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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Scarik » Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:26 pm

General Lu seems please with the response and dismisses the officers with orders to have their soldiers outside the north gate by mid-morning.

Dawn arrives quickly, wet and almost warm, and by midmorning the fog is all burned away and the expeditionary force is assembled outside the northern gate of Jianyang.

It is a force of nearly 2,000 and all of it cavalry of some description. Most are Han troops but there are several hundred Xiongnu archers and half as many Xianbei. The rest of the horse-archers are Han who carry heavy crossbows instead of the horn bows of the barbarians. All together they form a third of the force.

A quarter more of the force is armored cavalry equipped with halberds and sabres while the remainder are light cavalry armed with javelins and machetes.

The army is divided into three battalions for the march with General Lu in overall command with his heavy cavalry in the center,nearly promoted Colonel Hou Chen in the vanguard and Colonel Wen Xiu in the rear. Wenchang's company is reinforced with new recruits and assigned to the outriders for the first leg of the march. Dewang, as an administrator, is given command over a hundred functionaries, quartermasters and aides. As such he rides in the center with the general and keeps him apprised of the state of their supplies and provisions.
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Ladki96 » Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:54 am

Wenchang looks at the recruits he had been given while riding. He had had just enough time to learn their names amid the chaos of preparing for a march. He hopes they grow closer to the platoon, which he would never admit out loud but is fond of. He remembers the brave deaths in the ambush towards Ye.

Wenchang dutifully rides at the edges, escorting and clearing the way for Colonel Hou Chen and the rest of the army. He is glad of his friend's rise to recognition, and now and then glances back to try and spot him, but gives up in the face of thousand and more men.
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Kivutar » Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:05 am

Dewang is disappointed to be separated from Wenchang, but he is far too busy to worry about it for long.

Besides his official duties, he tries to evaluate the loyalties and personalities of the officials under him. He knows well enough that not all are loyal to the Emperor, and these are the likeliest of all to be spies.
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Scarik » Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:45 pm

Given General Lu's reputation for aggressiveness the march east strikes many of the officers as incredibly slow. Those wise in logistics, however, understand that while the General has no qualms about foraging for his army when on campaign it would be a mistake to do so while still within his own province.

So for several days the army walks its horses to allow the oxen to keep pace. Along the way the General meets with the elders of the villages and the magistrates of counties and dispatches patrols based on their information. On the fourth day the army reaches in the town of Feiyan and rests there the next day while messengers are sent and received and patrols scout ahead into the vast eastern woodlands that press up against the road to the city of Ji.

It is on one of the easterly patrols that Wenchang finds himself. He is 15 li east of Feiyan when his lead rider returns to the main body of his force to report sighting armed men ahead. With great haste the force reforms and advances to meet the unknown force only to see from 500 chi that they are the green-sashed Gentlemen of the Forest.

Wenchang and Junyou recognize each other at once.
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Cpt._Funkotron » Thu Jan 11, 2018 3:42 am

Junyou calls out joyously. "Wenchang my old friend! You made it over the mountains after all, and dressed so...richly as you are! Captain now is it?" he smiles a Cheshire grin and chuckles. "Tell me, is your commander far off? I bring him an urgently awaited report." Junyou is at the head of a hundred more 'gentlemen' than when Wenchang saw them last.
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Ladki96 » Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:18 am

Wenchang glares. "And what report is this? Since as you noted in such a... since I'm Captain, you may share the information with me as well, Ju."
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Cpt._Funkotron » Thu Jan 11, 2018 7:09 am

His eyes flash quickly, his lips maintain a friendly smirk. "Well if you must pry, a town and its garrison to the southeast is quartering the enemy in secret, a thousand yellow turbans or more. It has high walls, the only suitable bridge for thirty miles, and it lies directly in the path of this army. All this to say, Captain, you are marching directly into an ambush. Naturally, given a few days, the Gentlemen will have the trap cleared as sure as the rolling tide and the rising dawn, but I've taken it on my initiative to advise the General to stop advancing towards it first."
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Ladki96 » Thu Jan 11, 2018 7:32 am

Wenchang takes in the news with a nod. "I see. Thank you. You may find the General in Feiyan. Shufen will take you there. Let them pass." Wenchang continues scouting. Though they will deal with the rebels in short order there is no harm in searching for other paths ahead.
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Cpt._Funkotron » Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:07 pm

Junyou bows his head curtly, and orders his column forward. His sister Kongzhi gives Wenchang a wink as they pass. The Gentlemen proceed to Fieyan, on arrival Junyou gives the gentlemen the rest of the day off and he proceeds immediately to report to the general. The town is not yet shuttered down for a siege, but if it were its subjugation would cost this army vital time, manpower, and materiel. This, Junyou would append to his report, is an ideal mission for the Gentlemen of the Hills and Streams. He proposes that the march forward be delayed a few days, and allow the Gentlemen to compromise the rebel defenses, and paint its alleys red by nightfall. If he succeeds, the town and the bridge will be securely in the hands of Lu Bu with only minimal casualties, and if he fails, Junyou will be dead, the army will assault the town as they would have done anyway, and the army will have lost nothing more than a handful of bandits and daytalers.
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Scarik » Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:31 pm

Lu Bu listens to Junyou's appeal with interest.

