After his defeat Chang Ying returned to his master and told his misfortune. Liu Yu was going to punish his failure by death, but listened to his advisers, who asked for mercy for the unfortunate man, and sent him to command the garrison in Lingling. He himself set out to meet the invaders. He camped under the hills at Lingnan. Sun Tsʻê camped on the opposite side of the hills. Sun Tsʻê enquired if there was a temple to Kuang-Wu, of the Hans, in the vicinity, and was told there was a temple on the summit of the hills. “I dreamed last night that he called me so I will go and pray there,” said Tsʻê. He was advised not to go as the enemy was on the other side and he might fall into an ambush. “The spirit will help me; what need I fear?” So he put on his armour, took his spear and mounted, taking with him twelve of his officers as an escort. They rode up the hills, dismounted, burned incense and they all bowed in the shrine. Then Tsʻê knelt and made a vow saying, “If I, Sun Tsʻê, succeed in my task and restore the authority of my late father then will I restore this temple and order sacrifices at the four seasons.” When they had remounted he said, “I am going to ride along the ridge and reconnoitre the enemy’s position.” His followers begged him to refrain but he was obstinate and they rode away together, noting the villages below. A soldier going along a bye-road quickly reported the presence of horsemen on the ridge and Liu Yu said, “It is certainly Sun Tsʻê trying to inveigle us to battle. But do not go out.” Tʻaishih Tzŭ, the bold, jumped up saying, “What better chance to capture him?” So, without orders he armed himself and rode through the camp crying, “If there be any valiant men among you follow me!” No one moved save a subaltern who said, “He is a valiant man and I will go with him.” So he also went. The others only laughed at the pair. Now having seen all he wished Sun Tsʻê thought it time to return and wheeled round his horse. But when he was going over the summit some one shouted, “Stay, Sun Tsʻê!” He turned; two horsemen were coming at full speed down the next hill. He halted and drew up his little escort right and left, he himself with his spear ready. “Which is Sun Tsʻê?” shouted Tʻaishih. “Who are you?” was the reply. “I am Tʻaishih Tzŭ, of Tunglai, come to take him prisoner.” “Then I am he,” said Sun Tsʻê laughing. “Come both of you together; I am not afraid of you. If I was, I should not be Po-fu.” “You and all your crowd come on and I will not blench,” cried Tʻaishih putting his horse at a gallop and setting his spear.