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第dì五wǔ十shí三sān回huí 关guān云yún长zhǎng义yì释shì黄huáng汉hàn升shēng　　孙sūn仲zhòng谋móu大dà战zhàn张zhāng文wén远yuǎn

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng谓wèi张zhāng飞fēi曰yuē：「前qián者zhě子zi龙lóng取qǔ桂guì阳yáng郡jùn时shí，责zé下xià军jūn令lìng状zhuàng而ér去qù。今jīn日rì翼yì德dé要yào取qú武wǔ陵líng，必bì须xū也yě责zé下xià军jūn令lìng状zhuàng，方fāng可ké领lǐng兵bīng去qù。」张zhāng飞fēi遂suì立lì军jūn令lìng状zhuàng，欣xīn然rán领lǐng三sān千qiān军jūn，星xīng夜yè投tóu武wǔ陵líng界jiè上shàng来lái。

What K‘ung-ming required from Chang Fei was a formal recognition of responsibility for success. Said he, “When Chao Yün went on his expedition he gave written guarantee of being responsible for success and you ought to do the same now that you are starting for Wuling. In that case you may have men and start.” So Chang Fei gave the required document and received joyfully the three companies of soldiers he had demanded. He set out at once and travelled without rest till he reached Wuling.

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金jīn旋xuán听tīng得dé张zhāng飞fēi引yǐn兵bīng到dào，乃nǎi集jí将jiàng校xiào整zhéng点diǎn精jīng兵bīng器qì械xiè，出chū城chéng迎yíng敌dí。从cóng事shì巩gǒng志zhì谏jiàn曰yuē：「刘liú玄xuán德dé乃nǎi大dà汉hàn皇huáng叔shū，仁rén义yì布bù于yú天tiān下xià；加jiā之zhī张zhāng翼yì德dé骁xiāo勇yǒng非fēi常cháng。不bù可kě迎yíng敌dí，不bù如rú纳nà降xiáng为wèi上shàng。」金jīn旋xuán大dà怒nù曰yuē：「汝rǔ欲yù与yǔ贼zéi通tōng连lián为wèi内nèi变biàn耶yé？」喝hè令lìng武wǔ士shì推tuī出chū斩zhǎn之zhī。众zhòng官guān皆jiē告gào曰yuē：「先xiān斩zhǎn家jiā人rén，于yú军jūn不bú利lì。」

When the Prefect of Wuling, Chin Hsüan by name, heard that an expedition against him was afoot he mustered his officers and recruited brave soldiers and put his weapons in order ready for the struggle. And his army moved out of the city. Acertain secretary, Kung Chih, remonstrated with his chief for opposing a scion of the imperial house, saying, “Liu Yüan-tê is of the Hans, and recognised as an uncle of the Emperor. All the world knows he is kindly and righteous. Added to that his brother Chang Fei is extraordinarily bold. We cannot face them in battle with hope of success. Our best course is to give in.” But his master angrily replied, “Do you want to play the traitor and take the side of the rebels and help them?” He called in the lictors and told them to put Kung to death. The other officers interceded for him, saying, “It augers ill to start an expedition by slaying your own men.”

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金jīn旋xuán乃nǎi喝hē退tuì巩gǒng志zhì，自zì率lǜ兵bīng出chū。离lí城chéng二èr十shí里lǐ，正zhèng迎yíng张zhāng飞fēi。飞fēi挺tǐng矛máo立lì马mǎ，大dà喝hē金jīn旋xuán。旋xuán问wèn部bú将jiàng：「谁shuí敢gǎn出chū战zhàn？」众zhòng皆jiē畏wèi惧jù，莫mò敢gǎn向xiàng前qián。旋xuán自zì骤zhòu马má舞wǔ刀dāo迎yíng之zhī。张zhāng飞fēi大dà喝hē一yī声shēng，浑hún如rú巨jù雷léi。金jīn旋xuán失shī色sè，不bù敢gǎn交jiāo锋fēng，拨bō马mǎ便biàn走zǒu。飞fēi引yǐn众zhòng军jūn随suí后hòu掩yǎn杀shā。金jīn旋xuán走zǒu至zhì城chéng边biān，城chéng上shàng乱luàn箭jiàn射shè下xià。

So the Prefect merely sent Kung Chih away. He himself led the army out of the city. After marching twenty li he met with Chang Fei’s army. Chang Fei at once rode to the front, spear ready to thrust, and opened with a shout. Chin Hsüan turned to his officers and asked who would go out to fight him, but no one replied; they were too afraid. So the Prefect himself galloped out, flourishing his sword. Seeing him advance Chang Fei shouted in a voice of thunder. Poor Chin was seized with panic, turned pale and could not go on. He turned his steed and fled. Then Chang Fei and his army went in pursuit and smote the fugitives, chasing them to the city wall.

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旋xuán惊jīng视shì之zhī，见jiàn巩gǒng志zhì立lì于yú城chéng上shàng曰yuē：「汝rǔ不bú顺shùn天tiān时shí，自zì取qǔ败bài亡wáng，吾wú与yú百bǎi姓xìng自zì降jiàng刘liú矣yǐ。」

Here the fugitives were greeted by a flight of arrows from their own wall. Greatly frightened, Chin Hsüan looked up to see what this meant and there was Kung Chih, who had opposed him, standing on the wall. “You brought defeat upon yourself because you opposed the will of God,” cried the traitor. “I and the people with me are determined to yield to Liu Pei.”

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言yán未wèi毕bì，一yī箭jiàn射shè中zhōng金jīn旋xuán麺miàn门mén，坠zhuì于yú马mǎ下xià。军jūn士shì割gē头tóu献xiàn张zhāng飞fēi，巩gǒng志zhì出chū城chéng纳nà降xiáng。飞fēi就jiù令lìng巩gǒng志zhì赍jī印yìn绶shòu，往wǎng桂guì阳yáng见jiàn玄xuán德dé；玄xuán德dé大dà喜xǐ，遂suì令lìng巩gǒng志zhì代dài金jīn旋xuán之zhī职zhí。玄xuán德dé亲qīn至zhì武wǔ陵líng安ān民mín毕bì，驰chí书shū报bào云yún长zhǎng，言yán翼yì德dé、子zi龙lóng各gè得dé一yī郡jùn。

Just as he finished speaking an arrow wounded Chin Hsüan in the face and he fell to the ground. Thereupon his own men cut off his head, which they forthwith presented to Chang Fei. Kung Chih then went out and made formal submission and Chang Fei bade him take his letter and the seal to Kueiyang to Liu Pei, who was pleased to hear of Chang Fei’s success and gave the prefectship to Kung Chih. Soon after Yüan-tê came in person and soothed the people.

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云yún长zháng乃nǎi回huí书shū上shàng请qǐng曰yuē：「闻wén长cháng沙shā尚shàng未wèi取qǔ，如rú兄xiōng长zhǎng不bù以yǐ弟dì为wèi不bù才cái，教jiào关guān某mǒu干gàn这zhè件jiàn功gōng劳láo甚shèn好hǎo。」

This done he wrote to his other brother telling him I-tê and Tzu-lung had gained a district each. Kuan at once wrote back and said that Changsha was yet to be taken and if he was not thought too feeble he would like to be sent to attack it. Yüan-tê agreed and sent Chang Fei to relieve his brother, whom he ordered to return and prepare for an expedition to Changsha. Kuan Yü came and went in to see his elder brother and K‘ung-ming.

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玄xuán德dé大dà喜xǐ，遂suì令lìng张zhāng飞fēi星xīng夜yè去qù替tì云yún长zháng守shǒu荆jīng州zhōu，令lìng云yún长zhǎng来lái取qǔ长cháng沙shā。云yún长zhǎng既jì至zhì，入rù见jiàn玄xuán德dé、孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「子zi龙lóng取qǔ桂guì阳yáng，翼yì德dé取qú武wǔ陵líng，都dōu是shì三sān千qiān军jūn去qù。今jīn长cháng沙shā太tài守shǒu韩hán玄xuán，固gù不bù足zú道dào，只zhǐ是shì他tā有yǒu一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng，乃nǎi南nán阳yáng人rén，姓xìng黄huáng，名míng忠zhōng，字zì汉hàn升shēng；

At this interview K‘ung-ming said that the other two successful warriors had done their work with three companies. The Prefect of Changsha, Han Yüan, was not worth mentioning, but there was a certain general with him, named Huang Chung, who had to be reckoned with.

