Chapter 264: Highland Alliance
"Cang, Cang Tian Xiang Long?!"

After hearing Wang Yao announce Zhao Yun's name, Zhou Yu first looked at Zhao Yun in surprise, then said with a look of sudden enlightenment: "I was wondering why his attack method felt so familiar, it turns out that he is the successor of that master, no wonder he can repeatedly cause such great damage to me. But..."

At this point, Zhou Yu glared at Wang Yao with gritted teeth and said, "Just tell me, why did you even demolish my high ground? Don't you know that the repair cost is very expensive?!"

After signaling Zhao Yun to stay where he was, Wang Yao turned to Zhou Yu and said, "Sorry, there was a miscommunication and it was too late to stop it."

Zhou Yu snorted. He certainly didn't believe Wang Yao's explanation of the so-called mistake. He would rather believe that this was a kind of military deterrence!

But Zhou Yu didn't say anything in the end. As the commander-in-chief in charge of Wu's military power, he would focus on the overall situation and would not care too much about the minor gains and losses in front of him.

"I admit that your blueprint has impressed me a little. However, in my opinion, this blueprint can only be regarded as a fantasy plan at best. It still lacks a lot of detailed planning. Moreover, Zhou Yu's face also showed a trace of worry when he said this. "Think carefully, the federal system you mentioned may pose a threat to the existing forces in the future. Once the truth is revealed, it will become the target of public criticism in a blink of an eye. Have you considered this?"

Looking at Zhou Yu's deep, fiery red eyes, Wang Yao nodded in amazement, and felt that choosing Zhou Yu as the first partner was indeed the right person.

In fact, after dealing with Zhou Yu so many times in the canyon, Wang Yao knew very well that as one of the leaders of Jiangdong, Zhou Yu was also a meticulous and far-sighted person, and his talent was no less than Zhuge Liang. Otherwise, how could he be in charge of Jiangdong?

The reason why he was repeatedly defeated by this soldier was simply because he was a special existence that was almost a bug. Without knowing his details, anyone could suffer losses due to carelessness. This does not mean that Zhou Yu was weak. In this world, the relationship between heroes and soldiers is like that between elephants and ants. To be fair, how could the former be on guard against the latter?
However, forming a federation is not as easy as it sounds. Just as Zhou Yu said now, it also requires a lot of detailed planning and strategic policies. Although Wang Yao was the first founder to advocate this new system, human resources are limited after all. It is impossible for him alone to support such a huge system.

Reality is always much more difficult than movies. Many things need to be built up piece by piece to succeed. How can we take it for granted that everything in this world will go smoothly just by moving our fingers like keyboard warriors?

Therefore, Wang Yao looked for Zhou Yu; he needed someone like Zhou Yu who knew how to weigh the pros and cons and judge the situation to be his logistics minister, to give him advice and to refine the blueprint for building a federation!

Of course, to recruit this logistics minister, Wang Yao must first persuade Zhou Yu with emotion, reason, and benefits.

"The governor has a far-sighted vision, and I admire him very much." After some polite words, Wang Yao immediately said seriously: "Yes, just as the governor said, the establishment of a federation may indeed attract hostility from other forces, but so what? The ancients said that one should die for a just cause. Someone has to do it, someone has to take the lead in correcting the mistakes of this era, right?"

"A mistake of the times?" Zhou Yu was stunned.

"General, do you see these soldiers around you?" Wang Yao pointed at the wounded soldiers in the distance and said, "Please tell me frankly, what are we soldiers in the eyes of you heroes?"

Zhou Yu hesitated to speak, perhaps fearing the bad influence, so he did not speak.

But Wang Yao said bluntly: "To put it bluntly, we soldiers are just stepping stones for you heroes to reach the top. We are as lowly as ants. In fact, in the eyes of you heroes, it doesn't matter if one more soldier dies or one less. The most important thing is the output ratio of energy crystals, right?"

