near　to　the　Wu　frontiers　and　camped。　Sima　Zhao　called　together　Wang　Chang；　Guanqiu　Jian；　Hu　Zun；　and　various　other　manders　to　decide　upon　plans。

He　said；　〃The　county　of　Dongxing　is　most　important　to　Wu。　They　have　built　a　great　rampart；　with　walls　right　and　left　to　defend　Lake　Chaohu　from　an　attack　in　the　rear。　You　gentlemen　will　have　to　exercise　extreme　care。〃

Then　he　bade　Wang　Chang　and　Guanqiu　Jian　each　to　take　ten　thousand　troops　and　place　themselves　right　and　left；　but　not　to　advance　till　Dongxing　had　been　captured。　When　that　city　had　fallen；　these　two　were　to　go　forward　at　the　same　time。　Hu　Zun　was　to　lead　the　van。　The　first　step　was　to　construct　a　floating　bridge　to　storm　the　rampart。　The　two　walls　should　then　be　captured。

News　of　the　danger　soon　came　to　Wu；　and　Zhuge　Ke　called　a　council　to　take　measures。

Then　said　Ding　Feng；　General　Who　Pacifies　the　North；　〃Dongxing　is　of　the　utmost　importance　as　its　loss　would　endanger　Wuchang。〃

〃I　agree　with　you；〃　said　Zhuge　Ke。　〃You　say　just　what　I　think。　You　should　lead　three　thousand　marines　up　the　river　in　thirty　ships；　while　on　land　Lu　Ju；　Tang　Zi；　and　Liu　Zang　will　follow　in　three　directions　with　ten　thousand　troops　each。　The　signal　for　the　general　attack　will　be　a　cluster　of　bombs。〃

Ding　Feng　received　the　mand；　and；　with　three　thousand　marines　and　thirty　battleships；　he　sailed　in　the　Great　River　to　Dongxing。

Hu　Zun；　the　Van　Leader　of　Wei；　crossed　on　the　floating　bridge；　took　and　camped　on　the　rampart。　He　then　sent　Huan　Jia　and　Han　Zong　to　assault　the　left　and　right　flanking　forts；　which　were　held　by　the　Wu　Generals　Quan　Yi　and　Liu　Lue。　These　forts　had　high　walls　and　strong；　and　made　a　good　resistance；　so　that　the　Wei　force　could　not　overe。　But　Quan　Yi　and　Liu　Lue　dared　no