Zhong　Hui　said；　〃The　Wu　army　is　helping　our　enemies　for　the　sake　of　profit；　and　hence　we　can　seduce　them　with　an　offer　of　greater　profit。〃

Sima　Zhao　agreed　in　this　opinion　and　resolved　accordingly。　As　part　of　his　plan；　he　sent　Shi　Bao　and　Zhou　Cai　to　lay　ambushes　in　different　places　near　Shouchun。

As　ordered　by　Sima　Zhao；　Wang　Ji　and　Chen　Qian　manded　an　army　of　veterans　on　the　rear；　Cheng　Zu　led　thirty　thousand　troops　out　to　bring　on　a　battle；　while　Chen　Jun　got　together　many　wagons；　herds　of　oxen；　droves　of　horses；　donkeys　and　mules；　and　heaps　of　military　supplies；　all　of　which　he　crowded　together　in　the　midst　of　the　army。　This　stuff　was　meant　to　be　abandoned　as　soon　as　the　fight　began；　so　that　the　enemy　might　be　tempted　to　plunder。

That　day；　Zhuge　Dan　led　the　center　army；　while　Zhu　Yi　and　Wen　Qin　manded　the　left　and　right　armies。　The　armies　being　drawn　up；　Zhuge　Dan　looked　across　at　his　opponents　and　saw　that　the　center　of　the　Wei　army　was　taken　up　by　a　disorderly　mass　of　transport。　Presently　he　led　on　his　troops　to　attack；　and　Cheng　Zu；　as　bidden　to　do；　gave　way　and　fled；　leaving　a　large　amount　of　spoil。　When　the　soldiers　of　Wu　saw　such　huge　quantities　of　booty；　theirs　for　the　taking；　they　lost　all　desire　to　fight　and　scattered　to　gather　the　spoil。

While　thus　occupied；　suddenly　a　bomb　exploded　and；　from　left　and　right；　down　came　Shi　Bao　and　Zhou　Cai　and　the　army　of　Wei　upon　the　spoilers。　Zhuge　Dan　attempted　to　draw　off；　but　other　forces　under　Wang　Ji　and　Chen　Qian　appeared；　and　he　was　heavily　smitten。　Then　came　on　Sima　Zhao　with　his　army；　and　Zhuge　Dan　fled　to　Shouchun；　where　he　entered　and　shut　the　gates。　The　army　of　Wei　set　down　to　the　siege　of　the　city；　and　the　army　of　Wu　retired　into　camp　at　Anfeng。　The　Ruler　of　Wei；　Cao　Mao；　was