Authors Notes: In the first chapter I set everything in Zhou Tai's POV, but
now I'm gonna write the rest in third person. CH. 2 is gonna have the
beginning parts of the famous battle of He Fei, and the introduction of Wei
general Zhang Liao.
Oh, and for the most part I'm going by looks from DW4...but no faced generals like Jiang Qin and Cheng Pu are gonna have little features that I may throw in.
I don't own DW...or anything of the sort...Koei does.
"Guardian of the Sun."
"Our force numbers in the 100,000. The spies have reported that He Fei is defended by a small force of 800-1,000 troops led by Zhang Liao. Yue Jin and Li Dian are also stationed there." Lu Meng said as he and his fellow officers sat and discussed their battle plans with Sun Quan.
"If we take He Fei, Shou Chun could easily be taken as well. Though Shou Chun could send reinforcements to He Fei. My lord, I ask that Ding Feng and myself go and defend against any force that may try to help He Fei." Lu Meng continued, watching his lord closely.
Sun Quan nodded his head. "Very well, you and Ding Feng will take a force of 15,000 and defend against any other force. Gan Ning you will be the Van leader, Jiang Qin and Cheng Pu will lead their forces from the side and I will cover the rear with the majority of our force."
"Aye." Gan Ning smiled and got up to gather his force together. Jiang Qin and Lu Meng got up together to discuss more tactics. Cheng Pu loyally remained sitting along with many other generals.
"Brother, where will I be?" Sun Shang Xiang said quietly to her brother. Sun Quan sighed and turned to his younger sister.
"You will be placed in Zhou Tai's unit. Zhou Tai's unit will remain apart of the rear guard unless he is needed." She seemed unhappy with her assignment and turned to look at her unit commander. Zhou Tai remained in the corner of the tent, his arms crossed and his head bowed low.
She knew he listened to her brother's orders, he remained so blank and silent. He was a mystery to her, she always wanted to know why he acted the way he did. But every time she tried to talk to him, he always looked depressed and sad.
While she was looking over at her commander, Zhou Tai had risen and began to speak. "Lord Sun Quan." At hearing the words of his bodyguard, Sun Quan turned to Zhou Tai.
"Yes?"
"Do not underestimate Zhang Liao's abilities, he once served Lu Bu and was a mighty warrior. He may not have the numbers to defeat us, but with able generals and a well-devised strategy he could be dangerous."
"Well noted my friend, but Zhang Liao is no strategist and is all brute power. We have nothing to fear." Zhou Tai nodded upon hearing his lords' words. He would not question his lords' orders any further.
Sun Shang sighed as she began to make her way out of the tent, no one believed in her abilities as a fighter. She clenched her fist; she would make them see her talent at the first chance during the battle.
*****
Jiang Qin sat in his tent silently and sipped the tea by his side. He was nervous, he and Lu Meng had discussed many possibilities for the coming battle. Each of those possibilities had a positive and negative outcome.
Jiang Qin as he was deep in thought made a sketch of the formation that lord Sun Quan had ordered. 'Gan Ning as the van leader is good and Master Cheng covering the east flank is acceptable...but I am not as superior of a warrior as the others. If Zhang Liao were to attack our west flank, I doubt my force would be strong enough to stop him.'
Jiang Qin rubbed his chin lightly, brushing up against his small beard. Qin sighed and stood making his way out of his tent. He silently made his way to Zhou Tai's.
"My friend, are you here?"He called as he entered his friend's tent. Just as he suspected, Zhou Tai sat in the corner of his tent, his katana set firmly in his lap.
"Qin, what brings you here?" Zhou Tai's deep voice called, as he never opened his eyes from his meditation.
"I am worried about the coming battle, I would like you to ask lord Sun Quan for you to take my position as west unit commander."
Zhou Tai opened his eyes and turned to his friend. " I am afraid I cannot do that. I have already been assigned as a rear commander." Jiang Qin lowered his head, obviously disappointed.
"Oh...I was hoping that you would take my place, I am not a mighty warrior as you. I fear if Zhang Liao were to attack my unit that I would not be strong enough to withhold him."
Zhou Tai stood, towering over his friend by half a foot. He placed his hand on Qin's shoulder. "You are a fine warrior, but if it will make you feel better, I will ask lord Sun Quan to station me as close to your unit as possible. So if something does happen I will be there to help."
Jiang Qin smiled and nodded. "I thank you my friend." With that Jiang Qin walked out of his friends tent. His heart felt lighter knowing that going into the battle he would have the most loyal bodyguard in Wu watching his back.
