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

第dì四sì十shí一yī回huí 刘liú玄xuán德dé携xié民mín渡dù江jiāng　　　赵zhào子zi龙lóng单dān骑qí救jiù主zhǔ

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却què说shuō张zhāng飞fēi因yīn关guān公gōng放fàng了le上shàng流liú水shuǐ，遂suì引yǐn军jūn从cóng下xià流liú杀shā将jiāng来lái，截jié住zhù曹cáo仁rén混hùn杀shā。忽hū遇yù许xú褚chǔ，便biàn与yǔ交jiāo锋fēng。许xú褚chǔ不bù敢gǎn恋liàn战zhàn，夺duó路lù走zǒu脱tuō。张zhāng飞fēi赶gǎn来lái，接jiē著zhù玄xuán德dé、孔kǒng明míng，一yī同tóng沿yán河hé到dào上shàng流liú。刘liú封fēng、糜mí芳fāng，已yǐ安ān排pái船chuán只zhī等děng候hòu，遂suì一yī齐qí渡dù河hé，侭jǐn望wàng樊fán城chéng而ér去qù。孔kǒng明míng教jiào将jiāng船chuán筏fá放fàng火huǒ烧shāo毁huǐ。

The last chapter closed with the attack made by Chang Fei as soon as his brother had let loose the waters on the doomed army. He met with Hsü Ch‘u and a combat began, but a fight with such a warrior was not to Hsü's taste and he ran away. Chang Fei followed till he came upon Liu Pei and K‘ung-ming and the three went up stream till they came to the boats that had been prepared, when they all crossed over and marched toward Fanch'êng. As soon as they disembarked Kʻung-ming ordered the boats and rafts to be burned.

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却què说shuō曹cáo仁rén收shōu拾shí残cán军jūn，就jiù新xīn野yě屯tún住zhù，使shǐ曹cáo洪hóng去qù见jiàn曹cáo操cāo，具jù言yán失shī利lì之zhī事shì。操cāo大dà怒nù曰yuē：「诸zhū葛gě村cūn夫fū，安ān敢gǎn如rú此cǐ！」催cuī动dòng三sān军jūn，漫màn山shān塞sāi野yě，侭jǐn至zhì新xīn野yě下xià寨zhài；传chuán令lìng军jūn士shì一yī麺miàn搜sōu山shān，一yī麺miàn填tián塞sè白bái河hé；令lìng大dà军jūn分fēn作zuò八bā路lù，一yī齐qí去qù取qǔ樊fán城chéng。刘liú晔yè曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng初chū至zhì襄xiāng阳yáng，必bì须xū先xiān买mǎi民mín心xīn。

Ts‘ao Jên gathered in the remnants of his army and camped at Hsinyeh, while his colleague went to tell their lord the evil tidings of defeat. “How dare he, this rustic fool!” exclaimed Ts‘ao Ts‘ao angrily. He then hastily sent an overwhelming army to camp near the place and gave orders for enormous works against the city, levelling hills and turning rivers to launch a violent assault on Fanch'êng from every side at once.

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今jīn刘liú备bèi侭jǐn迁qiān新xīn野yé百bǎi姓xìng入rù樊fán城chéng，若ruò我wǒ兵bīng迳jìng进jìn，二èr县xiàn为wèi齑jī粉fén矣yǐ；不bù如rú先xiān使shǐ人rén招zhāo降xiáng刘liú备bèi。备bèi即jí不bú降jiàng，亦yì可kě见jiàn我wǒ爱ài民mín之zhī心xīn；若ruò其qí来lái降jiàng，则zé荆jīng州zhōu之zhī地dì，可kě不bú战zhàn而ér定dìng也yě。」

Then Liu Yeh came in to see his lord and said, “Sir, you are new to this district and you should win over the people’s hearts. Liu Pei has moved all the people from Hsinyeh to Fanch'êng. If we march through the country, the people will be ground to powder. It would be well to call upon Liu Pei first to surrender, which will prove to the people that you have a care for them. If he yield then we get Chingchou without fighting.

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操cāo从cóng其qí言yán，便biàn问wèn：「谁shuí可kě为wèi使shǐ？」刘liú晔yè曰yuē：「徐xú庶shù与yǔ刘liú备bèi至zhì厚hòu，今jīn现xiàn在zài军jūn中zhōng，何hé不bú命mìng他tā一yī往wǎng？」操cāo曰yuē：「他tā去qù恐kǒng不bú复fù来lái。」晔yè曰yuē：「他tā若ruò不bù来lái，贻yí笑xiào于yú人rén矣yǐ。丞chéng相xiàng勿wù疑yí。」操cāo乃nǎi召zhào徐xú庶shù至zhì，谓wèi曰yuē：「我wǒ今jīn欲yù踏tà平píng樊fán城chéng，奈nài怜lián众zhòng百bǎi姓xìng之zhī命mìng。公gōng可ké往wǎng说shuō刘liú备bèi：如rú肯kěn来lái降jiàng，免miǎn罪zuì赐cì爵jué；

Ts‘ao agreed and asked who would be a suitable messenger. The reply was Hsü Shu. “He is a close friend and he is here with the army,” said Liu Yeh. “But he will not come back,” objected Ts‘ao. “If he does not return he will be a laughing stock to the whole world; he will come back.”

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若ruò更gèng执zhí迷mí，军jūn民mín共gòng戮lù，玉yù石shí俱jù焚fén。吾wú知zhī公gōng忠zhōng义yì，故gù特tè使shǐ公gōng往wǎng，愿yuàn勿wù相xiāng负fù。」

Hsü Shu was sent for, and Ts‘ao said, “My first intention was to level Fanch'êng with the ground, but out of pity for its people you may carry an offer to Liu Pei, that if he will surrender he will not only not be punished but he shall be given rank. But if he hold on his present misguided course the whole of his followers shall be destroyed. Now you are an honest man and so I confide this mission to you, and I trust you will not disappoint me.”

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徐xú庶shù受shòu命mìng而ér行xíng，至zhì樊fán城chéng。玄xuán德dé、孔kǒng明míng接jiē见jiàn，共gòng诉sù旧jiù日rì之zhī情qíng。庶shù曰yuē：「曹cáo操cāo使shǐ庶shù来lái招zhāo降xiáng使shǐ君jūn，乃nái假jiá买mǎi民mín心xīn也yě。今jīn彼bǐ分fēn兵bīng八bā路lù，填tián白bái河hé而ér进jìn，樊fán城chéng恐kǒng不bù可ké守shǒu，宜yí速sù作zuò行xíng计jì。」玄xuán德dé欲yù留liú徐xú庶shù。庶shù谢xiè曰yuē：「某mǒu若ruò不bù还hái，恐kóng惹rě人rén笑xiào。今jīn老láo母mú已yǐ丧sàng，抱bào恨hèn终zhōng天tiān。身shēn虽suī在zài彼bǐ，誓shì不bù为wéi设shè一yī谋móu。

Hsü Shu said nothing but accepted his orders and went to the city, where he was received by both Liu Pei and K‘ung-ming. They enjoyed a talk over old times before Shu mentioned the object of his mission. Then he said, “Ts‘ao has sent me to invite you to surrender, thereby making a bid for popularity. But you ought also to know that he intends to attack the city from every point, that he is damming up the Paiho waters to be sent against you, and I fear you will not be able to hold the city. You ought to prepare.”

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公gōng有yǒu卧wò龙lóng辅fú佐zuǒ，何hé愁chóu大dà业yè不bù成chéng？庶shù请qǐng辞cí。」玄xuán德dé不bù敢gán强qiǎng留liú。

Liu Pei asked Shu to remain with them, but he said that that was impossible, for all the world would ridicule him if he stayed. “My old mother is dead and I never forget my resentment. My body may be over there, but I swear never to form a plan for him. You have the 'Sleeping Dragon' to help you and need have no anxiety about the ultimate achievement of your undertaking. But I must go.”

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徐xú庶shù辞cí回huí，见jiàn了le曹cáo操cāo，言yán玄xuán德dé并bìng无wú降jiàng意yì。操cāo大dà怒nù，即jí日rì进jìn兵bīng。玄xuán德dé问wèn计jì于yú孔kǒng明míng，孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「可kě速sù弃qì樊fán城chéng，取qǔ襄xiāng阳yáng暂zàn歇xiē。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「奈nài百bǎi姓xìng相xiāng随suí许xú久jiǔ，安ān忍rěn弃qì之zhī？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「可kě令lìng人rén遍biàn告gào百bǎi姓xìng：有yǒu愿yuàn随suí者zhě同tóng去qù，不bú愿yuàn者zhě留liú下xià。

And he took his leave. Liu Pei felt he could not press his friend to stay. He returned to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s camp and reported that Liu Pei had no intention of surrender. This angered Ts‘ao who gave orders to begin the siege. When Liu Pei asked what K‘ung-ming meant to do he replied that they would abandon Fanch'êng and take Hsiangyang. “But what of the people who have followed us? They cannot be abandoned.” “You can tell them to do as they wish. They may come if they like, or remain here.”

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」先xiān使shǐ云yún长zháng往wǎng江jiāng岸àn整zhěng顿dùn船chuán只zhī，令lìng孙sūn干gàn、简jiǎn雍yōng，在zài城chéng中zhōng声shēng扬yáng曰yuē：「今jīn曹cáo兵bīng将jiāng至zhì，孤gū城chéng不bù可ké久jiú守shǒu，百bǎi姓xìng愿yuàn随suí者zhě便biàn同tóng过guò江jiāng。」

They sent Kuan Yü to prepare boats and told Sun Ch‘ien to proclaim to the people that Ts‘ao was coming, that the city could not be defended, and those who wished to do so might cross the river with the army. All the people cried, “We will follow the prince even if it be to death.”

