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

第dì十shí五wǔ回huí 太tài史shǐ慈cí酣hān斗dòu小xiǎo霸bà王wáng　　孙sūn伯bó符fú大dà战zhàn严yán白bái虎hǔ

15-1

却què说shuō张zhāng飞fēi拔bá剑jiàn要yào自zì刎wěn，玄xuán德dé向xiàng前qián抱bào住zhù，夺duó剑jiàn掷zhì地dì曰yuē：「古gǔ人rén云yún：『兄xiōng弟dì如rú手shǒu足zú，妻qī子zǐ如rú衣yī服fú。衣yī服fú破pò，尚shàng可kě缝fèng；手shǒu足zú断duàn，安ān可kě续xù？』吾wú三sān人rén桃táo园yuán结jié义yì，不bù求qiú同tóng生shēng，但dàn愿yuàn同tóng死sǐ。今jīn虽suī失shī了le城chéng池chí家jiā小xiǎo，安ān忍rěn教jiào兄xiōng弟dì中zhōng道dào而ér亡wáng？况kuàng城chéng池chí本běn非fēi吾wú有yǒu；

In the last chapter it was recorded that Chang Fei was about to end his life with his own weapon. But his brother rushed forward and caught him in his arms, snatched away the sword and threw it on the earth saying, “Brothers are hands and feet; wives and children are as clothing. You may mend your torn dress, but who can re-attach a lost limb? We three, by the Oath of the Peach Garden, swore to seek the same death-day. The city is lost, it is true, and my wife and little ones, but I could not bear that we should die ere our course be run. Beside, the city was not really mine and Lü Pu will not harm my family but will rather seek to preserve them. You made a mistake, worthy brother, but is it one deserving of death?”

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15-2

家jiā眷juàn虽suī被bèi陷xiàn，吕lǚ布bú必bì不bù谋móu害hài，尚shàng可kě设shè计jì救jiù之zhī。贤xián弟dì一yī时shí之zhī误wù，何hé至zhì遽jù欲yù捐juān生shēng耶yé！」说shuō罢bà大dà哭kū。关guān、张zhāng俱jù感gǎn泣qì。

And he wept. His brothers were much affected and their tears fell in sympathy.

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15-3

且qiě说shuō袁yuán术shù知zhī吕lǚ布bù袭xí了le徐xú州zhōu，星xīng夜yè差chà人rén至zhì吕lǚ布bú处chù，许xú以yǐ粮liáng五wǔ万wàn斛hú，马má五wú百bái匹pǐ，金jīn银yín一yī万wàn两liǎng，彩cǎi缎duàn一yī千qiān疋pǐ，使shǐ夹jiā攻gōng刘liú备bèi。布bù喜xǐ，令lìng高gāo顺shùn领lǐng兵bīng五wǔ万wàn袭xí玄xuán德dé之zhī后hòu。玄xuán德dé闻wén得dé此cǐ信xìn，乘chéng阴yīn雨yǔ撤chè兵bīng，弃qì盱xū眙yí而ér走zǒu，思sī欲yù东dōng取qú广guǎng陵líng。比bǐ及jí高gāo顺shùn军jūn来lái，玄xuán德dé已yǐ去qù。高gāo顺shùn与yǔ纪jì灵líng相xiāng见jiàn，就jiù索suó所suó许xǔ之zhī物wù。

As soon as the news of Lü Pu’s successful seizure of his protector’s district reached Yüan Shu, he sent promises of valuable presents to Lü to induce him to join in a further attack on Liu Pei. The presents are said to have been fifty thousand measures of grain, five hundred horses, ten thousand taels of gold and silver and a thousand pieces of coloured silk. Lü Pu swallowed the bait and ordered Kao Shun to lead forth five legions. But Liu Pei heard of the threatened attack, so he made inclement weather an excuse to disband his few soldiers and left Hsüi, before the attacking force came up.

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15-4

灵líng曰yuē：「公gōng且qiě回huí军jūn，容róng某mǒu见jiàn主zhǔ公gōng计jì之zhī。」高gāo顺shùn乃nǎi别bié纪jì灵líng回huí军jūn，见jiàn吕lǚ布bú具jù述shù纪jì灵líng语yǔ。

However, Kao Shun demanded the promised reward through Chi Ling, who put him off saying, “My lord has gone away, I will settle this as soon as I can see him and get his decision.”

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15-5

布bú正zhèng在zài迟chí疑yí，忽hū有yǒu袁yuán术shù书shū至zhì。书shū意yì云yún：「高gāo顺shùn虽suī来lái，而ér刘liú备bèi未wèi除chú；且qiě待dài捉zhuō了le刘liú备bèi，那nà时shí方fāng以yí所suó许xǔ之zhī物wù相xiāng送sòng。」布bú怒nù骂mà袁yuán术shù失shī信xìn，欲yù起qǐ兵bīng伐fá之zhī。陈chén宫gōng曰yuē：「不bù可kě。术shù据jù寿shòu春chūn，兵bīng多duō粮liáng广guǎng，不bù可kě轻qīng敌dí。不bù如rú请qǐng玄xuán德dé还hái屯tún小xiǎo沛pèi，使shǐ为wèi我wó羽yǔ翼yì。

With this answer Kao Shun returned to Lü Pu, who could not decide what to do. Then came a letter from Yüan Shu saying that although Kao Shun had gone to attack Liu Pei, yet Pei had not been destroyed and no reward could be given till he was actually taken. Lü Pu railed at what he called the breach of faith and was inclined to attack Yüan Shu himself. How ever, his adviser opposed this course, saying, “You should not; he is in possession of Shouch‘un and has a large army, well supplied. You are no match for him. Rather ask Liu Pei to take up his quarters at Hsiaop‘ei as one of your wings and, when the time comes, let him lead the attack. Then both the Yüans will fall before you and you will be very powerful.”

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15-6

他tā日rì令lìng玄xuán德dé为wèi先xiān锋fēng，那nà时shí先xiān取qǔ袁yuán术shù，后hòu取qǔ袁yuán绍shào，可kě纵zòng横héng天tiān下xià矣yǐ。」布bù听tīng其qí言yán，令lìng人rén赍jī书shū迎yíng玄xuán德dé回huí。

Finding this advice good he sent letters to Yüan-tê asking him to return.

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15-7

却què说shuō玄xuán德dé引yǐn兵bīng东dōng取qú广guǎng陵líng，被bèi袁yuán术shù劫jié寨zhài，折zhé兵bīng大dà半bàn；回huí来lái正zhèng遇yù吕lǚ布bù之zhī使shǐ，呈chéng上shàng书shū札zhá，玄xuán德dé大dà喜xǐ。关guān、张zhāng曰yuē：「吕lǚ布bù乃nǎi无wú义yì之zhī人rén，不bù可kě信xìn也yě。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「彼bǐ既jì以yí好hǎo情qíng待dài我wǒ，奈nài何hé疑yí之zhī？」遂suì来lái到dào徐xú州zhōu。布bù恐kǒng玄xuán德dé疑yí惑huò，先xiān令lìng人rén送sòng还huán家jiā眷juàn。

The story of Liu Pei’s attack on Kuangling, the attack on his camp and his losses, has been told. On his way back he met the messenger from Lü Pu, who presented the letter. Yüan-tê was quite content with the offer but his brothers were not inclined to trust Lü. “Since he treats me kindly, I cannot but trust him,” replied Yüan-tê.

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15-8

甘gān、糜mí二èr夫fū人rén见jiàn玄xuán德dé，具jù说shuō吕lǚ布bú令lìng兵bīng把bǎ定dìng宅zhái门mén，禁jìn诸zhū人rén不bù得dé入rù；又yòu常cháng使shǐ侍shì妾qiè送sòng物wù，未wèi尝cháng有yǒu缺quē。玄xuán德dé谓wèi关guān、张zhāng曰yuē：「我wǒ知zhī吕lǚ布bú必bì不bú害hài我wǒ家jiā眷juàn也yě。」乃nǎi入rù城chéng谢xiè吕lǚ布bù。张zhāng飞fēi恨hèn吕lǚ布bú，不bù肯kěn随suí往wǎng，先xiān奉fèng二èr嫂sáo往wáng小xiǎo沛pèi去qù了le。

So he went back to Hsüchou. Lü Pu, fearing that Liu Pei might doubt his sincerity, restored his family and when the ladies, Kan and Mi, saw their lord they told him that they had been kindly treated and guarded by soldiers against any intrusion, and provisions had never been wanting. “I knew he would not harm my family,” said Yüan-tê to Kuan and Chang.

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15-9

玄xuán德dé入rù见jiàn吕lǚ布bú拜bài谢xiè。吕lǚ布bù曰yuē：「我wǒ非fēi欲yù夺duó城chéng；因yīn令lìng弟dì张zhāng飞fēi在zài此cǐ恃shì酒jiǔ杀shā人rén，恐kóng有yǒu失shī事shì，故gù来lái守shǒu之zhī耳ěr。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「备bèi欲yù让ràng兄xiōng久jiú矣yǐ。」布bù假jiǎ意yì仍réng让ràng玄xuán德dé。玄xuán德dé力lì辞cí，还hái屯tún小xiǎo沛pèi住zhù。关guān、张zhāng心xīn中zhōng不bù平píng。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「屈qū身shēn守shǒu分fèn，以yǐ待dài天tiān时shí，不bù可ké与yǔ命mìng争zhēng也yě。」吕lǚ布bú令lìng人rén送sòng粮liáng米mǐ缎duàn疋pǐ。

However, they were not pleased and would not accompany their brother into the city when he went to express his thanks. They went to escort the two ladies to Hsiaopʻei. At the interview Lü Pu said, “I did not wish to take the city, but your brother behaved very badly, drinking and flogging the soldiers, and I came to guard it lest some evil should befall.”

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15-10

自zì此cí两liǎng家jiā和hé好hǎo，不bú在zài话huà下xià。

“But I had long wished to yield it to you,” said Yüan-tê.

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15-11

却què说shuō袁yuán术shù大dà宴yàn将jiàng士shì于yú寿shòu春chūn。人rén报bào孙sūn策cè征zhēng庐lú江jiāng太tài守shǒu陆lù康kāng，得dé胜shèng而ér回huí。术shù唤huàn策cè至zhì，策cè拜bài于yú堂táng下xià。问wèn劳láo已yǐ毕bì，便biàn令lìng侍shì坐zuò饮yǐn宴yàn。原yuán来lái孙sūn策cè自zì父fù丧sàng之zhī后hòu，退tuì居jū江jiāng南nán，礼lǐ贤xián下xià士shì，后hòu因yīn陶táo谦qiān与yǔ策cè母mǔ舅jiù丹dān阳yáng太tài守shǒu吴wú璟jǐng不bù和hé，策cè乃nǎi移yí母mǔ并bìng家jiā属shǔ居jū于yú麹qū阿ā，自zì己jǐ却què投tóu袁yuán术shù。

Thereupon Lü Pu pretended to wish to retire in favour of Yüan-tê who, however, would not hear of it. He returned and took up his quarters in Hsiaop‘ei, but his two brothers would not take the situation kindly and were very discontented. Said Yüan-tê, “One must bow to one’s lot. It is the will of Heaven and one cannot struggle against fate.” Lü Pu sent presents of food and stuffs and peace reigned between the two houses.

