The lushan army stops outside the firing range, and the warriors try to lure them inside. The warriors stagger to their deaths, and then stagger back to their homes. They are overjoyed that they have defeated the enemy, and they prepare for the next attack. The army censor tells the general that the court has issued an order to relieve the army censor of his titles and pay him more money. The general says that he is not going to defy the imperial order, and that he will report this to the master of the land. The chapter ends with a description of a battle that took place on the twelfth day of the month in 755 A.D. The enemy army led by the lushan retreated after the death of thousands of soldiers. They retreated to the Shangdong gates, and were defeated. Eventually, they retreated back to the capital. The capital was in danger, because there were no troops at the tongguan, the only road from the capital to the city.