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A New Generation of Wei – Chapter 3
Battle of Xu Province – Part 2
(Based on DW8 – Battle of Xu Province, locations based from DW9)
"Speaking" = Narration (DW7 Narrator)
(" ") = In-game messenger/officer
Chapter 3 – Staring to Divide
"With Lu Bu driven from Yan, Cao Cao's forces breathed a sigh of relief from the chaos there. However, in Xu Province, the siege was going as planned."
"However, a certain had come to intervene, a man that would a thorn in the side of Cao Cao for many years to come"
The siege of Xuzhou castle was coming along as Li Dian's engineers were almost finished with the catapults and Cao Ren had driven off Tao Qian's ambush troops.
("My lord the catapults have been complete. We can now destroy Tao Qian's machines."), a messenger came with the news. "Okay, now then let's destroy those devices. Ready. Aim. Fire!" Li Dian ordered. Large rocks were launched and all the dragon heads that were spewing out rocks were destroyed and turned to rubble.
"Excellent now we can continue our advance towards the castle, Master Li Dian will you join us?" Cao Ren inquired his ally.
"Of course, but I've got this weird feeling about this battle. Like theirs something we haven't seen yet?" Li Dian answered.
"I am sure it is nothing to concern ourselves with, come now we must march on to Xuzhou Castle." Cao Ren continued as he Li Dian and Liu Ye mounted their horses and rode for the castle.
(Tao Qian's boulder devices have been destroyed! Cao Cao's troops are advancing!)
Seeing the boulders falling no more, Yue Jin and Wang Zhong rallied their men, "Everyone, the devices have stopped, charge!" The two officers now raced through the path and faced off against Chen Gui and Chen Deng.
The father and son duo stood their ground as they faced Cao Cao's troops. Chen Gui despite his experience was now an old man and could not keep up with the young officers much anymore, he and Wang Zhong exchanged blows.
Chen Gui threw several sets of knives only for Wang Zhong to deflect them just as easily, the old man cut his loses throwing one more set and fleeing on his horse from the fight he could not win.
(Chen Gui has fled!)
His son, Deng was not faring any better, while he was a talented swordsman, he had not met someone like Yue Jin, the young general's speed and agility were impressive. With one opening Jin slashed at the young man leaving a large cut in the young man's abdomen and it started to bleed.
Turning on his heels his father called to him, "Son, grab my hand!" Deng grabbed his father's hand and the two fled on horseback in defeat.
(Yue Jin has defeated Chen Deng!)
"Master Yue Jin we must meet up with the main unit now and surround the castle from the south." Wang Zhong informed his ally.
"Yes, Master Zhong let us ride as well." Jin replied. The two men whistled, and their steeds joined their masters as the two rode off to join up with Cao Ren and the secondary unit.
In Northern Xu Province
Guo Jia had just received some positive news for once, ("My lord Tao Qian's boulder devices have been destroyed and Master Cao Ren is approaching the castle from the south.)
"Ah, this is excellent news tell him to wait though and search the forest paths, I am sure Tao Qian has left a trap somewhere for us." Jia replayed to the messenger.
Another messenger though came with some bad news though, ("My lord, terrible news our scouts report that Liu Bei has been sighted and heading to attack our main camp and rescue Tao Qian!")
"That is not good at all, now's the time to really make Tao Qian squeal. Fire attack units, go to work! Master Zhu Guang and Master Cao Anmin, this is the most important part of our mission do not fail us." Guo Jia ordered the two men as they left camp.
"Of course, Master Guo Jia we'll burn that castle to the ground!" Master Guang bellowed in excitement. "I won't fail my uncle; none shall stand against him." Master Anmin, Cao Cao's nephew said as the two left the fort and began advancing.
(Fire attack captains have appeared! Advancing towards Xuzhou Castle!)
Inside Xuzhou castle, Tao Qian was not receiving much good news anymore…
Tao Qian could see the banners of Cao Cao outside his castle walls, he was panicking and the news he was about to receive would not make it any better.
A messenger came running to the main hall and told Qian, ("My lord, our boulder taps have been destroyed by the enemy's catapults!)
"What about our ambush troops?" Qian inquired. The messenger replied. ("Masters Chen Gui and Chen Deng were forced to flee. Now Cao Ren advances on the south!)