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15-12

术shù甚shèn爱ài之zhī，常cháng叹tàn曰yuē：「使shǐ术shù有yǒu子zi如rú孙sūn郎láng，死sǐ复fù何hé恨hèn！」因yīn使shǐ为wèi怀huái义yì校xiào尉wèi，引yǐn兵bīng攻gōng泾jīng县xiàn，太tài师shī祖zǔ郎láng得dé胜shèng。术shù见jiàn策cè勇yǒng，复fù使shǐ攻gōng陆lù康kāng，今jīn又yòu得dé胜shèng而ér回huí。

But there is no need to write of this. As the story runs, Yüan Shu prepared a great banquet for his soldiers on the occasion of a victory gained by Sun Ts‘ê over Lu K‘ang, the Prefect of Luchiang. Yüan Shu summoned the victor, who made obeisance at the foot of the hall of audience. Shu, sitting in State, asked for details of the campaign and then invited Sun Ts‘ê to the banquet.

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15-13

当dāng日rì筵yán散sàn，策cè归guī营yíng寨zhài。见jiàn术shù席xí间jiān相xiāng待dài之zhī礼lǐ甚shèn傲ào，心xīn中zhōng郁yù闷mèn，乃nǎi步bú月yuè于yú中zhōng庭tíng。因yīn思sī父fù孙sūn坚jiān如rú此cǐ英yīng雄xióng，我wǒ今jīn沦lún落luò至zhì此cǐ，不bù觉jué放fàng声shēng大dà哭kū。忽hū见jiàn一yī人rén自zì外wài而ér入rù，大dà笑xiào曰yuē：「伯bó符fú何hé故gù如rú此cǐ？尊zūn父fù在zài日rì，多duō曾céng用yòng我wǒ。君jūn若ruò有yǒu不bù决jué之zhī事shì，何hé不bú问wèn我wǒ，乃nǎi自zì哭kū耶yé？

After the unhappy death of his father Sun Ts‘ê had returned to Chiangnan, where he had devoted himself to peaceful ends, inviting to his side good men and able scholars. Afterwards when a quarrel broke out between his mother’s uncle, the Prefect of Tanyang, and T‘ao Ch‘ien, he removed his mother with all the family to Ch‘üa, he himself taking service under Yüan Shu, who admired and loved him greatly. “If I had a son like him,” said Shu, “I should die without regret.”

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15-14

」策cè视shì之zhī，乃nǎi丹dān阳yáng故gù鄣zhāng人rén：姓xìng朱zhū，名míng治zhì，字zì君jūn理lǐ；孙sūn坚jiān旧jiù从cóng事shì官guān也yě。策cè收shōu泪lèi而ér延yán之zhī坐zuò曰yuē：「策cè所suǒ哭kū者zhě，恨hèn不bù能néng继jì父fù之zhī志zhì耳ěr。」治zhì曰yuē：「君jūn何hé不bú告gào袁yuán公gōng路lù，借jiè兵bīng往wǎng江jiāng东dōng，假jiǎ名míng救jiù吴wú璟jǐng，实shí图tú大dà业yè，而ér乃nái久jiǔ困kùn于yú人rén之zhī下xià乎hū？」

He employed Sun Ts‘ê as a soldier and sent him on various expeditions, all of which were successful. After this banquet to celebrate the victory over Lu K‘ang, Sun Ts‘ê returned to his camp very bitter over the arrogant and patronising airs of his patron. Instead of retiring to his tent he walked up and down by the light of the moon. “Here am I, a mere nobody and yet my father was such a hero!” And he cried out and wept in spite of himself.

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15-15

正zhèng商shāng议yì间jiān，一yī人rén忽hū入rù曰yuē：「公gōng等déng所suǒ谋móu，吾wú已yǐ知zhī之zhī。吾wú手shǒu下xià有yǒu精jīng壮zhuàng百bǎi人rén，暂zàn助zhù伯bó符fú一yī臂bì之zhī力lì。」策cè视shì其qí人rén，乃nǎi袁yuán术shù谋móu士shì，汝rǔ南nán细xì阳yáng人rén：姓xìng吕lǚ，名míng范fàn，字zì子zi衡héng。策cè大dà喜xǐ，延yán坐zuò共gòng议yì。吕lǚ范fàn曰yuē：「只zhǐ怕pà袁yuán公gōng路lù不bù肯kěn借jiè兵bīng。」策cè曰yuē：「吾wú有yǒu亡wáng父fù留liú下xià传chuán国guó玉yù玺xǐ，以yǐ为wéi质zhì当dàng。

Then suddenly appeared one who said, laughing loudly, “What is this, O Po-fu? While your noble father enjoyed the light of the sun he made free use of me and if his son has any difficulty to resolve why does he not refer it to me also instead of weeping here alone?” Looking at the speaker Sun Ts‘ê saw it was one Chu Chih, whose less formal name was Chün-li, a native of that district, who had been in his father’s service. Sun Ts‘ê then ceased weeping and they two sat down.

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15-16

」范fàn曰yuē：「公gōng路lù欲yù得dé此cí久jiú矣yǐ！以yí此cǐ相xiāng质zhì，必bì肯kěn发fā兵bīng。」

“I was weeping from regret at being unable to continue my father’s work,” said he.

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15-17

三sān人rén计jì议yì已yǐ定dìng。次cì日rì，策cè入rù见jiàn袁yuán术shù，哭kū拜bài曰yuē：「父fù雠chóu不bù能néng报bào，今jīn母mǔ舅jiù吴wú璟jǐng，又yòu为wèi扬yáng州zhōu刺cì史shǐ刘liú繇yáo所suǒ逼bī；策cè老láo母mǔ家jiā小xiǎo，皆jiē在zài麹qū阿ā，必bì将jiāng被bèi害hài；策cè敢gǎn借jiè雄xióng兵bīng数shù千qiān，渡dù江jiāng救jiù难nán省xǐng亲qīn。恐kǒng明míng公gōng不bú信xìn，有yǒu亡wáng父fù遗yí下xià玉yù玺xǐ，权quán为wèi质zhì当dàng。

“Why stay here bound to the service of a master? Why not get command of an army under the pretence of an expedition to relieve Chiangtung? Then you can accomplish great things.” While these two were talking another man suddenly entered saying, “I know what you two are planning, noble Sirs. Under my hand is a band of bold fellows ready to help Po-fu in whatever he wishes to do.”

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15-18

」术shù闻wén有yǒu玉yù玺xǐ，取qǔ而ér视shì之zhī，大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「吾wú非fēi要yào你nǐ玉yù玺xǐ，今jīn且qiě权quán留liú在zài此cǐ。我wǒ借jiè兵bīng三sān千qiān、马má五wú百bái匹pí与yú你nǐ。平píng定dìng之zhī后hòu，可kě速sù回huí来lái。你nǐ职zhí位wèi卑bēi微wēi，难nán掌zhǎng大dà权quán。我wó表biáo你nǐ为wèi折zhé冲chōng校xiào尉wèi、殄tiǎn寇kòu将jiāng军jūn，克kè日rì领lǐng兵bīng便biàn行xíng。」

The speaker was one of Yüan Shu’s advisers named Lü Fan. They three then sat and discussed schemes. “The one fear is that the soldiers will be refused,” said the newcomer. “I still have the Imperial Seal that my father left me; that should be good security.” “Yüan Shu earnestly desires that jewel,” said Chu Chih. “He will certainly lend you men on that pledge.”

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15-19

策cè拜bài谢xiè，遂suì引yǐn军jūn马mǎ，带dài领lǐng朱zhū治zhì，吕lǚ范fàn，旧jiù将jiāng程chéng普pǔ，黄huáng盖gài，韩hán当dāng等děng，择zé日rì起qǐ兵bīng。行xíng至zhì历lì阳yáng，见jiàn一yī军jūn到dào。当dāng先xiān一yī人rén：姿zī质zhì风fēng流liú，仪yí容róng秀xiù丽lì；见jiàn了le孙sūn策cè，下xià马mǎ便biàn拜bài。策cè视shì其qí人rén，乃nǎi庐lú江jiāng舒shū城chéng人rén：姓xìng周zhōu，名míng瑜yú，字zì公gōng瑾jǐn。

The three talked over their plans, gradually settling the details, and not many days after Sun Ts‘ê obtained an interview with his patron. Assuming the appearance of deep grief he said, “I have been unable to avenge my father. Now the Prefect of Yangchow is opposing my mother’s brother and my mother and her family are in danger. Wherefore I would borrow a few companies of fighting men to rescue them. As perhaps, Illustrious Sir, you may lack confidence in me I am willing to deposit the Imperial Seal, left me by my late father, as a pledge.”

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15-20

原yuán来lái孙sūn坚jiān讨táo董dǒng卓zhuó之zhī时shí，移yí家jiā舒shū城chéng，瑜yú与yǔ孙sūn策cè同tóng年nián，交jiāo情qíng甚shèn密mì，因yīn结jié为wèi昆kūn仲zhòng。策cè长zhǎng瑜yú两liǎng月yuè，瑜yú以yǐ兄xiōng事shì策cè。瑜yú叔shū周zhōu尚shàng，为wèi丹dān阳yáng太tài守shǒu，今jīn往wáng省xǐng亲qīn，到dào此cí与yǔ策cè相xiāng遇yù。

“Let me see it, if you have it,” said Shu. “I do not want the jewel really, but you may as well leave it with me. I will lend you three companies and five hundred horses. Return as soon as peace can be made. As your rank is hardly sufficient for such powers I will memorialise to obtain for you higher rank with the title of General, ‘Exterminator of Brigands,’ and you can soon start.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-21

策cè见jiàn瑜yú大dà喜xǐ，诉sù以yǐ衷zhōng情qíng。瑜yú曰yuē：「某mǒu愿yuàn施shī犬quán马mǎ之zhī力lì，共gòng图tú大dà事shì。」策cè喜xǐ曰yuē：「吾wú得dé公gōng瑾jǐn，大dà事shì谐xié矣yǐ。」便biàn令lìng与yǔ朱zhū治zhì、吕lǚ范fàn等děng相xiāng见jiàn。瑜yú谓wèi策cè曰yuē：「吾wú兄xiōng欲yù济jì大dà事shì，亦yì知zhī江jiāng东dōng有yǒu二èr张zhāng乎hū？」策cè曰yuē：「何hé为wéi『二èr张zhāng』？」瑜yú曰yuē：「一yī人rén乃nǎi彭péng城chéng张zhāng昭zhāo，字zì子zi布bù；

Ts‘ê thanked his patron most humbly and soon put the army in motion, taking with him his two new friends as well as his former captains. When he reached Liyang he saw a body of troops in front of him, at their head a dashing leader of handsome and refined mien. As soon as this man saw Sun Ts‘ê he dismounted and made obeisance. It was Chou Yü.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-22

一yī人rén乃nái广guǎng陵líng张zhāng纮hóng，字zì子zi纲gāng：二èr人rén皆jiē有yǒu经jīng天tiān纬wěi地dì之zhī才cái，因yīn避bì乱luàn隐yǐn居jū于yú此cǐ。吾wú兄xiōng何hé不bú聘pìn之zhī？」策cè喜xǐ，即jí便biàn令lìng人rén赍jī礼lí往wǎng聘pìn，俱jù辞cí不bú至zhì。策cè乃nǎi亲qīn到dào其qí家jiā，与yú语yǔ大dà悦yuè，力lì聘pìn之zhī，二èr人rén许xú允yǔn。策cè遂suì拜bài张zhāng昭zhāo为wèi长zháng史shǐ，兼jiān抚fǔ军jūn中zhōng郎láng将jiāng；张zhāng纮hóng为wèi参cān谋móu正zhèng议yì校xiào尉wèi；商shāng议yì攻gōng击jī刘liú繇yáo。

When Sun Chien was opposing the tyrant Minister Tung Cho, the Chou family had removed to Shu, in modern Anhui, and as Chou Yü and Sun Ts‘ê were of the same age all but two months, they became exceedingly good friends and sworn brothers, Ts‘ê being the “elder” in virtue of his two months’ seniority. Chou Yü was on his way to visit Sun Ts‘ê’s uncle, Prefect of Tanyang, when the happy meeting took place.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-23

