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Zhuge Liang looked up from his small place on the earth, he looked across the huge sky filled with different, yet colorful lights, he could always read them like a book, and they were his edge in ever victory that he had one, or so he had come to believe as so. He had already read the battle that was going to take place, he was unsure the outcome, but everything told him that it was going to be one of those important battles that people talk about for a long time, one in which legends are created form, but the heroes are always the winners, and who the heroes of this battle were, where still unknown even to him.

Zhuge Liang quietly got up and made his way to his tent, slowly sliding in, as not to wake up his wife. At last Yue Ying was looking right at him when he entered the tent, when a all-knowing type look on her face. For her Zhuge the great genius was a open book easy to read, she had know doubt that he was thinking about the battle, and a bit worried about it as well. Even though Zhuge would never say such a thing to anyone, not even his wife.

"So, my husband, what do you see in the stars, is it good news," Ying asked with a half smirk on her face.

"Well to be honest it still is the same as before, so much about the outcome of this battle is unclear," Zhuge said looking Ying in the eye, "Well I do want to let you know one thing, no matter what happens it has been the honor of my life to have you as my wife, nothing, and I mean nothing can be great for me then that. I hope that we won't have to spend so much time in tents like this when this war is over, and I hope I will be able to spend better time with you as well."

The statement by Zhuge caught Ying of for a second, but it also reinforced the knowledge that Zhuge was worried about the outcome of the battle, and that he still believed that the battle that was about to come was going to be the big one. "Well I am sure things will change a lot when the time of peace comes, and I am also so very happy to have you as my husband," she said with confidence, "Now you need your sleep if this battle does come in the morning it not going to be any help to have you fall asleep in the middle of the battle now ill it?"

"Yes of course my wife, you are ever the genius of this family," he said with a smile before kissing Ying, and going to bed.

The next morning after traveling only a few miles they found Cao Cao's remaining force camped out under large forest, the forest was heavily wooded and left only one path which they could move by. This fact disturbed Zhuge Liang, and he wonder if a attack on the camp would be so wise of a plan, but he knew that he had to be done, because of what he read in the stars the nights prior to this one.

"So my husband, it is time to play are roles in this last act, is it not?" Yue Ying said standing next to him.

"At last it is, order a full attack, may we be blessed to see the era of peace," Zhuge said loudly causing aids to move about quickly telling everyone to put in motion the attack plan Zhuge had prepared a week earlier.

One of the messengers reached Ma Chao who was sitting on his horse looking over the ground that he was on. As the son of the governor Ma Tang, he had a lot of power, and he was also known for his battle skills, and the fancy armor he war into battle.

"Sir, it is from Lord Zhuge, we are to attack at one, that is his orders you to follow the plan," the messenger said.

"Fine," he replied, before turning to look at his fellow men on horseback, "Men follow me to glory, follow me to battle, follow me to victory,"

Ma Chao then hit his horse and launched off into the woods followed by the others, of course this was against Zhuge's plans, but he did care, he knew he did need an plan, and somewhat felt angered to have to use trickery to win, even though his father had somewhat had showed him of its sometimes needs.

On the hill Zhuge smiled as he watched, while other looked more worried.

"Sir, that is not the plan for Ma Chao he was to hold back till the fighting got hot," Ma Su said looking at Zhuge.

"Well true, but I knew that would be his reaction, he will hit a unaware camp, that won't be ready, if you look at the other parts of the plan they are built around that fact," Zhuge replied.

Ma Chao and his men charged through the woods so fast the preplayed ambush parties Cao Cao had put out were left looking at smoke as Ma Chao's horse rode by them. Then right behind that force, Liu Pi would catch the ambush parties of guard and in fact ambush them, taking out the men in Ma Chao's wake.

Ma Chao was angry and as he approached the camp you had to feel for Cao Cao's men, as they ran in horror of the surprise attack, as Ma Chao cut down man after man riding with pure rage. Cao Cao tried to gather his men to keep order but there was not luck in that plan, and he gather all the men he could up and moved back to the edge of the forest his force growing. When he got to the edge of the forest he looked at Sima Yi who had just woken up with shock, and Sima Yi looked back equally surprised.

"Hey will pay for this I tell you, I will not let that upstart Ma Chao," Cao Cao said.

"Good, I think I have a plan on how to counter the attac.." Sima Yi said before noticing the main for of the army in front of them. "So this is the end of us."

Several hours later the forces were gathered back together, and Zhuge Liang notice Ma Chao ridding back still angry about his task.

"Zhuge Liang, if you ever do that to me again, I will kill you, I don't care who you are," he said.

"So you figured it out did you," Zhuge replied.

"Yeah, I did once I got my head clear, you knew how I was going to react and used it, I still don't like being used got it."

"Fine it won't happen again, I promise."

"Fine, now it better not ever happen or else," Ma Chao said walking away.

"So we are now a step closer to the land of peace, one where we can live the lives we want" Zhuge said smirking.

"Yeah, it shall be grand, my husband," Ying said appearing from behind Zhuge.