One day, Zhou Yu ordered Zhuge Liang to make 100,000 arrows(箭) in ten days." Give me three days," said Zhuge. Zhou thought Zhuge was ( trouble) himself. He told his soldiers not to provide things Zhuge. Zhuge asked Lu Su to lend ( he) twenty boats full of scarecrows(稻草人) with thirty soldiers in each.
In the early morning of the ( three) day, Zhuge ordered that the twenty boats should be tied together. He asked Lu for boat ride and then headed for Cao Cao's camp. When the boats got much ( close) to the camp, Zhuge let his soldiers shout out they were beating the drums.
Cao Cao heard their sounds and ordered," Shoot arrows at them as quickly as possible." Soon, the scarecrows on both ( side) of the boats were full of arrows. When the day broke, with ( excite), Zhuge and his soldiers rowed back to their camp. They collected more than100,000 arrows.
This story teaches us about the importance of teamwork and encourages us ( use) our heads to face challenges creatively.