"You, you know about the energy crystal?!" Zhou Yu suddenly lowered his voice and asked in shock.

On this continent, only a few heroes who are leaders of one side know the "truth" behind the canyon, and Zhou Yu is one of them. For these people, the soldiers are actually the energy converters necessary to extract the essence of the earth. This kind of thing is a top secret that cannot be disclosed to the public.

But Zhou Yu could never have imagined that Wang Yao actually knew about it!
Seeing Zhou Yu's nervous look, Wang Yaoxian replied with what Zhuge Liang had said to him: "I know much more than you think."

As Zhou Yu's expression changed, Wang Yao smiled and said, "Don't blame me for speaking so bluntly, because I am different from you, the commander-in-chief. I came from a humble background and was one of the millions of soldiers in the canyon. I climbed up through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood to be able to sit in the position of commander-in-chief. But because of this, compared to the heroes standing at the top of the world, I can better understand the difficulties of the soldiers."

At this point, Wang Yao lowered his eyes slightly and said with a little sadness: "In this world, there are many living people who deserve to die, and some dead people who deserve to die. At least in my opinion, there are many lovely, loyal, kind, and even great people among the soldiers. They should not die in this endless war, but should live in a peaceful and prosperous world. Therefore, I hope to form a federation. I dream of realizing the unification of the three kingdoms one day, because only in this way can the hatred and war between the three kingdoms of Wu, Shu and Wei be eliminated, and the soldiers can be spared from the scourge of war!"

Wang Yaofu raised his head again, looking at Zhou Yu firmly: "General, ask yourself, don't you think that such a cruel mechanism as the current one in the Canyon is a mistake in itself? We are all born as human beings, why do the soldiers have to suffer such innocent deception? What have they done wrong to be consumed as objects by you? Every time you throw your skills at them and watch them die miserably, don't you have a trace of sympathy? The above are all my heartfelt words, and I sincerely hope to get your support. As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as we can take this first step, I believe that the rest will naturally fall into place."

Zhou Yu subconsciously asked: "Are you serious?"

"Even if there are tens of thousands of people against me, I will still go! Do I look like I'm joking?" Wang Yao asked with a smile.

Not like
Zhou Yu looked closely at Wang Yao's smiling face and his determined eyes, and knew very well that the soldier in front of him was serious.

To be honest, Zhou Yu was somewhat amazed by Wang Yao's compassion for the soldiers and his ambition.

Many times, the reason why great people are great is not because they can criticize the ills of the time, but because they are willing to take action to correct the absurd mistakes happening right before their eyes, even if it means risking the world’s condemnation!
Such ambition and courage, can a soldier have such ambition and courage?

Zhou Yu looked at Wang Yao meaningfully. At this moment, he looked up to the soldier in front of him from the bottom of his heart.

But
Because of the difference in standpoints and perspectives, Zhou Yu finally suppressed the slightly hot fire in his heart amid his concerns: "I always said that you were a treacherous and sinister person before, and I have misunderstood you a little. Now it seems that you are simply a hero born for this era! However, the establishment of a federation is of great importance, and I still need to consider it carefully. After all, as the Grand Commander of Wu, I can't push Wu into an irretrievable fire pit just because of your remarks!"

Faced with Zhou Yu's almost polite refusal, Wang Yao remained calm and even became more determined to win over Zhou Yu.

If he could be moved by morality alone, Wang Yao would not dare to form an alliance with him easily!
Since ancient times, there have been countless ambitious people, but only a handful of them have left their names in history books. This road is too difficult. How can one achieve success just by talking about morality? Only those with the strongest hearts, the best wisdom, and the most fierce character can make it, and there is no doubt that Zhou Yu has such potential!

"Grand Commander, I believe that the times make heroes. My blueprint may not be hopeless, nor will it be a hell of a future!" Wang Yao's expression was more serious than ever before: "Life is all about finding meaning! Grand Commander, as a local hero, don't you want to achieve great things? A hundred years later, do you want to tell your descendants that you lost the land of Jiangdong, or do you want to proudly tell them that you once worked hard for a great ideal?!"

