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e　hills；　the　trumpets　blared；　and　the　hidden　soldiers　exploded　bombs；　threw　down　filth　and　spattered　blood。　The　masses　of　soldiers　and　horses　in　the　air　fluttered　to　the　earth　as　fragments　of　torn　paper；　the　wind　ceased　to　blow；　the　thunder　subsided；　the　sand　sank；　and　the　pebbles　lay　still　upon　the　ground。

Zhang　Ba　quickly　saw　his　magic　had　been　countered　and　turned　to　retire。　Then　he　was　attacked　on　the　flanks　by　Guan　Yu　and　Zhang　Fei；　and　in　rear　by　Liu　Bei　and　Zhu　Jun。　The　rebels　were　routed。　Liu　Bei；　seeing　from　afar　the　banner　of　Zhang　Ba　The　Lord　of　Earth　；　galloped　toward　it　but　only　succeeded　in　wounding　Zhang　Ba　with　an　arrow　in　the　left　arm。　Wounded　though　he　was；　Zhang　Ba　got　away　into　the　city　of　Yangcheng；　where　he　fortified　himself　and　was　besieged　by　Zhu　Jun。

＇e＇　General　of　the　Flying　Chariots　was　the　second　highest　military　office；　just　below　Regent　Marshal。

＇e＇　Imperi