near to the Wu frontiers and camped。 Sima Zhao called together Wang Chang； Guanqiu Jian； Hu Zun； and various other manders to decide upon plans。
He said； 〃The county of Dongxing is most important to Wu。 They have built a great rampart； with walls right and left to defend Lake Chaohu from an attack in the rear。 You gentlemen will have to exercise extreme care。〃
Then he bade Wang Chang and Guanqiu Jian each to take ten thousand troops and place themselves right and left； but not to advance till Dongxing had been captured。 When that city had fallen； these two were to go forward at the same time。 Hu Zun was to lead the van。 The first step was to construct a floating bridge to storm the rampart。 The two walls should then be captured。
News of the danger soon came to Wu； and Zhuge Ke called a council to take measures。
Then said Ding Feng； General Who Pacifies the North； 〃Dongxing is of the utmost importance as its loss would endanger Wuchang。〃
〃I agree with you；〃 said Zhuge Ke。 〃You say just what I think。 You should lead three thousand marines up the river in thirty ships； while on land Lu Ju； Tang Zi； and Liu Zang will follow in three directions with ten thousand troops each。 The signal for the general attack will be a cluster of bombs。〃
Ding Feng received the mand； and； with three thousand marines and thirty battleships； he sailed in the Great River to Dongxing。
Hu Zun； the Van Leader of Wei； crossed on the floating bridge； took and camped on the rampart。 He then sent Huan Jia and Han Zong to assault the left and right flanking forts； which were held by the Wu Generals Quan Yi and Liu Lue。 These forts had high walls and strong； and made a good resistance； so that the Wei force could not overe。 But Quan Yi and Liu Lue dared no