fore them。 Thereupon the tongues were turned back again and the wooden herd set in motion。
Seeing this; Guo Huai came on again。 But just then he saw smoke curling up among the hills and a lot of extraordinary creatures burst out upon him。 Some held swords and some flags; and all were terrible to look at。 They rushed at the wooden animals and urged them away。
〃Truly these are supernatural helpers;〃 cried Guo Huai; quite frightened。
The soldiers also were terror…stricken and stood still。
Hearing that his Beiyuan troops had been driven off; Sima Yi came out to the rescue。 Midway along the road; just where it was most precipitous; a cohort burst out upon him with fierce yells and bursting bombs。 Upon the leading banners he read Han General Zhang Yi and Han General Liao Hua 。
Panic seized upon his army; and they ran like winds。
In the field the craftier leader on the convoy makes a raid;
And his rival's life endangers by an ambush subtly laid。
If you would know the upshot; read the next chapter。
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Romance of Three Kingdoms … by Luo Guanzhong … Chapter 103
Chapter 103
In Gourd Valley; Sima Yi Is Trapped;
In Wuzhang Hills; Zhuge Liang Invokes The Stars。
Heavily smitten in the battle; Sima Yi fled from the field a lonely horseman。 Seeing a thick wood in the distance; he made for its shelter。
Zhang Yi halted the rear division while Liao Hua pressed forward after the fugitive; whom he could see threading his way among the trees。 And Sima Yi indeed was soon in fear of his life; dodging from tree to tree as his pursuer neared。 Once Liao Hua was actually close enough to slash at his enemy; but Liao Hua missed the blow and his sword struck a tree; and bef