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e　rescue　which　never　came。

Weary　of　the　hopeless　delay；　he　said　to　his　generals；　〃This　long　defense　is　useless。　I　will　fight！〃

Leaving　his　son　Zhuge　Shang　and　Chair　of　the　Secretariat　Zhang　Zun………Zhang　Fei's　grandson………in　the　city；　Zhuge　Zhan　put　on　his　armor　and　led　out　three　thousand　troops　through　three　gates　to　fight　in　the　open。　Seeing　the　defenders　making　a　sortie；　Deng　Ai　drew　off　and　Zhuge　Zhan　pursued　him　vigorously；　thinking　Deng　Ai　really　fled　before　his　force。　But　there　was　an　ambush；　and　falling　therein　he　was　quickly　surrounded　as　is　the　kernel　of　a　nut　by　the　shell。　In　vain　he　thrust　right　and　shoved　left；　he　only　lost　his　troops　in　the　raining　arrows　and　bolts。　The　troops　of　Wei　poured　in　more　flights　of　arrows；　so　that　his　army　were　all　shattered。　Before　long；　Zhuge　Zhan　was　wounded　and　fell。

〃I　am　done；〃　cried　he。　〃But　in　my　death　I　will　do　my　duty！〃　He　drew　his　sword　and　slew　himself。

From　the　city　walls　his　son　Zhuge　Shang　saw　the　death　of　his　father。　Girding　on　his　armor　he　made　to　go　out　to　fight。

But　Zhang　Zun　told　him；　〃Young　general；　do　not　go　out　immediately！〃

Cried　Zhuge　Shang；　〃My　father　and　I　and　all　our　family　have　received　favors　from　the　state。　My　father　has　died　in　battle　against　our　enemies；　and　can　I　live？〃

He　whipped　his　horse　and　dashed　out　into　the　thick　of　the　fight；　where　he　died。　A　poem　has　been　written　extolling　the　conduct　of　both　father　and　son。

In　skill　he　was　found　wanting；　not　in　loyalty；

But　the　Lord's　word　had　gone　forth；

That　the　Ruler　of　Shu　was　to　be　cut　off；

Noble　were　Zhuge　Liang's　descendants。

In　miseration　of　their　loyalty；　Deng　Ai　had　both　father　and　son　buried　fittingly。　Then　he　began　attacking　the　city　vigorously。　Zhang　Zun；　Huan