"That is a bold initiative, Lieutenant Liang," he says without pause once Junyou has finished speaking. He then looks at the other officers in the room and asks "What say my captains to this?"
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Kivutar » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:05 am

Dewang clears his throat.

"That would not be an easy undertaking, General, but a very worthwhile one. If you authorize this mission, and I were to join them, I could lend some assistance. As you know, I have some humble skill in such tricks as ensuring favourable weather, and other things that might increase the odds of success."
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Scarik » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:13 am

The other captains favor bold actions though with themselves at the head of it rather than the upstart, Junyou. The General listens to them all before he turns to his Colonels.

Wei Xiu is a close cousin of Song Xian on their mothers' side and he says "My cousin thinks highly of these officers so I would suggest that Captain Wei Yan be added to this plan as well for it to be successful."

Colonel Hou Chen is also bold and says, "Let these officers try their stratagem, but ready the army to exploit any effort. Then if they are successful then my General proves that he has an eye for skilled officers , and if they falter then he is prepared to intervene and salvage the attack. In either case we must roust the rebels from Bei Ye and even a failed infiltration will make it easier for this army to attack the river town."

Lu Bu considers while he reclines on his chair before the kneeling officers.

"My trusted men speak well of you, Junyou," he says using the familiar form, "So tell me more of you plan and how it will bring victory to the Emperor and glory to this army."
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Cpt._Funkotron » Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:27 am

Junyou bows his head humbly.

"The town of Bei Yei sits on the other end of a major crossing, and has strong walls and more than two thousand local inhabitants. Yet, it surrendered itself to the rebels without so much as a squeek. The rebels are not an occupying force, on the contrary, they are among friends and family. They have guards posted along the perimeter of course, as would any local garrison, but within they do nothing but lie comfortably in wait for this army. It sits on an important road as I'm sure you know, dozens of traders and travelers pass through it every day without incident, and army followers of all kinds have swelled the streets, peddlers, tinkerers, vendors, whores; the point being, it would not be any challenge at all for a crack squad including myself to gain entry and plain concealment. Dressed as merchants, the yellow turbans would not think twice of one wagon full of linen at dawn, and a few barrels of lard at noon. Under cover of darkness, we would soak the linen into the oil and lard, and creep from house to house sticking the bundles to the sides of the timber-framed houses. And then, just before dawn, we would send our fastest sprinters from one end of the town to the other with torches, lighting each bundle as they pass. The fire will build and burn from all corners of the town at once, the poor devils will need every pair of hands at every well to put them all out. A small fact that I'm sure your own cook could tell you, is that water will not extinguish burning grease easily, but only spread it. That is when we would strike. My crack squad would gain the posterns, and throw open the gates from the inside. If all I have said before now has been done, Bei Yei will be doomed. The rebels will be unarmed, groggy, panicked, and unarmored if they will be clothed at all, and besides will be completely disoriented. My gentlemen, fully armed, rested, and prepared, waiting only a few dozen yards outside the walls, would rush in, splinter off into small teams, and kill every man they find not wearing a green sash. The rebels will not know what they should be afraid of until they've already been stuck through the gizzards."

He smirks briefly, and continues. "The key to this plan''s success or failure is that the rebels do not strengthen their security, which is exactly what will happen if they have reason to believe that you plan to attack them soon. I also have great respect for Captain Wei's prowess and character, General, but I would need autonomy in this endeavor, and Wei outranks me. It would be improper for I a mere Lieutenant to give orders to Captain, and as I understand him, the good captain has no taste for engaging in subterfuge of this order such that he could execute it himself."
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Scarik » Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:51 pm

General Lu becomes more and more interested of the plan as Junyou tells it and at the end he slams his fist down on his side table spilling tea and expensive porcelain to the floor is a shower of hot liquid and broken shards.

"Yes," he says with a fire in his eyes that takes not a few aback with its intensity, "That is the way to deal with this disease. Cut it away and burn it out so that good flesh can regrow in its passing while the scars will remind it of the price of rebellion."

Now standing he looks around the room, "I will take the army east and chase the rebels in the hills. We will skewer those we find and send those who escape back toward their strongholds."

"You have three days, Junyou, on the third I expect Bei Ye to burn."
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Re: [Fate RP] Romance of the Three Kingdoms: CE184

Postby Cpt._Funkotron » Sat Jan 13, 2018 1:19 am

Junyou smiles and bows deeply. "It shall be as you command, General".
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