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

第dì六liù十shí三sān回huí 诸zhū葛gé亮liàng痛tòng哭kū庞páng统tǒng　　　张zhāng翼yì德dé义yì释shì严yán颜yán

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却què说shuō法fǎ正zhèng与yǔ那nà人rén相xiāng见jiàn，各gè抚fú掌zhǎng而ér笑xiào。庞páng统tǒng问wèn之zhī，正zhèng曰yuē：「此cǐ公gōng乃nái广guǎng汉hàn人rén，姓xìng彭péng，名míng羕yàng，字zì永yǒng言yán，蜀shǔ中zhōng豪háo杰jié也yě。因yīn直zhí言yán触chù忤wǔ刘liú璋zhāng，被bèi璋zhāng钳qián为wèi徒tú隶lì，因yīn此cí短duǎn发fà。」统tóng乃nái以yǐ宾bīn礼lǐ待dài之zhī，问wèn羕yàng从cóng何hé而ér来lái。羕yàng曰yuē：「吾wú特tè来lái救jiù汝rǔ数shù万wàn人rén性xìng命mìng。见jiàn刘liú将jiāng军jūn方fāng可kě说shuō。」法fǎ正zhèng忙máng报bào玄xuán德dé。

Fa Chêng and the new comer met with every sign of joy, clapping their hands and laughing with pleasure. “This is P'êng Yang of Kuanghan, one of our heroes. His blunt speech, however, offended Prefect Liu, who put him to shame by shaving his head, loading him with fetters and forcing him into a monastery. That is why his hair is short.” The introduction made, P‘ang treated the stranger with all the courtesy due to a guest and asked why he had come. “To save a myriad of your men’s lives. I will explain fully when I see General Liu.” Amessage was sent to Liu Pei, who came over to see the visitor. “How many men have you, General?” asked P'êng, when he arrived.

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玄xuán德dé亲qīn自zì谒yè见jiàn，请qǐng问wèn其qí故gù。羕yàng曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn有yǒu多duō少shǎo军jūn马mǎ在zài前qián寨zhài？」玄xuán德dé实shí告gào：「有yǒu黄huáng忠zhōng、魏wèi延yán在zài彼bǐ。」羕yàng曰yuē：「为wèi将jiāng之zhī道dào，岂qí可kě不bù知zhī地dì理lǐ乎hū？前qián寨zhài靠kào涪fú江jiāng，若ruò决jué动dòng江jiāng水shuǐ，前qián后hòu以yǐ兵bīng塞sāi之zhī，一yī人rén无wú可kě逃táo也yě。」玄xuán德dé大dà悟wù。

Yüan-tê told him. “As a leader you cannot be ignorant of the lie of the land. Your camps over there are on the Fou River; if the river be diverted and armies hold your men in front and rear, not a man can escape.”

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彭péng羕yàng曰yuē：「罡gāng星xīng在zài西xī方fāng，太tài白bái临lín于yú此cǐ地dì，当dāng有yǒu不bù吉jí之zhī事shì，切qiè宜yí慎shèn之zhī。」玄xuán德dé即jí拜bài彭péng羕yàng为wèi幕mù宾bīn，使shǐ人rén密mì报bào魏wèi延yán、黄huáng忠zhōng，教jiào朝zhāo暮mù用yòng心xīn巡xún警jǐng，以yǐ防fáng决jué水shuǐ。黄huáng忠zhōng、魏wèi延yán商shāng议yì：「二èr人rén各gè轮lún一yī日rì；如rú遇yù敌dí军jūn到dào来lái，互hù相xiāng通tōng报bào。」

Liu Pei realised that this was true. P'êng continued, “The bowl of the Dipper lies toward the west and Venus stands over against us. The aspect is ominous of evil, and some misfortune threatens. It must be warded off.” In order to retain his services, Liu Pei gave P'êng an appointment as a secretary. Then he sent messages to the captains at the camps telling them to keep most vigilant look-out to guard against the cutting of the river bank. When this message came the two captains agreed together to take duty day and day about and maintain the strict watch necessary in the presence of an enemy near at hand. They arranged means of communication in case either met with a body of the enemy.

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却què说shuō冷lěng苞bāo见jiàn当dāng夜yè风fēng雨yǔ大dà作zuò，引yǐn了le五wǔ千qiān军jūn，迳jìng循xún江jiāng边biān而ér进jìn，安ān排pái决jué江jiāng，只zhǐ听tīng得dé后hòu麺miàn喊hǎn声shēng大dà起qǐ。冷lěng苞bāo知zhī有yóu准zhǔn备bèi，急jí急jí回huí军jūn。后hòu麺miàn魏wèi延yán引yǐn军jūn赶gǎn来lái，川chuān兵bīng自zì相xiāng践jiàn踏tà。冷lěng苞bāo正zhèng奔bēn走zǒu间jiān，撞zhuàng著zhù魏wèi延yán。交jiāo马mǎ不bú数shù合hé，被bèi魏wèi延yán活huó捉zhuō去qù了le。比bǐ及jí吴wú兰lán、雷léi铜tóng来lái接jiē应yìng时shí，又yòu被bèi黄huáng忠zhōng一yī军jūn杀shā来lái。

One very stormy night Lêng Pao ventured out with a strong reconnoitring party and went along the river bank to seek a suitable place for the breach. But a sudden shouting in his rear told him that the men of Han were on the alert, and he at once retired. Wei Yen came in pursuit and, as he pressed nearer, Lêng’s men hurried forward, trampling each other down in their haste. Suddenly Lêng and Wei ran against each other, and they engaged. The fight was very short, for Wei soon took his opponent prisoner. Those who came to his rescue were easily beaten off, and Lêng was carried away. When he reached the Pass, Yüan-tê saw him and greatly blamed him for his base ingratitude.

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魏wèi延yán解jié冷lěng苞bāo到dào涪fú关guān。玄xuán德dé责zé之zhī曰yuē：「吾wú以yǐ仁rén义yì相xiāng待dài，放fàng汝rǔ回huí去qù，何hé敢gǎn背bèi我wǒ！今jīn次cì难nán饶ráo！」将jiāng冷lěng苞bāo推tuī出chū斩zhǎn之zhī，重zhòng赏shǎng魏wèi延yán。玄xuán德dé设shè宴yàn款kuǎn待dài彭péng羕yàng。忽hū报bào荆jīng州zhōu诸zhū葛gě亮liàng军jūn师shī特tè遣qián马mǎ良liáng奉fèng书shū至zhì此cǐ。玄xuán德dé召zhào入rù问wèn之zhī。马mǎ良liáng礼lǐ毕bì曰yuē：「荆jīng州zhōu平píng安ān，不bù劳láo主zhǔ公gōng忧yōu念niàn。」遂suì呈chéng上shàng军jūn师shī书shū信xìn。

“I treated you generously and set you free; you repaid me with ingratitude. I cannot forgive again.” So the prisoner was beheaded and his captor was rewarded. A banquet was given in honour of P'êng.