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是shì刘liú表biǎo帐zhàng下xià中zhōng郎láng将jiāng，与yǔ刘liú表biǎo之zhī姪zhí刘liú磐pán共gòng守shǒu长cháng沙shā，后hòu事shì韩hán玄xuán；虽suī今jīn年nián近jìn六liù旬xún，却què有yǒu万wàn夫fū不bù当dāng之zhī勇yǒng，不bù可kě轻qīng敌dí。云yún长zhǎng去qù，必bì须xū多duō带dài军jūn马mǎ。」

“Huang Chung,” said K‘ung-ming, “is a native of Nanyang. He used to be in the service of Liu Piao and was a colleague of Liu P‘an, when he was in command of Changsha. After Liu Piao’s death he joined Han Yüan when he took command of the district. Now, although he is nearly sixty he is a man to be feared and a warrior of a thousand. You ought to take a larger number of men.”

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云yún长zhǎng曰yuē：「军jūn师shī何hé故gù长zhǎng别bié人rén锐ruì气qì，灭miè自zì己jǐ威wēi风fēng？量liàng一yī老lǎo卒zú，何hé足zú道dào哉zāi！关guān某mǒu不bù须xū用yòng三sān千qiān军jūn，只zhǐ消xiāo本běn部bú下xià五wú百bǎi名míng校xiào刀dāo手shǒu，决jué定dìng斩zhǎn黄huáng忠zhōng、韩hán玄xuán之zhī首shǒu，来lái献xiàn麾huī下xià。」玄xuán德dé苦kú挡dǎng。云yún长zhǎng不bù依yī，只zhí领líng五wú百bǎi校xiào刀dāo手shǒu而ér去qù。孔kǒng明míng谓wèi玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「云yún长zhǎng轻qīng敌dí黄huáng忠zhōng，只zhí恐kóng有yǒu失shī，主zhǔ公gōng当dāng往wǎng接jiē应yīng。

Kuan Yü replied, “General, what makes you damp another man’s ardour to fight and do away with your own dignity? I do not think the old leader need be discussed and I do not think I require three companies of men. Give me my own half company of swordsmen and I will have the heads of both our enemies to sacrifice to our standard.” Yüan-tê resisted this decision of Kuan Yü, but Kuan would not give way. He just took his half company and set out.

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」玄xuán德dé从cóng之zhī，随suí后hòu引yǐn兵bīng望wàng长cháng沙shā进jìn发fā。

“If he is not careful how he attacks Huang Chung there will be a mishap,” said K‘ung-ming. “You must go to support him.” Yüan-tê accordingly, at the head of another and larger party, set out toward Changsha.

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却què说shuō长cháng沙shā太tài守shǒu韩hán玄xuán，平píng生shēng性xìng急jí，轻qīng于yú杀shā戮lù，众zhòng皆jiē𫫇ě之zhī。是shì时shí听tīng知zhī云yún长zhǎng军jūn到dào，便biàn唤huàn老lǎo将jiàng黄huáng忠zhōng商shāng议yì。忠zhōng曰yuē：「不bù须xū主zhǔ公gōng忧yōu虑lǜ，凭píng某mǒu这zhè口kǒu刀dāo，这zhè张zhāng弓gōng，一yī千qiān个gè来lái，一yī千qiān个gè死sǐ！」原yuán来lái黄huáng忠zhōng能néng开kāi二èr石shí力lì之zhī弓gōng，百bǎi发fā百bǎi中zhòng。

The Prefect of Changsha was of hasty temperament with small compunction in matters of life and death and was universally hated. When he heard of the army coming against him he called his veteran leader, Huang, to ask advice. The latter said, “Do not be distressed; this sword of mine and my bow are equal to the slaughter of all who may come.”

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言yán未wèi毕bì，阶jiē下xià一yī人rén应yīng声shēng而ér出chū曰yuē：「不bù须xū老lǎo将jiàng军jūn出chū战zhàn，只zhǐ就jiù某móu手shǒu中zhōng定dìng活huó捉zhuō关guān某mǒu。」韩hán玄xuán视shì之zhī，乃nái管guǎn军jūn校xiào尉wèi杨yáng龄líng。韩hán玄xuán大dà喜xǐ，遂suì令lìng杨yáng龄líng引yǐn军jūn一yī千qiān，飞fēi奔bēn出chū城chéng。约yuē行xíng五wǔ十shí里lǐ，望wàng见jiàn尘chén头tóu起qǐ处chù，云yún长zhǎng军jūn马má早zǎo到dào。杨yáng龄líng挺tǐng枪qiāng出chū马mǎ，立lì于yú阵zhèn前qián骂mà战zhàn。

Huang Chung had been very strong and could bend the two hundred catty bow and was a most perfect archer. When he referred to his one-time prowess a certain man spoke up and said, “Let not the old General go out to battle. Trust to my right arm and you shall have this Kuan a prisoner in your hands.”

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云yún长zhǎng大dà怒nù，更gèng不bù打dǎ话huà，飞fēi马má舞wǔ刀dāo，直zhí取qǔ杨yáng龄líng。龄líng挺tǐng枪qiāng来lái迎yíng。不bù三sān合hé，云yún长zháng手shóu起qǐ刀dāo落luò，砍kǎn杨yáng龄líng于yú马mǎ下xià。追zhuī杀shā败bài兵bīng，直zhí至zhì城chéng下xià。

The speaker was named Yang Ling. The Prefect accepted his offer and told off a company to go with him and they quickly rode out of the city. About fifty li from the city they observed a great cloud of dust approaching and soon distinguished the invaders. Yang Ling set his spear and rode to the front to abuse and fight. Kuan Yü made no reply to the abuse, but rode forward flourishing his sword. The warriors soon met and in the third encounter Yang Ling was cut down. Kuan Yü's company dashed forward and pursued the defeated force to the city wall.

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韩hán玄xuán闻wén之zhī大dà惊jīng，便biàn教jiào黄huáng忠zhōng出chū马mǎ。玄xuán自zì来lái城chéng上shàng观guān看kàn。忠zhōng提tí刀dāo纵zòng马mǎ，引yín五wú百bǎi骑qí兵bīng飞fēi过guò吊diào桥qiáo。云yún长zhǎng见jiàn一yī老lǎo将jiàng出chū马mǎ，知zhī是shì黄huáng忠zhōng，把bá五wú百bǎi校xiào刀dāo手shǒu一yī字zì䙓bǎi开kāi，横héng刀dāo立lì马mǎ而ér问wèn曰yuē：「来lái将jiāng莫mò非fēi黄huáng忠zhōng否fǒu？」忠zhōng曰yuē：「既jì知zhī我wǒ名míng，焉yān敢gǎn犯fàn我wǒ境jìng！」云yún长zhǎng曰yuē：「特tè来lái取qú汝rú首shǒu级jí！

When the Prefect heard of this reverse he ordered the veteran Huang Chung to go out while he went up on the city wall to watch the fight. Huang Chung took his sword and crossed the drawbridge at the head of his men. Kuan Yü, seeing an old leader riding out, knew it must be Huang Chung. He halted his men and placed them in line with their swords at the point. Then sitting there on horseback he said, “He who comes is surely Huang Chung, eh?” “Since you know me, how dare you come within my boundaries?” replied the veteran.

