r　is　almost　divine；　your　state　is　prosperous；　and　the　army　strong。　The　Ruler　of　Wu　is　a　tyrant；　his　people　are　miserable；　and　his　country　mean。　Now　you　can　easily　conquer　him；　and　I　pray　that　there　be　no　further　hesitation！〃

〃How　could　I　hesitate　after　your　discourse？〃　said　Sima　Yan。

Thereupon　he　returned　to　the　council　chamber　and　issued　his　mands。　Du　Yu　was　made　mander…in…Chief　and；　with　one　hundred　thousand　troops；　was　to　attack　Jiangling；　Sima　Zhou；　Prince　of　Langye　and　General　Who　Guards　the　East；　was　to　attack　Tuzhong；　Wang　Hun；　General　Who　Conquers　the　East；　to　go　up　against　Hengjiang；　Wang　Rong；　General　Who　Exhibits　Prowess；　to　move　against　Wuchang；　Hu　Fen；　General　Who　Pacifies　the　South；　to　attack　Xiakou。　And　all　divisions；　fifty　thousand　troops　each；　were　under　the　orders　of　Du　Yu。　In　addition　to　the　land　forces；　two　large　fleets　were　to　operate　on　the　river　under　Wang　Jun；　General　Who　Shows　Dragon　Courage；　and　Tang　Bin；　General　Who　Possesses　Martial　Bravery。　Marines　and　lands　troops　amounted　to　more　than　two　hundred　thousand。　A　separate　force　under　Yang　Ji；　General　Who　Holds　the　South；　was　sent　away　to　Xiangyang　to　coordinate　all　forces。

The　Ruler　of　Wu　was　greatly　alarmed　at　the　news　of　such　armies　and　fleets；　and　he　called　to　him　quickly　his　Prime　Minister　Zhang　Ti；　Minister　of　the　Interior　He　Zhi；　and　Minister　of　Works　Teng　Xun；　to　consult　how　to　defend　his　land。

Zhang　Ti　proposed：　〃Send　mander　of　the　Flying　Chariots　Wu　Yan　to　meet　the　enemy　at　Jiangling；　mander　of　the　Flying　Cavalry　Sun　Xin　to　Xiakou；　I　volunteer　to　take　mand　of　a　camp　at　Niuzhu；　together　with　the　General　of　the　Left　Army　Shen　Zong　and　General　of　the　Right　Army　Zhuge　Xing；　ready　to　lend　help　at　any　point。〃

The　Ruler　of　Wu　approved　his　dispositions　and　fe