toward　the　enemy；　camping　on　River　Wei's　south　bank。

When　the　local　manders　Guo　Huai　and　Sun　Li　went　to　see　the　new　mander…in…Chief；　he　asked；　〃Have　you　fought　any　battle　with　Shu？〃

〃Not　yet；〃　said　they。

Sima　Yi　said；　〃The　enemy　had　a　long　march；　their　chance　lay　in　attacking　quickly。　As　they　have　not　attacked；　they　have　some　deep　laid　scheme　to　work　out。　What　news　have　you　from　the　counties　of　West　Valley　Land？〃

Guo　Huai　replied；　〃The　scouts　say　that　the　greatest　care　is　being　taken　in　every　county。　But　there　is　no　news　from　Wudu　and　Yinping。〃

〃I　must　send　someone　to　fight　a　decisive　battle　with　them　there。　You　get　away　as　quickly　and　privily　as　you　can　to　the　rescue　of　those　two　cities；　and　then　attack　the　rear　of　the　Shu　army　so　as　to　throw　them　into　disorder。〃

They　set　out　to　obey　these　orders；　and　on　the　way　they　fell　to　discussing　Sima　Yi。

〃How　does　Sima　Yi　pare　with　Zhuge　Liang？〃　said　Guo　Huai。

〃Zhuge　Liang　is　by　far　the　better；〃　replied　Sun