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。 Not a breastplate should have gone back。 But for this time I leave you your heads。〃

Clapping their hands to their heads the two men scuttled off while the two brothers returned to the city。

〃Cao Cao will certainly e;〃 said Guan Yu and Zhang Fei。

Sun Qian said; 〃This is not a city that can hold out for long。 We should send part of our forces to Xiaopei and guard Xiapi as a corner stone of our position。〃

Liu Bei agreed and told off Guan Yu to guard Xiapi whither he also sent his two wives; Lady Gan and Lady Mi。 The former was a native of Xiapi; the latter was Mi Zhu's younger sister。

Sun Qian; Jian Yong; Mi Zhu; and Mi Fang were left to defend Xuzhou; and Liu Bei with Zhang Fei went to Xiaopei。

The two released leaders; Liu Dai and Wang Zhong; hastened home to Cao Cao and explained to him that Liu Bei was not disaffected。

But their master was exceeding angry with them; crying; 〃You shameful traitors; what use are you?〃

He roared to the guards to take them away to instant execution。

How can a hare or a deer expect

To conquer in tiger strife?

Minnows and shrimps that with dragons contend

Already have done with life。

The fate of the two leaders will be told in the next chapter。

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Romance of Three Kingdoms … by Luo Guanzhong … Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Mi Heng Slips His Garment And Rails At Traitors;

Ji Ping Pledges To Kill The Prime Minister。

At the close of the last chapter the two unsuccessful leaders; Liu Dai and Wang Zhong; were in danger of death。

However; Kong Rong remonstrated with Cao Cao; saying; 〃You knew these two were no match for Liu Bei; and if you put them to death because they failed; you will lose