ls　of　Dongxi；　Liu　Ning　and　Du　Lu；　with　their　cohorts。　They　advance　both　by　land　and　by　water；　a　mighty　host；　of　which　the　shouting　shakes　the　heavens。　The　naval　force　has　already　e　out　at　Wukou；　and　the　land　force　has　reached　Zigui。〃

Although　Sun　Quan　had　been　created　a　prince；　yet　Emperor　Pi　would　not　send　a　relieve　army。

When　the　terrible　news　came；　the　Prince　of　Wu　asked　present　advice　from　his　officers；　saying；　〃How　are　we　going　to　meet　those　forces？〃

But　there　was　none　to　help　him。　They　only　muttered　and　were　silent。

〃Ah！〃　sighed　he。　〃After　Zhou　Yu　I　had　Lu　Su；　and　Lu　Meng　succeeded　Lu　Su。　But　now　they　have　all　three　gone；　and　there　is　no　one　to　share　my　troubles！〃

But　just　then　a　very　youthful　general　stepped　out　from　the　ranks　of　the　officials　and　said；　with　a　lowly　obeisance；　〃Though　I　am　young；　I　am　not　a　little　versed　in　the　books　of　war；　and　with　a　few　legions　I　could　destroy　the　power　of　Shu。〃

Sun　Quan　recognized　Sun　Huan；　the　son　of　Sun　Hu。　Sun　Hu　was　originally　from　the　Yu　family；　and　he　had　served　under　Sun　Jian；　Sun　Quan's　father。　Sun　Jian　loved　the　youth　and　gave　him　his　own　family　name　of　Sun　and　so　made　him　a　member　of　his　own　clan。　Sun　Hu　had　four　sons；　of　whom　Sun　Huan　was　the　eldest。　Sun　Huan　was　an　expert　archer　and　horseman　and　had　acpanied　Sun　Quan　in　several　campaigns；　where　he　had　distinguished　himself　right　well　and　had　been　given　a　rank　of　mander。　At　this　time　he　was　twenty…five。

〃How　do　you　think　you　can　overe　them？〃

〃There　are　two　able　manders　under　my　mand　named　Xie　Jing　and　Li　Yi；　both　very　brave。　With　a　few　legions　I　will　capture　Liu　Bei。〃

〃Though　you　are　brave；　nephew；　yet　you　are　young　and　ought　to　have　an　assistant。〃

Thereupon　Tiger　General　Zhu　Ran　stepped　forward；