Zhuge Ke stationed 1,000 troops in each castle and put Quan Duan (全端) and Liu Lue (留略) in charge of them, while he led the rest of the men back.
[9] Hu Zun ordered his men to build pontoon bridges to get to the dam and divided them into two groups to attack the two castles.
[10] The Wu generals said, "When the enemy learns that the Grand Tutor (Zhuge Ke) is coming here personally, they will surely retreat when we reach the shore.
"[12] When Zhuge Ke reached Dongxing, he placed Ding Feng, Liu Zan, Lü Ju and Tang Zi in command of the vanguard[13] and they moved west along mountainous terrain.
The Wei officers were off guard and having a drinking session, so, despite the feeble size of his army, Ding Feng rallied his men: "Today is the day we claim titles and rewards!"
He then ordered his troops to remove their armour and helmets, discard their jis and spears, and arm themselves with only shields and short weapons such as swords.
Just then, another Wu force led by Lü Ju and others arrived and joined Ding Feng in attacking the enemy camp.
Zhuge Ke received the title of Marquis of Yangdu (陽都侯) and was appointed Governor (牧) of Jing and Yang provinces, as well as 1,000 jin of gold, 200 fine horses and 10,000 rolls each of silk and cloth.
[26] Ding Feng was promoted to General Who Eliminates Bandits (滅寇將軍) and enfeoffed as a Marquis of a Chief Village (都亭侯).
The battle is featured as a playable stage in the seventh installment of Koei's video game series Dynasty Warriors.