"We'll be surrounded by this point, but I still have one more trick up my sleeve. We have little choice, but to rely on those bandits and hope Cao Cao's men fall for our pincer attack." Qian reassure himself.
Another messenger ran inside with news of his own, ("My lord, Liu Bei has been spotted and is advancing to aid the castle!")
"So Master Liu Bei is offering his aid, I see little reason to deny him now." Qian felt relief knowing help was on its way, however though little did he know that Guo Jia already accounted for this little issue…
Back in Southern Xu
Yue Jin and Wang Zhong had caught up with Cao Ren and his allies as they were now surveying the forest before them.
"Master Cao Ren is good to see you are all safe." Jin said as he felt joy seeing his allies again. "You as well Master Yue Jin, but now we have a situation, they're two paths before us, Master Xun You said this where Master Guo Jia said the ambush would be hiding." Cao Ren replied, informing his comrade of the situation.
"I shall search the east then, Master Li Dian you take the west road then." Yue Jin, ever the eager one made his decision.
"Wait, Yue Jin where did this sudden enthusiasm come from? This isn't like you," Dian wondered of his ally.
"O-oh, I just thought you'd go with me on this mission that's all." Jin answered now suddenly embarrassed at his own forwardness.
(Cao Cao's forces have stopped advancing! They are performing reconnaissance!)
As the southern forces were looking for traps and plots. Master Xu Huang and Master Cao Ang were mopping up the rest of Tao Qian's soldiers from the field as they cleared the way for their allies to burn down the castle gates.
As the last of the enemy was defeated Master Xu Huang couldn't help but be cautious looking at the land around him, he knew that enemy reinforcements could be anywhere. Trusting his instincts, he informed Cao Ang, Cao Cao's eldest son of his intentions.
"Lord Cao Ang, I fear our camp will potentially come under siege, we must hurry and meet with our allies." Xu Huang told the up-and-coming warrior.
"If your beliefs are true then we must return to the Fort at once!" Ang began to call his horse, but Huang stopped him. "No, my lord our southern camp will be attacked. I've heard of Liu
Bei's brothers and a great warrior traveling with them. I believe they will come to attack Master Xun You and cause disarray in our forces." Xu Huang informed the young man of his real worries.
"Hm, very well Master Xu Huang we shall follow your guidance men prepare for battle! WE march to aid our allies!" Ang rallied their men as the two now traveled west towards a hidden path to return to the Southern camp where Master Xun You was finishing his preparations.
Southeastern Garrison
("My lord, our preparations are ready for Liu Bei and his forces."), a messenger came and informed Xun You of the construction of the siege engines outside.
(Counter-attack preparations are complete! Siege weapons have been constructed!)
He also just received new reports, ("My lord Master Xu Huang and Lord Ang have arrived at our camp.") Xun You was surprised at such news.
"They are here? Did they say why?" You inquired the messenger. "Master Huang said he believed that enemy reinforcements would arrive soon, so he and the young lord rushed quickly to aid the camps defense." The messenger relayed.
"I see, you may go. Bring them here." You took the report and let the messenger go. Huang and Ang later arrived in the camp and he greeted them both.
"Master Huang and Lord Ang, I was not expecting you to be here. Besides that, thank you, we were expecting Liu Bei's forces to harass us, so reinforcements are a welcome sight." You thanked the men for their arrival.
"Of course, Master You, we shall do all we can to defend this camp til the battle is over." Huang replied as the two took up their weapons again and prepared for the eventual attack.
South of Xuzhou Castle
Yue Jin and Li Dian searched won the paths through the forest until they saw gates leading to garrison on both sides, killing he gatekeepers they two officers launched their assaults and the two officers in charge of the bases, Wu Dun and Yin Li were wounded in the fighting and forced to flee.
"Alright we've taken the base for Tao Qian's ambush now we must hide our selves and prepare to attack Liu Bei when he arrives." Cao Ren informed his men as he, Liu Ye, and Wang Zhong proceeded to hide their troops and themselves in the base.
Yue Jin and Li Dian kept up the siege of the castle in their absence.
(Tao Qian's pincer attack bases have been captured! Southern Xuzhou has been occupied!)
