← 三Sān国Guó演Yǎn义Yì · Romance of the Three Kingdoms

第dì一yī百bǎi二èr回huí 司sī马mǎ懿yì占zhàn北běi原yuán渭wèi桥qiáo　　诸zhū葛gé亮liàng造zào木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ

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却què说shuō谯qiáo周zhōu官guān居jū太tài史shǐ，颇pǒ明míng天tiān文wén；见jiàn孔kǒng明míng又yòu欲yù出chū师shī，入rù奏zòu后hòu主zhǔ曰yuē：「臣chén今jīn职zhí掌zhǎng司sī天tiān台tái，但dàn有yǒu祸huò福fú，不bù可kě不bú奏zòu。近jìn有yǒu群qún鸟niǎo数shù万wàn，自zì南nán飞fēi来lái，投tóu于yú汉hàn水shuǐ而ér死sǐ，此cǐ不bù祥xiáng之zhī兆zhào。臣chén又yòu观guān天tiān象xiàng，见jiàn奎kuí星xīng躔chán于yú太tài白bái之zhī分fēn，盛shèng气qì在zài北běi，不bú利lì伐fá魏wèi。又yòu成chéng都dū人rén民mín，皆jiē闻wén柏bǎi树shù夜yè哭kū。

Ch‘iao Chou, who protested against the war, was Grand Historian. He was also a student of astrology. He opposed the war, saying, “My present office involves the direction of the observations on the Astrological Terrace, and I am bound to report whether the aspect forebodes misfortune or promises happiness. Not long since, several flights of orioles came from the south, plunged into the Han Waters and were drowned. This is an evil augury. Moreover, I have studied the aspect of the sky, and the 'Wolf' constellation is influencing the aspect of the planet Venus. An aura of prosperity pervades the north. To attack Wei will not be to our profit. Again, the people say that the cypress trees moan in the night. With so many evil omens, I would that the Prime Minister should not go forth to war, but remain at home to guard what we have.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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有yóu此cǐ数shù般bān灾zāi异yì，丞chéng相xiàng只zhǐ宜yí谨jín守shǒu，不bù可kě妄wàng动dòng。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú受shòu先xiān帝dì托tuō孤gū之zhī重zhòng，当dāng竭jié力lì讨tǎo贼zéi，岂qí可ké以yǐ虚xū妄wàng之zhī灾zāi氛fēn，而ér废fèi国guó家jiā大dà事shì耶yé？」遂suì命mìng有yǒu司sī设shè太tài牢láo祭jì于yú昭zhāo烈liè之zhī庙miào，涕tì泣qì拜bài告gào曰yuē：「臣chén亮liàng五wǔ出chū祁qí山shān，未wèi得dé寸cùn土tǔ，负fù罪zuì非fēi轻qīng！

“How can I?” said K‘ung-ming. “His late Majesty laid upon me a heavy responsibility, and I must exert myself to the utmost in the endeavour to destroy these rebels. The policy of a state cannot be changed because of vain and irresponsible talk of inauspicious signs.” K‘ung-ming was not to be deterred. He instructed the officials to prepare the Great Bovine Sacrifice in the Dynastic Temple. Then, weeping, he prostrated himself and made this declaration: “Thy servant Liang has made five expeditions to Ch‘ishan without gaining any extension of territory. His fault weighs heavily upon him. Now once again he is about to march, pledged to use every effort of body and mind to exterminate the rebels against the Han House, and to restore to the Dynasty its ancient glory in its old capital. To achieve this end he would use the last remnant of his strength and could die content.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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今jīn臣chén复fù统tǒng全quán师shī，再zài出chū祁qí山shān，誓shì竭jié力lì侭jìn心xīn，剿jiǎo灭miè汉hàn贼zéi，恢huī复fù中zhōng原yuán，鞠jū躬gōng侭jìn瘁cuì，死sǐ而ér后hòu已yǐ！」祭jì毕bì，拜bài辞cí后hòu主zhǔ，星xīng夜yè至zhì汉hàn中zhōng，聚jù集jí诸zhū将jiāng商shāng议yì出chū师shī。忽hū报bào关guān兴xīng病bìng亡wáng，孔kǒng明míng放fàng声shēng大dà哭kū，昏hūn倒dào于yú地dì，半bàn晌shǎng方fāng苏sū。众zhòng将jiāng再zài三sān劝quàn解jiě。孔kǒng明míng叹tàn曰yuē：「可kě怜lián忠zhōng义yì之zhī人rén，天tiān不bù与yú以yǐ寿shòu！

The sacrifice ended, he took leave of the king and set out for Hanchung to make the final arrangements for his march. While so engaged, he received the unexpected news of the death of Kuan Hsing. He was greatly shocked, and fainted. When he had recovered consciousness his officers did their utmost to console him. “How pitiful! Why does Heaven deny long life to the loyal and good? I have lost a most able captain just as I am setting out and need him most.” As all are born, so all must die; Men are as gnats against the sky; But loyalty or piety May give them immortality.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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我wǒ今jīn番fān出chū师shī，又yòu少shǎo一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng也yě！」后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

"Now that I march again, I have lost another great general!" Later poets sighed in verse:

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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生shēng死sǐ人rén常cháng理lǐ，蜉fú蝣yóu一yī样yàng空kōng。

Life and death are nature's way; like mayflies, all is void.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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但dàn存cún忠zhōng孝xiào节jié，何hé必bì寿shòu乔qiáo松sōng？

If loyalty, filial piety, and steadfastness remain, why need one live as long as Qiao and Song?

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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孔kǒng明míng引yín蜀shǔ兵bīng三sān十shí四sì万wàn，分fēn五wǔ路lù而ér进jìn，令lìng姜jiāng维wéi、魏wèi延yán为wèi先xiān锋fēng，皆jiē出chū祁qí山shān取qǔ齐qí；令lìng李lǐ恢huī先xiān运yùn粮liáng草cǎo于yú斜xié谷gǔ道dào口kǒu伺cì候hòu。

The armies of Shu numbered thirty-four legions, and they marched in five divisions, with Chiang Wei and Wei Yen in the van, and when they had reached Ch‘ishan, Li K‘uei, the Commissary General, was instructed to convey stores into Hsieh Valley in readiness.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō魏wèi国guó因yīn旧jiù岁suì有yǒu青qīng龙lóng自zì摩mó坡pō井jǐng内nèi而ér出chū，改gǎi为wéi青qīng龙lóng元yuán年nián。此cǐ时shí乃nǎi青qīng龙lóng二èr年nián春chūn二èr月yuè也yě。近jìn臣chén奏zòu曰yuē：「边biān官guān飞fēi报bào蜀shǔ兵bīng三sān十shí余yú万wàn，分fēn五wǔ路lù复fù出chū祁qí山shān。」魏wèi主zhǔ曹cáo叡ruì大dà惊jīng，急jí召zhào司sī马mǎ懿yì至zhì，谓wèi曰yuē：「蜀shǔ人rén三sān年nián不bù曾céng入rù寇kòu，今jīn诸zhū葛gě亮liàng又yòu出chū祁qí山shān，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？

In Wei they had recently changed the style of the year-period to Ch‘ing-Lung , Black Dragon, because a black dragon had been seen to issue from Mop‘o Well. The year of the fighting was the second year. The courtiers said to King Jui, “The wardens of the marches report thirty or so legions advancing in five divisions from Shu upon Ch‘ishan.” The news distressed the king, who at once called in Ssŭma I and told him of the invasion.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」懿yì奏zòu曰yuē：「臣chén夜yè观guān天tiān象xiàng，见jiàn中zhōng原yuán旺wàng气qì正zhèng盛shèng，奎kuí星xīng犯fàn太tài白bái，不bú利lì于yú西xī川chuān。今jīn孔kǒng明míng自zì负fù才cái智zhì，逆nì天tiān而ér行xíng，乃nǎi自zì取qǔ败bài亡wáng也yě。臣chén托tuō陛bì下xià洪hóng福fú，当dāng往wǎng破pò之zhī。臣chén愿yuàn保bǎo四sì人rén同tóng去qù。」叡ruì曰yuē：「卿qīng保bǎo何hé人rén？」懿yì曰yuē：「夏xià侯hóu渊yuān有yǒu四sì子zi：长zhǎng名míng霸bà，字zì仲zhòng权quán；次cì名míng威wēi，字zì季jì权quán；三sān名míng惠huì，字zì雅yǎ权quán；

Ssŭma replied, “The aspect of the sky is very auspicious for the capital. The K‘uei star has encroached upon the planet Venus, which bodes ill for Hsich'üan. Thus K‘ung-ming is pitting his powers against the heavens and will meet defeat and suffer death. And I, by virtue of Your Majesty’s good fortune, am to be the instrument of destruction. I request leave to name four men to go with me.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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四sì名míng和hé，字zì义yì权quán。霸bà、威wēi二èr人rén，弓gōng马mǎ熟shú娴xián；惠huì、和hé二èr人rén，谙ān知zhī韬tāo略lüè。此cǐ四sì人rén常cháng欲yù为wéi父fù报bào雠chóu。臣chén今jīn保bǎo夏xià侯hóu霸bà、夏xià侯hóu威wēi为wèi左zuǒ右yòu先xiān锋fēng，夏xià侯hóu惠huì、夏xià侯hóu和hé为wèi行xíng军jūn司sī马mǎ，共gòng赞zàn军jūn机jī，以yǐ退tuì蜀shǔ兵bīng。」叡ruì曰yuē：「向xiàng者zhě夏xià侯hóu楙mào驸fù马mǎ违wéi误wù军jūn机jī，失shī陷xiàn了le许xǔ多duō人rén马mǎ，至zhì今jīn羞xiū惭cán不bù回huí。

“Who are they? Name them,” said the king. “They are the four sons of Hsiahou Yüan, Pa, Wei, Hui and Ho. The first two trained archers and cavaliers, the other two are deep strategists. All four desire to avenge the death of their father. Pa and Wei should be leaders of the van; Hui and Ho Expeditionary Ministers of War to discuss and arrange plans for the repulse of our enemy.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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今jīn此cǐ四sì人rén，亦yì与yǔ楙mào同tóng否fǒu？」懿yì曰yuē：「此cǐ四sì人rén非fēi楙mào之zhī比bí也yě。」叡ruì乃nǎi从cóng其qí请qǐng，即jí命mìng司sī马mǎ懿yì为wéi大dà都dū督dū，凡fán将jiàng士shì悉xī听tīng量liàng才cái委wěi用yòng，各gè处chù兵bīng马mǎ皆jiē听tīng调diào遣qiǎn。懿yì受shòu命mìng，辞cí朝cháo出chū城chéng。叡ruì又yòu以yí手shǒu诏zhào赐cì懿yì曰yuē：

