November 206 Bloodshed at the Border Fort!

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The Wu-Huainan fort was constructed at the top of a ridge where three roads converged on a stretch of deep water that ferries could and which controlled access in and out of Wu. The ground was swampy for miles all around, but it was a thick, muddy swamp that made boats nearly useless. It was a strategic point, and the fortifications built by Li Jiacheng held a commanding view of the approach.

The defenders, however, had no interest in remaining behind their walls. Shangguang Wei was an aggressive commander, and his soldiers were scattered all along the swamps, using flat boats where they could, and harassing the approach of the oncoming invaders and their Personal Army allies. Xian Long Rui, despite the would that still bothered him, grew tired of the delays, and forged ahead, trying to bring his enemies to heel. At last, he forced a confrontation with an enemy unit under Colonel Xian Mio just a few short li from the fort, and he rode out, cursing and abusing that general with abandon, trying to force a duel. From out of a the swamp, however, galloped General Pan Shaozu. Pan had orders to target another man with his challenge, but when he saw Xian abusing one of his officers, he sneered and charged. Xian may have a reputation for a warrior, but Shaozu would put him to flight!

DUEL! Xian Long Rui vs Pan Shaozu! Tactics from Xian - I already have Pan's!
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Xian Long Rui's eyes widened with ferocious glee as he saw the enemy general coming for him. They knew each other from very recent memory: Pan Shaozu had been prey to Xian Long Rui during his prime. Now, seeing the valiant man without the fine battle regalia which he had during their first fight, Xun Jiang couldn't help but shake his head and smirk. With those pitiful garbs he was wearing, he was definitely going to suffer, even if he too wasn't at full strength.

Spurring his mount forward, he charged at his former quarry. "Surrender your life, Pan Shaozu!" he bellowed, raising Twilight Mourning over his head as he sped past his own men.

He had given in to the speck of honor which had stayed with him before, and had Shaozu spared. This time, he won't be so merciful.

Pan Shaozu came on without hesitation. He was not intimidated by his former adversary at all, and he smoothly plucked a rock from a sack on his horse's saddle, and flung it at Xun Jiang, who had sent his own stone slinging in return. Both men turned to catch the missiles on their shoulders, and then they were on each other. The collision almost sent Xun Jiang's steed Havoc to the ground, but the horse valiantly regained its footing, as its master swung several vicious overhand strikes at Pan with his halberd Twilight Mourning. The animal's struggles, however, prevented him from landing a blow to cripple Shaozu decisively. As he kept pressing, Xun suddenly realized Pan was fighting defensively, and was merely turning aside his attacks and not engaging him directly.

Pausing, Xun glanced about the field, and realized that while they had been fighting, Pan's forces had been gathering on the field, and without their lead commander, Xun's forces were not deploying to meet them. Snarling, he turned to face the delayer Pan Shaozu, but found that his opponent was already streaking back towards his own lines. Xun considered giving chase, but then instead roared after him. "Cowardly dog! I will hunt you to your death!"

Then, snarling, he turned back to his army to start issuing the necessary orders. +10 Morale Xun's force, -5 morale Li Jiacheng's force.

Battle to come shortly!
Bout 1:

Round 1:
Xun Jiang HP: 107 Might: 107
Pan Shaozu HP: 87 Might: 87

Xun Jiang lands the attack.(11)
Pan Shaozu lands the attack.(7)

Round 2:
Xun Jiang HP: 100 Might: 107
Pan Shaozu HP: 76 Might: 87

Xun Jiang attempts to land a crippling strike on Pan Shaozu!
Xun Jiang's crippling strike fails to land on a vital point.
Xun Jiang lands the attack.(9)
Pan Shaozu fails to hit with the attack!

Round 3:
Xun Jiang HP: 100 Might: 107
Pan Shaozu HP: 67 Might: 87

Xun Jiang attempts to land a crippling strike on Pan Shaozu!
Xun Jiang lands the attack.(11)
Pan Shaozu fails to hit with the attack!
Pan Shaozu successfully retreats!

