t　out　to　give　battle　where　he　could　find　the　enemy。　Soon　he　fell　in　with　one　of　Wen　Ping's　panies　led　by　General　Murong　Lie。　Zhao　Yun　plunged　in；　cut　Murong　Lie　down；　and　disposed　of　the　troops　of　Wei。　Then　he　came　to　the　real　press。　A　cohort　barred　his　way；　led　by　General　Jiao　Bing。

〃Where　are　the　soldiers　of　Shu？〃　cried　Zhao　Yun。

〃All　killed！〃　cried　Jiao　Bing。

Zhao　Yun　angrily　dashed　forward　and　thrust　Jiao　Bing　through　so　that　he　died。　The　cohort　scattered；　and　Zhao　Yun　went　on　to　the　foot　of　Northern　Mountain；　where　he　found　Huang　Zhong　surrounded。　With　a　yell　Zhao　Yun　dashed　at　the　encircling　ring；　thrusting　this　way　and　shoving　that；　so　that　everyone　shrank　and　recoiled　before　him。　The　mighty　spear　laid　low　his　opponents　like　the　whirlwind　scatters　the　petals　of　the　wild　pear　tree　till　they　lie　on　the　bosom　of　the　earth　like　snowflakes。　Panic　seized　Zhang　He　and　Xu　Huang　so　that　they　dared　not　stand　in　his　way；　and　thus　Zhao　Yun　fought　his　way　through　and　rescued　his　fellow　warrior。　Then　they　fought　their　way　out　and　none　could　withstand　them。

Cao　Cao　had　been　watching　the　course　of　the　fighting　from　a　high　place；　and　when　he　saw　a　doughty　warrior　forcing　his　way　into　the　press　and　all　going　down　before　him；　he　asked　of　his　officers　if　they　knew　who　the　leader　was。

〃That　is　Zhao　Yun　of　Changshan；〃　replied　one　who　knew。

〃So　the　hero　of　Dangyang　is　still　alive；〃　said　Cao　Cao；　marveled。

Then　Cao　Cao　gave　general　orders　to　his　soldiers　not　to　attack　Zhao　Yun　without　being　sure　of　success；　no　matter　where　they　met　him。

Having　rescued　his　colleague　and　got　clear　of　the　battle；　Zhao　Yun　was　told　Zhang　Zhu　hemmed　in　on　a　hill　not　far　off。　Wherefore　Zhao　Yun　went　to　his　relief　before　going　back　to　his　own　camp。　He　had