却què说shuō刘liú繇yáo字zì正zhèng礼lǐ，东dōng莱lái牟mù平píng人rén也yě，亦yì是shì汉hàn室shì宗zōng亲qīn，太tài尉wèi刘liú宠chǒng之zhī姪zhí，兖yǎn州zhōu刺cì史shǐ刘liú岱dài之zhī弟dì；旧jiù为wèi扬yáng州zhōu刺cì史shǐ，屯tún于yú寿shòu春chūn，被bèi袁yuán术shù赶gǎn过guò江jiāng东dōng，故gù来lái麹qū阿ā。当dāng下xià闻wén孙sūn策cè兵bīng至zhì，急jí聚jù众zhòng将jiāng商shāng议yì。部bú将jiàng张zhāng英yīng曰yuē：「某móu领lǐng一yī军jūn屯tún于yú牛niú渚zhǔ，纵zòng有yóu百bǎi万wàn之zhī兵bīng，亦yì不bù能néng近jìn。

Naturally Sun Ts‘ê confided his projects and inmost ideas to his friend, who at once promised fidelity and service. They would work out the grand design together. “Now that you have come the design is as good as accomplished,” said Sun. Chou Yü was introduced to Chu Chih and Lü Fan. Chou Yü said, “Do you know of the two Changs of Chiangtung? They would be most useful men in working out your schemes.” “Who are they, the two Changs?” said Sun.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-24

」言yán未wèi毕bì，帐zhàng下xià一yī人rén高gāo叫jiào曰yuē：「某mǒu愿yuàn为wèi前qián部bù先xiān锋fēng。」众zhòng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi东dōng莱lái黄huáng县xiàn人rén太tài史shǐ慈cí也yě。慈cí自zì解jiě了le北béi海hǎi之zhī围wéi后hòu，便biàn来lái见jiàn刘liú繇yáo，繇yáo留liú于yú帐zhàng下xià。当dāng日rì听tīng得dé孙sūn策cè来lái到dào，愿yuàn为wèi前qián部bù先xiān锋fēng。繇yáo曰yuē：「你nǐ年nián尚shàng轻qīng，未wèi可kě为wéi大dà将jiāng，只zhǐ在zài吾wú左zuǒ右yòu听tīng命mìng。」太tài史shǐ慈cí不bù喜xǐ而ér退tuì。

“They are men of transcendent genius who are living near here for the sake of tranquillity in these troublous times. Their names are Chang Chao and Chang Hung. Why not invite them to help you, brother?” Sun Ts‘ê lost no time in sending letters and gifts, but they both declined. Then he visited them in person, was greatly pleased with their speech and by dint of large gifts and much persuasion, got them to promise to join him. They were given substantial offices.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-25

张zhāng英yīng领lǐng兵bīng至zhì牛niú渚zhǔ，积jī粮liáng十shí万wàn于yú邸dǐ阁gé。孙sūn策cè引yǐn兵bīng到dào，张zhāng英yīng出chū迎yíng。两liǎng军jūn会huì于yú牛niú渚zhǔ滩tān上shàng。孙sūn策cè出chū马mǎ，张zhāng英yīng大dà骂mà，黄huáng盖gài便biàn出chū与yǔ张zhāng英yīng战zhàn。不bú数shù合hé，忽hū然rán张zhāng英yīng军jūn中zhōng大dà乱luàn，报bào说shuō寨zhài中zhōng有yǒu人rén放fàng火huǒ。张zhāng英yīng急jí回huí军jūn，孙sūn策cè引yǐn军jūn前qián来lái，乘chéng势shì掩yǎn杀shā。张zhāng英yīng弃qì了le牛niú渚zhǔ，望wàng深shēn山shān而ér逃táo。

The plan of the attack upon Yangchou was the next matter for discussion. The Prefect, Liu Yu, was of Tunglai, a scion of the Imperial family and brother of the governor of Yenchow. He had long ruled in Yangchou, but Yüan Shu had forced him to leave his usual abiding city and retire to Ch‘üa.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-26

原yuán来lái那nà寨zhài后hòu放fàng火huǒ的de，乃nǎi是shì两liǎng员yuán健jiàn将jiàng：一yī人rén乃nái九jiǔ江jiāng寿shòu春chūn人rén，姓xìng蒋jiǎng，名míng钦qīn，字zì公gōng奕yì；一yī人rén乃nái九jiǔ江jiāng下xià蔡cài人rén，姓xìng周zhōu，名míng泰tài，字zì幼yòu平píng。二èr人rén皆jiē遭zāo世shì乱luàn，聚jù人rén在zài扬yáng子zi江jiāng中zhōng，劫jié掠lüè为wéi生shēng；久jiǔ闻wén孙sūn策cè为wèi江jiāng东dōng豪háo杰jié，能néng招zhāo贤xián纳nà士shì，故gù特tè引yǐn其qí党dǎng三sān百bǎi余yú人rén，前qián来lái相xiāng投tóu。

Hearing of the meditated attack on him he summoned his captains to take counsel. Said Chang Ying, “I will take an army and entrench at Niuchu. No army can get past that, whatever its strength.” He was interrupted by another who shouted, “And let me lead the van!” All eyes turned to this man; is was T‘aishih Tzŭ who, after raising the siege of Pohai, had come on a visit to the Prefect and stayed on.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-27

策cè大dà喜xǐ，用yòng为wèi车chē前qián校xiào尉wèi，收shōu得dé牛niú渚zhú邸dǐ阁gé粮liáng食shí、军jūn器qì，并bìng降jiàng卒zú四sì千qiān余yú人rén，遂suì进jìn兵bīng神shén亭tíng。

Hearing him offer to undertake the hazardous post of van-leader Liu Yu said, “But you are still young and not yet equal to such a charge. Rather stay by my side and obey my orders.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-28

却què说shuō张zhāng英yīng败bài回huí见jiàn刘liú繇yáo，繇yáo怒nù欲yù斩zhǎn之zhī。谋móu士shì笮zé融róng，薛xuē礼lǐ劝quàn免miǎn，使shǐ屯tún兵bīng零líng陵líng城chéng拒jù敌dí。繇yáo自zì领lǐng兵bīng于yú神shén亭tíng岭lǐng南nán下xià营yíng，孙sūn策cè于yú岭líng北běi下xià营yíng。策cè问wèn土tǔ人rén曰yuē：「近jìn山shān有yǒu汉hàn光guāng武wǔ庙miào否fǒu？」土tǔ人rén曰yuē：「有yǒu庙miào在zài岭lǐng上shàng。」策cè曰yuē：「吾wú夜yè梦mèng光guāng武wǔ召zhào我wǒ相xiāng见jiàn，当dāng往wǎng祈qí之zhī。」长zháng史shǐ张zhāng昭zhāo曰yuē：「不bù可kě。

T‘aishih Tzŭ withdrew in high dudgeon. Soon Chang Ying led his army to Niuchu, leaving his stores of grain at Tiko. When Sun Ts‘ê approached, Chang Ying went to meet him and the two armies faced each other above Niuchut‘an, (Bullock Island Rapid). Chang Ying roundly abused his opponent and Huang Kai rode out to attack, but before the combat had proceeded far there arose an alarm of fire in Chang Ying’s camp. Chang Ying turned back and then Sun Ts‘ê advanced in full force, compelling the enemy to abandon their possession. The defeated general fled to the hills.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-29

岭lǐng南nán乃nǎi刘liú繇yáo寨zhài，倘táng有yǒu伏fú兵bīng，奈nài何hé？」策cè曰yuē：「神shén人rén佑yòu我wǒ，吾wú何hé惧jù焉yān？」遂suì披pī挂guà绰chuò枪qiāng上shàng马mǎ，引yǐn程chéng普pǔ、黄huáng盖gài、韩hán当dāng、蒋jiǎng钦qīn、周zhōu泰tài等děng共gòng十shí三sān骑qí，出chū寨zhài上shàng岭lǐng，到dào庙miào焚fén香xiāng。下xià马mǎ参cān拜bài已yǐ毕bì，策cè向xiàng前qián跪guì祝zhù曰yuē：「若ruò孙sūn策cè能néng于yú江jiāng东dōng立lì业yè，复fù兴xīng故gù父fù之zhī基jī，即jí当dāng重chóng修xiū庙miào宇yǔ，四sì时shí祭jì祀sì。」

Now the incendiaries who had brought about this result were two, named Chiang Ch‘in and Chou T‘ai, both from the Kiukiang district, who in these troublous times had got together a band of kindred spirits and lived by plundering the country along the Yangtse River. They knew Sun Ts‘ê by reputation as a man who treated able men very liberally and wished to join him. So they came with their band, three hundred strong, and helped him in this way as an introduction. Sun Ts‘ê welcomed them and gave the leaders rank. After taking possession of the stores of all kinds abandoned by the runaways, and enlisting a large number of those who surrendered into his own ranks, he moved forward to attack Shênt‘ing.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-30

祝zhù毕bì，出chū庙miào上shàng马mǎ，回huí顾gù众zhòng将jiāng曰yuē：「吾wú欲yù过guò岭lǐng，探tàn看kàn刘liú繇yáo寨zhài栅zhà。」诸zhū将jiāng皆jiē以yǐ为wéi不bù可kě。策cè不bù从cóng，遂suì同tóng上shàng岭lǐng，南nán望wàng村cūn林lín。早záo有yǒu伏fú路lù小xiǎo军jūn飞fēi报bào刘liú繇yáo。繇yáo曰yuē：「此cǐ必bì是shì孙sūn策cè诱yòu敌dí之zhī计jì，不bù可kě追zhuī之zhī。」太tài史shǐ慈cí踊yǒng跃yuè曰yuē：「此cǐ时shí不bù捉zhuō孙sūn策cè，更gèng待dài何hé时shí？

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 Ts‘ê camped on the opposite side of the hills.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-31

」遂suì不bú候hòu刘liú繇yáo将jiàng令lìng，竟jìng自zì披pī挂guà上shàng马mǎ，绰chuò枪qiāng出chū营yíng，大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「有yóu胆dǎn气qì者zhě，都dōu跟gēn我wǒ来lái！」诸zhū将jiāng不bú动dòng。惟wéi有yǒu一yī小xiǎo将jiàng曰yuē：「太tài史shǐ慈cí真zhēn猛měng将jiàng也yě！吾wú可kě助zhù之zhī！」拍pāi马mǎ同tóng行háng。众zhòng将jiāng皆jiē笑xiào。

Sun Ts‘ê 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 Ts‘ê. He was advised not to go as the enemy was on the other side and he might fall into an ambush.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-32

却què说shuō孙sūn策cè看kàn了le半bàn晌shǎng，方fāng始shǐ回huí马mǎ。正zhèng行xíng过guò岭lǐng，只zhǐ听tīng得dé岭lǐng上shàng叫jiào：「孙sūn策cè休xiū走zǒu！」策cè回huí头tóu视shì之zhī，见jiàn两liáng匹pí马mǎ飞fēi下xià岭lǐng来lái。策cè将jiāng十shí三sān骑qí一yī齐qí䙓bǎi开kāi。策cè横héng枪qiāng立lì马mǎ于yú岭lǐng下xià待dài之zhī。太tài史shǐ慈cí高gāo叫jiào曰yuē：「那nà个ge是shì孙sūn策cè？」策cè曰yuē：「你nǐ是shì何hé人rén？」答dá曰yuē：「我wǒ便biàn是shì东dōng莱lái太tài史shǐ慈cí也yě，特tè来lái捉zhuō孙sūn策cè！

