e　him？〃

〃I　will　go　to　his　rescue；〃　cried　Zhou　Tai。

Whirling　his　spear；　Zhou　Tai　again　plunged　into　the　battle　and　presently　brought　his　colleague　safely　out　of　the　press。　Both　were　severely　wounded。

Lu　Meng　ordered　his　troops　to　keep　up　a　rapid　flight　of　arrows　so　as　to　mand　the　bank；　and　in　this　way　the　two　leaders　were　enabled　to　get　on　board　the　ships。

Now　Chen　Wu　had　engaged　the　legion　under　Pang　De。　Being　inferior　in　force　and　no　aid　being　forthing；　Chen　Wu　was　forced　into　a　valley　where　the　trees　and　undergrowth　were　very　dense。　He　tried　to　turn；　but　was　caught　by　the　branches；　and　while　so　entangled　he　was　killed　by　Pang　De。

When　Cao　Cao　saw　that　Sun　Quan　had　escaped　from　the　battle　to　the　river　bank；　he　urged　his　steed　forward　in　pursuit。　He　sent　flights　of　arrows　toward　the　fugitives。　By　this　time　Lu　Meng's　troops　had　emptied　their　quivers；　and　he　began　to　be　very　anxious。　But　just　then　a　fleet　of　ships　sailed　up　led　by　Lu　Xun；　the　son…in…law　of　Sun　Ce；　who　came　with　one　hundred　thousand　marines　and　drove　back　Cao　Cao's　army。　Then　he　landed　to　pursue。　He　captured　many　thousands　of　horses　and　slew　many　men；　so　that　Cao　Cao　was　quite　defeated　and　retired。　Then　they　sought　and　found　the　body　of　Chen　Wu　among　the　slain。

Sun　Quan　was　much　grieved　when　he　came　to　know　that　Chen　Wu　had　been　slain　and　Dong　Xi　drowned；　and　wept　sore。　Men　were　sent　to　seek　for　Dong　Xi's　body；　which　at　last　was　found。　Both　generals　were　buried　with　great　honors。

As　a　repense　for　Zhou　Tai's　services　in　Sun　Quan's　rescue；　Sun　Quan　prepared　in　his　honor　a　great　banquet；　where　Sun　Quan　himself　offered　Zhou　Tai　a　goblet　of　wine　and　plimented　and　embraced　him　while　the　tears　coursed　down　his　cheeks。

〃Twice　you　saved　my　life；　careless　of　yo