ss　and　presently　met　Cao　Hong。　The　two　leaders　ran　away　together；　and　by　the　fifth　watch　they　had　got　near　Nanjun。　Then　they　heard　a　beating　of　drums；　and　Ling　Tong　appeared　barring　the　way。　There　was　a　small　skirmish；　and　Cao　Ren　went　off　at　an　angle。　But　he　fell　in　with　Gan　Ning；　who　attacked　him　vigorously。　Cao　Ren　dared　not　go　back　to　Nanjun；　but　he　made　for　Xiangyang　along　the　main　road。　The　forces　of　the　South　Land　pursued　him　for　a　time　and　then　desisted。

Zhou　Yu　and　Cheng　Pu　then　made　their　way　to　Nanjun　where　they　were　startled　to　see　flags　on　the　walls　and　every　sign　of　occupation。

Before　they　had　recovered　from　their　surprise；　there　appeared　one　who　cried；　〃Pardon；　General！　I　had　orders　from　the　Directing　Instructor　to　take　this　city。　I　am　Zhao　Yun　of　Changshan。〃

Zhou　Yu　was　fiercely　angry　and　gave　orders　to　assault　the　city；　but　the　defender