第238部分(第1/7 页)

ley　Land；　and　the　convoy　was　manded　by　Sun　Li。

〃What　is　known　of　this　Sun　Li？〃　asked　Zhuge　Liang。

A　certain　man　of　Wei　replied；　〃He　is　a　bold　man。　Once　he　was　out　hunting　with　the　Ruler　of　Wei　on　Great　Rock　Hill；　and　a　tiger　suddenly　appeared　in　front　of　his　master's　chariot。　He　jumped　off　his　horse　and　dispatched　the　beast　with　his　sword。　He　was　rewarded　with　a　mandership。　He　is　an　intimate　friend　of　Cao　Zhen。〃

〃This　is　a　ruse；〃　said　Zhuge　Liang。　〃They　know　we　are　short　of　food；　and　those　carts　are　only　a　temptation。　They　are　laden　with　bustibles。　How　can　they　imagine　that　I　shall　be　deceived　by　this　sort　of　thing；　when　I　have　fought　them　with　fire　so　many　times？　If　we　go　to　seize　the　convoy；　they　will　e　and　raid　our　camp。　But　I　will　meet　ruse　with　ruse。〃

Then　Zhuge　Liang　sent　Ma　Dai　with　order：　〃You　and　three　thousand　troops　are　to　make　your　way　to　the　enemy's　store　camp　and；　when　the　wind　serves；　to　start　a　fire。　When　the　stores　are　burning；　the　soldiers　of　Wei　will　e　to　surround　our　camp。　That　is　how　we　will　provoke　a　battle。〃

He　also　sent　Ma　Zheng　and　Zhang　Ni　with　five　thousand　troops　each　to　halt　near　the　camp　so　that　they　might　attack　from　without。

These　having　gone；　he　called　Guan　Xing　and　Zhang　Bao；　and　said；　〃The　outermost　camp　of　Wei　is　on　the　main　road。　This　night；　when　the　enemy　see　a　blaze；　our　camp　will　be　attacked；　so　you　two　are　to　lie　in　wait　on　the　two　sides　of　the　Wei　camp　and　seize　it　when　they　have　left。〃

Calling　Hu　Ban　and　Wu　Yi；　he　said；　〃You　are　to　lie　in　wait　outside　the　camp　to　cut　off　the　retreat　of　the　force　of　Wei。〃

All　these　arrangements　made；　Zhuge　Liang　betook　himself　to　a　summit　of　the　Qishan　Mountains　to　watch　the　results。

The　soldiers　of　Wei　heard　that　their　enemies　w