broken；　and　the　two　leaders　escaped　by　scrambling　up　the　hillside。

Zhang　Bao　saw　them；　and　was　urging　his　steed　forward　to　catch　them；　when　unhappily　he　and　his　horse　went　over　together　into　a　gully。　When　they　picked　him　up；　they　found　that　he　had　been　kicked　in　the　head　and　was　badly　hurt。

Zhuge　Liang　sent　him　back　to　Chengdu。

It　has　been　said　that　Guo　Huai　and　Sun　Li　escaped。　They　got　back　to　Sima　Yi's　camp　and　said；　〃Wudu　and　Yinping　were　both　in　the　enemy's　possession；　and　Zhuge　Liang　had　prepared　an　ambush；　so　that　we　were　attacked　front　and　rear。　We　lost　the　day　and　only　escaped　on　foot。〃

〃It　is　no　fault　of　yours；〃　said　Sima　Yi。　〃The　fact　is　he　is　sharper　than　I。　Now　go　to　defend　Yongcheng　and　Meicheng　and　remain　on　the　defensive。　Do　not　go　out　to　give　battle。　I　have　a　plan　to　defeat　them。〃

These　two　having　left；　Sima　Yi　called　in　Zhang　He　and　Dai　Ling　and　said；　〃Zhuge　Liang　has　captured　Wudu　and　Yinping。　He　must　restore　order　and　confidence　among　the　people　of　these　places　and　so　will　be　absent　from　his　camp。　You　two　will　take　ten　thousand　troops　each；　start　tonight　and　make　your　way　quietly　to　the　rear　of　the　Shu　army。　Then　you　will　attack　vigorously。　When　you　have　done　that；　I　shall　lead　out　the　army　in　front　of　them　and　array　ready　for　battle。　While　they　are　in　disorder；　I　shall　make　my　attack。　Their　camp　ought　to　be　captured。　If　I　can　win　the　advantage　of　these　hills；　their　defeat　will　be　easy。〃

These　two　left；　Dai　Ling　marching　on　the　left　and　Zhang　He　on　the　right。　They　took　by…roads　and　got　well　to　the　rear　of　the　Shu　army。　In　the　third　watch　they　struck　the　high　road　and　joined　forces。　Then　they　marched　toward　the　enemy。　After　about　ten　miles　there　was　a　halt　in　front。　The　two　leaders　galloped　up　to　see　what　had