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Post by Taishi Ci on Jun 5, 2010 3:48:45 GMT
Taishi Ci rode to the top of the hill and stopped when he reached the top. He raised his fist, ordering his 2,000 troops to stop behind him. They looked down from the hill to see their destination, Lu Jiang. The city looked beautiful, especially with the sun begining to set behind it."Look at her men, this is the city of Lu Jiang. This shall be our new home as we help the Little Conqueror unite all of China. He is the only one who is capable enough to do this. All of the other Lord's are just little walls that we will easily knock down! Now men, we shall ride to the city gates!!"As he finsihed saying this, he kicked his horse and began to ride downwards to the city. Time for Taishi Ci to fufill his destiny!
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 5, 2010 7:23:24 GMT
The soldiers guarding the gates noticed a small force charging upto them. Not knowing they were friend or foe, one of them rushed in to fetch for aid, even though the other one stopped behind to find out for definite.
The one left stood in the middle of the entrance to prevent anyone passing until the aid arrived, unless the people coming were friends, they were most welcome in the city of Lu Jiang.
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Post by Taishi Ci on Jun 6, 2010 5:23:27 GMT
Tai saw a couple of guards in front of the gate as he got closer and closer to it. He quickly put his hand up, stopping him and his men. He then said to them as he got off his horse,"I am not an enemy to this city gentlemen, in fact I am here to see Sun Ce. I want to help him unite all of China. May I enter my good sir?"As he said that, he began to pet his horse while waiting for a response from the guards.
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 6, 2010 17:42:39 GMT
The guard nodded and smiled, but before he let him pass, he turned to him and said, "You may enter. Sun Ce may be out of the Palace now, as the other guard got paranoid at seeing a large force and went to get aid, but nothing to worry about. Welcome to Lu Jiang", as he stepped out the way to let him pass.
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Post by Taishi Ci on Jun 6, 2010 19:16:19 GMT
"Men, stay here, I want to meet Ce alone. I want this first meeting to go well. I shall come back to get you."As Taishi said this, he walked past the gates and took a look inside the city. It looks beautiful. Taishi then began walking towards the palace in hopes to find Sun Ce there.
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 6, 2010 19:38:55 GMT
The guard who ran from his post, rushed into the Palace, went down on his knees and cried, "Mylord, we have a force approaching outside the gate of Lu Jiang"
Ever since taking over from his father, Ce had a tough act to follow. He missed his father and inside he wanted to pay Huang Zu back, his brother Quan detested him even more, but now was not the same for revenge and act for personal reasons. He would act to try and pacify the land. And now, as he sat down in the Palace and hearing the guard, he got up straight away and began walking out, as officers began trying to stop him, making it sound unsafe. Ce turned to the guard, "Did you take a look at the approaching army? Do you know if they are friend or foe?"
The guard was silent. Maybe he should of waited a bit longer so he could make sure, as he shook his head, "Sorry mylord, I am unable to answer".
Sun Ce smiled, "Finally! Some action", as he walked out with the protesting officers behind him, but once he left the Palace, he didn't hear any screaming. He smiled, but he was happy anyway to get away from the Palace for once and into the open air. So he took a stroll towards the Gate to speak to the other guard, when he saw a tall warrior walk into the city.
He headed towards him, curious of who he was. As he drew nearer, he had an idea of who he could be, but one thing was for sure, that a great warrior had entered his city. So when he came close to him, he put his right hand on his left shoulder, and said with a smile on his face to show he was joking, "So you're the one causing the trouble eh, Taishi Ci?", as he recognised the man.
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Post by Taishi Ci on Jun 6, 2010 19:51:42 GMT
Taishi was still walking around when he saw the man he was looking for walking towards him. As Ce got there he put his hand on Taishi. In response, Taishi put his arm on Ce's shoulder and said,"Haha, I apoligize for any problems Ce. It is good to see you well, my thoughts go to your father Ce. You are going to make him proud! I have come here in hopes that I can help you unite China. Do you have any room for me and my 2,000 men Ce?"
