East of the River: Home of the Sun Clan sample (Act I) -- T. P. M. Thorne

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One of the defenders heard the wooden ladder as it came to rest against the wall and peered over the battlements to see what had caused the sound.
ENEMY!” the defender cried as Sun Jian began a speedy climb.
Zu Mao, meanwhile, watched helplessly and wondered what terrible things might await his master. The commotion indicated that there were few men ready to resist the lone infiltrator; eventually, two men came to the wall with some rocks.
MOVE!” Zu Mao shouted, and Sun Jian knew what that meant. He halted, and as the defenders prepared to throw the rocks, he flipped the ladder 180 degrees to the right so that he was underneath it, and continued to climb. The rocks passed him completely, and once he was near the top of the ladder, Sun Jian flipped it again and completed his ascension. There were only five defenders, and one died immediately when the exhausted Sun Jian grabbed the man, pulled the turban from his head, and threw him over the wall. He then drew his sword and ran a second man through; as a group of around 20 men started to make their way toward him from the stone steps inside the wall, Sun Jian parried the attacks of the three men that were near him and made a dash for the nearest set of steps. Once he was at a height that allowed him to land safely, he dropped down to the ground, avoiding the small group of Yellow Turbans that were ascending them to face him, and dashed into a dark space between two buildings. His pursuers passed him; after tying his requisitioned yellow scarf around the plume of his helmet, he left his hiding place, and was ignored by any man that caught sight of him in the poor light. He then made a dash for the main gates, which were only manned by two guards that he killed before they realised who he was. Sun Jian lowered the drawbridge, and Zu Mao joined him to repel any men that attacked them.
I really didn’t think you’d do it!” Zu Mao chuckled as they prepared to face a group of six men. “Bloody mad, you are, but amazing too!
     THE CITY IS OPEN!” Han Dang announced to a small army that had quietly gathered on the far side of the moat.

CHARGE!
A series of beacons announced to the main Han army that the infiltration had been a success.
“Amazing,” Zhu Jun said as he saw the signal fires. “ALL MEN, ADVANCE!
The Han forces charged into the undefended city and defeated the confused and demoralised Yellow Turban forces within an hour. Many were captured and killed, but some were able to flee in the confusion to join forces dotted around Nan County.
You are a man among men, Sun Wentai!” Zhu Jun proclaimed as he met with Sun Jian and Zu Mao. “How are you not Heaven’s will, put here to bring an end to the chaos?
The soldiers cheered, and Sun Jian smiled humbly, wheezing, “I… I simply do what I must, Commander. Who has my scarf…?”

“The injuries are minor,” a doctor said as he finished examining Sun Jian in the camp infirmary. “A miracle is all it can be.”
“Luck,” Sun Jian chuckled as he looked around him at the reverent and grateful faces of injured and healthy men alike. “And I didn’t even have my scarf on! I must be lucky with or without it, I suppose.”
“You are truly a tiger,” Cheng Pu said with awe. “I am the lucky man, Lord Sun, to be able to serve a hero such as you.”
“I promise that I shall tell my sister nothing,” Wu Jing said with a mischievous smile. As Sun Jian frowned and moved to speak, Wu Jing added, “Nothing but the truth, as you asked. Of course I despair at your recklessness, Brother-in-law… but how can I not respect your bravery and skill at the same time…?”

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