End of Bout 1:
Xun Jiang HP: 100 Might: 107
Pan Shaozu HP: 56 Might: 87
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As Xian Long Rui returned to his force, he began receiving reports from his scouts. For a moment, he didn't want to believe them. The scouts were reporting thousands of men had crossed the border into Huainan from Wu before he had even arrived at the Fort, and were gathering along the causeway that lead to his objective in great numbers.

For a moment he began to consider a retreat, but the sound of battle began to rise outside, and he realized he was already too closeley engaged with his enemy to be able to retreat safely. He would have to fight. With a grunt, he gave the orders, sending most of his force to attack the supplies of his enemy in the hopes of blunting their attack power. A great battle commenced between his men, their raiding parties, and Ion Ping-Pong, who was desperately trying to keep the supply lines intact. Despite his best efforts, however, he began to slowly lose the battle as time went on.

On the field itself, however, the battle played out over three days, with Shengguang Wei launching a series of deadly attacks against Xian Long Rui's army. The warrior and duelist tried to keep from being overwhelmed, but Shengguang was a brilliant strategist, and broke every effort he made, pushing the invading force back and back again, slaughtering two men for every one lost. In the end, the only thing that prevented Shengguang from completely breaking the invading army was the lack of supplies getting through to his men, leaving them quickly exhausted and unable to press their attacks home to greatest effect.

By the end of the first engagement, Xian Long Rui's force stood on the verge of breaking and Mai Zang was captured.

Tactics!


Xian Long Rui's Force Melee Layer:
Xian Long Rui has 1310(58) soldiers left.
Xian Long Rui's Force Support Layer:
Pudang Cheng has 7000(40) soldiers left.

Li Jiacheng's Defense Melee Layer:
Shangguang Wei has 19955(97) soldiers left.
Li Jiacheng's Defense Support Layer:
Wu Zenmi has 10950(62) soldiers left.

Mai Zang has been captured!

Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Halberds, 0 Leather Armor, 0 Bronze Armor, 0 Horses, and 0 Chariots right now.
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support Layer has 4885 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 3002 Leather Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 0 Horses, and 0 Seige Engines right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Halberds, 0 Leather Armor, 9890 Bronze Armor, 6752 Horses, and 6752 Chariots right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Leather Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 0 Horses, and 0 Seige Engines right now.

Current Spoils: 0 Pi Spears, 0 Halberds, 0 Javelins, 0 Leather Armor, 2842 Bronze Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 1939 Horses, 1939 Xian Long Rui's Force has 2561 captives right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense has 2908 captives right now.
Kymvir Raemiz wrote:ROUND 1

Lu Diao attempts to Faze Li Xianglan, 90 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Mio attempts to Faze Lu Diao, 90 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Ding Shing-Ling attempts a Raid on the supplies, 61 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Long Rui's Force's supply is 88.
Li Xiaolong attempts a Raid on the supplies, 38 chance of success.
It Fails.
Ying Bao attempts to Maraud against the supplies, 43 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Pudang Cheng attempts to Contaminate supplies, 5 chance of success.
It Fails.
Ion Ping-Pong Escorts the supplies, 90 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's supply is 83.

Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee morale is 93.
Zhou Xiaoli attempts to Jeer the enemy, 66 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support morale is 65.

Lieng Jiang attempts to Urge on the Army, 69 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Hong Lu Zhang attempts to Discipline the Army, 71 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee morale is 67.
Li Xianglan attempts to Rally the Army, 54 chance of success.
It Fails.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support morale is 47.

Xiong Yuan attempts to Encourage the Army, 81 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Mai Zang attempts to Entrench the Army, 86 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Wu Zenmi attempts to Cover the melee layer, 90 chance of success.
It Fails.
Shangguang Wei attempts an Charge, 78 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Long Rui's Force Melee Layer:
Xian Long Rui suffers 6361 casualties, and has 10780 soldiers left.
Xian Long Rui's Force Support Layer:
Pudang Cheng suffers 0 casualties, and has 7000 soldiers left.
Xian Long Rui's Force captures 1186 soldiers.

