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ave　my　orders　to　rescue　the　city　and　so　far　have　not　succeeded？〃　Throwing　off　his　helmet；　he　cried；　〃The　happiest　death　a　man　can　die　is　on　the　battlefield！〃

Whirling　his　sword　about；　Yu　Quan　dashed　among　his　enemies　and　fought　till　he　fell　under　many　wounds。

Many　were　they　who　yielded　at　Shouchun；

Bowing　their　heads　in　the　dust　before　Sima　Zhao。

Wu　had　produced　its　heroes；

Yet　none　were　faithful　to　the　death　like　Yu　Quan。

When　Sima　Zhao　entered　the　city；　he　put　to　death　the　whole　family　of　Zhuge　Dan。　Some　of　his　guards　fell　into　the　hands　of　Sima　Zhao　alive；　and　he　offered　them　their　lives　if　they　would　yield。

They　all　refused；　saying；　〃We　would　rather　share　the　fate　of　our　leader。〃

They　were　sent　out　of　the　city　to　be　beheaded；　but　orders　were　given　to　offer　each　one　his　life　at　the　last　moment。　Thus；　before　a　person　was　about　to　receive　the　fatal　blow；　that　one　was　asked　to　yield。　Not　one　accepted；　and　they　all　died。　In　admiration　for　their　fortitude；　they　were　honorably　interred　by　order　of　Sima　Zhao。

The　loyal　servant　flees　not　in　the　day　of　disaster；

Such　were　they　who　followed　Zhuge　Dan　to　the　shades。

Ever　and　again　begins　the　Song　of　Life's　Brevity。

Faithful　unto　death　were　they；　even　as　Tian　Heng's　people*。

＇e＇　Tian　Heng　a　warrior　of　Qi　at　the　end　of　the　Warring　States　period　and　Qin　Dynasty。　In　his　bid　to　regain　the　lost　kingdom　of　Qi；　Tian　Heng　rebelled　against　Qin　and　fought　both　Liu　Bang　and　Xiang　Yu。　Rather　than　submitting　to　Liu　Bang；　Tian　Heng　mitted　suicide　so　that　his　five　hundred　soldiers　could　be　pardoned。　But　on　learning　of　his　death；　all　of　his　five　hundred　followers　killed　themselves。　。。。。。

As　has　been　said；　many　of　the　troops　of　Wu　surrendered。