age　will　be　confirmed　to　you；　and　you　should　not　miss　it。〃

Both　Liu　Bei　and　Zhuge　Liang　saw　the　wisdom　of　this　scheme　and　prepared　to　act。　Zhao　Yun　and　Zhang　Fei　were　to　lead　the　van；　while　Liu　Bei　with　Zhuge　Liang　manded　the　main　army　of　one　hundred　thousand　troops。　A　day　was　chosen　to　set　out；　and　orders　were　sent　to　everyone　to　keep　careful　guard　for　Yizhou。

It　was　a　certain　auspicious　day　in　the　seventh　month　of　the　twenty…third　year　that　the　army　marched　（AD　218）。　Reaching　Jiameng　Pass；　Huang　Zhong　and　Yan　Yan　were　summoned　and　well　rewarded　for　their　services。

Liu　Bei　said　to　Huang　Zhong；　〃People　said　you　were　old；　General；　but　the　Directing　Instructor　of　the　army　know　you　better　than　they；　and　you　have　rendered　amazing　service。　Still；　Dingjun　Mountain　is　yet　to　be　captured；　and　it　is　both　a　great　central　store　and　a　major　defense　of　Nanzheng。　If　we　could　get