Chapter 71 Not Everyone Can Be a Hero
is it possible?

Wang Yao still couldn't believe it.

Judging from the situation, the Wei State had only lost one of its defense towers. Such a loss was not enough to determine the outcome of the battle, but why did the Wei State surrender just like that?

This is like in a ranking battle, the battle was in full swing, with both sides winning and losing, but when eight minutes were up, the opponents all surrendered.

The victory came too suddenly, leaving people happy and confused at the same time.

Did the heroes of Wei State start a internal conflict?

Wang Yao was puzzled.

However, when Wang Yao inadvertently saw the silent Zhao Yun, he seemed to understand something.

Maybe it’s because of Diao Chan?
Zhao Yun’s cold behavior just now might have been a big blow to Diao Chan. Seeing how distraught she was before she left, she had no fighting spirit at all, just like a young girl who was rejected by her idol in seconds. If she went back this time, wouldn’t she just hang up at the fountain?

The more Wang Yao thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

Let's talk about Lu Bu. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that he is interested in Diao Chan and he listens to her very much. Once Diao Chan goes offline, wouldn't Lu Bu, the flower-guarding messenger, follow her and go offline as well?

Although I don't want to admit such a ridiculous guess, maybe Wei State didn't want to surrender originally. It's a pity that two of the five heroes were AFK. If they continued fighting, it would only increase consumption. That's why Wei State surrendered directly!

Thinking of this, Wang Yao couldn't help but pat Zhao Yun on the head happily and said, "Old Zhao, you are awesome. You have really brought out the saying of conquering the enemy without fighting!"

Zhao Yun turned around and glanced at Wang Yao on his back, then he loosened his grip and threw Wang Yao to the ground with an expressionless face.

With a bang, Wang Yao was like a robot with loose parts. The soldier armor that had been badly damaged after the fierce battle shattered to the ground.

"Damn it. Please, I'm a wounded person. Can't you be gentler?" Wang Yao, who fell to the ground unexpectedly, grimaced in pain.

This Zhao Yun has no humanity at all. Why would he be so cruel just for touching my head?

"You still have the energy to think about nonsense. How can you look like a wounded soldier?" Zhao Yun said coolly, then turned around and walked away without saying another word.

But not far
"Hey!" Wang Yao shouted.

Zhao Yun turned around.

Swish!
A golden light shot straight at Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun stretched out his hand expressionlessly, and caught it with a snap! , which turned out to be the fast-strike spear.

"This is for you." Wang Yao sat on the ground, holding his aching chest and smiled, "Thanks to you this time, otherwise we might not be able to come back. This gun is for you. It suits you very well. It can be regarded as a thank you gift."

Zhao Yun looked at Wang Yao with a complicated expression, hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded slightly, then turned around and joined the main force.

"As expected, he looks cool only when he holds a gun!" Looking at Zhao Yun's back with a gun, Wang Yao murmured to himself with joy.

This was a breakthrough. Since the stubborn Zhao Yun accepted his weapon, it meant that this would not be the last time they fought side by side!
The captain on the side looked at Wang Yao and Zhao Yun blankly, with a rather strange look on his face. Thinking of what Wang Yao had said before, "Know his strengths and weaknesses", the burly man got goose bumps all over his body.
But soon, the centurion came to his senses and seemed to finally realize that both of them were injured: "Why do you look like you were pushed down from the mountain by a wild boar?"

"It's hard to explain in a few words. Please give me a hand first." Wang Yao said while enduring the severe pain in his body.

The captain pulled Wang Yao up from the ground. He felt that the boy's weight was almost all on him. His face suddenly became serious: "How did you get so badly injured? Where are the other four soldiers?"

"You don't need to look for them. They are all dead." Wang Yao said guiltily as he looked around for his subordinates.

"Dead? What happened?" The centurion's face changed.

"We were discovered by the enemy heroes halfway, and only Zhao Zhaosi and I made it back alive." Wang Yao said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was too stubborn. If I had listened to your advice and not gone, they wouldn't have died. I'm really sorry."

In order to destroy the enemy's second defense tower and obtain more gold coins to purchase equipment, Wang Yao did not hesitate to instigate the centurion to attack the tower. All this was just for his own selfish desires.

Although the captain's caution and dissuasion prevented greater casualties, four soldiers still died on the battlefield because of him. Thinking of the burning and admiring eyes of the four soldiers when they looked at him, Wang Yao felt even more ashamed.

Even the soldiers have their own parents, lovers, and children. Perhaps at this moment, their families are eagerly waiting for them to return home in Jingzhou. However, because of Wang Yao, they will not be able to enjoy the glory of victory and will sleep forever on this battlefield.
The heavy sense of guilt made Wang Yao's breathing heavy, like a drowning person unable to breathe.

The one who couldn't breathe was the centurion.

"Even our military advisor can make mistakes sometimes. You don't have to blame yourself too much." The captain's voice was a little low. Wang Yao looked up at the helpless captain.

"After all, this canyon is the graveyard of us soldiers and the end of our destiny." The centurion looked at the endless canyon and said with a bitter smile: "I think that since they have come to the legion, they should be ready to die on the battlefield. You don't need to blame yourself too much. Separation between life and death is a very normal thing for us soldiers."

