Chapter 3. Gathering Laughter
'When will we find them before something else happen', Da Qiao thought to herself calmly.
The day was slowly creeping into dawn with every step the two were taking along the path to Xi Pi. Xiao Qiao didn't seem to mind the timing, for she was still fully excited about getting to the red hare and riding it once more. As they walk in silence, Xiao lets her mind wonders onto vast memories about her first encounterment with the hare.
It was the day when the three kingdoms had allied against the Campaign of Dong Zhou at the battle of Hu Lao Gate. As active the Wu forces were, Sun jian began the lead through the center gates, to once and for all join forces with the Wei and Shu armies. Where ever Zhou Yu and Lu Xun were, the Qiao sister were always right behind them, but due to slight emergencies that were taking place, they told them to stay behind for there protection.
"What! I'm not staying behind. I'm coming with you, Lu Xun!" Xiao Qiao demanded at him.
"I'm sorry, Xiao. At the appointing time, I cannot allow you to follow use."
"Yes. Besides, I heard from rumors that the mighty Lu Bu was suppose to make his way through the Hu Lao some time soon. We can't afford to get scattered away from each other by him chasing us all one by one." Zhou Yu added farther more onto Lu Xun's murmurs. They both ready their position and hopped onto they're horses for take off down the Hu Lao gate. The entire Wu force was vastly on the move down wind, so they gather with half their troops and began the march.
"Wait!" Xiao ran down the sloppy and snowy hills of the forth front, along with Da Qiao following, stopped the two just before they jerked their horse's to lead.
"I don't wanna be left here with the Yuan Shao forces." Xiao Said pointing toward the back area where the leader was posted, "Don't you think that we could get ambushed being here alone?"
"She's right." Da Qiao supporting her protest, "Lu Bu hasn't even appeared yet, so he could be plotting to attack our leader head on from beyond the mist."
Once hearing the two's aurment, Lu Xun and Zhou Yu looked at each other and blow out a buff of air, then Turing there gaze back at them with a worrying face expression.
One of Sun Jian's sub officers came up from behind the snowy pathway, and stared his horse into the four's direction. Nearly passing by them, he yells over to Zhou Yu and Lu Xun, "Hey, are you two c'min! We've just gotten orders to clear this area and head toward the main entrance of Hu Lao."
Lu Xun made his horse step forward and he answered into the fellow's direction, where he then stops his riding and slides aside of Zhou Yu to get a direct listening.
"Has the Doors been opened yet, officer?" Lu Xun says, gripping the rope attached to his horse.
"Yuan Shao's army is plotting to use a cannel pult to force the doors to open. Once that task is complete, all three forces are to launch full attack on securing the following areas, then the Wu will be on standby."
Lu Xun sorted harshly at the officer, throwing his chin into the air, "This formation of Yuan Shao's plans is a act of total impacted toward one area. This will surely give Doug Zhou an open chance to bring forth an unexpected embushing part at our main camp."
"Well it's not our decisions to chance traits, you know. We just have to follow each order as planed." The man yanked the rope of his horse's vassal to command it to lead forward, as he rides off behind the end of the line of the Wu troops. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao stood patiently and eased in front of their husbands, waiting for them to give out their final answers of their position.
Zhou Yu rides in close beside Lu Xun and pats him on his back for comfort, "You should really try keeping your warily strategies in mind for another time in a future Wu aggression."
Xiao Qiao intervenes in Zhou Yu's speech and hops on the back of Lu Xun's horse, throwing her fist into the air behind him, "But first things first! You heard em, everyone's to appoint up front, pronto! So lets get going!"
"Sigh…I suppose." Lu Xun weeps.
"Cheer up, Xun." Da Qiao Smiles, and at the same time, she hops onto Zhou Yu's horse and cuffs her arms around his waist, "It'll be less for you boy's to worry about our safety if we tag along."
With nothing else to argue about, the four married couples dashed there way through the rocky roads and round the snowed mountains to finally reach the main entranceway. The Hu Lao Gates were jammed pack with troops of both sides, furiously sparing in patches of groups.
Xiao Qiao suddenly left up herself above Lu Xun head, having both her feet placed upon the saddle of his horse, She points into the direction of way the Wei force appeared to be lacking the Wu army for support.
"Hey you clowns, why aren't any of you helping!"
Lu Xun jumped up after hearing her yelling into his ears, and turned around to grab fully grab her waist to make her seat back down, But only struggled as usual and continued screaming at them. "It's Color discrimination!"
"Calm Down, Xiao, its all part of plan!" Lu Xun tried pleading to her well still holding her waist to seat down.
"Oh MY GOD!"
A loud yet scary voice had suddenly caught the attention of all the generals and troops fighting near and beyond the front entranceway even Xiao and the others.