"You can stay here," the observer continued, "I shall tell the others that
Jiang Wei is not feeling well and Zhao Yun is caring for him."
"But, Prime minister, that would be lying, and you told me never to lie." Said Jiang Wei, still holding Zhao Yun close to him.
"Yes, that may be true, but who am I to get in the way of true love? You two stay here. Jiang Wei, come to your lesson an hour early tomorrow, as I want everything to be perfect." Then, the Shu Prime minister turned and walked down the hall.
Jiang Wei and Zhao Yun talked for three hours in Jiang Wei's room and then Zhao Yun had to retire to his own bed.
"Are you sure you want to go?" Jiang Wei asked teasingly.
"I don't want to go, I have to." Zhao Yun replied.
"Well then, come and give me a goodnight kiss." Jiang Wei said flirting. Zhao Yun pulled Jiang Wei close and gently kissed him. As Zhao Yun pulled away Jiang Wei pulled him back, and kissed him with a fiery passion.
"I must go, someone might suspect something if I am seen leaving your room late at night."
"Then don't go. I have a big bed." Jiang Wei smiled, revealing that he was joking. "Goodnight. I will see you tomorrow morning, you promised to spar with me."
"Till tomorrow then, goodnight." Zhao Yun then left.
As Jiang Wei lay awake in his bed he heard the banquet end and the officers go to their beds. Just as he was drifting off into a dreamless slumber he was awakened by a shout from the front gate. Being curious, he went to his window and looked out. "Oh my god, it cannot be!!!!" Jiang Wei hesitated for a moment before running to the bedchamber of Zhuge Liang, to tell his mentor what he had just seen. He had seen Zhang He opening the gate for Sima Yi and the Wu troops.
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"What? Are you sure that is what you saw?" Asked Zhuge Liang.
"Yes. I am certain. I saw Zhang He and Sima Yi together." Said Jiang Wei. "We are just wasting time standing and talking. We should do something."
"Well, what do you suggest we do?" asked Zhuge Liang. "This is a good opportunity to show everyone how good you are at what you do."
"What? I can't do this. Sima Yi will recognise my handiwork. You must do it, your Excellency."
"No, you will have to do it sometime, so start now." Jiang Wei opened his mouth to say something but Zhuge Liang held up his hand to silence him. "That is an order, now are your bodyguards outside?" Jiang Wei nodded. "Good," continued Zhuge Liang, "then get them and my bodyguards to get everyone up and meet in the throne room."
"Yes my lord. I will help them." Said Jiang Wei as he disappeared out the door to follow his orders.
"I think that the best thing to do would be for Lord Liu Bei to flee with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, while their bodyguards stay outside this throne room," Said Jiang Wei, when everyone was assembled in the throne room. "This will make the Wu troops think that the three strongest generals are in the throne room and not in battle. Then I will stay with the bodyguards, thus ensuring this plan will work. All the rest of you must go and assist lord Liu Bei in escaping without being seen, then, when the Wu troops get here, we must run as if we are scared of them. That will be a big ego boost for them. They will then try to get into the locked throne room, which will hopefully give us enough time to flee without them following us. What do you think?" he asked, turning to Zhuge Liang.
"Why do you ask my opinion? Do you think this plan will work?" asked Zhuge Liang.
"Yes, I'm sure this plan will be a success." Said Jiang Wei.
"Then don't ask me what I think, give the generals their orders."
"Right then. Lord Liu Bei, you, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei must go now, out the back gate. Zhao Yun, you, me and the bodyguards of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei must stay outside the throne room. The rest of you, assist Liu Bei then come Straight back here for further instructions. Now go. Zhuge Liang, position your bodyguards outside your bedchamber, as if you are asleep. They will fight for a while, and then flee. The Wu troops will then break into your quarters to find you are not there. You must go with lord Liu Bei. We will win this battle. We must get to the outskirts of Cheng Du. If We are not all there by sunrise, the officers there must go to Nan Zhong, to request aid from Meng Huo and Zhu Rong. Tell them you are my lord and they will surely help you, for Zhu Rong is my aunt. We must not waste any more time or they will be upon us. GO!!!!!!!"
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It was half an hour before the horde of Wu soldiers came down the hall. It was Lu Xun and Gan Ning with about one hundred men.