Li Jiacheng's Defense Melee Layer:
Attack:200 Defense:190 Speed:117
Shangguang Wei suffers 3800 casualties, and has 25709 soldiers left.
Li Jiacheng's Defense Support Layer:
Attack:149 Defense:182 Speed:120
Wu Zenmi suffers 0 casualties, and has 10950 soldiers left.
Li Jiacheng's Defense captures 1056 soldiers.
Updating Effectiveness based on Ploys
Regenerating Effectiveness using Morale and Charisma.
Xian Long Rui regenerates 23 effectiveness.
Li Xiaolong regenerates 25 effectiveness.
Lu Diao regenerates 24 effectiveness.
Xiong Yuan regenerates 31 effectiveness.
Pudang Cheng regenerates 1 effectiveness.
Mai Zang regenerates -5 effectiveness.
Ying Bao regenerates -1 effectiveness.
Shangguang Wei regenerates 5 effectiveness.
Pan Shaozu regenerates 17 effectiveness.
Xian Mio regenerates 19 effectiveness.
Ding Shing-Ling regenerates 13 effectiveness.
Hong Lu Zhang regenerates 4 effectiveness.
Lieng Jiang regenerates 17 effectiveness.
Wu Zenmi regenerates -16 effectiveness.
Ion Ping-Pong regenerates -10 effectiveness.
Li Xianglan regenerates 4 effectiveness.
Zhou Xiaoli regenerates -8 effectiveness.
Checking for Captures/Injuries
Updating Armaments
Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Halberds, 0 Leather Armor, 0 Bronze Armor, 0 Horses, and 0 Chariots right now.
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support Layer has 4885 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 3002 Leather Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 0 Horses, and 0 Seige Engines right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Halberds, 0 Leather Armor, 12742 Bronze Armor, 8699 Horses, and 8699 Chariots right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Leather Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 0 Horses, and 0 Seige Engines right now.
Current Spoils: 0 Pi Spears, 0 Halberds, 0 Javelins, 0 Leather Armor, 1130 Bronze Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 771 Horses, 771 Chariots, and 0 Seige Engines.
Updating Soldiers and Captives
Xian Long Rui's Force has 1186 captives right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense has 1056 captives right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense has won the round!
Updating Morale
Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee Layer has a morale of 88
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support Layer has a morale of 60
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee Layer has a morale of 72
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support Layer has a morale of 52
Updating Supply



Round 2

Mai Zang attempts to Succor Ying Bao, 44.2 chance of success.
It Fails.
Lu Diao victuals Lu Diao, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Shangguang Wei victuals Shangguang Wei, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Mio victuals Xian Mio, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Ding Shing-Ling victuals Ding Shing-Ling, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Hong Lu Zhang victuals Hong Lu Zhang, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Wu Zenmi victuals Wu Zenmi, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Ion Ping-Pong victuals Ion Ping-Pong, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Li Xianglan victuals Li Xianglan, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Zhou Xiaoli victuals Zhou Xiaoli, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Long Rui's Force's supply is 88.
Li Xiaolong attempts a Raid on the supplies, 36.1 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Ying Bao attempts to Maraud against the supplies, 29.240000000000002 chance of success.
It Fails.
Pudang Cheng attempts to Contaminate supplies, 4.2 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's supply is 69.

Pan Shaozu attempts to Intimidate the enemy, 70 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee morale is 78.
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support morale is 60.

Xian Long Rui Threatens the enemy, 26.040000000000003 chance of success.
It Fails.
Lieng Jiang attempts to Urge on the Army, 69 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee morale is 77.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support morale is 52.

Xiong Yuan attempts to Encourage the Army, 81 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Long Rui's Force Melee Layer:
Xian Long Rui suffers 4539 casualties, and has 6241 soldiers left.
Xian Long Rui's Force Support Layer:
Pudang Cheng suffers 0 casualties, and has 7000 soldiers left.
Xian Long Rui's Force captures 759 soldiers.

