But　having　listened　to　the　memorial；　the　First　Ruler　threw　it　to　the　floor；　saying；　〃I　have　decided；　and　no　remonstrance　should　be　raised！〃

Then　he　appointed　the　Prime　Minister　to　take　care　of　his　son　and　the　two　River　Lands。　Then　the　Generals　of　the　Flying　Cavalry………Ma　Chao　and　Ma　Dai………；　together　with　the　General　Who　Defends　the　North；　Wei　Yan；　were　ordered　to　guard　Hanzhong　against　Wei。　The　Tiger　General　Zhao　Yun　was　to　be　in　reserve　and　to　control　the　supplies；　Huang　Quan　and　Cheng　Jin　were　made　Counselors；　Ma　Liang　and　Chen　Zhen；　Secretaries；　Huang　Zhong；　the　Van　Leader；　assisted　by　the　Marching　Generals　Feng　Xi　and　Zhang　Nan；　Fu　Tong　and　Zhang　Yi；　Marching　manders　of　the　Center　Army；　Zhao　Rong　and　Liao　Chun；　the　rear　guards。　The　whole　army；　including　the　borrowed　foreign　troops；　numbered　seven　hundred　fifty　thousand；　and　high…rank　officials　amounted　several　hundred。　And　the　〃tiger〃　day　of　the　seventh　month　of　the　first　year　of　Manifest　Might　was　selected　as　the　most　propitious　day　for　the　start。

As　soon　as　Zhang　Fei　had　got　back　to　his　post；　he　issued　orders　that　his　soldiers　should　be　ready　to　march　in　three　days　and　the　whole　body　was　to　be　in　mourning；　white　uniforms　and　whitened　arms。

Just　after　the　order　appeared；　two　generals　named　Fan　Jiang　and　Zhang　Da　came　to　their　chief；　saying；　〃The　time　allowed　is　insufficient　to　make　white　flags　and　armors。　Pray　give　us　more　time；　General。〃

〃I　am　hot　to　avenge　my　brother！〃　roared　Zhang　Fei。　〃My　only　regret　is　that　I　cannot　reach　the　miserable　wretch's　country　tomorrow。　Do　you　dare　to　disobey　my　order？〃

Zhang　Fei　called　in　the　lictors；　had　the　two　officers　bound　to　trees；　and　ordered　each　to　receive　fifty　lashes。

At　the　close　of　the　flogging；　he　said；　〃Now　you　will　be　ready