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两liǎng县xiàn之zhī民mín，齐qí声shēng大dà呼hū曰yuē：「我wó等děng虽suī死sǐ，亦yì愿yuàn随suí使shǐ君jūn！」即jí日rì号hào泣qì而ér行xíng。扶fú老lǎo携xié幼yòu，将jiāng男nán带dài女nǚ，滚gún滚gǔn渡dù河hé，两liǎng岸àn哭kū声shēng不bù绝jué。玄xuán德dé于yú船chuán上shàng望wàng见jiàn，大dà恸tòng曰yuē：「为wèi吾wú一yī人rén而ér使shí百bǎi姓xìng遭zāo此cǐ大dà难nàn，吾wú何hé生shēng哉zāi！」欲yù投tóu江jiāng而ér死sǐ，左zuǒ右yòu急jí救jiù止zhǐ，闻wén者zhě莫mò不bú痛tòng哭kū。

They started at once, some lamenting, some weeping, the young helping the aged and parents leading their children, the strong soldiers carrying the women. As the crowds crossed the river from both banks arose the sound of lamentation. Yüan-tê was much affected as he saw all this from the boat. “Why was I ever born,” said he, “to be the cause of all this misery to the people?” He made to leap overboard, but they held him back. All were deeply sympathetic. When the boat reached the southern shore he looked back at the weeping crowds waiting still on the other bank and was again moved to tears. He bade Kuan Yü hasten the boats before he mounted and rode on.

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船chuán到dào南nán岸àn，回huí顾gù百bǎi姓xìng，有yǒu未wèi渡dù者zhě，望wàng南nán而ér哭kū。玄xuán德dé急jí令lìng云yún长zhǎng催cuī船chuán渡dù之zhī，方fāng才cái上shàng马mǎ。行xíng至zhì襄xiāng阳yáng东dōng门mén，只zhǐ见jiàn城chéng上shàng遍biàn插chā旌jīng旗qí，壕háo边biān密mì布bú鹿lù角jiǎo。玄xuán德dé勒lēi马mǎ大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「刘liú琮cóng贤xián姪zhí，吾wú但dàn欲yù救jiù百bǎi姓xìng，并bìng无wú他tā念niàn，可kě快kuài开kāi门mén。」

When Hsiangyang came in sight they saw many flags flying on the walls and that the moat was protected by chevaux de frise . Yüan-tê checked his horse and called out, “Liu Ts‘ung, good nephew, I only wish to save the people and nothing more. I pray you quickly to open the gates.”

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刘liú琮cóng闻wén玄xuán德dé至zhì，惧jù而ér不bù出chū。蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yǔn，迳jìng来lái敌dí楼lóu上shàng，叱chì军jūn士shì乱luàn箭jiàn射shè下xià。城chéng外wài百bǎi姓xìng，皆jiē望wàng敌dí楼lóu而ér哭kū。城chéng中zhōng忽hū有yǒu一yī将jiāng，引yǐn数shù百bǎi人rén迳jìng上shàng城chéng楼lóu，大dà喝hē：「蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yǔn，卖mài国guó之zhī贼zéi！刘liú使shǐ君jūn乃nǎi仁rén德dé之zhī人rén，今jīn为wèi救jiù民mín而ér来lái投tóu，何hé得dé相xiāng拒jù！」众zhòng观guān其qí人rén，身shēn长cháng八bā尺chǐ，麺miàn如rú重zhòng枣zǎo；

But Liu Ts‘ung was too frightened to appear. Ts‘ai Mao and Chang Yün went up to one of the fighting towers and ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows down on those without the walls. The people gazed up at the towers and wept aloud. Suddenly there appeared a captain, with a small following, who cried out, “You are two traitors. The princely Liu is a most upright man and has come here to preserve his people. Why do you repulse him?”

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乃nǎi义yì阳yáng人rén也yě，姓xìng魏wèi，名míng延yán，字zì文wén长zhǎng。

All looked at this man. He was of middle height, with a face dark brown as a ripe date. He was from Iyang and named Wei Yen. At that moment he looked very terrible, whirling his sword as if about to slice up the gate guards. They lost no time in throwing open the gate and dropping the bridge. “Come in, Uncle Liu,” cried Yen, “and bring your men to slay these traitors!”

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当dāng下xià魏wèi延yán轮lún刀dāo砍kán死sí守shǒu门mén将jiàng士shì，开kāi了le城chéng门mén，放fàng下xià吊diào桥qiáo，大dà叫jiào：「刘liú皇huáng叔shū快kuài领lǐng兵bīng入rù城chéng，共gòng杀shā卖mài国guó之zhī贼zéi！」张zhāng飞fēi便biàn跃yuè马mǎ欲yù入rù。玄xuán德dé急jí止zhǐ之zhī曰yuē：「休xiū惊jīng百bǎi姓xìng！」魏wèi延yán只zhí管guǎn招zhāo呼hū玄xuán德dé军jūn马mǎ入rù城chéng。只zhǐ见jiàn城chéng内nèi一yī将jiāng飞fēi马má引yǐn军jūn而ér出chū，大dà喝hē：「魏wèi延yán无wú名míng小xiǎo卒zú，安ān敢gǎn造zào乱luàn！认rèn得de我wǒ大dà将jiàng文wén聘pìn么me！

Chang Fei plunged forward to take him at his word, but was checked by his brother, who said, “Do not frighten the people!”

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」魏wèi延yán大dà怒nù，挺tǐng枪qiāng跃yuè马mǎ，便biàn来lái交jiāo战zhàn。

Thus Wei Yen let in Liu Pei. As soon as he entered he saw a captain galloping up with a few men. The newcomer yelled, “Wei Yen, you nobody! how dare you create trouble? Do you not know me, the Generalissimo Wên P‘ing?” Wei Yen turned angrily, set his spear and galloped forward to attack the generalissimo. The soldiers joined in the fray and the noise of battle rose to the skies.

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两liǎng下xià军jūn兵bīng在zài城chéng边biān混hùn杀shā，喊hǎn声shēng大dà震zhèn。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「本běn欲yù保bǎo民mín，反fǎn害hài民mín也yě！吾wú不bú愿yuàn入rù襄xiāng阳yáng！」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「江jiāng陵líng乃nǎi荆jīng州zhōu要yào地dì，不bù如rú先xiān取qǔ江jiāng陵líng为wèi家jiā。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「正zhèng合hé吾wú心xīn。」于yú是shì引yǐn著zhù百bǎi姓xìng，侭jǐn离lí襄xiāng阳yáng大dà路lù，望wàng江jiāng陵líng而ér走zǒu。襄xiāng阳yáng城chéng中zhōng百bǎi姓xìng，多duō有yǒu乘chéng乱luàn逃táo出chū城chéng来lái，跟gēn玄xuán德dé而ér去qù。

“I wanted to preserve the people and I am only causing them injury,” cried Yüan-tê distressed. “I do not wish to enter the city.” “Chiangling is an important point; we will first take that as a place to dwell in,” said K‘ung-ming. “That pleases me greatly,” said Yüan-tê. So they led the people thither and away from Hsiangyang. Many of the inhabitants of that city took advantage of the confusion to escape and they also joined themselves to Yüan-tê.

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魏wèi延yán与yǔ文wén聘pìn交jiāo战zhàn，从cóng巳sì至zhì未wèi，手shǒu下xià兵bīng卒zú，皆jiē已yǐ折zhé侭jǐn。延yán乃nǎi拨bō马mǎ而ér逃táo，却què寻xún不bú见jiàn玄xuán德dé，自zì投tóu长cháng沙shā太tài守shǒu韩hán玄xuán去qù了le。

Meanwhile, within the inhospitable city, Wei Yen and Wen P‘ing fought. The battle continued for four or five hours, all through the middle of the day, and nearly all the combatants fell. Then Wei Yen got away. As he could not find Yüan-tê he rode off to Ch‘angsha and sought an asylum with the Prefect, Han Yüan.

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却què说shuō玄xuán德dé同tóng行háng军jūn民mín十shí余yú万wàn，大dà小xiǎo车chē数shù千qiān辆liàng，挑tiāo担dàn背bēi包bāo者zhě不bú计jì其qí数shù。路lù过guò刘liú表biǎo之zhī墓mù，玄xuán德dé率lǜ众zhòng将jiāng拜bài于yú墓mù前qián，哭kū告gào曰yuē：「辱rǔ弟dì备bèi无wú德dé无wú才cái，负fù兄xiōng寄jì托tuō之zhī重zhòng，罪zuì在zài备bèi一yī身shēn，与yú百bǎi姓xìng无wú干gān。望wàng兄xiōng英yīng灵líng，垂chuí救jiù荆jīng襄xiāng之zhī民mín！」言yán甚shèn悲bēi切qiè，军jūn民mín无wú不bú下xià泪lèi。

Yüan-tê wandered away from the city that had refused shelter. Soldiers and people, his following numbered more than a hundred thousand. The carts numbered scores of thousands, and the burden bearers were innumerable. Their road led them past the tomb of Lu Piao and Yüan-tê turned aside to bow at the grave. He lamented, saying, “Shameful is thy brother, lacking both in virtue and in talents. I refused to bear the burden you wished to lay upon me, wherein I was wrong. But the people committed no sin. I pray your glorious spirit to descend and rescue these people.” His prayer was fraught with sorrow and all those about him wept.