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 6, 2010 20:20:54 GMT
Sun Ce smiled, "Thank you Ce for your kind words and for coming to join me. It would be a pleasure to have you in my forces, along with your troops". He took his arm of Ci and turned to the guard who was previously in the Palace and was now returning to his post, and ordered, "Allow Taishi Ci's troops to come in, they're one of us now. No longer strangers"
"Yes sir", the guard replied, and went straight away to bring them in to redeeem himself from his mistake.
Sun Ce turned back to Taishi, "Come walk with me", as he began walking through the city of Lu Jiang, "So what do you think of the Neighbouring cities?"
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Post by Taishi Ci on Jun 6, 2010 21:17:37 GMT
"There has been a lot of movement. Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Yan have been growing, many new officers have joined them. Some movement in others but not much. Those three I mentioned, at this moment, seem to be the biggest threat."As Ci finished saying this, he waited for Ce's response.
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 6, 2010 21:39:45 GMT
Sun Ce nodded as Taishi Ci spoke. It was clear that his job would not be easy as he thought, though he could do his best to make it look easy. He turned to Ci, "Yes we have Liu Yan and Cao Cao growing, but for now, they are not a threat to us, though we do have Liu Yong and Wang Lang outside our doorsteps which need to be ridden off. They need to eliminated so we can unite Jiangdong, though for now, let us enjoy ourselves", as they reached the Palace as Ce pointed his left hand to the Entrance.
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Post by Taishi Ci on Jun 6, 2010 23:36:23 GMT
"Yes, we must worry about uniting ourselves first. That would be nice, I am very tired from my journey over here. I have to ask, you seem to be taking your father's death fine, but is your brother Quan the same?"
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 7, 2010 12:29:49 GMT
Sun Ce nodded, then lifted his hands and clapped as a guard came to aid, "Taishi Ci requires rest from his long journey. Please prepare some quarters for him", he asked.
The guard nodded, "Understood mylord, will do it immediately", as he turned away from the two officers and went to follow his orders.
Ce smiled, then turned back to Taishi Ci, "Like my brother Quan and my sister ShangXiang, we all miss our father and wish he was with us. If it wasn't for the likes of my father's generals, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, I wouldn't of been able to command the army after my father was killed, but I believe my father would want me to carry on which is what I am doing".
Bringing up his father had brought back a few memories, as a wider smile appeared on his face. The best he could do is unite Jiangdong and make his father proud.
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Post by Barbarian on Jun 7, 2010 15:13:58 GMT
Sa Ten had heard of this "Little Conqueror" before. In tales of amazing battles and defeating even the best officers of the other factions. A man truly worthy of the Barbarian's fighting prowess it seems.
As he and his men approached the gate, he wondered if he would be let in. If he wasn't he would break the walls down and force him to let Sa Ten join him. But he was hoping not too.
He adjusted his bone mask as he rode on his horse, Tiny Transporter its name was. He thought the name was quite cute and had a soft spot for names. The horse itself was a bit small for his height but I suppose almost every horse in the land was too small for a 6ft 8 barbarian.
Lu Jiang, a proud city for a barbarian and his army.
He needed to join a faction that he knew would do well in the conflict and he knew that Sun Ce belonged to Wu, one of the great kingdoms. Though he did not know anything about the political aspects of joining Wu, he was pretty sure he could help them.
Let us see if his request is heard...
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 7, 2010 15:23:19 GMT
The Guards at the front of the gates of Lu Jiang were much more alert now, and when seeing another force come by, the guards decided to take another approach than before and waited for them to come closer, before asking aloud, "What brings you to Lu Jiang sir?"
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Post by Barbarian on Jun 7, 2010 19:49:08 GMT
Sa Ten rode up to the guard to speak to him face to face... or in his case face to chest. The guard didn't seem very tall compared to Sa.
"I seek audience with your leader. I wish to join Sun Ce in his quest to end the choas."
His horse started to fidget with the ground, kicking the earth beneath it. Sa Ten waited for the guard's response.
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