Zhou Yu remained silent. Although there was no change on his face, the turmoil in his heart became even more intense.

Wang Yao's eyes were like torches, and he took the opportunity to say, "As long as you, the governor, are willing to help me with all your strength, after the federation is established, you will be the deputy leader. How about that?"

"Ha! What do I need this false reputation for?" Zhou Yu smiled knowingly.

Wang Yao also laughed: "How can this be an empty reputation? Don't you want to experience the feeling of being worshipped as a leader by 20 heroes?"

"But these are not there yet." "But they will be in the future!"

Zhou Yu was silent.

Wang Yao took advantage of the situation and said, "In fact, you and I both have a heart that longs for peace. This is why I came to you, isn't it? If it were five years ago, if the Grand Commander had not met your lover Xiao Qiao, perhaps what I said today would be equivalent to insulting you, but! Now you are just like me, longing for peace. This is not because you have lost your ambition, but because you want Xiao Qiao to live in a peaceful and prosperous age more than anyone else. In this regard, I am the same. I also have someone I want to protect. In this case, why don't you join me in building a peaceful three-point land?! For the soldiers, and for our respective loves"

Unknowingly, Wang Yao had completely overwhelmed Zhou Yu in terms of momentum. Whether in terms of reason, advantage, or even psychologically, he had already forced Zhou Yu into a corner.

The final trigger for Zhou Yu to be "wall-donged" was the two pretty figures who had walked out from the depths of the Wu Kingdom's highlands at some point in time.

Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao!

The pair of sisters, who had been defeated by Wang Yao in the bottom lane, finally arrived at this time.

The two sisters were naturally born with graceful manners and were stunningly beautiful. Although there was still a little dust on their faces, it still couldn't cover up their gorgeous looks. It was the tears in their dresses that not only did not make them look embarrassed, but also added a touch of seductive charm to this pair of already extremely beautiful sisters.

"Zhou Lang!" Before he reached her, Xiao Qiao shook her sister off and threw herself on Zhou Yu's back from behind.

"Eh? Xiao Qiao? What's wrong with you?" Zhou Yu immediately changed into a different person when he saw Xiao Qiao. He turned around and knelt down, hugged Xiao Qiao's slender waist tenderly, and then asked in surprise, "Why are you so embarrassed?"

Xiao Qiao pouted and glared at Wang Yao in the distance, saying, "I was tortured by this little soldier!"

“What?!” Zhou Yu, who was originally gentle and polite, suddenly turned around like a dragon whose reverse scales were touched, his eyes were red and shining: “Wang! What did you do to my Xiao Qiao?!”

This roar fully demonstrated the governor's might! Even Wang Yao's face changed, and almost at the same time, the sky suddenly boiled up like a raging sea, with flames blazing in all directions and beacons suddenly rising all over the sky!

[Arrow of Flowing Fire]!
Countless flaming arrows, like machine guns, began to sweep ninety degrees from mid-air towards Wang Yao on the ground. They were as violent as a rainstorm and as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, the space within ten meters of Wang Yao's position was turned into a sea of ​​fire!
"Little sister!" Da Qiao, who was standing beside him, saw Wang Yao being engulfed by the sea of ​​fire in an instant, and hurriedly whispered to stop Xiao Qiao's "prank".

"I just want Zhou Lang to vent my anger for me." Xiao Qiao stuck out her tongue at her sister. Then she turned around and grabbed Zhou Yu, who was about to use his ultimate move. She leaned down next to his ear and whispered softly.

No one knew what Xiao Qiao said, but Zhou Yu just blinked and slowly calmed down.

Da Qiao also said: "Commander, I don't think Wang Yao is a vicious person. Besides, he didn't hurt me and my sister Xiao Qiao when he was in the bottom lane. This shows that he is sincere in wanting to form an alliance with us. We might as well..."

