Chapter 250: 245. Shi Xie Force's Implode
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Liu Yao gritting his teeth led his army to close the opening that was exploited by Sun Jian and Sun Ce. Unfortunately, the line of communication between him and the frontline of his army was cut off because Sun Jian and Sun Ce exploited the opening he made, so slowly Liu Yao's army was losing ground, and Liu Yao's eyes flashed with the word defeat while looking at his army uncoordinated defense against Sun Jian and Sun Ce.
Sun Jian and Sun Ce utilized the tactics that were provided to them by Huan Jie and Zhou Yu, and Liu Yao in the passive can't give his orders efficiently to the commanding officers in the front line, Sun Jiana fn Sun Ce slowly but surely pushed back Liu Yao's army.
Realizing that his position is under critical threat, Liu Yao doesn't have any choice but to order his army to retreat to another area in Yangdu County, choosing to leave some of his men as meat shields should you say.
Liu Yao's men who were on the frontline, especially the officers and generals, tried their best to regroup their units in this chaotic situation while waiting for Liu Yao's next order not realizing that their communication line was cut off by their messenger killed in the chaos.
While trying to hold the line, they heard the war drums from their rear being sounded, signaling a retreat for Liu Yao's army many of the generals or officers on the front line tried to retreat but something shocking happened right in front of their eyes.
Their comrades or companions who fought the enemies or supported them from their rear were abandoned at the fastest speed leaving them behind in Sun Jian and Sun Ce's clutches.
This sudden maneuver shocked them so much because they realized that they were being abandoned by Liu Yao, causing them to not have the spirit to fight back against Sun Jian and Sun Ce.
Sun Jian and Sun Ce see the retreat of Liu Yao and his Arny, abandoning their front line soldiers to halt their attack, and under Huan Jie's persuasion issue an announcement for the abandoned soldiers to surrender.
Liu Yao's men who were abandoned by Liu Yao, losing their will to fight and resenting Liu Yao for abandoning them, choose to surrender to Sun Jian and serve Sun Jian to live and have a chance of revenge on Liu Yao.
Liu Yao has around 70,000 to 80,000 men right now and he abandoned around 10,000 men, bolstering Sun Jian's army with more men which could tip the scale for Sun Jian's future victory.
Since Liu Yao had been pushed back deeper into Yangdu County and even abandoned some of his soldiers, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu decided to return back to Guangchang in preparation to attack Lean County. (A/T: There's more than one county named Lean, one in Qing Province and the other one in Yang Province.)
Sun Jian and Huan Jie feel like it was the right decision for them to do so because they also had received the news that Wuhu County and Shixin County were under Lie Fan's attack.
Before leaving for Guangchang, Zhou Tai who fought beside Sun Ce had caught Sun Jian's eyes, and seeing how skilled he was, Sun Jian appointed him as Sun Ce's personal aide from now on.
Zhou Tai gratefully accepts the promotion, swearing that he will protect Sun Ce to the death. This may not be the rank he wishes for, but it was a great start for Zhou Tai so he accepts what he can get because previously his rank was an unofficial one.
After all, Sun Jian was the only one who could promote or give a title to anyone officially. After saying their goodbyes, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu lead their army toward Guangchang, leaving Yangdu County.
Huan Jie: "My Lord looks like Young Lord Sun Ce has begun to grow up, look at how he has recruited his first retainer well second because Zhou Yu is his first retainer should we say."
Sun Jian: " I always knew Bofu would grow up one day, at least it's not too late for him to realize the responsibility he has shouldered now as the heir to the Sun Clan, I can rest easy now after we defeated Liu Yao."
Huan Jie: "My Lord are you sure to relinquish your position as the Head of the Sun Clan to the Young Lord? It means that all of the power and decision making of the Sun Clan will fall on Young Lord Sun Ce's hand."
Sun Jian: "Yes Huan Jie I'm sure that I will relinquish my position to Bofu, my disability is not a good image for My Force and it's also holding me back in battle, you know that I like to lead at the front line rather than in the rear, it's the best option for me to relinquish my position to Bofu, don't worry I will still be included in Bofu decision making as the Clan advisor."
Huan Jie: "Then if that is My Lord's decision I will follow through, but I don't think some of the veterans and old timers that had served My Lord since My Lord came to power for the first time will try to make a fuss."
Sun Jian: "Haha! Let those old fools do what they want when they see Bofu is fit to succeed me they will settle down, and this is also good training for Bofu as a Lord letting him experience it firsthand in managing a big force."
