Hai whipped his steed； whirled his sword around his head and rode forward。 Zong Bao； one of Kong Rong's generals； set his spear and rode out to give battle； but after a very few bouts Zong Bao was cut down。 Soon the soldiers fell into panic and rushed pell…mell into the city for protection。 The rebels then laid siege to the city on all sides。 Kong Rong was very down…hearted； and Mi Zhu； who now saw no hope for the success of his mission； was grieved beyond words。
The sight from the city wall was exceeding sad； for the rebels were there in enormous numbers。 One day standing on the wall； Kong Rong saw afar a man armed with a spear riding hard in among the Yellow Scarves and scattering them before him like chaff before the wind。
Before long the man had reached the foot of the wall and called out； 〃Open the gate！〃
But the defenders would not open to an unknown man； and in the delay a crowd of rebels gathered rou