Dynasty Warriors: Ambition and Temperance
Chapter 7 of my Dynasty Warriors story, the remainder of this story is gonna follow the hypothetical route from DW8 for Wei, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: Dynasty Warriors and its characters belong to Koei.
Battle of Chibi – Part 1
Cao-Cao and his navy had set themselves up in formation and were ready to begin their attack. The allied Sun-Liu navy had taken up position opposite them, with more forces on the southern banks of the Yangtze River.
"Be ready for anything, the Wu army must not be underestimated." Cao-Cao called out.
Meanwhile Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes as he observed the set up against them.
"This will be difficult." He muttered. "This plan needs to work exactly. Huang Gai, get ready, you must move on the signal."
He turned to Zhuge Liang. "This better work, if the wind doesn't blow..."
Zhuge Liang shook his head. "It will, have faith. Still, we must be wary. If what I've heard is true, Guo Jia is with the enemy."
"He is but one man..." Zhou Yu pointed out.
Zhuge Liang had turned away by that point. "One man, who could unravel the whole plan."
With that he walked away; heading for the altar. Zhou Yu scowled as he watched him go.
"That man...Enough, we need to focus." He muttered. "Lu Su; we need to ensure our feint units are in place."
Lu Su nodded. "Of course, leave that to me."
The man left, quickly making his way to where his unit waited. Zhou Yu meanwhile took up his own position and gave the order. At the same time, in Cao-Cao's camp, another order was given and the battle was ready to begin as both armies began to move.
Acting according to their instructions; Lu Su and Ding Feng led their armies, backed up with Han Dang and Cheng Pu, leading their own armies and brought their boats alongside the front most ships of Cao-Cao's navy. The moment they attacked, there were shouts, many of Cao-Cao's officers readied themselves to attack; but Guo Jia called out for them to hold position.
"This is a feint, my Lord." He explained to Cao-Cao. "When we repel them, we must not pursue them, but wait for their next move. In the meantime my Lord; send a unit secretly to the south bank."
He gestured to a strange structure atop on the hills on the south bank.
He then explained. "That is their destination; if I've read this right...it is a crucial step in the enemies plan."
Cao-Cao and the entire army was perplexed but agreed and followed Guo Jia's instructions. Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang and Li Dian led their units to smaller boats and detached from the main force. Meanwhile, Zhang Liao, Xu Zhu and Cao Pi led units to attack the attacking Wu forces. In the meantime, Guo Jia turned back to Cao-Cao.
"We must also be wary my lord, the Jing troops are not sure of their loyalty yet...Cai Mao in particular. If they see a chance to betray us, they will take it."
Cai Wenji replied calmly. "We won't give them that chance, I know it."
Guo Jia nodded, smiling at that and soon, more orders were given.
Meanwhile, Cao Pi and Xu Zhu clashed with Ding Feng and Han Dang.
"If this is the best Wu has to offer, you don't stand a chance." Cao Pi scoffed.
Ding Feng replied calmly. "You will find your wall crumbling as the waves of Wu crash against it."
Clashing again and again, only to find themselves evenly matched, the battle soon was cut off as the Wu forces began to retreat. Likewise, while Zhang Liao fended off Lu Su, while Cheng Pu was securing the Wu's escape route, it became clear that they were pulling back too.
"Hold, we must remember Master Guo Jia's words, do not pursue!" Zhang Liao cried out.
Cao Pi shook his head. "We are not going to win sitting back, they can easily be..."
He stopped as he suddenly realized to his horror, what was going on. The wind had picked up, only it was blowing towards them, from behind the Wu forces.
"No, they..." Cao Pi gasped.
Xu Zhu looked around worriedly. "We need to hurry, Lord Cao-Cao could be in danger."
But then a messenger approached them, pushing through the troops.
"My Lords, orders from Guo Jia. Master Cheng Yu is pulling his men off his ship; you are to cut it loose from its chains, now!"
Confused by this they nevertheless hurried to do just that.
Zhou Yu tensed as the wind suddenly changed direction.
"What, Zhuge Liang, he really has changed the wind...no, I can't think about that right now." He muttered, before recovering and calling out. "Huang Gai, now!"
Huang Gai cried out as he sent his ships out to do their work. "This is it! Now you will feel the fury of three generations of the Sun Family!"
Aided by the wind, the ships sailed rapidly towards Cao-Cao's fleet; Huang Gai ignited the inflammables onboard and the fire spread throughout his ships. He then jumped into the smaller boat as planned and sailed away. But then they saw their plan go wrong. One of Cao-Cao's ships advanced forwards, separate from the others, and collided with the burning ships, the fire attack was foiled. There were shouts of dismay from the southern banks while Cao-Cao's forces cheered.
Cao-Cao grinned. "Guo Jia, you saw it all perfectly."
"We still can't advance my lord, the wind could spread the fire...we must wait for our detached units to succeed." The young man explained.
Cao-Cao nodded and soon they were getting ready for their next move.
Meanwhile; Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang and Li Dian had reached the southern banks, under the cover of darkness and, weapons ready; they began to advance. It did not take long for them to find the area Guo Jia had pointed out, and to see the troops stationed there.
"So, there is something going on here; quickly, we must strike." Xiahou Dun ordered.
The others agreed and charged in, taking the enemy by surprise and cutting their way through several of them.
"Enemy forces, my Lord, quickly!" Zhao Yun shouted, upon seeing the attacking forces.
Liu Bei, and Sun Shangxiang, who were also part of the defence forces, quickly formed ranks while Zhao Yun attempted to fend off the enemy.
"You shall not pass here!" He declared. "I won't let you intrude upon the altar!"
"An Altar!" Li Dian gasped. "So that's it, quickly, we must disrupt this ritual!"
Xiahou Dun snorted but soon clashed with Zhao Yun, in the meantime. Xu Huang and Li Dian charged passed them, cut through several more soldiers and soon clashed with the other two officers. Unfortunately; it was then they heard the shouts and realized that their plan had somehow been thwarted; worried by this, Liu Bei saw no choice. After Shangxiang was injured in the battle, Liu Bei quickly pushed back against his opponents and cried out.
"Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, we cannot stay here, we are outmatched!"
Aiding Shangxiang, they all fled and the winds died away. Seeing this, Cao-Cao gave the order and his navy surged forwards, ready to attack with full force.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