“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 Ts‘ê knelt and made a vow saying, “If I, Sun Ts‘ê, 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.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-33

」策cè笑xiào曰yuē：「只zhí我wǒ便biàn是shì。你ní两liǎng个gè一yī齐qí来lái并bìng我wǒ一yí个gè，我wǒ不bú惧jù你nǐ！我wǒ若ruò怕pà你nǐ，非fēi孙sūn伯bó符fú也yě！」慈cí曰yuē：「你nǐ便biàn众zhòng人rén都dōu来lái，我wǒ亦yì不bú怕pà！」纵zòng马mǎ横héng枪qiāng，直zhí取qǔ孙sūn策cè。策cè挺tǐng枪qiāng来lái迎yíng。两liáng马mǎ相xiāng交jiāo，战zhàn五wǔ十shí合hé，不bù分fēn胜shèng负fù，程chéng普pú等děng暗àn暗àn称chēng奇qí。

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 Ts‘ê trying to inveigle us to battle. But do not go out.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-34

慈cí见jiàn孙sūn策cè枪qiāng法fǎ无wú半bàn点diǎn儿er差chà漏lòu，乃nǎi佯yáng输shū诈zhà败bài，引yǐn孙sūn策cè赶gǎn来lái。慈cí却què不bù由yóu旧jiù路lù上shàng岭lǐng，竟jìng转zhuǎn过guò山shān背bèi后hòu。策cè赶gǎn到dào，大dà喝hē曰yuē：「走zǒu的de不bú算suàn好hǎo汉hàn！」慈cí心xīn中zhōng自zì忖cǔn：「这zhè厮sī有yǒu十shí二èr从cóng人rén，我wó只zhǐ一yí个gè，便biàn活huó捉zhuō了le他tā，也yě被bèi众zhòng人rén夺duó去qù。再zài引yǐn一yī程chéng，教jiào这zhè厮sī没méi寻xún处chù，方fāng好hǎo下xià手shǒu。」于yú是shì且qiě战zhàn且qié走zǒu。

T‘aishih 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 Ts‘ê thought it time to return and wheeled round his horse. But when he was going over the summit some one shouted, “Stay, Sun Ts‘ê!”

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15-35

策cè那nà里lí肯kén舍shě，一yì直zhí赶gǎn到dào平píng川chuān之zhī地dì。慈cí兜dōu回huí马mǎ再zài战zhàn，又yòu到dào五wǔ十shí合hé。策cè一yī枪qiāng搠shuò去qù，慈cí闪shǎn过guò，挟xié住zhù枪qiāng；慈cí也yě一yī枪qiāng搠shuò去qù，策cè亦yì闪shǎn过guò，挟xié住zhù枪qiāng。两liǎng个gè用yòng力lì只zhǐ一yī拖tuō，都dōu滚gǔn下xià马mǎ来lái。马mǎ不bù知zhī走zǒu的de那nà里lǐ去qù了le。两liǎng个gè弃qì了le枪qiāng，揪jiū住zhù厮sī打dǎ，战zhàn袍páo扯chě得dé粉fěn碎suì。

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 Ts‘ê?” shouted T‘aishih. “Who are you?” was the reply. “I am T‘aishih Tzŭ, of Tunglai, come to take him prisoner.” “Then I am he,” said Sun Ts‘ê laughing. “Come both of you together; I am not afraid of you. If I was, I should not be Po-fu.”

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15-36

策cè手shǒu快kuài，掣chè了le太tài史shǐ慈cí背bèi上shàng的de短duán戟jǐ，慈cí亦yì掣chè了le策cè头tóu上shàng的de兜dōu鍪móu。策cè把bá戟jǐ来lái刺cì慈cí，慈cí把bǎ兜dōu鍪móu遮zhē架jià。

“You and all your crowd come on and I will not blench,” cried T‘aishih putting his horse at a gallop and setting his spear.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-37

忽hū然rán喊hǎn声shēng后hòu起qǐ，乃nǎi刘liú繇yáo接jiē应yīng军jūn到dào来lái，约yuē有yǒu千qiān余yú。策cè正zhèng慌huāng急jí，程chéng普pú等děng十shí二èr骑qí亦yì冲chōng到dào，策cè与yǔ慈cí方fāng才cái放fàng手shǒu。慈cí于yú军jūn中zhōng讨tǎo了le一yì匹pí马mǎ，取qǔ了le枪qiāng，上shàng马mǎ复fù来lái。孙sūn策cè的de马mǎ，却què是shì程chéng普pǔ收shōu得dé，策cè亦yì取qǔ枪qiāng上shàng马mǎ。刘liú繇yáo一yī千qiān余yú军jūn，和hé程chéng普pú等děng十shí二èr骑qí混hùn战zhàn，逶wēi迤yí杀shā到dào神shén亭tíng岭lǐng下xià。喊hǎn声shēng起qǐ处chù，周zhōu瑜yú领lǐng军jūn来lái到dào。

Sun braced himself for the shock and the battle began. Fifty bouts were fought and still neither combatant had the advantage. Sun Ts‘ê’s followers whispered to each other their admiration and amazement. T‘aishih saw that the spearmanship of his opponent showed no weak point whereby he could gain the advantage so he decided to resort to guile. Feigning defeat he would lead Sun to pursue. T‘aishih however did not retire along the road by which he had come, but took a path leading around the hill instead of over it. His antagonist followed, shouting, “He who retreats is no worthy son of Han!”

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15-38

刘liú繇yáo自zì引yǐn大dà军jūn杀shā下xià岭lǐng来lái。时shí近jìn黄huáng昏hūn，风fēng雨yǔ暴bào至zhì，两liǎng下xià各gè自zì收shōu军jūn。

But T‘aishih thought within himself, “He has twelve others at his back and I only one. If I capture him, the others will retake him. I will inveigle him into some secret spot and then try.” So flying and fighting by turns he led Sun Ts‘ê, an eager pursuer, down to the plain.

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15-39

次cì日rì，孙sūn策cè引yǐn军jūn到dào刘liú繇yáo营yíng前qián，刘liú繇yáo引yǐn军jūn出chū迎yíng。两liǎng阵zhèn圆yuán处chù，孙sūn策cè把bǎ枪qiāng挑tiāo太tài史shǐ慈cí的de小xiáo戟jǐ于yú阵zhèn前qián，令lìng军jūn士shì大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「太tài史shǐ慈cí若ruò不bú是shì走zǒu的de快kuài，已yǐ被bèi刺cì死sǐ了le！」太tài史shǐ慈cí亦yì将jiāng孙sūn策cè兜dōu鍪móu挑tiāo于yú阵zhèn前qián，也yě令lìng军jūn士shì大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「孙sūn策cè头tóu已yǐ在zài此cǐ！」

Here T‘aishih suddenly wheeled about and attacked. Again they exchanged half a hundred bouts, without result. Then Sun made a fierce thrust which his opponent evaded by gripping the spear under his oxter, while T‘aishih did the same with his opponent’s spear. Neither was wounded but each exerting his utmost strength to pull the other out of the saddle they both came to the ground.

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15-40

两liǎng军jūn呐nà喊hǎn，这zhè边biān夸kuā胜shèng，那nà边biān道dào强qiáng。太tài史shǐ慈cí出chū马mǎ，要yào与yǔ孙sūn策cè决jué个gè胜shèng负fù，策cè遂suì欲yù出chū。程chéng普pǔ曰yuē：「不bù须xū主zhǔ公gōng劳láo力lì，某mǒu自zì擒qín之zhī。」程chéng普pǔ出chū到dào阵zhèn前qián，太tài史shǐ慈cí曰yuē：「你nǐ非fēi我wǒ之zhī敌dí手shǒu，只zhǐ教jiào孙sūn策cè出chū马mǎ来lái！」程chéng普pǔ大dà怒nù，挺tǐng枪qiāng直zhí取qǔ太tài史shǐ慈cí。两liáng马mǎ相xiāng交jiāo，战zhàn到dào三sān十shí合hé，刘liú繇yáo急jí鸣míng金jīn收shōu军jūn。

Their steeds galloped off they knew not whither while the two men, each dropping his spear, began a hand to hand struggle. Soon their fighting robes were in tatters. Sun gripped the short lance that T‘aishih carried at his back, while T‘aishih tore off the other’s helmet. Sun tried to stab with the short lance but T‘aishih fended off the blow with the helmet as a shield.

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15-41

太tài史shǐ慈cí曰yuē：「我wǒ正zhèng要yào捉zhuō拿ná贼zéi将jiāng，何hé故gù收shōu军jūn？」刘liú繇yáo曰yuē：「人rén报bào周zhōu瑜yú领lǐng军jūn袭xí取qǔ麹qū阿ā，有yǒu庐lú江jiāng松sōng滋zī人rén陈chén武wǔ，字zì子zi烈liè，接jiē应yīng周zhōu瑜yú入rù去qù。吾wú家jiā基jī业yè已yǐ失shī，不bù可ké久jiǔ留liú。速sù往wǎng秣mò陵líng，会huì薛xuē礼lǐ、笮zé融róng军jūn马mǎ，急jí来lái接jiē应yīng。」

Then arose a great shouting. Liu Yu had come up with a company of soldiers. Sun seemed now in sore straits. His twelve followers came up and each combatant let go his hold. T‘aishih quickly found another steed, seized a spear and mounted. Sun Ts‘ê, whose charger had been caught by Ch‘êng Pʻu, also mounted, and a confused battle began between the handful of men on one side and a whole company on the other. It swayed and drifted down the hill side. However, soon Chou Yü came to the rescue, and as evening drew on a tempest put an end to the fight. Both sides drew off and returned to camp.

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太tài史shǐ慈cí跟gēn著zhù刘liú繇yáo退tuì军jūn，孙sūn策cè不bù赶gǎn，收shōu住zhù人rén马mǎ。长zháng史shǐ张zhāng昭zhāo曰yuē：「彼bǐ军jūn被bèi周zhōu瑜yú袭xí取qǔ麹qū阿ā，无wú恋liàn战zhàn之zhī心xīn，今jīn夜yè正zhèng好hǎo劫jié营yíng。」孙sūn策cè然rán之zhī，当dāng夜yè分fēn军jūn五wǔ路lù，长cháng驱qū大dà进jìn。刘liú繇yáo军jūn兵bīng大dà败bài，众zhòng皆jiē四sì纷fēn五wǔ落luò。太tài史shǐ慈cí独dú力lì难nán当dāng，引yǐn十shí数shù骑qí连lián夜yè投tóu泾jīng县xiàn去qù了le。

Next day Sun Ts‘ê led his army to the front of Liu Yu’s camp and the challenge was accepted. The armies were drawn up. Sun hung the short lance he had seized from T‘aishih Tzŭ at the end of his spear and waved it in front of the line of battle and ordered his soldiers to shout, “If the owner of this had not fled he would have been stabbed to death.” On the other side they hung out Sun’s helmet and the soldiers shouted back “Sun Ts‘ê’s head is here already.”

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15-43

却què说shuō孙sūn策cè又yòu得dé陈chén武wǔ为wèi辅fǔ：其qí人rén身shēn长cháng七qī尺chǐ，麺miàn黄huáng睛jīng赤chì，形xíng容róng古gǔ怪guài。策cè甚shèn敬jìng爱ài之zhī，拜bài为wèi校xiào尉wèi，使shǐ作zuò先xiān锋fēng，攻gōng薛xuē礼lǐ。武wú引yǐn十shí数shù骑qí突tū入rù阵zhèn去qù，斩zhán首shǒu级jí五wǔ十shí余yú颗kē。薛xuē礼lǐ闭bì门mén不bù敢gǎn出chū。

Both sides thus yelled defiance at each other, one side boasting, the other bragging. Then T‘aishih rode out challenging Sun to a duel to the death and Sun would have accepted, but Ch‘êng P‘u said, “My lord should not trouble himself, I will take him,” and he rode forth. “You are no antagonist for me,” said T‘aishih. “Tell your master to come out.”

