Dynasty Warriors: To End the Chaos
Chapter 13 of my Dynasty Warriors story, enjoy.
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Chapter 13: Battle of Chang An – Part 1
As soon as they arrived in the capital Liu Bei, Cao-Cao and Sun Jian presented themselves to the Emperor. Emperor Xian thanked them all for their contributions to the battle against Dong Zhuo. He allowed them to remain in the lands they had claimed as governors to which they accepted and officially decreed an end to Shu, Wei and Wu, reforming as the Han once more. Their next order of business was to deal with Dong Zhuo once and for all; to which the Emperor granted them his decree and also informed them of something that caught their attention.
"Master Zhang Jiao does appear to have Dong Zhuo's best interests at heart. He has been seen by my people, speaking with an unknown man, both talking about the destruction of Dong Zhuo." The Emperor revealed, "It may be you have a friend in the enemy camp."
Agreeing to ponder this, the three leaders returned to their officers and all joined ranks to talk over a plan. Despite initial worries about her, Liu Shan was happy to see that Xingcai was joining the battle, she had been complaining about not being able to fight; now she could. She set his mind at rest about Liu Xuan, who was under very good care and waiting for them to return. The situation was favourable, Dong Zhuo held only the city of Chang An, and the slightly smaller twin city of it he had built; Meiwu. He had divided his army between these cities and was intent on holding out to the last. Determined to destroy him once and for all the army advanced.
Dong Zhuo and his entire army were firmly entrenched, but even he was worried about their chances. He looked around from the walls; He could see each of the officers who led the army against him; Liu Bei, Cao-Cao, Sun Jian. Then there were Liu Bei's officers; Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang, Ma Chao, Yueying, Jiang Wei, Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Guan Ping, Liu Shan, Xingcai, Ma Dai, Gun Suo, Xu Shu. Cao-Cao's officers; Xiahou Dun, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang Liao, Sima Yi, Xu Huang, Zhang He, Zhenji, Cao Ren, Cao Pi, Pang De, Cai Wenji, Jia Xu, Wang Yi and Guo Jia. He also noted that the officers that follower Sima Yi in joining Cao-Cao were also present; his son's Shi and Zhao, Deng Ai, Wang Yuanji, Zhong Hui, Zhuge Dan, Xiahou Ba and Guo Huai; also having just arrived were Meng Huo and Zhurong with their Nanman army. Finally, he noted Sun Jian's officers; his children, Ce, Quan and Shangxiang, Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Lu Xun, Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Huang Gai, Daqiao, Xiaoqiao, Zhou Tai, Ling Tong, Ding Feng and Lianshi. No matter what way he looked at it, he was completely outnumbered. Each officer had several thousand troops under their command, while his army had been reduced and was badly broken.
Once they were ready the Han army advanced, pounding both cities with siege weapons. The defenders held out, Dong Zhuo kept his men under tight supervision; along with Zhang Jiao and Li Ru. Lu Bu also took charge of the defence, ensuring that the walls were manned and the officers kept their discipline and counteracted the Han army's moves. The forces in Meiwu were led by Li Su; the officers in charge there were Cai Yong, Ding Gong, Liu Ao, Wang Gui, Xun Shuang, Dong Min, Dong Yue, Fan Chou, Hu Feng, Hu Zhen, Li Meng, Guo Si, Tian Yi, Xu Rong and Yang Biao. Despite their best efforts, the flagging morale of their troops meant they were having less success and soon Gan Ning and his men managed to storm the walls from a siege ladder. They carved a path through the enemy and soon Gan Ning had cut down Xu Rong and Fan Chou. Not be outdone by his rival, Ling Tong also stormed the walls and killed Guo Si and Li Meng. Finally, Lu Meng arrived on the walls and, following his instructions the Han Army set fire to the entire city. Before long it was ablaze and several of Dong Zhuo's troops and officers died. Only two survived the flames, Li Su and Cai Yong, they were both captured. Once the flames were extinguished the city was nothing more than rubble. That night the captives were brought to the main camp. Cai Yong, upon seeing his daughter in the Han ranks, immediately surrendered. His surrender was accepted as it was known he was a good man who had tried hard to stop Dong Zhuo's more extreme policies. He was reunited with his daughter and agreed to fight for the Han army. Li Su however was executed.
Dong Zhuo however was unaware of this as he was far too busy getting drunk and eating. It was Li Ru who brought the news to him and he was enraged. He ordered Li Ru to leave him and retreated to his bedchamber. Once inside he approached the bed, smiling drunkenly. Diaochan looked back at him fearfully; she was naked and tied to the bed, so she was utterly helpless. She didn't say anything, the last time she tried to say anything or scream he had gagged her. All she could do was lie helpless as he got undressed and, just like last time, had his way with her. This time however, they had an unexpected watcher; Lu Bu. He glared, white hot anger burning inside him, it took all his willpower not to go charging into the room. He left in a foul mood; shoved Li Ru aside as he came to converse with him, and retreated to his residence. There he downed a single cup of wine and poured out his grief to Chen Gong.
Finally he sighed, "I have half a mind to kill him for this."
Chen Gong however shook his head.
"No my lord, do not be so brash. I have a way in which we can turn your wish into something that benefits everyone...except Dong Zhuo of course."
Intrigued Lu Bu consented to listen and Chen Gong told him his plan.
Since Dong Zhuo was done with her for the night, Diaochan was redressed, chained and was being marched back to her dwelling, or as she called it, prison. As her escort walked they soon found their path blocked by Hou Cheng, Song Xian and Wei Xu.
"What is the meaning of this?" The leader of the escort declared, "Out of the way, we are on orders from Lord Dong Zhuo."
"Sir." One of his men called out.
He turned and saw his path back was blocked by Gao Shun, Chen Gong and, surprisingly, Huche'er. Before he could utter another word Lu Bu appeared and cut him down, the rest of his men killed the rest of the escort and Lu Bu freed Diaochan before pulling her into a tight embrace.
"Lord Lu Bu." She said softly, the rape had weakened her and the strength in her legs had just given out, he was the only thing holding her up.
Lu Bu smiled softly, "Nothing will come between us again Diaochan. Let us get out of here, we will join the Han and bring Dong Zhuo and those loyal to him to justice."
She smiled and agreed; he carried her over to Red Hare, sat her on it and then climbed on himself. His men all mounted their horses and then rode for the east gate. None dared oppose them and the blasted open the gate and fell in with the Han soldiers; they explained what had happened and agreed to join. With their ranks swelling the Han army knew it would soon be time for the final push.
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