Wubeizhi Treatise on Armament Technology; a massive Ming-dynasty military encyclopedia compiled by Mao Yuanyi. Volume 28: A Study of Strategy — Three Kingdoms IV

○ [Zhuge] ○ Liang The text reads "bu zhong," likely a transcription error for "Kongming" or "Liang," referring to the Shu-Han Chancellor. ○ then ○ divided ○ his troops ○ to establish military agricultural colonies tuntian: a system where soldiers farm the land they are stationed on to ensure food supplies during long-term stalemates ○ as ○ a ○ basis ○ for ○ a ○ long-term ○ occupation. ○ Those ○ farming ○ lived ○ mixed ○ among ○ the ○ residents ○ along ○ the ○ banks ○ of ○ the Wei River; ○ yet ○ the ○ common ○ people ○ lived ○ in ○ peace, ○ and ○ the ○ army ○ committed ○ no ○ offenses ○ against ○ them.

○ The ○ Lord ○ of ○ Wu, Sun Quan, ○ entered ○ the ○ mouth ○ of Lake Juchao, ○ advancing ○ toward ○ the New City of Hefei ○ with ○ a ○ host ○ claimed ○ to ○ be ○ one ○ hundred ○ thousand ○ strong. ○ He ○ also ○ sent ○ Lu Xun ○ and ○ Zhuge Jin ○ into ○ Jiangxia ○ and ○ Miankou ○ toward ○ Xiangyang, ○ while ○ Sun Shao ○ and ○ Zhang Cheng ○ entered ○ the Huai River ○ toward ○ Guangling ○ and ○ Huaiyin. ○ The ○ Wei ○ general Man Chong ○ wished ○ to ○ lead ○ troops ○ to ○ rescue ○ the ○ New City. ○ General ○ Tian Yu ○ said:

○ "The ○ rebels ○ wish ○ to ○ use ○ the ○ New City ○ as ○ bait ○ to ○ draw ○ out ○ our ○ main ○ army. ○ We ○ should ○ allow ○ them ○ to ○ attack ○ the ○ city ○ to ○ blunt ○ their ○ sharp ○ morale. ○ Wait ○ until ○ they ○ are ○ exhausted ○ and ○ idle; ○ only ○ then ○ should ○ we ○ strike ○ them. ○ Thus, ○ a ○ great ○ victory ○ can ○ be ○ achieved. ○ If ○ we ○ advance ○ our ○ troops ○ now, ○ we ○ would ○ be ○ falling ○ right ○ into ○ their ○ trap."

○ Liu Shao, ○ the ○ Cavalier ○ Attendant-in-Ordinary, ○ said: ○ "We ○ can ○ first ○ send ○ several ○ thousand ○ infantry ○ and ○ cavalry ○ to ○ advance ○ with ○ great ○ fanfare. ○ By ○ appearing ○ behind ○ the ○ rebels, ○ feigning ○ a ○ move ○ toward ○ their ○ retreat ○ path ○ and ○ threatening ○ their ○ grain ○ supply ○ lines, ○ the ○ rebels ○ will ○ surely ○ be ○ gripped ○ by ○ fear ○ and ○ flee."