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15-44

策cè正zhèng攻gōng城chéng，忽hū有yǒu人rén报bào刘liú繇yáo会huì合hé笮zé融róng去qù取qǔ牛niú渚zhǔ。孙sūn策cè大dà怒nù，自zì提tí大dà军jūn竟jìng奔bēn牛niú渚zhǔ。刘liú繇yáo，笮zé融róng二èr人rén出chū马mǎ迎yíng敌dí。孙sūn策cè曰yuē：「吾wú今jīn到dào此cǐ，你nǐ如rú何hé不bú降jiàng？」刘liú繇yáo背bèi后hòu一yī人rén挺tǐng枪qiāng出chū马mǎ，乃nǎi部bú将jiàng于yú糜mí也yě；与yǔ策cè战zhàn不bù三sān合hé，被bèi策cè生shēng擒qín过guò去qù，拨bō马mǎ回huí阵zhèn。繇yáo将jiāng樊fán能néng，见jiàn捉zhuō了le于yú糜mí，挺tǐng枪qiāng来lái赶gǎn。

This incensed Ch‘êng, who rode at his opponent, and they two fought many bouts. The duel was stopped by the gongs of Liu Yu. “Why did you sound the retreat?” said T‘aishih. “I was just going to capture the wretch.” “Because I have just heard that Ch‘üa is threatened. Chou Yü is leading a force thither and a certain Ch‘ên Wu is in league with him to betray the city. The loss would be irremediable. I will hasten to Moling to get the help of Hsüeh Li and Chai Jung.”

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15-45

那nà枪qiāng刚gāng搠shuò到dào策cè后hòu心xīn，策cè阵zhèn上shàng军jūn士shì大dà叫jiào：「背bèi后hòu有yǒu人rén暗àn萛jiū！」策cè回huí头tóu，忽hū见jiàn樊fán能néng马mǎ到dào，乃nǎi大dà喝hē一yī声shēng，声shēng如rú巨jù雷léi。樊fán能néng惊jīng骇hài，倒dào翻fān身shēn撞zhuàng下xià马mǎ来lái，破pò头tóu而ér死sǐ。策cè到dào门mén旗qí下xià将jiāng于yú糜mí丢diū下xià，已yǐ被bèi挟xié死sǐ。一yī霎shà时shí挟xié死sǐ一yī将jiāng，喝hē死sǐ一yī将jiāng；自zì此cǐ，人rén皆jiē呼hū孙sūn策cè为wèi「小xiǎo霸bà王wáng」。

The army retired, T‘aishih Tzŭ with it, without being pursued. On the other side Chang Chao said to Sun Ts‘ê, “Chou Yü’s threatened attack is the cause of this move; they are in no mood to fight. A night raid on their camp would finish them.” The army was divided into five divisions for the night surprise and hastened toward the camp where they were victorious. Their opponents scattered in all directions. T‘aishih alone made a determined stand and as he could not withstand a whole army he fled with a few followers to Chingshien.

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15-46

当dāng日rì刘liú繇yáo兵bīng大dà败bài，人rén马mǎ大dà半bàn降jiàng策cè。策cè斩zhán首shǒu万wàn余yú。刘liú繇yáo与yǔ笮zé融róng走zǒu豫yù章zhāng投tóu刘liú表biǎo去qù了le。孙sūn策cè还hái兵bīng复fù攻gōng秣mò陵líng，亲qīn到dào城chéng壕háo边biān，招zhāo谕yù薛xuē礼lǐ投tóu降xiáng。城chéng上shàng暗àn放fàng一yī冷lěng箭jiàn，正zhèng中zhōng孙sūn策cè左zuó腿tuǐ，翻fān身shēn落luò马mǎ。众zhòng将jiāng急jí救jiù起qǐ，还hái营yíng拔bá箭jiàn，以yǐ金jīn疮chuāng药yào傅fù之zhī。策cè令lìng军jūn中zhōng诈zhà称chēng主zhǔ将jiàng中zhōng箭jiàn身shēn死sǐ。军jūn中zhōng举jǔ哀āi，拔bá寨zhài齐qí起qǐ。

Now Sun Ts‘ê acquired a new adherent in the person of Ch‘ên Wu. He was a soldier of middle height, sallow of complexion and dark eye, an odd looking man. But Sun held him in high esteem, gave him rank and put him in the van for the attack on Hsüeh Li. As van-leader he and half a score horsemen made a dash into the enemy’s formation, where they slew half a hundred men. So Hsüeh Li would not fight but remained within his defences. As Sun was attacking the city a spy came in with the news that Liu Yu and Chai Jung had gone to attack Nuichu, which made Sun move thither in haste. His two opponents were ready for battle. “I am here,” said Sun Ts‘ê, “you had better give in.”

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15-47

薛xuē礼lǐ听tīng知zhī孙sūn策cè已yí死sǐ，连lián夜yè起qǐ城chéng内nèi之zhī军jūn，与yǔ骁xiāo将jiàng张zhāng英yīng，陈chén横héng杀shā出chū城chéng来lái追zhuī之zhī。忽hū然rán伏fú兵bīng四sì起qǐ，孙sūn策cè当dāng先xiān出chū马mǎ，高gāo声shēng大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「孙sūn郎láng在zài此cǐ！」众zhòng军jūn皆jiē惊jīng，侭jǐn弃qì枪qiāng刀dāo，拜bài于yú地dì下xià。策cè令lìng休xiū杀shā一yī人rén。张zhāng英yīng拨bō马mǎ回huí走zǒu，被bèi陈chén武wǔ一yī枪qiāng刺cì死sǐ。陈chén横héng被bèi蒋jiǎng钦qīn一yī箭jiàn射shè死sǐ。薛xuē礼lí死sǐ于yú乱luàn军jūn中zhōng。

Ahorseman came out from behind the two leaders to accept the challenge. It was Yü Mi. But in the third bout Sun Ts‘ê made him prisoner and carried him off to the other side. Seeing his colleague thus captured Fan Nêng rode out to the rescue and got quite close. But just as he was going to thrust, all the soldiers shouted “There is a man behind you going to strike secretly!” At this Sun Ts‘ê turned and shouted so thunderously loud that Fan Nêng fell out of his saddle from mere fright. He split his skull and died. When Sun Ts‘ê reached his standard he threw his prisoner to the ground. And he was also dead, crushed to death between the arm and the body of his captor. So in a few moments Sun Ts‘ê had disposed of two enemies, one crushed to death and one frightened to death. Thereafter Sun Ts‘ê was called the Little Prince.

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15-48

策cè入rù秣mò陵líng，安ān辑jí居jū民mín；移yí兵bīng至zhì泾jīng县xiàn来lái捉zhuō太tài史shǐ慈cí。

After Liu Yu’s defeat the greater portion of his force surrendered and the number of those put to death exceeded ten thousand. Liu Yu himself sought safety with Liu Piao.

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15-49

却què说shuō太tài史shǐ慈cí招zhāo得dé精jīng壮zhuàng二èr千qiān余yú人rén，并bìng所suǒ部bù兵bīng，正zhèng要yào来lái与yǔ刘liú繇yáo报bào雠chóu。孙sūn策cè与yǔ周zhōu瑜yú商shāng议yì活huó捉zhuō太tài史shǐ慈cí之zhī计jì。瑜yú令lìng三sān麺miàn攻gōng县xiàn，只zhǐ留liú东dōng门mén放fàng走zǒu；离lí城chéng二èr十shí五wú里lǐ，三sān路lù各gè伏fú一yī军jūn，太tài史shǐ慈cí到dào那nà里lǐ，人rén马mǎ困kùn乏fá，必bì然rán被bèi擒qín。原yuán来lái太tài史shǐ慈cí所suǒ招zhāo军jūn大dà半bàn是shì山shān野yě之zhī民mín，不bù谙ān纪jì律lǜ。泾jīng县xiàn城chéng头tóu，苦kǔ不bú甚shèn高gāo。

An attack on Moling was the next move. As soon as Sun Ts‘ê arrived at the moat he summoned the commander, Hsüeh Li, to surrender. Some one let fly a furtive arrow from the wall which wounded Sun in the left thigh so severely that he fell from his steed. Hastily his officers picked up their wounded chief and returned to the camp where the arrow was pulled out and the wound dressed with the medicines suitable for injuries by metals.

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15-50

夜yè孙sūn策cè命mìng陈chén武wú短duǎn衣yī持chí刀dāo，首shǒu先xiān爬pá上shàng城chéng放fàng火huǒ。太tài史shǐ慈cí见jiàn城chéng上shàng火huó起qǐ，上shàng马mǎ投tóu东dōng门mén走zǒu，背bèi后hòu孙sūn策cè引yǐn军jūn赶gǎn来lái。

By Sun Ts‘ê’s command the story was spread abroad that the hurt had been fatal and all the soldiers set up cries of lamentation. The camp was broken up. The defender of the city made a night sortie, but fell into a carefully prepared ambush and presently Sun himself appeared on horseback shouting “Sun Ts‘ê is here still.”

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15-51

太tài史shǐ慈cí正zhèng走zǒu，后hòu军jūn赶gǎn至zhì三sān十shí里lǐ，却què不bù赶gǎn了le。太tài史shǐ慈cí走zǒu了le五wǔ十shí里lǐ，人rén困kùn马mǎ乏fá，芦lú苇wěi之zhī中zhōng，喊hǎn声shēng忽hū起qǐ。慈cí急jí待dài走zǒu，两liǎng下xià里lǐ绊bàn马má索suǒ齐qí来lái，将jiāng马mǎ绊bàn翻fān了le，生shēng擒qín太tài史shǐ慈cí，解jiě投tóu大dà寨zhài。

His sudden appearance created such a panic that the soldiers dropped their weapons and fell on their faces. Sun gave orders not to kill them but their leaders fell, one from a spear thrust as he turned to run away, another wounded by an arrow, and the commander in chief was slain in the first rush. Thus Sun Ts‘ê got possession of Moling. Having calmed the people he sent his soldiers away to Chinghsien, where T‘aishih Tzŭ was in command.

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15-52

策cè知zhī解jiě到dào太tài史shǐ慈cí，亲qīn自zì出chū营yíng喝hē散sàn士shì卒zú，自zì释shì其qí缚fù，将jiāng自zì己jí锦jǐn袍páo衣yī之zhī，请qǐng入rù寨zhài中zhōng，谓wèi曰yuē：「吾wú知zhī子zi义yì真zhēn丈zhàng夫fū也yě。刘liú繇yáo蠢chǔn辈bèi，不bù能néng用yòng为wéi大dà将jiāng，以yǐ致zhì此cǐ败bài。」

T‘aishih Tzŭ had assembled two companies of veterans in addition to his own troop for the purpose of avenging his master. Sun Ts‘ê and Chou Yü on the other hand consulted how to capture him alive. The latter’s plan was to attack the city on three sides, leaving the east gate free for flight. Some distance off an ambush would be prepared, when their victim, his men fatigued and horses spent, would fall an easy victim.

