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Legacy of the Lunar Spear	By : CPascal42 Category: +A through F > Dynasty Warriors Views: 9722 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 26

Change of Plans

Dun looked around the corridor as Ling clung to him, his
mind struggling with the situation. He
wasn�t quite certain how they had arrived at this moment but it was better than
the way things had been going so he wasn�t about to ask questions. �Hungry?�

Ling nodded and squeezed him before releasing him from the
embrace. He wasn�t looking her in the eye and she began to panic. Was he embarrassed? Did he just want to forget that she babbled
those words? Food was always good though
and she knew how relaxed he was when cooking.
�Always�

Uncomfortable with the silence he wrapped his arm around her
shoulders and guided her down the hall towards the kitchen area. She seemed to be content with that and nuzzled
closer as they walked.

Xxxxxxxxxxx

Hua Tuo had left as soon as he could, muttering about
disrespect and degeneration of society as a whole. Cao Cao didn�t move from his seat and instead
poured himself a cup of tea. After
inspecting it to make sure it wasn�t some special blend the doctor concocted,
he took a sip. �They were meant for each
other.�

Zhang Liao scratched his chin and then carefully smoothed
out his perfectly cut beard. �Thank you
for your patience.�

Cao Cao waved him to the seat beside him and poured a serving
of hot steaming liquid into the empty cup.
�I had great respect for Lu Bu and he deserved a better death than I
gave him. I didn�t expect this to work
out how it has�even I could have not expected Dun to marry her. He has always had an incredible talent of
judging people. He is my closest friend
and officer, but in all these years I have never been able to find a token of
my appreciation. He doesn�t care for
money or land, horses, women, titles�it�s frustrating.�

Liao sat down beside his lord and bowed his head in thanks
for the honor of being served tea. He
was still slightly uneasy with the man�s obvious trust in him but it appeared
Cao Cao was unfazed by their short acquaintance.

�Purely by accident I handed him the one thing he never
really seemed to be able to obtain.� Cao Cao mulled over the ironic thoughts. �Too
bad she still wants to kill me.�

Liao tried to avoid the look Cao Cao was giving him. �Sir��

Cao Cao sighed and leaned back in his chair. �I understand better than you think. My own father was slain and I could see
nothing more than vengeance.�

�I do recall taking advantage of that.� Zhang Liao smiled and drank. It seemed like ages ago, the army of Lu Bu
was still a force to be reckoned with. No
one warlord stood out and the country was ripe for the taking. Now so few were left and empires were quickly
being forged. If Ling knew half of what
she had missed out on while being left to guard insignificant supplies she
would have saved Cao Cao the trouble of decapitating her father. Lu Bu knew his weakness; he knew too well
that his family could bring him to his knees.
Why he allowed them all to be cornered in Xia Pi�.

�Yes. What a bizarre war we are fighting. Friends becoming enemies and enemies becoming
friends.� Cao Cao recalled several instances when he had narrowly avoided death
by the hands of Lu Bu. Then another
man�s face jogged his memory �The one who seems to change his tune all too
quickly is that whore Liu Bei. Now he is
fighting for Yuan Shao.�

�Does Guan Yu know of this?�

�No. I trust you will
not mention it either. If they happen
across each other, we will deal with it then.
Until that time I do not believe we can afford to lose him. Yuan Shao is hiding something in those
mountains and I believe it is his actual numbers. He gave up Guan Du too easily, he wants us
here.�

Zhang Liao nodded and drank more tea as he tried to figure
out how they had arrived at a strategy discussion from talking about Dun and
Ling. �Understood sir. I have sent out scouts to try and determine
more information on the enemy position.�

�Good.� Cao Cao
finished the last of his tea and toyed with the fine cup. �I do wonder where he
is hiding his supplies.�

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Zhang He was finding it extremely difficult to concentrate. There was just something so very, very wrong
about Zhang Fei not wearing a shirt. Perhaps it was the fact that the man found
endless enjoyment in making his chunky man breasts dance to the music for his
drunken son�s amusement. It wouldn�t bother him that much if they
didn�t have the same surname. Too many
officers were assuming they were related and it was just offensive.

�You would agree, wouldn�t you General Zhang?� Liu Bei
asked. �The people are the foundation of this country?�

�Damn fucking right.�

Liu Bei frowned and sighed.
�Not you Yide. I was speaking to
the other General Zhang.�

That was it. As if
the drunken oaf was even worthy of the title �General�. A mere butcher? What the hell was the world coming to? Not that Liu Bei was much better. Everything that came out of his mouth was
worth less than the damned grass sandals he used to make. �Lord Liu Bei, forgive me for cutting our
conversation short but we do have orders to discuss. General Wen Chuo is waiting for you on the
southern road to Ru Nan. Please, you
must move under the cover of night in order to be ready to attack by morning.�
Zhang He smiled graciously and gave a delicate bow. �Good luck gentlemen, this will be a
beautiful victory if executed correctly.�

Liu Bei jumped out of his seat and nodded emphatically.
�Indeed. We will not let him escape.�

Zhang He turned and walked away. Somehow speaking with Liu Bei made him feel
dirty. The man talked such bullshit, it
seemed like a listener was bound to be coated in the spray.

