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This is a story about two wise men — Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu. The Chinese people have been telling the story for many years. One day, Zhou Yu gave Zhuge Liang an task. He asked him to make 100,000 arrows (箭) in ten days. "No problem," Zhuge Liang said at once. "I'll bring you 100,000 arrows in days. "
Zhuge Liang asked his soldiers (士兵) to 20 large boats with many straw (稻草) men. On the early morning of the third day, he also asked the soldiers to sail (航行) the boats to the camps of Cao Cao's army on the side of the river. The soldiers shouted and beat their drums loudly.
When Cao Cao's soldiers the sounds, they thought they were under attack (攻击). However, they could not see enemies the thick fog (雾) on the river. Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to shoot arrows towards the sounds of the and the shouting. Zhuge Liang's boats were soon full of arrows.
Zhuge Liang's soldiers then the boats around and shouted, "Thank you for your arrows, Cao Cao. " Zhuge Liang took all arrows to Zhou Yu. He finished the task successfully. There were than 100,000 of them. It is the story of Borrow Arrows with Straw Boats.
