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关于五年级英语故事欣赏 Taking Chencang by Using a Clever Strategy This is a story from the novel Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang led 300，000 Shu State troopsin a march towards Chencang， the vital communication stronghold of the Wei State. It washis second expedition against the Wei State. Hao Zhao， the general guarding the city dug thetrenches deep and built the fortress strong. He waited for the attack. Everyday， Zhuge Liangsent soldiers to challenge the Wei army in battle， but the Wei troops held fast to theirposition and refused to come out. One day， a scout came back to report that Hao Zhao wasseriously ill. Zhuge Liang thought that the chance had come at last. He ordered Wei Yan andJiang Wei to take 5，000troops and surround Chencang in three days. They were to attack thecity when they saw a fire inside the city. After that， he gave Guan Xing and Zhang Bao secretinstructions. As the health of the Wei State general Hao Zhao was deteriorating， suddenly itwas reported to Hao Zhao that the troops from Shu State had arrived outside the city. HaoZhao hurriedly ordered officers and soldiers to defend the city in their position. Unexpectedly，a fire broke out on each of the citys towers. There was chaos inside the city. Hao Zhaowasfrightened to death. The troops of the Shu State smashed all enemy resistance andadvanced into the city. Three days later when Wei Yan and Jiang Wei led their troops to thegate of the city， they heard somebody shouting from the top of the city wall， “You have cometoo late!” The two generals fixed their eyes upon the person. It was the Prime Minister of theShu State， Zhuge Liang. The two generals got down from their horses hastily and saluted.Zhuge Liang said， “The reason that I asked you to attack the city in three days is to keep thedoldiers calm. In fact， Ihad already sent Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to secretly leave the centerarea of Han the same night as I ordered you. By disguising myself， I hid among the soldiersand set out for Chencang by starligh