en　it　seemed　that　they　must　catch　him。　Then　he　suddenly　pulled　up　his　steed；　turned　and　rode　in　among　them；　flogging　with　the　terrible　steel　whip；　and　wherever　it　struck　there　lay　warriors　and　horses　in　confused　heaps。　So　they　left　him；　and　he　retook　his　way　in　peace。

Then　the　Wei　generals　met　and　said；　〃Lo！　Here　is　a　man　who　has　driven　us　all　backward。　But　we　are　many　and　may　not　suffer　that。〃

Wherefore　they　reformed　and　once　again　took　up　pursuit。

〃You　fools？〃　cried　Wen　Yang；　as　he　saw　them　ing　on。　〃Have　you　then　no　regard　for　your　lives？〃

Again　he　fell　upon　them　with　the　steel　whip　and　slew　many；　so　that　the　survivors　retreated。　But　yet　again　they　found　courage　to　e　on；　and　yet　again；　but　they　had　to　fall　back　before　the　lash　of　that　terrible　whip。

Defiance　hurled　at　Cao　Cao's　mighty　host

Arrayed　near　Long　Slope　proclaimed　Zhao　Yun；

A　valiant　man；　and　peerless　stood　he　till。

At　Lojia　another　hero　faced；

Alone；　another　host；　and　Wen　Yang's　name

Was　added　to　the　roll　of　famous　people。

Wen　Qin　never　reached　the　appointed　rendezvous。　In　the　darkness　he　lost　his　way　among　the　precipices　and　gullies；　whence　he　only　got　out　as　day　dawned。　He　saw　all　the　signs　of　a　fight　and　a　victory　for　Wei；　but　could　not　discover　whither　his　son　had　gone。　So　he　returned　without　fighting；　and　in　spite　of　pursuit；　made　his　way　safely　to　Shouchun。

Now　mander　Yin　Damu　had　acpanied　Sima　Shi　on　his　expedition；　but　was　no　friend　of　his。　He　had　been　of　the　Cao　Shuang's　party　and　bitterly　resented　the　death　of　his　patron。　He　was　watching　for　a　chance　to　avenge　him。　Seeing　that　Sima　Shi　was　ill；　he　thought　to　secure　his　end　by　making　friends　with　Wen　Qin。

So　he　went　in　to　see　the　sick　Sima　Shi；　and　said；　〃Wen