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忽hū哨shào马mǎ报bào说shuō：「曹cáo操cāo大dà军jūn已yǐ屯tún樊fán城chéng，使shǐ人rén收shōu拾shí船chuán筏fá，即jí日rì渡dù江jiāng赶gǎn来lái也yě。」众zhòng将jiāng皆jiē曰yuē：「江jiāng陵líng要yào地dì，足zú可kě拒jù守shǒu。今jīn拥yōng民mín众zhòng数shù万wàn，日rì行xíng十shí余yú里lǐ，似shì此cí几jǐ时shí得dé至zhì江jiāng陵líng？倘tǎng曹cáo兵bīng到dào，如rú何hé迎yíng敌dí？不bù如rú暂zàn弃qì百bǎi姓xìng，先xiān行xíng为wéi上shàng。」玄xuán德dé泣qì曰yuē：「举jǔ大dà事shì者zhě必bì以yǐ人rén为wéi本běn。今jīn人rén归guī我wǒ，奈nài何hé弃qì之zhī？

Just then a scout rode up with the news that Fanch'êng was already occupied and that men were preparing boats and rafts to cross the river. The captains knew that Chiangling was a defensible place, but they said, “With this crowd we can only advance very slowly and when can we reach the city? If Ts‘ao Ts‘ao pursue, we shall be in a parlous state. Our counsel is to leave the people to their fate for a time and press on to the city.” But Yüan-tê wept, saying, “The success of every great enterprise depends upon humanity; how can I abandon these people who have joined me?”

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」百bǎi姓xìng闻wén玄xuán德dé此cǐ言yán，莫mò不bù伤shāng感gǎn。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn之zhī曰yuē：

The people heard these words of Xuande, and none were not moved to sorrow. A later poet composed a verse in his praise:

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临lín难nàn仁rén心xīn存cún百bǎi姓xìng，登dēng舟zhōu挥huī泪lèi动dòng三sān军jūn。

In peril, his benevolent heart held the common people dear; Boarding the boat, his waved tears stirred the three armies.

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至zhì今jīn凭píng吊diào襄xiāng江jiāng口kǒu，父fù老lǎo犹yóu然rán忆yì使shǐ君jūn。

To this day, mourners gather at Xiang River's mouth, And the elders still remember the Lord of Jing.

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却què说shuō玄xuán德dé拥yōng著zhù百bǎi姓xìng，缓huán缓huǎn而ér行xíng。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「追zhuī兵bīng不bù久jiǔ即jí至zhì，可ké遣qiǎn云yún长zháng往wǎng江jiāng夏xià求qiú救jiù公gōng子zi刘liú琦qí，教jiào他tā速sù起qǐ兵bīng乘chéng船chuán会huì于yú江jiāng陵líng。」玄xuán德dé从cóng之zhī，即jí修xiū书shū令lìng云yún长zhǎng同tóng孙sūn干gàn领líng五wú百bǎi军jūn往wǎng江jiāng夏xià求qiú救jiù；令lìng张zhāng飞fēi断duàn后hòu；赵zhào云yún保bǎo护hù老láo小xiǎo；其qí余yú俱jù管guǎn顾gù百bǎi姓xìng而ér行xíng。每měi日rì只zhí走zǒu十shí余yú里lǐ便biàn歇xiē。

Those who heard him repeat this noble sentiment were greatly affected. In time of stress his heart was tender toward the people, And he wept as he went down into the ship, Moving the hearts of soldiers to sympathy. Even to-day, in the countryside, Fathers and elders recall the Princely One’s kindness. The progress of Yüan-tê, with the crowd of people in his train, was very slow. “The pursuers will be upon us quickly,” said K‘ung-ming. “Let us send Kuan Yü to Chiangk‘ou for succour. Liu Chi should be told to bring soldiers and prepare boats for us at Chiangling.” Yüan-tê agreed to this and wrote a letter which he sent by the hands of Kuan Yü and Sun Ch‘ien. Chang Fei was put in command of the rear guard. Chao Yün was told to guard the aged and the children, while the others ordered the march of the people. They only travelled a short distance daily and the halts were frequent.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō曹cáo操cāo在zài樊fán城chéng，使shǐ人rén渡dù江jiāng至zhì襄xiāng阳yáng，召zhào刘liú琮cóng相xiāng见jiàn。琮cóng惧jù怕pà不bù敢gán往wǎng见jiàn，蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yún请qǐng行xíng。王wáng威wēi密mì告gào琮cóng曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn既jì降jiàng，玄xuán德dé又yòu走zǒu，曹cáo操cāo必bì懈xiè弛chí无wú备bèi。愿yuàn将jiāng军jūn奋fèn整zhěng奇qí兵bīng，设shè于yú险xiǎn处chù击jī之zhī，操cāo可kě获huò矣yǐ。获huò操cāo则zé威wēi震zhèn天tiān下xià，中zhōng原yuán虽suī广guǎng，可kě传chuán檄xí而ér定dìng。此cǐ难nán遇yù之zhī机jī，不bù可kě失shī也yě。」

Meanwhile Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was at Fanch'êng, whence he sent soldiers over the river toward Hsiangyang. He summoned Liu Ts‘ung, but he was too afraid to answer the call. No persuasion could get him to go. One, Wang Wei, said to him privately, “Now you can overcome Ts‘ao Ts‘ao if you are wise. Since you have announced surrender and Liu Pei has gone away, he will relax his precautions and you can catch him unawares. Send a well-prepared but unexpected force to waylay him in some commanding position and the thing is done. If you were to take Ts‘ao prisoner your fame would run throughout the empire and the land would be yours for the taking. This is a sort of opportunity that does not recur and you should not miss it.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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琮cóng以yǐ其qí言yán告gào蔡cài瑁mào。瑁mào叱chì王wáng威wēi曰yuē：「汝rǔ不bù知zhī天tiān命mìng，安ān敢gǎn妄wàng言yán！」威wēi怒nù骂mà曰yuē：「卖mài国guó之zhī徒tú，吾wú恨hèn不bù生shēng啖dàn汝rǔ肉ròu！」瑁mào欲yù杀shā之zhī，蒯kuǎi越yuè劝quàn止zhǐ。瑁mào遂suì与yǔ张zhāng允yǔn同tóng至zhì樊fán城chéng，拜bài见jiàn曹cáo操cāo。瑁mào等děng辞cí色sè甚shèn是shì谄chǎn佞nìng。操cāo问wèn：「荆jīng州zhōu军jūn马mǎ钱qián粮liáng，今jīn有yǒu多duō少shǎo？

The young man consulted Ts‘ai Mao, who called Wang an evil counsellor and spoke to him harshly. “You are mad; you know nothing and understand nothing of destiny,” said Mao. Wang Wei angrily retorted, calling his critic the betrayer of his country, and saying he wished he could eat him alive. The quarrel waxed deadly but eventually peace was restored.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」瑁mào曰yuē：「马mǎ军jūn五wǔ万wàn，步bù军jūn十shí五wǔ万wàn，水shuǐ军jūn八bā万wàn：共gòng二èr十shí八bā万wàn。钱qián粮liáng大dà半bàn在zài江jiāng陵líng。其qí余yú各gè处chù，亦yì足zú供gōng给jǐ一yī载zài。」操cāo曰yuē：「战zhàn船chuán多duō少shǎo？原yuán是shì何hé人rén管guán领lǐng？」瑁mào曰yuē：「大dà小xiǎo战zhàn船chuán，共gòng七qī千qiān余yú只zhǐ，原yuán是shì瑁mào等děng二èr人rén掌zháng管guǎn。」

Then Ts‘ai Mao and Chang Yün went to Fanch'êng to see Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. Mao was by instinct specious and flattering, and when his host asked concerning the resources of the district, he replied, “There are five legions of horse, fifteen of foot and eight of marines. Most of the money and grain are at Chiangling; the rest is stored at various places. There are ample supplies for a year.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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操cāo遂suì加jiā瑁mào为wèi镇zhèn南nán侯hóu、水shuǐ军jūn大dà都dū督dū，张zhāng允yǔn为wèi助zhù顺shùn侯hóu、水shuǐ军jūn副fù都dū督dū。二èr人rén大dà喜xǐ拜bài谢xiè。操cāo又yòu曰yuē：「刘liú景jǐng升shēng既jì死sǐ，其qí子zi降xiáng顺shùn，吾wú当dāng表biǎo奏zòu天tiān子zi，使shí永yǒng为wèi荆jīng州zhōu之zhī主zhǔ。」二èr人rén大dà喜xǐ而ér退tuì。荀xún攸yōu曰yuē：「蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yǔn，乃nái谄chǎn佞nìng之zhī徒tú，主zhǔ公gōng何hé遂suì加jiā以yǐ如rú此cí显xiǎn爵jué，更gèng教jiào都dū督dū水shuǐ军jūn乎hū？

“How many war vessels are there? Who is in command?” said Ts‘ao. “The ships, of all sizes, number seven thousand and we two are the commanders.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」操cāo笑xiào曰yuē：「吾wú岂qǐ不bù识shí人rén？止zhǐ因yīn吾wú所suó领líng北běi地dì之zhī众zhòng，不bù习xí水shuǐ战zhàn，故gù且qiě权quán用yòng此cǐ二èr人rén。待dài成chéng事shì之zhī后hòu，别bié有yóu理lǐ会huì。」

Upon this Ts‘ao conferred upon Ts‘ao Mao the title of Marquis, Guardian of the South and Admiral-in-Chief of the Naval Force and Chang Yün was his Vice-Admiral with the title of Marquis Tsŭ-shun . When they went to thank Ts‘ao for these honours he told them he was about to propose to the throne that Liu Piao’s son should be perpetual prefect of Chingchou in succession to his late father. With this promise for their young master and the honours for themselves they retired.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yǔn归guī见jiàn刘liú琮cóng，具jù言yán曹cáo操cāo许xú保bǎo奏zòu将jiāng军jūn永yǒng镇zhèn荆jīng襄xiāng。琮cóng大dà喜xǐ。次cì日rì，与yú母mǔ蔡cài夫fū人rén赍jī捧pěng印yìn绶shòu兵bīng符fú，亲qīn自zì渡dù江jiāng拜bài迎yíng曹cáo操cāo。操cāo抚fǔ慰wèi毕bì，即jí引yǐn随suí征zhēng军jūn将jiāng，进jìn屯tún襄xiāng阳yáng城chéng外wài。蔡cài瑁mào、张zhāng允yǔn令lìng襄xiāng阳yáng百bǎi姓xìng，焚fén香xiāng拜bài接jiē。曹cáo操cāo俱jù用yòng好hǎo言yán抚fǔ谕yù。