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」言yán罢bà，两liáng马mǎ交jiāo锋fēng，战zhàn一yì百bǎi余yú合hé，不bù分fēn胜shèng负fù。韩hán玄xuán恐kǒng黄huáng忠zhōng有yǒu失shī，鸣míng金jīn收shōu军jūn。黄huáng忠zhōng收shōu军jūn入rù城chéng。云yún长zháng也yě退tuì军jūn，离lí城chéng十shí里lǐ下xià寨zhài，心xīn中zhōng暗àn忖cǔn：「老lǎo将jiàng黄huáng忠zhōng，名míng不bù虚xū传chuán：斗dòu一yì百bǎi合hé，全quán无wú破pò绽zhàn。来lái日rì必bì用yòng拖tuō刀dāo计jì，背bèi砍kǎn赢yíng之zhī。」次cì日rì早zǎo饭fàn毕bì，又yòu来lái城chéng下xià搦nuò战zhàn。韩hán玄xuán坐zuò在zài城chéng上shàng，教jiào黄huáng忠zhōng出chū马mǎ。

“I have come expressly to get your head.” Then the combat began. They fought a hundred and more bouts and neither seemed nearer victory. At this point the Prefect, fearing some mishap to his veteran general, beat the gong to retreat and the battle ceased, one side going into the city and the other camping ten li away to the rear. Kuan Yü thought in his heart that the fame of the veteran opposed to him was well merited. He had fought a hundred bouts and discovered never a weak spot. He determined that in the next encounter he would use a feint (or “Parthian” stab) and so overcome him.

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忠zhōng引yǐn数shù百bǎi骑qí杀shā过guò吊diào桥qiáo，再zài与yǔ云yún长zhǎng交jiāo马mǎ。又yòu斗dòu五wǔ六liù十shí合hé，胜shèng负fù不bù分fēn。两liǎng军jūn齐qí声shēng喝hè采cǎi。

Next day, the early meal eaten, Kuan Yü came to the city wall and offered his challenge. The Prefect seated himself on the city wall and bade his veteran warrior go out to accept it and, at the head of a few horsemen, he dashed across the drawbridge. The two champions engaged and at the end of half a hundred bouts neither had the advantage. On both sides the soldiers cheered lustily.

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鼓gǔ声shēng正zhèng急jí时shí，云yún长zhǎng拨bō马mǎ便biàn走zǒu。黄huáng忠zhōng赶gǎn来lái。云yún长cháng方fāng欲yù用yòng刀dāo砍kǎn时shí，忽hū听tīng得dé脑nǎo后hòu一yī声shēng响xiǎng；急jí回huí头tóu看kàn时shí，见jiàn黄huáng忠zhōng被bèi战zhàn马mǎ前qián失shī，掀xiān在zài地dì下xià。云yún长zhǎng急jí回huí马mǎ，双shuāng手shóu举jǔ刀dāo猛měng喝hē曰yuē：「我wó且qiě饶ráo你nǐ性xìng命mìng！快kuài换huàn马mǎ来lái厮sī杀shā！」黄huáng忠zhōng急jí提tí起qí马mǎ蹄tí，飞fēi身shēn上shàng马mǎ，奔bēn入rù城chéng中zhōng。

When the drums were beating most furiously, suddenly Kuan Yü wheeled round his horse and fled. Of course Huang Chung followed. Just as the moment for the feint arrived Kuan Yü heard behind him a tremendous crash and turned to see his pursuer lying prone upon the ground. His steed had stumbled and thrown him. Kuan Yü turned, raised his sword in both hands, and cried in a fierce tone, “I spare your life, but quick! get another horse and come again to battle.”

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玄xuán惊jīng问wèn之zhī，忠zhōng曰yuē：「此cí马má久jiǔ不bú上shàng阵zhèn，故gù有yóu此cǐ失shī。」玄xuán曰yuē：「汝rǔ箭jiàn百bǎi发fā百bǎi中zhòng，何hé不bú射shè之zhī？」忠zhōng曰yuē：「来lái日rì再zài战zhàn，必bì然rán诈zhà败bài，诱yòu到dào吊diào桥qiáo边biān射shè之zhī。」玄xuán以yǐ自zì己jí所suǒ乘chéng一yì匹pǐ青qīng马má与yǔ黄huáng忠zhōng。忠zhōng拜bài谢xiè而ér退tuì，寻xín思sī：「难nán得dé云yún长zhǎng如rú此cǐ义yì气qì！他tā不bù忍rěn杀shā害hài我wǒ，我wǒ又yòu安ān忍rěn射shè他tā？若ruò不bú射shè，又yòu恐kǒng违wéi了le军jūn令lìng。

Huang Chung pulled his horse to its feet hastily, leapt upon its back and went into the city at full speed. The prefect was astonished and asked for an account of the accident. “The horse is too old,” replied Huang. “Why did you not shoot since your arm is so perfect?” asked the Prefect. “I will try again to-morrow,” said Huang. “Then I will run away as if overcome and so tempt him to the drawbridge and then shoot him.” The Prefect gave the veteran a grey horse that he usually rode himself; Huang thanked him and retired.

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」是shì夜yè踌chóu躇chú未wèi定dìng。

But he could not forget Kuan Yü's generous conduct, nor could he understand it. He could not make up his mind to shoot the man who had spared his life. Yet if he did not shoot, he betrayed his duty as a soldier. It was very perplexing and the whole night spent in thinking it over found him still undecided.

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次cì日rì天tiān晓xiǎo，人rén报bào云yún长zhǎng搦nuò战zhàn。忠zhōng领lǐng兵bīng出chū城chéng。云yún长zháng两liǎng日rì战zhàn黄huáng忠zhōng不bú下xià，十shí分fēn焦jiāo躁zào，抖dóu擞sǒu威wēi风fēng，与yǔ忠zhōng交jiāo马mǎ。战zhàn不bú到dào三sān十shí余yú合hé，忠zhōng诈zhà败bài，云yún长zháng赶gǎn来lái。忠zhōng想xiáng起qǐ昨zuó日rì不bù杀shā之zhī恩ēn，不bù忍rěn便biàn射shè，带dài住zhù刀dāo，把bǎ弓gōng虚xū拽zhuāi弦xián响xiǎng。云yún长zhǎng急jí闪shǎn，却què不bú见jiàn箭jiàn。云yún长zhǎng又yòu赶gǎn，忠zhōng又yòu虚xū拽zhuāi。

At daybreak a man came in saying that Kuan Yü was near the wall and challenging them again. So Huang Chung gave orders to go out. Now Kuan Yü, having fought for two days and not having overcome Huang Chung, was very ill at ease. So he called up all his dignity when he went forth to fight that day. When they had got to the thirtieth bout Huang Chung fled as if he was overcome. Kuan Yü pursued.

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云yún长zhǎng急jí闪shǎn，又yòu无wú箭jiàn，只zhǐ道dào黄huáng忠zhōng不bú会huì射shè，放fàng心xīn赶gǎn来lái。将jiāng近jìn吊diào桥qiáo，黄huáng忠zhōng在zài桥qiáo上shàng搭dā箭jiàn开kāi弓gōng，弦xián响xiǎng箭jiàn到dào，正zhèng射shè在zài云yún长zhǎng盔kuī缨yīng根gēn上shàng。前qián麺miàn军jūn齐qí声shēng喊hán起qǐ。云yún长zhǎng吃chī了le一yī惊jīng，带dài箭jiàn回huí寨zhài，方fāng知zhī黄huáng忠zhōng有yóu百bǎi步bù穿chuān杨yáng之zhī能néng，今jīn日rì只zhǐ射shè盔kuī缨yīng，正zhèng是shì报bào昨zuó日rì不bù杀shā之zhī恩ēn也yě。

As he rode away Huang Chung thought in his heart, “He spared me only yesterday and I cannot bear to shoot him to-day. Putting up his sword he took his bow and twanged the string only; no arrow flew. Kuan Yü dodged, but seeing no arrow in the air, he re-took the pursuit. Again Huang twanged an arrowless bowstring and again Kuan dodged, but no arrow came. Then he said to himself, “He cannot shoot,” and pressed on in pursuit. As they neared the city wall, the veteran stopped on the drawbridge, fitted an arrow, pulled the bow and sent an arrow flying that just hit the base of the plume on Kuan’s helmet. The soldiers shouted at the display of marksmanship. Kuan Yü was taken aback and set off for camp with the arrow still sticking. Then he heard that Huang Chung’s skill was said to be equal to piercing a willow leaf at a hundred paces and he understood that he owed this warning in the shape of an arrow in his plume to gratitude for sparing the veteran the preceding day.