Huan Jie nods his head hearing what Sun Jian said, while his old comrades will definitely make a fuss they will not get out of line, knowing that Sun Jian still has some handle on Sun Ce's decision making.
Also just like Sun Jian said, it's good training for Sun Ce to manage his subjects and retainers, especially appealing to his father's retainers who now serve him, even though all of them knew Sun Ce doesn't mean they will accept Sun Ce as their lord that easily.
While all of this is happening in Yang Province, In Jiaozhi Province something early shattering happened that could change the landscape of the land, especially in the Southern Part of China.
Shi Xie who was the Governor of Jiaozhi Province now is facing mutiny from members of his own clan, Shi Wu and Shi Hui who can be said to be his nephews staged a coup and led their own forces in the northern part of his domain, bordering with Liu Biao.
The sudden uprising by Shi Wu and Shi Hui caught Shi Xi off guard, he never expected that his own clan members would of something like this, the Shi Clan could rise because of him and this is how his own family repays him by betraying him.
Shi Xie immediately held an emergency council meeting at his capital, to discuss countermeasures for handling Shi Wu and Shi Hui's betrayal, since both of them declared Independence as their own separate forces.
Shi Xie: "Those bastards!? How could they repay the life favor that I made for the Shi Clan by betraying me?! All of you tell me what plan you have for me to handle these insolent bastards!"
Zhang Min: "My Lord please calm down, Shi Wu and Shi Hui's sudden uprising is a very weird and tricky matter, I think there's someone behind the two of them or people that influence them to do so."
Shi Xin: "Father I think what Master Zhang Min said is correct, Brother Hui and Brother Wu would never do this out of their own conviction, there must be someone behind them or at least influence them to do so."
Shi Xie: "Humph! I don't care if there are people behind them or if they were influenced by someone, the facts are the two of them choose to betray the Shi Clan! I called all of you there not to speculate, but to give me a plan of action!"
Shi Yi: "Big Brother I have a plan! We should mobilize our army to the border of the domain controlled by Shi Hui and Shi Wu, bolstering our defenses there so as not to let the two of them have the upper hand in attacking us first."
Zhang Min: "I think what General Shi Yi suggested is a good plan, may I add something where we should also collect all the supplies in My Lord's domain because I suggest that we let Shi Hui and Shi Wu attack us first exhausting their supplies and manpower."
Shi Xi: "Alright then let's do what Shi Yi and Zhang Min suggested, Shi Zi you go with Shi Xin to collect the supplies across our domain while Shi Yi and Zhang Min the two of you prepare our army to head out!"
Everyone present immediately cupped their hand receiving Shi Xie's order, leaving the hall to do the assignment that was just given to them by Shi Xi, while Shi Xie looked out on the horizon through the window at the hall.
While Shi Xie's army is in preparation to head out under Shi Yi and Zhang Min's leadership, Shi Xin and Shi Zhi head out with an elite unit to collect the supplies across Shi Xie's domain, at Shi Hui and Shi Wu's respective capital something similar happens.
If Zhang Min and Shi Xin saw this happening with their own eyes, they would realize that their suspicion was true because there was someone who influenced Shi Hui and Shi Wu to lead an uprising against Shi Xie.
Shi Hui takes control of the North Western Part of Jiaozhi Province, while Shi Wu takes control of the North Eastern Part of Jiaozhi Province booth bordering Liu Biao to the north at Jing Province.
The people who influenced them were Oriole members who were sent by Jia Xu without Lie Fan and Xu Kai's knowledge, Jia Xu felt that Shi Xie would grow too strong let alone in Jiaozhi Province without any conflict that could reduce his resources and strength.
So he sent Oriole members to infiltrate Shi Xi's ranks to identify someone they could influence, and after around 2 years of service there the Orioles managed to identify Shi Hui and Shi Wu.
Jia Xu received the report from Oriole he sent there, and knowing that there was a weakness that he could exploit, he ordered the Oriole members to get close respectively to Shi Hui and Shi Wu to influence them slowly and had them lead an uprising against Shi Xie, creating their own domain over the land that Shi Xie assigned them to oversee in his name.
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Name: Lie Fan
Title: Three Heroes Who Defeat Lu Bu
Age: 27 (194 AD)
Level: 15
Next Level: 938.000
Renown: 645
Cultivation: Yin Yang Separation (level 9)
SP: 571.700
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STR: 906 (+20)
VIT: 598 (+20)
AGI: 583 (+10)
INT: 587
CHR: 93
WIS: 509
WILL: 397
ATR Points: 0
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