pursuit　till　daybreak；　when　he　retired　into　the　city　again。

Cao　Cao　then　rallied　his　army　and　mustered　his　soldiers。　He　had　lost　fifty　thousand　and　much　baggage；　while　two　of　his　generals；　Lu　Qian　and　Yu　Jin　were　wounded。

Cao　Cao　being　thus　worsted；　Jia　Xu　advised　Zhang　Xiu　to　write　off　to　Liu　Biao　to　cut　off　Cao　Cao's　retreat　so　that　he　might　be　utterly　destroyed。

Liu　Biao　was　preparing　an　army　for　this　purpose；　when　a　scout　came　to　say　that　Sun　Ce　had　encamped　in　the　river　at　Hukou。

Kuai　Liang　said；　〃This　move　of　Sun　Ce　in　the　river　is　part　of　Cao　Cao's　strategy；　and　there　will　be　never…ending　regret　if　Cao　Cao　is　allowed　to　escape。　An　immediate　expedition　is　necessary。〃

Wherefore　Liu　Biao　moved　out　with　his　army　to　Anzhong　to　block　Cao　Cao；　leaving　Huang　Zu　to　hold　Jingzhou's　points　of　vantage。　Zhang　Xiu；　having　been　informed　of　the　movement　of　Liu　Biao；　went　with　Jia　Xu　to　smite　Cao　Cao　on　the　rear。

In　the　meantime　Cao　Cao's　army；　marching　very　leisurely；　had　arrived　at　Xiangyang。

Walking　one　day　beside　River　Yu；　he　suddenly　uttered　a　great　cry；　and　when　his　officers　asked　the　reason　thereof；　he　replied；　〃I　remembered　that　here；　only　a　year　ago；　I　lost　my　great　general：　Dian　Wei。　Is　that　not　a　reason　to　grieve？〃

Thereupon　Cao　Cao　gave　orders　to　halt；　while　he　should　make　a　great　sacrifice　and　mourn　for　his　lost　leader。　At　the　ceremony　he　himself　burned　incense　and　wailed　and　prostrated　himself。　The　army　was　much　affected　by　his　devotion。　After　the　sacrifices　to　the　lost　hero；　he　sacrificed　to　the　names　of　his　nephew　Cao　Amin　and　his　eldest　son　Cao　Ang；　both　of　whom　had　died　at　the　same　time。　He　also　sacrificed　to　his　lost　soldiers　and　even　to　his　Dawan　steed　which　had　been　killed　by　an　arrow。

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