*****
"My lord, Wu is closing in on our borders, it appears they will be upon this castle in two days!" A scout yelled frantically to his commander. Zhang Liao remained silent; he had suspected the Wu army would march for this castle. Yue Jin and Li Dian remained at his side, each taking the urgent news in a different way.
"Commander, we do not have a stable enough defense to go up against the Wu army. We must abandon the castle and head to Shou Chun where we can make a better stand." Yue Jin cried, his voice somewhat in panic.
Li Dian remained silent, trying to think clearly. Zhang took the opportunity to speak. "Lord Cao Cao told me not to abandon this castle, he feels it is a very strategic place to fight Wu. There must be something we can do to fight Wu off."
"I must agree with Yue Jin, but I wish to know a few things first." Li Dian said as the others turned to him. "To know your enemy and yourself is the secret of victory...If I were to know who was leading the attack and the units apart of the formation...we might be able to stand a chance."
Zhang Liao smiled as he looked towards his fellow general. He had remembered a time when Liu Bei was first building his force in Xin Ye, when Cao Ren and Li Dian attacked numerous occasions and failed. Cao Ren had continued his attack, but Li Dian opposed each attempt, and as Li Dian said each attempt failed. Cao Ren had even gone as far as to almost execute Li Dian for betrayal.
'If only Cao Ren had listened to this man before...he wouldn't have lost so many times to Liu Bei. Now look at him, Cao Ren is slowly becoming what others call a "Master of Defense" and it is all thanks to the man who sits before me.'
"With you at my side Li Dian, not even one Wu soldier will get by this castle. Very well, send all the scouts we can! I want a full report on the approaching Wu army!"
"Yes sir!" The soldier ran out of the room and began to gather more spies. Yue Jin turned to his fellow generals. "I hope you can think of something good." With that he left the room.
Li Dian turned to his commander. "Do YOU think we can beat Wu?" Zhang Liao smiled and looked towards the window at the end of the room. The sun was slowly starting to set, night was about to begin. He continued smiling as he said. "I shall fight with the strength of Guan Yu, with the courage of Zhao Yun, and with the viciousness of Lu Bu. Wu will soon see what a true warrior looks like."
End Notes: Well that's it for chp. 2 I thought I would get to the fighting in this chapter but I wanted to slow things down a bit...get everything set for the battle. Next chapter SHOULD have fighting...but who knows.
I must add, that a reviewer said something about this being a "What If..." story. Well that's exactly what this is...it will not be going by the novel...only certain battles of the novel will take place nothing more. So no flames about me being inaccurate of the story.
THNX AND REVIEW!!!
Oh, and for the most part I'm going by looks from DW4...but no faced generals like Jiang Qin and Cheng Pu are gonna have little features that I may throw in.
I don't own DW...or anything of the sort...Koei does.
"Guardian of the Sun."
"Our force numbers in the 100,000. The spies have reported that He Fei is defended by a small force of 800-1,000 troops led by Zhang Liao. Yue Jin and Li Dian are also stationed there." Lu Meng said as he and his fellow officers sat and discussed their battle plans with Sun Quan.
"If we take He Fei, Shou Chun could easily be taken as well. Though Shou Chun could send reinforcements to He Fei. My lord, I ask that Ding Feng and myself go and defend against any force that may try to help He Fei." Lu Meng continued, watching his lord closely.
Sun Quan nodded his head. "Very well, you and Ding Feng will take a force of 15,000 and defend against any other force. Gan Ning you will be the Van leader, Jiang Qin and Cheng Pu will lead their forces from the side and I will cover the rear with the majority of our force."
"Aye." Gan Ning smiled and got up to gather his force together. Jiang Qin and Lu Meng got up together to discuss more tactics. Cheng Pu loyally remained sitting along with many other generals.
"Brother, where will I be?" Sun Shang Xiang said quietly to her brother. Sun Quan sighed and turned to his younger sister.
"You will be placed in Zhou Tai's unit. Zhou Tai's unit will remain apart of the rear guard unless he is needed." She seemed unhappy with her assignment and turned to look at her unit commander. Zhou Tai remained in the corner of the tent, his arms crossed and his head bowed low.
She knew he listened to her brother's orders, he remained so blank and silent. He was a mystery to her, she always wanted to know why he acted the way he did. But every time she tried to talk to him, he always looked depressed and sad.
While she was looking over at her commander, Zhou Tai had risen and began to speak. "Lord Sun Quan." At hearing the words of his bodyguard, Sun Quan turned to Zhou Tai.
"Yes?"
"Do not underestimate Zhang Liao's abilities, he once served Lu Bu and was a mighty warrior. He may not have the numbers to defeat us, but with able generals and a well-devised strategy he could be dangerous."