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玄xuán德dé拆chāi书shū观guān之zhī，略lüè云yún：「亮liàng夜yè算suàn太tài乙yǐ数shù，今jīn年nián岁suì次cì癸guǐ亥hài，罡gāng星xīng在zài西xī方fāng；又yòu观guān干gàn象xiàng，太tài白bái临lín于yú雒luò城chéng之zhī分fēn，主zhǔ将jiàng帅shuài身shēn上shàng多duō凶xiōng少shǎo吉jí。切qiè宜yí谨jǐn慎shèn。」

Soon after this came a letter from K‘ung-ming, by the hand of Ma Liang, who reported all calm in Chingchin and told Yüan-tê that he need feel no anxiety. Opening the letter, Yüan-tê read: “I have been making some astrological calculations. This is the last year of the cycle, the bowl of the Dipper is in the western quarter and the planet Venus approaches Loch'êng. The configuration is inimical to leaders and the utmost caution is necessary.”

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玄xuán德dé看kàn了le书shū，便biàn教jiào马mǎ良liáng先xiān回huí。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「吾wú将jiāng回huí荆jīng州zhōu，去qù论lùn此cǐ事shì。」庞páng统tǒng暗àn思sī：「孔kǒng明míng怕pà我wó取qǔ了le西xī州zhōu成chéng了le功gōng，故gù意yì将jiāng此cǐ书shū相xiāng阻zú耳ěr。」乃nǎi对duì玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「统tǒng亦yì算suàn太tài乙yǐ数shù，已yǐ知zhī罡gāng星xīng在zài西xī，应yīng主zhǔ公gōng合hé得dé西xī川chuān，别bié不bù主zhǔ凶xiōng事shì。统tǒng亦yì占zhàn天tiān文wén，见jiàn太tài白bái临lín于yú雒luò城chéng，先xiān斩zhán蜀shǔ将jiāng冷lěng苞bāo，已yǐ应yīng凶xiōng兆zhào矣yǐ。

Yüan-tê was won over and decided to follow P‘ang’s advice. He ordered the two captains Huang Chung and Wei Yen to lead. P‘ang asked of Fa Chêng what roads there were to follow, and the latter drew a map, which was found to agree exactly with that left by Chang Sung. Fa said, “North of the mountains is a high road leading to the west gate. Both these roads are suitable for the advance of an army. ” So P‘ang said to Liu Pei, “With Wei to lead the way, I will go along the southern road, while you, my lord, will advance along the high road, with Huang in the van. We will attack at the same time.” Yüan-tê replied, “I was trained as a mounted archer and am accustomed to by-roads, wherefore, O Commander, I think you should take the high road and let me take the other.”

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主zhǔ公gōng不bù可kě疑yí心xīn，可kě急jí进jìn兵bīng。」

Having read this and sent Ma away, Yüan-tê said he would return himself to Chingchou and discuss the matter. But P‘ang, who thought in his heart that K‘ung-ming’s warning was due to a jealous desire to prevent him from winning the glory of conducting a victorious campaign, opposed this, saying, “I also have made calculations, and I read the signs to mean that the time is favourable for you to get possession of this land, and no evil is foreshown. Therefore be not of doubtful heart, my lord, but advance boldly.”

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玄xuán德dé见jiàn庞páng统tǒng再zài三sān催cuī促cù，乃nái引yǐn军jūn前qián进jìn。黄huáng忠zhōng同tóng魏wèi延yán接jiē入rù寨zhài去qù。庞páng统tǒng问wèn法fǎ正zhèng曰yuē：「前qián至zhì雒luò城chéng，有yǒu多duō少shǎo路lù？」法fǎ正zhèng划huà地dì作zuò图tú。玄xuán德dé取qǔ张zhāng松sōng所suǒ遗yí图tú本běn对duì之zhī，并bìng无wú差chā错cuò。法fǎ正zhèng言yán：「山shān北béi有yǒu条tiáo有yǒu大dà路lù，正zhèng取qǔ雒luò城chéng东dōng门mén；山shān南nán有yǒu条tiáo小xiǎo路lù，却què取qǔ雒luò城chéng西xī门mén。两liǎng条tiáo路lù俱jù可kě进jìn兵bīng。

Yüan-tê was won over and decided to follow P‘ang’s advice. He ordered the two captains Huang Chung and Wei Yen to lead. P‘ang asked of Fa Chêng what roads there were to follow, and the latter drew a map, which was found to agree exactly with that left by Chang Sung. Fa said, “North of the mountains is a high road leading to the west gate. Both these roads are suitable for the advance of an army. ”

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」庞páng统tǒng谓wèi玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「统tǒng令lìng魏wèi延yán为wèi先xiān锋fēng，取qǔ南nán小xiǎo路lù而ér进jìn；主zhǔ公gōng令lìng黄huáng忠zhōng作zuò先xiān锋fēng，从cóng山shān北běi大dà路lù而ér进jìn。并bìng到dào雒luò城chéng取qǔ齐qí。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「吾wú自zì幼yòu熟shú于yú弓gōng马mǎ，多duō行xíng小xiǎo路lù。军jūn师shī可kě从cóng大dà路lù去qù取qǔ东dōng门mén，吾wú取qǔ西xī门mén。」庞páng统tǒng曰yuē：「大dà路lù必bì有yǒu军jūn邀yāo拦lán，主zhǔ公gōng引yǐn兵bīng当dāng之zhī。统tóng取qú小xiǎo路lù。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「军jūn师shī不bù可kě。

So P‘ang said to Liu Pei, “With Wei to lead the way, I will go along the southern road, while you, my lord, will advance along the high road, with Huang in the van. We will attack at the same time.”

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吾wú夜yè梦mèng一yī神shén人rén，手shǒu执zhí铁tiě棒bàng击jī吾wú右yòu臂bì，觉jué来lái犹yóu自zì臂bì痛tòng。此cǐ行xíng莫mò非fēi不bù佳jiā。」庞páng统tǒng曰yuē：「壮zhuàng士shì临lín阵zhèn，不bù死sǐ带dài伤shāng，理lǐ之zhī自zì然rán也yě。何hé故gù以yǐ梦mèng寐mèi之zhī事shì疑yí心xīn乎hū？」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「吾wú所suǒ疑yí者zhě，孔kǒng明míng之zhī书shū也yě。军jūn师shī还hái守shǒu涪fú关guān，如rú何hé？」庞páng统tǒng大dà笑xiào曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng被bèi孔kǒng明míng所suǒ惑huò矣yǐ。

Yüan-tê replied, “I was trained as a mounted archer and am accustomed to by-roads, wherefore, O Commander, I think you should take the high road and let me take the other.” “There will be opposition on the high road and you are the best to deal with it. Let me take the by-road.” “No; this does not suit me,” replied Yüan-tê. “A spirit bearing a massive iron club appeared to me in a dream and struck my right arm, so that I suffered great pain. I feel sure this expedition will turn out badly.”

