ort　of　thing；〃　Zhuge　Liang　quietly　remarked。

Liu　Bei　snatched　off　his　cap　and　flung　it　away；　saying；　〃I　was　only　amusing　myself　with　the　thing。〃

〃How　do　you　think　you　stand　pared　with　Cao　Cao？〃　asked　Zhuge　Liang。

〃Inferior。〃

〃Yes；　your　army　is　less　than　ten　thousand；　and　the　chances　are　ten　thousand　to　one　that　he　will　attack。　How　can　we　meet　him？〃

〃I　am　greatly　distressed　about　it；　but　I　see　no　way。〃

〃You　might　recruit；　and　I　will　train　them。　Then　we　might　be　able　to　oppose　him。〃

So　recruiting　began　and　three　thousand　were　enlisted。　Zhuge　Liang　set　about　drilling　them　diligently。

Soon　they　heard　that　Xiahou　Dun　was　leading　an　army　of　one　hundred　thousand　troops　against　them。

When　he　heard　it；　Zhang　Fei　said　to　his　brother；　Guan　Yu；　〃We　will　get　this　Zhuge　Liang　to　go　and　fight　them。〃

Just　at　that　moment　they　were　summoned　to　their　brother；　who　asked　their　advice。

〃Why　not　send　the　'Water；'　brother？〃　said　Zhang　Fei。

〃For　method　I　rely　on　Zhuge　Liang；　but　for　action　I　put　my　faith　in　you；　my　brothers。　Are　you　going　to　fail　me？〃

They　went　out；　and　Zhuge　Liang　was　called。

〃I　fear　your　brothers　will　not　obey　me；〃　said　Zhuge　Liang。　〃Wherefore；　if　I　am　to　direct　the　campaign；　you　must　give　me　a　seal　of　office　and　a　sword　of　authority。〃

So　Liu　Bei　gave　him　both。　Armed　with　these　ensigns　of　power；　Zhuge　Liang　assembled　the　officers　to　receive　their　orders。

〃We　will　go　just　to　see　what　he　will　do；〃　said　Zhang　Fei　to　Guan　Yu。

In　the　assembly　Zhuge　Liang　spoke；　saying；　〃On　the　left　of　Bowang　are　Yushan　Hills。　On　the　right　is　Anlin　Forest。　There　we　will　prepare　an　ambush。　Guan　Yu　will　go　to　Yushan　Hills　with　one　thousand　soldiers。　He　is　to　remain　there　quiescent　ti