Then Hsün Yu asked Ts‘ao why these two evident self-seekers and flatterers had been treated so generously. Ts‘ao replied, “Do I not know all about them? Only in the north country, where I have been, they know nothing of war by water and these two men do. I want their help for the present. When my end is achieved I can do as I like with them.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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入rù城chéng至zhì府fǔ中zhōng坐zuò定dìng，即jí召zhào蒯kuǎi越yuè近jìn前qián，抚fǔ慰wèi曰yuē：「吾wú不bù喜xǐ得dé荆jīng州zhōu，喜xǐ得dé异yì度dù也yě。」遂suì封fēng蒯kuǎi越yuè为wèi江jiāng陵líng太tài守shǒu樊fán城chéng侯hóu。傅fù巽xùn、王wáng粲càn等děng皆jiē为wèi关guān内nèi侯hóu；而ér以yǐ刘liú琮cóng为wèi青qīng州zhōu刺cì史shǐ，便biàn教jiào起qǐ程chéng。

Liu Ts‘ung was highly delighted when his two chief supporters returned with the promise Ts‘ao had given them. Soon after he gave up his seal and military commission and proceeded to welcome Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, who received him very graciously. Ts‘ao next proceeded to camp near Hsiangyang. The populace, led by Ts‘ai Mao, welcomed him with burning incense, and he on his part put forth proclamations couched in comforting terms.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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琮cóng闻wén命mìng大dà惊jīng，辞cí曰yuē：「琮cóng不bú愿yuàn为wèi官guān，愿yuàn守shǒu父fù母mǔ乡xiāng土tǔ。」操cāo曰yuē：「青qīng州zhōu近jìn帝dì都dū，教jiào你nǐ随suí朝cháo为wèi官guān，免miǎn在zài荆jīng襄xiāng被bèi人rén图tú害hài。」琮cóng再zài三sān推tuī辞cí，曹cáo操cāo不bù准zhǔn。琮cóng只zhǐ得dé与yú母mǔ蔡cài夫fū人rén同tóng赴fù青qīng州zhōu。只zhí有yǒu故gù将jiāng王wáng威wēi相xiāng随suí，其qí余yú官guān员yuán俱jù送sòng至zhì江jiāng口kǒu而ér回huí。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao presently entered the city and took his seat in the residence in state. Then he summoned K‘uai Yüeh and said to him graciously, “I do not rejoice so much at gaining Chingchou as at meeting you, I-tu.” He made K‘uai Prefect of Chiangling and Marquis of Fanch‘êng; his other adherents were all ennobled. Liu Ts‘ung became Governor of Ch‘ingchou in the north and was ordered to proceed to his district forthwith. He was greatly frightened and said he had no wish to become an actual official; he wished to remain in the place where his father and mother lived.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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操cāo唤huàn于yú禁jìn嘱zhǔ付fù曰yuē：「你ní可ké引yǐn轻qīng骑qí追zhuī刘liú琮cóng母mǔ子zi杀shā之zhī，以yǐ绝jué后hòu患huàn。」

Said Ts‘ao, “Your governorship is quite near the capital and I have sent you there as a full official to remove you from the intrigues of this place.” In vain Liu Ts‘ung declined the honours thus thrust upon him; he was compelled to go and he departed, taking his mother with him. Of his friends, only Wang Wei accompanied him. Some of his late officers escorted him as far as the river and then took their leave. Then Ts‘ao called his trusty officer Yü Chin and bade him follow up Liu Ts‘ung and put him and his mother to death.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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于yú禁jìn得dé令lìng，领lǐng众zhòng赶gǎn上shàng，大dà喝hē曰yuē：「我wǒ奉fèng丞chéng相xiàng令lìng，教jiào来lái杀shā汝rú母mǔ子zi！可ké早zǎo纳nà下xià首shǒu级jí！」蔡cài夫fū人rén抱bào刘liú琮cóng而ér大dà哭kū。于yú禁jìn喝hè令lìng军jūn士shì下xià手shǒu。王wáng威wēi忿fèn怒nù，奋fèn力lì相xiāng斗dòu，竟jìng被bèi众zhòng军jūn所suǒ杀shā。军jūn士shì杀shā死sǐ刘liú琮cóng及jí蔡cài夫fū人rén。于yú禁jìn回huí报bào曹cáo操cāo，操cāo重zhòng赏shǎng于yú禁jìn，便biàn使shǐ人rén往wǎng隆lóng中zhōng搜sōu寻xún孔kǒng明míng妻qī小xiǎo，却què不bù知zhī去qù向xiàng。

Yü Chin followed the small party. When he drew near he shouted, “I have an order from the great Minister to put you both to death, mother and son; you may as well submit quietly.” The Lady Ts‘ai threw her arms about her son, lifted up her voice and wept. Yü Chin bade the soldiers get on with their bloody work. Only Wang Wei made any attempt to save his mistress and he was soon killed. The two, mother and son, were soon finished and the murderer returned to report his success. He was richly rewarded.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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原yuán来lái孔kǒng明míng先xiān已yǐ令lìng人rén搬bān送sòng至zhì三sān江jiāng内nèi隐yǐn避bì矣yǐ，操cāo深shēn恨hèn之zhī。

Next Ts‘ao Ts‘ao sent to discover and seize the family of Kʻung-ming, but they had already disappeared. It was much to Ts‘ao’s disgust that the search was fruitless.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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襄xiāng阳yáng既jì定dìng，荀xún攸yōu进jìn言yán曰yuē：「江jiāng陵líng乃nǎi荆jīng襄xiāng重zhòng地dì，钱qián粮liáng极jí广guǎng。刘liú备bèi若ruò据jù此cǐ地dì，急jí难nàn动dòng摇yáo。」操cāo曰yuē：「孤gū岂qǐ忘wàng之zhī？」随suí命mìng于yú襄xiāng阳yáng诸zhū将jiāng中zhōng，选xuǎn一yī员yuán引yǐn军jūn开kāi道dào。诸zhū将jiāng中zhōng却què独dú不bú见jiàn文wén聘pìn。操cāo使shǐ人rén寻xún问wèn，方fāng才cái来lái见jiàn。操cāo曰yuē：「汝rǔ来lái何hé迟chí？

So Hsiangyang was settled. Then Hsün Yu proposed a further advance. He said, “Chiangling is an important place, and very rich; if Liu Pei gets it, it will be difficult to dislodge him.” “How could I have overlooked that?” said Ts‘ao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」对duì曰yuē：「为wéi人rén臣chén而ér不bù能néng使shǐ其qí主zhú保bǎo全quán境jìng土tǔ，心xīn实shí悲bēi惭cán，无wú颜yán早zǎo见jiàn耳ěr。」言yán讫qì，欷xī歔xū流liú涕tì。操cāo曰yuē：「真zhēn忠zhōng臣chén也yě！」除chú江jiāng夏xià太tài守shǒu，赐cì爵jué关guān内nèi侯hóu，便biàn教jiào引yǐn军jūn开kāi道dào。探tàn马mǎ报bào说shuō：「刘liú备bèi带dài领líng百bǎi姓xìng，日rì行xíng止zhǐ十shí数shù里lǐ，计jì程chéng只zhí有yǒu三sān百bǎi余yú里lǐ。

Then he called upon the officers of Hsiangyang for one who could lead the way. They all came except Wên P‘ing. Ts‘ao sent for him and soon he came also. “Why are you late?” asked Ts‘ao.

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」操cāo教jiào各gè部bú下xià精jīng选xuán五wǔ千qiān铁tiě骑qí，星xīng夜yè前qián进jìn，限xiàn一yī日rì一yī夜yè，赶gǎn上shàng刘liú备bèi。大dà军jūn陆lù续xù随suí后hòu而ér进jìn。

“To be a minister and see one’s master lose his own boundaries is most shameful. Such an one has no face to show to any man and I was too ashamed to come.” His tears fell fast as he finished this speech. Ts‘ao admired his loyal conduct and rewarded him with office and a title, and also bade him open the way. The spies returned and told how Liu Pei was hampered by the crowds of people who had followed him. And he was then only three hundred li away. Ts‘ao decided to take advantage of his plight so chose out five companies of tried horsemen and sent them after the cavalcade, giving them a limit of a day and a night to come up therewith. The main army would follow.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō玄xuán德dé引yǐn十shí数shù万wàn百bǎi姓xìng、三sān千qiān余yú军jūn马mǎ，一yī程chéng程chéng挨āi著zhù往wǎng江jiāng陵líng进jìn发fā。赵zhào云yún保bǎo护hù老láo小xiǎo，张zhāng飞fēi断duàn后hòu。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「云yún长zháng往wǎng江jiāng夏xià去qù了le，绝jué无wú回huí音yīn，不bù知zhī若ruò何hé。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「敢gǎn烦fán军jūn师shī亲qīn自zì走zǒu一yī遭zāo。刘liú琦qí感gǎn公gōng昔xī日rì之zhī教jiào，今jīn若ruò见jiàn公gōng亲qīn至zhì，事shì必bì谐xié矣yǐ。

As has been said Liu Pei was travelling with a huge multitude of followers, to guard whom he had taken what precautions were possible. Kuan Yü had been sent to Chianghsia. One day K‘ung-ming came in and said, “There is as yet no news from Chianghsia; what are we to do?” “I wish that you yourself would go there,” said Liu Pei. “Liu Chi would remember your former kindness to him and consent to anything you proposed.”