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彼bǐ不bú欲yù令lìng统tǒng独dú成chéng大dà功gōng，故gù作zuò此cǐ言yán以yǐ疑yí主zhǔ公gōng之zhī心xīn。心xīn疑yí则zé致zhì梦mèng，何hé凶xiōng之zhī有yǒu？统tǒng肝gān脑nǎo涂tú地dì，方fāng称chēng本běn心xīn。主zhǔ公gōng再zài勿wù多duō言yán。来lái早záo准zhǔn行xíng。」当dāng日rì传chuán下xià号hào令lìng，军jūn士shì五wǔ更gēng造zào饭fàn，平píng明míng上shàng马mǎ。黄huáng忠zhōng、魏wèi延yán领lǐng军jūn先xiān行xíng。玄xuán德dé再zài与yǔ庞páng统tǒng约yuē定dìng，忽hū坐zuò下xià马má眼yǎn生shēng前qián失shī，把bǎ庞páng统tǒng掀xiān将jiāng下xià来lái。

P‘ang replied, “When a soldier goes into battle he may be killed, or he may be wounded; he accepts whichever is his fate. But should one hesitate because of a dream?” “The real reason of my hesitation is the letter from K‘ung-ming. Wherefore I wish you to remain and guard the Pass. Do you agree to that?” P‘ang smiled, saying, “K‘ung-ming has indeed filled your mind with doubts. The real thing is that he is unwilling to let me have the merit of accomplishing a great undertaking alone. That is why he has written this. And your doubts and hesitations have produced the dream. But I see nothing ill-omened, and I am prepared for any sacrifice and mean just what I say. Pray, my lord, say no more, but prepare to set forth.” So the order went forth that the morning meal was to be taken early and the army was to march at dawn. Huang and Wei were to take the lead, one along each road. These two set out first, and in due time Liu Pei and P‘ang T‘ung mounted and followed. Suddenly P‘ang’s horse shied and stumbled, throwing him off. Yüan-tê jumped down and seized the horse by the bridle, saying, “Why do you ride this wretched beast?”

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玄xuán德dé跳tiào下xià马mǎ，自zì来lái笼lóng住zhù那nà马mǎ。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「军jūn师shī何hé故gù乘chéng此cǐ劣liè马mǎ？」庞páng统tǒng曰yuē：「此cí马mǎ乘chéng久jiǔ，不bù曾céng如rú此cǐ。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「临lín阵zhèn眼yǎn生shēng，误wù人rén性xìng命mìng。吾wú所suǒ骑qí白bái马mǎ，性xìng极jí驯xùn熟shú。军jūn师shī可kě骑qí，万wàn无wú一yī失shī。劣liè马mǎ吾wú自zì乘chéng之zhī。」遂suì与yǔ庞páng统tǒng更gēng换huàn所suǒ骑qí之zhī马mǎ。庞páng统tǒng谢xiè曰yuē：「深shēn感gán主zhǔ公gōng厚hòu恩ēn。

“I have ridden him a long time and he has never done this before,” was the reply. “A shying steed risks a man’s life,” said Yüan-tê. “Ride my horse, which is thoroughly trained and will never fail you. Give me yours.”

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虽suī万wàn死sǐ亦yì不bù能néng报bào也yě。」遂suì各gè上shàng马má取qǔ路lù而ér进jìn。玄xuán德dé见jiàn庞páng统tǒng去qù了le，心xīn中zhōng甚shèn觉jué不bú快kuài，怏yàng怏yàng而ér行xíng。

They exchanged horses. “I am deeply affected by your kindness,” said P‘ang. “I could never repay you if I suffered death a thousand times.” Soon their ways diverged. After his adviser had left, Yüan-tê felt ill at ease and rode gloomily.

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却què说shuō雒luò城chéng中zhōng吴wú懿yì、刘liú𪻺听tīng知zhī折zhé了le冷lěng苞bāo，遂suì与yǔ众zhòng商shāng议yì。张zhāng任rèn曰yuē：「城chéng东dōng南nán山shān僻pì有yǒu一yī条tiáo小xiǎo路lù，最zuì为wèi要yào紧jǐn，某mǒu自zì引yǐn一yī军jūn守shǒu之zhī。诸zhū公gōng紧jín守shǒu雒luò城chéng，勿wù得dé有yǒu失shī。」忽hū报bào汉hàn兵bīng分fēn两liǎng路lù前qián来lái攻gōng城chéng。张zhāng任rèn急jí引yǐn三sān千qiān军jūn，先xiān来lái抄chāo小xiǎo路lù埋mái伏fú。见jiàn魏wèi延yán兵bīng过guò，张zhāng任rèn教jiào侭jǐn放fàng过guò去qù，休xiū得dé惊jīng动dòng。

When the news of Lêng Pao’s capture and death reached Loch'êng the two commanders there took counsel together. Their colleague, Chang Jên, said, “I know a by-road on the east which is of great importance, and I pray you to let me guard it while you two hold the city.”

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后hòu见jiàn庞páng统tǒng军jūn来lái，张zhāng任rèn军jūn士shì，遥yáo指zhǐ军jūn中zhōng大dà将jiàng：「骑qí白bái马má者zhě必bì是shì刘liú备bèi。」张zhāng任rèn大dà喜xǐ，传chuán令lìng教jiào如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。

So as soon as the news of the advancing armies came, Chang led three companies to this road and placed them in ambush. They remained hidden while Wei Yen passed and made no attack. The main body under P‘ang T‘ung soon followed. The soldiers in ambush saw a rider on a fine white horse and pointed him out to one another, saying, “That surely is Liu Pei on the white horse.' Their leader rejoiced too, and he gave certain orders, which need not be recorded here.

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却què说shuō庞páng统tóng迤yí逦lǐ前qián进jìn，抬tái头tóu见jiàn两liǎng山shān狭xiá窄zhǎi，树shù木mù丛cóng杂zá；又yòu值zhí夏xià未wèi秋qiū初chū，枝zhī叶yè茂mào盛shèng。庞páng统tǒng心xīn下xià甚shèn疑yí，勒lēi住zhù马mǎ问wèn：「此cǐ处chù是shì何hé地dì名míng？」内nèi有yǒu新xīn降jiàng军jūn士shì，指zhǐ道dào：「此cǐ处chù地dì名míng落luò凤fèng坡pō。」庞páng统tǒng惊jīng曰yuē：「吾wú道dào号hào凤fèng雏chú，此cǐ处chù名míng落luò凤fèng坡pō，不bú利lì于yú吾wú。」令lìng后hòu军jūn疾jí退tuì。

P‘ang hastened forward. By and by the mountain road narrowed to a defile with dense thickets on either hand, and as the season was when summer changes into autumn, the foliage was thick and impenetrable. His heart misgave him, and presently he reined in his steed and asked if any knew the name of that place. One of the Shu soldiers who had joined his army said, “This is called 'The Slope of the Fallen Phœnix. ' " P‘ang shuddered. “An evil omen for me, since 'Phoenix Fledgeling' is my Taoist name. There is no luck for me here.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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只zhǐ听tīng山shān坡pō前qián一yī声shēng砲pào响xiǎng，箭jiàn如rú飞fēi蝗huáng，只zhǐ望wàng骑qí白bái马má者zhě射shè来lái。可kě怜lián庞páng统tǒng竟jìng死sǐ于yú乱luàn箭jiàn之zhī下xià。时shí年nián止zhǐ三sān十shí六liù岁suì。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī叹tàn曰yuē：