“You remember the evil results of employing the 'Dynastic Son-in-Law,' Hsiahou Mou; he lost his army and is still too ashamed to return to court. You are sure these are not of the same kidney?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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卿qīng到dào渭wèi滨bīn，宜yí坚jiān壁bì固gù守shǒu，勿wù与yǔ交jiāo锋fēng。蜀shǔ兵bīng不bù得dé志zhì，必bì诈zhà退tuì诱yòu敌dí，卿qīng慎shèn勿wù追zhuī。待dài彼bǐ粮liáng侭jǐn，必bì将jiāng自zì走zǒu，然rán后hòu乘chéng虚xū攻gōng之zhī，则zé取qǔ胜shèng不bù难nán，亦yì免miǎn军jūn马mǎ疲pí劳láo之zhī苦kǔ。计jì莫mò善shàn于yú此cí也yě。

“They are not like him in the least.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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司sī马mǎ懿yì顿dùn首shǒu受shòu诏zhào，即jí日rì到dào长cháng安ān聚jù集jí各gè处chù军jūn马mǎ，共gòng四sì十shí万wàn，皆jiē来lái渭wèi滨bīn下xià寨zhài；又yòu拨bō五wǔ万wàn军jūn，于yú渭wèi水shuǐ上shàng搭dā起qí九jiǔ座zuò浮fú桥qiáo，令lìng先xiān锋fēng夏xià侯hóu霸bà、夏xià侯hóu威wēi过guò渭wèi水shuǐ安ān营yíng；又yòu于yú大dà营yíng之zhī后hòu，东dōng原yuán筑zhù起qǐ一yī城chéng，以yǐ防fáng不bù虞yú。懿yì正zhèng与yǔ众zhòng将jiāng商shāng议yì间jiān，忽hū报bào郭guō淮huái、孙sūn礼lǐ来lái见jiàn。懿yì迎yíng入rù，礼lǐ毕bì。

The king granted the request and named Ssŭma I as Commander-in-chief with the fullest authority. When Ssŭma took leave of the king he received a command in the king’s own writing:—

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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淮huái曰yuē：「今jīn蜀shǔ兵bīng悉xī在zài祁qí山shān，倘tǎng跨kuà渭wèi登dēng原yuán，接jiē连lián北běi山shān，阻zǔ绝jué陇lǒng道dào，大dà可kě虞yú也yě。」懿yì曰yuē：「所suǒ言yán甚shèn善shàn。公gōng可kě就jiù总zǒng督dū陇lǒng西xī军jūn马mǎ，据jù北běi原yuán下xià寨zhài，深shēn沟gōu高gāo垒lěi，按àn兵bīng休xiū动dòng；只zhǐ待dài彼bǐ粮liáng侭jǐn，方fāng可kě攻gōng之zhī。」郭guō淮huái、孙sūn礼lí领lǐng命mìng，引yǐn兵bīng下xià寨zhài去qù了le。

“When you, Noble Sir, reach the banks of the Wei River and have well fortified that position, you are not to give battle. The men of Shu, disappointed of their desire, will pretend to retire and so entice you on, but you will not pursue. You will wait till their supplies are consumed and they are compelled to retreat, when you may smite them. Then you will obtain the victory without distressing the army unduly. This is the best plan of campaign.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng复fù出chū祁qí山shān，下xià五wǔ个gè大dà寨zhài，按àn左zuǒ右yòu中zhōng前qián后hòu；自zì斜xié谷gǔ直zhí至zhì剑jiàn阁gé，一yī连lián又yòu下xià十shí四sì个gè大dà寨zhài，分fēn屯tún军jūn马mǎ，以yǐ为wéi久jiǔ计jì，每měi日rì令lìng人rén巡xún哨shào。忽hū报bào郭guō淮huái、孙sūn礼lí领líng陇lǒng西xī之zhī兵bīng，于yú北běi原yuán下xià寨zhài。孔kǒng明míng谓wèi诸zhū将jiāng曰yuē：「魏wèi兵bīng于yú北běi原yuán安ān营yíng者zhě，惧jù吾wú取qú此cǐ路lù，阻zǔ绝jué陇lǒng道dào也yě。吾wú今jīn虚xū攻gōng北běi原yuán，却què暗àn取qǔ渭wèi滨bīn。

Ssŭma took it with bowed head. He proceeded forthwith to Ch‘angan. When he had mustered the forces assembled from all districts they numbered forty legions, and they were all camped on the river. In addition, five legions were farther up the stream preparing nine floating bridges. The two leaders of the van were ordered to cross the river and camp, and in rear of the main camp on the east a solid earth rampart was raised to guard against any surprises from the rear. While these preparations were in progress, Kuo Huai and Sun Li came to the new camp, and the former said, “With the men of Shu at Ch‘ishan there is a possibility of their dominating the Wei River, going up on the plain and pushing out a line to the north hills whereby to cut off Shensi.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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令lìng人rén扎zhā木mù筏fá百bǎi余yú只zhǐ，上shàng载zài草cáo把bǎ，选xuǎn惯guàn熟shú水shuí手shóu五wǔ千qiān人rén驾jià之zhī。我wǒ夤yín夜yè只zhǐ攻gōng北běi原yuán，司sī马mǎ懿yì必bì引yǐn兵bīng来lái救jiù。彼bǐ若ruò少shǎo败bài，我wó把bǎ后hòu军jūn先xiān渡dù过guò岸àn去qù，然rán后hòu把bǎ前qián军jūn下xià于yú筏fá中zhōng，休xiū要yào上shàng岸àn，顺shùn水shuí取qǔ浮fú桥qiáo放fàng火huǒ烧shāo断duàn，以yǐ攻gōng其qí后hòu。吾wú自zì引yǐn一yī军jūn去qù取qǔ前qián营yíng之zhī门mén。若ruò得dé渭wèi水shuǐ之zhī南nán，则zé进jìn兵bīng不bù难nán矣yǐ。

Then he sent for Kuo Huai and Sun Li, and said, “K‘ung-ming is coming to Peiyüan to cross the river secretly. Your force is small, and you can hide half way along the road. If the enemy come in the afternoon, that will mean an attack on us in the evening. Then you are to simulate defeat and run. They will pursue. You can shoot with all your energy, and our marines will attack. If the attack is in great force, look out for orders.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」诸zhū将jiāng遵zūn令lìng而ér行xíng。

“You say well,” said Ssŭma. “See to it. Take command of all the Shênsi forces, occupy Peiyüan and make a fortified camp there. But adopt a fabian policy; wait till the enemy’s food supplies get exhausted before you think of attack.” So they left to carry out these orders. In this expedition K‘ung-ming made five main camps at Ch‘ishan, and between Hsieh Valley and Chienko he established a line of fourteen large camps. He distributed the men among these camps as for a long campaign. He appointed inspecting officers to make daily visits to see that all was in readiness. When he heard that the men of Wei had camped in Peiyüan, he said to his officers, “They camp there fearing that our holding this district will sever connection with Shênsi. I am pretending to look toward Peiyüan, but really my objective is the Wei River. I am going to build several large rafts and pile them with straw, and I have five companies of watermen to manage them. In the darkness of the night I shall attack Peiyüan; Ssŭma will come to the rescue; if he is only a little worsted I shall cross the river with the rear divisions. Then the leading divisions will embark on the rafts, drop down the river, set fire to the bridges and attack the rear of the enemy. I shall lead an army to take the gates of the first camp. If we can get the south bank of the river the campaign will become simple.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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早záo有yǒu巡xún哨shào军jūn飞fēi报bào司sī马mǎ懿yì。懿yì唤huàn诸zhū将jiāng议yì曰yuē：「孔kǒng明míng如rú此cǐ设shè施shī，其qí中zhōng有yǒu计jì：彼bí以yí取qú北běi原yuán为wèi名míng，顺shùn水shuǐ来lái烧shāo浮fú桥qiáo，乱luàn吾wú后hòu，却què攻gōng吾wú前qián也yě。」即jí传chuán令lìng与yǔ夏xià侯hóu霸bà、夏xià侯hóu威wēi曰yuē：「若ruò听tīng得dé北běi原yuán发fā喊hǎn，便biàn提tí兵bīng于yú渭wèi水shuǐ南nán山shān之zhī中zhōng，待dài蜀shǔ兵bīng至zhì击jī之zhī。

The spies carried information of the doings of the men of Shu to Ssŭma, who said to his men, “K‘ung-ming has some crafty scheme, but I think I know it. He proposes to make a show of taking Peiyüan, and then, dropping down the river, he will try to burn our bridges, throw our rear into confusion and then attack.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」又yòu令lìng张zhāng虎hǔ、乐lè𬘭，引yǐn二èr千qiān弓gōng弩nú手shǒu伏fú于yú渭wèi水shuǐ浮fú桥qiáo北běi岸àn：「若ruò蜀shǔ兵bīng乘chéng木mù筏fá顺shùn水shuǐ而ér来lái，可kě一yī齐qí射shè之zhī，休xiū令lìng近jìn桥qiáo。」又yòu传chuán令lìng郭guō淮huái、孙sūn礼lǐ曰yuē：「孔kǒng明míng来lái北běi原yuán暗àn渡dù渭wèi水shuǐ，汝rǔ新xīn立lì之zhī营yíng，人rén马mǎ不bù多duō，可ké侭jǐn伏fú于yú半bàn路lù。若ruò蜀shǔ兵bīng于yú午wǔ后hòu渡dù水shuǐ，黄huáng昏hūn时shí分fēn，必bì来lái攻gōng汝rǔ。汝rǔ诈zhà败bài而ér走zǒu，蜀shǔ兵bīng必bì追zhuī。

So he ordered Hsiahou Pa and his brother to listen for the sounds of battle about Peiyüan; if they heard the shouting they were to march down to the river, to the hills on the south, and attack the men of Shu as they arrived. Two other forces, of two companies of bowmen each, were to lie in hiding on the north bank near the bridges to keep off the rafts that might come down on the current and keep them from touching the bridges.

