![]() He was the one supposed to be defending the Han! Not Feng Zian! Even worse was the fact that Feng Zian then turned around to organize a marriage for his second son Feng Guo. Defeating Liu Siyuan had been great, yes, but now Feng Zian was celebrated as a grand hero, some calling him the great defender of the Han. On the Yuan side of things, Yuan Shu was not happy to learn of the success of his general. At the time, he was leading the secondary vanguard, where he had yet to be informed of his liege’s passing. But the issue was that Wei Yan had not been present for his lord’s death, nor was he at court when the news broke out. It would have been expected and probably accepted by the province as the obvious choice. Liu Siyuan’s protégé had always been ambitious, and it would have surprised no one to see him continue his lord’s work. In normal circumstances, a safe bet would have been to assume that Wei Yan would have swooped in to assume a regency. While it was decided that Liu Tao would succeed his father, a seven-year-old didn’t exactly provide great leadership in time of war. Now, Liu Siyuan had two sons, Liu Tao and Liu Kun, seven and five years old respectively. But now came the bigger problem of succession. They were lovers, and his death clearly left her saddened and horrified. For all his increasing flaws over the years, her husband had still continued to love her, and she responded with love. As had been the case in the main army, the court was horrified and saddened at this news, most especially Liu Siyuan’s widow Lady Hao Huitong. ![]() While they retreated inland, Yang Weili sent news of his lord’s death to Xincai. Even with their larger army, the Jing forces were easily routed, made even worse by the fact that many officers focused on saving Liu Siyuan’s body over actually leading the fight. While the Jing troops were distracted, Feng Zian ordered an attack on the enemy position. The officers went ahead and started the preparations anyway, which was just the kind of opportunity the Yuan forces waited for. The officers wanted to make funerary arrangement for their lord now, even as Yang Weili pointed out that they still had a battle to fight. This was ironic, considering that Liu Siyuan had brought him to ensure that the strategist wasn’t left in charge of an army. However, many of the lower officers quickly butted head with him as he found himself forced to assume command. Yang Weiliwas by far the most experienced officer present, and probably the highest ranking too. Morale plummeted, especially as the command structure now began to collapse on itself. Soldiers were sent to recuperate his corpse and bring it back to camp, where everyone could confirm that it was indeed Liu Siyuan. People were horrified, panicking at the realization that their invincible leader was dead. ![]() Meanwhile, the reaction to the duel was quite different on the other side of the field.
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