(Cao Ren and his allies have hidden their troops!)
Inside Tao Qian was now panicking once more, ("My lord the base for our pincer attack has been captured. Wu Dun and Yin Li have been forced to flee!").
"Agh, I refuse to die here, keep the gates closed we have no choice but to entrust Liu Bei's reinforcements to break through Cao Cao's forces. From there we can counter-attack." Qian came up with one last-ditch effort if this didn't work, he would have no choice but to surrender and hope that Cao Cao would leave the people of Xu in peace.
Just south of Xuzhou Castle
Liu Bei and his ragtag army had finally arrived just south of Xuzhou Castle and quickly he came up with a plan of attack that would hopefully save his ally in the castle.
(Liu Bei's Forces have arrived south of Xuzhou Castle!)
"We must our forces in two; Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun you must attack Cao Cao's camp in the south and Guan Yu and I shall try to reach Lord Tao Qian in the castle. Be safe brother. Master Kong Rong please wait here for Master Tao Qian and keep the path open." Liu Bei ordered and wished safety for his brother and new ally.
"But of course, I shall keep the way open for as long as I can." Kong Rong reassured his friend as he and his men stood watch over there escape point.
(Liu Bei's forces have split in two! Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun have temporarily withdrawn.)
With that the two groups went their separate ways, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun left to attack Cao Cao's camp, while Guan Yu and Liu Bei went to rescue the castle. However, their efforts would not be enough.
"To think that Cao Cao would use such numbers to invade, is this how Lord Cao Cao believes the world works?" Liu Bei questioned Cao Cao's motives. "Brother, we must focus on the here and now we can worry about the rest later." Guan Yu brought his brother back to the battle at hand.
The brothers were making progress when suddenly from two sides they heard screams of Cao Cao's troops and found themselves surrounded.
(Cao Cao's troops have launched an ambush! Cao Ren and his allies have appeared!)
Cao Ren took to the battle himself and faced Guan Yu in person. The two generals clashed as Cao Ren's unflinching shield found itself facing the unstoppable spear of Guan Yu, these two men held for so long it seemed it would never end.
Liu Bei tried his best and slew many of Cao Cao's soldiers, but now more of Cao Cao's officers were joining he battle. Knowing he came so far only to fail so quickly, he told his brother; "Guan Yu, it pains me, but we must go."
"Yes, brother go I shall stop them." Yu stood his ground as Liu Bei and his men ran back south to Kong Rong so they could escape. Guan Yu once again found himself surrounded as Cao Ren and now Yue Jin and Li Dian faced the green dragon himself.
The three charged the warrior. Yue Jin jumped and attacked Guan Yu from above, Guan simply took his blade and blocked one of Jin's hooks and there the young man aside, Dian and Ren took their blades and locked blades with the man and were surprised to see him unbending and unbroken before them.
The three men fell back all breathing heavily. When Guan Yu with no sense of danger called hi horse and fled to join his brother.
The men stood their and pondered on the general's strength, "He is like none I have seen; I truly will fear the day I face him in battle at his best." Ren said as he watched the general ride off. "Your right, he'll be trouble one day, but I think he'll get his comeuppance one day." Dian replied putting his spear on his shoulder.
In central Xuzhou
The fire attack captains had arrived and now they began to chuck their torches inside the castle, when they saw the rising of smoke inside the castle, they knew their job was complete.
(Xuzhou castle has been set on fire! The flames are spreading through the castle!)
Tao Qian's men inside began to panic and at the flames in the castle, many perished in the fire and the supplies inside were burnt to an ash. In their desperation many now considered their position on the battlefield and decided that defection was the only way to live on.
"I'm not gonna burn alive, I'll join Cao Cao!" One soldier yelled to his compatriots.
"Your right! Why should we suffer because of Tao Qian's incompetence." A lieutenant voiced his grievances as well. Many of them now took up their swords and spears and opened the gates of the castle.
(Some of Tao Qian's troops have defected they have opened Xuzhou Castle's gates.)
Many of Cao Cao's troops began to pour into castle, Tao Qian seeing the situation took to his horse and fled with his tail between his legs. No castle to his name anymore. Now an outlaw of Cao Cao.
