ismounted；　clasped　his　arms　about　his　two　sons；　and　wept；　saying；　〃My　sons；　we　three　are　doomed！〃

As　they　stood　weeping；　a　fierce　gale　suddenly　sprang　up；　black　clouds　gathered；　a　peal　of　thunder　followed；　and　rain　poured　down　in　torrents；　speedily　extinguishing　the　fire　all　through　the　valley。　The　mines　no　longer　exploded；　and　all　the　fiery　contrivances　ceased　to　work　mischief。

〃If　we　do　not　break　out　now；　what　better　chance　shall　we　have？〃　cried　Sima　Yi；　and　he　led　the　soldiers　to　make　a　dash　for　the　outlet。

As　they　broke　out　of　the　valley；　they　came　upon　reinforcements　under　Zhang　Hu　and　Yue　Chen；　and　so　were　once　more　safe。　Ma　Dai　was　not　strong　enough　to　pursue；　and　the　soldiers　of　Wei　got　safely　to　the　river。

But　there　they　found　their　camp　in　the　possession　of　the　enemy；　while　Guo　Huai　and　Sun　Li　were　on　the　floating　bridge　struggling　with　the　troops　of　Shu。　Sima　Yi　charged　up　hastily；　and　the　troops　of　Shu　retreated；　whereupon　Sima　Yi　crossed　the　river　and　ordered　the　bridges　burned。　He　then　occupied　the　north　bank。

The　Wei　army　attacking　the　Qishan　camp　were　greatly　disturbed　when　they　heard　of　the　defeat　of　their　mander…in…Chief　and　the　loss　of　the　camp　on　River　Wei。　The　troops　of　Shu　took　the　occasion　to　strike　with　greater　vigor；　and　so　gained　a　great　victory。　The　beaten　army　suffered　heavy　loss。　Those　who　escaped　fled　across　the　river。

When　Zhuge　Liang　from　the　hill…top　saw　that　Sima　Yi　had　been　inveigled　into　the　trap　by　Wei　Yan；　he　rejoiced　exceedingly；　and　when　he　saw　the　flames　burst　forth；　he　thought　surely　his　rival　was　done　for。　Then；　unhappily　for　him；　Heaven　thought　it　well　to　send　down　torrents　of　rain；　which　quenched　the　fire　and　upset　all　his　calculations。

Soon　after；　the　scouts　reported　the　escap