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The somber crane with wearied wing
Can scarcely over them fly。
Intrepid Deng Ai in blankets wrapped
Rolled down the craggy steep；
His feat Zhuge Liang prophesied
By insight wondrous deep。
Having crossed this great range of mountains without discovery； Deng Ai marched forward。 Presently he came to a roomy camp； empty and deserted。 He was told that while Zhuge Liang lived； a thousand troops had been kept in garrison at this point of danger； but the Latter Ruler had withdrawn them。 Deng Ai sighed at the thought。
He said to his troops； 〃Now retreat is impossible； there is no road back。 Before you lies Jiangyou with stores in abundance。 Advance and you live； retreat and you die。 You must fight with all your strength。〃
〃We will fight to the death！〃 they cried。
The leader was now afoot； doing double marches with his two thousand troops toward Jiangyou。
The mander at Jiangyou was Ma Miao。 He heard the East River Land had fallen into the hands of the enemy。 Though some thing prepared for defense； yet his post had a wide area to cover and guard； and he trusted Jiang Wei would defend the Saber Pass。 So he did not take his military duties very seriously； just maintaining the daily drills and then going home to his wife to cuddle up to the stove and drink。
His wife was of the Li family。 When she heard of the state of things on the frontier； she said to her husband； 〃If there is so great danger on the borders； how is it you are so unaffected？〃
〃The affair is in Jiang Wei's hands and is not my concern；〃 replied he。
〃Nevertheless； you finally have to guard the capital； and that is a heavy responsibility。〃
〃O； well！ The Emperor trusts his favorite Huang Hao entirely and is sunk in vice an
