A/N: Definately excited to get the new chapter up. Thank you so much Vovo for reviewing, it made me smile =) Romance will start occuring in about two chapters so keep reading! Also I have been tring to add to the disclaimer in my first chapter but it always fails, so I will put the information here instead. My chapters will begin to get longer in the future. Please review, I want to know how my story is so far.

Disclaimer: The cover image of this story (Cao Pi and Sima Yi) was drawn by SeklutZ on Deviantart and I would like to thank her for letting me use it. Dynasty Warriors does not belong to me, it belongs to Koei.

Zhang He had been galloping for what he guessed was about half an hour and he started to get bored of the continuous scenery around him. As far as the eye could see there were open plains, and this combined with the monotonous beating of the horse's hooves, almost made Zhang He rest on the animal's neck to fall asleep.

Suddenly he saw a light up ahead, and several others came into view soon after. Thank goodness. He sighed in relief, but soon sat up straight and held the white flag up high to signal peace.

As he approached the Wu camp, several soldiers ran in front of the gates with their weapons in hand. He even spotted a few archers on top of the walls; their arrows knocked and ready to shoot at any sign of trouble. The general halted his horse in front of them, carefully choosing his words as he made his announcement. "My lord Cao Pi has a message for your commander, Sun Quan. It is of great importance and I urge you to let me see him immediately. I have a letter explaining the situation."

The soldiers looked up at this oddly dressed man with uncertainty, but put most of their worries aside when they spotted the surrender flag. One of them stepped forward. "Very well." His voice was gruff, as if he was chewing on rocks while he spoke. "The others will take care of your horse while I take you to lord Sun Quan."

Zhang He dismounted but wrinkled his nose at the sound of the guard's voice. He sounds absolutely vulgar. I hope he doesn't have to speak again. He walked through the gates to deliver his message, hoping Wu would agree to help.

Back at the Wei camp, the Shu soldiers have started the attack. Cao Pi grabbed his dual swords and raced out of his tent, eager to rid the land of these vermin. He slashed any soldier in his way, and each time he was rewarded with a dying scream or the spray of blood onto his robes.

The people he killed were splayed in odd angles on the ground behind him; each person he slashed had crumpled to the ground. Cao Pi stopped for a moment to catch his breath and wipe his brow of any sweat or blood. He stiffened as he heard a voice come from behind him.

"You think you are so great, don't you?" Called the voice. "You will be nothing but a bad memory after today. Face me Cao Pi! Face the might of Guan Ping, the son of the God of War!"

The commander slowly turned around to see the young man was dressed in green and holding a great sword in front of him. His attention quickly went up to the sky when he saw about a dozen flaming arrows soar overhead and hit the ground behind him in a burst of flames. He couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

The fire from the arrows quickly spread back to the Wei camp, setting the tents ablaze. Shouts and screams of horror erupted from the area, signaling that there were several trapped victims who were to be cooked alive.

Cao Pi gripped his dual swords tightly as he almost growled at the man in front of him. "Very well." He spat as he charged at his new opponent.

Zhang He finally reached the throne room in the Wu castle. As the large double doors opened, he spotted Sun Quan sitting at the far side of the room. The general noticed that the commander was looking at him with suspicion, so Zhang He forced a smile to calm the Wu warriors' nerves. I don't like how we have to go to Wu for help but it is a necessity. I might as well try to be pleasant.

His thoughts were interrupted when he reached the throne and Sun Quan spoke to him. "To what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?" His voice was calm, yet interested.

"Lord Sun Quan, I have come on behalf of my commander Cao Pi to request your aid. Shu has attacked our base camp and Guan Yu is with them." Zhang He then handed the scroll to the young tiger and bowed his head slightly. "The details are written in there."

Quan unrolled the scroll and started to read.

Lord Sun Quan,

Wei wants to propose a temporary alliance with Wu to rid the land of Shu once and for all. They are a crumbling kingdom and it would be beneficial for both of us to be rid of them. Currently, a small army is headed to our main camp and after the loss of our last battle; we cannot hope to stop them. The rest of the Wei forces are a day's journey away, so we turn to you for help. If Guan Yu is killed, Liu Bei won't stand a chance of survival. If you agree and we are successful in this mission, you and your army are welcome to Wei's main castle in celebration and friendship. We eagerly await your answer.

Wei strategist, Sima Yi

As soon as Sun Quan finished reading, he looked up at the Wei warrior in front of him, thinking if coming to their aid would be the best decision. Zhang He noticed his hesitation and tried using a bit of flattery. "Lord Sun Quan with your strength and skill, I have no doubt that we would prevail. Wu is a very noble nation and it would be an honor to have Wei fight alongside it." His voice was as smooth as silk and gave a charming smile as he spoke.

Quan smiled and gave the scroll to one of his guards as he stood up from his throne. "I have decided that Wu will come to Wei's aid." He turned to the guard. "Make the announcement and have everyone get ready for battle. We leave in no later than twenty minutes." The soldier bowed and rushed out of the room.

Zhang He grinned and bowed to the Wu commander. "Thank you sir, Wei will appreciate your kindness."

Cao Pi stabbed his sword forward at Guan Ping, growling as he did. They had been fighting for over fifteen minutes and their attacks have begun to get slow and heavy. Ping narrowly dodged Pi's attack and swung his great sword with all his strength at the Wei commander.

Before it could hit Cao Pi, whip like tendrils wrapped around Guan Ping's sword and halted its advance inches from Pi's face. Sima Yi chuckled as he saw Ping's bewildered face. "Go, my lord. I will finish things up here."

Cao Pi didn't show it, but he felt as if his legs were about to give out at any moment when he saw that he was nearly going to be decapitated. He gave a curt nod to the strategist and ran off in the direction of the stables, as fast as his trembling legs could take him. Being on horseback could be an advantage. He imagined hacking away at soldiers as he galloped past them. The sight made him smirk as he went inside the stables.

Pi quickly tacked his white steed and whisked out of the stables at a full gallop. Before he could begin the attack, he noticed a large group on horseback headed toward the camp. If those are Shu reinforcements…we are done for.

Once he spotted that they were carrying Wu flags, he sighed in relief and quickened his pace to meet up with them and come up with some sort of strategy. Cao Pi wanted to finish this attack as soon as possible, and he could not afford to lose any more men.