July 206 - Battle for Zhu in Changsha

[Phailak]

Deng Yue dispatches all kinds of armies to take back what he deems is his.

Merged Armies:
DY First Corps (29.4%): 8000 (93) 7285 Pi Spears, 8000 Leather Armor
DY Second Corps (35.0%): 9519 (64) 4000 Pi Spears, 800 Leather Armor
DY Third Corps (25.7%): 5535 (60)
Lei Anshui's Army (9.9%): 2695 (66) 67 Pi Spears
Total: 25749 (72) 11352 Pi Spears, 8800 Leather Armor

Army: Deng Yue Linjiang Army
Origin: Linjiang Province
Target: City of Zhu, Changsha Province

Melee Layer:
Melee Commander: Deng Ka;81-73-69-48-46/Assemble II, Deride I, Instructor I
Subcommander: Lei Anshui;53-96-29-71-78/Challenge I, Gongshu II, Haste II, Intimidate II, Yueshu II: Chief (+500 Soldiers): Tribal Headdress (+7 Might), Battle Harness (+7 Might), Guan Dao (Halberd, +2 Might), Horsie (+1 Speed), Composite Bow (Ranged)
Subcommander: Huai Chi;53-58-65-66-70/Aid I, Engineer I, Qiangshu II, Rally II, Scout I, Sortie I
Subcommander: Hun Gong;71-64-65-56-66/Raid II, Rupture I, Volley II
Subcommander: Xiong Yuan;63-65-52-59-81/Decoy II, Inspire I, Politician II, Public Planner I, Scribe I
Soldiers: 17,519 (72)
Armaments: 8,760 Pi Spears, 8,800 Leather Armor

Support Layer:
Support Commander: Lin Xin;82-25-61-77-51/Civil Admin II, Discipline II, Diplomat I, Mil Admin II, Politician I, Trainer I, Volley I, Wall I
Subcommander: Pei Jia;59-33*-72-81*-50/Artisan I, Civil Administrator III, Jeer II, Scribe I, Trainer II, Volley II: Zephyr(+5 spd), Billhook(+2 mig), Book of Shi(+2 jud)
Subcommander: Tu San;40-57-71-64-71/Aid I, Escort II, Haste II, Scout I, Volley I
Subcommander: Zu Juang;68-72-54-52-58/Cover I, Haste II, Maraud I, Raid I, Sortie I, Spy II
Subcommander: Tao Nare;68-70-53-73-59/Artisan I, Inspire I, Instructor I, Maraud II, Propagandist I
Soldiers: 8,230 (72)
Armaments: 2,592 Pi Spears

Also coming:

Lending 2741(106) Troops to Bonaparte (Deng Yue)

Sending for front line:
Jin Shi (25): 75-75-53-67-41 - Delay II, Jianshu I, Propagandist I, Volley I, Instructor I - Chief Aide (+1000 max troops, +5% Recruitment)
Fangben Duan (24): 72-76-39-71-67 - Discipline I, Jeer II, Qiangshu II, Smith I - Lieutenant General (+1500 max troops, +10% Recruitment)

I am staying behind. If I get attacked I would like my troops back.

Sending:

Dengbei Zao, Lang Ruibang, Lang Tai, Peng Shou, Xiahou Hai and 6,420(40) troops with 1035 spears and 1035 leather to fight with Deng Yue (Bonaparte) in the battle for Zhu.

Assuming Saffron and TheCavalier's troops are not part of the combined forces above, please post a new combined force ASAP and make sure to only include 10 officers in total.

Battle will be handled by Ann.

[Kymvir Raemiz]

Correction. Tong Hanli's forces are involved in another battle with Shen Feng, since they invaded each others only city. If Shen Feng retreats to defend Zhu, Tong Hanli may join the invasion and the battle will commence. If Shen Feng chooses to press on against Qianzhong, then there will be a battle between Tong Hanli's force and Shen Feng's. If the first engagement is won by Tong, then Shen is forced back to Zhu. If it is won by Shen, then the battle continues at Qianzhong.

Shen Feng, please state your plans - will you pull back either of your invasion forces to defend Zhu, or continue on to their targets.

[Shen Feng]

One enemy at a time. Shen Feng shall crush Tong Hanli and wipe out his force first, then deal with the rest later.

Both attacks will continue. Shen Feng's army shall engage Tong Hanli's weak force, while the Zhu Garrison will continue to seize the newly raided towns to offer proper protection to them. Zhu shall be abandoned for the moment.

[TheCavalier]

If Zhu is abandoned can Deng Yue and Saffron send their forces to aid mine (since they would be following?)

[Shen Feng]

While I'm not a staff member, I did already check this with them before launching my own invasions this turn. No, you cannot get reinforcements from either of them. You're on your own, sorry.

[ann]

A note first: 106 is not a valid morale number - it's capped at 100. Please don't use that for merging. The battle tool sometimes generates above 100 but it's not real.

Deng Yue's forces may not reinforce Tong Hanli as they attacked Zhu. Had they not attacked they still could not have reinforced, even in the second engagement, as they would have to have come through Shen Feng's city which would still be his had they not attacked him. Therefore those forces attacking from within Changsha - RuffRyder and Saffrom - may not cancel and support.

[Kymvir Raemiz]

Zhu is abandoned by Shen Feng. Deng Yue, Lei Anshui and Yue Tuzi's forces enter the city and supress the populace. They hope that Tong Hanli can defeat Shen Feng in his first engagement, which will push Shen Feng back to Zhu to face the combined might of all the armies.

The battle between Tong Hanli and Shen Feng will continue in the Qianzhong battle.

[Kymvir Raemiz]

Battle Closed.