ons；　each　of　three　hundred　ships；　were　placed　under　four　manders：　Han　Dang；　Zhou　Tai；　Jiang　Qin；　and　Chen　Wu。　Twenty　fire　ships　preceded　each　fleet。　Zhou　Yu　and　Cheng　Pu　went　on　board　one　of　the　large　ships　to　direct　the　battle。　Their　guards　were　Ding　Feng　and　Xu　Sheng。　Lu　Su；　Kan　Ze；　and　the　advisers　were　left　to　guard　the　camp。　Cheng　Pu　was　greatly　impressed　with　Zhou　Yu's　ordering　of　the　grand　attack。

Then　came　a　messenger　bearing　a　mandate　from　Sun　Quan　making　Lu　Xun　Leader　of　the　Van。　He　was　ordered　to　go　to　Qichun。　Sun　Quan　himself　would　support　Lu　Xun。　Zhou　Yu　also　sent　two　mand　units；　one　to　the　Western　Hills　to　make　fire　signals；　and　the　other　to　the　Southern　Hills　to　hoist　flags。

So　all　being　prepared　they　waited　for　dusk。

Liu　Bei　was　at　Xiakou　anxiously　awaiting　the　return　of　his　adviser。　Then　appeared　a　fleet；　led　by　Liu　Qi；　who　had　e　to　find　out　how　matters　were　progressing。

Liu　Bei　sent　to　call　him　to　the　battle　tower　and　said；　〃The　southeast　wind　had　begun　to　blow；　and　that　Zhao　Yun　had　gone　to　meet　Zhuge　Liang。〃

Not　long　after　a　single　sail　was　seen　ing　up　before　the　wind；　and　Liu　Bei　knew　it　was　Zhuge　Liang；　the　Directing　Instructor　of　the　Army。

So　Liu　Bei　and　Liu　Qi　went　down　to　meet　the　boat。　Soon　the　vessel　reached　the　shore；　and　Zhuge　Liang　and　Zhao　Yun　disembarked。

Liu　Bei　was　very　glad；　and　after　they　had　inquired　after　each　other's　well…being；　Zhuge　Liang　said；　〃There　is　no　time　to　tell　of　any　other　things　now。　Are　the　soldiers　and　ships　ready？〃

〃They　have　long　been　ready；〃　replied　Liu　Bei。　〃They　only　await　you　to　direct　how　they　are　to　be　used。〃

The　three　then　went　to　the　tent　and　took　their　seats。

Zhuge　Liang　at　once　began　to　issue　orders：　〃Zhao　Yun；　with　three　thousand　troop