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ss　his　death　without　appearing　ridiculous。　I　hope　to　get　him　killed　by　the　hand　of　Cao　Cao　and　prevent　his　doing　further　mischief。〃

Lu　Su　left　and　went　to　see　Zhuge　Liang　to　find　out　if　he　suspected　anything。　Lu　Su　found　him　looking　quite　unconcerned　and　getting　the　soldiers　ready　to　march。

Unable　to　let　Zhuge　Liang　go　without　a　warning；　however；　Lu　Su　put　a　tentative　question；　〃Do　you　think　this　expedition　will　succeed？〃

Zhuge　Liang　laughingly　replied；　〃I　am　an　adept　at　all　sorts　of　fighting；　with　foot；　horse；　and　chariots　on　land　and　marines　on　the　water。　There　is　no　doubt　of　my　success。　I　am　not　like　you　and　your　friend；　only　capable　in　one　direction。〃

〃What　do　you　mean　by　our　being　capable　only　in　one　direction？〃　said　Lu　Su。

〃I　have　heard　the　street　children　in　your　country　singing：

〃To　lay　an　ambush；　hold　a　pass；

Lu　Su　is　the　man　to　choose；

But　when　you　on　the　water　fight；

Zhou　Yu　is　the　man　to　use。

〃You　are　only　fit　for　ambushes　and　guarding　passes　on　land；　just　as　Zhou　Yu　only　understands　fighting　on　the　water；〃　said　Zhuge　Liang。

Lu　Su　carried　this　story　to　Zhou　Yu；　which　only　incensed　him　the　more　against　Zhuge　Liang。

〃How　dare　he　flout　me；　saying　I　cannot　fight　a　land　battle？　I　will　not　let　him　go。　I　will　go　myself　with　ten　thousand　troops　and　cut　off　Cao　Cao's　supplies。〃

Lu　Su　went　back　and　told　this　to　Zhuge　Liang；　who　smiled　and　said；　〃Zhou　Yu　only　wanted　me　to　go　on　this　expedition　because　he　wanted　Cao　Cao　to　kill　me。　And　so　I　teased　him　a　little。　But　he　cannot　bear　that。　Now　is　the　critical　moment；　and　Marquis　Sun　Quan　and　my　master　must　act　in　harmony　if　we　are　to　succeed。　If　each　one　tries　to　harm　the　other；　the　whole　scheme　will　fail。　Cao　Cao　is　no　fool；　and　it　i