Dynasty Warriors: To End the Chaos
Chapter 4 of my Dynasty Warriors story; enjoy.
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Chapter 4: The Sun's Make their Move
After winning their victory in the south a message was sent to Wu, informing them of their success. Sun Jian read the note with joy for he knew that it meant Shu would soon be moving north to attack Dong Zhuo's western flank. He knew now what had to be done, it was time. He called all his officers to council and once they were all assembled he prepared to give his speech.
"People of Wu; our time has come. Our ruse with Cao-Cao was successful; now Dong Zhuo has weakened his guard on his eastern flank. Cao-Cao will be able to attack them any time. Liu Bei has ended the threat he faced from the south and is now ready to turn his army north. With two armies approaching him and with the wall blocking egress north; south is the only escape route for Dong Zhuo."
The others listened carefully as he continued.
"Therefore we must move our armies upriver and increase our garrison in the northern sections of Jing that we hold. If necessary we can ask Guan Yu for reinforcements. We must block any attempts by Dong Zhuo to move south."
Sun Jian then decided it was important to explain the true gravity of the situation.
"Remember, we are all servants of the Han; Dong Zhuo has betrayed the Han and kidnapped the Emperor and holds him prisoner. We claim ownership of the lands we hold only to raise and army to rescue him. Liu Bei and Cao-Cao are doing the same. Once we succeed, we give the lands back; they are Han lands, that is what we must remember." Once he was sure the message had sunk in he nodded and called out. "Now, let us plan our next attack."
With that a map of northern Jing, with all its rivers and castle marked on it, was brought in.
Those involved in the planning sat around the map. Zhou Yu placed his finger on the map, indicating their main castle and the river next to it.
"If we want this plan to succeed;" He explained, "We must follow the river and ride up until we reach the castle here."
He traced the route with his finger until they reached a castle in Jing.
"Once there we can lead a simultaneous attack by land and water to attack Dong Zhuo's forces here, at Fan Castle." Zhou Yu smiled. "Once we take the castle we'll block their 'gateway' south and be ready to advance on the capital."
Sun Ce smirked.
"Sounds like you've got things all thought out Zhou Yu."
Quan however looked worried; "What sort of defences are we looking at here?"
Zhou Yu nodded and replied.
"There is only a small garrison there; but the walls are strong and entry will be difficult." He paused, "Our best option would be to starve them out."
Sun Jian sighed. "I don't like it; something seems off about this; why would they have so small a garrison."
Zhou Yu nodded, apparently also concerned about that.
"I have scouts out just now; if they can find a reason for the small garrison, they will return at once."
Just as Zhou Yu predicted, at that moment a report came that the scouts had returned with an urgent message.
The scout rushed in and gave a warning.
"A fleet of ships from Dong Zhuo's army has departed Fan Castle and are heading here to attack us."
Zhou Yu realized what this meant at once.
"They meant to catch us on land and overwhelm or starve us." He proclaimed; "We must hurry and meet them on the water, where they will be easy prey."
Zhou Yu examined the map and then pointed at one location on the map.
"There; we must hurry and intercept them at the Red Cliffs of Chi Bi." He explained. "There we will be able to assail them."
The others agreed and quickly got ready; finally they gathered their army and boarded their boats and set sail, hoping to intercept the fleet of Dong Zhou's army and attack them on the river.
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