Li Jiacheng's Defense Melee Layer:
Shangguang Wei suffers 3304 casualties, and has 22405 soldiers left.
Li Jiacheng's Defense Support Layer:
Wu Zenmi suffers 0 casualties, and has 10950 soldiers left.
Li Jiacheng's Defense captures 896 soldiers.
Updating Effectiveness based on Ploys
Regenerating Effectiveness using Morale and Charisma.
Xian Long Rui regenerates 8 effectiveness.
Li Xiaolong regenerates 10 effectiveness.
Lu Diao regenerates 9 effectiveness.
Xiong Yuan regenerates 16 effectiveness.
Pudang Cheng regenerates -4 effectiveness.
Mai Zang regenerates -10 effectiveness.
Ying Bao regenerates -6 effectiveness.
Shangguang Wei regenerates 15 effectiveness.
Pan Shaozu regenerates 27 effectiveness.
Xian Mio regenerates 29 effectiveness.
Ding Shing-Ling regenerates 23 effectiveness.
Hong Lu Zhang regenerates 14 effectiveness.
Lieng Jiang regenerates 27 effectiveness.
Wu Zenmi regenerates -11 effectiveness.
Ion Ping-Pong regenerates -5 effectiveness.
Li Xianglan regenerates 9 effectiveness.
Zhou Xiaoli regenerates -3 effectiveness.
Checking for Captures/Injuries
Updating Armaments
Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Halberds, 0 Leather Armor, 0 Bronze Armor, 0 Horses, and 0 Chariots right now.
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support Layer has 4885 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 3002 Leather Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 0 Horses, and 0 Seige Engines right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Halberds, 0 Leather Armor, 11104 Bronze Armor, 7581 Horses, and 7581 Chariots right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Leather Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 0 Horses, and 0 Seige Engines right now.
Current Spoils: 0 Pi Spears, 0 Halberds, 0 Javelins, 0 Leather Armor, 2113 Bronze Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 1442 Horses, 1442 Chariots, and 0 Seige Engines.
Updating Soldiers and Captives
Xian Long Rui's Force has 1945 captives right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense has 1952 captives right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense has won the round!
Updating Morale
Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee Layer has a morale of 73
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support Layer has a morale of 55
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee Layer has a morale of 82
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support Layer has a morale of 57
Updating Supply




Round 3

Xian Mio attempts to Faze Lu Diao, 90 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Mai Zang attempts to Succor Ying Bao, 27.200000000000003 chance of success.
It Fails.
Lu Diao victuals Lu Diao, 100 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Ding Shing-Ling attempts a Raid on the supplies, 61 chance of success.
It Fails.
Xian Long Rui's Force's supply is 88.
Li Xiaolong attempts a Raid on the supplies, 28.5 chance of success.
It Fails.
Ying Bao attempts to Maraud against the supplies, 13.33 chance of success.
It Fails.
Pudang Cheng attempts to Contaminate supplies, 3.15 chance of success.
It Fails.
Ion Ping-Pong Escorts the supplies, 72 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's supply is 75.

Pan Shaozu attempts to Intimidate the enemy, 67.89999999999999 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee morale is 63.
Zhou Xiaoli attempts to Jeer the enemy, 55.44 chance of success.
It Fails.
Li Xianglan attempts to Ridicule the enemy, 59.84 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support morale is 45.

Xian Long Rui Threatens the enemy, 24.08 chance of success.
It Fails.
Hong Lu Zhang attempts to Discipline the Army, 71 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee morale is 92.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support morale is 57.

Xiong Yuan attempts to Encourage the Army, 81 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Wu Zenmi attempts to Cover the melee layer, 61.2 chance of success.
It Fails.
Shangguang Wei attempts an Charge, 78 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Lieng Jiang attempts to Assemble the soldiers, 89 chance of success.
It Succeeds.
Xian Long Rui's Force Melee Layer:
Xian Long Rui suffers 4931 casualties, and has 1310 soldiers left.
Xian Long Rui's Force Support Layer:
Pudang Cheng suffers 0 casualties, and has 7000 soldiers left.
Xian Long Rui's Force captures 616 soldiers.

