diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88d0e0e..17b0ff1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Godot 4 tactical RPG prototype inspired by classic turn-based Romance of the Thr
 - Pre-battle shop rows emphasize item artwork, compact price/status badges, and hover details instead of dense inline text.
 - Pre-battle Talk can list scenario camp conversations by officer or topic with portrait rows, compact topic/supply badges, hover dialogue previews, saved-branch filtering, one-time pre-battle supplies, and merchant flavor lines before a battle.
 - The opening battle's camp now includes a villager route report that frames the castle, village recovery point, and enemy approach before combat starts.
+- The opening victory dialogue now bridges Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren's join into the Sishui Gate march against Hua Xiong.
 - Pre-battle Armory equipment changes, including unequipping gear back into stock, save immediately and sync roster equipment plus inventory stock, with portrait and item-icon rows plus hover change details.
 - Pre-battle Roster can move optional officers between sortie and reserve within scenario limits, using portrait rows, compact status badges, and hover details.
 - Pre-battle Formation lets deployed officers swap starting positions inside scenario-defined cells, with portrait rows, coordinate badges, and hover placement instructions.
diff --git a/data/scenarios/001_yellow_turbans.json b/data/scenarios/001_yellow_turbans.json
index acbb583..99bac14 100644
--- a/data/scenarios/001_yellow_turbans.json
+++ b/data/scenarios/001_yellow_turbans.json
@@ -1343,17 +1343,23 @@
       "side": "left",
       "text": "이는 첫 불길일 뿐이다. 조정이 빨리 움직이지 못한다면 우리가 움직여야 한다."
     },
-    {
-      "speaker": "Xiahou Yuan",
-      "display_speaker": "하후연",
-      "side": "right",
-      "text": "그렇다면 다음 출정에도 저희를 부르십시오. 함께 달리겠습니다."
-    },
     {
       "speaker": "Cao Ren",
       "display_speaker": "조인",
       "side": "right",
-      "text": "일족은 명을 기다리고 있습니다, 주공."
+      "text": "사수관 아래로 제후들의 군기가 모이고 있습니다. 동탁의 장수 화웅이 관문 앞을 막았다는 전갈도 왔습니다."
+    },
+    {
+      "speaker": "Xiahou Yuan",
+      "display_speaker": "하후연",
+      "side": "right",
+      "text": "성채를 넘은 기세가 식기 전에 선봉을 맡겨 주십시오. 관문 길이라면 제가 먼저 달려 보겠습니다."
+    },
+    {
+      "speaker": "Cao Cao",
+      "display_speaker": "조조",
+      "side": "left",
+      "text": "좋다. 영천의 백성을 쉬게 하고, 우리는 사수관으로 간다. 이제 작은 의병이 아니라 난세의 길을 여는 군세가 되어야 한다."
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/tools/smoke_chapter_one_polish.gd b/tools/smoke_chapter_one_polish.gd
index b0ecceb..a76ffd7 100644
--- a/tools/smoke_chapter_one_polish.gd
+++ b/tools/smoke_chapter_one_polish.gd
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func _init() -> void:
 	_check_dialogue_localization_and_side(failures)
 	_check_event_dialogue_side_passthrough(failures)
 	_check_opening_battle_camp_context(failures)
+	_check_opening_battle_post_battle_bridge(failures)
 	_check_opening_battle_event_dialogue_structure(failures)
 	_check_sishui_gate_event_dialogue_structure(failures)
 	_check_xingyang_ambush_event_dialogue_structure(failures)
@@ -661,6 +662,20 @@ func _check_opening_battle_camp_context(failures: Array[String]) -> void:
 			failures.append("villager route report should mention %s: %s" % [expected, report_text])
 
 
+func _check_opening_battle_post_battle_bridge(failures: Array[String]) -> void:
+	var state = BattleStateScript.new()
+	if not state.load_battle("res://data/scenarios/001_yellow_turbans.json"):
+		failures.append("could not load opening battle for post-battle bridge")
+		return
+	var lines: Array = state.get_post_battle_dialogue()
+	if lines.size() < 5:
+		failures.append("opening battle should have a multi-beat post-battle bridge")
+	var bridge_text := _dialogue_lines_text(lines)
+	for expected in ["사수관", "화웅", "하후연", "조인", "난세의 길"]:
+		if not bridge_text.contains(expected):
+			failures.append("opening post-battle bridge should mention %s: %s" % [expected, bridge_text])
+
+
 func _check_opening_battle_event_dialogue_structure(failures: Array[String]) -> void:
 	var state = BattleStateScript.new()
 	if not state.load_battle("res://data/scenarios/001_yellow_turbans.json"):
@@ -1606,6 +1621,16 @@ func _camp_conversation_text(conversation: Dictionary) -> String:
 	return "\n".join(parts)
 
 
+func _dialogue_lines_text(lines: Array) -> String:
+	var parts: Array[String] = []
+	for line in lines:
+		if typeof(line) != TYPE_DICTIONARY:
+			continue
+		parts.append(str((line as Dictionary).get("display_speaker", (line as Dictionary).get("speaker", ""))))
+		parts.append(str((line as Dictionary).get("text", "")))
+	return "\n".join(parts)
+
+
 func _event_has_set_objective_action(event: Dictionary) -> bool:
 	var actions: Array = event.get("actions", [])
 	for action in actions: