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counsel　in　this　matter；〃　said　Sun　Quan。

As　soon　as　Yi　Ji　had　gone；　the　Marquis　of　Wu　turned　to　his　officers　and　asked　what　should　be　done。

Zhang　Zhao　said；　〃All　this　is　because　Liu　Bei　fears　that　Cao　Cao　will　attack　him。　However；　since　Cao　Cao　is　absent　in　Hanzhong；　it　would　be　well　to　seize　the　opportunity　and　attack　Hefei。〃

Sun　Quan　accepted　the　advice。　After　he　had　sent　the　messenger　away；　he　began　to　prepare　for　the　expedition。　He　left　Lu　Su　in　mand　over　the　three　territories　of　Changsha；　Jiangxia；　and　Guiyang。　Then　Sun　Quan　encamped　at　Lukou；　withdrew　Generals　Lu　Meng　and　Gan　Ning；　and　sent　to　Yuhang　for　General　Ling　Tong。

In　a　few　days；　Lu　Meng　and　Gan　Ning　returned。

Lu　Meng　suggested　a　plan；　saying；　〃Cao　Cao　has　sent　Zhu　Guang；　Governor　of　Lujiang；　to　camp　at　the　city　of　Huancheng　and　plant　grain　for　the　supply　of　Hefei。　Let　us　first　take　Huancheng　first；　and　then　attack　Hefei。〃

〃This　scheme　is　just　after　my　own　heart；〃　said　Sun　Quan。

So　Sun　Quan　appointed　Lu　Meng　and　Gan　Ning　as　Van　Leaders；　Jiang　Qin　and　Pan　Zhang　as　Rear　Guards；　he　himself　with　Zhou　Tai；　Chen　Wu；　Dong　Xi；　and　Xu　Sheng　manded　the　center。　But　the　manders　Cheng　Pu；　Huang　Gai；　and　Han　Dang　were　not　called　to　take　part　in　this　expedition　as　they　were　guarding　certain　especial　places。

The　army　crossed　the　river　and　captured　Hezhou　on　the　way。　Governor　Zhu　Guang　sent　an　urgent　message　to　Hefei　for　help　and　set　himself　to　strengthen　his　fortifications　for　a　siege。　Sun　Quan　went　very　near　the　city　walls　of　Huancheng　to　observe　its　defense；　and　a　flight　of　arrows　greeted　him；　some　striking　his　great　official　parasol。　He　went　back　to　camp　and　asked　his　officers　to　offer　plans　of　attack。

Then　Dong　Xi　said；　〃Pile　up　great　hills　of　earth　and　att