him　and　said；　〃O　General；　you　fought　the　great　bat　of　a　hundred　bouts；　which　ended　indecisively。　I　think　it　would　be　prudent　to　retire　out　of　his　way；　and　therefore　blunting　his　spirit。〃

But　Pang　De　replied　haughtily；　〃What　makes　you　so　soft？　Yet　the　Prince　gave　you　the　mand　of　the　seven　armies！　But　tomorrow　I　will　fight　again　and　that　to　the　death。　I　swear　I　will　never　give　way。〃

Yu　Jin　could　not　overe　Pang　De's　decision；　so　he　went　back　to　his　own　camp。

When　Guan　Yu　had　got　back　to　his　camp；　he　extolled　Pang　De；　saying；　〃His　swordsmanship　is　perfect。　He　is　my　worthy　enemy。〃

〃The　new…born　calf　fears　not　the　tiger；〃　said　Guan　Ping。　〃But　if　you　slay　this　fellow；　my　father；　you　have　only　killed　a　mon　soldier　of　the　Qiang　tribes　beyond　the　frontier。　If　any　accident　occurs；　then　you　will　have　the　reproach　of　not　having　considered　your　brother's　charge。〃

〃How　can　my　resentment　be　assuaged　save　by　the　death　of　this　man？〃　returned　Guan　Yu。　〃I　have　decided　to　fight；　so　say　no　more。〃

Next　day　Guan　Yu　took　the　field　first；　and　Pang　De　quickly　came　out。　Both　arrayed　their　troops　and　then　went　to　the　front　at　the　same　moment。　This　time　neither　spoke；　but　the　bat　began　forthwith。　It　went　on　for　fifty　bouts；　and　then　Pang　De　pulled　his　horse；　sheathed　his　sword；　and　fled。　Guan　Yu　went　in　pursuit；　and　Guan　Ping　followed　lest　there　should　be　need　of　him。

Guan　Yu　roared　out　reviling　to　his　flying　foe；　〃Traitor！　You　want　to　use　the　'swinging…horse　stab'；　but　here　I　am；　never　afraid　of　that。〃

But　the　fact　was　that　Pang　De　had　only　pretended　to　try　for　a　foul　stroke　in　order　to　cover　a　resort　to　his　bow。　He　pulled　in　his　horse；　fitted　an　arrow　to　the　string；　and　was　just　on　the　point　of　shooting　when　Guan　Ping；　who　was　sharp…eyed；　sho