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Cao　Mao；　fearing　his　ministers　terrible　power；　consented；　and　an　edict　was　issued　for　the　mands　to　mobilize　two　hundred　sixty　thousand　troops　of　two　capitals。　Wang　Ji；　General　Who　Corrects　the　South；　was　in　mand　of　the　van；　and　Chen　Qian；　General　Who　Pacifies　the　East；　was　second　in　mand　of　the　van。　Shi　Bao；　Army　Inspector；　and　Zhou　Cai；　Imperial　Protector　of　Yangzhou；　led　the　Imperial　Escort。　The　army　moved　into　the　South　of　River　Huai　like　a　great　flood。

Zhu　Yi；　the　Leader　of　the　Van　of　Wu；　encountered　them；　and　both　sides　drew　up　for　battle。　Zhu　Yi　rode　out　and　took　the　challenge；　but　was　overe　by　Wang　Ji　in　the　third　bout　and　he　fled。　Tang　Zi　also　rode　out；　but　was　also　beaten　in　the　third　encounter　by　Wang　Ji。　Then　Wang　Ji　ordered　a　full　attack。　The　troops　of　Wu　were　broken　and　retired　fifteen　miles　and　camped。　Thence　they　sent　tidings　of　their　ill…success　to　Shouchun。

Zhuge　Dan　in　Shouchun　led　out　his　bold　and　strong　soldiers　to　join　forces　with　Wen　Qin　and　his　two　sons；　Wen　Yang　and　Wen　Hu。　Then　they　set　out　against　Sima　Zhao。

Now　here　is　a　check　to　the　armies　of　Wu；

And　Weis　gallant　men　advance。

The　next　chapter　will　tell　how　went　victory。

Main　Next　to　Chapter　112　》》

Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　112

Chapter　112

Rescuing　Shouchun；　Yu　Quan　Dies　Nobly；

Attacking　Changcheng；　Jiang　Wei　Mobilizes。

Hearing　of　this　threatened　attack；　Sima　Zhao　sought　advice　from　two　of　his　officers；　High　Counselor　Pei　Xiu　and　Palace　Assistant　Zhong　Hui。

Zhong　Hui　said；　〃The　Wu　army　is　helping　our　enemies　for　the　sake　of　profit；　and　hence　we　can　seduce　them　with　an　offer　of　greater　profit。〃

Sima　Zhao　agreed　in　this　opinion　and　resolved　accordingly。　As　part　of　his　plan；　he　sent　Shi　Bao　and　Zhou　Cai　to　lay　ambushes　in　different　places　near　Shouchun。

As　ordered　by　Sima　Zhao；　Wang　Ji　and　Chen　Qian　manded　an　army　of　veterans　on　the　rear；　Cheng　Zu　led　thirty　thousand　troops　out　to　bring　on　a　battle；　while　Chen　Jun　got　together　many　wagons；　herds　of　oxen；　droves　of　horses；　donkeys　and　mules；　and　heaps　of　military　supplies；　all　of　which　he　crowded　together　in　the　midst　of　the　army。　This　stuff　was　meant　to　be　abandoned　as　soon　as　the　fight　began；　so　that　the　enemy　might　be　tempted　to　plunder。

That　day；　Zhuge　Dan　led　the　center　army；　while　Zhu　Yi　and　Wen　Qin　manded　the　left　and　right　armies。　The　armies　being　drawn　up；　Zhuge　Dan　looked　across　at　his　opponents　and　saw　that　the　center　of　the　Wei　army　was　taken　up　by　a　disorderly　mass　of　transport。　Presently　he　led　on　his　troops　to　attack；　and　Cheng　Zu；　as　bidden　to　do；　gave　way　and　fled；　leaving　a　large　amount　of　spoil。　When　the　soldiers　of　Wu　saw　such　huge　quantities　of　booty；　theirs　for　the　taking；　they　lost　all　desire　to　fight　and　scattered　to　gather　the　spoil。

