rs。　Beside　these　were　other　half　a　hundred　leaders　and　officers　of　Shu；　and　the　whole　force　was　five　hundred　thousand　troops。

Soon　after　the　force　marched　south　to　Yizhou；　Guan　Suo；　the　third　son　of　Guan　Yu；　appeared　and　wished　to　see　Zhuge　Liang。

And　Guan　Suo　said　to　him；　〃After　the　fall　of　Jingzhou；　I　was　hidden　by　the　Bao　family　from　where　I　wanted　to　go　to　the　River　Lands　to　ask　the　First　Ruler　for　a　revenge　for　my　father。　But　I　fell　in　illness；　which　was　long　and　severe；　and　I　only　just　recovered。　I　was　then　traveling　toward　Chengdu　to　meet　with　the　Latter　Ruler；　when　I　met　the　army　in　the　south　expedition。　I　know　that　vengeance　has　been　taken　on　the　murderers　of　my　father。　And　now　I　want　to　present　myself　to　the　Prime　Minster。〃

Zhuge　Liang　was　greatly　affected　to　see　him。　He　sent　news　of　the　young　man's　arrival　to　the　court　and　gave　Guan　Suo　a　post　of　Van　Leader。

The　army；　foot　and　horse；　marched　in　the　best　of　order；　eating　when　hungry；　drinking　when　thirsty；　camping　at　night；　and　moving　by　day。　No　plundering　was　permitted；　and　the　people　suffered　not　at　all。

When　Yong　Kai　and　his　fellow　rebels　heard　that　Zhuge　Liang　was　marching　against　them；　they　called　their　troops　together　and　formed　three　divisions；　Gao　Ding　in　the　center；　Yong　Kai　on　the　left；　and　Zhu　Bao　on　the　right。　They　mustered　about　fifty　thousand　troops　in　each　army；　and　they　went　to　oppose　the　march　of　the　Shu　army。

Gao　Ding　sent　E　Huan　to　lead　the　van。　This　E　Huan　was　nine　spans　tall　in　stature；　and　savage　of　countenance。　His　weapon　was　a　two…bladed　halberd。　He　was　very　valiant　and　could　face　many　warriors。　He　led　his　own　cohort　out　in　advance　of　the　main　body　and　fell　in　with　the　leading　bodies　of　the　Shu　army　immediately　after　they　had　got　into　Yizhou。