Sima　Yi。

The　armies　of　Wei　returned　to　Changan。　Leaving　officers　to　guard　the　various　strategic　points；　Sima　Yi　himself　went　on　to　Luoyang　to　see　the　audience。

Yang　Yi　and　Jiang　Wei　retired　slowly　and　in　good　order　till　they　neared　the　Plank　Trail；　when　they　donned　mourning　garb　and　began　to　wail　for　their　dead。　The　soldiers　threw　themselves　on　the　ground　and　wailed　in　sorrow。　Some　even　wailed　themselves　to　death。

But　as　the　leading　panies　entered　upon　the　Plank　Trail；　they　saw　a　great　blaze　in　front；　and；　with　a　great　shout；　a　cohort　came　out　barring　the　way。　The　leaders　of　the　retreating　army　were　taken　aback　and　sent　to　inform　Yang　Yi。

The　regiments　of　Wei　are　nowhere　near；

Then　who　are　these　soldiers　that　now　appear？

The　next　chapter　will　tell　who　they　were。

Main　Next　to　Chapter　105　》》

Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　105

Chapter　105

The　Lord　of　Wuxiang　Leaves　A　Plan　In　The　Silken　Bag；

The　Ruler　of　Wei　Removes　The　Bronze　Statue　With　The　Dew　Bowl。

Yang　Yi　sent　forward　a　man　to　find　out　what　force　this　was　that　stood　in　his　way；　and　the　scout　returned　to　say　they　were　soldiers　of　Shu　led　by　Wei　Yan。　Wei　Yan　had　burned　the　Plank　Trail　and　now　barred　the　way。

Then　said　Yang　Yi；　〃Just　before　his　death　the　Prime　Minister　foretold　that　this　man　would　one　day　turn　traitor；　and　here　it　has　e　to　pass。　I　did　not　expect　to　meet　it　thus；　but　now　our　road　of　retreat　is　cut；　and　what　is　to　be　done？〃

Then　replied　Fei　Yi；　〃He　certainly　has　slandered　us　to　the　Emperor　and　said　that　we　were　rebelling；　and　therefore　he　has　destroyed　the　wooden　roads　in　order　to　prevent　our　progress　first。　Therefore；　we　must　memorialize　to　the　Throne　the　truth　about　him　and　then　plan