Chapter 94
— Zhuge Liang Defeats The Qiangs In A Snowstorm; Sima Yi Captures Meng Da By A Rapid March.
Sima Yi's Military Adviser, sent ahead with a courteous letter telling Meng Da to hold his troops ready to join the western expedition — a lie designed to keep him still. Received ceremoniously and given a banquet, and answers the one question that matters, that the Commander-in-Chief 'is just about starting now, and is on the way to Changan'. Meng Da smiles inwardly and sees success; the army is already on the road to him.