" will magically get better starting situation, spam more officers and will you some very dangerous tactics.

Liu Bei wasn't among peasants, he was among volunteer militia.