ose　up　and　saw　they　were　all　empty　and　bare；　not　a　soldier　was　there。　Grain　and　fodder　lay　about　among　empty　carts。　All　was　in　confusion；　suggesting　hasty　departure。

〃They　have　abandoned　the　camp；〃　said　Meng　You　to　his　brother。　〃But　this　is　only　a　ruse。〃

Said　Meng　Huo；　〃I　think　that　Zhuge　Liang　has　important　news　from　the　capital　that　has　made　him　leave　without　his　baggage　train　like　this。　Either　Wu　has　invaded　or　Wei　has　attacked。　They　left　these　lamps　burning　to　make　us　think　the　camps　were　occupied；　but　they　ran　away　leaving　everything　behind。　If　we　pursue；　we　cannot　go　wrong。〃

So　the　King　urged　his　army　onward；　himself　heading　the　leading　division。　When　they　reached　the　bank　of　the　West　Er　River；　they　saw　on　the　farther　side　that　the　camps　were　all　in　order　and　the　banners　flying　as　usual　like　a　brightly　tinted　cloud　of　silk。　Along　the　bank　stood　a　wall　of　cloth。　They　dared　not　attack。

Meng　Huo　said　to　his　brother