the　wooden　oxen　and　running　horses；　load　them　up　with　grain　and　lead　them　to　and　fro　on　the　mountains。　If　you　can　succeed　in　getting　the　enemy　to　capture　them；　you　will　render　a　service。〃

So　the　transport　wooden　cattle　were　sent　forth　to　play　their　part　in　the　scheme；　and　the　remainder　of　the　Qishan　soldiers　were　sent　to　work　in　the　fields。

He　gave　orders　to　his　generals；　saying；　〃If　the　enemy　under　other　leaders　e　to　attack；　you　are　to　flee　the　field。　Only　in　the　case　Sima　Yi　es　in　person；　you　are　to　attack　most　vigorously　the　south　bank　of　the　river　and　cut　off　the　retreat。〃

Then　Zhuge　Liang　led　his　army　away　to　camp　next　to　the　Gourd　Valley。

Xiahou　Hui　and　Xiahou　He　went　to　their　chief；　Sima　Yi；　and　said；　〃The　enemy　have　set　out　camps　and　are　engaged　in　field　work　as　though　they　intended　to　remain。　If　they　are　not　destroyed　now；　but　are　allowed　to　consolidate　their　position；　they　will　be　hard　to　dislodge。〃

〃This　certainly　is　one　of　Zhuge　Liang's　ruses；〃　said　the　chief。

〃You　seem　very　afraid　of　him；　mander；〃　retorted　they。　〃When　do　you　think　you　can　destroy　him？　At　least　let　us　two　brothers　fight　one　battle　that　we　may　prove　our　gratitude　for　the　Emperor's　kindness。〃

〃If　it　must　be　so；　then　you　may　go　in　two　divisions；〃　said　Sima　Yi。

As　the　two　divisions；　five　thousand　troops　each；　were　marching　along；　they　saw　ing　toward　them　a　number　of　the　transport　wooden　animals　of　the　enemy。　They　attacked　at　once；　drove　off　the　escort；　captured　them；　and　sent　them　back　to　camp。　Next　day　they　captured　more；　with　soldiers　and　horses　as　well；　and　sent　them　also　to　camp。

Sima　Yi　called　up　the　prisoners　and　questioned　them。

They　told　him；　saying；　〃The　Prime　Minister　understood　that　you　would　not　fight；　and　so　had　t