He decided to retire. But as he gave the order the roar of a bomb rent the air and arrows began to fly toward him thick as swarming locusts. All the hidden men were shooting at the rider of the white horse. And there, wounded by many arrows, poor P‘ang T‘ung died at the age of thirty-six. Apoem says:— Deep in the blue recesses of the hills Lay hid the modest cot of Shih-yüan. But now each village urchin knows his story, And any village rustic tells his exploits. He knew the empire must be triply rent, And far he travelled lonely, to and fro. None knew that Heaven would cast down his star, Forbidding his return in glory clad. Asong was also written referring to P‘ang T‘ung:— They were two, the Phoenix and the Dragon, And they would travel far to Shu; But on the road thither The Phoenix died on the mountain slope. The wind drives off the rain, The rain sends off the wind. It was the day of the Han restoration, When Shu was attained, But in the attainment The Dragon was alone.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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古gǔ岘xiàn相xiāng连lián紫zǐ翠cuì堆duī，士shì元yuán有yǒu宅zhái傍bàng山shān隈wēi。

Ancient Xian's peaks, a pile of purple and green, Shiyuan's old home lay tucked by the mountain's lea.

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儿ér童tóng惯guàn识shí呼hū鸠jiū麹qū，闾lǘ巷xiàng曾céng闻wén展zhǎn骥jì才cái。

Children knew well the dove-call song he played, In lanes and alleys his soaring-steed fame was made.

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预yù计jì三sān分fēn平píng刻kè削xuē，长zhǎng躯qū万wàn里lǐ独dú徘pái徊huái。

He foresaw the threefold realm, carving the land, Ten thousand miles his tall frame roamed, alone he'd stand.

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谁shuí知zhī天tiān狗gǒu流liú星xīng坠zhuì，不bù使shǐ将jiāng军jūn衣yī锦jǐn回huí。

Who knew the sky-hound star would fall from the sky, And the general would not return in glory nigh.

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先xiān是shì东dōng南nán有yǒu童tóng谣yáo云yún：

Earlier, a children's rhyme spread in the southeast:

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一yī凤fèng并bìng一yī龙lóng，相xiāng将jiāng到dào蜀shǔ中zhōng。

A phoenix and a dragon, together they fare, To the land of Shu they make their way there.

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才cái到dào半bàn路lù里lǐ，凤fèng死sǐ落luò坡pō东dōng。

But halfway along the road they go, The phoenix dies and falls east of the slope below.

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风fēng送sòng雨yǔ，雨yǔ送sòng风fēng，

Wind brings the rain, and rain brings the wind,

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隆lóng汉hàn兴xīng时shí蜀shǔ道dào通tōng，蜀shǔ道dào通tōng时shí只zhí有yǒu龙lóng。

When Han rises again, the Shu road clears, And when the Shu road clears, only the dragon appears.

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当dāng日rì张zhāng任rèn射shè死sǐ庞páng统tǒng，汉hàn军jūn拥yōng塞sè，进jìn退tuì不bù得dé，死sí者zhě大dà半bàn。前qián军jūn飞fēi报bào魏wèi延yán。魏wèi延yán忙máng勒lēi兵bīng欲yù回huí，奈nài山shān路lù狭xiá窄zhǎi，厮sī杀shā不bù得dé。又yòu被bèi张zhāng任rèn截jié断duàn归guī路lù，在zài高gāo阜fù处chù，用yòng强qiáng弓gōng硬yìng弩nǔ射shè来lái，魏wèi延yán心xīn慌huāng。有yǒu新xīn降jiàng蜀shǔ兵bīng曰yuē：「不bù如rú杀shā奔bēn雒luò城chéng下xià，取qǔ大dà路lù而ér进jìn。」

Not only was the leader of the expedition slain, but more than half the soldiers fell in the narrow road that fatal day. Some of the men in the van escaped and ran off to tell Wei of the mishap to the army, and he halted and turned back to help. However, it was difficult to march back and he could not hack a way through, for the road was held by Chang, and archers and crossbowmen occupied all the heights.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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延yán从cóng其qí言yán，当dāng先xiān开kāi路lù，杀shā奔bēn雒luò城chéng来lái。尘chén埃āi起qǐ处chù，前qián麺miàn一yī军jūn杀shā至zhì，乃nǎi雒luò城chéng守shǒu将jiàng吴wú兰lán、雷léi铜tóng也yě；后hòu麺miàn张zhāng任rèn引yǐn兵bīng追zhuī来lái。前qián后hòu夹jiā攻gōng，把bǎ魏wèi延yán围wéi在zài垓gāi心xīn。魏wèi延yán死sǐ战zhàn不bù能néng得dé脱tuō。但dàn见jiàn吴wú兰lán、雷léi铜tóng后hòu军jūn自zì乱luàn，二èr将jiāng急jí回huí马mǎ去qù救jiù。魏wèi延yán乘chéng势shì赶gǎn去qù，当dāng先xiān一yī将jiāng，舞wǔ拍pāi马mǎ，大dà叫jiào：「文wén长zhǎng，吾wú特tè来lái救jiù汝rǔ！

Then one of the renegades proposed that they should try to return along the high road, and they started for Loch'êng this way. But in front of them arose a great cloud of dust, betraying the approach of an enemy. The defenders of the city were moving toward them, and Wei Yen was between the two armies closed in like the kernel of a nut. Wei fought hard to get through. When his case seemed most desperate and hopeless, he observed signs of confusion in the army that lay between him and the city. Soon that army turned and faced the other way. He pressed forward and presently saw men of his own side, led by the veteran Huang Chung.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」视shì之zhī，乃nái老lǎo将jiàng黄huáng忠zhōng也yě。两liǎng下xià夹jiā攻gōng，杀shā败bài吴wú、雷léi二èr将jiāng，直zhí冲chōng至zhì雒luò城chéng之zhī下xià。刘liú𪻺引yǐn兵bīng杀shā出chū，却què得dé玄xuán德dé在zài后hòu当dāng住zhù接jiē应yīng。黄huáng忠zhōng、魏wèi延yán翻fān身shēn便biàn回huí。

One of the fugitives from the army finally reached Fou Pass and told Yüan-tê of the sad news of the death of his adviser, man and horse wounded to death. He turned his face to the west and mourned bitterly. Although the body of the slain leader lay far away they instituted sacrifice to call the spirit, and all the captains keened for him.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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玄xuán德dé军jūn马má比bǐ及jí奔bēn到dào寨zhài中zhōng，张zhāng任rèn军jūn马mǎ又yòu从cóng小xiǎo路lù里lǐ截jié出chū。刘liú𪻺、吴wú兰lán、雷léi铜tóng当dāng先xiān赶gǎn来lái。玄xuán德dé守shǒu不bú住zhù二èr寨zhài，且qiě战zhàn且qié走zǒu，奔bēn回huí涪fú关guān。蜀shǔ兵bīng得dé胜shèng，迤yí逦lǐ追zhuī赶gǎn。玄xuán德dé人rén困kùn马mǎ乏fá，那nà里lí有yǒu心xīn厮sī杀shā，且qié只zhǐ顾gù奔bēn走zǒu。将jiāng近jìn涪fú关guān，张zhāng任rèn一yī军jūn追zhuī赶gǎn至zhì紧jǐn。