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15-53

慈cí见jiàn策cè待dài之zhī甚shèn厚hòu，遂suì请qǐng降xiáng。策cè执zhí慈cí手shǒu笑xiào曰yuē：「神shén亭tíng相xiāng战zhàn之zhī时shí，若ruò公gōng获huò我wǒ，还hái相xiāng害hài否fǒu？」慈cí笑xiào曰yuē：「未wèi可kě知zhī也yě。」策cè大dà笑xiào，请qǐng入rù帐zhàng，邀yāo之zhī上shàng坐zuò，设shè宴yàn款kuǎn待dài。慈cí曰yuē：「刘liú君jūn新xīn破pò，士shì卒zú离lí心xīn，某mǒu欲yù自zì往wǎng收shōu拾shí余yú众zhòng，以yǐ助zhù明míng公gōng，不bù识shí能néng相xiāng信xìn否fǒu？」策cè起qǐ谢xiè曰yuē：「此cǐ诚chéng策cè所suǒ愿yuàn也yě。

The latest recruits under T‘aishih Tzŭ’s banner were mostly hillmen and unaccustomed to discipline. Beside the walls of the city were pitiably low. One night Sun ordered one Ch‘ên Wu to strip off his long dress, leave his arms save a dagger, clamber up the ramparts and set fire to the city. Seeing the flames spreading the commander made for the east gate and, as soon as he got outside, Sun Ts‘ê followed in pursuit. The pursuit was maintained for some thirty li when the pursuers stopped. T‘aishih Tzŭ went on as long as possible, finally halting to rest in a spot surrounded by reeds. Suddenly a tremendous shouting arose. T‘aishih was just starting when tripping ropes arose all round, his horse was thrown and he found himself a prisoner.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-54

今jīn与yǔ公gōng约yuē：明míng日rì日rì中zhōng，望wàng公gōng来lái还hái。」慈cí应yìng诺nuò而ér去qù。诸zhū将jiāng曰yuē：「太tài史shǐ慈cí此cǐ去qù必bì不bù来lái矣yǐ。」策cè曰yuē：「子zi义yì乃nǎi信xìn义yì之zhī士shì，必bì不bú背bèi我wǒ。」众zhòng皆jiē未wèi信xìn。

He was taken to camp. As soon as Sun Ts‘ê heard the news he himself rode out to meet the successful man and ordered the guards to leave the prisoner, whose bonds he loosened with his own hands. Then he took off his own embroidered robe and put it on the captive. They entered the camp together.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-55

次cì日rì，立lì竿gān于yú营yíng门mén以yǐ候hòu日rì影yǐng。恰qià将jiāng日rì中zhōng，太tài史shǐ慈cí引yǐn一yī千qiān余yú众zhòng到dào寨zhài。孙sūn策cè大dà喜xǐ。众zhòng皆jiē服fú策cè之zhī知zhī人rén。于yú是shì孙sūn策cè聚jù数shù万wàn之zhī众zhòng，下xià江jiāng东dōng，安ān民mín恤xù众zhòng，投tóu者zhě无wú数shù。江jiāng东dōng之zhī民mín，皆jiē呼hū策cè为wèi孙sūn郎láng。但dàn闻wén孙sūn郎láng兵bīng至zhì，皆jiē丧sàng胆dǎn而ér走zǒu。

“I knew you were a real hero,” said Sun. “That worm of a Liu Yu had no use for such as you and so he got beaten.” The prisoner, overcome by this kindness and good treatment, then formally surrendered. Sun Ts‘ê seized his hand and said, laughing, “If you had taken me at that fight we had near the shrine, would you have killed me?” “Who can say?” said T‘aishih smiling. Sun Ts‘ê laughed also and they entered his tent, where the captive leader was placed in the seat of honour at a banquet.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-56

及jí策cè军jūn到dào，并bìng不bù许xǔ一yī人rén掳lǔ掠lüè，鸡jī犬quǎn不bù惊jīng，人rén民mín皆jiē悦yuè，赍jī牛niú酒jiǔ到dào寨zhài劳láo军jūn。策cè以yǐ金jīn帛bó答dá之zhī，懽huān声shēng遍biàn野yě。其qí刘liú繇yáo旧jiù军jūn愿yuàn从cóng军jūn者zhě听tīng从cóng，不bú愿yuàn为wèi军jūn者zhé给géi赏shǎng归guī农nóng。江jiāng南nán之zhī民mín，无wú不bù仰yǎng颂sòng。由yóu是shì兵bīng势shì大dà盛shèng。策cè乃nǎi迎yíng母mǔ叔shū诸zhū弟dì俱jù归guī麹qū阿ā，使shǐ弟dì孙sūn权quán与yǔ周zhōu泰tài守shǒu宣xuān城chéng。策cè领lǐng兵bīng南nán取qǔ吴wú郡jùn。

T‘aishih said, “Can you trust me so far as to let me go to muster as many as I can of the soldiers of my late master? Under the smart of this defeat they will turn against him and they would be a great help to you.” “Exactly what I most desire. I will make an agreement with you that at midday to-morrow you will return.” T‘aishih agreed and went off. All the captains said he would never return. “He is trustworthy and will not break his word,” said the chief. None of the officers believed he would come back. But the next day they set up a bamboo rod in the gate of the camp and just as the shadow marked noon T‘aishih Tzŭ returned, bringing with him about a thousand men. Sun Ts‘ê was pleased and his officers had to confess that he had rightly judged his man.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-57

时shí有yǒu严yán白bái虎hǔ，自zì称chēng东dōng吴wú德dé王wáng据jù吴wú郡jùn，遣qiǎn部bú将jiàng守shǒu住zhù乌wū程chéng、嘉jiā兴xīng。当dāng日rì白bái虎hǔ闻wén策cè兵bīng至zhì，令lìng弟dì严yán舆yú出chū兵bīng，会huì于yú枫fēng桥qiáo。舆yú横héng刀dāo立lì马mǎ于yú桥qiáo上shàng。有yǒu人rén报bào入rù中zhōng军jūn，策cè便biàn欲yù出chū。张zhāng纮hóng谏jiàn曰yuē：「夫fū主zhǔ将jiàng乃nǎi三sān军jūn之zhī所suǒ系xì命mìng，不bù宜yí轻qīng敌dí小xiǎo寇kòu。愿yuàn将jiāng军jūn自zì重zhòng。」策cè谢xiè曰yuē：「先xiān生shēng之zhī言yán如rú金jīn石shí；

Sun Ts‘ê had now several legions and Chiangtung was his. He improved the conditions of the people and maintained order so that his adherents and supporters daily increased. He was called Sun Lang (the Bright One). When his army approached the people used to flee in terror, but when it had arrived and they saw that no one was permitted to loot and not the least attempt was made on their houses, they rejoiced and presented the soldiers with oxen and wine, for which they were in turn duly rewarded. Gladness filled the country side. The soldiers who had followed Liu Yu were kindly treated. Those who wished to join Sun’s army did so; those who preferred not to be soldiers were sent home with presents. And thus Sun Ts‘ê won the respect and praise of every one in Kiangnan and became very powerful.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-58

但dàn恐kǒng不bù亲qīn冒mào矢shǐ石shí，则zé将jiàng士shì不bú用yòng命mìng耳ěr。」遂suì遣qiǎn韩hán当dāng出chū马mǎ。

Sun Ts‘ê then settled his mother and the remainder of the family in Ch‘üa, setting his brother Ch‘üan and Chou T‘ai over the city.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-59

比bǐ及jí韩hán当dāng到dào桥qiáo上shàng时shí，蒋jiǎng钦qīn，陈chén武wú早zǎo驾jià小xiǎo舟zhōu从cóng河hé岸àn边biān杀shā过guò桥qiáo来lái，乱luàn箭jiàn射shè倒dào岸àn上shàng军jūn，二èr人rén飞fēi身shēn上shàng岸àn砍kǎn杀shā，严yán舆yú退tuì走zǒu。韩hán当dāng引yǐn军jūn直zhí杀shā到dào阊chāng门mén下xià，贼zéi退tuì入rù城chéng里lǐ去qù了le。策cè分fēn兵bīng水shuǐ陆lù并bìng进jìn，围wéi住zhù吴wú城chéng。一yī困kùn三sān日rì，无wú人rén出chū战zhàn。

Then he headed an expedition to the south to reduce the Wu districts. At that time there was a certain Yen Pai-hu, or the White Tiger, who styled himself Prince Tê of Eastern Wu and ruled over the Wu districts. Hearing of Sun Ts‘ê’s approach, the “Prince” sent his brother Yen Yü with an army against him and they met at Fêngch‘iao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-60

策cè引yǐn众zhòng军jūn到dào阊chāng门mén外wài招zhāo谕yù，城chéng上shàng一yī员yuán裨pí将jiàng，左zuó手shǒu托tuō定dìng护hù梁liáng，右yòu手shóu指zhǐ著zhù城chéng下xià大dà骂mà。太tài史shǐ慈cí就jiù马mǎ上shàng拈niān弓gōng取qǔ箭jiàn，顾gù军jūn将jiāng曰yuē：「看kàn我wǒ射shè中zhōng这zhè厮sī左zuó手shǒu！」

Yen Yü, sword in hand, took his stand on a bridge and this was reported to Sun Ts‘ê, who prepared to accept the challenge. Chang Hung tried to dissuade him saying, “Forasmuch as my lord’s fate is bound up with that of the army, he should not risk a conflict with a mere robber. I would that you should remember your own value.” “Your words, O Elder One, are as gold and precious stones, but I fear that my soldiers will not carry out my commands unless I myself share their dangers.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-61

说shuō声shēng未wèi绝jué，弓gōng弦xián响xiǎng处chù，果guǒ然rán射shè个gè正zhèng中zhōng，把bǎ那nà将jiāng的de左zuó手shǒu射shè透tòu，反fǎn牢láo钉dīng在zài护hù梁liáng上shàng。城chéng上shàng城chéng下xià见jiàn者zhě，无wú不bú喝hè采cǎi。

Then he sent forth Han Tang to take up the challenge. Just as he reached the bridge, Chiang Ch‘in and Ch‘ên Wu, who had dropped down the river in a small boat, passed under the bridge. Though the arrows fell in clouds on the bank, the two men rushed up and fiercely attacked Yen Yü as he stood on the bridge. He fled and Han Tang went in pursuit smiting up to the gate of the city into which he entered.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-62

众zhòng人rén救jiù这zhè人rén下xià城chéng。白bái虎hǔ大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「彼bǐ军jūn有yǒu如rú此cǐ人rén，安ān能néng敌dí乎hū！」遂suì商shāng量liáng求qiú和hé。次cì日rì，使shǐ严yán舆yú出chū城chéng，来lái见jiàn孙sūn策cè。策cè请qǐng舆yú入rù帐zhàng饮yín酒jiǔ。酒jiǔ酣hān，问wèn舆yú曰yuē：「令lìng兄xiōng意yì欲yù如rú何hé？」舆yú曰yuē：「欲yù与yǔ将jiāng军jūn平píng分fēn江jiāng东dōng。」策cè大dà怒nù曰yuē：「鼠shǔ辈bèi安ān敢gán与yǔ吾wú相xiāng等děng！」命mìng斩zhǎn严yán舆yú。

Sun Ts‘ê laid seige to Soochow both by land and water. For three days no one came out to offer battle. Then at the head of his army he came to the Ch‘ang Gate and summoned the warden. An officer of inconsiderable rank came out and stood with one hand resting on a beam while with the other he gave point to his abuse of those below. Quickly T‘aishih Tzŭ’s hands sought his bow and an arrow was on the string. “See me hit that fellow’s hand,” said he, turning to his companions.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-63

舆yú拔bá剑jiàn起qǐ身shēn，策cè飞fēi剑jiàn砍kǎn之zhī，应yìng手shǒu而ér倒dào，割gē下xià首shǒu级jí，令lìng送sòng入rù城chéng中zhōng。白bái虎hǔ料liào敌dí不bú过guò，弃qì城chéng而ér走zǒu。

