y　what　his　brother　Zhuge　Jin　can　do　to　persuade　him。　It　would　be　an　excellent　thing　to　have　these　two　in　our　service。〃

〃Yes；　indeed；〃　replied　Zhou　Yu。

Next　morning　at　dawn；　Zhou　Yu　went　to　his　camp　and　took　his　seat　in　the　council　tent。　The　armed　guards　took　up　their　stations　right　and　left；　and　the　officers　ranged　themselves　in　lines　to　listen　to　the　orders。

Now　Cheng　Pu；　who　was　older　than　Zhou　Yu　but　was　made　second　in　mand；　was　very　angry　at　being　passed　over；　so　he　made　a　pretense　of　indisposition　and　stayed　away　from　this　assembly。　But　he　sent　his　eldest　son；　Cheng　Zi；　to　represent　him。

Zhou　Yu　addressed　the　gathering；　saying；　〃The　law　knows　no　partiality；　and　you　will　all　have　to　attend　to　your　several　duties。　Cao　Cao　is　now　more　absolute　than　ever　was　Dong　Zhuo；　and　the　Emperor　is　really　a　prisoner　in　Xuchang；　guarded　by　the　most　cruel　soldiers。　We　have　a　mand　to　destroy　Cao　Cao；　and　with　your　willing　help　we　shall　advance。　The　army　must　cause　no　hardship　to　the　people　anywhere。　Rewards　for　good　service　and　punishments　for　faults　shall　be　given　impartially。〃

Having　delivered　this　charge；　Zhou　Yu　told　off　Han　Dang　and　Huang　Gai　as　Leaders　of　the　Van；　and　ordered　the　ships　under　their　own　mand　to　get　under　way　and　go　to　the　Three　Gorges。　They　would　get　orders　by　and　bye。　Then　he　appointed　four　armies　with　two　leaders　over　each：　The　first　body　was　under　Jiang　Qin　and　Zhou　Tai；　the　second；　Pan　Zhang　and　Ling　Tong；　the　third；　Taishi　Ci　and　Lu　Meng；　the　fourth；　Lu　Xun　and　Dong　Xi。　Lu　Fan　and　Zhu　Zhi　were　appointed　inspectors；　to　move　from　place　to　place　and　keep　the　various　units　up　to　their　work　and　acting　with　due　regard　to　the　general　plan。　Land　and　marine　forces　were　to　move　simultaneously。　The　expedition　would　soon　start。