"Why do you say that too?" Zhou Yu looked up at Da Qiao and whispered, "Do you know what this soldier is going to do?"

Da Qiao bowed slightly and said, "I just heard some of it from the back. Commander, the previous generation of the Sea of ​​Light often showed compassion to the soldiers, but now the world has changed and the old people are gone. Perhaps we are powerless to retain the heroic spirits of the deceased, but we the living can inherit their wishes. I believe that the previous generation of the Sea of ​​Light would not want his will to be buried in the dust of history."

Zhou Yu did not speak, but lowered his eyes, with thousands of thoughts flowing in his eyes, as if he was lost in some distant memory.

After a long time, Zhou Yu gently let go of Xiao Qiao, stood up and walked back to the raging sea of ​​fire. He gently raised his hand, and the raging fire that had lost its magic support suddenly began to go out. Soon, in a cloud of black burnt smoke, Wang Yao's extremely embarrassed figure emerged.

Looking at Wang Yao who had his hands crossed in front of his face, Zhou Yu frowned and said, "Why don't you dodge? With your ability, it's impossible that you can't dodge my skills, right?"

On the other side, feeling the flames around him gradually die down, Wang Yao endured the intense burning pain while casting a healing spell on his feet. In the green light of the water, he said to Zhou Yu with a smile: "As the saying goes, a friend's wife should not be bullied. If burning her can calm your Xiao Qiao down, then I would like to ask you to give me some more firewood!"

"Haha, I didn't realize you're such a humorous person." Zhou Yu laughed softly. He now admired Wang Yao's open-minded and generous leadership style.

At the same time, Zhou Yu suddenly realized that the soldier in front of him had a slight resemblance to a certain brother he had followed to conquer the world in Jiangdong.
At this moment, Zhou Yu had made up his mind!

In this era of heroes, the vortex of chaos will one day come. This era destined to be in chaos, perhaps, really needs a leader to stand up and lead the world in a new direction.
and so.

Zhou Yu walked towards Wang Yao, and every step he took was accompanied by a sentence: "I am a descendant of a famous family in Jiangdong, Zhou Yu! The protector of Wu, the current commander-in-chief of the army. From today on, I am willing to work with you to achieve great things. I hope you can remember everything I said today, and stick to your original intention and persevere to the end!"

As he was speaking, Zhou Yu came in front of Wang Yao.

In the canyon battlefield, on the high ground of the Wu Kingdom, the two extreme existences, the hero and the soldier, stood face to face, staring at each other with deep eyes.

Finally, under Wang Yao's hopeful gaze, Zhou Yu solemnly extended his hand to him: "Jiangdong, I am willing to become a member of the Federation!"

Seeing Zhou Yu's extremely solemn expression, Wang Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he raised the corner of his mouth and extended his hand to greet him: "Happy cooperation!"

Snapped!
The two of them held their hands together tightly.

The huge Wu State highland fell into an unprecedented silence. Three seconds later, earth-shaking cheers rang out, like a dragon soaring into the sky, resounding throughout the sky!

Because of the distance, the tens of thousands of soldiers in the square did not know what Wang Yao and Zhou Yu talked about during the process, but it didn’t matter, because the handshake between the two said it all!
The war is over! Peace!
This was a moment worthy of being recorded in history. A small soldier named Wang Yao created a feat that had not been seen in a thousand years. As a small soldier, he reached a peace covenant with the supreme hero and for the first time, the Battle of the Canyon was resolved peacefully - this event was later called the "Alliance of the Highlands"!
And from this moment on, history has undergone amazing changes.

No matter how many tragic things happened later, the seed that influenced the trajectory of future operations was planted on this high ground, and Wang Yao became the first person to advocate the federal system and lay the foundation for peaceful reunification!
　One wave has not yet subsided when another wave comes, and my heart is already in turmoil. It's really true that I can't see the light ahead, and I can't finish the twists and turns on the road. Well, life is really not easy.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)