Then said Huang, “Now that our leader is no more, certainly the enemy will return to attack the Pass. What is to be done? I think we had better send to Chingchou for Chuko Liang and get him to lay plans for getting possession of the country.” And even then came in one to say that the enemy under Chang Jên had come and were now offering a challenge at the rampart. Huang and Wei wished to go forth to fight, but Liu Pei disapproved, saying, “We have suffered a severe check and the men are low-spirited. Let us rather remain on the defensive until the great adviser can arrive.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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幸xìng得de左zuǒ边biān刘liú封fēng，右yòu边biān关guān平píng，二èr将jiāng引yǐn三sān万wàn生shēng力lì兵bīng截jié出chū，杀shā退tuì张zhāng任rèn；还hái赶gǎn二èr十shí里lǐ，夺duó回huí战zhàn马mǎ极jí多duō。

“I will rescue you, Wên-chang,” shouted he, as he came near. Now the defenders of Loch‘êng found themselves between two enemies, and they were smitten heavily. They could not check Wei and Huang, who got through to the very walls of Loch'êng. Seeing them near, Liu Kuei, who had been left to defend the city, came out against them. Thereupon Huang and Wei, in spite of the nearness of the army of Liu Pei, refused battle and turned away from the city. Yüan-tê's army made a dash for two stockades, but when Chang came along a by-road and the other three defenders of the city came on, the stockades could not be held and Yüan-tê's army had to retire. Now fighting and now marching, the army of Liu Pei strove hard to reach Fou Pass, but Chang pressed close. However, Liu Pei’s adopted son and nephew came up, and not only drove back the pursuers but chased them some twenty li. Finally, Liu Pei and his men reached the Pass, weary and dispirited. His son and nephew returned from the pursuit with many horses they had captured from the flying enemy. However, nothing had been gained and the victory lay rather with the army of Shu.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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玄xuán德dé一yī行xíng军jūn马mǎ，再zài入rù涪fú关guān。问wèn庞páng统tǒng消xiāo息xī。有yǒu落luò凤fèng坡pō逃táo得dé性xìng命mìng的de军jūn士shì，报bào说shuō：「军jūn师shī连lián人rén带dài马mǎ，被bèi乱luàn箭jiàn射shè死sǐ于yú坡pō前qián。」玄xuán德dé闻wén言yán，望wàng西xī痛tòng哭kū不bù已yǐ，遥yáo为wèi招zhāo魂hún设shè祭jì。诸zhū将jiāng皆jiē哭kū。黄huáng忠zhōng曰yuē：「今jīn番fān折zhé了le庞páng统tǒng军jūn师shī，张zhāng任rèn必bì然rán来lái攻gōng打dǎ涪fú关guān，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？

One of the fugitives from the army finally reached Fou Pass and told Yüan-tê of the sad news of the death of his adviser, man and horse wounded to death. He turned his face to the west and mourned bitterly. Although the body of the slain leader lay far away they instituted sacrifice to call the spirit, and all the captains keened for him.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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不bú若ruò差chà人rén往wǎng荆jīng州zhōu，请qǐng诸zhū葛gě军jūn师shī来lái商shāng议yì收shōu川chuān之zhī计jì。」正zhèng说shuō之zhī间jiān，人rén报bào张zhāng任rèn引yǐn军jūn直zhí临lín城chéng下xià搦nuò战zhàn。黄huáng忠zhōng、魏wèi延yán皆jiē西xī要yào出chū战zhàn。玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「锐ruì气qì新xīn挫cuò，宜yí坚jiān守shóu以yǐ待dài军jūn师shī来lái到dào。」黄huáng忠zhōng魏wèi延yán领lǐng命mìng，只zhí紧jín守shǒu城chéng池chí。玄xuán德dé写xiě一yī封fēng书shū，教jiào关guān平píng分fēn付fù：「你ní与yú我wó往wǎng荆jīng州zhōu请qǐng军jūn师shī去qù。

Then said Huang, “Now that our leader is no more, certainly the enemy will return to attack the Pass. What is to be done? I think we had better send to Chingchou for Chuko Liang and get him to lay plans for getting possession of the country.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」关guān平píng领lǐng了le书shū，星xīng夜yè往wǎng荆jīng州zhōu来lái。玄xuán德dé自zì守shǒu涪fú关guān，并bìng不bù出chū战zhàn。

And even then came in one to say that the enemy under Chang Jên had come and were now offering a challenge at the rampart. Huang and Wei wished to go forth to fight, but Liu Pei disapproved, saying, “We have suffered a severe check and the men are low-spirited. Let us rather remain on the defensive until the great adviser can arrive.” Huang and Wei made no objection, but set themselves to guard the Pass most vigilantly, while a letter was written to Kʻung-ming and sent by the hand of Kuan P‘ing. He set forth at once and Yüan-tê gave himself up to holding the Pass.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng在zài荆jīng州zhōu，时shí当dāng七qī夕xī佳jiā节jié，大dà会huì众zhòng官guān夜yè宴yàn，共gòng说shuō收shōu川chuān之zhī事shì。只zhǐ见jiàn正zhèng西xī上shàng一yī星xīng，其qí大dà如rú斗dòu，从cóng天tiān坠zhuì下xià，流liú光guāng四sì散sàn。孔kǒng明míng失shī惊jīng，掷zhì杯bēi于yú地dì，掩yǎn麺miàn哭kū曰yuē：「哀āi哉zāi！痛tòng哉zāi！」众zhòng官guān慌huāng问wèn其qí故gù。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú前qián者zhě算suàn今jīn年nián罡gāng星xīng在zài西xī方fāng，不bú利lì于yú军jūn师shī；

It was the seventh day of the seventh moon, and in the evening Kʻung-ming invited his officers to a banquet. Conversation turned toward the enterprise in Ssuch‘uan. Suddenly a large and brilliant meteor appeared in the west, illuminating the whole sky. It so disturbed the host that he dashed his wine cup to the ground, covered his face and burst into tears. “Alas! Alas!”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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天tiān狗gǒu犯fàn于yú吾wú军jūn，太tài白bái临lín于yú雒luò城chéng，已yǐ拜bài书shū主zhǔ公gōng，教jiào谨jǐn防fáng之zhī。谁shuí想xiǎng今jīn夕xī西xī方fāng星xīng坠zhuì，庞páng士shì元yuán命mìng必bì休xiū矣yǐ！」言yán罢bà，大dà哭kū曰yuē：「今jīn吾wú主zhǔ丧sàng一yī臂bì矣yǐ！」众zhòng官guān皆jiē惊jīng，未wèi信xìn其qí言yán。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「数shù日rì之zhī内nèi，必bì有yǒu消xiāo息xī。」是shì夕xī酒jiǔ不bú侭jìn欢huān而ér散sàn。

