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Thereupon he returned to the council chamber and issued his mands。 Du Yu was made mander…in…Chief and; with one hundred thousand troops; was to attack Jiangling; Sima Zhou; Prince of Langye and General Who Guards the East; was to attack Tuzhong; Wang Hun; General Who Conquers the East; to go up against Hengjiang; Wang Rong; General Who Exhibits Prowess; to move against Wuchang; Hu Fen; General Who Pacifies the South; to attack Xiakou。 And all divisions; fifty thousand troops each; were under the orders of Du Yu。 In addition to the land forces; two large fleets were to operate on the river under Wang Jun; General Who Shows Dragon Courage; and Tang Bin; General Who Possesses Martial Bravery。 Marines and lands troops amounted to more than two hundred thousand。 A separate force under Yang Ji; General Who Holds the South; was sent away to Xiangyang to coordinate all forces。

The Ruler of Wu was greatly alarmed at the news of such armies and fleets; and he called to him quickly his Prime Minister Zhang Ti; Minister of the Interior He Zhi; and Minister of Works Teng Xun; to consult how to defend his land。

Zhang Ti proposed: 〃Send mander of the Flying Chariots Wu Yan to meet the enemy at Jiangling; mander of the Flying Cavalry Sun Xin to Xiakou; I volunteer to take mand of a camp at Niuzhu; together with the General of the Left Army Shen Zong and General of the Right Army Zhuge Xing; ready to lend help at any point。〃

The Ruler of Wu approved his dispositions and felt satisfied that he was safe by land。 But in the privacy of his own apartment he felt miserable; for he realized that no preparations had been made against an attack by water under the Wei leader Wang Jun。

Then the favorite eunuch Cen Hun asked the Emperor why he bore a sad countenance; and Sun Hao told him of his dread of the enemy navy。

〃The armies of Jin are ing; and I have deployed troops for general defense。 Only the water front; by which Wang Jun and his several thousand battleships sail east along the tide; makes me feel so worried。〃

〃But I have a scheme that will smash all Wang Juns ships!〃 cried Cen Hun。

〃What is it?〃 asked the Ruler of Wu; pleased to hear this。

〃Iron is plentiful。 Make great chains with heavy links and stretch them across the river at various points。 Also forge many massive hammers and arrange them in the stream; so that when the enemys ships sail down before the wind; they will collide with the hammers and be wrecked。 Then they will sail no more。〃

Blacksmiths were soon at work on the river bank welding the links and forging the hammers。 Work went on day and night; and soon all the chains were placed in different points。

As has been said Du Yu was to attack Jiangling; and he sent General Zhou Zhi with eight hundred sailors to sail secretly along the Great River to capture Yuexiang。 There they were to make an ambush in the Bashan Mountains and a great show of flags along the bank and among the trees。 Drums were to be beaten and bombs exploded during the day and many fires lighted at night to give the appearance of a great army。

So Zhou Zhi sailed to the Bashan Mountains。

Next day Du Yu directed the army and the marine forces in a simultaneous advance。

The scouts reported: 〃The Ruler of Wu has sent the land force under Wu Yan; the navy under Lu Jing; and the vanguard under Sun Xin!〃

Du Yu led his forces forward。 The vanguard of Wu; under Sun Xin; came up; and at the first encounter Du Yus army retired。 Sun Xin landed his marines and pursued。 But in the midst of the pursuit a signal bomb sounded; and Sun Xin was attacked on all sides by the Jin troops。 He tried to retire; but the army he had been pursuing; Du Yus force; turned back too and joined in the attack。 Wus losses were very heavy; and Sun Xin hastened back to the city。 But the eight hundred Jin soldiers of Zhou Zhi mingled with the Wu army at the ramparts and so entered the gates。 The Jin soldiers raised signal fires on the walls。

This maneuver amazed Sun Xin; and he said; 〃The northern troops had surely flown across the river into the city!〃

Sun Xin made an effort to escape; but the leader of Jin; Zhou Zhi; unexpectedly appeared and slew him。

Admiral Lu Jing of the Wu fleet of that had acpanied Sun Xin saw on the south shore; in the Bashan Mountains; a great standard bearing the name Jin General Who Guards the South Du Yu 。 Lu Jing became alarmed and landed to try to escape; but the Jin General Zhang Shang soon found and slew him。

At his position at Jiangling; Wu Yan heard of these defeats and knew his position was untenable; so he fled。 However; he was soon captured and led into the presence of the victorious general。

〃No use sparing you;〃 said Du Yu; and he sentenced the prisoner to death。

Thus Jiangling was captured and all the counties along the River Xiang and River Yuan as far as Huangzhou; which surrendered at the first summons。

Du Yu sent out officers to soothe the people of the conquered counties; and they suffered nothing from the soldiery。 Next he marched toward Wuchang; and that city also yielded。 So the glory of Du Yu became very great。 He then summoned his officers to a council to decide upon attacking Capital Jianye。

Hu Fen said; 〃A one…century rebellion will not be reduced pletely at once。 The time of the spring rise of waters is near; and our position is precarious。 We should do well to await the ing spring。〃

Du Yu replied; 〃In the days of old; Yue Yi overcame the powerful state Qi in one battle in Jixi。 Our prestige is now high and success certain; easy as the splitting of a bamboo; which seems to wele the knife after the first few joints have been overe。 We shall meet no great opposition。〃

So Du Yu gave orders to the various leaders to move in concert against the capital land of Jianye。

Now the Jin leader Wang Jun had gone down the riv

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