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trate on any point we wish； and they will find it difficult to bring up reinforcements。 If we miss this chance； can we hope for a better？〃
Xiahou Ba said； 〃Deng Ai is young； but he is deep and crafty。 He has certainly taken great pains to secure the regions under his charge as General Who Pacifies the West。 Victory will not be so easy as it was before。〃
〃Why should I fear him？〃 cried Jiang Wei； angrily。 〃You should not laud the spirit of the enemy and belittle that of our own soldiers。 But in any case I have made up my mind and shall take West Valley Land。〃
No one dared to offer any further opposition。 Jiang Wei himself led the first army； the others followed in due order； and thus the soldiers of Shu marched out of Zhongti to Qishan。
Before they could reach Qishan； the scouts reported the hills already occupied by the armies of Wei。 Jiang Wei rode forward to verify this； and； surely enough； he saw the Wei camps； nine in number； stretching over the hills like a huge serpent； and all arranged to give each other support。
〃Xiahou Ba spoke only too well；〃 said he。 〃The plan of those camps is excellent and only our Zhuge Liang could have laid them out with equal skill。〃
Returning to his own army； he said to his officers； 〃They must have known of my ing； and I think Deng Ai is here too。 Now from this as base you are to send out daily small reconnoitering parties showing my banner； but different flags and uniforms； blue； yellow； red； white； and black； in turns。 While you are thus distracting attention； I will lead the main army by Dongting to attack Nanan。〃
Bao Su was sent to camp at the mouth of the Qishan Mountains Valley while the main army marched。
As soon as Deng Ai had heard that the enemy would e out at Qishan； he