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云yún长zháng领lǐng兵bīng而ér退tuì。黄huáng忠zhōng回huí到dào城chéng中zhōng来lái见jiàn韩hán玄xuán，玄xuán便biàn喝hē左zuǒ右yòu捉zhuō下xià黄huáng忠zhōng。忠zhōng叫jiào曰yuē：「无wú罪zuì！」玄xuán大dà怒nù曰yuē：「我wǒ看kàn了le三sān日rì，汝rú敢gǎn欺qī我wǒ！汝rǔ前qián日rì不bú力lì战zhàn，必bì有yǒu私sī心xīn。昨zuó日rì马mǎ失shī，他tā不bù杀shā汝rǔ，必bì有yǒu关guān通tōng。今jīn日rì两liǎng番fān虚xū拽zhuāi弓gōng弦xián，第dì三sān箭jiàn却què正zhèng射shè他tā盔kuī缨yīng，如rú何hé不bú是shì外wài通tōng内nèi连lián？若ruò不bù斩zhán汝rǔ，必bì为wèi后hòu患huàn！

Both withdrew. But when the veteran leader went up on the wall to see the Prefect, he was at once seized. “What have I done?” cried Huang Chung.

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」喝hè令lìng刀dāo斧fú手shǒu推tuī出chū城chéng门mén外wài斩zhǎn之zhī。众zhòng将jiāng欲yù告gào，玄xuán曰yuē：「但dàn告gào免miǎn黄huáng忠zhōng者zhě，便biàn是shì同tóng罪zuì！」刚gāng推tuī到dào门mén外wài，恰qià欲yù举jǔ刀dāo，忽hū然rán一yī将jiāng挥huī刀dāo杀shā入rù，砍kán死sǐ刀dāo手shǒu，救jiù起qǐ黄huáng忠zhōng，大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「黄huáng汉hàn升shēng乃nǎi长cháng沙shā之zhī保bǎo障zhàng，今jīn杀shā汉hàn升shēng，是shì杀shā长cháng沙shā百bǎi姓xìng也yě！韩hán玄xuán残cán暴bào不bù仁rén，轻qīng贤xián慢màn士shì，当dāng众zhòng共gòng殛jí之zhī！愿yuàn随suí我wó者zhě便biàn来lái！」

“I have seen these last three days that you were fooling me; you were slack the day before yesterday, which proved you had some sinister intention. Yesterday, when your horse stumbled and he spared you, it showed that you were in league with him. And to-day you twice twanged a vain bowstring, while at the third shot you only hit your opponent’s helmet. Dare you say there is no secret understanding in all this? If I do not put you to death it will assuredly redound to my own hurt.” The Prefect ordered him to be executed outside the city gate. The intercession of the officers he met by saying that any one who pleaded for the condemned would be regarded as in the plot.

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众zhòng视shì其qí人rén，麺miàn如rú重zhòng枣zǎo，目mù若ruò朗lǎng星xīng，乃nǎi义yì阳yáng人rén魏wèi延yán也yě；自zì襄xiāng阳yáng赶gǎn刘liú玄xuán德dé不bú著zhù，来lái投tóu韩hán玄xuán；玄xuán怪guài其qí傲ào慢màn少sháo礼lǐ，不bù肯kěn重zhòng用yòng，故gù屈qū渖shěn于yú此cǐ。当dāng日rì救jiù了le黄huáng忠zhōng，教jiào百bǎi姓xìng同tóng杀shā韩hán玄xuán，袒tǎn臂bì一yī呼hū，相xiāng从cóng者zhě数shù百bǎi余yú人rén。黄huáng忠zhōng拦lán当dāng不bú住zhù。

The executioners had hustled the old man out of the city and the sword was in the air and on the point of descending, when a man suddenly dashed in, cut down the lictor and rescued Huang Chung. “Huang Chung is our bulwark;” shouted he, “to destroy him is to destroy the Changsha people. This Han is too fierce and cruel, too lightly values good men and is too arrogant toward his officers. We ought rather to kill him, and those who will, let them follow me.” All eyes turned toward this bold speaker, who was bronzed and had eyes like the Cowherd’s star. Some of them knew him as Wei Yen, a native of Iyang. He had followed Liu Pei from Hsiangyang but, unable to come up with him, had gone into the service of Han Yüan. Han Yüan took exception to his arrogant carriage and lack of polish and neglected him. And so he had come to this place.

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魏wèi延yán直zhí杀shā上shàng城chéng头tóu，一yī刀dāo砍kǎn韩hán玄xuán为wèi两liǎng段duàn，提tí头tóu上shàng马mǎ，引yín百bǎi姓xìng出chū城chéng，投tóu拜bài云yún长zhǎng。云yún长zhǎng大dà喜xǐ，遂suì入rù城chéng安ān抚fú已yǐ毕bì，请qǐng黄huáng忠zhōng相xiāng见jiàn。忠zhōng托tuō病bìng不bù出chū。云yún长zhǎng即jí使shǐ人rén去qù请qǐng玄xuán德dé、孔kǒng明míng。

After the rescue of Huang Chung he called upon the people to make an end of the Prefect. He waved his arm and shouted to the people. Soon he had a following of several hundreds. Huang Chung could not stop them. In a very short time Wei had dashed up on the wall and the Prefect lay dead. Taking his head, Wei Yen rode off out of the city to lay the bloodstained trophy at the feet of Kuan Yü, who forthwith went into the city to restore confidence. When the people were all quiet, Kuan sent to request Huang Chung to come to see him, but the old general pleaded illness. Next he sent the good news to his brother and to K‘ung-ming and asked them to come.

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却què说shuō玄xuán德dé自zì云yún长zhǎng来lái取qǔ长cháng沙shā，与yú孔kǒng明míng随suí后hòu催cuī促cù人rén马mǎ接jiē应yīng。正zhèng行xíng间jiān，青qīng旗qí倒dào卷juǎn，一yī鸦yā自zì北běi南nán飞fēi，连lián叫jiào三sān声shēng而ér去qù。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「此cǐ应yīng何hé祸huò福fú？」孔kǒng明míng就jiù在zài马mǎ上shàng袖xiù占zhàn一yī课kè曰yuē：「长cháng沙shā郡jùn已yǐ得dé，又yòu主zhǔ得dé大dà将jiàng。午wǔ时shí后hòu定dìng见jiàn分fēn晓xiǎo。」

Soon after Kuan Yü had left to capture Changsha, Liu Pei and K‘ung-ming had followed him up with supports in case of need. While on the march a black flag was furled backwards and a crow flew over from north to south croaking thrice as it passed. “What good or evil things do these omens presage?” asked Yüan-tê. With hands hidden within his long sleeves, K‘ung-ming performed a rapid calculation on his fingers of the auspices and replied, “Changsha is taken and a great leader mastered. We shall know soon after noon.”

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少sháo顷qǐng，见jiàn一yī小xiǎo校xiào飞fēi报bào前qián来lái，说shuō：「关guān将jiāng军jūn已yǐ得dé长cháng沙shā郡jùn，降jiàng将jiāng黄huáng忠zhōng、魏wèi延yán。耑duān等déng主zhǔ公gōng到dào彼bǐ。」玄xuán德dé大dà喜xǐ，遂suì入rù长cháng沙shā。云yún长zhǎng接jiē入rù厅tīng上shàng，具jù言yán黄huáng忠zhōng之zhī事shì，玄xuán德dé乃nǎi亲qīn往wǎng黄huáng忠zhōng家jiā相xiāng请qǐng，忠zhōng方fāng出chū降jiàng，求qiú葬zàng韩hán玄xuán尸shī首shǒu于yú长cháng沙shā之zhī东dōng。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn黄huáng忠zhōng曰yuē：

Sure enough a simple soldier presently came galloping along with the welcome tidings of the capture of the city and saying that the two city warriors who had aided them were near waiting the arrival of Liu Pei. Soon after they arrived Liu Pei entered the city, where he was escorted to the magistracy and heard the recital of Huang Chung’s deeds. Yüan-tê went in person to Huang’s house and enquired for him, whereupon he came forth and yielded formally. He requested to be permitted to bury the remains of the late Prefect on the east of the city.

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将jiāng军jūn气qì概gài与yǔ天tiān参cān，白bái发fà犹yóu然rán困kùn汉hàn南nán。

The general's spirit rivals heaven, yet white-haired he remains trapped south of the Han.

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至zhì死sǐ甘gān心xīn无wú怨yuàn望wàng，临lín降jiàng低dī首shǒu尚shàng怀huái惭cán。

To death he yielded, willing and without regret; bowing his head in surrender, shame still lingered.

