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　Capital　District。　I　planned　for　Yuan　Shu　with　his　Nanyang　army　to　occupy　the　counties　of　Danshi　and　Xilin　and　go　into　Wu　Pass　to　help　the　three　supports。　All　were　to　fortify　their　positions　and　not　to　fight。　Advantage　lay　in　a　diverse　military　coalition　that　could　show　the　empire　a　possibility　of　dealing　with　the　rebellion。　We　could　have　convinced　the　people　to　side　with　us　against　Dong　Zhuo。　Victory　would　have　been　ours　at　once。　But　then　came　delays　and　doubts　and　inaction；　and　the　confidence　of　the　people　was　lost；　and　I　am　ashamed。〃

＇e＇　Liu　Dai　was　the　Imperial　Protector　of　Yanzhou　at　that　time。

No　reply　was　possible　and　the　guests　dispersed。　Cao　Cao　saw　that　the　others　mistrusted　him；　and　in　his　heart　knew　that　nothing　could　be　acplished。　So　he　led　off　his　force　to　Yanzhou　Region*。

Then　Gongsun　Zan　said　to　Liu　Bei；　〃This　Yuan　Shao　is　an　incapable；