The Battle
Zhang Lu sent his younger brother Zhang Wei, general Yang Ang and others to hold Yangping Pass and they constructed a 2.58 miles wall along the mountain ridges. Cao Cao besieged the pass but was unable to capture it and eventually his army withdrew. Zhang Lu's troops saw that Cao Cao's army had retreated and their readiness waned. Cao Cao then covertly sent Gao Zuo and others to assault the defenses by night and greatly defeated the enemy. They beheaded the general Yang Ren (楊任) and advanced on Zhang Wei. Zhang Wei and the others fled in the night. Zhang Lu broke the encirclement and fled to Bazhong. Cao Cao's army entered Nanzheng and took all the treasures from Zhang Lu's repository. When Zhang Lu surrendered, he was granted honors by Cao Cao, and he ended his days as a comfortable prisoner.
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