Hanzhong。

No　man　could　better　Zhuge　Liang's　foresight　keen；

Brilliant　as　a　et　where　it　flashed：

Back　and　forth　at　will　his　soldiers　dashed；

And　Wang　Shuang's　dead　body　marked　where　they　had　been。

The　secret　orders　sent　to　Wei　Yan　was　that　he　was　to　keep　back　thirty　men　and　hide　beside　Wang　Shuang's　camp　till　that　warrior　left。　Then　the　camp　was　to　be　set　on　fire。　After　that　the　thirty　were　to　wait　till　Wang　Shuang's　return　to　fall　upon　him。　The　plan　being　successfully　carried　out；　Wei　Yan　followed　the　retreating　army　into　Hanzhong　and　handed　over　his　mand。

The　Shu　army　having　retreated　safely　to　Hanzhong；　feastings　were　held　in　celebration　of　the　event。

Zhang　He；　who；　failing　to　e　up　with　the　retiring　enemy；　presently　returned　to　camp。　Hao　Zhao　sent　a　letter　to　say　that　Wang　Shuang　had　met　his　end。　This　loss　caused　Cao　Zhen　deep　grief；　so　that　he　became　ill　and　had　to　return　to　Luoyang。　He　left　Zhang　He；　Sun　Li；　and　Guo　Huai　to　guard　the　approaches　to　Changan。

Meanwhile　in　the　South　Land；　at　a　court　held　by　Sun　Quan；　the　Prince　of　Wu；　a　certain　spy　reported：　〃Prime　Minister　Zhuge　Liang　has　invaded　Wei　twice；　and　mander…in…Chief　Cao　Zhen　has　suffered　great　losses。〃

Thereupon　his　ministers　urged　on　Sun　Quan　that　he　should　attack　Wei　and　try　to　gain　the　Middle　Land。

However；　Sun　Quan　could　not　make　up　his　mind；　and　Zhang　Zhao　endeavored　to　prove　to　him　that　his　hour　was　e　by　this　memorial：

＇e＇　King　Yu　was　the　founder　of　Xia　Dynasty；　King　Tang；　Shang　Dynasty；　Kings　Wen　and　Wu；　Zhou　Dynasty。

〃I　have　heard　that　a　phoenix　has　lately　appeared　in　the　hills　east　of　Wuchang　and　bowed；　that　a　yellow　dragon　has　been　seen　in　the　Great　River。　My　lord；　your　virtue　matches　that　of　Kings　Yu*　and　Tang*；　an