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Because of court intrigues
Yue Yi* and Yue Fei* failed。
How matters went will be told in the next chapter。
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Romance of Three Kingdoms … by Luo Guanzhong … Chapter 114
Chapter 114
Driving To The South Gate; Cao Mao Plunges Into Death;
Abandoning Stores; Jiang Wei Defeats The Wei Army。
When the order to retreat was given; Liao Hua said; 〃A leader in the field is independent and need not obey even the mand of his prince。〃
Zhang Yi said; 〃The country begins to resent these many years of war。 Rather take the occasion of the victory you have just won to return and pacify the people。〃
〃It is good;〃 said Jiang Wei。
A systematic and orderly retirement began。 The army of Wei; loth to forgo an opportunity; followed; but the absence of the least confusion gave them no chance。
As he saw his enemy disappearing in perfect order; Deng Ai sighed; 〃Jiang Wei is a worthy inheritor of the warlike methods of Zhuge Liang。〃
Deng Ai did not pursue but returned to his camp on Qishan。
On his return to Chengdu; Jiang Wei had audience with the Latter Ruler; whereat he inquired; saying; 〃Your Majesty has manded me to return for an important reason?〃
The Latter Ruler replied; 〃Because you have been so long on the frontier; Noble Sir。 I thought the soldiers must be weary。 There was no other reason。〃
〃Your Majesty; thy servant had got his camps on Qishan and was on the eve of plete success。 To leave off thus in the middle just played into the hands of our enemies。 Surely Deng Ai found means of sowing distrust in me。〃
The Latter Ruler sat lost in thought; and silent。
Jiang Wei continued; 〃I am pledged to destroy those rebels and prove my devotion t