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As soon as Pan Ch'ao knew that the two chieftains had gone, he

called his divisions together, got them well in hand, and at

cock-crow hurled them against the army of Yarkand, as it lay

encamped. The barbarians, panic-stricken, fled in confusion, and

were closely pursued by Pan Ch'ao. Over 5000 heads were brought

back as trophies, besides immense spoils in the shape of horses

and cattle and valuables of every description. Yarkand then

capitulating, Kutcha and the other kingdoms drew off their

respective forces. From that time forward, Pan Ch'ao's prestige

completely overawed the countries of the west." In this case, we

see that the Chinese general not only kept his own officers in

ignorance of his real plans, but actually took the bold step of

dividing his army in order to deceive the enemy.]

37. By altering his arrangements and changing his plans,

[Wang Hsi thinks that this means not using the same stratagem

twice.]

he keeps the enemy without definite knowledge.