(I need to read this over, no time right now)
There are three ways of deploying strategy: by one side, by both sides, or improvise.
/* not sure about last part */
The third kind depends on being able to react and adapt in real time, and it’s the most common tactic.
But these common improvisations are usually the key to winning.
[captain]: Formation, surround them!
[soldier 1]: Surround them? Weren’t we going to block Tao Qian’s troops on the other side of the mountain?
[soldier 2]: No, Advisor Guo said that there will be enemies here, no mistake about it.
[?]: But that’s just one man!
[?]: Isn’t he… the new Controller Commandant Xu Chu?
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chapter 93 A Fight For Survival
/* “trapped beast fight” */
[captain 1]: See that? This boy could take on Xu Chu…
[captain 2]: Then he may just be a somebody, right?
[captain 1]: You probably won’t believe it, but they say he’s the leader of the Yanzhou assassins.
[captain 2]: You… you mean he’s a Handicapped Warrior?
[?]: Stop joking, captain. That boy can’t be older than my son, can he?
[?]: Besides, the Handicapped Warriors serve the Sima clan, and you know the relation between them and our Lord…
[Cao Cao]: A young leader…
[CC]: and a mysterious clan; no wonder they can withstand the test of time!
/* distorted */
[CC]: Though you know my connection to the Sima clan, so why?
[Liaoyuan Huo]: They’re the Sima clan; we’re the Handicapped Warriors. We only work for money, and anyone can buy our service.
[LYH]: Today we work for the Imperial Uncle, to fight against the rebel!
[captain 3]: Imperial Uncle? When did we get another one?
[captain 4]: The Great Han has underwent so much war that must’ve killed all of them. Stop your nonsense!
[Li Dian]: Imperial Uncle? Is he talking about… that “banshou” Imperial Uncle?
/* board-decree? “empty badge”? “blank check”? XD */
{note: “banshou” is a type of government position that received no Imperial approval; they are usually given out by powerful high ranking officials who pretend to speak for the Emperor}
[Guo Jia]: It’s that man who turned Pingyuan into Pingyuan Kingdom without permission.
[CC]: You mean the man who made a name for himself at Hulao Pass, Liu Bei?
[captain 5]: Right, with Liu Bei’s resources, it’s not surprising to have the Handicapped Warriors’ service…
[captain 6]: I heard that during the battle at Luoyang’s City of Kings, Liu Bei even helped a Handicapped Warrior escape.
[CC]: Guo Jia, what do you think?
[GJ]: Liu Bei is a straightforward man, so why hire someone else to do his deeds? I say this boy’s trying to distract us. You must understand, the Sima clan has serious investment in Xuzhou!
[CC]: When did the Sima clan caught your attention? Have you dealt with them before?
[GJ]: That year… I met one in the Guandong Alliance’s camp at Pingyang.
An even-match for Seventh.
This guy has met Zhong Da…?
[Xu Chu]: Who he is, now, no longer, important.
Now, exacting revenge, more important!
{sfx: peng~}
[LYH]: I see! Just like me… no fear of death!
[XC]: Your front is wide-open!
{sfx: peng~ pa~}
But…
I’m nimbler than you!
{sfx: peng~}
[LYH]: I’ll take your lowly life!
[LD]: Look out!
{sfx: wah~}
[XC]: No pain, no itch!
{sfx: peng~}
[LYH]: No pain…
No exhilaration!
Again!
{sfx: pa~}
{sfx: pa~}
[captain]: Good! Everyone…
Get him!
{sfx: hoo~}
{shouting: ha~}
{sfx: cha~ cha~ pa~}
[CC]: Nice move!
[?]: His target…
[XC]: is the horse!
{sfx: peng~ *neigh*}
[XC]: Now, no more.
Position…
perfect!
Good going!
{shouting: ha~}
{sfx: peng~}
{sfx: hoo~}
The victor is clear!
{sfx: pa~ pa~ pa~ pa~}
You will,
[XC]: crumble, to pieces!
{sfx: peng~}
{sfx: sha~}
[CC]: No wonder Lü Bu wanted to send Xu Chu away…
[LD]: In terms of one-on-one combat…
Lü Bu is definitely no match for him.
{sfx: pa! pa! pa!}
[XC]: Die!
[XC]: Die!
[XC]: Die!
[captain 7]: He’s dead, right? Still…
[captain 8]: Yeah, if he can still stand…
[?]: What?!
[LYH]: Here… here…
[LYH]: is the armor’s… weakest point!
[LD]: Xu Chu! Look out!
{sfx: gah~}
{sfx: cha~}
{sfx: peng~}
[XC]: If, not an enemy,
[XC]: you, would be, a respectable, opponent!
[LYH]: Thanks…
Kill, and be killed.
That is my destiny!
No leader of the Handicapped Warriors had a long life.
But… in my case,
isn’t it too early?
{sfx: peng~}
[CC]: This boy didn’t lie to me.
[GJ]: Formation, surround them.
{sfx: hoo~}
[Liu Bei]: You got it?
[Zhang Fei]: No Problem!
There are more than one person who likes to gaze upon the mountain scenery.
Though everywhere you go, there are warlords who like to gaze upon the world.
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