ciate　manders；　and　although　the　final　decision　lay　with　Zhou　Yu；　yet　the　other　presumed　upon　his　seniority　and　there　was　some　unfriendliness　between　the　two。　All　ended　well　because　Cheng　Pu　recognized　the　ability　of　his　colleague　and　so　supported　him。　I　know　I　am　not　so　clever　as　Zhou　Yu；　but　Sun　Jiao's　consanguinity　will　be　a　greater　obstacle　than　mere　length　of　service；　and　I　fear　he　may　not　be　wholly　with　me。〃

Sun　Quan　saw　the　force　of　the　contention；　and　appointed　Lu　Meng　to　sole　mand　with　Sun　Jiao　to　help　him　in　the　missariat。　Lu　Meng　thanked　his　lord　for　his　mission；　soon　got　his　thirty　thousand　marines　together；　and　assembled　eighty　ships　for　the　expedition。

Lu　Meng　dressed　a　number　of　sailors　in　the　plain　white　costumes　of　ordinary　merchants　and　put　them　on　board　to　work　his　vessels。　He　concealed　his　veterans　in　the　partments。　He　selected　seven　generals………Han　Dang；　Jiang　Qin；　Zhu　Ran；　Pan