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onsult。　He　placed　Su　Fei　in　chief　mand。　He　also　appointed　Chen　Jiu　and　Deng　Long　as　Van　Leaders；　and　prepared　for　general　defense。　He　had　two　hundreds　of　warships　under　the　mand　of　Chen　Jiu　and　Deng　Long。　On　these　he　placed　strong　bows　and　stiff　crossbows　to　the　number　of　more　than　a　thousand　and　secured　the　boats　to　heavy　hawsers　so　that　they　formed　a　barrier　in　the　river。

At　the　approach　of　the　southern　fleet；　the　drums　beat　for　the　ships　to　attack。　Soon　arrows　and　bolts　flew　thick；　forcing　back　the　invaders；　who　withdrew　till　several　miles　of　water　lay　between　them　and　the　defenders。

〃We　must　go　forward；〃　said　Gan　Ning　to　Dong　Xi。

So　they　chose　a　hundred　light　craft　and　put　picked　men　on　them；　fifty　to　a　boat。　Twenty　were　to　row　the　boats　and　thirty　to　fight。　These　latter　were　armored　swordsmen。　Careless　of　the　enemy's　missiles　these　boats　advanced；　got　to　the　defenders'　fleet；　and　cut　the　hawsers　of　their　ships　so　that　they　drifted　hither　and　thither　in　confusion。　Gan　Ning　leaped　upon　one　boat　and　killed　Deng　Long。　Chen　Jiu　left　the　fleet　and　set　out　for　the　shore。　Lu　Meng　dropped　into　a　small　boat　and　went　among　the　larger　ships　setting　them　on　fire。　When　Chen　Jiu　had　nearly　reached　the　bank；　Lu　Meng　reckless　of　death　went　after　him；　got　ahead；　and　struck　him　full　in　the　breast　so　that　he　fell。

Before　long　Su　Fei　came　along　the　bank　with　reinforcements；　but　it　was　too　late。　The　armies　of　the　South　Land　had　already　landed；　and　there　was　no　hope　of　repelling　them。　Su　Fei　fled　into　the　open　country；　but　he　was　made　prisoner。

Su　Fei　was　taken　to　Sun　Quan　who　ordered　that　he　be　put　into　a　cage…cart　and　kept　till　Huang　Zu　should　be　captured。　Then　he　would　execute　the　pair。　And　the　attack　was　pressed　on。　Day　and　night　they　wrought　to　cap