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News　of　these　preparations　came　to　Liu　Biao；　and　he　hastily　summoned　his　advisers　and　warriors。

Kuai　Liang　told　him　to　be　free　from　anxiety；　and　said；　〃Put　General　Huang　Zu　at　the　head　of　the　Jiangxia　army　to　make　the　first　attack　and　you；　Sir；　support　him　with　the　forces　from　Xiangyang。　Let　Sun　Jian　e　riding　the　rivers　and　straddling　the　lakes：　What　strength　will　he　have　left　after　arriving　here？〃

So　Liu　Biao　bade　Huang　Zu　prepare　to　march；　and　a　great　army　was　assembled。

Here　it　may　be　said　that　Sun　Jian　had　four　sons；　all　the　issue　of　his　wife　who　was　of　the　Wu　family。　Their　names　in　order　were　Sun　Ce；　Sun　Quan；　Sun　Yi；　and　Sun　Kuang。　Sun　Jian　had　a　second　wife　who　was　the　sister　of　his　first　wife。　And　the　second　wife　bore　him　a　son　and　a　daughter；　the　former　called　Sun　Lang；　the　latter　Sun　Ren。　Sun　Jian　had　also　adopted　a　son　from　a　Yu　family　and　named　him　Sun　Hu。　And　he　had　a　younger　brother　named　Sun　Jing。

As　Sun　Jian　was　leaving　on　this　expedition；　his　brother　Sun　Jing　with　all　his　six　sons　stood　in　front　of　Sun　Jian's　steed　and　dissuaded　him；　saying；　〃Dong　Zhuo　is　the　real　ruler　of　the　state；　for　the　Emperor　is　a　weakling。　The　whole　country　is　in　rebellion；　everyone　is　scrambling　for　territory。　Our　area　is　paratively　peaceful；　and　it　is　wrong　to　begin　a　war　merely　for　the　sake　of　a　little　resentment。　I　pray　you；　brother；　think　before　you　start。〃

Sun　Jian　replied；　〃Brother；　say　no　more。　I　desire　to　make　my　strength　felt　throughout　the　empire；　and　shall　I　not　avenge　my　injuries？〃

〃Then　father；　if　you　must　go；　let　me　acpany　you；〃　said　the　eldest　son　Sun　Ce。

This　request　was　granted；　and　father　and　son　embarked　to　go　to　ravage　the　city　of　Fankou。

Now　Huang　Zu　had　placed　archers　and　crossbowmen　along　t