"Boyan," called Gan Ning, "I've got the stronger one. Wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"Thanks Xingba, you have made me seem weak in front of the enemy." Lu Xun shot back, both men smiling.
"Who is in the throne room, weakling?" Asked Lu Xun mockingly as he fought Jiang Wei.
"Why don't you go in and find out?" said Jiang Wei, fighting with vigour. As they fought in the confined space of the corridor Jiang Wei knocked one of Lu Xun's twin sabres out of his hands and sent it flying towards Gan Ning, who narrowly avoided being decapitated.
"Watch where you throw those things Boyan." Shouted Gan Ning playfully.
"Sorry." Lu Xun shouted back. "It wasn't my fault." As he said this he sent Jiang Wei's Blink flying backwards and it landed twenty metres behind him. "Ha ha ha ha!!! Now what are you going to do now?" mocked Lu Xun as he lunged forward. Jiang Wei unsheathed Blue blade and sliced off the point of Lu Xun's other twin sabres.
"Now," shouted Jiang Wei, "retreat!!!" All the Wu troops watched, dumbfounded as the Shu troops ran down the hall.
"Should we follow them?" asked Gan Ning.
"That is probably what they want us to do." Said Lu Xun. "Liu Bei is inside the throne room, why else would his bodyguards be here? He has at least two other officers with him though. So be careful. Knock down that door!!"
At sunrise the entire Shu army was at the outskirts of Cheng Du.
"The plan was a success!!!" shouted Liu Bei gleefully.
"Way to go Jiang Wei!!" said Zhao Yun. "Three cheers for Jiang Wei. Hip hip -"
"HOORAY" shouted the Shu army.
Stop." Shouted Jiang Wei, struggling to be heard above the noise the army was making, "We haven't won yet. We must get to Nan Zhong. If we get there, then we can lose Wu in the forests."
"Now we march to Nan Zhong!!!!" commanded Liu Bei, and with that, the entire army headed for Nanman territory.
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Authors note: If you haven't noticed already, then you should know that I am not going on the history of the three kingdoms, I'm making this up. Also the disclaimer is on the first page. Please R&R.
"But, Prime minister, that would be lying, and you told me never to lie." Said Jiang Wei, still holding Zhao Yun close to him.
"Yes, that may be true, but who am I to get in the way of true love? You two stay here. Jiang Wei, come to your lesson an hour early tomorrow, as I want everything to be perfect." Then, the Shu Prime minister turned and walked down the hall.
Jiang Wei and Zhao Yun talked for three hours in Jiang Wei's room and then Zhao Yun had to retire to his own bed.
"Are you sure you want to go?" Jiang Wei asked teasingly.
"I don't want to go, I have to." Zhao Yun replied.
"Well then, come and give me a goodnight kiss." Jiang Wei said flirting. Zhao Yun pulled Jiang Wei close and gently kissed him. As Zhao Yun pulled away Jiang Wei pulled him back, and kissed him with a fiery passion.
"I must go, someone might suspect something if I am seen leaving your room late at night."
"Then don't go. I have a big bed." Jiang Wei smiled, revealing that he was joking. "Goodnight. I will see you tomorrow morning, you promised to spar with me."
"Till tomorrow then, goodnight." Zhao Yun then left.
As Jiang Wei lay awake in his bed he heard the banquet end and the officers go to their beds. Just as he was drifting off into a dreamless slumber he was awakened by a shout from the front gate. Being curious, he went to his window and looked out. "Oh my god, it cannot be!!!!" Jiang Wei hesitated for a moment before running to the bedchamber of Zhuge Liang, to tell his mentor what he had just seen. He had seen Zhang He opening the gate for Sima Yi and the Wu troops.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"What? Are you sure that is what you saw?" Asked Zhuge Liang.
"Yes. I am certain. I saw Zhang He and Sima Yi together." Said Jiang Wei. "We are just wasting time standing and talking. We should do something."
"Well, what do you suggest we do?" asked Zhuge Liang. "This is a good opportunity to show everyone how good you are at what you do."
"What? I can't do this. Sima Yi will recognise my handiwork. You must do it, your Excellency."
