oday　by　many。　。。。。。

＇e＇　Wu　Qi；　aka　Wu　Zi；　a　famous　general　in　the　Warring　States　period。　He　first　served　Lu；　then　went　to　Wei；　his　native；　and　led　Wei　army　against　Qin。　He　made　enemies　in　Wei；　so　he　fled　to　Chu；　where　King　Dao　made　him　prime　minister。　Wu　Qi　made　Chu　a　powerful　state；　expanded　her　territory；　defended　her　against　Wei；　Zhao；　and　Han；　and　attacked　Qin。　Wu　Qi　is　the　author　of　a　military　treatise　named　〃Wu　Qi's　Art　of　War〃。　。。。。。

When　he　thus　knew　it　was　true；　he　consoled　himself　with　the　words；　〃Lu　Xun　knows　the　art　of　war　even　as　did　Sun　Zi*　and　Wu　Qi*。　The　subjugation　of　the　southeast　is　not　for　me　this　time。〃

Thereupon　Cao　Rui　distributed　his　generals　among　the　various　vantage　points　and　led　the　main　army　back　into　Hefei；　where　he　camped　ready　to　take　advantage　of　any　change　of　conditions　that　might　promise　success。

Meanwhile　Zhuge　Liang　was　at　Qishan；　where　he　intended　to　make　a　long　sojourn。　He　made　his　soldiers　mix　with　the　people　in　Wei　and　share　in　the　labor　of　the　fields；　and　the　crops………the　soldiers　one…third；　the　people　two…third。　He　gave　strict　orders　against　any　encroachment　on　the　property　of　the　farmers；　and　so　they　and　the　soldiers　lived　together　very　amicably。

Then　Sima　Yi's　son；　Sima　Shi；　went　to　his　father　and　said；　〃These　soldiers　of　Shu　have　despoiled　us　of　much　grain；　and　now　they　are　mingling　with　the　people　of　Qishan　and　tilling　the　fields　along　the　banks　of　River　Wei　as　if　they　intended　to　remain　there。　This　would　be　a　calamity　for　us。　Why　do　you　not　appoint　a　time　to　fight　a　decisive　battle　with　Zhuge　Liang？〃

His　father　replied；　〃I　have　the　Emperor's　orders　to　act　on　the　defensive　and　may　not　do　as　you　suggest。〃

While　they　were　thus　talking；　one　reported　that　Wei　Yan　had　e　near　and　wa