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Whose　whole　body　is　valor。

For　his　services　Liu　Bei　gave　Zhao　Yun　the　title　of　General　Who　Possesses　Tiger　Prowess。　And　the　soldiers　of　his　army　were　rewarded；　and　there　was　banqueting　to　a　late　hour。

Soon　it　was　reported：　〃Cao　Cao　is　ing　again　down　through　the　Xie　Valley　to　try　to　capture　River　Han。〃

But　Liu　Bei　laughed；　saying；　〃He　will　not　succeed；　for　I　think　that　we　shall　gain　mand　of　the　river。〃

Then　Liu　Bei　led　his　army　west　of　the　river　to　oppose　Cao　Cao。　When　Cao　Cao　drew　near；　he　sent　out　Xu　Huang　to　lead　the　van　and　open　the　battle。

A　General　named　Wang　Ping　said；　〃I　know　the　country　well；　and　I　wish　to　help　General　Xu　Huang　to　destroy　the　army　of　Shu。〃

Wang　Ping　was　sent　as　second　in　mand。

Cao　Cao　camped　on　the　north　of　Dingjun　Mountain；　and　his　advanced　guard　marched　away　making　for　River　Han。　And　when　they　reached　the　bank；　Xu　Huang　gave　orders　to　cross　to　the　other　side。

〃To　cross　the　river　is　well；〃　said　Wang　Ping；　〃but　what　if　you　have　to　retreat？〃

＇e＇　Han　Xin　was　a　general　of　Liu　Bang。　Before　serving　Han；　Han　Xin　had　been　an　officer　under　Xiang　Yu。　Disappointed　because　his　plans　were　rejected；　Han　Xin　left　Xiang　Yu　and　joined　Liu　Bangs　camp；　where　he　was　made　mander…in…Chief　by　remendations　of　Xiao　He　and　Zhang　Liang。　Enobled　as　King　of　Qi；　then　King　of　Chu。　。。。。。

〃Of　old；　when　Han　Xin*　made　his　array　with　a　river　in　his　rear；　he　said　that　out　of　the　place　of　death　one　could　return　to　life。〃

〃You　are　mistaken　now。　The　cases　are　not　the　same；　for　then　Han　Xin　knew　his　opponents　were　unskillful。　Have　you　reckoned　upon　the　skill　of　our　opponents；　Zhao　Yun　and　Huang　Zhong？〃

〃You　may　lead　the　footmen　to　hold　the　enemy　while　I　destroy　them　with　the　horsemen；〃　said　Xu　Huang。

Then　bridges　were　built　and　the　army　crossed。

A　man　of　Wei　wildly　quoted　Han　Xin；

A　minister　of　Shu　would　be　another　Zhang　Liang？

Who　won　the　victory　will　next　be　revealed。

Main　Next　to　Chapter　72　》》

Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　72

Chapter　72

Zhuge　Liangs　Wit　Takes　Hanzhong；

Cao　Caos　Army　Retires　To　The　Ye　Valley。

In　spite　of　the　most　earnest　dissuasion；　Xu　Huang　crossed　the　river　and　camped。　Huang　Zhong　and　Zhao　Yun　asked　to　be　allowed　to　go　against　the　host　of　Cao　Cao；　and　Liu　Bei　gave　his　consent。

Then　said　Huang　Zhong；　〃Xu　Huang　has　been　bold　enough　to　e。　We　will　not　go　out　against　him　till　evening；　when　his　soldiers　are　fatigued。　Then　we　will　fall　upon　him　one　on　either　side。〃

Zhao　Yun　consented；　and　each　retired　to　a　stockade。　Xu　Huang　appeared　and　for　a　long　time　tried　to　draw　them　into　a　fight；　but　they　refused　to　go　forth。　Then　Xu　Huang　ordered　his　bowmen　to　begin　to　shoot　straight　before　them；　and　the　arrows　and　bolts　fell　in　the　Shu　camp。

Huang　Zhong　said；　〃He　must　be　thinking　of　retreat；　or　he　would　not　shoot　thus。　Now　is　our　time　to　smite　him。〃

Then　the　scouts　reported　that　the　rearmost　bodies　of　the　enemy　had　begun　to　retreat。　The　drums　of　Shu　rolled　a　deafening　peal；　and　Huang　Zhongs　army　from　the　left　and　Zhao　Yuns　army　from　the　right　came　to　the　attack；　and　the　double　fight　began。　Xu　Huang　was　badly　defeated；　and　the　flying　soldiers　were　forced　to　River　Han；　where　many　were　drowned。　But　Xu　Huang　escaped　after　fighting　desperately；　and　when　he　got　back　to　camp；　he　blamed　his　colleague　Wang　Ping　for　not　having　e　to　his　aid。

〃Had　I　done　so；　these　camps　would　have　been　left　unguarded；〃　said　Wang　Ping。　〃I　tried　to　dissuade　you　from　going；　but　you　would　not　hear　me；　and　you　brought　about　this　reverse　yourself。〃

Xu　Huang　in　his　wrath　tried　to　slay　Wang　Ping；　but　Wang　Ping　escaped　to　his　own　camp。　In　the　night；　Wang　Ping　set　fire　on　both　camps；　and　great　confusion　reigned　in　the　lines。　Xu　Huang　ran　away；　but　Wang　Ping　crossed　the　river　and　surrendered　to　Zhao　Yun；　who　led　him　to　Liu　Bei。　Wang　Ping　told　Liu　Bei　all　about　River　Han　and　the　country　near　by。

〃I　shall　surely　capture　Hanzhong　now　that　you　are　here　to　help　me；　friend　Wang　Ping；〃　said　Liu　Bei。

Liu　Bei　made　Wang　Ping　General　and　Army　Guide。

Xu　Huang　reported　Wang　Pings　defection；　which　made　Cao　Cao　very　angry。　Cao　Cao　placed　himself　at　the　head　of　a　force　and　tried　to　retake　the　bank　of　the　river。

Zhao　Yun；　thinking　his　troops　too　few；　retired　to　the　west　side；　and　the　two　armies　lay　on　opposite　sides　of　the　stream。　Liu　Bei　and　his　adviser　came　down　to　view　the　position。　Zhuge　Liang　saw　in　the　upper　course　of　the　stream　a　hill　which　might　well　screen　a　thousand　soldiers。

So　Zhuge　Li