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close　to　the　enemy　camp　and　stood　for　a　time　looking　at　Zhang　Fei　sitting　amid　a　blaze　of　lamps　and　drinking。　Suddenly　Zhang　He　dashed　forward　with　a　yell；　and　at　the　same　moment　his　drums　on　the　hill…top　rolled　out　their　defiance。　Zhang　Fei　never　stirred。　Zhang　He　rushed　at　him　and　delivered　a　mighty　thrust　with　his　spear。　Zhang　Fei　toppled　over………it　was　a　Zhang　Fei　of　straw。　Zhang　He　checked　and　turned　his　steed。　At　that　moment　he　heard　a　string　of　detonations；　and　a　warrior　appeared　before　him　barring　his　way。　It　was　the　real　Zhang　Fei；　as　the　round　head　and　thundering　voice　speedily　made　manifest。

With　the　serpent　halberd　set；　Zhang　Fei　rode　toward　Zhang　He。　The　two　warriors　fought　many　bouts　under　the　gleaming　lights。　No　help　came　to　Zhang　He。　In　vain　he　yearned　for　the　assistance；　which　the　two　camps　were　to　bring　him。　He　did　not　know　that　his　reinforcements　had　been　driven　back　by　Wei　Yan　and　Lei　Tong；　and　that　the　two　camps；　Mengtou　and　Dangshi；　were　now　in　possession　of　his　enemies。　As　the　help　did　not　e；　Zhang　He　was　powerless；　and；　to　add　to　his　disfiture；　the　glare　of　fire　out　in　the　moutains　of　Dangqu　told　him　of　the　seizure　of　his　third　camp　by　Zhang　Fei's　rear　force。　Nothing　could　be　done；　and　Zhang　He　cut　an　alley；　forced　out　of　the　press；　and　fled　to　Wakou　Pass。　The　victory　was　all　to　Zhang　Fei。

The　news　of　the　success　delighted　Liu　Bei；　and　he　knew　then　that　Zhang　Fei's　drinking　had　been　part　of　a　stratagem　to　entice　his　enemy　into　the　open　and　defeat　them。

Zhang　He　reached　Wakou　Pass；　but　with　the　loss　of　two…thirds　of　his　army　of　thirty　thousand　troops。　He　stood　on　defense　and　sent　urgent　messages　to　Cao　Hong　to　e　to　his　rescue。

Cao　Hong　angrily　replied；　〃He　disobeyed　my　orders　and　marched。　He　has　lost　an　important　point　a