Wang Yao lowered his head. He knew that this was just deceiving himself.

"Can you play chess?" Looking at the depressed Wang Yao, the captain suddenly asked.

"Play chess?" Wang Yao looked confused, not understanding why the captain asked that.

"Many people think that playing chess is just a pastime, but I don't think so." The captain said calmly, "I have an old friend who is a chess master. Every time we play chess, he makes me stay still, that is, I make my chariot, horse, and cannon stay still, and I can kill them at will. But every time we play chess, I will not kill my old friend. Do you know why?"

"Because you're too bad?"

"You brat." The captain wanted to throw Wang Yao to the ground like Zhao Yun did. But he thought that this was not his intention to teach Wang Yao a lesson, so he coughed and said, "Because every time I play chess, I pay too much attention to the gains and losses of the chess pieces."

Wang Yao was stunned.

The captain smiled and said, "A true chess master's vision is not just about the life and death of a chess piece. They are all planners who have an eye on the overall situation. At critical moments, they will not hesitate to sacrifice chess pieces to maintain the overall situation. This is the way to win in chess."

After a pause, the centurion continued, "Although I feel sorry for the death of the soldiers, on the other hand, I also think that it is their death that reflects their value. Just like playing chess, in order to protect the general, the soldiers can make any sacrifice. All of this is for the overall situation, for victory! I don't mean that you should think that the lives of the soldiers are insignificant. On the contrary, you should respect their deaths, because this victory was built with the bones of thousands of soldiers!"

At this point, the captain patted Wang Yao on the shoulder and said, "To them, you are their general. In order to protect you, they are willing to sacrifice their lives at any time. I am proud of them. At the same time, I also hope that you will take this as a warning and think twice before doing anything in the future. Don't be stubborn and arrogant, and don't be greedy and reckless, and live up to their sacrifices, because from this moment on, you will live with four lives on your shoulders."

Looking at the serious-looking captain, Wang Yao's eyes became slightly warm.

Indeed, the death of those four soldiers was not meaningless. At least they became one of the creators of the victory of this war.

Just like when playing King of Glory, without the sacrifice of soldiers, how can you get money to buy equipment? How can you win? (Those who say you can fight wild monsters can turn around and face the wall)
They are the most respectable people in the canyon!

"Thank you, Captain." Wang Yao said sincerely.

Along the way, he met many good teachers and helpful friends who taught him many things, things that he could never learn in his lifetime on Earth.

Seeing Wang Yao regain his spirits, the captain smiled again and said, "I'm glad you're back alive. You're the most promising soldier I've ever seen. I hope you work hard and strive to become a general as soon as possible. By the way, don't call me captain anymore. I'm much older than you. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Wei!"

"Brother Wei!" Wang Yao called out without hesitation: "So your last name is Wei?"

"Well, my name is Wei Yan." The captain said as he helped Wang Yao walk forward. However, he suddenly felt his shoulders sink. When he turned around, he saw Wang Yao staring at him in amazement. He stopped where he was with a confused look on his face.

"What's wrong?" The centurion looked confused.

"Wei Wei Yan?!" Wang Yao's jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"My name is weird?"

"No, not strange."

It's not strange, it's horrifying!!

Wang Yao could never have imagined that the captain in front of him was actually Wei Yan, the best sixth man during the Five Tigers period of the Shu Kingdom and the top scorer in the post-Five Tigers era! !
Can the world ever be normal again? After Zhao Yun, another famous historical figure is now a soldier?!
"Are you a hero too?" Wang Yao couldn't help but blurt out, he was so curious.

You know, as the first person in the late Shu Kingdom, how could Wei Yan still be just a soldier? Could it be that Wei Yan, like Zhao Yun, was actually a dormant hero?

"Hero? Me?" Facing Wang Yao's question, Wei Yan smiled and shook his head as if he had heard a funny joke, saying, "Although I also want to be a hero, can you become a hero just by wishing?"

Wang Yao stared at Wei Yan in a daze, feeling mixed emotions.

What Wei Yan said seemed to be right. In history, there were countless famous figures in the Three Kingdoms period, but in the end, only about twenty people ascended the throne of heroes.

Not just anyone can become a hero!
Somehow, Wang Yao seemed to have realized something terrible.

Looking up with emotion at the sky with rolling clouds, Wang Yao suddenly thought of the lyrics of Yang Shen, a writer of the Ming Dynasty: The Yangtze River rolls eastward, and its waves wash away all the heroes!
Perhaps, those historical figures who did not become heroes have either died or, like Wei Yan, have become an unknown soldier or an ordinary civilian?
Just as Wang Yao was still sighing to himself, suddenly, he felt a chill on his back for no reason!
Something is approaching!!
Wang Yao suddenly broke free from Wei Yan's support and stared at the sky in the distance in amazement.

Wang Yao didn't know why he suddenly had this feeling. It was like standing on the railroad tracks in front of a tunnel. Although he didn't see the train, the subtle vibration made him instinctively realize that the train was getting closer!
There is no doubt about it, a hero is approaching them rapidly!
(End of this chapter)