uchun；　how　can　we　hope　to　overrun　the　Middle　Land？　Now　and　here　you　have　to　win　a　victory　or　die；　for　another　defeat　will　mean　death。〃

Zhu　Yi　went　back　to　his　camp　and　talked　with　Yu　Quan。

Yu　Quan　said；　〃The　south　gate　of　Shouchun　is　free；　and　I　will　lead　therein　some　of　our　troops　to　help　Zhuge　Dan。　Then　you　challenge　the　Wei　army　on　one　side；　and　we　will　e　out　from　the　city　and　attack　on　the　other　side。〃

Zhu　Yi　thought　the　plan　good；　and　Quan　Yi；　Quan　Duan；　and　Wen　Qin　were　willing　to　go　into　the　city　and　share　in　the　attack。　They　were　allowed　to　march　in　without　hindrance　as　the　Wei　generals　had　no　orders　to　stop　them。

When　this　was　reported　to　Sima　Zhao；　he　said；　〃This　is　a　plan　to　defeat　our　army　by　making　a　front　and　rear　attack。〃

So　he　called　Wang　Ji　and　Chen　Qian　and　told　them　to　take　five　thousand　troops　to　keep　the　road　along　which　Zh