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The　famous　poet　Du　Fu　wrote　some　verses　which　run　something　like　this：

Planner　of　three　kingdoms；　no　small　praise

Is　his………Inventor　of　the　Eight　Arrays。

And　for　that　famous　boulders；　on　the　rivers　brim；

Firm　was　set　the　denouncement　of　Wus　whim。

Lu　Xun　took　his　way　to　his　camp　in　deep　thought。

〃This　Zhuge　Liang　is　well　named　Sleeping　Dragon；〃　said　he。　〃I　am　not　his　equal。〃

Then；　to　the　amazement　of　all；　Lu　Xun　gave　orders　to　retire。　The　officers　ventured　to　remonstrate；　seeing　that　they　had　been　so　successful。

〃General；　you　have　utterly　broken　the　enemy；　and　Liu　Bei　is　shut　up　in　one　small　city。　It　seems　the　time　to　smite；　and　yet　you　retire　because　you　have　e　across　a　mysterious　arrangement　of　stones。〃

〃I　am　not　afraid　of　the　stones；　and　it　is　not　on　their　account　that　I　retire。　But　I　fear　Cao　Pi。　He　is　no　less　resourceful　than　his　father；　and　when　he　hears　I　am　marching　into　Shu；　he　will　certainly　attack　us。　How　could　I　return　then？〃

The　homeward　march　began。

On　the　second　day　the　scouts　brought　a　report：　〃Three　Wei　generals　with　three　armies　are　debouching　at　three　different　points　and　moving　toward　the　borders　of　Wu………Cao　Ren　to　Ruxu；　Cao　Xiu　to　Dongkou；　and　Cao　Zhen　to　Nanjun。　Their　intentions　are　unclear。〃

〃Just　as　I　thought；〃　said　Lu　Xun。　〃But　I　am　ready　for　them。〃

〃And　now　the　west　is　mine；〃　the　victor　thought；

But　danger　from　the　north　discretion　taught。

The　story　of　the　retreat　will　be　told　in　the　next　chapter。

Main　Next　to　Chapter　85　》》

Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　85

Chapter　85

The　First　Ruler　Confides　His　Son　To　The　Guardians　Care；

Zhuge　Liang　Calmly　Settles　The　Five　Attacks。

In　summer；　the　sixth　month　of　the　second　year　of　Manifest　Might　（AD　221）　Lu　Xun　destroyed　the　army　of　Shu　at　Yiling。　The　First　Ruler　sought　refuge　in　Baidicheng；　of　which　Zhao　Yun　then　undertook　the　defense。　When　Ma　Liang　returned　only　to　find　his　lord　defeated；　he　was　more　distressed　than　he　could　say。　He　announced　what　Zhuge　Liang　had　said　concerning　the　plans。

The　First　Ruler　sighed；　saying；　〃If　I　had　listened　to　the　Prime　Ministers　advice；　the　defeat　would　not　have　happened。　Now　how　can　I　face　the　officials　if　I　return　to　my　capital？〃

So　he　promulgated　a　mand　to　change　the　guest…house　into　the　Palace　of　Eternal　Peace。　He　was　deeply　grieved　when　they　told　him　Feng　Xi；　Cheng　Jin；　Fu　Tong；　Zhang　Nan；　King　Shamo　Ke；　and　many　of　his　generals　had　died　loyally　in　his　cause。

Next　he　heard　people　say：　〃Huang　Quan；　who　had　been　given　mand　of　the　army　on　the　north　bank；　had　given　in　to　Wei。　Your　Majesty　should　deliver　his　whole　family　to　the　authority　and　hold　them　responsible　for　the　renegade。〃

But　the　First　Ruler　only　said；　〃The　army　was　quite　cut　off　by　Wu　from　the　south　bank；　and　he　had　no　alternative　but　to　surrender。　Really；　I　betrayed　him；　not　he　me。　Why　should　I　take　vengeance　on　his　family？〃

So　he　continued　the　issue　of　the　renegades　pay　to　his　family。

When　Huang　Quan　surrendered；　he　was　led　into　the　presence　of　the　Ruler　of　Wei。