age will be confirmed to you； and you should not miss it。〃
Both Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang saw the wisdom of this scheme and prepared to act。 Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei were to lead the van； while Liu Bei with Zhuge Liang manded the main army of one hundred thousand troops。 A day was chosen to set out； and orders were sent to everyone to keep careful guard for Yizhou。
It was a certain auspicious day in the seventh month of the twenty…third year that the army marched （AD 218）。 Reaching Jiameng Pass； Huang Zhong and Yan Yan were summoned and well rewarded for their services。
Liu Bei said to Huang Zhong； 〃People said you were old； General； but the Directing Instructor of the army know you better than they； and you have rendered amazing service。 Still； Dingjun Mountain is yet to be captured； and it is both a great central store and a major defense of Nanzheng。 If we could get