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」孔kǒng明míng允yǔn诺nuò，便biàn同tóng刘liú封fēng引yín五wú百bǎi军jūn先xiān往wǎng江jiāng夏xià求qiú救jiù去qù了le。

K‘ung-ming said he would go and set out with Liu Fêng, the adopted son of Liu Pei, taking an escort of half a company.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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当dāng日rì玄xuán德dé自zì与yú简jiǎn雍yōng、糜mí竺zhú、糜mí芳fāng同tóng行háng。正zhèng行xíng间jiān，忽hū然rán一yī阵zhèn狂kuáng风fēng在zài马mǎ前qián刮guā起qǐ，尘chén土tǔ冲chōng天tiān，平píng遮zhē红hóng日rì。玄xuán德dé惊jīng曰yuē：「此cǐ何hé兆zhào也yě？」简jiǎn雍yōng颇pǒ明míng阴yīn阳yáng，袖xiù占zhàn一yī课kè，失shī惊jīng曰yuē：「此cǐ大dà凶xiōng之zhī兆zhào也yě，应yīng在zài今jīn夜yè，主zhǔ公gōng可kě速sù弃qì百bǎi姓xìng而ér走zǒu。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「百bǎi姓xìng从cóng新xīn野yě相xiāng随suí至zhì此cǐ，吾wú安ān忍rěn弃qì之zhī？

Afew days after, while on the march in company with three of his intimate captains, a sudden whirlwind rose just in front of Yüan-tê, and a huge column of dust shot up into the air hiding the face of the sun. Yüan-tê was frightened and asked what that might portend. Chien Yung, who knew something of the mysteries of nature, took the auspices by counting secretly on his fingers. Pale and trembling he announced that a calamity was threatening that very night. He advised his lord to lead the people to their fate and flee quickly. But he refused to think of it.

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」雍yōng日rì：「主zhǔ公gōng若ruò恋liàn而ér不bú弃qì，祸huò不bù远yuán矣yǐ。」玄xuán德dé问wèn：「前qián麺miàn是shì何hé处chù？」左zuǒ右yòu答dá曰yuē：「前qián麺miàn是shì当dāng阳yáng县xiàn。有yǒu座zuò山shān名míng为wèi景jǐng山shān。」玄xuán德dé便biàn教jiào就jiù此cǐ山shān扎zhā住zhù。

“If you allow your pity to overcome your judgment, then misfortune is very near,” said Chien. Thus spake Chien Yung to his lord, who then asked what place was near. His people replied that Tangyang was quite close and there was a very famous hill near it called Chingshan or Prospect Hill. Then Yüan-tê bade them lead the way thither.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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时shí秋qiū末mò冬dōng初chū，凉liáng风fēng透tòu骨gǔ；黄huáng昏hūn将jiāng近jìn，哭kū声shēng遍biàn野yě。至zhì四sì更gèng时shí分fēn，只zhǐ听tīng得dé西xī北béi喊hǎn声shēng震zhèn地dì而ér来lái。玄xuán德dé大dà惊jīng，急jí上shàng马má引yín本běn部bù精jīng兵bīng二èr千qiān余yú人rén迎yíng敌dí。曹cáo兵bīng掩yǎn至zhì，势shì不bù可kě当dāng。玄xuán德dé死sǐ战zhàn。正zhèng在zài危wēi迫pò之zhī际jì，幸xìng得de张zhāng飞fēi引yǐn军jūn至zhì，杀shā开kāi一yī条tiáo血xuè路lù，救jiù玄xuán德dé望wàng东dōng而ér走zǒu。文wén聘pìn当dāng先xiān拦lán住zhù。

The season was late autumn, just changing to winter, and the icy wind penetrated to the very bones. As evening fell, long-drawn howls of misery were heard on every side. At the middle of the fourth watch, two hours after midnight, they heard a rumbling sound in the north-west. Yüan-tê halted and placed himself at the head of his own guard of two companies to meet whatever might come. Presently Ts‘ao’s men appeared and made a fierce onslaught. Defence was impossible, though Yüan-tê fought desperately. By good fortune just at the crisis Chang Fei came up, cut his way through, rescued his brother and got him away to the east. Presently they were stopped by Wên P‘ing.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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玄xuán德dé骂mà曰yuē：「背bèi主zhǔ之zhī贼zéi，尚shàng有yǒu何hé麺miàn目mù见jiàn人rén！」文wén聘pìn羞xiū惭cán满mǎn麺miàn，引yǐn兵bīng自zì投tóu东dōng北běi去qù了le。张zhāng飞fēi保bǎo著zhù玄xuán德dé，且qiě战zhàn且qié走zǒu。奔bēn至zhì天tiān明míng，闻wén喊hǎn声shēng渐jiàn渐jiàn远yuǎn去qù，玄xuán德dé方fāng才cái歇xiē马mǎ。看kàn手shǒu下xià随suí行xíng人rén，止zhí有yóu百bǎi余yú骑qí；百bǎi姓xìng老láo小xiǎo并bìng糜mí竺zhú、糜mí芳fāng、简jiǎn雍yōng、赵zhào云yún等děng一yī干gān人rén，皆jiē不bù知zhī下xià落luò。

“Turncoat! Can you still look men in the face?” cried Yüan-tê. Wên P‘ing was overwhelmed with shame and led his men away. Chang Fei, now fighting, now flying, protected his brother till dawn.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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玄xuán德dé大dà哭kū曰yuē：「十shí数shù万wàn生shēng灵líng，皆jiē因yīn恋liàn我wǒ，遭zāo此cǐ大dà难nàn；诸zhū将jiāng及jí老láo小xiǎo，皆jiē不bù知zhī存cún亡wáng，虽suī土tǔ木mù之zhī人rén，宁níng不bù悲bēi乎hū！」

By that time Liu Pei had got beyond the sound of battle and there was time to rest. Only a few of his men had been able to keep near him. He knew nothing of the fate of his captains or the people. He lifted up his voice in lamentation saying, “Myriads of living souls are suffering from love of me, and my captains and my loved ones are lost. One would be a graven image not to weep at such loss.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng凄qī惶huáng时shí，忽hū见jiàn糜mí芳fāng麺miàn带dài数shù箭jiàn，踉liàng跄qiàng而ér来lái，口kǒu言yán：「赵zhào子zi龙lóng反fǎn投tóu曹cáo操cāo去qù了le也yě！」玄xuán德dé叱chì曰yuē：「子zi龙lóng是shì我wǒ故gù交jiāo，安ān肯kén反fǎn乎hū？」张zhāng飞fēi曰yuē：「他tā今jīn见jiàn我wó等děng势shì穷qióng力lì侭jìn，或huò者zhé反fǎn投tóu曹cáo操cāo，以yǐ图tú富fù贵guì耳ěr。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「子zi龙lóng从cóng我wǒ于yú患huàn难nàn，心xīn如rú铁tiě石shí，非fēi富fù贵guì所suǒ能néng动dòng摇yáo也yě。

Still plunged in sadness presently he saw hurrying toward him Mi Fang, with an enemy’s arrow still sticking in his face. He exclaimed, “Chao Yün has gone over to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao!” Yüan-tê angrily bade him be silent. “Do you think I can believe that of my old friend?” cried he. “Perhaps he has gone over,” said Chang Fei. “He must see that we are nearly lost and there are riches and honours on the other side.” “He has followed me faithfully through all my misfortunes. His heart is firm as a rock. No riches or honours would move him.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」糜mí芳fāng曰yuē：「我wǒ亲qīn见jiàn他tā投tóu西xī北běi去qù了le。」张zhāng飞fēi曰yuē：「待dài我wǒ亲qīn自zì寻xún他tā去qù，若ruò撞zhuàng见jiàn时shí，一yī枪qiāng刺cì死sǐ！」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「休xiū错cuò疑yí了le。岂qǐ不bú见jiàn你nǐ二èr兄xiōng诛zhū颜yán良liáng、文wén丑chǒu之zhī事shì乎hū？子zi龙lóng此cǐ去qù，必bì有yǒu事shì故gù，我wǒ料liào子zi龙lóng必bì不bú弃qì我wó也yě。」

“I saw him go away north-west,” said Mi Fang. “Wait till I meet him,” said Chang Fei. “If I run against him I will kill him.” “Beware how you doubt him,” said Yüan-tê. “Have you forgotten the circumstances under which your brother had to slay two men to ease your doubts of him? Chao Yün’s absence is due to good reason wherever he has gone, and he would never abandon me.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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张zhāng飞fēi那nà里lí肯kěn听tīng，引yǐn二èr十shí余yú骑qí，至zhì长zháng坂bǎn桥qiáo。见jiàn桥qiáo东dōng有yǒu一yī带dài树shù木mù，飞fēi生shēng一yī计jì，教jiào所suǒ从cóng二èr十shí余yú骑qí，都dōu砍kǎn下xià树shù枝zhī，拴shuān在zài马má尾yǐ上shàng，在zài树shù林lín内nèi往wǎng来lái驰chí骋chěng，冲chōng起qǐ尘chén土tǔ，以yǐ为wéi疑yí兵bīng。飞fēi却què亲qīn自zì横héng矛máo立lì马mǎ于yú桥qiáo上shàng，向xiàng西xī而ér望wàng。

But do you think Chang Fei was convinced? Then Chang Fei, with a score of his men, rode to Ch‘angpan Bridge. Seeing a wood near the bridge, an idea suddenly struck him. He bade his followers cut branches from the trees, tie them to the tails of the horses and ride to and fro so as to raise a great dust as though an army were concealed in the wood. He himself took up his station on the bridge facing the west with spear set ready for action. So he kept watch.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō赵zhào云yún自zì四sì更gèng时shí分fēn，与yǔ曹cáo军jūn厮sī杀shā，往wǎng来lái冲chōng突tū，杀shā至zhì天tiān明míng，寻xún不bú见jiàn玄xuán德dé，又yòu失shī了le玄xuán德dé老láo小xiǎo。云yún自zì思sī曰yuē：「主zhǔ人rén将jiāng甘gān、糜mí二èr夫fū人rén，与yú小xiáo主zhǔ人rén阿ā斗dǒu，托tuō付fù在zài我wǒ身shēn上shàng；今jīn日rì军jūn中zhōng失shī散sàn，有yǒu何hé麺miàn目mù去qù见jiàn主zhǔ人rén？不bù如rú去qù决jué一yī死sǐ战zhàn，好háo歹dǎi要yào寻xún主zhú母mú与yú小xiáo主zhǔ人rén下xià落luò！

