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e；　and　then　you　may　think　about　Sun　Ce。　I　have　a　scheme　to　put　the　former　into　your　hands　in　a　very　short　time。〃

Yuan　Shu　went　not　to　destroy　the　tiger；　but　instead

Against　a　dragon　forth　his　army　led。

The　means　Yang　Dajiang　employed　will　be　made　plain　in　the　next　chapter。

Main　Next　to　Chapter　16　》》

Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　16

Chapter　16

In　The　Camp　Gate；　Lu　Bu　Shoots　The　Halberd；

At　River　Yu；　Cao　Cao　Suffers　Defeat。

Adviser　Yang　Dajiang　knew　how　to　remove　Liu　Bei。

〃What　is　your　plan　of　attack　on　Liu　Bei？〃　said　Yuan　Shu。

Yang　Dajiang　replied；　〃Though　Liu　Bei；　now　camped　at　Xiaopei；　could　easily　be　taken；　yet　Lu　Bu　is　strongly　posted　at　the　chief　city　near。　And　I　think　Lu　Bu　would　help　Liu　Bei　if　it　was　only　for　the　grudge　he　bears　against　you　for　not　having　given　him　the　gold　and　studs；　grain　and　horses　you　promised。　First　of　all　you　should　send　Lu　Bu　a　present　whereby　to　engage　his　affections　and　keep　him　quiet　while　you　deal　with　Liu　Bei。　You　can　see　to　Lu　Bu　after　this　is　done；　and　Xuzhou　is　yours。〃

Thereupon　two　hundred　thousand　carts　of　millet　was　sent；　with　letters；　by　the　hand　of　Han　Yin。　The　gift　pleased　Lu　Bu　greatly；　and　he　treated　the　messenger　with　great　cordiality。　Feeling　sure　of　no　trouble　from　that　quarter；　Yuan　Shu　told　off　one　hundred　thousand　troops　against　Xiaopei。　The　army　was　led　by　Ji　Ling　as　manding　general；　and　Lei　Bo　and　Chen　Lan　as　generals。

When　Liu　Bei　heard　these　things　he　called　his　officers　to　take　counsel。　Zhang　Fei　was　for　open　war　forthwith。

But　Sun　Qian　said；　〃Our　resources　were　too　small；　therefore；　we　must　lay　the　position　before　Lu　Bu　and　ask　help。〃

〃Do　you　think　that　fellow　will　do　anything？〃　said