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汝rú等děng皆jiē以yǐ弓gōng弩nǔ射shè之zhī。吾wú水shuǐ陆lù并bìng进jìn。若ruò蜀shǔ兵bīng大dà至zhì，只zhǐ看kàn我wó指zhǐ挥huī而ér击jī之zhī。」各gè处chù下xià令lìng已yǐ毕bì，又yòu令lìng二èr子zi司sī马mǎ师shī、司sī马mǎ昭zhāo，引yǐn兵bīng救jiù应yīng前qián营yíng。懿yì自zì引yǐn一yī军jūn救jiù北běi原yuán。

Then he sent for Kuo Huai and Sun Li, and said, “K‘ung-ming is coming to Peiyüan to cross the river secretly. Your force is small, and you can hide half way along the road. If the enemy come in the afternoon, that will mean an attack on us in the evening. Then you are to simulate defeat and run. They will pursue. You can shoot with all your energy, and our marines will attack. If the attack is in great force, look out for orders.”

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng令lìng魏wèi延yán、马mǎ岱dài引yǐn兵bīng渡dù渭wèi水shuǐ攻gōng北běi原yuán﹔令lìng吴wú班bān、吴wú懿yì引yǐn木mù筏fá兵bīng去qù烧shāo浮fú桥qiáo﹔令lìng王wáng平píng、张zhāng嶷yí为wèi前qián队duì，姜jiāng维wéi、马mǎ忠zhōng为wèi中zhōng队duì，廖liào化huà、张zhāng翼yì为wèi后hòu队duì：分fēn兵bīng三sān路lù，去qù攻gōng渭wèi水shuǐ旱hàn营yíng。是shì日rì午wǔ时shí，人rén马mǎ离lí大dà寨zhài，侭jǐn渡dù渭wèi水shuǐ，列liè成chéng阵zhèn势shì，缓huán缓huǎn而ér行xíng。却què说shuō魏wèi延yán、马mǎ岱dài将jiāng近jìn北běi原yuán，天tiān色sè已yǐ昏hūn。

All these orders given, Ssŭma sent his two sons Shih and Chao to reinforce the front camp while he led his own men to relieve Peiyüan. K‘ung-ming sent Wei Yen and Ma Tai to cross the Wei River and attack Peiyüan, while the attempt to set fire to the bridges was confided to Wu Pan and Wu I. The general attack was to be made by three divisions. The various divisions started at noon and crossed the river, where they slowly formed up in battle order.

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孙sūn礼lǐ哨shào见jiàn，便biàn弃qì营yíng而ér走zǒu。魏wèi延yán知zhī有yóu准zhǔn备bèi，急jí退tuì军jūn时shí，四sì下xià喊hǎn声shēng大dà震zhèn：左zuó有yǒu司sī马mǎ懿yì，右yòu有yǒu郭guō淮huái，两liǎng路lù兵bīng杀shā来lái。魏wèi延yán、马mǎ岱dài奋fèn力lì杀shā出chū，蜀shǔ兵bīng多duō半bàn落luò于yú水shuǐ中zhōng，余yú众zhòng奔bēn逃táo无wú路lù。幸xìng得de吴wú懿yì兵bīng杀shā来lái，救jiù了le败bài兵bīng过guò岸àn拒jù住zhù。吴wú班bān分fēn一yí半bàn兵bīng撑chēng筏fá顺shùn水shuǐ来lái烧shāo浮fú桥qiáo，却què被bèi张zhāng虎hǔ、乐lè𬘭在zài岸àn上shàng乱luàn箭jiàn射shè住zhù。

The armies sent against Peiyüan arrived about dusk. The scouts having informed the defenders of their approach, Sun Li abandoned his camp and fled. This told Wei Yen that his attack was expected, and he turned to retire. At this moment a great shouting was heard, and there appeared two bodies of the enemy bearing down upon the attackers. Desperate efforts were made to extricate themselves, but many of the men of Shu fell into the river. The others scattered. However, Wu I came up and rescued the force from entire destruction.

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吴wú班bān中zhōng箭jiàn落luò水shuǐ而ér死sǐ。余yú军jūn跳tiào水shuǐ逃táo命mìng，木mù筏fá侭jǐn被bèi魏wèi兵bīng夺duó去qù。

Wu Pan set half his men to navigate the rafts down the river to the bridges. But the men of Wei stationed near the bridges shot clouds of arrows at them, and the Shu leader, Wu Pan, was wounded. He fell into the river and was drowned. The crews of the rafts jumped into the water and got away. The rafts fell into the hands of the men of Wei.

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此cǐ时shí王wáng平píng、张zhāng疑yí不bù知zhī北běi原yuán兵bīng败bài，直zhí奔bēn到dào魏wèi营yíng，已yí有yǒu二èr更gèng天tiān气qì，只zhǐ听tīng得dé喊hǎn声shēng四sì起qǐ。王wáng平píng谓wèi张zhāng嶷yí曰yuē：「军jūn马mǎ攻gōng打dá北běi原yuán，未wèi知zhī胜shèng负fù。渭wèi南nán之zhī寨zhài，现xiàn在zài麺miàn前qián，如rú何hé不bú见jiàn一yí个gè魏wèi兵bīng？莫mò非fēi司sī马mǎ懿yì知zhī道dào了le，先xiān作zuò准zhǔn备bèi也yě？我wó等déng且qiě看kàn浮fú桥qiáo火huó起qǐ，方fāng可kě进jìn兵bīng。

At this time Wang P‘ing and Chang I were ignorant of the defeat of their Peiyüan army, and they went straight for the camps of Wei. They arrived in the second watch. They heard loud shouting, and Wang P‘ing said to his colleague, “We do not know whether the cavalry sent to Peiyüan has been successful or not. It is strange that we do not see a single soldier of the enemy. Surely Ssǔma has found out the plan and prepared to frustrate the attack. Let us wait here till the bridges have been set on fire and we see the flames.”

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」二èr人rén勒lēi住zhù军jūn马mǎ，忽hū背bèi后hòu一yī骑qí马mǎ来lái报bào，说shuō：「丞chéng相xiàng教jiào军jūn马mǎ急jí回huí。北běi原yuán兵bīng、浮fú桥qiáo兵bīng俱jù失shī了le。」王wáng平píng、张zhāng嶷yí大dà惊jīng，急jí退tuì军jūn时shí，却què被bèi魏wèi兵bīng抄chāo在zài背bèi后hòu，一yī声shēng砲pào响xiǎng，一yī齐qí杀shā来lái，火huǒ光guāng冲chōng天tiān。王wáng平píng、张zhāng嶷yí引yǐn兵bīng相xiāng迎yíng，两liǎng军jūn混hùn战zhàn一yì场chǎng。平píng、嶷yí二èr人rén奋fèn力lì杀shā出chū，蜀shǔ兵bīng折zhé伤shāng大dà半bàn。

Sun Ch'üan was pleased at the news and said to the envoy, “I have long desired to set my army in motion, but have not been able to arrange with K‘ung-ming. After this letter I will lead an expedition myself and go to occupy Ch‘aomên and capture the new city of Wei. Moreover, I will send Lu Hsün with an army to camp at Mienk‘ou and take Hsiangyang. I will also send an army into Huaiyang. The total number will be thirty legions, and they shall start at once.”

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孔kǒng明míng回huí到dào祁qí山shān大dà寨zhài，收shōu聚jù残cán兵bīng，约yuē折zhé了le万wàn余yú人rén，心xīn中zhōng忧yōu闷mèn。

So they halted. Soon after, a mounted messenger came up with orders for them to retire, as the attack on the bridges had failed. They attempted to withdraw, but the men of Wei had taken a by-road to their rear, and they were at once attacked. A great fire started also. A disorderly battle ensued, from which the two leaders eventually got out, but only with great loss. And when K‘ung-ming collected his army at Ch‘ishan once more he found, to his sorrow, that he had lost more than the equivalent of a legion.

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忽hū报bào费fèi祎yī自zì成chéng都dū来lái见jiàn丞chéng相xiàng。孔kǒng明míng请qǐng入rù。费fèi祎yī礼lǐ毕bì，孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú有yǒu一yī书shū，正zhèng欲yù烦fán公gōng去qù东dōng吴wú投tóu递dì，不bù知zhī肯kěn去qù否fǒu？」祎yī曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng之zhī命mìng，岂qí敢gǎn推tuī辞cí？」孔kǒng明míng即jí修xiū书shū付fù费fèi祎yī去qù了le。祎yī持chí书shū迳jìng到dào建jiàn业yè，入rù见jiàn吴wú主zhǔ孙sūn权quán，呈chéng上shàng孔kǒng明míng之zhī书shū。权quán拆chāi视shì之zhī，其qí略lüè曰yuē：

Just at this time Fei I arrived from Ch‘êngtu. K‘ung-ming received him and, after the ceremonies were over, said, “I would trouble you, Sir, to carry a letter for me into Wu; will you undertake the mission?” “Could I possibly decline any task you laid upon me?”

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汉hàn室shì不bú幸xìng，王wáng纲gāng失shī纪jì，曹cáo贼zéi篡cuàn逆nì，蔓màn延yán及jí今jīn。亮liàng受shòu昭zhāo烈liè皇huáng帝dì寄jì托tuō之zhī重zhòng，敢gǎn不bù竭jié力lì侭jìn心xīn？今jīn大dà兵bīng已yǐ会huì于yú祁qí山shān，狂kuáng寇kòu将jiāng亡wáng于yú渭wèi水shuǐ。伏fú望wàng陛bì下xià念niàn同tóng盟méng之zhī义yì，命mìng将jiāng北běi征zhēng，共gòng取qǔ中zhōng原yuán，同tóng分fēn天tiān下xià。书shū不bú侭jìn言yán，万wàn希xī圣shèng听tīng！

So K‘ung-ming wrote a letter and sent it to Sun Ch‘üan. Fei I took it and hastened to Chienyeh, where he saw Sun and presented this letter:—“The Hans have been unfortunate, and the line of rulers has been broken. The Ts‘ao party have usurped the seat of government and still hold the command. My late master confided a great task to me, and I must exhaust every effort to achieve it. Now my army is at Ch‘ishan and the rebels are on the verge of destruction on the River Wei. I hope Your Majesty, in accordance with your oath of alliance, will send a leader against the north to assist by taking the capital, and the empire can be shared. The full circumstances cannot be told, but I hope you will understand and act.”