Now Chao Yün, after fighting with the enemy from the fourth watch till daylight, could see no sign of his lord and, moreover, had lost his lord’s family. He thought bitterly within himself, “My master confided to me his family and the young lord; and I have lost them. How can I look him in the face? I can only go now and fight to the death. Whatever happen I must go to seek the women and my lord’s son.” Turning about he found he had but two score followers left. He rode quickly to and fro among the scattered soldiers seeking the lost women. The lamentations of the people about him were enough to make heaven and earth weep. Some had been wounded by arrows, others by spears; they had thrown away their children, abandoned their wives, and were flying they knew not whither in crowds.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」回huí顾gù左zuǒ右yòu，只zhí有yǒu三sān四sì十shí骑qí相xiāng随suí。云yún拍pāi马mǎ在zài乱luàn军jūn中zhōng寻xún觅mì，二èr县xiàn百bǎi姓xìng号háo哭kū之zhī声shēng，震zhèn天tiān动dòng地dì。中zhōng箭jiàn著zhù枪qiāng，抛pāo男nán弃qì女nǚ而ér走zóu者zhě，不bú计jì其qí数shù。

Presently he saw a man lying in the grass and recognised him as Chien Yung. “Have you seen the two mothers?” cried he. Chien replied, “They left their carriage and ran away taking O-tou in their arms. I followed but on the slope of the hill I was wounded and fell from my horse. The horse was stolen. I could fight no longer and I lay down here.” Chao Yün put his colleague on the horse of one of his followers, told off two soldiers to support him and bade him ride to their lord and tell him of the loss. “Say,” said he, “that I will seek the lost ones in heaven or hell, through good or evil, and if I find them not I will die in the desert.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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赵zhào云yún正zhèng走zǒu之zhī间jiān，见jiàn一yī人rén卧wò在zài草cǎo中zhōng，视shì之zhī乃nái简jiǎn雍yōng也yě。云yún急jí问wèn曰yuē：「曾céng见jiàn两liǎng位wèi主zhú母mú否fǒu？」雍yōng曰yuē：「二èr主zhú母mǔ弃qì了le车chē仗zhàng，抱bào阿ā斗dǒu而ér走zǒu。我wǒ飞fēi马má赶gǎn去qù，转zhuǎn过guò山shān坡pō，被bèi一yī将jiāng刺cì了le一yī枪qiāng，跌diē下xià马mǎ来lái，马mǎ被bèi夺duó了le去qù。我wǒ争zhēng斗dòu不bù得dé，故gù卧wò在zài此cǐ。」云yún乃nǎi将jiāng从cóng人rén所suǒ骑qí之zhī马mǎ，借jiè一yì匹pí与yú简jiǎn雍yōng骑qí坐zuò；

Then he rode off toward Ch‘angpan Slope. As he went a voice called out, “General Chao, where are you going?” “Who are you?” said Chao Yün, pulling up. “One of the Princely One’s carriage guards. I am wounded.” “Do you know anything of the two ladies?” “Not very long ago I saw the Lady Kan go south with a party of other women. Her hair was down and she was barefooted.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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又yòu著zhù二èr卒zú扶fú护hù简jiǎn雍yōng先xiān去qù，报bào与yú主zhǔ人rén：「我wǒ上shàng天tiān入rù地dì，好háo歹dǎi寻xún主zhú母mú与yú小xiáo主zhǔ人rén来lái。如rú寻xún不bú见jiàn，死sǐ在zài沙shā场chǎng上shàng也yě！」

Hearing this, without even another glance at the speaker, Chao Yün put his horse at full gallop toward the south. Soon he saw a small crowd of persons, male and female, walking hand in hand. “Is the Lady Kan among you?” he called out. Awoman in the rear of the party looked up at him and uttered a loud cry. He slipped off his steed, stuck his spear in the sand and wept, “It was my fault that you were lost. But where are the Lady Mi and our young lord?” She replied, “I and she were forced to abandon our carriage and mingle with the crowd on foot. Then a band of soldiers came up and we were separated. I do not know where they are. I ran for my life.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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说shuō罢bà，拍pāi马mǎ望wàng长zháng坂bǎn坡pō而ér去qù。忽hū一yī人rén大dà叫jiào：「赵zhào将jiāng军jūn那nà里lǐ去qù？」云yún勒lēi马mǎ问wèn曰yuē：「你nǐ是shì何hé人rén？」答dá曰yuē：「我wó乃nǎi刘liú使shǐ君jūn帐zhàng下xià护hù送sòng车chē仗zhàng的de军jūn士shì，被bèi箭jiàn射shè倒dào在zài此cǐ。」赵zhào云yún便biàn问wèn二èr夫fū人rén消xiāo息xī。军jūn士shì曰yuē：「恰qià才cái见jiàn甘gān夫fū人rén披pī头tóu跣xiǎn足zú，相xiāng随suí一yī伙huó百bǎi姓xìng妇fù女nǚ，投tóu南nán而ér走zǒu。」

As she spoke a howl of distress rose from the crowd of fugitives, for a company of soldiers appeared. Chao Yün recovered his spear and mounted ready for action. Presently he saw among the soldiers a prisoner bound upon a horse; and the prisoner was Mi Chu. Behind him followed a captain gripping a huge sword. The men belonged to the army of Ts‘ao Jên and the Captain was Shunyu Tao. Having captured Mi Chu he was just taking him to his chief as a proof of his prowess.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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云yún见jiàn说shuō，也yě不bú顾gù军jūn士shì，急jí纵zòng马mǎ望wàng南nán赶gǎn去qù。只zhǐ见jiàn一yī伙huó百bǎi姓xìng，男nán女nǚ数shù百bǎi人rén，相xiāng携xié而ér走zǒu。云yún大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「内nèi中zhōng有yǒu甘gān夫fū人rén否fǒu？」夫fū人rén在zài后hòu麺miàn望wàng见jiàn赵zhào云yún，放fàng声shēng大dà哭kū。云yún下xià马mǎ插chā枪qiāng而ér泣qì曰yuē：「使shí主zhú母mǔ失shī散sàn，云yún之zhī罪zuì也yě！糜mí夫fū人rén与yú小xiáo主zhǔ人rén安ān在zài？

Chao Yün shouted and rode at the captor who was speedily unhorsed and his captive was set free. Then taking two of the horses Chao Yün set the lady on one and Mi Chu took the other. They rode away toward Ch‘angpan Slope.

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」甘gān夫fū人rén曰yuē：「我wó与yǔ糜mí夫fū人rén被bèi逐zhú，弃qì了le车chē仗zhàng，杂zá于yú百bǎi姓xìng内nèi步bù行xíng，又yòu撞zhuàng见jiàn一yī枝zhī军jūn马mǎ冲chōng散sàn。糜mí夫fū人rén与yǔ阿ā斗dǒu不bù知zhī何hé往wǎng。我wǒ独dú自zì逃táo生shēng至zhì此cǐ。」

But there, standing grim on the bridge, was Chang Fei. As soon as he saw Chao Yün he called out, “Tzu-lung, why have you betrayed my brother?” “I fell behind because I was seeking the ladies and our young lord,” said Chao Yün. “What do you mean by talking of betrayal?” “If it had not been that Chien Yung arrived before you I should hardly have spared you.” “Where is the master?” said Chao Yün. “Not far away, in front there.” “Conduct the Lady Kan to him; I am going to look for the Lady Mi,” said Chao Yün to his companion, and he turned back along the road by which he had come.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng言yán间jiān，百bǎi姓xìng发fā喊hǎn，又yòu撞zhuàng出chū一yī枝zhī军jūn来lái。赵zhào云yún拔bá枪qiāng上shàng马mǎ看kàn时shí，麺miàn前qián马mǎ上shàng绑bǎng著zhù一yī人rén，乃nǎi糜mí竺zhú也yě。背bèi后hòu一yī将jiāng，手shǒu提tí大dà刀dāo，引yǐn著zhù千qiān余yú军jūn，乃nǎi曹cáo仁rén部bú将jiàng淳chún于yú导dǎo，拿ná住zhù糜mí竺zhú，正zhèng要yào解jiě去qù献xiàn功gōng。赵zhào云yún大dà喝hē一yī声shēng，挺tǐng枪qiāng纵zòng马mǎ，直zhí取qǔ淳chún于yú导dǎo。

Before long he met a captain armed with an iron spear and carrying a sword slung across his back, riding a curvetting steed and leading a half score of other horsemen. Without uttering a word Chao Yün rode straight toward him and engaged. At the first pass he disarmed his opponent and brought him to earth. His followers galloped away.

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导dáo抵dǐ敌dí不bú住zhù，被bèi云yún一yī枪qiāng刺cì落luò马mǎ下xià，向xiàng前qián救jiù了le糜mí竺zhú，夺duó得de马mǎ二èr匹pǐ。云yún请qǐng甘gān夫fū人rén上shàng马mǎ，杀shā开kāi条tiáo血xuè路lù，直zhí送sòng至zhì长zháng坂bǎn坡pō。

This fallen officer was no other that Hsiahou En. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s sword-bearer, and the sword on his back was his master’s. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had two swords, one called I-t‘ien (Trust in God) and the other Ch‘ing-kung . I-t‘ien was the weapon he usually wore at his side, the other being carried by his sword-bearer. Ch‘ing-kung would cut clean through iron as though it were mud and no sword had so keen an edge. When Chao Yün thus fell in with Ts‘ao’s sword-bearer the later was simply plundering, depending upon the authority implied by his office. Least of all thought he of such sudden death as met him at Chao Yün’s hands.

