or　in　the　north　and　south　suburbs。　Also　he　appointed　the　daughter　of　Feng　Fang　his　Empress　and　his　son　Heir　Apparent；　and　he　pressed　for　the　early　wedding　of　Lu　Bu's　daughter　with　his　son　so　that　the　Palace　entourage　might　be　plete。

But　when　Yuan　Shu　heard　of　the　fate　of　his　marriage　ambassador；　Han　Yin；　who　was　sent　to　the　capital　and　was　executed；　Yuan　Shu　was　very　angry　and　began　at　once　to　plan　for　revenge。　He　made　Zhang　Xun　his　Grand　mander　and　gave　Zhang　Xun　the　mand　of　more　than　two　hundred　thousand　soldiers　with　the　instruction　to　invade　Xuzhou。　The　army　consisted　of　seven　divisions　under　seven　manders：　Zhang　Xun　led　the　Center　Army；　Qiao　Rui；　the　First　Left　Army；　Lei　Bo；　the　Second　Left　Army；　Han　Xian；　the　Third　Left　Army；　Chen　Ji；　First　Right　Army；　Chen　Lan；　Second　Right　Army；　and　Yang　Feng；　the　Third　Right　Army。　Each　mander　was　instructed　to　make　a　certain　town　his　objective。

The　Imperial　Protector　of　Yangzhou；　Jin　Shang；　was　ordered　to　superintend　the　missariat；　but　he　declined　the　office。　And　so　Yuan　Shu　put　Jin　Shang　to　death。　Ji　Ling　was　in　mand　of　the　reserves　to　help　wherever　he　was　required。　Yuan　Shu　led　thirty　thousand　troops；　and　he　appointed　three　generals；　Li　Deng；　Liang　Gang；　and　Yue　Jiu；　to　go　up　and　down　and　coordinate　the　grand　march。

Lu　Bu　found　out　from　his　scouts　that　his　own　Xuzhou　City　was　the　objective　of　Zhang　Xun；　the　other　towns　to　be　first　attacked　being　Xiaopei；　Yidu；　Langye；　Jieshi；　Xiapi；　and　Junshan。　The　invading　armies　were　marching　twenty　miles　a　day；　and　plundering　the　countryside　as　they　advanced。

Lu　Bu　summoned　his　advisers　to　a　council　to　which　came　Chen　Gong；　Chen　Deng；　and　Chen　Gui。

When　all　had　assembled；　Chen　Gong　said；　〃This　misfortune　that　has　e　to　us　is　due　to　the　two　Chens；　who　fawn