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权quán览lǎn毕bì，大dà喜xǐ，乃nǎi谓wèi费fèi祎yī曰yuē：「朕zhèn久jiǔ欲yù兴xīng兵bīng，未wèi得dé会huì合hé孔kǒng明míng。今jīn既jì有yǒu书shū到dào，即jí日rì朕zhèn自zì兴xīng兵bīng，入rù居jū巢cháo门mén，取qǔ魏wèi新xīn城chéng；再zài令lìng陆lù逊xùn、诸zhū葛gé瑾jín等děng屯tún兵bīng于yú江jiāng夏xià、沔mián口kóu取qǔ襄xiāng阳yáng；孙sūn韶sháo、张zhāng承chéng等děng出chū兵bīng广guǎng陵líng取qǔ淮huái阳yáng等děng处chù：三sān路lù一yī齐qí进jìn军jūn，共gòng三sān十shí万wàn，克kè日rì兴xīng师shī。

Sun Ch'üan was pleased at the news and said to the envoy, “I have long desired to set my army in motion, but have not been able to arrange with K‘ung-ming. After this letter I will lead an expedition myself and go to occupy Ch‘aomên and capture the new city of Wei. Moreover, I will send Lu Hsün with an army to camp at Mienk‘ou and take Hsiangyang. I will also send an army into Huaiyang. The total number will be thirty legions, and they shall start at once.”

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」费fèi祎yī拜bài谢xiè曰yuē：「诚chéng如rú此cǐ，则zé中zhōng原yuán不bú日rì自zì破pò矣yǐ！」权quán设shè宴yàn款kuǎn待dài费fèi祎yī。饮yǐn宴yàn间jiān，权quán问wèn曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng军jūn前qián，用yòng谁shuí当dāng先xiān破pò敌dí？」祎yī曰yuē：「魏wèi延yán为wéi首shǒu。」权quán笑xiào曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén勇yóng有yǒu余yú，而ér心xīn不bú正zhèng。若ruò一yī朝zhāo无wú孔kǒng明míng，彼bǐ必bì为wèi祸huò。孔kǒng明míng岂qǐ未wèi知zhī耶yé？」祎yī曰yuē：「陛bì下xià之zhī言yán极jí当dāng！

Fei I thanked him and said, “In such a case the capital will fall forthwith.” Abanquet was prepared. At this, Sun Ch‘üan said, “Whom did the minister send to lead the battle?” Fei replied, “Wei Yen was the chief leader.”

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臣chén今jīn归guī去qù，即jí当dāng以yí此cǐ言yán告gào孔kǒng明míng。」遂suì拜bài辞cí孙sūn权quán，回huí到dào祁qí山shān，见jiàn了le孔kǒng明míng，具jù言yán吴wú主zhú起qǐ大dà兵bīng三sān十shí万wàn，御yù驾jià亲qīn征zhēng，兵bīng分fēn三sān路lù而ér进jìn。孔kǒng明míng又yòu问wèn曰yuē：「吴wú主zhǔ别bié有yóu所suǒ言yán否fǒu？」费fèi祎yī将jiāng论lùn魏wèi延yán之zhī语yǔ告gào之zhī。孔kǒng明míng叹tàn曰yuē：「真zhēn聪cōng明míng之zhī主zhú也yě！吾wú非fēi不bù知zhī此cǐ人rén。为wèi惜xī其qí勇yǒng，故gù用yòng之zhī耳ěr。

“A man brave enough, but crooked. One day he will work a mischief unless K‘ung-ming is very wary. But surely he knows.” “Your Majesty’s words are to the point,” said the envoy; “I will return at once and lay them before K‘ung-ming.” Fei quickly took leave and hastened to Ch‘ishan with his news of the intended expedition.” “Did the King of Wu say nothing else?” asked K‘ung-ming. Then Fei told him what had been said about Wei Yen. “Truly a comprehending ruler,” said K‘ung-ming, appreciatively. “But I could not be ignorant of this. However, I use him because he is very bold.”

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」祎yī曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng早zǎo宜yí区qū处chù。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú自zì有yóu法fǎ。」祎yī辞cí别bié孔kǒng明míng，自zì回huí成chéng都dū。

“Then, Sir, you ought to decide soon what to do with him.” “I have a scheme of my own.” Fei returned to Ch'êngtu, and K‘ung-ming resumed the ordinary camp duties of a leader.

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孔kǒng明míng正zhèng与yǔ诸zhū将jiāng商shāng议yì征zhēng进jìn，忽hū报bào有yǒu魏wèi将jiāng来lái投tóu降xiáng。孔kǒng明míng唤huàn入rù问wèn之zhī，答dá曰yuē：「某móu乃nǎi魏wèi国guó偏piān将jiāng军jūn郑zhèng文wén也yě。近jìn与yǔ秦qín朗lǎng同tóng领lǐng人rén马mǎ，听tīng司sī马mǎ懿yì调diào用yòng，不bú料liào懿yì徇xùn私sī偏piān向xiàng，加jiā秦qín朗lǎng为wèi前qián将jiāng军jūn，而ér视shì文wén如rú草cǎo芥jiè：因yīn此cǐ不bù平píng，特tè来lái投tóu降xiáng丞chéng相xiàng。愿yuàn赐cì收shōu录lù。」言yán未wèi已yǐ，人rén报bào秦qín朗láng引yǐn兵bīng在zài寨zhài外wài，单dān搦nuò郑zhèng文wén交jiāo战zhàn。

Then suddenly a certain Wei leader came and begged to be allowed to surrender. Kung-ming had the man brought in and questioned him. “I am a supplementary leader, Chêng Wên by name certain Ch‘in Lang and I are old colleagues. Recently Ssŭma transferred us and, showing great partiality for my colleague, gave him high rank and threw me out like a weed. I was disgusted and left, and I wish to join your ranks if you will accept my service.” Just at that moment a man came in to say that Ch‘in Lang, the very man whose promotion had sent the deserter to the other side, had appeared in front of the tents and was challenging Chêng Wên.

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孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén武wǔ艺yì比bí汝rǔ若ruò何hé？」郑zhèng文wén曰yuē：「某mǒu当dāng立lì斩zhǎn之zhī。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「汝rǔ若ruò先xiān杀shā秦qín朗lǎng，吾wú方fāng不bù疑yí。」郑zhèng文wén欣xīn然rán上shàng马mǎ出chū营yíng，与yǔ秦qín朗lǎng交jiāo战zhàn。孔kǒng明míng亲qīn自zì出chū营yíng视shì之zhī。只zhǐ见jiàn秦qín朗láng挺tǐng枪qiāng大dà骂mà曰yuē：「反fǎn贼zéi盗dào我wǒ战zhàn马mǎ来lái此cǐ，可ké早záo早zǎo还hái我wǒ！」言yán讫qì，直zhí取qǔ郑zhèng文wén。

Said K‘ung-ming, “How does this man stand with you in fighting skill?”

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文wén拍pāi马má舞wǔ刀dāo相xiāng迎yíng，只zhǐ一yī合hé，斩zhǎn秦qín朗lǎng于yú马mǎ下xià。魏wèi兵bīng各gè自zì逃táo走zǒu。郑zhèng文wén提tí首shǒu级jí入rù营yíng。

“I should just kill him,” said Chêng. “If you were to slay him that would remove my doubts.” Chêng accepted the proposal with alacrity, mounted his horse and away he went. Kʻung-ming went out to see the fight. There was the challenger shaking his spear and reviling his late friend as rebel and brigand and horse-thief. “Give me back my horse you stole!” cried he, galloping toward Chêng as soon as he appeared. Chêng whipped up his horse, waved his sword and went to meet the attack. In the first bout he cut down Ch‘in Lang. The Wei soldiers then ran away; the victor hacked off the head of his victim and returned to lay it at K‘ung-ming’s feet. Seated in his tent, he summoned the victor and burst out:—

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孔kǒng明míng回huí到dào帐zhàng中zhōng坐zuò定dìng，唤huàn郑zhèng文wén至zhì，勃bó然rán大dà怒nù，叱chì左zuǒ右yòu推tuī出chū斩zhǎn之zhī。郑zhèng文wén曰yuē：「小xiǎo将jiàng无wú罪zuì！」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú向xiàng识shí秦qín朗lǎng﹔汝rǔ今jīn斩zhán者zhě，并bìng非fēi秦qín朗lǎng。安ān敢gǎn欺qī我wǒ！」文wén拜bài告gào曰yuē：「此cǐ实shí秦qín朗lǎng之zhī弟dì秦qín明míng也yě。」孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ懿yì令lìng汝rǔ来lái诈zhà降xiáng，于yú中zhōng取qǔ事shì，却què如rú何hé瞒mán得dé我wǒ过guò！若ruò不bù实shí说shuō，必bì然rán斩zhán汝rǔ！

“Take him away and behead him!”

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」郑zhèng文wén只zhǐ得dé诉sù告gào其qí实shí是shì诈zhà降xiáng，泣qì求qiú免mián死sǐ。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「汝rǔ既jì求qiú生shēng，可kě修xiū书shū一yī封fēng，教jiào司sī马mǎ懿yì自zì来lái劫jié营yíng，吾wú便biàn饶ráo汝rǔ性xìng命mìng。若ruò捉zhuō住zhù司sī马mǎ懿yì，便biàn是shì汝rǔ之zhī功gōng，还hái当dāng重zhòng用yòng。」郑zhèng文wén只zhǐ得dé写xiě了le一yī书shū，呈chéng与yú孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng令lìng将jiāng郑zhèng文wén监jiān下xià。樊fán建jiàn问wèn曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng何hé以yǐ知zhī此cǐ人rén诈zhà降xiáng？

“I have done nothing wrong,” cried Chêng. ” “As if I do not know Ch‘in Lang! The man you have just killed was not Ch‘in Lang. How dare you try to deceive me?” Chêng said, “I will own up; but this was his brother Ming. ” K‘ung-ming smiled. “Ssŭma sent you to try this on for some reason of his own, but he could not throw dust in my eyes. If you do not tell the truth I will put you to death.”