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只zhǐ见jiàn张zhāng飞fēi横héng矛máo立lì马mǎ于yú桥qiáo上shàng，大dà叫jiào：「子zi龙lóng！你nǐ如rú何hé反fán我wǒ哥gē哥gē？」云yún曰yuē：「我wǒ寻xún不bú见jiàn主zhú母mú与yú小xiáo主zhǔ人rén，因yīn此cǐ落luò后hòu，何hé言yán反fǎn耶yé？」飞fēi曰yuē：「若ruò非fēi简jiǎn雍yōng先xiān来lái报bào信xìn，我wǒ今jīn见jiàn你nǐ，怎zén肯kěn干gàn休xiū也yě！」云yún曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng在zài何hé处chù？」飞fēi曰yuē：「只zhǐ在zài前qián麺miàn不bù远yuǎn。

So Chao Yün got possession of a famous sword. The name Ch‘ing-kung was chased in gold characters so that he recognised its value at once. He stuck it in his belt and again plunged into the press. Just as he did so he turned his head and saw he had not a single follower left; he was quite alone. Nevertheless not for a single instant thought he of turning back; he was too intent upon his quest. To and fro, back and forth, he rode questioning this person and that. At length a man said, “A woman with a child in her arms, and wounded in the thigh so that she cannot walk, is lying over there through that hole in the wall.”

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」云yún谓wèi糜mí竺zhú曰yuē：「糜méi子zǐ仲zhòng保bǎo甘gān夫fū人rén先xiān行xíng，待dài我wǒ仍réng往wǎng寻xún糜mí夫fū人rén与yú小xiáo主zhǔ人rén去qù。」言yán罢bà，引yǐn数shù骑qí再zài回huí旧jiù路lù。

Chao Yün rode to look and there, beside an old well behind the broken wall of a burned house, sat the mother clasping the child to her breast and weeping. Chao was on his knees before her in a moment. “My child will live then since you are here,” cried the Lady Mi. “Pity him, O General; protect him, for he is the only son of his father’s flesh and blood. Take him to his father and I can die content.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng走zǒu之zhī间jiān，见jiàn一yī将jiāng手shǒu提tí铁tiě枪qiāng，背bèi著zhù一yī口kǒu剑jiàn，引yǐn十shí数shù骑qí跃yuè马mǎ而ér来lái。赵zhào云yún更gèng不bù打dǎ话huà，直zhí取qǔ那nà将jiāng。交jiāo马má只zhǐ一yī合hé，把bǎ那nà将jiāng一yī枪qiāng刺cì倒dào，从cóng骑qí皆jiē走zǒu。原yuán来lái那nà将jiāng乃nǎi曹cáo操cāo随suí身shēn背bèi剑jiàn之zhī将jiāng夏xià侯hóu恩ēn也yě。曹cáo操cāo有yóu宝bǎo剑jiàn二èr口kǒu：一yī名míng「倚yǐ天tiān」，一yī名míng「青qīng釭gāng」。倚yǐ天tiān剑jiàn自zì佩pèi之zhī，青qīng釭gāng剑jiàn令lìng夏xià侯hóu恩ēn佩pèi之zhī。

“It is my fault that you have suffered,” replied Chao Yün. “But it is useless to say more. I pray you take my horse while I will walk beside and protect you till we get clear.” She replied, “I may not do that. What would you do without a steed? But the boy here I confide to your care. I am badly wounded and cannot hope to live. Pray take him and go your way. Do not trouble more about me.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-60

那nà青qīng釭gāng剑jiàn砍kán铁tiě如rú泥ní，锋fēng利lì无wú比bǐ。

“I hear shouting,” said Chao. “The soldiers will be upon us again in a moment. Pray mount quickly.' “But really I cannot move,” she said. “Do not let there be a double loss!” And she held out the child toward him as she spoke. “Take the child,” cried she. “His life and safety are in your hands.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-61

当dāng时shí夏xià侯hóu恩ēn自zì恃shì勇yǒng力lì，背bèi著zhù那nà剑jiàn，只zhǐ顾gù引yǐn人rén抢qiǎng夺duó掳lǔ掠lüè。不bù想xiǎng撞zhuàng著zhù赵zhào云yún，被bèi他tā一yī枪qiāng刺cì死sǐ，夺duó了le那nà口kǒu剑jiàn，看kàn靶bǎ上shàng有yǒu金jīn嵌qiàn「青qīng釭gāng」二èr字zì，方fāng知zhī是shì宝bǎo剑jiàn也yě。云yún插chā剑jiàn提tí枪qiāng，复fù杀shā入rù重chóng围wéi；回huí顾gù手shǒu下xià从cóng骑qí，已yǐ没méi一yī人rén，只zhǐ剩shèng得dé孤gū身shēn。云yún并bìng无wú半bàn点diǎn退tuì心xīn，只zhǐ顾gù往wǎng来lái寻xún觅mì。

Again and again Chao Yün besought her to get on his horse, but she would not. The shouting drew nearer and nearer, Chao Yün spoke harshly saying. “If you will not do what I say, what will happen when the soldiers come up?” She said no more. Throwing the child on the ground she turned over and threw herself into the old well. And there she perished.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-62

但dàn逢féng百bǎi姓xìng，便biàn问wèn糜mí夫fū人rén消xiāo息xī。忽hū一yī人rén指zhǐ曰yuē：「夫fū人rén抱bào著zhù孩hái儿ér，左zuó腿tuǐ上shàng著zhù了le枪qiāng，行xíng走zǒu不bù得dé，只zhǐ在zài前qián麺miàn墙qiáng缺quē内nèi坐zuò地dì。」

The warrior relies upon the strength of his charger, Afoot, how could he bear to safety his young prince? Brave mother! who died to preserve the son of her husband’s line; Heroine was she, bold and decisive!

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-63

赵zhào云yún听tīng了le，连lián忙máng追zhuī寻xún。只zhǐ见jiàn一yí个gè人rén家jiā，被bèi火huǒ烧shāo坏huài土tǔ墙qiáng，糜mí夫fū人rén抱bào著zhù阿ā斗dǒu，坐zuò于yú墙qiáng下xià枯kū井jǐng之zhī傍bàng啼tí哭kū。云yún急jí下xià马mǎ伏fú地dì而ér拜bài。夫fū人rén曰yuē：「妾qiè得dé见jiàn将jiāng军jūn，阿ā斗dóu有yǒu命mìng矣yǐ。望wàng将jiāng军jūn可kě怜lián他tā父fù亲qīn飘piāo荡dàng半bàn世shì，只zhí有yǒu这zhè点dián骨gǔ血xuè。将jiāng军jūn可kě护hù持chí此cǐ子zi，教jiào他tā得dé见jiàn父fù麺miàn，妾qiè死sǐ无wú恨hèn！」

Seeing that the lady had resolved the question by dying there was nothing more to be done. Chao Yün filled in the well with the rubbish that lay about lest the dead body should suffer shame. Then he loosened his armour, let down the heart-protecting mirror and placed the child in his breast. This done he slung his spear and re-mounted.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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云yún曰yuē：「夫fū人rén受shòu难nàn，云yún之zhī罪zuì也yě。不bú必bì多duō言yán，请qǐng夫fū人rén上shàng马mǎ。云yún自zì步bù行xíng死sǐ战zhàn，保bǎo夫fū人rén透tòu出chū重chóng围wéi。」糜mí夫fū人rén曰yuē：「不bù可kě。将jiāng军jūn岂qí可kě无wú马mǎ？此cǐ子zi全quán赖lài将jiāng军jūn保bǎo护hù。妾qiè已yǐ重zhòng伤shāng，死sǐ何hé足zú惜xī！望wàng将jiāng军jūn速sù抱bào此cǐ子zi前qián去qù，勿wù以yǐ妾qiè为wèi累lèi也yě。」云yún曰yuē：「喊hǎn声shēng将jiāng近jìn，追zhuī兵bīng已yǐ至zhì，请qǐng夫fū人rén速sù速sù上shàng马mǎ。

He had gone but a short distance when he saw Yen Ming, one of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s minor captains. This warrior used a double edged, three pointed weapon and he offered battle. However, Chao Yün disposed of him after a very few bouts and dispersed his men.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」糜mí夫fū人rén曰yuē：「妾qiè身shēn委wěi实shí难nán去qù，休xiū得dé两liǎng误wù。」乃nǎi将jiāng阿ā斗dǒu递dì与yǔ赵zhào云yún曰yuē：「此cǐ子zi性xìng命mìng全quán在zài将jiāng军jūn身shēn上shàng！」

As the road cleared before him he saw another detachment barring his way. At the head of this was a captain of rank exalted enough to display a banner with his name Chang Ho. Chao Yün never waited to parley but attacked. However, this was a more formidable antagonist and half a score bouts found neither any nearer defeat. But Chao, with the child in his bosom, could only fight with the greatest caution and so he decided to flee. Chang Ho pursued and as Chao thought only of thrashing his steed to get away, and little of the road, suddenly he went crashing into a pit. On came his pursuer, spear at poise. Suddenly a brilliant flash of light seemed to shoot out of the pit and the fallen horse leapt with it into the air and was again on firm earth.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-66

赵zhào云yún三sān回huí五wǔ次cì，请qǐng夫fū人rén上shàng马mǎ，夫fū人rén只zhǐ不bù肯kěn上shàng马mǎ。四sì边biān喊hǎn声shēng又yòu起qǐ。云yún厉lì声shēng曰yuē：「夫fū人rén不bù听tīng吾wú言yán，追zhuī军jūn若ruò至zhì，为wéi之zhī奈nài何hé？」糜mí夫fū人rén乃nǎi弃qì阿ā斗dǒu于yú地dì，翻fān身shēn投tóu入rù枯kū井jǐng中zhōng而ér死sǐ。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn之zhī曰yuē：

Abright glory surrounds the child of the imperial line, now in danger, The powerful charger forces his way through the press of battle, Bearing to safety him who was destined to sit on the throne two score years and two; And the general thus manifested his godlike courage.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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战zhàn将jiàng全quán凭píng马mǎ力lì多duō，步bù行xíng怎zén把bǎ幼yòu君jūn扶fú？

Warriors rely on the strength of their steeds; How can one on foot support a young lord?