Li Jiacheng's Defense Melee Layer:
Shangguang Wei suffers 2450 casualties, and has 19955 soldiers left.
Li Jiacheng's Defense Support Layer:
Wu Zenmi suffers 0 casualties, and has 10950 soldiers left.
Li Jiacheng's Defense captures 956 soldiers.
Updating Effectiveness based on Ploys
Regenerating Effectiveness using Morale and Charisma.
Xian Long Rui regenerates -7 effectiveness.
Li Xiaolong regenerates -4 effectiveness.
Lu Diao regenerates -6 effectiveness.
Xiong Yuan regenerates 1 effectiveness.
Pudang Cheng regenerates -19 effectiveness.
Mai Zang regenerates -25 effectiveness.
Ying Bao regenerates -21 effectiveness.
Shangguang Wei regenerates 30 effectiveness.
Pan Shaozu regenerates 42 effectiveness.
Xian Mio regenerates 44 effectiveness.
Ding Shing-Ling regenerates 38 effectiveness.
Hong Lu Zhang regenerates 29 effectiveness.
Lieng Jiang regenerates 42 effectiveness.
Wu Zenmi regenerates -6 effectiveness.
Ion Ping-Pong regenerates 0 effectiveness.
Li Xianglan regenerates 14 effectiveness.
Zhou Xiaoli regenerates 2 effectiveness.
Checking for Captures/Injuries
Mai Zang's is in Danger of being Captured. 81 chance of escape.
Mai Zang has been captured!
Ying Bao's is in Danger of being Captured. 79 chance of escape.
Ying Bao has escaped capture cleanly.
Updating Armaments
Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Halberds, 0 Leather Armor, 0 Bronze Armor, 0 Horses, and 0 Chariots right now.
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support Layer has 4885 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 3002 Leather Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 0 Horses, and 0 Seige Engines right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Halberds, 0 Leather Armor, 9890 Bronze Armor, 6752 Horses, and 6752 Chariots right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support Layer has 0 Pi Spears, 0 Javelins, 0 Leather Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 0 Horses, and 0 Seige Engines right now.
Current Spoils: 0 Pi Spears, 0 Halberds, 0 Javelins, 0 Leather Armor, 2842 Bronze Armor, 0 Bows, 0 Crossbows, 1939 Horses, 1939 Chariots, and 0 Seige Engines.
Updating Soldiers and Captives
Xian Long Rui's Force has 2561 captives right now.
Li Jiacheng's Defense has 2908 captives right now.
Updating Morale
Xian Long Rui's Force's Melee Layer has a morale of 58
Xian Long Rui's Force's Support Layer has a morale of 40
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Melee Layer has a morale of 97
Li Jiacheng's Defense's Support Layer has a morale of 62
Updating Supply
Li Jiacheng's Defense has won the Entire Engagement.
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Xian Long Rui's Army is running away.
Xian Long Rui's is in Danger of being Captured. 96 chance of escape.
Xian Long Rui has escaped capture cleanly.
Li Xialong's is in Danger of being Captured. 75 chance of escape.
Li Xialong has escaped capture cleanly.
Lu Diao's is in Danger of being Captured. 91 chance of escape.
Lu Diao has escaped capture cleanly.
Xiong Yuan's is in Danger of being Captured. 78 chance of escape.
Xiong Yuan has escaped capture cleanly.
Pudang Cheng's is in Danger of being Captured. 77 chance of escape.
Pudang Cheng has suffered a minor injury and been captured
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The Support Commander A has been captured. Chaos Reigns.
Ying Bao's is in Danger of being Captured. 79 chance of escape.
Ying Bao has escaped capture cleanly.

Mai Zang was already captured.

Please post the distribution of the remaining forces. All prisoners captured by Xian Long Rui's forces are released back to Li Jiacheng.
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From the start he knew that it would be a terribly difficult battle; the moment that Pan Shaozu was able to escape his clutches, he knew they were in for a beating. Yet he scoffed at the notion of death. After all, it was exactly what he -and every man- lived to end with.

Once the horns of war sounded, it was an all-out melee. Savagely did the Black Ogre fight the battle, and many a man met their end under the massive, twisted blades of Twilight Mourning. For three days his butchery continued, and his tactic of retreating back to his own poor defenses every five hours or so to rest for one, then plunging back into the fray cost their opponents dearly in casualties. But the honest truth was this: killing was all he was good for. He never wanted to commandeer so large a force; he was far better off working under a real general's command. His lack of battle finesse and tactical ability preserved many more of the enemy than his strength did his own men, and by the third day only a thousand or so men remained of his original 17,000.