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」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ懿yì不bù轻qīng用yòng人rén。若ruò加jiā秦qín朗lǎng为wèi前qián将jiāng军jūn，必bì武wǔ艺yì高gāo强qiáng；今jīn与yǔ郑zhèng文wén交jiāo马má只zhǐ一yī合hé便biàn为wèi文wén所suǒ杀shā，必bì不bú是shì秦qín朗láng也yě。以yǐ故gù知zhī其qí诈zhà。」众zhòng皆jiē拜bài服fú。

Thus caught, the false deserter confessed and begged his life. K‘ung-ming said, “You can save your life by writing a letter to Ssŭma telling him to come to raid our camp. I will spare you on this condition. And if I capture Ssŭma, I will give you all the credit and reward you handsomely.” There was nothing for it but to agree, and the letter was written. Then the writer was placed in confinement.

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孔kǒng明míng选xuǎn一yī舌shé辨biàn军jūn士shì，附fù耳ěr分fēn付fù如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。军jūn士shì领lǐng命mìng，持chí书shū迳jìng来lái魏wèi寨zhài，求qiú见jiàn司sī马mǎ懿yì。懿yì唤huàn入rù拆chāi书shū看kàn毕bì，问wèn曰yuē：「汝rǔ何hé人rén也yě？」答dá曰yuē：「某móu乃nǎi中zhōng原yuán人rén，流liú落luò蜀shǔ中zhōng。郑zhèng文wén与yú某mǒu同tóng乡xiāng。今jīn孔kǒng明míng因yīn郑zhèng文wén有yǒu功gōng，用yòng为wèi先xiān锋fēng。

“How did you know this was only a pretended desertion?” said Fan Chien. “Ssŭma looks to his men,” replied K‘ung-ming. “If he made Ch‘in Lang a leading general, he was certainly a man of great military skill and not the sort of man to be overcome by this fellow Chêng in the first encounter. So his opponent certainly was not Ch‘in Lang. That is how I knew.”

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郑zhèng文wén特tè托tuō某mǒu来lái献xiàn书shū，约yuē于yú明míng日rì晚wǎn间jiān，举jú火huǒ为wèi号hào，望wàng乞qǐ都dū督dū亲qīn提tí大dà军jūn前qián来lái劫jié寨zhài，郑zhèng文wén在zài内nèi为wèi应yīng。」司sī马mǎ懿yì反fǎn覆fù诘jié问wèn，又yòu将jiāng来lái书shū仔zǐ细xì检jiǎn看kàn，果guǒ然rán是shì实shí；即jí赐cì军jūn士shì酒jiǔ食shí，分fēn付fù曰yuē：「本běn日rì二èr更gèng为wéi期qī，我wǒ自zì来lái劫jié寨zhài。大dà事shì若ruò成chéng，必bì重zhòng用yòng汝rǔ。」军jūn士shì拜bài别bié，回huí到dào本běn寨zhài告gào知zhī孔kǒng明míng。

They congratulated him on his perspicacity. Then Kʻungming selected a certain persuasive speaker from among his officers and whispered certain instructions in his ear. The officer at once left and carried the letter just written to the Wei camp, where he asked to see the general. He was admitted, and the letter was read. “Who are you?” said Ssŭma. “I am a man from the capital, a poor fellow stranded in Shu. Chêng Wên and I are fellow villagers. K‘ung-ming has given Chêng a van-leadership as a reward for what he has done, and he got me to bring this letter to you and to say that he will show a light to-morrow evening as a signal, and he hopes you will lead the attack yourself. Chêng will work from the inside in your favour.”

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孔kǒng明míng仗zhàng剑jiàn步bù罡gāng，祷dǎo祝zhù已yǐ毕bì，唤huàn王wáng平píng、张zhāng嶷yí分fēn付fù如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ；又yòu唤huàn马mǎ忠zhōng、马mǎ岱dài分fēn付fù如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ；又yòu唤huàn魏wèi延yán分fēn付fù如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。孔kǒng明míng自zì引yǐn数shù十shí人rén，坐zuò于yú高gāo山shān之zhī上shàng，指zhǐ挥huī众zhòng军jūn。

Ssŭma took great pains to test the reliability of these statements, and he examined the letter minutely to see if it bore any signs of fabrication. Presently he ordered in refreshments for the bearer of the letter, and then he said, “We will fix to-day at the second watch for the raid, and I will lead in person. If it succeeds I will give you a good appointment as a reward.” Taking leave, the soldier retraced his steps to his own camp and reported the whole interview to K‘ung-ming.

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却què说shuō司sī马mǎ懿yì见jiàn了le郑zhèng文wén之zhī书shū，便biàn欲yù引yǐn二èr子zi提tí大dà兵bīng来lái劫jié蜀shǔ寨zhài。长zháng子zǐ司sī马mǎ师shī谏jiàn曰yuē：「父fù亲qīn何hé故gù据jù片piàn纸zhǐ而ér亲qīn入rù重zhòng地dì？倘táng有yǒu疏shū虞yú，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？不bù如rú令lìng别bié将jiāng先xiān去qù，父fù亲qīn为wèi后hòu应yīng，可ké也yě。」懿yì从cóng之zhī，遂suì令lìng秦qín朗láng引yǐn一yī万wàn兵bīng，去qù劫jié蜀shǔ寨zhài，懿yì自zì引yǐn兵bīng接jiē应yīng。是shì夜yè初chū更gèng，风fēng清qīng月yuè朗lǎng；

K‘ung-ming held his sword aloft, took the proper paces for an incantation, and prayed. This done, he summoned six of his most able and trusty leaders, to whom he gave certain instructions. When they had gone to carry them out he ascended a hill, taking with him a few score men only. Ssŭma had been taken in by Chêng Wên’s letter and intended to lead the night raid. But the elder of his sons, whom he had selected to help him, expostulated with his father. “Father, you are going on a dangerous expedition on the faith of a mere scrap of paper,” said his son. “I think it imprudent. What if something goes unexpectedly wrong? Let some captain go in your place, and you come up in rear as a reserve.” Ssŭma saw there was reason in this proposal, and he finally decided to send Ch‘in Lang, with a legion, and he himself would command the reserve.

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将jiāng及jí二èr更gèng时shí分fēn，忽hū然rán阴yīn云yún四sì合hé，黑hēi气qì漫màn空kōng，对duì麺miàn不bú见jiàn。懿yì大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「天tiān使shí我wǒ成chéng功gōng也yě！」于yú是shì人rén侭jǐn衔xián枚méi，马mǎ皆jiē勒lēi口kǒu，长cháng驱qū大dà进jìn。秦qín朗lǎng当dāng先xiān，引yǐn一yī万wàn兵bīng直zhí杀shā入rù蜀shǔ寨zhài中zhōng，并bìng不bú见jiàn一yī人rén。朗lǎng知zhī中zhòng计jì，忙máng叫jiào退tuì兵bīng。四sì下xià火huó把bǎ齐qí明míng，喊hǎn声shēng震zhèn地dì；

The night was fine with a bright moon. But about the middle of the second watch the sky clouded over, and it became very black, so that a man could not see his next neighbour. “This is providential,” chuckled Ssŭma.

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左zuó有yǒu王wáng平píng、张zhāng嶷yí，右yòu有yóu马mǎ岱dài、马mǎ忠zhōng，两liǎng路lù兵bīng杀shā来lái。秦qín朗láng死sǐ战zhàn，不bù能néng得dé出chū。背bèi后hòu司sī马mǎ懿yì见jiàn蜀shǔ寨zhài火huǒ光guāng冲chōng天tiān，喊hǎn声shēng不bù绝jué，又yòu不bù知zhī魏wèi兵bīng胜shèng负fù，只zhǐ顾gù催cuī兵bīng接jiē应yīng，望wàng火huǒ光guāng中zhōng杀shā来lái。忽hū然rán一yī声shēng喊hán起qǐ，鼓gú角jiǎo喧xuān天tiān，火huǒ砲pào震zhèn地dì；左zuó有yǒu魏wèi延yán，右yòu有yǒu姜jiāng维wéi，杀shā出chū。魏wèi兵bīng大dà败bài，十shí伤shāng八bā九jiǔ，四sì散sàn逃táo奔bèn。

The expedition duly started, men with gags, and horses with cords round their muzzles. They moved swiftly and silently, and Ch‘in Lang made straight for the camp of Shu. But when he reached it, and entered, and saw not a man, he knew he had been tricked. He yelled to his men to retire, but lights sprang up all round, and attacks began from four sides. Fight as he would, Ch‘in Lang could not free himself.

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此cǐ时shí秦qín朗láng所suó引yǐn一yī万wàn兵bīng，都dōu被bèi蜀shǔ兵bīng围wéi住zhù，箭jiàn如rú飞fēi蝗huáng。秦qín朗láng死sǐ于yú乱luàn军jūn之zhī中zhōng。司sī马mǎ懿yì引yǐn败bài兵bīng奔bēn入rù本běn寨zhài。

From behind the battle area Ssŭma saw flames rising from the camp of Shu and heard continuous shouting, but he knew not whether it meant victory for his own men or to his enemy. He pressed forward toward the fire. Suddenly, a shout, a roll of drums and a blare of trumpets close at hand, a bomb that seemed to rend the earth, and Wei Yen and Chiang Wei bore down upon Ssŭma, one on each flank. This was the final blow to him. Of every ten men of Wei eight or nine were killed or wounded and the few others scattered to the four winds. Meanwhile Ch‘in Lang’s men were falling under arrows that came in locust-flights, and their leader was killed. Ssŭma and the remnant of his army ran away to their own camp.

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三sān更gēng以yǐ后hòu，天tiān复fù清qīng朗lǎng。孔kǒng明míng在zài山shān头tóu上shàng鸣míng金jīn收shōu军jūn。原yuán来lái二èr更gèng时shí阴yīn云yún四sì合hé，乃nái孔kǒng明míng用yòng遁dùn甲jiǎ之zhī法fǎ﹔后hòu收shōu兵bīng已yǐ了le，天tiān复fù清qīng朗lǎng，乃nái孔kǒng明míng驱qū六liù丁dīng六liù甲jiá扫sǎo荡dàng浮fú云yún也yě。当dāng下xià孔kǒng明míng得dé胜shèng回huí寨zhài，命mìng将jiāng郑zhèng文wén斩zhǎn了le，再zài议yì取qǔ渭wèi南nán之zhī策cè。每měi日rì令lìng兵bīng搦nuò战zhàn，魏wèi军jūn只zhǐ不bù出chū迎yíng。

After the third watch the sky cleared. K‘ung-ming from the hill-top sounded the gong of retreat. This obscurity in the third watch was due to an incantation called tun-chia of “The concealing chia .” The sky became clear, but K‘ung-ming performed another incantation of the sixth of the ting and the chia in order to sweep away the few floating clouds that still persisted. The victory was complete. The first order on K‘ung-ming’s return to camp was to put Chêng to death. Next he considered new plans for capturing the south bank. Every day he sent a party to offer a challenge before the camps of the enemy, but no one accepted.

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孔kǒng明míng自zì乘chéng小xiǎo车chē，来lái祁qí山shān前qián渭wèi水shuǐ东dōng西xī踏tà看kàn地dì理lǐ。忽hū到dào一yī谷gú口kǒu，见jiàn其qí形xíng如rú葫hú芦lú之zhī状zhuàng，内nèi中zhōng可kě容róng千qiān余yú人rén﹔两liǎng山shān又yòu合hé一yī谷gǔ，可kě容róng四sì五wú百bǎi人rén﹔背bèi后hòu两liǎng山shān环huán抱bào，只zhí可kě通tōng一yī人rén一yī骑qí。孔kǒng明míng看kàn了le，心xīn中zhōng大dà喜xǐ，问wèn乡xiāng导dǎo官guān曰yuē：「此cí谷gǔ何hé名míng？」答dá曰yuē：「此cǐ名míng上shàng方fāng谷gǔ，又yòu名míng葫hú芦lú谷gǔ。

One day K‘ung-ming rode in his small chariot to the front of Ch‘ishan, keenly scanned the course of the Wei River and carefully surveyed the lie of the land. Presently he came to a valley shaped like a bottle-gourd, large enough to form a hiding place for a whole company of soldiers in the inner recess, while half as many more could hide in the outer. In rear the mountains were so close that they left passage only for a single horseman. The discovery pleased the great captain mightily, and he asked the guides what the place was called. They replied, “It is called Shangfang Valley, or Hulu Valley.”

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」孔kǒng明míng回huí到dào帐zhàng中zhōng，唤huàn裨pí将jiàng杜dù叡ruì、胡hú忠zhōng二èr人rén，附fù耳ěr授shòu以yǐ密mì计jì。令lìng唤huàn集jí随suí军jūn匠jiàng作zuò一yī千qiān余yú人rén，入rù葫hú芦lú谷gǔ中zhōng，制zhì造zào「木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ」应yìng用yòng﹔又yòu令lìng马mǎ岱dài领líng五wú百bǎi兵bīng守shǒu住zhù谷gú口kǒu。孔kǒng明míng嘱zhú马mǎ岱dài曰yuē：「匠jiàng作zuò人rén等děng，不bù许xǔ放fàng出chū﹔外wài人rén不bù许xǔ放fàng入rù。吾wú还hái不bù时shí自zì来lái点diǎn视shì。捉zhuō司sī马mǎ懿yì之zhī计jì，只zhǐ在zài此cí举jǔ。

Returning to his camp, he called up two leaders named Tu Jui and Hu Chung and whispered into their ears certain secret orders. Next he called up a company of the artizan camp followers and sent them into the valley to construct some “wooden oxen and running horses” for the use of the troops. Finally he set Ma Tai with half a company to guard the mouth of the valley and prevent all entrance and exit. He added that he would visit the valley at irregular intervals to inspect the work. “A plan for the defeat of Ssŭma is being prepared here and must be kept a profound secret,” said he.

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切qiè不bù可ké走zǒu漏lòu消xiāo息xī。」马mǎ岱dài受shòu命mìng而ér去qù。杜dù叡ruì等děng二èr人rén在zài谷gǔ中zhōng监jiān督dū匠jiàng作zuò，依yī法fǎ制zhì造zào。孔kǒng明míng每měi日rì自zì来lái指zhǐ示shì。

Ma Tai left to take up the position. The two captains, Tu Jui and Hu Chung, were superintendents of the work in the valley. K‘ung-ming came every day to give instructions.

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忽hū一yī日rì，长zháng史shǐ杨yáng仪yí入rù告gào曰yuē：「即jí今jīn粮liáng米mǐ皆jiē在zài剑jiàn阁gé，人rén夫fū牛niú马mǎ，搬bān运yùn不bú便biàn，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？」孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「吾wú已yǐ运yùn谋móu多duō时shí也yě。前qián者zhé所suǒ积jī木mù料liào，并bìng西xī川chuān收shōu买mǎi下xià的de大dà木mù，教jiào人rén制zhì造zào『木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ』，搬bān运yùn粮liáng米mǐ，甚shèn是shì便biàn利lì。牛niú马mǎ皆jiē不bù水shuǐ食shí，可ké以yí转zhuǎn运yùn，昼zhòu夜yè不bù绝jué。

One day Yang I went to K‘ung-ming and said, “The stores of grain are all at Chienko, and the labour of transport is very heavy. What can be done?” K‘ung-ming replied, smiling, “I have had a scheme ready for a long time. The timber that I collected and bought in Hsich'üan was for the construction of wooden transport animals to convey grain. It will be very advantageous, as they will require neither food nor water and they can keep on the move day and night without resting.”

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」众zhòng皆jiē惊jīng曰yuē：「自zì古gǔ及jí今jīn，未wèi闻wén有yǒu『木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ』之zhī事shì。不bù知zhī丞chéng相xiàng有yǒu何hé妙miào法fǎ，造zào此cǐ奇qí物wù？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú已yǐ令lìng人rén依yī法fǎ制zhì造zào，尚shàng未wèi完wán备bèi。吾wú今jīn先xiān将jiāng造zào木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ之zhī法fǎ，尺chǐ寸cùn方fāng圆yuán，长cháng短duǎn阔kuò狭xiá，开kāi写xiě明míng白bái，汝rú等děng视shì之zhī。」众zhòng大dà喜xǐ。孔kǒng明míng即jí手shǒu书shū一yī纸zhǐ，付fù众zhòng观guān看kàn。众zhòng将jiāng环huán遶rào而ér视shì。

All those within hearing said, “From old days till now no one has ever heard of such a device. What excellent plan have you, O Minister, to make such marvellous creatures?” “They are being made now after my plans, but they are not yet ready. Here I have the plans for these ‘oxen and horses,' with all their dimensions written out in full. You may see the details.” K‘ung-ming then produced a paper, and all the captains crowded round to look at it.

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其qí造zào木mù牛niú之zhī法fǎ云yún：

They replied, “It is called Shangfang Valley, or Hulu Valley.”

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方fāng腹fù麹qū胫jìng，一yī腹fù四sì足zú。头tóu入rù领lǐng中zhōng，舌shé著zhù于yú腹fù。载zài多duō而ér行xíng少shǎo。独dú行xíng者zhě数shù十shí里lǐ，群qún行xíng者zhě三sān十shí里lǐ。麹qū者zhě为wéi牛niú头tóu，双shuāng者zhě为wéi牛niú足zú。横héng者zhě为wéi牛niú领lǐng，转zhuán者zhě为wéi牛niú脚jiǎo。覆fù者zhě为wéi牛niú背bèi，方fāng者zhě为wéi牛niú腹fù。垂chuí者zhě为wéi牛niú舌shé，麹qū者zhě为wéi牛niú肋lē。刻kè者zhě为wéi牛niú齿chǐ，立lì者zhě为wéi牛niú角jiǎo。细xì者zhě为wéi牛niú鞅yàng，摄shè者zhě为wéi牛niú秋qiū䩜。牛niú御yù双shuāng辕yuán。

Returning to his camp, he called up two leaders named Tu Jui and Hu Chung and whispered into their ears certain secret orders. Next he called up a company of the artizan camp followers and sent them into the valley to construct some “wooden oxen and running horses” for the use of the troops. Finally he set Ma Tai with half a company to guard the mouth of the valley and prevent all entrance and exit. He added that he would visit the valley at irregular intervals to inspect the work.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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人rén行xíng六liù尺chǐ，牛niú行xíng四sì步bù。人rén不bú大dà劳láo，牛niú不bù饮yǐn食shí。

Men walk six feet, oxen walk four paces; men not overtaxed, oxen not fed or watered.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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造zào流liú马mǎ之zhī法fǎ云yún：

The method of building the Flowing Horses is as follows:

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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肋lē长zhǎng三sān尺chí五wǔ寸cùn，广guǎng三sān寸cùn，厚hòu二èr寸cùn五wǔ分fēn；左zuǒ右yòu同tóng前qián。前qián轴zhóu孔kǒng分fēn墨mò去qù头tóu四sì寸cùn，径jìng中zhōng二èr寸cùn。前qián脚jiáo孔kǒng分fēn墨mò去qù头tóu四sì寸cùn五wǔ分fēn，长zhǎng一yī寸cùn五wǔ分fēn，广guǎng一yī寸cùn。杠gāng孔kǒng去qù前qián脚jiáo孔kǒng分fēn墨mò三sān寸cùn七qī分fēn，孔kóng长zhǎng二èr寸cùn，广guǎng一yī寸cùn。后hòu轴zhóu孔kǒng去qù前qián杠gāng分fēn墨mò一yī尺chí五wǔ寸cùn，大dà小xiáo与yǔ前qián同tóng。

“A plan for the defeat of Ssŭma is being prepared here and must be kept a profound secret,” said he. Ma Tai left to take up the position. The two captains, Tu Jui and Hu Chung, were superintendents of the work in the valley. K‘ung-ming came every day to give instructions. One day Yang I went to K‘ung-ming and said, “The stores of grain are all at Chienko, and the labour of transport is very heavy. What can be done?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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后hòu脚jiáo孔kǒng分fēn墨mò一yī寸cùn二èr分fēn去qù后hòu轴zhóu孔kǒng三sān寸cùn五wǔ分fēn，大dà小xiáo与yǔ前qián同tóng。后hòu杠gāng孔kǒng去qù后hòu脚jiáo孔kǒng分fēn墨mò二èr寸cùn七qī分fēn，后hòu载zài克kè去qù后hòu杠gāng孔kǒng分fēn墨mò四sì寸cùn五wǔ分fēn。前qián杠gāng长zhǎng一yī尺chǐ八bā寸cùn，广guǎng二èr寸cùn，厚hòu一yī寸cùn五wǔ分fēn。后hòu杠gāng与yú等děng。板bǎn方fāng囊náng二èr枚méi，厚hòu八bā分fēn，长zhǎng二èr尺chǐ七qī寸cùn，高gāo一yī尺chǐ六liù寸cùn五wǔ分fēn，广guǎng一yī尺chǐ六liù寸cùn：每měi枚méi受shòu米mǐ二èr斛hú三sān斗dòu。

