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Sideways- Thanks for the review, and yep, and Cao Pi has a double sided sword, well right now Mende can only send his minors he and Jia are still dealing with the Yuans
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WindsOfEternity- Yep, I am a Li Dian fan, and he will be in the story latter, and I don't plan on having Shu join Cao Cao, I really disliked that part of the book
Guan- Thanks, I have read the whole book but it been a while, I try to put in as much as I can remember from the novel.
Sun Qian stood atop the city wall just over where the gate into the city was. He was looking out into the horizon wondering what was taking place out on the fields in front of him. He was more then a bit nervous about not knowing the actions that were taking place; he could feel a bit of fear on his neck.
Cao Cao had come, and this was going to be the first test to see if they would fold, or stand up to the great leader's army, luckly at least it was not being lead by Cao Cao. Cao sent only a average size army against them, more then likely because he still needed his main army to finish off the Yuans, and figured that this army would be enough to take out a commoner and his followers.
The intelligence said that army was lead by Xiahou En, Mao Jie, and Cao Chun. Xiahou En was the most experienced of the three having taken part of driving Liu Bei out of Xia Pi., and carried the blue blade, and sword that was said to be able to cut though rock, just like butter. Mao Jie was recruited to Cao Cao's army by En, and the two were know to be close friends. Cao Chun, was a very inexperience warrior, being the younger brother of Cao Hong, and Cao Ren. This was a able group of generals, but not the Dun, Yuan, and Cao combo, that Qian was so afraid he would have to battle.
Qian sighed to himself as he felt the wind carry across the wall. He turned and looked to see Xu Shu looking out to the distance as well.
"You a bit nervous too," Qian said with a smile.
"Well, not at all, I know what is going to take place," Shu said still looking into the distance, "Guan Yu, Guan Ping, and Liao Hua will meet them right about now."
"I wish I had you convidence, I would love to know for sure that we will win," Qian said.
"Well it not a matter of confidence, it just a matter of knowing the world my lord, you will learn to see things like that in time, trust me," Shu said smiling.
Qian just smiled back, wondering how he could be as smart as the great Xu Shu, and hoping that he was right about the battle.
-On the battlefield-
Both the army of Sun Qian, and the army of Cao Cao approached each other, and where in perfect lines, both armies would seem to be very well disciplined. At the front of Cao Cao's army of blue was Xiahou En riding up and down convincing his men that the battle would be easy. En was a large well built man who wore the armor of an ex-Han general which he was. Chun was a small slender man in fine armor he was given by Cao Ren. Then Jie was at the end of the line, he was a simple looking man with a average armor with a blue cape.
On the other side of the lines Guan Yu was sitting on the red hair in front of the middle of the line on both sides where officers, on were right was his son and Hua, and in his left were Cang, and Pi. Everyone one of there soldiers were wearing green armored uniforms, it was done to respect Liu Bei, the only one who did not wear green was Liu Pi who wore the yellow of his Turban days.
En rode his horse a bit forward, and rode in a quick circle and then yelled, "I am Xiahou En, I challenge any to fight, trader, why don't you come out and some me this greatness they tell me about, I think they are full of hot air, and you are nothing but a little coward."
Guan Yu looked really mad at this comment, he was not going to stand being called a coward, and he lived up to his deal with Cao Cao before he left to find Liu Bei, he grabbed the reigns of the Red Hair.
"No, Guan Yu, I want this one, I really don't like how his type act," Pi said from beside Guan Yu.
"Very well, you may fight, be careful, and win," Guan Yu said letting go of the reigns, as Liu Pi rode forward.
"Well, well, I see I get a easy fight, a yellow turban, you know they were just plain losers," En said before laughing loudly at Pi.
"I really don't like men like you who thing some how they are so special, and in reality are nothing but waste," Pi said lining up with En.
Both men kick their horse to get their horses to speed towards each other. Pi watch the movements that En made closely wonder how he would attack would he come with a overhead attack or an side slash or even a thrust. Has they where about to meet he could tell that it was going to be a thrust at him, he moved his body to the left just a bit and the thrust missed him, and he then came with a overhead attack that killed En on the spot. His horse then rode back toward their lines with the dead body still on it. Liu Pi got of his horse and picked up the blue blade with was held by En and raised it as his side cheered. He then rode back to his line.
"Not, bad, I guess all of sparing matches with my son have paid off," Yu said smiling, "Ok, now with the plan, everyone attack."
With that the whole army charge, and hit Cao Cao's force head on, the fight was wild with bloodshed all over the place, at the height of the battle Guan Yu yelled out to his men, "Retreat, back to town."
""He is retreating lets finish them," Mao Jie yelled as he rushed his men after Guan Yu and his men, about a mile down the rode, they rode past a hill.
Cao Chun rode to Mao Jie and said to him, "Let us retreat, I think there may be a trap here."
"No I won't I will have my revenge," Jie yelled out, and with the yell came Zhang Fei and Guan Ping, in celebration with the others who turned their army around.
With the attack the rest of Cao Cao's army ran, only to be cut down, or surrender to the advancing army, soon the battle was over, and the day was won. Cao Cao had been pushed back and Ru Nan would be safe for at least a while.
The army soon returned to Ru Nan, where Sun Qian watched still standing at the same place that he had been out all day.
"You see, we won," Xu Shu said.
"But you know he will be back, and next time he will lead the army," Qian replied.
"But that won't be for a while, as long as he has to deal with the Yuan he can't send a major force after us, but we must take advantage of this and expand or when he does come back we will be doomed.