Dynasty Warriors: To End the Chaos
Chapter 6 of my Dynasty Warriors story, enjoy.
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Now onto the story.
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Chapter 6: Battle of Fan Castle
The Wu forces regrouped and selected their fighters. Sun Jian once again led the fleet; Ce and Quan accompanied him. Zhou Tai, Lianshi, Zhou Yu and the Qiao sisters also prepared their ships, they also brought along Ding Feng, Lu Meng and Lu Xun. With these men leading the way, the other officers; Han Dang, Lu Su, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Zhu Zhi, Jiang Qin, Zhu Ran and Xu Sheng, all set off. Zhou Yu already had a plan in mind for attacking Fan Castle. Especially since those that had got away to the castle from the Battle of Chi Bi would already be there and have told those there about what had happened. Once the ships were ready to launch Zhou Yu went to his lord and revealed his plan. In the confusion of the last battle Zhou Yu had managed to capture Li Su, who had been trying to disguise himself as a foot troop. Zhou Yu had already fed false information to him and was prepared to let him go. Sun Jian agreed with the plan and Li Su was released. He reported what he knew to Li Ru and, along with those who had fled Chi Bi but not made it to Fan Castle he headed for Luoyang. Li Ru and Hua Xiong readied their forces, preparing for an attack from the north section of the river. Unaware that Wu was planning to attack from the south-east and head north-west to reach the flood gates. Their plan in motion the Wu fleet docked at their destination and they prepared to go ashore.
From the watchtowers of their ships the Wu army noted the locations of the enemy. There was one castle and two watchtowers from which signal fires could be lit. They were guarded by Xu Rong, Hu Zhen and Jia Long respectively. Zhou Yu explained that these points would have to be hit simultaneously; desperate to prove themselves the Qiao sisters advanced to claim the watchtowers while Lu Xun went to take the castle. Xiaoqiao reached her destination first and found herself face to face with Jia Long. He was shocked at her sudden appearance and her army.
"What's this, the battlefield is no place for a little girl..." He then realized, "Wait, you're with Wu!"
He turned and attempted to reach the signal fire but Xiaoqiao leapt between him and the tower.
"I don't think so, you're not lighting this fire, I can't spoil our attack."
With that she raised her Iron Fan and Jia Long, infuriated charged in. She leapt over his strike easily and began to attack him from behind, using her fan effectively. Jia Long however grunted with rage and attempted to wind her with the butt of his spear. Luckily she saw it coming and blocked the attack before countering with her own and knocking him down. His spear fell out of him grip and her men swiftly made him a prisoner. The first signal tower was secure.
Daqiao reached her signal tower not too long after Daqiao arrived at hers. Hu Zhen glared when he saw her.
"So, Wu is so desperate is sends a woman to fight me...Too bad, you'll soon be outnumbered!"
However Daqiao suddenly moved and he found her blocking his path to the signal fire. He glared at her.
"Insolent wench, stand aside and surrender if you know what's good for you." He declared before adding, "I'm sure Lord Dong Zhuo will reward me for bringing you to him."
Daqiao swallowed her fear and glared at her opponent.
"I have no intention of standing aside, and you won't be taking me to Dong Zhuo, I would advise you to surrender, while you still can."
Hu Zhen simply laughed and attempted to attack with his sword. Using her Iron Fan Daqiao blocked his strikes. And then suddenly counterattacked, catching him off guard. This surprise was all she needed to follow up with her own attack and send him flying into her own men who caught and bound him. With both signal fires now secure the Wu army began capturing the garrisons to the south while Lu Xun arrived at the castle and faced off with Xu Rong.
Taken by surprise Xu Rong could offer no resistance and soon was captive, so was Li Jue who manned the floodgates. With the four officers captive Wu now held the entire southern battlefield in their hands. Sun Ce, Zhou Tai and Ding Feng all got ready and Zhou Yu released the floodgates, drowning the castle and creating a new route in. The trio and their units boarded their ships and rode down towards the castle. Once in range they extended gangplanks and charged in, the Dong Zhuo army was helpless before this attack and with morale low they soon took over the castle. Li Ru and Hua Xiong were able to at least rescue their captive allies but then the entire Dong Zhuo army had to flee. Now Dong Zhuo no longer had any territory in Jing. The Wu army had scored a great victory. Draining the water and repairing the castle took priority, so too did calming the populace. Sun Jian sent messages to Liu Bei and Cao-Cao to inform them of his success. Now it was time to await their moves and take the chance when it presented itself.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.