"No, you will have to do it sometime, so start now." Jiang Wei opened his mouth to say something but Zhuge Liang held up his hand to silence him. "That is an order, now are your bodyguards outside?" Jiang Wei nodded. "Good," continued Zhuge Liang, "then get them and my bodyguards to get everyone up and meet in the throne room."
"Yes my lord. I will help them." Said Jiang Wei as he disappeared out the door to follow his orders.
"I think that the best thing to do would be for Lord Liu Bei to flee with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, while their bodyguards stay outside this throne room," Said Jiang Wei, when everyone was assembled in the throne room. "This will make the Wu troops think that the three strongest generals are in the throne room and not in battle. Then I will stay with the bodyguards, thus ensuring this plan will work. All the rest of you must go and assist lord Liu Bei in escaping without being seen, then, when the Wu troops get here, we must run as if we are scared of them. That will be a big ego boost for them. They will then try to get into the locked throne room, which will hopefully give us enough time to flee without them following us. What do you think?" he asked, turning to Zhuge Liang.
"Why do you ask my opinion? Do you think this plan will work?" asked Zhuge Liang.
"Yes, I'm sure this plan will be a success." Said Jiang Wei.
"Then don't ask me what I think, give the generals their orders."
"Right then. Lord Liu Bei, you, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei must go now, out the back gate. Zhao Yun, you, me and the bodyguards of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei must stay outside the throne room. The rest of you, assist Liu Bei then come Straight back here for further instructions. Now go. Zhuge Liang, position your bodyguards outside your bedchamber, as if you are asleep. They will fight for a while, and then flee. The Wu troops will then break into your quarters to find you are not there. You must go with lord Liu Bei. We will win this battle. We must get to the outskirts of Cheng Du. If We are not all there by sunrise, the officers there must go to Nan Zhong, to request aid from Meng Huo and Zhu Rong. Tell them you are my lord and they will surely help you, for Zhu Rong is my aunt. We must not waste any more time or they will be upon us. GO!!!!!!!"
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It was half an hour before the horde of Wu soldiers came down the hall. It was Lu Xun and Gan Ning with about one hundred men.
"Boyan," called Gan Ning, "I've got the stronger one. Wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"Thanks Xingba, you have made me seem weak in front of the enemy." Lu Xun shot back, both men smiling.
"Who is in the throne room, weakling?" Asked Lu Xun mockingly as he fought Jiang Wei.
"Why don't you go in and find out?" said Jiang Wei, fighting with vigour. As they fought in the confined space of the corridor Jiang Wei knocked one of Lu Xun's twin sabres out of his hands and sent it flying towards Gan Ning, who narrowly avoided being decapitated.
"Watch where you throw those things Boyan." Shouted Gan Ning playfully.
"Sorry." Lu Xun shouted back. "It wasn't my fault." As he said this he sent Jiang Wei's Blink flying backwards and it landed twenty metres behind him. "Ha ha ha ha!!! Now what are you going to do now?" mocked Lu Xun as he lunged forward. Jiang Wei unsheathed Blue blade and sliced off the point of Lu Xun's other twin sabres.
"Now," shouted Jiang Wei, "retreat!!!" All the Wu troops watched, dumbfounded as the Shu troops ran down the hall.
"Should we follow them?" asked Gan Ning.
"That is probably what they want us to do." Said Lu Xun. "Liu Bei is inside the throne room, why else would his bodyguards be here? He has at least two other officers with him though. So be careful. Knock down that door!!"
At sunrise the entire Shu army was at the outskirts of Cheng Du.
"The plan was a success!!!" shouted Liu Bei gleefully.
"Way to go Jiang Wei!!" said Zhao Yun. "Three cheers for Jiang Wei. Hip hip -"
"HOORAY" shouted the Shu army.
Stop." Shouted Jiang Wei, struggling to be heard above the noise the army was making, "We haven't won yet. We must get to Nan Zhong. If we get there, then we can lose Wu in the forests."
"Now we march to Nan Zhong!!!!" commanded Liu Bei, and with that, the entire army headed for Nanman territory.
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Authors note: If you haven't noticed already, then you should know that I am not going on the history of the three kingdoms, I'm making this up. Also the disclaimer is on the first page. Please R&R.