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宝bǎo刀dāo灿càn雪xuě彰zhāng神shén勇yǒng，铁tiě骑qí临lín风fēng忆yì战zhàn酣hān。

His bright blade gleamed like snow, a sign of divine valor; his iron steeds stood in the wind, recalling fierce battle.

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千qiān古gǔ高gāo名míng应yīng不bù泯mǐn，长cháng随suí孤gū月yuè照zhào湘xiāng潭tán。

His lofty name through the ages shall never fade; forever it follows the lonely moon, shining over Xiangtan.

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玄xuán德dé待dài黄huáng忠zhōng甚shèn厚hòu。云yún长zháng引yǐn魏wèi延yán来lái见jiàn，孔kǒng明míng喝hè令lìng刀dāo斧fú手shǒu推tuī出chū斩zhǎn之zhī。玄xuán德dé惊jīng问wèn孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「魏wèi延yán乃nái有yǒu功gōng无wú罪zuì之zhī人rén，军jūn师shī何hé故gù欲yù杀shā之zhī？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「食shí其qí禄lù而ér杀shā其qí主zhǔ，是shì不bù忠zhōng也yě；居jū其qí土tǔ而ér献xiàn其qí地dì，是shì不bú义yì也yě。吾wú观guān魏wèi延yán脑nǎo后hòu有yóu反fán骨gǔ，久jiǔ后hòu必bì反fǎn，故gù先xiān斩zhǎn之zhī，以yǐ绝jué祸huò根gēn。

Lofty as is heaven above earth was the spirit of the captain, Who, even in his old age, suffered sorrows in the south; Cheerfully had he approached death, with no thought of resentment, But, bowing before the conquerer, he hung his head and was ashamed. Praise the sword, gleaming snow-white, and the glory of super-human bravery, Consider the mail-clad steed snuffing the wind and rejoicing in the battle, That warrior’s name shall stand high and its brightness be undiminished, While the cold moon sheds her light on the waters of Hsiang and T‘an. Yüan-tê was generous toward the veteran leader who had come under his banner. But when Wei Yen was introduced, K‘ung-ming suddenly ordered him to be thrust forth and put to death. “He has merit; he has committed no fault,” exclaimed Yüan-tê. “Why slay him?”

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」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「若ruò杀shā此cǐ人rén，恐kǒng降jiàng者zhě人rén人rén自zì危wēi；望wàng军jūn师shī恕shù之zhī。」孔kǒng明míng指zhǐ魏wèi延yán曰yuē：「吾wú今jīn饶ráo汝rǔ性xìng命mìng。汝rú可kě侭jìn忠zhōng报bào主zhǔ，勿wù生shēng异yì心xīn，若ruò生shēng异yì心xīn，我wó好háo歹dái取qú汝rú首shǒu级jí。」魏wèi延yán喏nuò喏nuò连lián声shēng而ér退tuì。黄huáng忠zhōng荐jiàn刘liú表biǎo姪zhí刘liú磐pán，现xiàn在zài攸yōu县xiàn闲xián居jū。玄xuán德dé取qǔ回huí，教jiào掌zhǎng长cháng沙shā郡jùn。

But K‘ung-ming replied, “Ingratitude; to eat a man’s bread and slay him is most disloyal; to live on his land and offer his territory to another is most wrong. I see the bone of treachery at the back of his head and he will certainly turn against his master. Wherefore it is well to put him to death and prevent him from doing harm.” “If we slay this man others who may wish to surrender will be deterred by the danger. I pray you forgive him.” K‘ung-ming pointed his finger at Wei Yen and said, “You are pardoned. You would do well to be perfectly faithful to your lord as well as grateful. Do not let a single thought stray elsewhere or I will have your head by fair means or foul.” Wei Yen went away muttering to himself. Having given in with good grace, Huang Chung introduced a nephew of Liu Piao, named P‘an, then living in Yuhsien near by. Yüan-tê employed him in the administration of Changsha.

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四sì郡jùn己jǐ平píng，玄xuán德dé班bān师shī回huí荆jīng州zhōu，改gǎi油yóu江jiāng口kǒu为wèi公gōng安ān。自zì此cǐ钱qián粮liáng广guǎng盛shèng，贤xián士shì归guī之zhī；将jiāng军jūn马mǎ四sì散sàn屯tún于yú隘ài口kǒu。

All being tranquil at Changsha, Yüan-tê and his army returned to Chingchou. The name Yuchiangk‘ou was changed to Kungan and soon all was prosperous. Taxes were freely paid and able men from all sides came to assist in the administration. Guards were placed at strategic points.

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却què说shuō周zhōu瑜yú自zì回huí柴chái桑sāng养yǎng病bìng，令lìng甘gān宁níng守shǒu巴bā陵líng郡jùn，令lìng凌líng统tóng守shǒu汉hàn阳yáng郡jùn。二èr处chǔ分fèn布bú战zhàn船chuán，听tīng候hòu调diào遣qiǎn。程chéng普pú引yǐn其qí余yú将jiàng士shì投tóu合hé淝féi县xiàn来lái，原yuán来lái孙sūn权quán自zì从cóng赤chì壁bì鏖áo兵bīng之zhī后hòu，久jiǔ在zài合hé淝féi，与yǔ曹cáo兵bīng交jiāo锋fēng，大dà小xiǎo十shí余yú战zhàn，未wèi决jué胜shèng负fù，不bù敢gǎn逼bī城chéng下xià寨zhài，离lí城chéng五wǔ十shí里lǐ屯tún兵bīng。闻wén程chéng普pǔ兵bīng到dào，孙sūn权quán大dà喜xǐ，亲qīn自zì出chū营yíng劳láo军jūn。

It is time to return to Chou Yü. When he went to Ch‘aisang to recover from his wound he left Kan Ning in command at Lingchün and Ling T‘ung at Hanyang. The fleet was shared between these two places to be ready to move when required. The remainder of the force was under Ch'êng P‘u and he went to Hofei, where Sun Ch'üan had been since the fight at Red Wall. He was still fighting the northern army and in half a score encounters, small and great, neither had gained a decided advantage. He could not approach the city but entrenched himself about fifty li away.

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人rén报bào鲁lǔ子zi敬jìng先xiān至zhì，权quán乃nǎi下xià马mǎ立lì待dài之zhī，肃sù急jí忙máng滚gǔn鞍ān下xià马mǎ施shī礼lǐ。众zhòng将jiāng见jiàn权quán如rú此cǐ待dài肃sù，皆jiē大dà惊jīng异yì。权quán请qǐng肃sù上shàng马mǎ，并bìng辔pèi而ér行xíng，密mì谓wèi曰yuē：「孤gū下xià马mǎ相xiāng迎yíng，足zú显xiǎn公gōng否fǒu？」肃sù曰yuē：「未wèi也yě。」权quán曰yuē：「然rán则zé如rú何hé而ér后hòu为wèi显xiǎn耶yé？

When he heard of the coming of reinforcements he was very pleased and went in person to meet and welcome the leaders. Lu Su was in advance of the main body and Sun Ch'üan dismounted and stood by the roadside to greet him. As soon as he saw this, Lu Su slid out of the saddle and made his obeisance. But the officers were amazed at the attitude of Sun Ch'üan, and still more so when Sun Ch'üan asked Lu Su to remount and ride by his side. Presently he said secretly to Lu Su, “I, the Lone One, dismounted to greet you as you saw; was that manifestation enough for you?” “No,” replied Lu Su.

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」肃sù曰yuē：「愿yuàn明míng公gōng威wēi德dé加jiā于yú四sì海hǎi，总zǒng括kuò九jiǔ州zhōu，克kè成chéng帝dì业yè，使shǐ肃sù名míng书shū竹zhú帛bó，始shǐ为wèi显xián矣yǐ。」

“Then what further can I do?” “I want to see your authority and virtue spread over the four seas and enfold the nine provinces and you yourself playing your part as Emperor. Then will my name be inscribed in the annals and I shall indeed be known.”