The guests eagerly asked him why he wept. He replied, “I knew by my calculations that the bowl of the Dipper would be in the west at this season and that the auspices would be unfavourable to leaders of armies, and lo! the Heavens have gone against our men. San Kuo, or When Venus was about to stand over Loch'êng I wrote to our lord warning him to be very cautious. I never contemplated the falling of the star this evening. Now P‘ang T‘ung is no more.” Again he fell to weeping. “My lord has lost an arm!” moaned he. The guests were rather disturbed, but they only half believed that such a misfortune had happened. “We shall hear the sad news in a very few days,” said K‘ung-ming.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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数shù日rì之zhī后hòu，孔kǒng明míng与yǔ云yún长zháng等děng正zhèng坐zuò间jiān，人rén报bào关guān平píng到dào。众zhòng官guān皆jiē惊jīng。关guān平píng入rù，呈chéng上shàng玄xuán德dé书shū信xìn。孔kǒng明míng视shì之zhī，内nèi言yán：「本běn年nián七qī月yuè初chū七qī日rì，庞páng军jūn师shī被bèi张zhāng任rèn在zài落luò凤fèng坡pō前qián，箭jiàn射shè身shēn故gù。」孔kǒng明míng大dà哭kū，众zhòng官guān无wú不bù垂chuí泪lèi。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「既jì主zhǔ公gōng在zài涪fú关guān，进jìn退tuì两liǎng难nán之zhī际jì，亮liàng不bù得dé不bú去qù。

The banquet ended sadly enough, and the guests went their ways. A few days later, while K‘ung-ming was sitting with Kuan Yü and a few others, they reported the arrival of Kuan P‘ing with letters from the west. When the letters were opened they knew that P‘ang T‘ung had fallen the same evening that the meteor had appeared. K‘ung-ming wailed and the others wept with him. Then K‘ung-ming said, “I must go to help our lord; he is hemmed in at the Pass and cannot move.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」云yún长zhǎng曰yuē：「军jūn师shī去qù，谁shuí人rén保báo守shǒu荆jīng州zhōu？荆jīng州zhōu乃nǎi重zhòng地dì，干gān系xì非fēi轻qīng。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng书shū中zhōng虽suī不bù明míng写xiě其qí人rén，吾wú已yǐ知zhī其qí意yì了le。」乃nǎi将jiāng玄xuán德dé书shū与yǔ众zhòng官guān看kàn曰yuē：「主zhǔ公gōng书shū中zhōng，把bǎ荆jīng州zhōu托tuō在zài吾wú身shēn上shàng，教jiào我wǒ自zì量liàng才cái委wěi用yòng。虽suī然rán如rú此cǐ，今jīn教jiào关guān平píng赍jī书shū前qián来lái，其qí意yì欲yù云yún长zhǎng公gōng当dāng此cǐ重zhòng任rèn。

“If you go away, who will guard this city?” asked Kuan Yü. “It is of very great importance.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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云yún长zháng想xiǎng桃táo园yuán结jié义yì之zhī情qíng，可kě竭jié力lì保báo守shóu此cǐ地dì。责zé任rèn非fēi轻qīng，公gōng宜yí勉miǎn之zhī。」云yún长zhǎng更gèng不bù推tuī辞cí，慨kǎi然rán领lǐng诺nuò。孔kǒng明míng设shè宴yàn，交jiāo割gē印yìn绶shòu。云yún长zhǎng双shuāng手shǒu来lái接jiē。孔kǒng明míng擎qíng著zhù印yìn曰yuē：「这zhè干gān系xì都dōu在zài将jiāng军jūn身shēn上shàng。」云yún长zhǎng曰yuē：「大dà丈zhàng夫fū既jì领lǐng重zhòng任rèn，除chú死sǐ方fāng休xiū。」孔kǒng明míng见jiàn云yún长zhǎng说shuō个gè「死sǐ」字zì，心xīn中zhōng不bú悦yuè；

“Our lord has not written plainly, but I know what was in his mind.” Then he showed the letter to the others and said, “Provision for the defence of this city is laid upon me and I am to find one equal to the task. I read the letter to mean that he desires Kuan Yü to undertake the defence, and I know that he will do it for the sake of the pledge taken long ago in the Peach Garden. The task is no light one.”

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欲yù待dài不bù与yǔ，其qí言yán已yǐ出chū。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「倘tǎng曹cáo操cāo引yǐn兵bīng来lái到dào，当dāng如rú之zhī何hé？」云yún长zhǎng曰yuē：「以yǐ力lì拒jù之zhī。」孔kǒng明míng又yòu曰yuē：「倘tǎng曹cáo操cāo、孙sūn权quán齐qí起qǐ兵bīng来lái，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？」云yún长zhǎng曰yuē：「分fēn兵bīng拒jù之zhī。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「若ruò如rú此cǐ，荆jīng州zhōu危wēi矣yǐ。吾wú有yǒu八bā个gè字zì，将jiāng军jūn牢láo记jì，可ké保báo守shǒu荆jīng州zhōu。」云yún长zhǎng问wèn那nà八bā个gè字zì。

Kuan accepted without hesitation or thought of excuse. A special banquet was prepared at which the seal was to be handed over to him. “All the future rests with you, General,” said K‘ung-ming as he raised the symbol of office to place it in the hands of the veteran warrior. “When a man of honour accepts such a task he is only released by death,” replied Kuan. But that ill-omened word “death” displeased K‘ung-ming, and even then he would have retracted but that his word had gone forth. He went on. “Now if Ts‘ao Ts‘ao attack what is to be done?”

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孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「北běi拒jù曹cáo操cāo，东dōng和hé孙sūn权quán。」云yún长zhǎng曰yuē：「军jūn师shī之zhī言yán，当dāng铭míng肺fèi腑fǔ。」

“Repel him with all my strength.” “But if Ts‘ao Ts‘ao and Sun Ch'üan attack you together, what then?” “Fight both; half my force against each.” K‘ung-ming said, “In that case, Chingchou would be in danger. I will give you my advice in a few words, and if you remember them the city is safe.” “What are these few words?” asked Kuan. “North, fight Ts‘ao; south, ally with Sun.” “These words, O Commander, are engraven on my heart.”

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孔kǒng明míng遂suì与yǔ了le印yìn绶shòu，令lìng文wén官guān马mǎ良liáng、伊yī籍jí、向xiàng朗lǎng、糜mí竺zhú，武wǔ将jiàng糜mí芳fāng、廖liào化huà、关guān平píng、周zhōu仓cāng，一yī班bān儿ér辅fú佐zuǒ云yún长zhǎng，同tóng守shǒu荆jīng州zhōu。一yī麺miàn亲qīn自zì统tǒng兵bīng入rù川chuān。先xiān拨bō精jīng兵bīng一yī万wàn，教jiào张zhāng飞fēi部bù领lǐng，取qǔ大dà路lù杀shā奔bēn巴bā州zhōu，雒luò城chéng之zhī西xī，先xiān到dào者zhě为wéi头tóu功gōng。又yòu拨bō一yī枝zhī兵bīng，教jiào赵zhào云yún为wèi先xiān锋fēng，溯sù江jiāng而ér上shàng，会huì于yú雒luò城chéng。

Thereupon the seal was placed in his hands. K‘ung-ming also appointed tried and worthy men to assist the new commander. This done, K‘ung-ming began to prepare for his departure. Chang Fei, with a legion, was sent to fight his way into the country west of Pachou and Loch'êng and he was to go with all speed. The earlier he got through the greater merit would be his. Chao Yün was to lead a force up the river and make a junction at Loch'êng. K‘ung-ming, with his own body of men, would follow.

