remains decently interred。
Then he gave the order to retreat。 Pang De was the rear guard。 Cao Cao set out homeward in a padded carriage; escorted by his Tiger Guards。
Before they had gone far; there was an alarm of fire and ambush in the Xie Valley。 The soldiers of Wei were all fear…stricken。
That was something like the danger once at Tong Pass met;
Or like the fight at the Red Cliffs which no one could never forget。
How Cao Cao fared will next be told。
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Romance of Three Kingdoms … by Luo Guanzhong … Chapter 73
Chapter 73
Liu Bei Bees Prince Of Hanzhong;
Guan Yu Attacks Xiangyang。
When Cao Cao retired to the Xie Valley; Zhuge Liang considered it to mean the abandonment of his attempt to acquire possession of Hanzhong。 So Zhuge Liang sent out Ma Chao and a dozen parties to harass and hasten Cao Cao's retreat。 For this reason the retreating army had to keep on