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ou　three　thousand　troops　and　five　hundred　horses。　Return　as　soon　as　peace　can　be　made。　As　your　rank　is　hardly　sufficient　for　such　powers；　I　will　memorialize　to　obtain　for　you　higher　rank　with　the　title　of　General　Who　Exterminates　Brigands；　and　you　can　soon　start。〃

Sun　Ce　thanked　his　patron　most　humbly　and　soon　put　the　army　in　motion；　taking　with　him　his　two　new　advisers　and　his　father's　generals………Zhu　Zhi；　Lu　Fan；　Cheng　Pu；　Huang　Gai；　Han　Dang；　and　others。

When　Sun　Ce　reached　Linyang；　he　saw　a　body　of　troops　in　front　of　him；　at　their　head　a　dashing　leader　of　handsome　and　refined　mien。　As　soon　as　this　mander　saw　Sun　Ce；　he　dismounted　and　made　obeisance。　It　was　Zhou　Yu　from　Shucheng。

When　Sun　Jian　was　opposing　the　tyrant　Dong　Zhuo；　he　moved　his　family　to　Shucheng　where　the　Zhou　family　had　lived。　And　as　Zhou　Yu　and　Sun　Ce　were　of　the　same　age　all　but　two　months；　they　became　exceedingly　good　friends　and　sworn　brothers；　Sun　Ce　being　the　elder　in　virtue　of　his　two　months'　seniority。　Zhou　Yu　was　on　his　way　to　visit　Sun　Ce's　uncle；　Governor　Wu　Jing　of　Dangyang；　when　the　happy　meeting　took　place。

Naturally　Sun　Ce　confided　his　projects　and　inmost　ideas　to　his　friend；　who　at　once　said；　〃I　shall　put　my　whole　life　and　energy　to　serve　you　to　reach　that　grand　goal。〃

〃Now　that　you　have　e；　the　design　is　as　good　as　acplished；〃　said　Sun　Ce。

Zhou　Yu　was　introduced　to　Zhu　Zhi　and　Lu　Fan。

Zhou　Yu　said；　〃Do　you　know　of　the　two　Zhangs　of　Guangling？　They　would　be　most　useful　people　in　working　out　your　schemes。〃

〃Who　are　they；　the　two　Zhangs？〃　said　Sun　Ce。

〃They　are　men　of　transcendent　genius　who　are　living　near　here　for　the　sake　of　tranquillity　in　these　turbulent　times。　Their　names　are　Zhang　Zhao　and　Zhang　Hong。　Why　not　invite　them