(Tao Qian has fled Xuzhou Castle! Cao Cao's forces occupy Xu Province!)
As the forces inside mopped up the remainder of Tao Qian's rearguard inside, back in the south Liu Bei's brother and Zhao Yun no knowing of the castle's fall were still attacking Cao Cao's camp.
Southeastern Xu
Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun finally raced along the trails and could see the flags of Cao Cao's camp in front of them, racing ahead they thought they would surprise them. But to their astonishment they were met with numerous siege weapons and many of Cao Cao's best men.
(Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are launching an assault of Cao Cao's camp! They have reappeared!)
"I would've preferred to face them in battle, but orders are orders, ballista unit prepare to fire on Liu Bei's men!" Xu Huang ordered the siege units to open fire. Many of Liu Bei's soldiers were cut down when they began firing, but hang Fei and Zhao Yun avoided the fire and blocked most of the arrows coming their way.
(Cao Cao's troops have launched a counterattack! A ballista unit has appeared!)
Zhao Yun came to face Xu Huang, and the two men faced each other waiting for the other. Zhao Yun proclaimed himself before his enemy, "I am Zhao Yun of Changshan, and who am I facing?"
"I am Xu Huang, officer of Cao Cao, so you are the great spearman I have heard of you will find that my axe is more than challenge for your spear." With that Huang took up his axe and charged the man.
"If that is so then I shall be the spear that pierces that rock of an axe." Zhao did the same and charged. The men found themselves equal in combat. Huang knew of his opponent's strength and found himself engrossed in the battle. Zhao was surprised, that this man was keeping with him, he even thought that he could possibly match either Zhang Fei or even Guan Yu.
The men found themselves at a stalemate and clashed with their weapons not giving an inch. For Zhang Fei, he faced Xun You and Fei was getting angry that the tactician was simply avoiding all his attacks.
"Come on and fight me! You brainy types are always such cowards, just fight me like a man!" Fei bellowed to Xun You. You though kept his cool and responded to his opponent, "To think I would fear an obvious drunk is not a reason to grace you with an answer." You cracked his whip as he faced, the bulky man in combat.
You launched his whip at Fei and Fei was surprised at first when he simply tried to pull the man towards him, however Xun You simply used that momentum to slide in the snow around them and started to wrap his whip tighter around Zhang Fei's spear and after a while Fei let go and You landed on his feet. Zhang Fei at that point was still woozy from all the spinning, Xun you took that chance to wrap his whip around Fei and then began to spin the man around and then threw him into Zhao Yun.
"Master Xu Huang, incoming!" You warned his ally. Huang was able to catch what You was talking about and pushed Zhao Yun away from him and then both men fell on top of each other in a pile.
Seeing the fight not in their favor and now with few men both fled to fight another day and, meet up with their lord.
With Liu Bei now gone Xu Province was finally in the hands of Cao Cao
(VICTORY!)
The fires were extinguished and both commanders met in the main hall of Xuzhou to discuss their success and sent a messenger to their lord about their victory. At the same time, they received word that Lu Bui was defeated, and that Yan was safe.
AN#1 – Xu Province has been taken and Guo Jia's first campaign for Cao Cao is a success. Tao Qian and Liu Bei have been forced to flee. But is all this good news, room to celebrate the land is still in chaos. Will Wei be the one to lead the land into the future or another? Find out next time!
AN#2 - I know this one's a bit later than before so I hope you guys enjoy! Remember to Favorite, Follow and Review! I wouldn't be here without you guys! :)
AN#3 – I've come to a decision and have decided that I will be doing something different for both my DW and SW story. I will be portraying a single campaign in both my stories and for the rest of my story it will tell the upbringing of my OC characters.
As such it will bel like this:
For Dynasty Warriors, I will not be portraying the Escort of the Emperor and instead I will be referencing important battles and events through the POV of Guo You until his first battle.
For Samurai Warriors, I will be completing Okehazama and only referencing Azukizaka in the POV of Hidetaka, but enough so that the battle leaves an impact on Hidetaka's mindset at a young age. From their I will be portraying Hidetaka's early life until his first battle as well. So that the story can move in a steady pace.
So that's my plan if you guys have questions leave a review or PM me.