The brisk breeze provided a chill the clear morning
air. A steely calm ran through the
command group of the Lion Clan Daimyo as she spoke with hatomoto and
courtiers. From her stand point she
could see all of her forces and those of the Dragon across the field.
Akodo Dairuko surveyed her forces as they deployed out in
accordance to her plan. Would it be
enough? She would discover in but a few moments. A small unit of Medium Infantry with Yumi
held the right flank anchored against a small shrine. Matsu Yuuto in his ever present red armor led
a unit of Wardens that were positioned between the small unit of archers and
two units of Lion Medium Regulars both under the command of Lion Chuis off to
the Wardens left. On Dairuko’s left
flank a unit of Lion Pride of the Hand protected by a unit of Lion Heavy
Elites, the Elites were under the command of the dashing Matsu Hachiro. The extreme left was defended by a Unit of
Lion Heavy Regulars with another Lion Chui commanding them. It was a good deployment and if all worked
well her plan should provide a easy victory for the Lion.
In the morning sun Akodo Dairuko stared across the field at
the deployment of the Dragon forces. On their
right flank across for the Lion Heavy regulars was a unit of Veteran Peasant
Pikemen and a unit of Agasha Fire Blossoms.
In the center a unit of Dragon
Flame and a Agasha Fire Blossoms unit were in the front with Dragon Scales and
Kitsuki Magistrates in support. The Left
Flank was a unit of Miromoto Forward Regulars.
The battle began much
as Akodo Dairuko believed it would, the two forces closing slowly, however a
concern became an issue as both the Wardens and the nearest unit of Lion Medium
Regulars didn’t “Know the Terrain” and the crossing of rough pass of ground
began taking too long. In a second a
long range volley from the Dragon Flame caught the Wardens and a Samurai was
lost. In discussion with Kitsu Miro it
was decided the “Ebb and Flow” of the battle was necessary on the Wardens. The ground flowed and Wardens moved forward,
and as they prepared to move forward a Trap was found. The result was instantanious, the Wardens
were broken, Dairuku couldn’t believe it as she asked her Signalmen to signal a
recheck but the Prophecies of Asako Yurito were against it and the Wardens were
Broken.
The unit of Dragon Flame attempted to former Archer’s row
and failed, the decision was instantaneous, the unit of Lion Medium Regulars
cried Banzai and Charged the Dragon Flame.
The Dragon Flame Reacted with a round of fire but it as of little
use. At the same time the Lion Heavies
on the left charged forward and collided with the Veteran Peasant Pikemen and the
Agasha Fire Blossums who put it all on the line as it was all or nothing. The Heavy Armor of both units served them
well as the slammed home.
The Dragon Flame broken under the weight of the Lion medium
regulars and Dragon Flame with unanticipated grace broke away from the Medium
Regulars, the medium Regulars immediately charged the Dragon Scales. The Miromoto Forward regulars charged home
into the medium Infantry with Yumi to which the battle was short and the medium
infantry was crushed.
However Dairuko plan suddenly was coming to culmination as
the War Cats broke right and in short order charged the Kitsuki Magistrates, in
Fast Strikes they eliminated three samurai and took only a single wound in
return.
In a moment Dairuko decided there was a bridge of sand to
protect Matsu Imura from any sort of Duel.
The forces of the Dragon knew it was over.
It was not the glorious victory that the Lion Clan Daimyo
but it was a victory none the less.
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