Even as the sound of his voice died away, the bowstring twanged, the arrow sped and lodged in the beam, firmly pinning thereto the officer’s hand. Both sides, those on the wall and those below it, marvelled at such marksmanship.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-64

策cè进jìn兵bīng追zhuī袭xí，黄huáng盖gài攻gōng取qǔ嘉jiā兴xīng，太tài史shǐ慈cí攻gōng取qǔ乌wū程chéng，数shù州zhōu皆jiē平píng。白bái虎hǔ奔bēn余yú杭háng，于yú路lù劫jié掠lüè，被bèi土tǔ人rén凌líng操cāo领lǐng乡xiāng人rén杀shā败bài，望wàng会huì稽jī而ér走zǒu。凌líng操cāo父fù子zǐ二èr人rén来lái接jiē孙sūn策cè，策cè使shǐ为wèi从cóng征zhēng校xiào尉wèi，遂suì同tóng引yǐn兵bīng渡dù江jiāng。严yán白bái虎hǔ聚jù寇kòu，分fēn布bù于yú西xī津jīn渡dù口kǒu。程chéng普pú与yǔ战zhàn，复fù大dà败bài之zhī，连lián夜yè赶gǎn到dào会huì稽jī。

The wounded man was taken away and when the White Tiger heard of the exploit he said, “How can we hope to withstand an army with such men as this in it?” And his thoughts turned toward a peace. He sent his brother Yu out to see Sun Ts‘ê, who received him civilly, invited him into the tent and set wine before him. “And what does your brother propose?” said Sun. “He is willing to share this district with you,” was the reply. “The rat! how dare he put himself on a level with me?” cried Sun.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-65

会huì稽jī太tài守shǒu王wáng朗lǎng，欲yù引yǐn兵bīng救jiù白bái虎hǔ。忽hū一yī人rén出chū曰yuē：「不bù可kě。孙sūn策cè用yòng仁rén义yì之zhī师shī，白bái虎hú乃nǎi暴bào虐nüè之zhī众zhòng，还hái宜yí擒qín白bái虎hú以yǐ献xiàn孙sūn策cè。」朗lǎng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi会huì稽jī余yú姚yáo人rén：姓xìng虞yú，名míng翻fān，字zì仲zhòng翔xiáng，见jiàn为wèi郡jùn吏lì。朗lǎng怒nù叱chì之zhī，翻fān长cháng叹tàn而ér出chū。朗lǎng遂suì引yǐn兵bīng会huì合hé白bái虎hǔ，同tóng陈chén兵bīng于yú山shān阴yīn之zhī野yě。

He commanded to put the messenger to death. Yü started up and drew his sword, but out flew Sun Ts‘ê’s blade and the unhappy messenger fell to the ground. His head was hacked off and sent into the city to his brother. This had its effect. The White Tiger saw resistance was hopeless, so he abandoned the city and fled. Sun Ts‘ê pressed the attack. Huang Kai captured Chiahsing (Kashing) and T‘aishih Tzŭ took Wuch‘êng. The district was quickly subdued. The White Tiger rushed off toward Hangchow in the east, plundering on all sides, till a band of villagers under the leadership of one Ling Ts‘ao checked his career of robbery there. He then went toward Kueichi.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-66

两liǎng阵zhèn对duì圆yuán，孙sūn策cè出chū马mǎ，谓wèi王wáng朗lǎng曰yuē：「吾wú兴xīng仁rén义yì之zhī兵bīng，来lái安ān浙zhè江jiāng，汝rǔ何hé故gù助zhù贼zéi？」朗lǎng骂mà曰yuē：「汝rǔ贪tān心xīn不bù足zú？既jì得dé吴wú郡jùn，而ér又yòu强qiáng并bìng吾wú界jiè！今jīn日rì特tè与yǔ严yán氏shì报bào雠chóu！」

The Lings, father and son, then went to meet Sun Ts‘ê, who took them into his service as a reward for their service and the joint forces crossed the river.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-67

孙sūn策cè大dà怒nù，正zhèng待dài交jiāo战zhàn，太tài史shǐ慈cí早zǎo出chū。王wáng朗lǎng拍pāi马má舞wǔ刀dāo，与yǔ慈cí战zhàn。不bú数shù合hé朗lǎng将jiāng周zhōu昕xīn，杀shā出chū助zhù战zhàn；孙sūn策cè阵zhèn中zhōng黄huáng盖gài，飞fēi马mǎ接jiē住zhù周zhōu昕xīn交jiāo锋fēng。两liǎng下xià鼓gǔ声shēng大dà震zhèn，互hù相xiāng鏖áo战zhàn。忽hū王wáng朗lǎng阵zhèn后hòu先xiān乱luàn，一yī彪biāo军jūn从cóng背bèi后hòu抄chāo来lái。朗lǎng大dà惊jīng，急jí回huí马mǎ来lái迎yíng：原yuán来lái是shì周zhōu瑜yú与yǔ程chéng普pú引yǐn军jūn刺cì斜xié杀shā来lái，前qián后hòu来lái攻gōng。

The White Tiger gathered his scattered forces and took up a position at the western ford, but Ch‘êng P‘u attacked him there and scattered the defenders, chasing them as far as Huichi. The Prefect of the place, Wang Lang, was on their side and inclined to support them actively. But, when he proposed this, one of his men stood forth saying, “No! No! Sun Ts‘ê as a leader is humane and upright, while the White Tiger is a savage ruffian. Rather capture him and offer his person as a peace offering to Sun Ts‘ê.” The Prefect turned angrily toward the speaker, who was an official named Yü Fan, and bade him be silent. He withdrew sighing deeply. And the Prefect went to the help of the White Tiger with whom he joined forces at Shanyin.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-68

王wáng朗láng寡guǎ不bù敌dí众zhòng，与yǔ白bái虎hǔ，周zhōu昕xīn，杀shā条tiáo血xuè路lù，走zǒu入rù城chéng中zhōng；拽zhuāi起qǐ吊diào桥qiáo，坚jiān闭bì城chéng门mén。

Sun Ts‘ê came up. When both sides were arrayed Sun Ts‘ê rode out and addressed Wang Lang, saying, “Mine is an army of good men and my aim is to restore peace to Chekiang, but you give your support to a rebel!”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-69

孙sūn策cè大dà军jūn乘chéng势shì赶gǎn到dào城chéng下xià，分fēn布bú众zhòng军jūn，四sì门mén攻gōng打dǎ。王wáng朗lǎng在zài城chéng中zhōng见jiàn孙sūn策cè攻gōng城chéng甚shèn急jí，欲yù再zài出chū兵bīng决jué一yī死sǐ战zhàn。严yán白bái虎hǔ曰yuē：「孙sūn策cè兵bīng势shì甚shèn大dà，足zú下xià只zhǐ宜yí深shēn沟gōu高gāo垒lěi，坚jiān壁bì勿wù出chū。不bù消xiāo一yí月yuè，彼bǐ军jūn粮liáng侭jǐn，自zì然rán退tuì走zǒu。那nà时shí乘chéng虚xū掩yǎn之zhī，可kě不bú战zhàn而ér破pò也yě。」朗lǎng依yī其qí议yì，乃nǎi固gù守shǒu会huì稽jī城chéng而ér不bù出chū。

Wang Lang replied, “Your greed is insatiable. Having got possession of Wu you want also my district, and so as an excuse you have vengeance to wreak on the Yens.” This response greatly angered Sun Ts‘ê. Just as battle was to be joined T‘aishih Tzŭ advanced and Wang Lang came toward him waving his sword. Before they had exchanged many passes Chou Hsin dashed out to help Wang. Thereupon Huang Kai rode out to make the sides more equal. These latter two were just engaging when the drums rolled on both sides and a general battle began.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-70

孙sūn策cè一yī连lián攻gōng了le数shù日rì，不bù能néng成chéng功gōng，乃nái与yǔ众zhòng将jiāng计jì议yì。孙sūn静jìng曰yuē：「王wáng朗lǎng负fù固gù守shǒu城chéng，难nán可kě卒zú拔bá；会huì稽jī钱qián粮liáng，大dà半bàn屯tún于yú查chá渎dú；其qí地dì离lí此cǐ数shù十shí里lǐ，莫mò若ruò以yǐ兵bīng先xiān据jù其qí内nèi：所suǒ谓wèi攻gōng其qí无wú备bèi，出chū其qí不bú意yì也yě。」策cè大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「叔shū父fù妙miào用yòng，足zú破pò贼zéi人rén矣yǐ！

Suddenly confusion was caused in the rear of Wang’s army by the sudden onslaught of a small troop. Wang Lang galloped off to see to it. Then an attack was made on his flank, so that he was in a hopeless position, and he and the White Tiger, fighting desperately, only just managed to reach the shelter of the city. The drawbridges were raised, the gates closed and preparations made to sustain a siege.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-71

」即jí下xià令lìng于yú各gè门mén燃rán火huǒ，虚xū张zhāng旗qí号hào，设shè为wèi疑yí兵bīng，连lián夜yè撤chè围wéi南nán去qù。周zhōu瑜yú进jìn曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng大dà兵bīng一yì起qǐ，王wáng朗lǎng必bì然rán出chū城chéng来lái赶gǎn，可kě用yòng奇qí兵bīng胜shèng之zhī。」策cè曰yuē：「吾wú今jīn准zhǔn备bèi了le，取qǔ城chéng只zhǐ在zài今jīn夜yè。」遂suì令lìng军jūn马má起qǐ行xíng。

Sun Ts‘ê followed right up to the walls and then divided his men so as to attack all four gates. Seeing that the city was being fiercely attacked Wang Lang was for making a sortie, but the White Tiger opposed this as hopeless against so strong a force outside. They could only strengthen their position and remain behind the shelter of the ramparts until hunger forced the besiegers to retire. Wang Lang agreed and the siege went on.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-72

却què说shuō王wáng朗lǎng闻wén报bào孙sūn策cè军jūn马mǎ退tuì去qù，自zì引yǐn众zhòng人rén来lái敌dí楼lóu上shàng观guān望wàng；见jiàn城chéng下xià烟yān火huǒ并bìng起qǐ，旌jīng旗qí不bù杂zá，心xīn下xià迟chí疑yí。周zhōu昕xīn曰yuē：「孙sūn策cè走zóu矣yǐ，特tè设shè此cǐ计jì以yǐ疑yí我wó耳ěr。可kě出chū兵bīng袭xí之zhī。」严yán白bái虎hǔ曰yuē：「孙sūn策cè此cǐ去qù，莫mò非fēi要yào去qù查chá渎dú。我wǒ令lìng部bù兵bīng与yǔ周zhōu将jiāng军jūn追zhuī之zhī。」朗lǎng曰yuē：「查chá渎dú是shì我wǒ屯tún粮liáng之zhī所suǒ，正zhèng须xū隄dī防fáng。

For several days a vigorous attack was maintained, but with little success. Taking counsel with his officers Sun Ching, who was the uncle of Sun Ts‘ê, said, “Since they are holding the city with such resolution it will be difficult to dislodge them. But the bulk of their supplies is stored at Ch‘atu, distant only some score li . Our best plan is to seize this place, thus attacking where the enemy is unprepared, and doing what they do not expect.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-73

汝rú引yǐn兵bīng先xiān行xíng，吾wú随suí后hòu接jiē应yīng。」白bái虎hú与yǔ周zhōu昕xīn领líng五wǔ千qiān兵bīng出chū城chéng追zhuī赶gǎn。将jiāng近jìn初chū更gèng，离lí城chéng二èr十shí余yú里lǐ，忽hū密mì林lín里lǐ一yī鼓gú响xiǎng，火huó把bǎ齐qí明míng。白bái虎hǔ大dà惊jīng，便biàn勒lēi马mǎ回huí走zǒu。一yī将jiāng当dāng先xiān拦lán住zhù，火huǒ光guāng中zhōng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi孙sūn策cè也yě。周zhōu昕xīn舞wǔ刀dāo来lái迎yíng，被bèi策cè一yī枪qiāng刺cì死sǐ。余yú众zhòng皆jiē降jiàng。白bái虎hǔ杀shā条tiáo血xuè路lù，望wàng余yú杭háng而ér走zǒu。