While　thus　occupied；　suddenly　a　bomb　exploded　and；　from　left　and　right；　down　came　Shi　Bao　and　Zhou　Cai　and　the　army　of　Wei　upon　the　spoilers。　Zhuge　Dan　attempted　to　draw　off；　but　other　forces　under　Wang　Ji　and　Chen　Qian　appeared；　and　he　was　heavily　smitten。　Then　came　on　Sima　Zhao　with　his　army；　and　Zhuge　Dan　fled　to　Shouchun；　where　he　entered　and　shut　the　gates。　The　army　of　Wei　set　down　to　the　siege　of　the　city；　and　the　army　of　Wu　retired　into　camp　at　Anfeng。　The　Ruler　of　Wei；　Cao　Mao；　was　lodging　at　this　time　in　Xiangcheng。

Then　said　Zhong　Hui；　〃Zhuge　Dan　has　been　worsted；　but　the　city　wherein　he　has　taken　refuge　is　well　supplied；　and　his　allies；　the　troops　of　Wu；　are　not　distant。　His　position　is　strong。　Our　soldiers　are　besieging　the　city　all　round；　which　means　that　those　within　will　hold　out　for　a　long　time；　or　they　will　make　a　desperate　sortie。　Their　allies　also　may　fall　upon　us　at　the　same　time；　and　it　would　go　hard　with　us。　Therefore；　I　advise　that　the　attack　be　made　only　on　three　sides；　leaving　the　south　gate　open　for　them　if　they　wish　to　flee。　If　they　flee；　we　can　fall　on　the　fugitives。　The　troops　of　Wu　cannot　have　supplies　for　very　long。　If　we　sent　some　light　cavalry　round　by　their　rear；　we　might　stay　their　fighting　power　without　a　battle。〃

＇e＇　Zhang　Liang；　aka　Zhang　Zifang；　the　master　strategist　for　Liu　Bang。　His　family　had　served　the　state　of　Han　as　chief　ministers　during　the　Warring　States　period。　It　is　said　that　he　received　the　strategy　book　of　Lu　Wang　from　a　mysterious　old　man。　When　he　was　young；　Zhang　Liang　plotted　to　assasinate　the　First　Emperor；　but　failed。　He　later　rebeled　against　Qin。　Joined　Liu　Bang　（BC　206）　to　fight　against　Qin　and　then　Chu。　Remended　Han　Xin　to　Liu　Bang。　Zhang　Liangs　insights　had　earned　him　the　name　〃The　Teacher　of　Emperor〃。　After　Liu　Bang　won　the　empire；　Zhang　Liang　was　enobled　as　Lord　of　Liu；　but　did　not　take　office；　instead　he　resigned　from　political　life　and　traveled。　。。。。。

〃You　are　my　Zhang　Liang*；〃　said　Sima　Zhao；　stroking　the　back　of　his　adviser。　〃Your　advice　is　excellent！〃

So　Wang　Ji；　who　was　on　the　south　of　the　city；　was　ordered　to　withdraw。

But　in　the　Wu　camp　at　Anfeng　was　much　sadness　at　the　want　of　success。

Sun　Chen　said　to　General　Zhu　Yi；　〃If　we　cannot　succor　Shouchun；　how　can　we　hope　to　overrun　the　Middle　Land？　Now　and　here　you　have　to　win　a　victory　or　die；　for　another　defeat　will　mean　death。〃

Zhu　Yi　went　back　to　his　camp　and　talked　with　Yu　Quan。

Yu　Quan　said；　〃The　south　gate　of　Shouchun　is　free；　and　I　will　lead　therein　some　of　our　troops　to　help　Zhuge　Dan。　Then　you　challenge　the　Wei　army　on　one　side；　and　we　will　e　out　from　the　city　and　attack　on　the　other　side。〃

Zhu　Yi　thought　the　plan　good；　and　Quan　Yi；　Quan　Duan；　and　Wen　Qin　were　willing　to　go　into　the　city　and　share　in　the　attack。　They　were　allowed　to　march　in　without　hindrance　as　the　Wei　generals　had　no　orders　to　stop　them。

When　this　was　reported　to　Sima　Zhao；　he　said；　〃This　is　a　plan　to　defeat　our　army　by　making　a　front　and　rear　attack。〃

So　he　called　Wang　Ji　and　Chen　Qian　and　told　them　to　take　five　thousand　troops　to　keep　the　road　along　which　Zh