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孔kǒng明míng随suí后hòu引yín简jiǎn雍yōng、蒋jiáng琬wán等déng起qǐ行xíng。那nà蒋jiáng琬wǎn字zì公gōng琰yǎn，零líng陵líng湘xiāng乡xiāng人rén也yě；乃nǎi荆jīng襄xiāng名míng士shì，现xiàn为wèi书shū记jì。

Among those who followed K‘ung-ming was one Chiang Wan, a noted scholar from Linghsiang. He went as Recorder.

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当dāng日rì孔kǒng明míng引yǐn兵bīng一yī万wàn五wǔ千qiān，与yǔ张zhāng飞fēi同tóng日rì起qǐ行xíng。张zhāng飞fēi临lín行xíng时shí，孔kǒng明míng嘱zhǔ付fù曰yuē：「西xī川chuān豪háo杰jié甚shèn多duō，不bù可kě轻qīng敌dí。于yú路lù戒jiè约yuē三sān军jūn，勿wù得dé掳lǔ掠lüè百bǎi姓xìng，以yǐ失shī民mín心xīn。所suǒ到dào之zhī处chù，并bìng宜yí存cún恤xù，勿wù得dé恣zì逞chěng鞭biān挞tà士shì卒zú。望wàng将jiāng军jūn早zǎo会huì雒luò城chéng，不bù可ké有yǒu误wù。」

K‘ung-ming and Chang Fei set out the same day. Just before leaving, the great strategist said to Chang, “Do not think lightly of the men of Ssuch‘uan, for there are many mighty men among them. On the march restrain your men from plunder and licence lest the ordinary people be against us. Wherever you halt be compassionate and kindly and do not give way to anger and flog your men. I shall expect you to reach Loch'êng very soon.”

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张zhāng飞fēi欣xīn然rán领lǐng诺nuò，上shàng马mǎ而ér去qù，迤yí逦lǐ前qián行xíng。所suǒ到dào之zhī处chù，但dàn降jiàng者zhě秋qiū毫háo无wú犯fàn。迳jìng取qǔ汉hàn川chuān路lù。前qián至zhì巴bā郡jùn，细xì作zuò回huí报bào：「巴bā郡jùn太tài守shǒu严yán颜yán，乃nái蜀shǔ中zhōng名míng将jiàng；年nián纪jì虽suī高gāo，精jīng力lì未wèi衰shuāi；善shàn开kāi硬yìng弓gōng，使shǐ大dà刀dāo；有yǒu万wàn夫fū不bù当dāng之zhī勇yǒng；据jù住zhù城chéng郭guō，不bú竖shù降jiàng旗qí。

Chang joyously mounted and left. He marched rapidly, and on the way all places that surrendered suffered nothing whatever. When they drew near the Pachou district the scouts of Shu sent out by the Prefect of that place informed their master, Yen Yen. This Yen was one of the famous captains of Shu, and even then, although he was rather old, he had lost none of his boldness and could still pull the stiffest bow and wield the heaviest sword.

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」张zhāng飞fēi教jiào离lí城chéng十shí里lǐ下xià寨zhài，差chà人rén入rù城chéng去qù：「说shuō与yú老láo匹pǐ夫fū，早záo早zǎo来lái降jiàng，饶ráo你ní满mǎn城chéng百bǎi姓xìng性xìng命mìng！若ruò不bù归guī顺shùn，即jí踏tà平píng城chéng郭guō，老lǎo幼yòu不bù留liú！」

Being so famous, Yen was not the man to surrender at the first approach of an enemy. So when Chang came near he cautiously encamped about ten li from the city. Thence he sent a messenger to summon the Prefect to surrender. “Tell the old fool to give in, or I will trample down his walls and leave no soul alive.”

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却què说shuō严yán颜yán在zài巴bā郡jùn，闻wén刘liú璋zhāng差chà法fǎ正zhèng请qǐng玄xuán德dé入rù川chuān，拊fǔ心xīn而ér叹tàn曰yuē：「此cí所suǒ谓wèi独dú坐zuò穷qióng山shān，引yín虎hǔ自zì卫wèi者zhé也yě！」后hòu闻wén玄xuán德dé据jù住zhù涪fú关guān，大dà怒nù，屡lǚ欲yù提tí兵bīng往wǎng战zhàn，又yòu恐kǒng这zhè条tiáo路lù上shàng有yǒu兵bīng来lái。当dāng日rì闻wén知zhī张zhāng飞fēi兵bīng到dào，便biàn点dián起qí本běn部bù五wǔ六liù千qiān人rén马mǎ，准zhǔn备bèi迎yíng敌dí。

Yen had never favoured inviting Liu Pei into Shu. When he had first heard of the Prefect’s intention, he said, “This is like calling a tiger to protect one when one is alone on a bare hill side.” When he heard of the seizure of Fou Pass he was very angry and offered again and again to lead an army and drive out the aggressors. He had feared that his city would be attacked along this very road, so he had prepared his men, and when Chang’s message came he mustered them, five companies or so, to oppose him.

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或huò献xiàn计jì曰yuē：「张zhāng飞fēi在zài当dāng阳yáng长zháng坂bǎn，一yī声shēng喝hē退tuì曹cáo兵bīng百bǎi万wàn之zhī众zhòng。曹cáo操cāo亦yì闻wén风fēng而ér避bì之zhī，不bù可kě轻qīng敌dí。今jīn只zhǐ宜yí深shēn沟gōu高gāo垒lěi，坚jiān守shǒu不bù出chū。彼bǐ军jūn无wú粮liáng，不bú过guò一yí月yuè，自zì然rán退tuì去qù。更gèng兼jiān张zhāng飞fēi性xìng如rú烈liè火huǒ，专zhuān要yào鞭biān挞tà士shì卒zú；如rú不bù与yǔ战zhàn，必bì怒nù；怒nù则zé必bì以yǐ暴bào厉lì之zhī气qì，待dài其qí军jūn士shì；

Then he bade the executioner cut off the man’s ears and nose. And thus mutilated he returned to Chang. When Chang heard of it his wrath boiled up and he cursed the defender of the city. Grinding his teeth and glaring with rage, he put on his armour, mounted his steed and went up close to the walls, with a few mounted men, and challenged those on the ramparts to fight him. But the men on the walls only replied with shameful abuse and none accepted the challenge. Chang galloped again and again to the drawbridge, only to be driven off each time with flights of arrows. But not a man came outside the walls. As the day closed in, the warrior, still fuming with wrath, returned to his own camp.

