d　to　name　one；　I'd　say　that　the　early　death　of　Pang　Tong　had　the　greatest　impact。。。had　he　lived；　Zhuge　Liang　might　have　lived　longer　as　well；　and　he　wouldn't　have　had　to　be　everywhere　at　once。〃　。。。。。

＇e＇　Karl；　a　reader：　〃You're　right。　Yeah；　he's　a　guy　who　likes　his　wine　as　well；　like　my　favourite　Cao　Cao。　Ai　mean；　why　da　hell　not？？！？！　To　remain　sober　with　stupid　tasks　that　should　be　delegated　and　all。　Pang　Tong　ranks　high　in　my　thoughts。　Open…minded　guy。　Even　when　on　da　piss　with　Liu　Bei；　he's　VERY　sober。。。　'Not　a　time　to　rejoice　to　be　at　war'。。。〃　。。。。。

Not　only　was　the　leader　of　the　expedition　slain；　but　more　than　half　of　his　soldiers　fell　in　the　narrow　road　that　fatal　day*。　Some　of　the　troops　in　the　van　escaped　and　ran　off　to　tell　Wei　Yan　of　the　mishap　to　the　army；　and　he　halted　and　turned　back　to　help。　However；　it　was　difficult　to　march　back；　and　he　could　not　hack　a　way　through；　for　the　road　was　held　by　Zhang　Ren；　and　archers　and　crossbowmen　occupied　all　the　heights。

Then　one　of　the　renegades　proposed　that　they　should　try　to　return　along　the　high　road；　and　they　started　for　Luocheng　this　way。　But　in　front　of　them　arose　a　great　cloud　of　dust；　betraying　the　approach　of　an　enemy。　Wu　Lan　and　Lei　Tong；　the　defenders　of　the　city；　were　moving　toward　them；　and　Wei　Yan　was　between　the　two　armies　closed　in　like　the　kernel　of　a　nut。　Wei　Yan　fought　hard　to　get　through。　When　his　case　seemed　most　desperate　and　hopeless；　he　observed　signs　of　confusion　in　the　army　that　lay　between　him　and　the　city。　Soon　that　army　turned　and　faced　the　other　way。　He　pressed　forward　and　presently　saw　troops　of　his　own　side；　led　by　the　veteran　Huang　Zhong。

〃I　will　rescue　you；　Wei　Yan！〃　shouted　Huang　Zhong；　as　he　came　near。

Now　the　defenders　of　Luocheng　found　themsel