第113部分(第2/7 页)

oats；　collect　them　and　bear　them　to　the　tent　of　the　mander…in…Chief。　Lu　Su　went　to　report　that　the　arrows　had　been　obtained　and　told　Zhou　Yu　by　what　means。

Zhou　Yu　was　amazed　and　sighed　sadly；　saying；　〃He　is　better　than　I。　His　methods　are　more　than　human。〃

Thick　lies　the　fog　on　the　river；

Nature　is　shrouded　in　white；

Distant　and　near　are　confounded；

Banks　are　no　longer　in　sight。

Fast　fly　the　pattering　arrows；

Stick　in　the　boats　of　the　fleet。

Now　can　full　tale　be　delivered；

Zhuge　Liang　is　victor　plete。

When；　shortly　after　his　return；　Zhuge　Liang　went　to　the　tent　of　the　mander…in…Chief；　he　was　weled　by　Zhou　Yu；　who　came　forward　to　greet　him；　saying；　〃Your　superhuman　predictions　pel　one's　esteem。〃

〃There　is　nothing　remarkable　in　that　trifling　trick；〃　replied　he。

Zhou　Yu　led　him　within　and　wine　was　brought。

Then　Zhou　Yu　said；　〃My　lord　sent　yesterday　to　urge　me　to　advance；　but　I　have　no　master　plan　ready。　I　wish　you　would　assist　me；　Master。〃

〃But　where　should　I；　a　man　of　poor　everyday　ability；　find　such　a　plan　as　you　desire？〃

〃I　saw　the　enemy's　naval　camp　just　lately；　and　it　looked　very　plete　and　well　organized。　It　is　not　an　ordinary　place　to　attack。　I　have　thought　of　a　plan；　but　I　am　not　sure　it　will　answer。　I　should　be　happy　if　you　would　decide　for　me。〃

〃General；〃　replied　Zhuge　Liang；　〃do　not　say　what　your　plan　is；　but　each　of　us　will　write　in　the　palm　of　his　hand　and　see　whether　our　opinions　agree。〃

So　brush　and　ink　were　sent　for；　and　Zhou　Yu　first　wrote　on　his　own　palm；　and　then　passed　the　pen　to　Zhuge　Liang　who　also　wrote。　Then　getting　close　together　on　the　same　bench；　each　showed　his　hand　to　the　other；　and　both　burst　out　laughing；　for　both　had　written