lodging　at　this　time　in　Xiangcheng。

Then　said　Zhong　Hui；　〃Zhuge　Dan　has　been　worsted；　but　the　city　wherein　he　has　taken　refuge　is　well　supplied；　and　his　allies；　the　troops　of　Wu；　are　not　distant。　His　position　is　strong。　Our　soldiers　are　besieging　the　city　all　round；　which　means　that　those　within　will　hold　out　for　a　long　time；　or　they　will　make　a　desperate　sortie。　Their　allies　also　may　fall　upon　us　at　the　same　time；　and　it　would　go　hard　with　us。　Therefore；　I　advise　that　the　attack　be　made　only　on　three　sides；　leaving　the　south　gate　open　for　them　if　they　wish　to　flee。　If　they　flee；　we　can　fall　on　the　fugitives。　The　troops　of　Wu　cannot　have　supplies　for　very　long。　If　we　sent　some　light　cavalry　round　by　their　rear；　we　might　stay　their　fighting　power　without　a　battle。〃

＇e＇　Zhang　Liang；　aka　Zhang　Zifang；　the　master　strategist　for　Liu　Bang。　His　family　had　served　the　state　of　Han　as　chief　ministers　during　the　Warring　States　period。　It　is　said　that　he　received　the　strategy　book　of　Lu　Wang　from　a　mysterious　old　man。　When　he　was　young；　Zhang　Liang　plotted　to　assasinate　the　First　Emperor；　but　failed。　He　later　rebeled　against　Qin。　Joined　Liu　Bang　（BC　206）　to　fight　against　Qin　and　then　Chu。　Remended　Han　Xin　to　Liu　Bang。　Zhang　Liang's　insights　had　earned　him　the　name　〃The　Teacher　of　Emperor〃。　After　Liu　Bang　won　the　empire；　Zhang　Liang　was　enobled　as　Lord　of　Liu；　but　did　not　take　office；　instead　he　resigned　from　political　life　and　traveled。　。。。。。

〃You　are　my　Zhang　Liang*；〃　said　Sima　Zhao；　stroking　the　back　of　his　adviser。　〃Your　advice　is　excellent！〃

So　Wang　Ji；　who　was　on　the　south　of　the　city；　was　ordered　to　withdraw。

But　in　the　Wu　camp　at　Anfeng　was　much　sadness　at　the　want　of　success。

Sun　Chen　said　to　General　Zhu　Yi；　〃If　we　cannot　succor　Sho