ough food in camp. I have written to Li Yan to send grain but it has not yet arrived. The wheat in West Valley Land is now just ripe and we will go and reap it." Leaving Wang Ping Zhang Ni Hu Ban and Wu Yi to guard for the camps Zhuge Liang with Wei Yan Jiang Wei and several other generals went over to Lucheng. The Governor of that city knew he could not offer any real defense so he opened the gates and yielded. After calming the people Zhuge Liang asked "Where is the ripe wheat to be found?" The Governor replied "Longshang is the place." So Zhang Yi and Ma Zheng were left to guard the city and the remainder of the army went to Longshang,pink toms for women. But soon the leading body returned to say "Sima Yi has already occupied that city." "He guessed what I intended to do!" said Zhuge Liang taken aback. Zhuge Liang then retired bathed and put on another dress. Next he bade them bring out three four-wheeled chariots all exactly alike that were among the impedimenta of the army,black toms for sale. They had been built in Shu some time before,toms shoes flower. Jiang Wei was told off to lead a thousand troops as escort for one chariot and five hundred drummers were appointed to accompany it. The chariot with its escort and drummers was sent away behind the city. In like manner two other chariots were equipped and sent east and west of the city under Ma Dai and Wei Yan. Each chariot was propelled by a team of twenty-four men all dressed in black barefooted and with loosened hair. Each one of the team also had in hand a sword and a black seven-starred flag. While the chariots were taking up their positions thirty thousand soldiers were ordered to prepare wagons and sickles to cut and carry away the grain. Next Zhuge Liang selected twenty-four good soldiers whom he dressed and armed like those sent away with the three chariots. These were to push his own chariot. Guan Xing was told to dress up as the God of Clouds and to walk in front of Zhuge Liang's chariot holding a black seven-starred flag. These preparations complete Zhuge Liang mounted and the chariot took the road toward the Wei camp. The appearance of a chariot with such attendants more than startled the enemy's scouts who did not know whether the apparition was that of a human or a demon. They hastened to their Commander and told him. Sima Yi came out himself and saw the cavalcade and its central figure being Zhuge Liang dressed as a Taoist mystic with headdress white robe and a feather fan. Around the chariot were twenty-four hair-loosened beings each with a sword in hand; and leading was a being as a heaven-sent god with the seven-starred flag. "Some of Zhuge Liang's odd doings" said he. And Sima Yi ordered two thousand troops saying "Chase as fast as you can and bring in the chariot escort and the seated figure,discount toms." The soldiers went out to do their bidding. But as soon as they appeared the chariot retired and took a road leading to the Shu camp. Although the Wei soldiers were mounted they could not come up with the cavalcade. What they did meet with was a chilly breeze and a cold mist that rolled about them. They founRelated articles:

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