〃My　lord；　is　it　that　you　do　not　understand　your　brother　even　after　all　these　years？　He　is　brave　and　steady；　yet　when　we　first　invaded　West　River　Land；　he　released　Yan　Yan；　which　was　not　what　a　mere　brave　would　have　done。　He　is　face　to　face　with　Zhang　He；　and　has　been　for　nearly　two　months；　and　day　after　day　he　drinks　and　rages　and　insults　his　enemy　openly。　He　treats　Zhang　He　with　most　perfect　contempt。　But　this　is　not　only　the　wine　cup；　it　is　a　deep　plan　to　get　the　better　of　Zhang　He。〃

〃This　may　be　so；〃　replied　Liu　Bei；　〃but　let　us　not　rely　upon　it　too　much。　Let　Wei　Yan　go　to　help　him。〃

Zhuge　Liang　sent　Wei　Yan　with　the　wine；　and　the　carts　set　out；　each　flying　a　yellow　flag　with　a　writing　in　large　characters：　Fine　Wine　for　the　Frontier　Army　。

When　Wei　Yan　reached　the　army；　he　handed　over　the　wine；　which　he　said　was　a　gift　from　the　Lord　of　Shu。　And　Zhang　Fei　received　it　with　due　respect。

Zhang　Fei　told　Wei　Yan　and　Lei　Tong　each　to　take　a　thousand　troops　and　move　out　on　the　two　wings；　ready　to　act　when　they　saw　a　red　flag　displayed。　And　then　he　had　the　wine　laid　out　and　called　up　some　soldiers　to　drink　with　a　great　display　of　flags　and　a　rolling　of　drums。

The　spies　reported　all　these　doings　on　the　hill…top；　and　Zhang　He　came　out　to　look　for　himself。　There　he　saw　his　opponent　drinking；　and　two　of　the　soldiers　were　boxing　before　Zhang　Fei　for　his　amusement。

〃He　despises　me　too　much；〃　said　Zhang　He。

And　Zhang　He　gave　orders　to　prepare　for　a　night　attack　on　the　enemy　camp。　His　own　troops　in　Camp　Dangqu　should　do　the　raiding；　and　those　from　Camp　Mengtou　and　Camp　Dangshi　were　to　support　them。

There　was　little　moon　that　night；　and　Zhang　He　took　advantage　of　the　obscurity　to　steal　down　the　side　of　the　hill。　He　got　quite