K‘ung-ming replied, smiling, “I have had a scheme ready for a long time. The timber that I collected and bought in Hsich'üan was for the construction of wooden transport animals to convey grain. It will be very advantageous, as they will require neither food nor water and they can keep on the move day and night without resting.” All those within hearing said, “From old days till now no one has ever heard of such a device. What excellent plan have you, O Minister, to make such marvellous creatures?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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从cóng上shàng杠gāng孔kǒng去qù肋lē下xià七qī寸cùn：前qián后hòu同tóng。上shàng杠gāng孔kǒng去qù下xià杠gāng孔kǒng分fēn墨mò一yī尺chǐ三sān寸cùn，孔kóng长zhǎng一yī寸cùn五wǔ分fēn，广guǎng七qī分fēn：八bā孔kǒng同tóng。前qián后hòu四sì脚jiáo广guǎng二èr寸cùn，厚hòu一yī寸cùn五wǔ分fēn。形xíng制zhì如rú象xiàng，轩xuān长zhǎng四sì寸cùn，径jìng麺miàn四sì寸cùn三sān分fēn。孔kǒng径jìng中zhōng三sān脚jiǎo杠gāng，长zhǎng二èr尺chǐ一yī寸cùn，广guǎng一yī寸cùn五wǔ分fēn，厚hòu一yī寸cùn四sì分fēn。

I Here follows a specification which appears incomprehensible, and is omitted. I

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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众zhòng将jiāng看kàn了le一yī遍biàn，皆jiē拜bài伏fú曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng真zhēn神shén人rén也yě！」过guò了le数shù日rì，木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ皆jiē造zào完wán备bèi，宛wǎn然rán如rú活huó者zhě一yì般bān﹔上shàng山shān下xià岭lǐng，皆jiē侭jǐn其qí便biàn。众zhòng军jūn见jiàn之zhī，无wú不bù欣xīn喜xǐ。孔kǒng明míng令lìng右yòu将jiāng军jūn高gāo翔xiáng，引yǐn一yī千qiān兵bīng驾jià著zhù木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ，自zì剑jiàn阁gé直zhí抵dǐ祁qí山shān大dà寨zhài，往wǎng来lái搬bān运yùn粮liáng草cǎo，供gōng给jí蜀shǔ兵bīng之zhī用yòng。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn曰yuē：

They were all greatly astonished and lauded K‘ung-ming’s cleverness. A few days later the new transport animals were complete and began work. They were quite life-like and went over the hills in any desired direction. The whole army saw them with delight. They were put in charge of Kao Hsiang and a company to guide them. They kept going constantly between Chienko and the front carrying grain for the use of the soldiers. Along the Chienko mountain roads The running horses bore their loads, And through Hsieh Valley’s narrow way The wooden oxen paced each day. O generals, use these means to-day, And transport troubles take away.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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剑jiàn阁gé险xiǎn峻jùn驱qū流liú马mǎ，斜xié谷gǔ崎qí岖qū驾jià木mù牛niú。

Over perilous Jiange they drive the Flowing Horses; through rugged Xie Valley they guide the Wooden Oxen.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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后hòu世shì若ruò能néng行xíng此cí法fǎ，转zhuǎn输shū安ān得dé使shǐ人rén愁chóu？

If later ages can employ this method, how could transport ever cause men grief?

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却què说shuō司sī马mǎ懿yì正zhèng忧yōu闷mèn间jiān，忽hū哨shào马mǎ报bào说shuō：「蜀shǔ兵bīng用yòng木mù牛niú流liú马má转zhuǎn运yùn粮liáng草cǎo。人rén不bú大dà劳láo，牛niú马mǎ不bù食shí。」懿yì大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「吾wú所suó以yǐ坚jiān守shǒu不bù出chū者zhě，为wèi彼bǐ粮liáng草cǎo不bù能néng接jiē济jì，欲yù待dài其qí自zì毙bì耳ěr。今jīn用yòng此cí法fǎ，必bì为wèi久jiú远yuǎn之zhī计jì，不bù思sī退tuì矣yǐ。如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？

Ssŭma was already sad enough at his defeat when the spies told him of these “bullocks and horses” of new design which the men of Shu were using to convey their grain. This troubled him still more. With this device they might never be compelled to retreat for want of food. What was the use for him to shut his gates and remain on the defensive waiting for the enemy to be starved when they never would be starved? Then he called up two captains and bade them lurk beside the track of the “bullocks and horses” and capture four or five of them.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」急jí唤huàn张zhāng虎hǔ、乐lè𬘭二èr人rén分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rǔ二èr人rén各gè引yín五wú百bǎi军jūn，从cóng斜xié谷gú小xiǎo路lù抄chāo出chū﹔待dài蜀shǔ兵bīng驱qū过guò木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ，任rèn他tā过guò侭jǐn，一yī齐qí杀shā出chū﹔不bù可kě多duō抢qiǎng，只zhí抢qiǎng三sān五wú匹pǐ便biàn回huí。」二èr人rén依yī令lìng，各gè引yín五wú百bǎi军jūn，扮bàn作zuò蜀shǔ兵bīng，夜yè间jiān偷tōu过guò小xiǎo路lù，伏fú在zài谷gǔ中zhōng，果guǒ见jiàn高gāo翔xiáng引yǐn兵bīng驱qū木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ而ér来lái。

So a half company went on this service disguised as men of Shu. They made their way along the by-ways by night and hid. Presently the “wooden” convoy came along under the escort of Kao Hsiang. Just as the end of it was passing they made a sudden rush, and captured a few of the “animals” which the men of Shu abandoned. In high glee they took them to their own camp.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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将jiāng次cì过guò侭jǐn，两liǎng边biān一yī齐qí鼓gǔ噪zào杀shā出chū。蜀shǔ兵bīng措cuò手shǒu不bù及jí，弃qì下xià数shù匹pǐ，张zhāng虎hǔ、乐lè𬘭欢huān喜xǐ驱qū回huí本běn寨zhài。司sī马mǎ懿yì看kàn了le，果guǒ然rán进jìn退tuì如rú活huó的de一yì般bān，乃nǎi大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「汝rǔ会huì用yòng此cí法fǎ，难nán道dào我wǒ不bú会huì用yòng！」便biàn令lìng巧qiǎo匠jiàng百bǎi余yú人rén，当dāng麺miàn拆chāi开kāi，分fēn付fù依yī其qí尺chǐ寸cùn长cháng短duǎn厚hòu薄bó之zhī法fǎ，一yī样yàng制zhì造zào木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ。

When Ssŭma saw them he had to confess they were very life-like. But what pleased him most was that he could imitate them now that he had models. “If you can use this sort of thing it would be strange if I could not,” said he.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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不bù消xiāo半bàn月yuè，造zào成chéng二èr千qiān余yú只zhǐ，与yú孔kǒng明míng所suǒ造zào者zhě一yì般bān法fǎ则zé，亦yì能néng奔bēn走zǒu；遂suì令lìng镇zhèn远yuǎn将jiāng军jūn岑cén威wēi，引yǐn一yī千qiān军jūn驱qū木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ，去qù陇lǒng西xī搬bān运yùn粮liáng草cǎo，往wǎng来lái不bù绝jué。魏wèi营yíng军jūn将jiāng无wú不bù欢huān喜xǐ。

He called to him many clever artizans and made them then and there take the machines to pieces and make some exactly like them. In less than half a month they had completed a couple of thousand after K‘ung-ming’s model, and they could move. Then he placed Ts'ên Wei, an officer of high rank, in charge of this new means of transport, and the “animals” began to ply between the camp and Shênsi.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō高gāo翔xiáng回huí见jiàn孔kǒng明míng，说shuō魏wèi兵bīng抢qiǎng夺duó木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ各gè五wǔ六liù匹pǐ去qù了le。孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「吾wú正zhèng要yào他tā抢qiǎng去qù。我wó只zhǐ费fèi了le几jí匹pǐ木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ，却què不bù久jiǔ便biàn得dé军jūn中zhōng许xǔ多duō资zī助zhù也yě。」诸zhū将jiāng问wèn曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng何hé以yǐ知zhī之zhī？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「司sī马mǎ懿yì见jiàn了le木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ，必bì然rán倣fáng我wó法fǎ度dù，一yī样yàng制zhì造zào。那nà时shí我wǒ又yòu有yǒu计jì策cè。

Kao Hsiang returned to camp and reported the loss of a few of his “oxen and horses.” “I wished him to capture some of them,” said K‘ung-ming, much pleased. “I am just laying out these few, and before long I shall get some very solid help in exchange.” “How do you know, O Minister,” said his officers. “Because Ssŭma will certainly copy them, and when he has done that I have another trick ready to play on him.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」数shù日rì后hòu，人rén报bào魏wèi军jūn也yě会huì造zào木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ，往wáng陇lǒng西xī搬bān运yùn粮liáng草cǎo。孔kǒng明míng大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「不bù出chū吾wú之zhī算suàn也yě。」便biàn唤huàn王wáng平píng分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rú引yǐn一yī千qiān兵bīng，扮bàn作zuò魏wèi兵bīng，星xīng夜yè偷tōu过guò北běi原yuán，只zhǐ说shuō是shì巡xún粮liáng军jūn，混hùn入rù彼bǐ运yùn粮liáng军jūn中zhōng，将jiāng护hù粮liáng之zhī人rén，侭jǐn皆jiē杀shā散sàn；却què驱qū木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ而ér回huí，迳jìng奔bēn过guò北běi原yuán来lái。

