he　river　bank。　When　the　ships　approached；　a　flight　of　arrows　met　them。　Sun　Jian　ordered　his　troops　to　remain　under　cover　in　the　ships；　which　then　sailed　to　and　fro；　drawing　the　fire　for　three　days。　Several　times　the　ships　pretended　to　land；　and　this　drew　showers　of　arrows　from　the　bank。　At　last　the　arrows　of　the　defenders　were　all　shot　away　and　Sun　Jian；　who　collected　them；　found　he　had　many　myriads。　Then　with　a　fair　wind　Sun　Jian's　troops　shot　them　back　to　the　enemy。　Those　on　the　bank　were　thrown　into　great　disorder　and　retired。　The　army　then　landed。　Two　divisions　led　by　Cheng　Pu　and　Huang　Gai　set　out　for　Huang　Zu's　camp　along　different　roads；　and　between　them　marched　Han　Dang。　Under　this　triple　attack　Huang　Zu　was　worsted。　He　left　Fankou　and　hastened　to　Dengcheng。

Leaving　the　ships　under　the　mand　of　Huang　Gai；　Sun　Jian　led　the　pursuing　force。　Huang　Zu　came　out　of　his　city　and　drew　up　for　battle　in　the　open　country。　When　Sun　Jian　had　disposed　his　army；　he　rode　out　to　the　standard。　Sun　Ce；　clad　in　armor；　placed　himself　beside　his　father。

Huang　Zu　rode　out　with　two　generals………Zhang　Hui　from　Jiangxia　and　Chen　Sheng　from　Xiangyang。

Flourishing　his　whip；　Huang　Zu　abused　his　enemy；　〃You　swarm　of　rebels　from　Changsha！　Why　do　you　invade　the　land　of　a　scion　of　the　ruling　house？〃

Zhang　Hui　challenged　to　bat；　and　Han　Dang　went　out　to　accept。　The　two　champions　fought　thirty　bouts；　and　then　Chen　Sheng；　seeing　his　fellow　general　being　exhausted；　rode　to　his　aid。　Sun　Jian　saw　Chen　Sheng　ing；　laid　aside　his　spear；　reached　for　his　bow；　and　shot　an　arrow　wounding　Chen　Sheng　in　the　face。　He　fell　from　his　horse。　Panic　seized　upon　Zhang　Hui　at　the　fall　of　his　rade；　and　he　could　no　longer　defend　himself。　Then　Han　Dang　with　a　slash　of　his　sword　clove　Zhang　Hui's　s