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权quán抚fú掌zhǎng大dà笑xiào，同tóng至zhì帐zhàng中zhōng，大dà设shè饮yǐn宴yàn，犒kào劳láo鏖áo战zhàn将jiàng士shì，商shāng议yì破pò合hé淝féi之zhī策cè。忽hū报bào张zhāng辽liáo差chà人rén来lái下xià战zhàn书shū。权quán拆chāi书shū观guān毕bì，大dà怒nù曰yuē：「张zhāng辽liáo欺qī吾wú太tài甚shèn！汝rǔ闻wén程chéng普pǔ军jūn来lái，故gù意yì使shǐ人rén搦nuò战zhàn！来lái日rì吾wú不bú用yòng新xīn军jūn赴fù敌dí，看kàn我wǒ大dà战zhàn一yī场cháng！」传chuán令lìng当dāng夜yè五wǔ更gēng，三sān军jūn出chū寨zhài，望wàng合hé淝féi进jìn发fā。

Sun Ch'üan clapped his hands and laughed gleefully. When they reached the camp a banquet was prepared and the services of the new arrivals were praised and glorified. The destruction of Hofei was one day under discussion when one came in to say that Chang Liao had sent a written challenge to battle. Sun Ch'üan tore open the cover and what he read therein made him very wrath. “This Chang has insulted me grossly,” said he, “he hears that Ch'êng P‘u has arrived and sends a challenge. To-morrow, O newly-come warriors, you shall see me fight with him. You shall have no share in the battle.”

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辰chén时shí左zuǒ右yòu，军jūn马mǎ行xíng至zhì半bàn途tú，曹cáo兵bīng已yǐ到dào，两liǎng边biān布bù成chéng阵zhèn势shì。孙sūn权quán金jīn盔kuī金jīn甲jiǎ，披pī挂guà出chū马mǎ；左zuǒ宋sòng谦qiān、右yòu贾jiǎ华huá，二èr将jiāng使shǐ方fāng天tiān划huà戟jǐ，两liǎng边biān护hù卫wèi。三sān通tōng鼓gǔ罢bà，曹cáo军jūn阵zhèn中zhōng，门mén旗qí两liǎng开kāi，三sān员yuán将jiāng全quán装zhuāng贯guàn带dài，立lì于yú阵zhèn前qián：中zhōng央yāng张zhāng辽liáo，左zuǒ边biān李lí典diǎn，右yòu边biān乐lè进jìn。张zhāng辽liáo纵zòng马mǎ当dāng先xiān，专zhuān搦nuò孙sūn权quán决jué战zhàn。

Orders were given that next morning the army would move out of camp and advance on Hofei. Early in the morning, when they had advanced about halfway, they met the army of Ts‘ao and prepared for battle. Sun Ch'üan, with helmet and breastplate of silver, rode to the front with Sung Ch‘ien and Chia Hua, each armed with a ch‘i halberd to support him and guard him one on each side.

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权quán绰chuò枪qiāng欲yù自zì战zhàn，阵zhèn门mén中zhōng一yī将jiāng挺tǐng枪qiāng骤zhòu马má早zǎo出chū，乃nǎi太tài史shǐ慈cí也yě。张zhāng辽liáo挥huī刀dāo来lái迎yíng，两liǎng将jiāng战zhàn有yǒu七qī八bā十shí合hé，不bù分fēn胜shèng负fù。曹cáo阵zhèn上shàng李lí典diǎn谓wèi乐lè进jìn曰yuē：「对duì麺miàn金jīn盔kuī者zhě，孙sūn权quán也yě。若ruò捉zhuō得dé孙sūn权quán，足zú可ké与yǔ八bā十shí三sān万wàn大dà军jūn报bào雠chóu。」

When the third roll of the drum ceased, the centre of the Ts‘ao array opened to allow the exit of three warriors, all fully armed. They were Chang Liao, supported by Li Tien and Yo Chin. Chang Liao, the central figure, especially designated Sun Ch'üan as the object of his challenge. Sun Ch'üan took his spear and was about to accept the challenge, when the ranks behind him were broken by T‘aishih Tzu, who galloped forth with his spear ready to thrust. Chang Liao whirled up his sword to strike the newcomer and the two fought near a hundred bouts without a decisive blow. Then said Li Tien to Yo Chin, “He there opposite us with the silver helm is Sun Ch'üan; could I but capture him the loss of our four score legions would be amply avenged.”

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说shuō犹yóu未wèi了liǎo，乐lè进jìn一yī骑qí马mǎ，一yī口kǒu刀dāo，从cóng刺cì斜xié里lǐ迳jìng取qǔ孙sūn权quán，如rú一yī道dào电diàn光guāng，飞fēi至zhì麺miàn前qián，手shóu起qǐ刀dāo落luò。宋sòng谦qiān、贾jiǎ华huá急jí将jiāng划huà戟jǐ遮zhē架jià，刀dāo到dào处chù，两liǎng枝zhī戟jǐ齐qí断duàn，只zhǐ将jiāng戟jǐ干gàn望wàng马mǎ头tóu上shàng打dǎ。乐lè进jìn回huí马mǎ，宋sòng谦qiān绰chuò军jūn士shì手shǒu中zhōng枪qiāng赶gǎn来lái。李lí典diǎn搭dā上shàng箭jiàn，望wàng宋sòng谦qiān心xīn窝wō里lǐ便biàn射shè，应yīng弦xián落luò马mǎ。

So speaking he rode out, alone, just one man and one sword, and went sidelong toward the two combatants. Then suddenly, swift as a flash of lightning, he ran forward and slashed at Sun. But Sun Ch'üan’s two guards were too quick for him. Up went the two ch‘i guarding their lord’s head. The blow fell, but on the crossed ch‘i which were shorn through near the head, and in another moment they were hammering away on the head of Yo Chin’s steed with the shafts of their broken weapons and forcing him back. Sung Ch‘ien snatched a spear from a soldier near and went in pursuit of Yo Chin, but Li Tien, on the other side, fitted an arrow to his bow and aimed at Sung’s heart from behind. And he fell as the bowstring twanged. Then T‘aishih Tzŭ, seeing a squadron of horse in motion toward him, left off the fight with Chang Liao and returned to his own line. At this Chang Liao fell on in a swift attack and the army of Wu, thrown into confusion, scattered and fled.

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太tài史shǐ慈cí见jiàn背bèi后hòu有yǒu人rén坠zhuì马mǎ，弃qì却què张zhāng辽liáo，望wàng本běn阵zhèn便biàn回huí。张zhāng辽liáo乘chéng势shì掩yǎn杀shā过guò来lái，吴wú兵bīng大dà乱luàn，四sì散sàn奔bēn走zǒu。张zhāng辽liáo望wàng见jiàn孙sūn权quán，骤zhòu马má赶gǎn来lái。看kàn看kàn赶gǎn上shàng，刺cì斜xié里lǐ撞zhuàng出chū一yī军jūn，为wéi首shǒu大dà将jiàng，乃nǎi程chéng普pú也yě；截jié杀shā一yī阵zhèn，救jiù了le孙sūn权quán。张zhāng辽liáo收shōu军jūn自zì回huí合hé淝féi。

Chang Liao, having distinguished Sun Ch'üan in the distance, galloped in pursuit and had nearly come up with him, when Ch'êng P‘u happily rushed in from one side of the line of fight, stayed the pursuit and saved his master. Chang Liao withdrew to Hofei. Sun Ch'üan was escorted back to his main camp, where his beaten soldiers gradually rejoined him and their ranks were reformed. When Sun knew of the death of Sung Ch‘ien he was greatly pained and wept aloud.