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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拚pàn将jiāng一yī死sǐ存cún刘liú嗣sì，勇yǒng决jué还hái亏kuī女nǚ丈zhàng夫fū。

Risking her death to preserve the heir of Liu, For brave resolve, we owe this woman-hero.

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赵zhào云yún见jiàn夫fū人rén已yí死sǐ，恐kǒng曹cáo军jūn盗dào尸shī，便biàn将jiāng土tǔ墙qiáng推tuī倒dào，掩yǎn盖gài枯kū井jǐng。掩yǎn讫qì，解jiě开kāi勒lēi甲jiǎ绦tāo，放fàng下xià掩yǎn心xīn镜jìng，将jiāng阿ā斗dǒu抱bào护hù在zài怀huái，绰chuò枪qiāng上shàng马mǎ。早záo有yǒu一yī将jiāng，引yǐn一yī队duì步bù军jūn至zhì，乃nǎi曹cáo洪hóng部bú将jiàng晏yàn明míng也yě，持chí三sān尖jiān两liǎng刃rèn刀dāo来lái战zhàn赵zhào云yún。不bù三sān合hé，被bèi赵zhào云yún一yī枪qiāng刺cì倒dào，杀shā散sàn众zhòng军jūn，冲chōng开kāi一yī条tiáo路lù。

This apparition frightened Chang Ho, who abandoned the pursuit forthwith and Chao Yün rode off. Presently he heard shouts behind, “Chao Yün, Chao Yün, stop!” and at the same time he saw ahead of him two captains who seemed disposed to dispute his way. Two in front and two following, his state seemed desperate, but he quailed not.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng走zǒu间jiān，前qián麺miàn又yòu一yī枝zhī军jūn马mǎ拦lán路lù。当dāng先xiān一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng，旗qí号hào分fēn明míng，大dà书shū「河hé间jiān张zhāng郃hé」。云yún更gèng不bù答dá话huà，挺tǐng枪qiāng便biàn战zhàn。约yuē十shí余yú合hé，云yún不bù敢gǎn恋liàn战zhàn，夺duó路lù而ér走zǒu。背bèi后hòu张zhāng郃hé追zhuī来lái，云yún加jiā鞭biān而ér行xíng，不bù想xiǎng趷kē跶dá一yī声shēng，连lián马mǎ和hé人rén，颠diān入rù土tǔ坑kēng之zhī内nèi。

As the men of Ts‘ao came pressing on he drew Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s own sword to beat them off. Nothing could resist it. Armour, clothing, it went through without effort and blood gushed forth in fountains wherever it struck. So the four captains were soon beaten off and Chao Yün was once again free.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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张zhāng郃hé挺tǐng枪qiāng来lái刺cì，忽hū然rán一yī道dào红hóng光guāng，从cóng土tǔ坑kēng中zhōng滚gún起qǐ，那nà匹pí马mǎ平píng空kōng一yī跃yuè，跳tiào出chū坑kēng外wài。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī曰yuē：

Now Ts‘ao Ts‘ao from a hill top saw these deeds of derring-do and a captain showing such valour that none could withstand him, so he asked of his followers whether any knew the man. No one recognised him, so Ts‘ao Hung galloped down into the plain and shouted to the hero asking him his name. “I am Chao Tzu-lung of Ch‘angshan,” replied Chao Yün. Ts‘ao Hung returned and told his lord, who said, “A very tiger of a leader! I must get him alive.” Whereupon he sent gallopers to all detachments with orders that no arrows were to be fired from an ambush at any point Chao Yün should pass; he was to be taken alive.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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红hóng光guāng罩zhào体tǐ困kùn龙lóng飞fēi，征zhēng马mǎ冲chōng开kāi长zháng坂bǎn围wéi。

A red glow wrapped his frame, the trapped Dragon took flight; His warhorse charged through the siege of Changban.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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四sì十shí二èr年nián真zhēn命mìng主zhǔ，将jiāng军jūn因yīn得dé显xiǎn神shén威wēi。

The true Lord of forty-two years— Through him the general showed his divine might.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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张zhāng郃hé见jiàn了le，大dà惊jīng而ér退tuì。赵zhào云yún纵zòng马mǎ正zhèng走zǒu，背bèi后hòu忽hū有yǒu二èr将jiāng大dà叫jiào：「赵zhào云yún休xiū走zǒu！」前qián麺miàn又yòu有yǒu二èr将jiāng，使shí两liǎng般bān军jūn器qì，截jié住zhù去qù路lù：后hòu麺miàn赶gǎn的de是shì马mǎ延yán、张zhāng𫖮，前qián麺miàn阻zǔ的de是shì焦jiāo触chù、张zhāng南nán，都dōu是shì袁yuán绍shào手shǒu下xià降jiàng将jiāng。赵zhào云yún力lì战zhàn四sì将jiāng，曹cáo军jūn一yī齐qí拥yōng至zhì。云yún乃nǎi拔bá青qīng釭gāng剑jiàn乱luàn砍kǎn。手shóu起qǐ处chù，衣yī甲jiǎ透tòu过guò，血xuè如rú涌yǒng泉quán。

And so Chao Yün escaped most imminent danger, and O-tou’s safety, bound up with his saviour’s, was also secured. On this career of slaughter which ended in safety, Chao Yün, bearing in his bosom him who was to be known as The Later Lord, cut down two banners, took three spears and slew of Ts‘ao’s captains half a hundred, all men of renown.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-75

杀shā退tuì众zhòng军jūn将jiāng，直zhí透tòu重chóng围wéi。

Blood dyed the fighting robe and crimsoned his buff coat; None dared engage the terrible warrior at Tangyang; In the days of old lived the brave Chao Yün, Who fought in the battlefield for his lord in danger.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-76

却què说shuō曹cáo操cāo在zài景jǐng山shān顶dǐng上shàng，望wàng见jiàn一yī将jiāng，所suǒ到dào之zhī处chù，威wēi不bù可kě当dāng，急jí问wèn左zuǒ右yòu是shì谁shuí。曹cáo洪hóng飞fēi马mǎ下xià山shān大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「军jūn中zhōng战zhàn将jiàng可kě留liú姓xìng名míng！」云yún应yīng声shēng曰yuē：「吾wú乃nǎi常cháng山shān赵zhào子zi龙lóng也yě！」曹cáo洪hóng回huí报bào曹cáo操cāo。操cāo曰yuē：「真zhēn虎hǔ将jiàng也yě！吾wú当dāng生shēng致zhì之zhī。」遂suì令lìng飞fēi马mǎ传chuán报bào各gè处chù：「如rú赵zhào云yún到dào，不bù许xǔ放fàng冷lěng箭jiàn，只zhǐ要yào捉zhuō活huó的de。

Having thus fought his way out of the press Chao Yün lost no time in getting away from the battle field. His battle robe was soaked in blood.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」因yīn此cǐ赵zhào云yún得dé脱tuō此cǐ难nán。此cǐ亦yì阿ā斗dǒu之zhī福fú所suǒ致zhì也yě。

On his way, near the rise of the hills, he met with two other bodies of men under two brothers, Chung Chin and Chung Shên. One of these was armed with a massive axe, the other a halberd. As soon as they saw Chao Yün they knew him and shouted, “Quickly dismount and be bound!”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-78

这zhè一yī场cháng杀shā，赵zhào云yún怀huái抱bào后hòu主zhǔ，直zhí透tòu重chóng围wéi，砍kǎn倒dào大dà旗qí两liǎng麺miàn，夺duó槊shuò三sān条tiáo；前qián后hòu枪qiāng刺cì剑jiàn砍kǎn，杀shā死sǐ曹cáo营yíng名míng将jiàng五wǔ十shí余yú员yuán。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī曰yuē：

He has only escaped from the tiger’s cave, To risk the deep pool’s sounding wave.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-79

血xuè染rǎn征zhēng袍páo透tòu甲jiǎ红hóng，当dāng阳yáng谁shuí敢gán与yǔ争zhēng锋fēng！

Blood soaked his battle robe, staining red through his armour; At Dangyang, who dared contend with him!

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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古gǔ来lái冲chōng阵zhèn扶fú危wēi主zhǔ，只zhí有yǒu常cháng山shān赵zhào子zi龙lóng。

Since ancient times, those who charged the ranks to save a lord in peril— There is only Zhao Zilong of Changshan.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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赵zhào云yún当dāng下xià杀shā透tòu重chóng围wéi，已yǐ离lí大dà阵zhèn，血xuè满mǎn征zhēng袍páo。正zhèng行xíng间jiān，山shān坡pō下xià又yòu撞zhuàng出chū两liǎng枝zhī军jūn，乃nǎi夏xià侯hóu惇dūn部bú将jiàng钟zhōng缙jìn、钟zhōng绅shēn兄xiōng弟dì二èr人rén，一yí个gè使shǐ大dà斧fǔ，一yí个gè使shǐ划huà戟jǐ，大dà喝hē：「赵zhào云yún快kuài下xià马mǎ受shòu缚fù！」正zhèng是shì：

How Chao Yün escaped will be next related.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

41-82

才cái离lí虎hǔ窟kū逃táo生shēng去qù，又yòu遇yù龙lóng潭tán鼓gǔ浪làng来lái。

He had barely escaped the tiger's den, When the dragon's pool surged with waves before him.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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毕bì竟jìng子zi龙lóng怎zěn地dì脱tuō身shēn，且qiě听tīng下xià回huí分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated