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f Liu Bei's pledge to Lu Bu。
Then said Cao Cao; 〃The plan has failed。 What next?〃
Xun Yu replied; 〃I have another trick called 'Tiger against Wolf' in which the tiger is made to gobble up the wolf。〃
〃Let us hear it;〃 said Cao Cao。
〃Send to Yuan Shu to say that Liu Bei has sent up a secret memorial to the Throne that he wishes to subdue the southern regions around the Huai River。 Yuan Shu will be angry and attack him。 Then you will order Liu Bei to dispose of Yuan Shu and so set them destroying each other。 Lu Bu will certainly think that is his chance and turn traitor。 This is the 'Tiger against Wolf' trick。〃
Cao Cao thought this good and sent the messenger and also sent a false edict to Liu Bei。 When this came; the messenger was received with all the ceremonies; and the edict ordered the capture of Yuan Shu。 After the departure of the bearer; Liu Bei called Mi Zhu who pronounced it a ruse。
〃It may be;〃 said Liu Bei; 〃but the royal mand is not to be disobeyed。〃
So the army was prepared and the day fixed。
Sun Qian said; 〃A trusty man must be left on guard of the city。〃
And Liu Bei asked which of his brothers would undertake this task。
〃I will guard the city;〃 said Guan Yu。
〃I am constantly in need of your advice; so how can we part?〃 said Liu Bei。
〃I will guard the city;〃 said Zhang Fei。
〃You will fail;〃 said Liu Bei。 〃After one of your drinking bouts; you will get savage and flog the soldiers。 Beside you are rash and will not listen to anyone's advice。 I shall be uneasy all the time。〃
〃Henceforth I drink no more wine。 I will not beat the soldiers and I will always listen to advice;〃 said Zhang Fei。
〃I fear the mouth does not correspond to the heart;〃 said Mi Zhu。