Dynasty Warriors: To End the Chaos

Chapter 14 of my Dynasty Warriors story.

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Chapter 14: Battle of Chang An – Part 2

The following morning word of Lu Bu's actions spread; the whole city was shocked. Word finally reached Dong Zhuo and he stepped outside to survey the damage. What he saw did not please him. His remaining men and officers were floundering; the east gate had been smashed open and now the Han forced were coming in through that gate. The west gate was being pounded by the Nanman elephants and siege weapons continued to strike the south gate. Even as he watched both gates shattered under attack at the entire Han army surged in. In desperation he fled into the keep and ordered his men to bar the doors. He looked around; he only had a thousand men under him. As did those who were with him, Zhang Jiao, Li Ru and Hua Xiong. Four thousand troops in all, plus those out in the city fighting. Maybe it was a doomed battle but still, he smirked when he remembered Zhang Jiao, he did have one last trick up his sleeve. Outside the battle raged, everyone was fighting with all their strength and Dong Zhuo's men were falling like leaves. Even his officers fell; the only ones who put up much resistance were Li Jue, Niu Fu, Dong Huang and Wang Fang. They fell back to the stairs leading up to the keep as the rest of the officers were cut down. Liu Shan and Xingcai stepped forwards to face the four.

Xingcai glared at the four, especially Dong Huang and Li Jue, they had not only done nothing to prevent Dong Zhuo from raping her, they had been right outside the room and had even watched. Niu Fu was responsible for much of the harsh treatment she had to endure while captive. While she had no personal grievance against Wang Fang, he was an officer of Dong Zhuo and stood against her. Liu Shan had heard about all that had happened from her, his hatred for their opponents matched hers.

"This is vengeance." She spat at them, "For everything you did to me."

Li Jue laughed. "Can you believe this woman, she thinks..."

He was cut off by Liu Shan attacking him, Xingcai also attacked, matching blades with Dong Huang. Before the other two could intervene they were also attacked, Wang Fang was killed outright by Guan Yu while Niu Fu was struck by Zhang Fei's blade. He tried desperately to fight back but Zhang Fei struck a second time and killed him. The duels were short and before long Li Jue and Dong Huang also lay dead. There was nothing stopping the Han now, they prepared for their final charge as they headed u the steps to the main keep.

As the battle raged on outside Dong Zhuo sat on his throne, continuing to drink. Li Ru stood to one side of the room while Zhang Jiao stood a few steps from him. Hua Xiong stood nearest the door; he was glaring as he looked between the door and Dong Zhuo, finally he made up his mind.

"To hell with all of this!" He bellowed, startling them all. "I don't care what any of you say, I am not going to sit here and die a dogs death. I will die fighting!"

With that he took his men, forced them to unbar the doors and headed outside; the doors were closed and barred behind him. He glared at the assembled army below him and then looked back at his men.

"After I die..." He told them, "You are free to do as you please."

He then turned back to face the Han army.

"I know Chang An is lost; but my warrior pride demands that I die a glorious death in battle." He declared, "If there is anyone amongst you, strong enough to give me that death, step forward now, I welcome your challenge."

It was Sun Jian who answered his challenge and stepped forwards. Both warriors stared each other down and then began their fighting. They parried and blocked and fought valiantly until finally Sun Jian saw an opening and took it. His blade plunged deep and Hua Xiong gave a hollow gasp before life left him. He fell dead; the most faithful of his men committed suicide, right there and then while the others surrendered to the Han. All that remained now was Dong Zhuo in his keep.

Inside the keep Dong Zhuo heard the pounding on the door and knew Hua Xiong was dead.

"They are breaking through!" Li Ru yelled. Dong Zhuo growled, finally he had no choice.

"Zhang Jiao, do something, some magic, anything to get rid of them."

Zhang Jiao straightened up and smiled. "Yes, the time is now...now!"

With that he suddenly pulled a dagger from his sleeve and plunged it into Li Ru's heart; as Li Ru died, Zhang Jiao's men set upon Li Ru's and slaughtered them. Finally Zhang Jiao cast a spell which wiped on Dong Zhuo's troops, at the same time the doors burst open and Lu Bu charged ahead of any of the others. He immediately closed the gap and drove his halberd straight through Dong Zhuo's torso. Dong Zhuo gasped and stared in shock at Lu Bu.

Lu Bu then growled. "That's for Diaochan."

With that he ripped the halberd out and for good measure chopped Dong Zhuo's head off, ensuring his death. The three leaders of the army came in and Zhang Jiao explained what had transpired.

"But why, you helped him for so long, why turn on him now?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhang Jiao smirked; "I never helped him, I simply acted as if I did, it was all part of my plan, to bring about his downfall."

With that Zhang Jiao left the room and that left the army to dispose of the dead bodies and return to the Emperor with a full report.

True to his word the Emperor allowed the army to split and go to their domains, Lu Bu was set up as Prefect of Chang An and took Diaochan with him. Dong Zhuo's death was acknowledged and finally, the winds of chaos he had brought disappeared, the tyranny ended, the Emperor's rule restored.

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