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程chéng普pú保bǎo孙sūn权quán归guī大dà寨zhài，败bài军jūn陆lù续xù回huí营yíng。孙sūn权quán因yīn见jiàn折zhé了le宋sòng谦qiān，放fàng声shēng大dà哭kū。长zháng史shǐ张zhāng纮hóng曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng恃shì盛shèng壮zhuàng之zhī气qì，轻qīng视shì大dà敌dí，三sān军jūn之zhī众zhòng，莫mò不bù寒hán心xīn。即jí使shí斩zhǎn将jiàng搴qiān旗qí，威wēi振zhèn疆jiāng场chǎng，亦yì偏piān将jiāng之zhī任rèn，非fēi主zhǔ公gōng所suǒ宜yí也yě。愿yuàn抑yì贲bēn育yù之zhī勇yǒng，怀huái王wáng霸bà之zhī计jì。且qiě今jīn日rì宋sòng谦qiān死sǐ于yú锋fēng镝dī之zhī下xià，皆jiē主zhǔ公gōng轻qīng敌dí之zhī故gù。

But Chang Hung, the recorder, reproached him saying, “My lord, you relied too much upon your martial prowess and lightly engaged in battle with a formidable enemy. Every man in the army was chilled with fear and you lost a general and some of your banners. It is not for you to exhibit prowess on the actual battlefield and encroach upon the duties of a captain. Rather curb and repress such physical feats as those of Mêng Pên and Hsia Yu and contemplate schemes of exercising princely virtues with the hegemony of all the feudal states. It is because of your ill-regulated action in engaging in battle that Sung Ch‘ien perished at the hands of your enemies. Hereafter you should regard as most important your personal safety.”

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今jīn后hòu切qiè宜yí保bǎo重zhòng。」权quán曰yuē：「是shì孤gū之zhī过guò也yě。从cóng今jīn当dāng改gǎi之zhī。」

“Yes; it is indeed a fault,” said Sun Ch'üan. “I will reform.”

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少sháo顷qǐng，太tài史shǐ慈cí入rù帐zhàng，言yán：「某móu手shǒu下xià有yǒu一yī人rén，姓xìng戈gē，名míng定dìng，与yǔ张zhāng辽liáo手shǒu下xià养yáng马mǎ后hòu槽cáo是shì弟dì兄xiōng。后hòu槽cáo被bèi责zé怀huái怨yuàn，今jīn晚wán使shǐ人rén报bào来lái，举jú火huǒ为wèi号hào，刺cì杀shā张zhāng辽liáo，以yǐ报bào宋sòng谦qiān之zhī雠chóu，某móu请qíng引yǐn兵bīng为wèi外wài应yīng。」权quán曰yuē：「戈gē定dìng何hé在zài？」太tài史shǐ慈cí曰yuē：「已yǐ混hùn入rù合hé淝féi城chéng中zhōng去qù了le。某mǒu愿yuàn乞qí五wǔ千qiān兵bīng去qù。

Soon after T‘aishih Tzu entered the tent and said, “In my command there is a certain Ko Ting, brother of a groom named Hou Ts‘ao in the army of Chang Liao. This Hou Ts‘ao is deeply resentful on account of a punishment inflicted upon him and is anxious to be revenged. He has sent over to say that he will show a signal to-night when he has assassinated Chang Liao in revenge for the death of your late leader Sung Ch‘ien. I wish to take some men over to await this signal to attack.” “Where is this Ko Ting?” asked Sun Ch'üan. “He has mingled with the enemy and gone into the city. Let me have five companies.”

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」诸zhū葛gé瑾jǐn曰yuē：「张zhāng辽liáo多duō谋móu，恐kóng有yóu准zhǔn备bèi，不bù可kě造zào次cì。」太tài史shǐ慈cí坚jiān执zhí要yào行xíng，权quán因yīn伤shāng感gǎn宋sòng谦qiān之zhī死sǐ，急jí要yào报bào雠chóu，遂suì令lìng太tài史shǐ慈cí引yǐn兵bīng五wǔ千qiān，去qù为wèi外wài应yīng。

Chuko Ching said, “Chang Liao is full of guile, I think you will find him prepared for your coming. Be careful.” As T‘aishih Tzŭ urged his chief to let him go, and Sun Ch‘üan was deeply hurt by the death of his captain, the permission was given and the force started.

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却què说shuō戈gē定dìng乃nǎi太tài史shǐ慈cí乡xiāng人rén。当dāng日rì杂zá在zài军jūn中zhōng，随suí入rù合hé淝féi城chéng，寻xún见jiàn养yáng马mǎ后hòu槽cáo，两liǎng个gè商shāng议yì。戈gē定dìng曰yuē：「我wó已yí使shǐ人rén报bào太tài史shǐ慈cí将jiāng军jūn去qù了le。今jīn夜yè必bì来lái接jiē应yīng，你nǐ如rú何hé用yòng事shì？

Now here it must be said that T‘aishih Tzŭ and this Ko Ting were natives of the same place. Ko had made his way into the city without detection, found his brother and the two had arranged their plot. Ko also told him that T‘aishih Tzŭ would come over that night to help them and asked what they should do.

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」后hòu槽cáo曰yuē：「此cǐ间jiān离lí军jūn中zhōng较jiào远yuǎn，夜yè间jiān急jí不bù能néng进jìn，只zhǐ就jiù草cǎo堆duī上shàng放fàng起qǐ一yī把bá火huǒ，你nǐ去qù前qián麺miàn叫jiào反fǎn，城chéng中zhōng兵bīng乱luàn，就jiù里lǐ刺cì杀shā张zhāng辽liáo，余yú军jūn自zì走zóu也yě。」戈gē定dìng曰yuē：「此cǐ计jì大dà妙miào！」

His brother, the groom, said, “As the men of Wu are far away I fear they cannot be here to-night, so we will make a huge bonfire of straw and then you can rush out and cry treachery. That will throw all into confusion and will give a chance to kill Chang Liao.” “This is an excellent plan,” said Ko Ting.

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是shì夜yè张zhāng辽liáo得dé胜shèng回huí城chéng，赏shǎng劳láo三sān军jūn，传chuán令lìng不bù许xú解jié甲jiǎ宿sù睡shuì。左zuǒ右yòu曰yuē：「今jīn日rì全quán胜shèng，吴wú兵bīng远yuǎn遁dùn，将jiāng军jūn何hé不bú卸xiè甲jiǎ安ān息xī？」辽liáo曰yuē：「非fēi也yě，为wèi将jiāng之zhī道dào，勿wù以yǐ胜shèng为wèi喜xǐ，勿wù以yǐ败bài为wèi忧yōu。倘tǎng吴wú兵bīng度dù我wǒ无wú备bèi，乘chéng虚xū攻gōng击jī，何hé以yǐ应yīng之zhī？今jīn夜yè防fáng备bèi，当dāng比bí每měi夜yè更gèng加jiā谨jǐn慎shèn。

Now after the victory Chang Liao returned to the city and rewarded his men but he issued orders that no one was to doff his armour or sleep. His attendants said, “You have gained a great victory to-day and the enemy are far away. You might doff your armour and get some repose.” But Chang Liao replied, “That is not the way of a leader. A victory is no reason for rejoicing, nor should a defeat cause sadness. If the men of Wu suspect that I am unprepared, they will attack and we must be ready to repel them. Be ready to-night and be doubly careful.”

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」说shuō犹yóu未wèi了liǎo，后hòu寨zhài火huó起qǐ，一yī片piàn声shēng叫jiào反fǎn，报bào者zhě如rú麻má。张zhāng辽liáo出chū帐zhàng上shàng马mǎ，唤huàn亲qīn从cóng将jiàng校xiào数shù十shí人rén，当dāng道dào而ér立lì。左zuǒ右yòu曰yuē：「喊hǎn声shēng甚shèn急jí，可ké往wǎng观guān之zhī。」辽liáo曰yuē：「岂qí有yǒu一yī城chéng皆jiē反fán者zhě？此cǐ是shì造zào反fǎn之zhī人rén，故gù惊jīng军jūn士shì耳ěr。如rú乱luàn者zhě先xiān斩zhǎn！」

Scarcely had he said this than a fire started and cries of “Treachery!” arose. Many rushed to tell the leader, who went out and called together his guard of about half a score. They took up a commanding position in the way. Those about him said, “The shouts are insistent; you ought to go and see what it means.” “A whole city cannot be traitors,” said he. “Some discontented person has frightened the soldiers. If I see any one doing so I will slay him.”

