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dge；　where　all　the　passers…by　would　be　reminded　of　his　loyalty。

Next　day　the　army　moved　on　to　Luocheng；　Yan　Yan　and　the　other　generals　who　had　submitted　leading　the　way。

At　the　gate　they　hailed　the　defenders；　〃Open　the　gates　and　surrender；　whereby　the　city　should　be　saved　from　utter　destruction！〃

From　the　wall；　Liu　Gui　abused　the　treacherous　Yan　Yan　and　took　his　bow　to　shoot。　But　just　as　Liu　Gui　was　fitting　the　arrow　to　the　string；　another　man　cut　him　down。　Soon　the　gates　were　thrown　open　and　the　city　had　yielded。

As　Liu　Bei　entered　the　city　by　one　gate；　Liu　Xun；　who　had　shared　the　mand　of　the　city；　escaped　by　another　gate　and　set　off　for　Chengdu。

Liu　Bei　put　forth　proclamations　to　allay　the　fears　of　the　inhabitants　of　the　city。　He　inquired　who　had　been　on　his　side　in　cutting　down　Liu　Gui　and　was　told　it　was　Zhang　Yi　of　Wuyang。　Zhang　Yi　and　all　who　had　helped　in　the　capture　were　amply　rewarded。

〃Our　next　city　is　Chengdu；〃　said　Zhuge　Liang。　〃However；　in　the　meantime　there　may　be　some　trouble　in　pacifying　the　outlying　counties；　and　hence　it　will　be　well　for　you　to　send　Zhang　Fei　and　Zhao　Yun　with　Wu　Yi；　Zhang　Yi；　Yan　Yan；　and　Zhuo　Ying　leading　the　way；　into　the　country　along　the　river　and　Changyang；　Deyang；　and　Baxi　to　reassure　the　people　and　to　repress　any　rising　that　may　take　place。　There　will　be　no　need　for　any　especial　precautions　in　the　neighborhood　of　Chengdu。〃

The　warriors　went　their　ways；　and　then　Zhuge　Liang　began　to　make　careful　inquiries　concerning　the　road　to　Chengdu。

Those　who　had　given　in　their　allegiance　to　the　invaders　said；　〃The　only　place　where　you　can　expect　any　serious　defense　is　Mianzhu。　Once　you　have　passed　this；　the　capital　lies　at　your　mercy。〃

Then　Fa　Zheng　was　consulted。

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