ing；　〃You　did　not　do　your　best。　You　let　an　inferior　force　overe　you。〃

Cai　Mao　defended　himself；　saying；　〃The　Jingzhou　marines　have　not　been　exercised　for　a　long　time；　and　the　others　have　never　been　trained　for　naval　warfare　at　all。　A　naval　camp　must　be　instituted；　the　northern　soldiers　trained；　and　the　Jingzhou　force　drilled。　When　they　have　been　made　efficient；　they　will　win　victories。〃

〃You　are　the　Supreme　Admiral。　If　you　know　what　should　be　done；　why　have　you　not　done　it？〃　said　Cao　Cao。　〃What　is　the　use　of　telling　me　this？〃

So　Cai　Mao　and　Zhang　Yun　organized　a　naval　camp　on　the　river　bank。　They　established　twenty…four　〃Water　Gates；〃　with　the　large　ships　outside　as　a　sort　of　rampart；　and　under　their　protection　the　smaller　ships　went　to　and　fro　freely。　At　night　when　the　lanterns　and　torches　were　lit；　the　very　sky　was　illuminated；　and　the　water　shone　red　with　the　glare。　On　land　the　smoke　of　the　camp　fires　could　be　traced　for　one　hundred　mile　without　a　break。

Zhou　Yu　returned　to　camp　and　feasted　his　victorious　fighting　force。　A　messenger　bore　the　joyful　tidings　of　victory　to　his　master　Sun　Quan。　When　night　fell；　Zhou　Yu　went　up　to　the　summit　of　one　of　the　hills　and　looked　out　over　the　long　line　of　bright　lights　stretching　toward　the　west；　showing　the　extent　of　the　enemy's　camp。　He　said　nothing；　but　a　great　fear　came　in　upon　him。

Next　day　Zhou　Yu　decided　that　he　would　go　in　person　to　find　out　the　strength　of　the　enemy。　So　he　bade　them　prepare　a　small　squadron　which　he　manned　with　strong；　hardy　men　armed　with　powerful　bows　and　stiff　crossbows。　He　also　placed　musicians　on　each　ship。　They　set　sail　and　started　up　the　stream。　When　they　got　opposite　Cao　Cao's　camp；　the　heavy　stones　that　served　as　anchors　were　dropped；　and　the　music　was　played　w