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不bù移yí时shí，李lí典diǎn擒qín戈gē定dìng并bìng后hòu槽cáo至zhì。辽liáo询xún得dé其qí情qíng。立lì斩zhǎn于yú马mǎ前qián。只zhǐ听tīng得dé城chéng门mén外wài鸣míng锣luó击jī鼓gǔ，喊hǎn声shēng大dà震zhèn。辽liáo曰yuē：「此cǐ是shì吴wú兵bīng外wài应yīng，可kě就jiù计jì破pò之zhī。」便biàn令lìng人rén于yú城chéng门mén内nèi放fàng起qǐ一yī把bá火huǒ，众zhòng皆jiē叫jiào反fǎn，大dà开kāi城chéng门mén，放fàng下xià吊diào桥qiáo。

Soon after this Li Tien dragged up Ko Ting and his fellow-traitor. After a few brief questions they were beheaded. Then arose a great noise, shouting and the rolling of drums was heard outside the gate. “That means the men of Wu are there to help,” said Chang Liao. “But we will destroy them by a simple ruse.” He bade them light torches and yell “Treachery! Rebellion!” and throw open the city gates and let down the drawbridge.

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太tài史shǐ慈cí见jiàn城chéng门mén大dà开kāi，只zhǐ道dào内nèi变biàn，挺tǐng枪qiāng纵zòng马mǎ先xiān入rù。城chéng上shàng一yī声shēng𪿫，乱luàn箭jiàn射shè下xià，太tài史shǐ慈cí急jí退tuì，身shēn中zhōng数shù箭jiàn。背bèi后hòu李lí典diǎn、乐lè进jìn杀shā出chū。吴wú兵bīng折zhé其qí大dà半bàn，乘chéng势shì直zhí赶gǎn到dào寨zhài前qián。陆lù逊xùn、董dǒng袭xí杀shā出chū，救jiù了le太tài史shǐ慈cí，曹cáo兵bīng自zì回huí。孙sūn权quán见jiàn太tài史shǐ慈cí身shēn带dài重zhòng伤shāng，愈yù加jiā伤shāng感gǎn。张zhāng昭zhāo请qǐng权quán罢bà兵bīng。

When T‘aishih Tzu saw the gates swing open he thought his scheme was going well and in full confidence rode in at the gate. But just at the entrance a signal bomb suddenly exploded and the enemy arrows came down on him like pelting rain. Then he knew he had fallen into a snare and turned to ride out. But he was wounded in many places. And in the pursuit that followed more than half the men of Wu were cut off. As he drew near his own lines a rescue force came to his aid and the Ts‘ao soldiers ceased from pursuit.

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权quán从cóng之zhī，遂suì收shōu兵bīng下xià船chuán，回huí南nán徐xú、润rùn州zhōu。比bǐ及jí屯tún住zhù军jūn马mǎ，太tài史shǐ慈cí病bìng重zhòng。权quán使shǐ张zhāng昭zhāo等děng问wèn安ān，太tài史shǐ慈cí大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「大dà丈zhàng夫fū生shēng于yú乱luàn世shì，当dāng带dài三sān尺chǐ剑jiàn立lì不bú世shì之zhī功gōng；今jīn所suǒ志zhì未wèi遂suì，奈nài何hé死sǐ乎hū！」言yán讫qì而ér亡wáng，年nián四sì十shí一yī岁suì。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn曰yuē：

Sun Ch'üan was exceedingly sad when he learned that his faithful captain had been grievously wounded and when Chang Chao prayed him to cease from war he was content. They gathered in their men to their ships and sailed to Nanhsü and Junchou where they camped. Meanwhile T‘aishih Tzu was dying. When his lord sent to ask how he fared, he cried, “When a worthy man is born into a turbulent world, he has to be a soldier and gird on a three feet sword. I have not rendered great service. Why must I die before I have attained my desire?” These were his last words; he was forty-one years of age.

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矢shǐ志zhì全quán忠zhōng孝xiào，东dōng箂lái太tài史shǐ慈cí。

His resolve was set to fulfill loyalty and filial piety—Tai Shici of the East Wu.

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姓xìng名míng昭zhāo远yuǎn塞sāi，弓gōng马mǎ震zhèn雄xióng师shī。

His name shone far across the distant frontiers; his bow and horse terrified mighty hosts.

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北béi海hǎi酬chóu恩ēn日rì，神shén亭tíng酣hān战zhàn时shí。

The day he repaid his debt at Beihai; the time he fought fiercely at Shenting.

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临lín终zhōng言yán壮zhuàng志zhì，千qiān古gǔ共gòng嗟jiē谘zī。

At death he spoke of heroic ambitions—through the ages, all sigh in admiration.

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孙sūn权quán闻wén慈cí死sǐ，伤shāng悼dào不bù已yǐ，命mìng厚hòu葬zàng于yú南nán徐xú，北běi固gù山shān下xià，养yǎng其qí子zi太tài史shí享xiǎng于yú府fǔ中zhōng。

Single minded and perfectly loyal, Such was T‘aishih, in Tunglai born, Far distant frontiers rang with his exploits, Riding or archery, all men he excelled, One in Pohai who admired his valour Cared for his mother while he was fighting, How he joyed in the battle at Shênt‘ing! Dying, he spake as a hero; All through the ages men sigh for his fate. Sun Ch'üan was exceedingly grieved when this second of his leaders died. He gave orders to bury his remains most honourably outside the north wall on Ku Hill and took his son, T‘aishih Hsiang, into his own palace to be brought up.

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却què说shuō玄xuán德dé在zài荆jīng州zhōu整zhěng顿dùn军jūn马mǎ，闻wén孙sūn权quán合hé淝féi兵bīng败bài，已yǐ回huí南nán徐xú，与yú孔kǒng明míng商shāng议yì。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「亮liàng夜yè观guān星xīng象xiàng，见jiàn西xī北béi有yǒu星xīng坠zhuì地dì，必bì应yīng折zhé一yī皇huáng族zú。」

When Yüan-tê heard of the series of misfortunes that had befallen Wu and of their retirement to Nanhsü, he and Kʻungming discussed their plans. Said K‘ung-ming, “I was studying the sky and saw a falling star in the north-west. The Imperial family is to suffer a loss.”

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正zhèng言yán间jiān，忽hū报bào公gōng子zi刘liú琦qí病bìng亡wáng。玄xuán德dé闻wén之zhī，痛tòng哭kū不bù已yǐ。孔kǒng明míng劝quàn曰yuē：「生shēng死sǐ分fēn定dìng，主zhǔ公gōng勿wù忧yōu，恐kǒng伤shāng贵guì体tǐ，且qié理lǐ大dà事shì。可kě急jí差chà人rén到dào彼bí守shǒu御yù城chéng池chí，并bìng料liào理lǐ葬zàng事shì。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「谁shuí可kě去qù？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「非fēi云yún长zhǎng不bù可kě。」即jí时shí便biàn教jiào云yún长zhǎng前qián去qù襄xiāng阳yáng保báo守shǒu。

He had scarcely said this when they brought news of the death of Liu Ch‘i, son of Liu Piao. Yüan-tê at once began to wail bitterly. But his adviser said to him, “Life and death are beyond our control, wherefore weep not, my lord, for grief harms the body. Rather consider what is necessary to be done. Send some one to assume control and make arrangements for the interment.” “Who can go?” asked Yüan-tê. “No other than Kuan Yü.” So they sent him to guard the city of Hsiangyang.

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玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「今jīn日rì刘liú琦qí已yí死sǐ，东dōng吴wú必bì来lái讨tǎo荆jīng州zhōu，如rú何hé对duì答dá？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「若ruò有yǒu人rén来lái，亮liàng自zì有yǒu言yán对duì答dá。」过guò了le半bàn月yuè，人rén报bào东dōng吴wú鲁lǔ肃sù等děng来lái吊diào丧sāng。正zhèng是shì：

Liu Pei at once began to feel troubled about his promise to surrender Chingchou on the death of Liu Ch‘i, but K‘ung-ming did not consider this a matter of moment. He said he would have somewhat to say to any one who came to ask fulfilment of the promise. In half a month it was announced that Lu Su would come to mourn at the funeral. To claim the promise one will come, But they will send him empty home. What reply K‘ung-ming made may be read in the next chapter.

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先xiān将jiāng计jì策cè安ān排pái定dìng，只zhí等děng东dōng吴wú使shǐ命mìng来lái。

First the scheme was fully laid in place, waiting only for the envoy from Eastern Wu.

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未wèi知zhī孔kǒng明míng如rú何hé对duì答dá，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But how Kongming replied must be told in the next chapter.

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