Xxxxxxxxxxxx

Xiahou Dun opened the door to his room and half expected
someone to be waiting there. Thankfully
everyone had taken the opportunity to leave while he fed his ravenous
wife. Even better, there was a hot bath
waiting for him; the perfect excuse to avoid talking with Ling. �I�m talking a bath.�

�Okay�� Ling watched
him trudge off towards the bathtub, dropping articles of clothing as he
went. �Can I join you?�

Dun tossed his breastplate aside and looked at her. �What about your bandages?�

�I�ll put new ones on after.� She reached out and tugged on
his shirt. �You�re mad at me�aren�t
you?�

�No, you can be clean too.
Won�t bother me.� He avoided her
pitiful eyes and continued to strip.

�You�re going to leave me behind�aren�t you?�

�What�s with these questions? I thought feeding you made you horny not
paranoid.�

Ling sat down and watched his clothes hit the floor. His slender body slipped into the steaming water
and he dunked his head to get his head wet.
Needing to touch him she stood and took some shampoo in her hands,
meeting him as he emerged from the water.
�Can you stop avoiding the questions?�

�Ask what you really want answered then.� He lathered some
soap and washed his face off, before submerging it momentarily.

When his deep brown eyes were upon her again she played with
the soap in her hands and finally asked, �How do you really feel about this
baby?�

Dun tapped his fingers on the side of the bathtub and
glanced down at the water. �It�s sudden and
unexpected but it�s nothing we can�t handle.�

Ling began rubbing the shampoo into his hair. �I�m scared.�

Dun leaned back into her and tilted his head back, giving
her a reassuring smile. �Of a kid? What kind of warrior are you? I�d expect that of Zhang Jiao�s daughter�not
Lu Bu�s.�

Ling traced a soapy finger around his ear and bit her lip. He was irresistible when he was playful like
this. �I didn�t even know I was pregnant�how can I
be a mother?�

Dun reached a wet hand up and touched her face. �If you treat my kid half as well as you
treat your horse, you�ll be great.�

�You mean that?�

�Finish washing my hair and get in the bath with me. We�re going to be fine Ling.� Dun watched her
worries wash away from her face and her adoring smile return. How had he been so blind to this before? Damn, he really was an idiot. �Even if we fuck up we can just trade it for
one of Mengde�s unnamed kids in the harem and no one would ever know.�

Ling let him have his hair back to rinse and slipped out of
her robe. Before he could wash away the
soap from his eyes she was in the bath with him and her lips were on his.

Xxxxxxxx

Ju Shao nervously looked over his shoulder and nudged his
mount onward. He had managed to bribe
the guard into letting him out of the barracks he had been confined to. The guards had begun drinking as soon as the
sun set and he waited several hours before making his proposition. The
important thing was he was out of jail.

Now he was going to have to find a way into the Wei camp
without being killed. Once there he
could rest easy knowing his defection was successful. Cao Cao would surely understand the
importance of Wu Chao Depot�s current state of defense.

�Who the hell are you?�

Ju Shao pulled the reins so hard the horse squealed, drawing
the attention of an entire squadron of men.
�I must speak with Lord Cao immediately, I have information that is
vital to the upcoming battle.�

�Doesn�t listen very well to questions, does
he?�

Ju Shao gulped. Now
two generals were eyeballing him. �My name is Ju Shao, I used to be one of Yuan
Shao�s advisors.�

Yu Jin cocked an eyebrow and glanced over at Cao Ren. �Is that a satisfactory answer for you?�

�I didn�t hear him mention his style name.� Cao Ren smirked.

Yu Jin watched the advisor tremble. It was too damned easy to scare
strategists. Maybe one day he�d live to
see a strategist actually fight. Even
women rushed into battle before they did.
He definitely had too much damned wine if he was getting all philosophical.
However his mental tangent was enough to rattle the advisor even further.

�Yuan Shao refuses to listen to reason. He has left his supply depot in the hands of
an idiot! You must strike soon, or this
opportunity will be gone! I must speak
with your lord immediately!� Ju Shao took a chance. He had to divulge some information in order
to stir some interest. Certainly these
men were not fools; they could clearly see the rewards in delivering such
valuable information to their leader. As
long as he was the only one who knew the location of the supplies, his life
would be spared.

Cao Ren stretched.
�This sounds more interesting than listing to my nephew brag about his
wife again. Let�s see what trouble we
can get ourselves into, huh?�

�Disembowelment holds far more appeal than a conversation
with your nephew.� Yu Jin put his helmet on and smiled. �Come with us Lord Ju,
we�ll make sure you have an audience with our lord.�

Ju Shao
nodded and watched the two general�s bodyguards form a ring around him and his
mount. They herded him towards the west,
and the gates of Guan Du. He noticed the
men in the fields around the city were in good spirits, confident and proud. The two generals didn�t seem to fear speaking
to their commander, as most of Yuan Shao�s men had. This was good; this was an army that could
overcome the odds.

Xxxxx

Dian Wei emitted a throaty growl as he heard his lord speak
his intentions. �Sir, why can�t you send
someone? We finally have a huge army and
you want to fight by yourself.�

�I want to set fire to Wu Chao with my own hands. I want to have that acrid smoke burn my
nostrils and the smell of victory embed itself in my clothes so I can remember
this triumph for the rest of my life.�
Cao Cao replied.

�And you wonder why I stayed away so long. Killing us all with your prose.� Cao Ren
played with the horsehair on his helmet.

�I think it�s inspiring.� Xiahou Yuan nodded. �Makes me
envision my dog rolling in the guts of his kill.� He sighed. He missed his puppy.

�Wait.� Xiahou Dun rubbed his temples. �You�re seriously thinking about riding off
on some midnight raid? What the fuck is wrong with you?�

Cao Cao crossed his arms and looked at his cousins. �Thank
you all for your support.�

�It�s probably safer out at Wu Chao than here.� Yu Jin
added. �You heard what�s waiting for us when the sun rises. Yuan Shao�s men are crawling all over those
hills like ants�and we just poked them with a stick and stirred them up.�

�I can�t believe you just called our lord a coward!� Cao Ren hooted. �Shame! Shame! No flanking attack for you tomorrow Yu
Jin. Bad general.�

Zhang Liao stood quietly in the corner and watched the Wei
high command mock their leader while Xiahou Dun and Dian Wei fumed. He knew it was only a matter of time before
Cao Cao asked for his opinion, he was here for a reason and it wasn�t to
observe the antics of Cao Ren.

�You didn�t answer me Mengde, what the hell are you
thinking? You can�t pull this shit now. You�re not young anymore and you have a lot
to lose if you get caught. I know you
love doing stupid shit like this to get off, but now�s a bad time. Hell, it�s always a bad time. You�re luck�s going to run out
eventually.� Xiahou Dun slammed his fist
on the chair and jumped out of his seat to begin pacing. His cousin always loved living on the
edge. Insane stunts that would cost him
his life if he got caught. Stealing a
man�s bride with Yuan Shao, trying to assassinate Dong Zhuo�.

�What is your opinion General Zhang?� Cao Cao turned to the
man standing stoically in the corner.

�I think you�ve already made up your mind, my lord.�

�Stubborn bastard.� Xiahou Dun muttered and got a grunt from Dian
Wei in support.

Cao Cao rolled his eyes.
Normally they would convene for an official strategy session where his
over-protective cousin�s protests were limited to polite objections. However they all knew this was a more relaxed
gathering and were more than happy to provide the dramatic outbursts and
smart-assed replies. �My mind is already made up��

�Holy shit! Liao can
read minds! We�ve all been mistaken�he�s
really Zhang JIAO!� Cao Ren snorted and got smacked by Xiahou Yuan for his joke.

�How would you know?
You slept through the Yellow Turban rebellion too.� Yuan dodged a kick from his stubby cousin.

�Lame pun. Looks like
you�re the one staying behind now, General.
Enjoy picket duty.� Yu Jin commented.

Cao Cao continued where he left off. �However, I am curious what you think.�

It was a test. Liao
watched the eyes in the room look to him.
They all wondered if he would speak his mind or cave in and side with
the others. Had this whole meeting been
purely to determine his ability? �Sir, I
agree with the others that this is a dangerous endeavor and I fear for you
safety. It is none-the-less the best option
we have. Only your unit can slip away
unnoticed and destroy the depot. If
anyone else leaves, the enemy will notice immediately.�

Xiahou Dun scowled as he noticed Cao Cao�s appreciative
look. Damned perfect Zhang Liao. �Go sniff your fucking victory smoke, but
Dian Wei is going with you.�

Dian Wei jumped to his feet and nodded. �I will disobey any order you give me to stay
behind. I�ll suffer your wrath, if it
means you live to order my execution.�

Cao Cao sighed. They
were all so damned dramatic. �Very
well. So we have our orders. Dian Wei will accompany me to Wu Chao where
we will set fire to the supply base in the morning. Cao Ren and Yu Jin will harass the enemy�s
rear and allow them to think we are hunting for their supplies still. Position your men in the field and prepare
to abandon Guan Du. Dun, Yuan and Guan
Yu will cross the river and draw the enemy out of the mountains. Xu Huang and Zhang Liao will remain on our
side of the river to protect the town while we still occupy it and await
whatever attack they are planning. Let
Xu Zhu protect the west gate with my two delinquent sons. He seems immune to their stupidity.�
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