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verely that he fell from his steed。 Hastily his officers picked up their wounded chief and returned to the camp where the arrow was pulled out and the wound dressed with the medicines suitable for injuries by metals。
By Sun Ce's mand the story was spread abroad that the hurt had been fatal; and all the soldiers set up cries of lamentation。 The camp was broken up。 Xue Li; Zhang Ying; and Chen Heng made a night sortie but fell into a carefully prepared ambush。
Presently Sun Ce himself appeared on horseback; shouting: 〃Sun Ce is here still!〃
His sudden appearance created such a panic that the soldiers dropped their weapons and fell on their faces。 Sun Ce gave orders not to kill them。 But their leaders fell: Zhang Ying from Chen Wu's spear thrust as he turned to run away; Chen Heng was killed by Jiang Qin's arrow; and the mander; Xue Li; was slain in the turbulence。 Thus Sun Ce got possession of Moling。 Having calmed the people; he sent his soldiers away to Jingxian; where Taishi Ci was in mand。
Taishi Ci had assembled two thousand veterans in addition to his own troops for the purpose of avenging his master。 Sun Ce and Zhou Yu on the other hand consulted how to capture him alive。
Zhou Yu planned; 〃Attack the city on three sides; leaving the east gate free for flight。 Some distance off an ambush shall be prepared; when Taishi Ci; his men fatigued and horses spent; shall fall an easy victim。〃
The latest recruits under Taishi Ci's banner were mostly hillmen and unaccustomed to discipline。 Beside; the walls of the city were pitiably low。 One night Sun Ce ordered Chen Wu to strip off his long dress; leave his arms save a dagger; clamber up the ramparts; and set fire to the city。 Seeing the flames spreading; Taishi Ci made for the east g