ves　between　two　enemies；　and　they　were　smitten　heavily。　They　could　not　check　Wei　Yan　and　Huang　Zhong；　who　got　close　to　the　very　walls　of　Luocheng。　Seeing　them　near；　Liu　Gui；　who　had　been　left　to　defend　the　city；　poured　out　against　them。　Thereupon　Huang　Zhong　and　Wei　Yan；　in　spite　of　the　nearness　of　the　army　of　Liu　Bei；　refused　battle　and　turned　sway　from　the　city。

Liu　Bei's　army　made　a　dash　for　two　stockades；　but　when　Zhang　Ren　came　along　the　by…road；　and　the　other　three　defenders　of　the　city　came　on；　the　stockades　could　not　be　held；　and　Liu　Bei's　army　had　to　retire。　Now　fighting　and　now　marching；　the　army　of　Liu　Bei　strove　hard　to　reach　River　Fu　Pass；　but　Zhang　Ren　pressed　close。　However；　Liu　Feng　and　Guan　Ping　came　up；　and　not　only　drove　back　the　pursuers　but　chased　them　some　seven　miles。　Finally；　Liu　Bei　and　his　troops　reached　the　Pass；　weary　and　dispirited。　His　son　and　nephew　returned　from　the　pursuit　with　many　horses　they　had　captured　from　the　flying　enemy。　However；　nothing　had　been　gained　and　the　victory　lay　rather　with　the　army　of　the　West　River　Land。

Liu　Bei　sent　to　inquire　about　Pang　Tong。　One　of　the　fugitives　from　the　army　finally　reached　River　Fu　Pass　and　told　Liu　Bei　of　the　sad　news………man　and　horse　wounded　to　death。　Liu　Bei　turned　his　face　to　the　west　and　mourned　bitterly。

Although　the　body　of　the　slain　leader　lay　far　away；　they　instituted　sacrifice　to　call　the　spirit；　and　all　the　generals　keened　for　him。

Then　said　Huang　Zhong；　〃Now　that　our　leader　is　no　more；　certainly　the　enemy　will　return　to　attack　the　Pass。　What　is　to　be　done？　I　think　we　had　better　send　to　Jingzhou　for　Zhuge　Liang　and　get　him　to　lay　plans　for　getting　possession　of　the　West　River　Land。〃

And　even　then　came　in　one　to　say　that　the　enemy　under　Zhang　Ren　had