Said　he；　〃After　this　disgrace；　how　can　I　face　the　other　officers　in　the　Middle　Land？〃

He　gave　the　signal　for　the　army　to　fall　on　and　attack　the　enemy；　and；　grasping　his　sword；　led　his　brave　generals　into　the　fray　and　manded　the　attack。　But　just　as　the　two　armies　came　to　blows；　Guan　Xing　came　up　fromt　the　southwest；　his　drums　rolling　and　troops　shouting；　and　attacked。　Sima　Yi　told　off　a　division　from　the　rear　to　oppose　Guan　Xing；　and　again　turned　to　urge　on　his　main　body。

Then　the　army　of　Wei　was　thrown　into　confusion　by　another　attack　from　Jiang　Wei；　who　came　up　silently　and　joined　in　the　battle。　Thus　three　sides　of　the　Wei　army　were　attacked　by　three　different　divisions　of　the　enemy；　and　Sima　Yi　decided　to　retire。　However；　this　was　difficult。　The　soldiers　of　Shu　hemmed　him　in　and　came　closer　every　moment。　At　last；　by　a　desperate　push；　he　cut　an　alley　toward　the　south　and　freed　his　army。　But　he　had　lost　six　or　seven　out　of　every　ten　of　his　soldiers。

The　Wei　army　withdrew　to　the　south　bank　of　River　Wei　and　camped。　They　strengthened　their　position　and　remained　entirely　on　the　defensive。

Zhuge　Liang　mustered　his　victorious　army　and　returned　to　Qishan。

Now　Li　Yan　sent　an　officer；　General　Gou　An；　from　Baidicheng　with　a　convoy　of　grain。　Gou　An　was　a　drunkard　and　loitered　on　the　road　so　that　he　arrived　ten　days　late。

Zhuge　Liang；　angry　at　the　delay；　upbraided　him；　saying；　〃This　grain　is　of　the　utmost　importance　to　the　army　and　you　delay　it。　Three　days'　delay　ought　to　mean　the　death　penalty。　What　can　you　say　to　this　delay　of　ten？〃

Gou　An　was　sentenced　to　death　and　hustled　out。

But　Yang　Yi　ventured　to　intervene；　saying；　〃Gou　An　is　a　servant　of　Li　Yan；　and　Li　Yan　has　sent　large　supplies　of　all　sorts　from　the　West　River　L