"Well noted my friend, but Zhang Liao is no strategist and is all brute power. We have nothing to fear." Zhou Tai nodded upon hearing his lords' words. He would not question his lords' orders any further.
Sun Shang sighed as she began to make her way out of the tent, no one believed in her abilities as a fighter. She clenched her fist; she would make them see her talent at the first chance during the battle.
*****
Jiang Qin sat in his tent silently and sipped the tea by his side. He was nervous, he and Lu Meng had discussed many possibilities for the coming battle. Each of those possibilities had a positive and negative outcome.
Jiang Qin as he was deep in thought made a sketch of the formation that lord Sun Quan had ordered. 'Gan Ning as the van leader is good and Master Cheng covering the east flank is acceptable...but I am not as superior of a warrior as the others. If Zhang Liao were to attack our west flank, I doubt my force would be strong enough to stop him.'
Jiang Qin rubbed his chin lightly, brushing up against his small beard. Qin sighed and stood making his way out of his tent. He silently made his way to Zhou Tai's.
"My friend, are you here?"He called as he entered his friend's tent. Just as he suspected, Zhou Tai sat in the corner of his tent, his katana set firmly in his lap.
"Qin, what brings you here?" Zhou Tai's deep voice called, as he never opened his eyes from his meditation.
"I am worried about the coming battle, I would like you to ask lord Sun Quan for you to take my position as west unit commander."
Zhou Tai opened his eyes and turned to his friend. " I am afraid I cannot do that. I have already been assigned as a rear commander." Jiang Qin lowered his head, obviously disappointed.
"Oh...I was hoping that you would take my place, I am not a mighty warrior as you. I fear if Zhang Liao were to attack my unit that I would not be strong enough to withhold him."
Zhou Tai stood, towering over his friend by half a foot. He placed his hand on Qin's shoulder. "You are a fine warrior, but if it will make you feel better, I will ask lord Sun Quan to station me as close to your unit as possible. So if something does happen I will be there to help."
Jiang Qin smiled and nodded. "I thank you my friend." With that Jiang Qin walked out of his friends tent. His heart felt lighter knowing that going into the battle he would have the most loyal bodyguard in Wu watching his back.
*****
"My lord, Wu is closing in on our borders, it appears they will be upon this castle in two days!" A scout yelled frantically to his commander. Zhang Liao remained silent; he had suspected the Wu army would march for this castle. Yue Jin and Li Dian remained at his side, each taking the urgent news in a different way.
"Commander, we do not have a stable enough defense to go up against the Wu army. We must abandon the castle and head to Shou Chun where we can make a better stand." Yue Jin cried, his voice somewhat in panic.
Li Dian remained silent, trying to think clearly. Zhang took the opportunity to speak. "Lord Cao Cao told me not to abandon this castle, he feels it is a very strategic place to fight Wu. There must be something we can do to fight Wu off."
"I must agree with Yue Jin, but I wish to know a few things first." Li Dian said as the others turned to him. "To know your enemy and yourself is the secret of victory...If I were to know who was leading the attack and the units apart of the formation...we might be able to stand a chance."
Zhang Liao smiled as he looked towards his fellow general. He had remembered a time when Liu Bei was first building his force in Xin Ye, when Cao Ren and Li Dian attacked numerous occasions and failed. Cao Ren had continued his attack, but Li Dian opposed each attempt, and as Li Dian said each attempt failed. Cao Ren had even gone as far as to almost execute Li Dian for betrayal.
'If only Cao Ren had listened to this man before...he wouldn't have lost so many times to Liu Bei. Now look at him, Cao Ren is slowly becoming what others call a "Master of Defense" and it is all thanks to the man who sits before me.'
"With you at my side Li Dian, not even one Wu soldier will get by this castle. Very well, send all the scouts we can! I want a full report on the approaching Wu army!"
"Yes sir!" The soldier ran out of the room and began to gather more spies. Yue Jin turned to his fellow generals. "I hope you can think of something good." With that he left the room.
Li Dian turned to his commander. "Do YOU think we can beat Wu?" Zhang Liao smiled and looked towards the window at the end of the room. The sun was slowly starting to set, night was about to begin. He continued smiling as he said. "I shall fight with the strength of Guan Yu, with the courage of Zhao Yun, and with the viciousness of Lu Bu. Wu will soon see what a true warrior looks like."
End Notes: Well that's it for chp. 2 I thought I would get to the fighting in this chapter but I wanted to slow things down a bit...get everything set for the battle. Next chapter SHOULD have fighting...but who knows.
I must add, that a reviewer said something about this being a "What If..." story. Well that's exactly what this is...it will not be going by the novel...only certain battles of the novel will take place nothing more. So no flames about me being inaccurate of the story.
THNX AND REVIEW!!!