ore　he　could　pull　his　sword　out　of　the　wood；　Sima　Yi　had　got　clear　away。　When　Liao　Hua　got　through　into　the　open　country；　he　did　not　know　which　way　to　go。　Presently　he　noticed　a　golden　helmet　lying　on　the　ground　to　the　east；　just　lately　thrown　aside。　He　picked　it　up；　hung　it　on　his　saddle；　and　went　away　eastward。

But　the　crafty　fugitive；　having　flung　away　his　helmet　thus　on　the　east　side　of　the　wood；　had　gone　away　west；　so　that　Liao　Hua　was　going　away　from　his　quarry。　After　some　time　Liao　Hua　fell　in　with　Jiang　Wei；　when　he　abandoned　the　pursuit　and　rode　with　Jiang　Wei　back　to　camp。

The　wooden　oxen　and　running　horses　having　been　driven　into　camp；　their　loads　were　put　into　the　storehouse。　The　grain　that　fell　to　the　victors　amounted　to　ten　thousand　carts　or　more。

Liao　Hua　presented　the　enemy's　helmet　as　proof　of　his　prowess　in　the　field；　and　received　a　reward　of　the　fir