Sun Ts‘ê approved saying, “My uncle’s plan is admirable and will crush the rebels.” So he issued orders to kindle watch fires at all the gates, and leave the flags standing to maintain the appearance of soldiers in position while the expedition went south. Chou Yü came to utter a warning, “When you, my lord, go away the besieged will surely come out and follow you. We might prepare a surprise for them.” Sun Ts‘ê replied, “My preparations are complete and the city will be captured to-night.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-74

王wáng朗lǎng听tīng知zhī前qián军jūn已yǐ败bài，不bù敢gǎn入rù城chéng，引yǐn部bú下xià奔bēn逃táo海hǎi隅yú去qù了le。孙sūn策cè复fù回huí大dà军jūn，乘chéng势shì取qǔ了le城chéng池chí，安ān定dìng人rén民mín。不bù隔gé一yī日rì，只zhǐ见jiàn一yī人rén将jiāng著zhù严yán白bái虎hú首shǒu级jí来lái孙sūn策cè军jūn前qián投tóu献xiàn。策cè视shì其qí人rén：身shēn长cháng八bā尺chǐ，麺miàn方fāng口kǒu阔kuò。问wèn其qí姓xìng名míng，乃nǎi会huì稽jī余yú姚yáo人rén：姓xìng董dǒng，名míng袭xí，字zì元yuán代dài。策cè喜xǐ，命mìng为wèi别bié部bù司sī马mǎ。

So the army set out. Wang Lang heard that the besiegers had gone and he went up to the tower to reconnoitre. He saw the fires blazing, the smoke rising, and the pennons fluttering in the breeze as usual and hesitated. Chou Hsin said, “He has gone and this is only a stratagem. Let us go out and smite them.” The White Tiger said, “If he has gone, it is to attack Ch‘atu. Let us pursue.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-75

自zì是shì东dōng路lù皆jiē平píng，令lìng叔shū孙sūn静jìng守shǒu之zhī，令lìng朱zhū治zhì为wèi吴wú郡jùn太tài守shǒu，收shōu军jūn回huí江jiāng东dōng。

“The place is our base of supply,” said Wang Lang, “and must be defended. You lead the way and I will follow with reserves.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-76

却què说shuō孙sūn权quán与yǔ周zhōu泰tài守shǒu宣xuān城chéng，忽hū山shān贼zéi窃qiè发fā，四sì麺miàn杀shā至zhì。时shí值zhí更gēng深shēn，不bù及jí抵dǐ敌dí，泰tài抱bào权quán上shàng马mǎ。贼zéi用yòng刀dāo来lái砍kǎn。泰tài赤chì体tǐ步bù行xíng，提tí刀dāo杀shā贼zéi，砍kǎn杀shā十shí余yú人rén。随suí后hòu一yī贼zéi跃yuè马má挺tǐng枪qiāng直zhí取qǔ周zhōu泰tài，被bèi泰tài扯chě住zhù枪qiāng，拖tuō下xià马mǎ来lái，夺duó了le枪qiāng马mǎ，杀shā条tiáo血xuè路lù，救jiù出chū孙sūn权quán。余yú贼zéi远yuǎn遁dùn。

So the White Tiger and Chou Hsin went forth with five companies and drew near their enemy about the first watch, at twenty li from the city. The road led through dense forest. Then suddenly the drums beat and lighted torches sprang up on all sides. The White Tiger was frightened, turned his horse and started to retreat. At once a leader appeared in front in whom, by the glare of the torches, he recognised Sun Ts‘ê. Chou Hsin made a rush at him but fell under Sun Ts‘ê’s spear. The men surrendered. However, the White Tiger managed to cut his way out.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-77

周zhōu泰tài身shēn被bèi十shí二èr枪qiāng，金jīn疮chuāng发fā胀zhàng，命mìng在zài须xū臾yú。

Wang Lang soon heard of the loss and not daring to return to the city retreated in all haste to Haiyü. And so Sun Ts‘ê got possession of the city.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-78

策cè闻wén之zhī大dà惊jīng。帐zhàng下xià董dǒng袭xí曰yuē：「某mǒu曾céng与yú海hǎi寇kòu相xiāng持chí，身shēn遭zāo数shù枪qiāng，得dé会huì稽jī一yí个gè贤xián郡jùn吏lì虞yú翻fān荐jiàn一yī医yī者zhě，半bàn月yuè而ér愈yù。」策cè曰yuē：「虞yú翻fān莫mò非fēi虞yú仲zhòng翔xiáng乎hū？」袭xí曰yuē：「然rán。」策cè曰yuē：「此cǐ贤xián士shì也yě，我wǒ当dāng用yòng之zhī。」乃nǎi令lìng张zhāng昭zhāo与yú董dǒng袭xí同tóng往wǎng聘pìn请qǐng虞yú翻fān。翻fān至zhì，策cè优yōu礼lǐ相xiāng待dài，拜bài为wèi功gōng曹cáo，因yīn言yán及jí求qiú医yī之zhī意yì。

Having restored order, a few days later a man came bringing the head of the White Tiger as an offering to Sun Ts‘ê. This man was a native of the district. He was of medium height, with a square face and wide mouth. He was named Tung Hsi, and was given an office. After this peace reigned in all the east and, having placed his uncle in command of the city and made Chu Chih Prefect, Sun Ts‘ê returned to his own place. While Sun Ts‘ê was absent a band of brigands suddenly attacked Hsüanch‘êng, left in the care of his brother Ch‘üan and the leader Chou T‘ai. As the onslaught was made on all sides at once, and in the night, the brigands got the upper hand. Chou T‘ai took the youth in his arms and mounted a horse, but as the robbers came on with swords to attack him he dismounted, and though without mail, met the robbers on foot and slew them as they came up. Then came a horseman armed with a spear, but Chou T‘ai laid hold of his spear and pulled him to the earth. Then he mounted the robber’s horse and thrusting this way and that with the spear fought his way out. So Sun Ch‘üan was preserved, but his saviour had received more than a dozen wounds.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-79

翻fān曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén乃nǎi沛pèi国guó谯qiáo郡jùn人rén：姓xìng华huá，名míng佗tuó，字zì元yuán化huà。真zhēn当dāng世shì之zhī神shén医yī也yě。当dāng引yǐn之zhī来lái见jiàn。」

These wounds being due to metal would not heal but swelled enormously, and the brave soldier’s life hung in the balance. Sun Ts‘ê was deeply grieved. Then Tung Hsi said, “Once in an engagement with some pirates I received many spear wounds, but a certain wise man named Yü Fan recommended a surgeon who cured me in half a month.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-80

不bù一yī日rì引yǐn至zhì。策cè见jiàn其qí人rén：童tóng颜yán鹤hè发fà，飘piāo然rán有yǒu出chū世shì之zhī姿zī；乃nǎi待dài为wèi上shàng宾bīn，请qǐng视shì周zhōu泰tài疮chuāng。佗tuó曰yuē：「此cǐ易yì事shì耳ěr。」投tóu之zhī以yǐ药yào，一yí月yuè而ér愈yù。策cè大dà喜xǐ，厚hòu谢xiè华huà佗tuó。遂suì进jìn兵bīng杀shā除chú山shān贼zéi。江jiāng南nán皆jiē平píng。孙sūn策cè分fēn拨bō将jiàng士shì，守shóu把bǎ各gè处chù隘ài口kǒu；一yī麺miàn写xié表biǎo申shēn奏zòu朝cháo廷tíng；一yī麺miàn结jié交jiāo曹cáo操cāo；

“Surely this must be Yü Chung-hsiang,” replied Sun Ts‘ê. “That is he; he is so called.” “Yes, truly a wise man; I will employ him.” So Sun Ts‘ê sent two officers to invite him and he came at once. He was treated in most friendly fashion and appointed an official forthwith. Then the question of treating the wounded man was brought up. “The surgeon is one Hua T‘o, who has perfectly marvellous skill in the leech’s art. I will get him to come,” said Yü Fan. Shortly the famous leech arrived, a man with the complexion of a youth and a snowy beard. He looked more like a saint who had passed the gates of this life. He was treated very handsomely and taken to see the sick soldier’s wounds.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-81

一yī麺miàn使shǐ人rén致zhì书shū与yǔ袁yuán术shù取qǔ玉yù玺xǐ。

“The case is not difficult,” said the surgeon and he prepared certain drugs that healed the wounds within a month. Sun Ts‘ê suitably acknowledged his care and skill and he was allowed to leave.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-82

却què说shuō袁yuán术shù暗àn有yǒu称chēng帝dì之zhī心xīn，乃nǎi回huí书shū推tuī托tuō不bù还hái；急jí聚jù长zháng史shǐ杨yáng大dà将jiàng、都dū督dū张zhāng勋xūn、纪jì灵líng、桥qiáo蕤ruí、上shàng将jiàng雷léi薄báo、陈chén兰lán等děng三sān十shí余yú人rén，商shāng议yì曰yuē：「孙sūn策cè借jiè我wǒ军jūn马má起qǐ事shì，今jīn日rì侭jǐn得dé江jiāng东dōng地dì麺miàn，乃nǎi不bù思sī报bào本běn，而ér反fǎn来lái索suó玺xǐ，殊shū为wèi无wú礼lǐ。当dāng以yǐ何hé策cè图tú之zhī？

Next Sun Ts‘ê attacked the brigands and destroyed them, so restoring complete tranquillity to Chiangnan. After this he set garrisons at all the strategical points, and this done, memorialised what he had achieved. He came to an understanding with Ts‘ao Ts‘ao and sent letters to Yüan Shu demanding the return of the Seal he had left in pledge. But Yüan Shu, secretly cherishing the most ambitious designs, wrote excuses and did not return the State jewel. In his own place he hastily summoned his officers to a council and said, “Sun Ts‘ê borrowed an army from me and set out on an expedition which has made him master of Chiangtung. Now he says nothing of repayment but demands the token of his pledge. Truly he is a boor and what steps can I take to destroy him?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-83

」长zháng史shǐ杨yáng大dà将jiàng曰yuē：「孙sūn策cè据jù长cháng江jiāng之zhī险xiǎn，兵bīng精jīng粮liáng广guǎng，未wèi可kě图tú也yě。今jīn当dāng先xiān伐fá刘liú备bèi，以yǐ报bào前qián日rì无wú故gù相xiāng攻gōng之zhī恨hèn，然rán后hòu图tú取qǔ孙sūn策cè未wèi迟chí。某mǒu献xiàn一yī计jì，使shǐ备bèi即jí日rì就jiù擒qín。」正zhèng是shì：

The Recorder, Yang Ta-chiang, replied, “You cannot do any thing against him for he is too strongly placed. You must first remove Liu Pei in revenge for having attacked you without cause, and then you may think about Sun Ts‘ê. I have a scheme to put the former into your hands in a very short time.” He went not to destroy the tiger, but instead Against a dragon forth his army led. The means he employed will be made plain in the next chapter.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

15-84

不bú去qù江jiāng东dōng图tú虎hǔ豹bào，却què来lái徐xú郡jùn斗dòu蛟jiāo龙lóng。

Instead of seeking tiger and leopard in Jiangdong, he comes to Xu to grapple with the dragon.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

15-85

不bù知zhī其qí计jì若ruò何hé，且qiě看kàn下xià回huí分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated