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ia Kui; assisted by General Man Chong and Governor Hu Zhi of Dongwan; marched to capture Yangcheng; and facing the East Pass。 Sima Yi led the third army to Jiangling。

Now the Prince of Wu; Sun Quan; was at the East Pass in Wuchang; and there he assembled his officers and said; 〃The Governor of Poyang; Zhou Fang; has sent up a secret memorial saying that Cao Xiu intends to invade。 Zhou Fang has therefore set out a trap for Cao Xiu and has drawn up a document giving seven plausible circumstances; hoping thereby to cajole the Wei army into his power。 The armies of Wei are on the move in three divisions; and I need your advice。〃

Gu Yong stood forth; saying; 〃There is only one man fit to cope with the present need: He is Lu Xun。〃

So Lu Xun was summoned and made Grand mander; General Who Pacifies the North; mander…in…Chief of all the State Armies; including the Imperial Guards; and Assistant in the Royal Duties。 He was given the White Banners and the Golden Axes; which denoted imperial rank。 All officers; civil and military; were placed under his orders。 Moreover; Sun Quan personally stood beside him and held his whip while he mounted his steed。

Having received all these marks of confidence and favor; Lu Xun wanted two persons to be his assistants。

Sun Quan asked their names; and Lu Xun said; 〃They are Zhu Huan; General Who Fortifies Prowess; and Quan Zong; General Who Calms the South。 These two should be in mand。〃

Sun Quan approved and appointed Zhu Huan and Quan Zong as Left mander and Right mander respectively。

Then the grand army; prising all the forces of the eighty…one counties of the South Land and the levies of Jingzhou; seven hundred thousand troops in total; was assembled and marched out in three divisions; Lu Xun in