Matsu Sakura (I)

Matsu Sakura was a general of the Lion Clan.

Defeat
In the early spring of 820 a blight struck many crops and the Lion suffered a poor harvest season. The Lion Clan Champion decided that the brash Sakura should seize some fields on the Snow Plain from the fledgling Unicorn Clan. During the invasion Sakura confronted Shinjo Kamu, who goaded him into an improptu charge. The Shinjo footmen lined up in narrow columns on the firmer ground between the rice paddies, and the charge quickly faltered. Unaccustomed to fighting outside of formation, the Lion troops lost the advantage of numbers. Late in the afternoon, Sakura ceded the field to the Unicom and withdrew her forces in defeat in the Battle of Snow Plain.