the　battle　convinced　Cao　Ren　of　the　wisdom　of　his　colleague　Li　Dian；　and　he　sent　for　Li　Dian　to　consult。

〃They　certainly　have　some　very　able　person　in　Liu　Bei's　army　since　my　formation　was　so　quickly　broken；〃　said　Cao　Ren。

〃My　chief　anxiety　is　about　Fancheng；〃　said　Li　Dian。

〃I　will　raid　their　camp　this　night；〃　said　Cao　Ren。　〃If　I　succeed；　we　will　decide　upon　what　should　be　done　next。　If　I　fail；　we　will　return　to　Fancheng。〃

〃Their　camp　will　be　well　prepared　against　such　a　thing；　and　you　will　fail；〃　said　Li　Dian。

〃How　can　you　expect　to　fight　successfully　when　you　are　so　full　of　doubts？〃　said　Cao　Ren；　angrily。

He　held　no　more　converse　with　his　cautious　colleague；　but　himself　took　mand　of　the　van　and　set　out。　Li　Dian　was　relegated　to　the　rear。　The　attack　on　the　enemy's　camp　was　fixed　for　the　second　watch。

Now　as　San　Fu　was　discussing　plans　with　his　chief　a　whirlwind　from　the　northeast　went　by；　which　San　Fu　said；　〃There　will　be　a　raid　on　the　camp　tonight。〃

〃How　shall　we　meet