liege　lord　or　his　father？　How　much　less　a　son？　My　lord；　if　you　let　the　thought　of　your　son　stay　your　hand；　then　will　I　die　forthwith。〃

This　decided　the　matter；　and　without　further　parley　Zhao　Ang　decided　to　share　the　expedition　and　set　about　preparations。　The　army　was　soon　on　the　way。　Jiang　Xu　and　Yang　Fu　camped　at　the　city　of　Licheng；　Zhao　Ang　and　Yin　Feng　camped　at　Qishan。　The　wife　of　Zhao　Ang　sold　her　ornaments　and　went　in　person　to　her　husband's　camp　to　feast　his　soldiers。

The　fears　of　Zhao　Ang　concerning　the　fate　of　his　son　were　only　too　soon　justified。　At　the　first　news　of　the　march　of　an　army　against　him；　Ma　Chao　beheaded　the　young　Zhao　Yue。　Then　Ma　Chao　marched　his　force；　together　with　Pang　De　and　Ma　Dai；　to　Licheng；　and　the　troops　under　Jiang　Xu　and　Yang　Fu　went　out　to　oppose　it。　The　two　leaders　on　the　avenging　side　went　to　battle　dressed　in　mourning　white。

They　railed　at　Ma　Chao；　crying；　〃Wicked　traitor！　Rebel！〃

Ma　Chao　angrily　dashed　across　toward　them；　and　the　fight　began。　From　the　very　first　it　was　seen　that　the　defenders　of　the　city　could　not　hope　to　beat　off　the　attack；　and　they　turned　to　flee。　Ma　Chao　pursued　them。　But　soon　he　heard　the　shouting　of　soldiers　behind　him　and　found　the　other　army　led　by　Zhao　Ang　and　Yin　Feng　was　attacking　his　rear。　Wherefore　he　was　between　two　armies　and　had　a　double　battle　to　fight。　As　he　turned　toward　that　in　his　rear；　Jiang　Xu　and　Yang　Fu　returned　again　to　the　attack。　And　while　engaged　with　these　two；　there　suddenly　appeared　a　third　force　under　Xiahou　Yuan；　who　had　just　received　orders　from　Cao　Cao　to　e　against　Ma　Chao。

Three　attacks　at　once　were　too　much　for　Ma　Chao；　and　he　fled；　his　force　in　utter　confusion。　He　retreated　all　that　night　and　at　dawn　reached　his　own　city　of　Jicheng。　He　ha