Yet Xian Long Rui was no fool, and what he lacked with tactical or strategic ability, he made up with good personal judgment and an observant, calculating method of discerning things. Even in the midst of the savage battle he immediately recognized that the enemy was tiring, that they were already deep beyond their own supply lines. Torrid earlier in their desire to punish them, they gave the beleaguered mercenaries a brief respite when darkness fell, and they were compelled by exhaustion to go back to their own lines for some rest. Receiving reports of the enemy pulling back to their encampment, Xun Jiang sounded his own retreat horn.

"This battle is lost! Tell the other commanders to flee back to Jiujiang! Make haste!" he growled to the footmen fighting alongside him, who flew down the swampy trails like the devil was on their heels. Within moments of the order being given, the tired, bloodied, shellshocked armies of Ma Dieu and the auxiliary mercenaries were on the move, throwing down their arms and armor to ensure a quicker retreat. Securing all his battle pieces and swinging Twilight Mourning over his shoulder, Xian Long Rui reigned over his tired steed Havoc, then raced through the hellish terrain towards safety. Having lost so many thousands of men didn't matter to him as much as preserving himself for future battles, and in the process of his flight, he neglected the organized retreat of his army, leaving the task for his slower sub-generals.

Yet the retreat proved to be deadly for the men of Ma Dieu; peat, mud, rain and bogs slowed down their retreat, and Shangguang Wei's pursuing armies were quickly able to catch up to them. With the cavalry and freshly rested Wu troops hot on their heels, the unorganized mob fell into even more chaos. Soon the unarmed, abused, fatigued men left behind were being encircled in groups and slaughtered, and many other officers, including two generals were captured.

By the time XIan Long Rui reached Jiujiang some four days later, he was completely alone, tired, hungry and enraged. Some fifty li behind him plodded the hundreds of survivors and their generals, with many of them falling to hunger and exhaustion under the beating of the winter sun and the chill of winter air. The roads to the southeast was littered with dead corpses, left in grotesque positions where they fell.

It was a very bad defeat for him, the worst he has ever had, and looking back at the road of death behind him, the Black Ogre clenched his fist and swore that it would not be the last time the men of Wu would be seeing him.
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Please decide fate of prisoners

Mardagg, please distribute remaining troops according to % of brought in troops
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Xian Long Rui's Force Melee Layer:
Xian Long Rui has 1310(58) soldiers left.
Xian Long Rui's Force Support Layer:
Pudang Cheng has 7000(40) soldiers left.
Total: 8310(43)

I have 16.57% of the troops, but I will give my remaing troops to the mercenaries

Bonaparte 49,63% of 8310 = 4124(43) 4885 Pi Spears, 3002 Leather Armors
LEGEND 24.48% of 8310 = 2034(43)
Upgraded627 25.89% of 8310 = 2152(43)

The payement for the mercenaries can be claim in my AH


Please decide the fate of:

Pudang Cheng (minor injury) and Mai Zang
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PAs updated with remaining troops.

Prisoners both taken prisoners.

Ma Dieu Skirmisher I deleted.

Left over: 19955 (97) and 10950 (62) so 30905
Steel Eagle Banner had 19026 of 40459 so 47% left with => 14525 => 19955 (97) Kept the rest here so morale stays high, gave 4000 Bronze here
Phantom Hawk Banner had 9499 so 23% => 7108 => REMOVED this army, you can always recreate it in the next KT and transfer soldiers, I thought the important thing was to keep morale intact for now
Jade Falcon Banner had 10483 + 1451 = 11934 so 29% rounded to 30% to get to 100% for all three => 9273 (rounded up to get to 30905) I assigned the 10950 (62) in this army not to mess with morale. Rest of the arms were put in this army.

I put all captives in Guangling since it has no effect on morale and you can move them around freely in your KT. 5469

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