Some days later K‘ung-ming received a report that the enemy were using the same sort of “bullocks and horses” to bring up supplies from Shênsi. “Exactly as I thought,” said he.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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此cǐ处chù必bì有yǒu魏wèi兵bīng追zhuī赶gǎn，汝rǔ便biàn将jiāng木mù牛niú流liú马má口kǒu内nèi舌shé头tou扭niú转zhuǎn，牛niú马mǎ就jiù不bù能néng行xíng动dòng，汝rú等děng竟jìng弃qì之zhī而ér走zǒu。背bèi后hòu魏wèi兵bīng赶gǎn到dào，牵qiān拽zhuāi不bú动dòng，扛káng抬tái不bú去qù。吾wú再zài有yǒu兵bīng到dào，汝rǔ却què回huí身shēn再zài将jiāng牛niú马mǎ舌shé扭niǔ过guò来lái，长cháng驱qū大dà行xíng。魏wèi兵bīng必bì疑yí为wéi怪guài也yě」

Calling Wang P‘ing, he said, “Dress up a company as men of Wei and find your way quickly and secretly to Peiyüan. Pretend you are escort men, for the convoy, and mingle with the real escort. Then suddenly turn on them so that they scatter. Then you will turn the “animals” this way. By and by you will be pursued. When that occurs you will give a turn to the tongues of the wooden animals, and they will not move. Leave them where they are and run away. When the men of Wei come up they will be unable to drag the creatures and equally unable to carry them. I shall have men ready, and you will go back with them, give the tongues a backward turn and bring the convoy here. The enemy will be greatly astonished.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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王wáng平píng受shòu计jì引yǐn兵bīng而ér去qù。孔kǒng明míng又yòu唤huàn张zhāng嶷yí分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rú引yín五wú百bǎi兵bīng，都dōu扮bàn作zuò六liù丁dīng六liù甲jiǎ神shén兵bīng，鬼guǐ头tóu兽shòu身shēn，用yòng五wú彩cǎi涂tú麺miàn，妆zhuāng作zuò种zhóng种zhǒng怪guài异yì之zhī状zhuàng﹔一yī手shǒu执zhí绣xiù旗qí，一yī手shǒu仗zhàng宝bǎo剑jiàn；身shēn挂guà葫hú芦lú，内nèi藏cáng烟yān火huǒ之zhī物wù，伏fú于yú山shān傍bàng。待dài木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ到dào时shí，放fàng起qǐ烟yān火huǒ，一yī齐qí拥yōng出chū，驱qū牛niú马mǎ而ér行xíng。

Next he called Chang I and said, “Dress up half a company in the costume of the 'six ting' and the 'six chia' so that they appear supernatural. Fit them with demon heads and wild beast shapes, and let them stain their faces various colours so as to look as strange as possible. Give them flags and swords and bottle-gourds with smoke issuing from combustibles inside. Let these men hide among the hills till the convoy approaches, when they will start the smoke, rush out suddenly and drive off the ‘animals.' No one will dare pursue such uncanny creatures.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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魏wèi兵bīng见jiàn之zhī，必bì疑yí是shì神shén鬼guǐ，不bù敢gǎn来lái追zhuī赶gǎn。」张zhāng嶷yí受shòu计jì引yǐn兵bīng而ér去qù。孔kǒng明míng又yòu唤huàn姜jiāng维wéi、魏wèi延yán分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rǔ二èr人rén同tóng引yǐn一yī万wàn兵bīng，去qù北běi原yuán寨zhài口kǒu接jiē应yīng木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ，以yǐ防fáng交jiāo战zhàn。」又yòu唤huàn廖liào化huà、张zhāng翼yì分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rǔ二èr人rén引yín五wǔ千qiān兵bīng，去qù断duàn司sī马mǎ懿yì来lái路lù。

When he had left, Wei Yen and Chiang Wei were called. “You will take one legion, go to the border of Peiyüan to receive the wooden transport creatures and defend them against attack.”

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」又yòu唤huàn马mǎ忠zhōng、马mǎ岱dài分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rǔ二èr人rén引yǐn二èr千qiān兵bīng去qù渭wèi南nán搦nuò战zhàn。」六liù人rén各gè各gè遵zūn令lìng而ér去qù。

Then another half legion was sent to check Ssŭma if he should come, while a small force was sent to bid defiance to the enemy near their camp on the south bank.

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且qiě说shuō魏wèi将jiāng岑cén威wēi引yǐn军jūn驱qū木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ，装zhuāng载zài粮liáng米mǐ，正zhèng行xíng之zhī间jiān，忽hū报bào前qián麺miàn有yǒu兵bīng巡xún粮liáng。岑cén威wēi令lìng人rén哨shào探tàn，果guǒ是shì魏wèi兵bīng，遂suì放fàng心xīn前qián进jìn。两liǎng军jūn合hé在zài一yī处chù。忽hū然rán喊hǎn声shēng大dà震zhèn，蜀shǔ兵bīng就jiù本běn队duì里lǐ杀shā起qǐ，大dà呼hū：「蜀shǔ中zhōng大dà将jiàng王wáng平píng在zài此cǐ！」魏wèi兵bīng措cuò手shǒu不bù及jí，被bèi蜀shǔ兵bīng杀shā死sǐ大dà半bàn。

So one day when a convoy was on its way from Shênsi, the scouts in front suddenly reported some soldiers ahead who said they were escort men for the grain. The Commander Ts'ên Wei halted and sent to enquire. It appeared they were really men of Wei, however, and so he started once more.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

102-73

岑cén威wēi引yǐn败bài兵bīng抵dǐ敌dí，被bèi王wáng平píng一yī刀dāo斩zhǎn了le，余yú皆jiē溃kuì散sàn。王wáng平píng引yǐn兵bīng侭jǐn驱qū木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ而ér回huí。败bài兵bīng飞fēi奔bēn报bào入rù北běi原yuán寨zhài内nèi。郭guō淮huái闻wén军jūn粮liáng被bèi劫jié，疾jí忙máng引yǐn军jūn来lái救jiù。王wáng平píng令lìng兵bīng扭niú转zhuǎn木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ舌shé头tou，皆jiē弃qì于yú道dào上shàng，且qiě战zhàn且qié走zǒu。郭guō淮huái教jiào且qiě莫mò追zhuī，只zhǐ驱qū回huí木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ。众zhòng军jūn一yī齐qí驱qū赶gǎn，却què那nà里lǐ驱qū得dé动dòng？郭guō淮huái心xīn中zhōng疑yí惑huò。

The new comers joined up with his own men. But before they had gone much farther there was a yell, and the men of Shu began to kill, while a voice shouted “Wang P‘ing is here!” The convoy guard were taken aback. Many were killed, but the others rallied round Ts'ên Wei and made some defence. However, Wang P‘ing slew the leader, and the others ran this way and that, while the convoy was turned toward the Shu camp. The fugitives ran off to Peiyüan and reported the mishap to Kuo Huai, who set out hot foot to rescue the convoy. When he appeared, Wang P‘ing gave the order to turn tongues, left the “animals” in the road and ran away. Kuo Huai made no attempt to pursue, but tried to put the “animals” in motion toward their proper destination. But could he move them?

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

102-74

正zhèng无wú奈nài何hé，忽hū鼓gú角jiǎo喧xuān天tiān，喊hǎn声shēng四sì起qǐ，两liǎng路lù兵bīng杀shā来lái，乃nǎi魏wèi延yán、姜jiāng维wéi也yě。王wáng平píng复fù引yǐn兵bīng杀shā回huí。三sān路lù夹jiā攻gōng，郭guō淮huái大dà败bài而ér走zǒu。王wáng平píng令lìng军jūn士shì将jiāng牛niú马mǎ舌shé头tou，重chóng复fù扭niú转zhuǎn，驱qū赶gǎn而ér行xíng。

He was greatly perplexed. Then suddenly there arose the roll of drums all round, and out burst two parties of soldiers. These were Wei Yen and Chiang Wei’s men, and when they appeared Wang P‘ing’s men faced about and came to the attack as well. These three being too much for Kuo Huai, he retreated before them. Thereupon the tongues were turned back again and the “animals” set in motion.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

102-75

郭guō淮huái望wàng见jiàn，方fāng欲yù回huí兵bīng再zài追zhuī，只zhǐ见jiàn山shān后hòu烟yān云yún突tū起qǐ，一yī队duì神shén兵bīng拥yōng出chū，一yí个gè个gè手shǒu执zhí旗qí剑jiàn，怪guài异yì之zhī状zhuàng，驱qū驾jià木mù牛niú流liú马mǎ如rú风fēng拥yōng而ér去qù。郭guō淮huái大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「此cǐ必bì神shén助zhù也yě！」众zhòng军jūn见jiàn了le，无wú不bù惊jīng畏wèi，不bù敢gǎn追zhuī赶gǎn。

Seeing this, Kuo Huai came on again. But just then he saw smoke curling up among the hills and a lot of extraordinary creatures burst out upon him. Some held swords and some flags, and all were terrible to look at. They rushed at the “animals” and urged them away. “Truly these are supernatural helpers,” cried Kuo, quite frightened. The soldiers also were terror-stricken and stood still.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

102-76

却què说shuō司sī马mǎ懿yì闻wén北běi原yuán兵bīng败bài，急jí自zì引yǐn军jūn来lái救jiù。方fāng到dào半bàn路lù，忽hū一yī声shēng砲pào响xiǎng，两liǎng路lù兵bīng自zì险xiǎn峻jùn处chù杀shā出chū，喊hǎn声shēng震zhèn地dì。旗qí上shàng大dà书shū「汉hàn将jiāng张zhāng翼yì廖liào化huà」。司sī马mǎ懿yì见jiàn了le大dà惊jīng。魏wèi军jūn著zhù慌huāng，各gè自zì逃táo窜cuàn。正zhèng是shì：

Hearing that his Peiyüan men had been driven off, Ssŭma came out to the rescue. Midway along the road, just where it was most precipitous, a cohort burst out upon him with fierce yells and bursting bombs. Upon the leading banner he read “Chang I and Liao Hua, Generals of Han.” Panic seized upon his men, and they ran like rats. In the field the craftier leader on the convoy makes a raid, And his rival’s life endangers by an ambush subtly laid. If you would know the upshot, read the next chapter.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

102-77

路lù逢féng神shén将jiāng粮liáng遭zāo劫jié，身shēn遇yù奇qí兵bīng命mìng又yòu危wēi。

Upon the road a godlike general strikes and grain is seized; surrounded by elite troops, his life is imperiled once more.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

102-78

未wèi知zhī司sī马mǎ懿yì怎zěn地dì抵dǐ敌dí，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But how Sima Yi would withstand them, the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated