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n　surrender；　and　he　shall　be　served　as　I　have　served　this　table！〃

Then　he　handed　the　sword　to　Zhou　Yu；　at　the　same　time　giving　him　a　mission　as　mander…in…Chief　and　Supreme　Admiral；　Cheng　Pu　being　Vice…Admiral。　Lu　Su　was　also　nominated　as　Assistant　mander。

In　conclusion　Sun　Quan　said；　〃With　this　sword　you　will　slay　any　officer　who　may　disobey　your　mands。〃

Zhou　Yu　took　the　sword　and　turning　to　the　assembly　said；　〃You　have　heard　our　lord's　charge　to　me　to　lead　you　to　destroy　Cao　Cao。　You　will　all　assemble　tomorrow　at　the　riverside　camp　to　receive　my　orders。　Should　any　be　late　or　fail；　then　the　full　rigor　of　military　law………the　seven　prohibitions　and　the　fifty…four　capital　penalties………there　provided；　will　be　enforced。〃

Zhou　Yu　took　leave　of　Sun　Quan　and　left　the　chamber。　The　various　officers　also　went　their　several　ways。

When　Zhou　Yu　reached　his　own　place；　he　sent　for　Zhuge　Liang　to　consult　over　the　business　in　hand。　He　told　Zhuge　Liang　of　the　decision　that　had　been　taken　and　asked　for　a　plan　of　campaign。

〃But　your　master　has　not　yet　made　up　his　mind；〃　said　Zhuge　Liang。　〃Till　he　has；　no　plan　can　be　decided　upon。〃

〃What　do　you　mean？〃

〃In　his　heart；　Sun　Quan　is　still　fearful　of　Cao　Cao's　numbers　and　frets　over　the　inequality　of　the　two　armies。　You　will　have　to　explain　away　those　numbers　and　bring　him　to　a　final　decision　before　anything　can　be　effected。〃

〃What　you　say　is　excellent；〃　said　Zhou　Yu；　and　he　went　to　the　palace　that　night　to　see　his　master。

Sun　Quan　said；　〃You　must　have　something　of　real　importance　to　say　if　you　e　like　this　at　night。〃

Zhou　Yu　said；　〃I　am　making　my　dispositions　tomorrow。　You　have　quite　made　up　your　mind？〃

〃The　fact　is；〃　said　Sun　Quan；　〃I　still　feel　nervous　about　the　di