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军jūn心xīn一yī变biàn，乘chéng势shì击jī之zhī，张zhāng飞fēi可kě擒qín也yě。」严yán颜yán从cóng其qí言yán，教jiào军jūn士shì侭jìn数shù上shàng城chéng守shǒu护hù。忽hū见jiàn一yí个gè军jūn士shì，大dà叫jiào：「开kāi门mén！」严yán颜yán教jiào放fàng入rù问wèn之zhī。那nà军jūn士shì告gào说shuō是shì张zhāng将jiāng军jūn差chà来lái的de，把bǎ张zhāng飞fēi言yán语yǔ依yī直zhí便biàn说shuō。严yán颜yán大dà怒nù，骂mà曰yuē：「匹pǐ夫fū怎zén敢gǎn无wú礼lǐ！吾wú严yán将jiāng军jūn岂qǐ降jiàng贼zéi者zhě乎hū！借jiè你ní口kǒu说shuō与yǔ张zhāng飞fēi！

Then a certain man said to him, “You must be careful how you oppose a man who by the mere sound of his voice scared the many legions of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao at Tangyang Slope. Even Ts‘ao himself was careful to keep out of his way. Your safety is in defence, lying behind your ramparts and within your deep moats till hunger shall have vanquished your enemies. This Chang has a very violent temper, and if he is provoked he vents his anger in flogging his men. If you avoid battle he will be irritated and his cruelty to his men will cause them to mutiny. Then you can attack and will succeed.”

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」唤huàn武wǔ士shì把bǎ军jūn士shì割gē下xià耳ěr鼻bí，却què放fàng回huí寨zhài。

Yen thought the advice good. He therefore resolved only to defend, and he set all his men on the walls. When one of Chang’s soldiers came up to the gate and shouted for them to open, Yen gave orders to open the gate and admit the man. When he had come within he gave the message as has been related before. But the Prefect was exceedingly angry and said, “Fool that you are! How dare you speak thus to me? Think you that I, General Yen, will surrender to such as he? By your mouth indeed will I send a message.”

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军jūn人rén回huí见jiàn张zhāng飞fēi，哭kū告gào严yán颜yán如rú此cí毁huǐ骂mà。张zhāng飞fēi大dà怒nù，咬yǎo牙yá睁zhēng目mù，披pī挂guà上shàng马mǎ，引yǐn数shù百bǎi骑qí来lái巴bā郡jùn城chéng下xià搦nuò战zhàn。城chéng上shàng众zhòng军jūn百bǎi般bān痛tòng骂mà。张zhāng飞fēi性xìng急jí，几jǐ番fān杀shā到dào吊diào桥qiáo，要yào过guò护hù城chéng河hé，又yòu被bèi乱luàn箭jiàn射shè回huí。到dào晚wǎn全quán无wú一yí个gè人rén出chū，张zhāng飞fēi忍rěn一yī肚dù气qì还hái寨zhài。次cì日rì早zǎo晨chén，又yòu引yǐn军jūn去qù搦nuò战zhàn。

Then he bade the executioner cut off the man’s ears and nose. And thus mutilated he returned to Chang. When Chang heard of it his wrath boiled up and he cursed the defender of the city. Grinding his teeth and glaring with rage, he put on his armour, mounted his steed and went up close to the walls, with a few mounted men, and challenged those on the ramparts to fight him. But the men on the walls only replied with shameful abuse and none accepted the challenge. Chang galloped again and again to the drawbridge, only to be driven off each time with flights of arrows. But not a man came outside the walls. As the day closed in, the warrior, still fuming with wrath, returned to his own camp. Next day Chang again led his men to the foot of the wall and challenged; again the challenge was refused. But Yen shot an arrow from the tower that struck Chang’s helmet. This angered him still more, and pointing the finger of disdain at his enemy, Chang cried, “I will capture you yet, you old fool, and then I will devour your flesh.”

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那nà严yán颜yán在zài城chéng敌dí楼lóu上shàng，一yī箭jiàn射shè中zhōng张zhāng飞fēi头tóu盔kuī。飞fēi指zhǐ而ér恨hèn曰yuē：「吾wú拏ná住zhù你nǐ这zhè老láo匹pǐ夫fū，必bì亲qīn自zì食shí你nǐ肉ròu！」到dào晚wǎn又yòu空kōng回huí。第dì三sān日rì，张zhāng飞fēi引yǐn了le军jūn，沿yán城chéng去qù骂mà。原yuán来lái那nà座zuò城chéng子zi是shì个gè山shān城chéng，周zhōu围wéi都dōu是shì乱luàn山shān。张zhāng飞fēi自zì乘chéng马mǎ登dēng山shān，下xià视shì城chéng中zhōng，见jiàn军jūn士shì侭jǐn皆jiē披pī挂guà，分fēn列liè队duì伍wǔ，伏fú在zài城chéng中zhōng，只zhǐ是shì不bù出chū；

So again at eventide the men of Han returned to camp baulked of their desire. On the third day Chang and his men made the circuit of the city along the edge of the moat, hurling insults at their enemies.

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又yòu见jiàn民mín夫fū来lái来lái往wáng往wǎng，搬bān砖zhuān运yùn石shí，相xiāng助zhù守shǒu城chéng。张zhāng飞fēi教jiào马mǎ军jūn下xià马mǎ，步bù军jūn皆jiē坐zuò，引yǐn他tā出chū敌dí，并bìng无wú动dòng静jìng。又yòu骂mà了le一yī日rì，依yī旧jiù空kōng回huí。张zhāng飞fēi在zài寨zhài中zhōng，自zì思sī「终zhōng日rì叫jiào骂mà，彼bí只zhǐ不bù出chū，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？」猛měng然rán思sī得dé一yī计jì，教jiào众zhòng军jūn不bú要yào前qián去qù搦nuò战zhàn，都dōu结jié束shù停tíng当dàng在zài寨zhài中zhōng等děng候hòu厮sī杀shā；

It so happened that the city was set on a hill with rugged heights all round, so that going around it the assailants were sometimes on hill tops and sometimes on the level. While standing on one of the hills, Chang noticed that he could see clear down into the city. There stood the defenders in their ranks, all readly for battle although none of them came out. And the common people went to and fro carrying bricks and bringing stones to strengthen the defences. Then he ordered his horsemen to dismount and his footmen to sit down so that they could not be seen from the city. He hoped thus to cheat the defenders into thinking that there were none to attack and so induce them to come out. But this also was vain, for still they declined battle and another day was lost. The army once more returned to camp.

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却què只zhǐ教jiào三sān五wǔ十shí个gè军jūn士shì，直zhí去qù城chéng下xià叫jiào骂mà，引yǐn严yán颜yán军jūn出chū来lái，便biàn与yǔ厮sī杀shā。张zhāng飞fēi磨mó拳quán擦cā掌zhǎng，只zhí等děng敌dí军jūn来lái。小xiǎo军jūn连lián骂mà了le三sān日rì，全quán然rán不bù出chū。张zhāng飞fēi眉méi头tou一yí皱zhòu，又yòu生shēng一yī计jì，传chuán令lìng教jiào军jūn士shì四sì散sàn砍kán打dǎ柴chái草cǎo，寻xún觅mì路lù径jìng，不bù来lái搦nuò战zhàn。

That night Chang sat in his tent trying to think out some means to overcome an enemy that steadily refused to come out from behind the walls. Presently, however, the brain behind the knitted brow conceived a plan. So next day, instead of sending all the men to offer a challenge from the foot of the wall, he kept most of them in camp and sent only a few to howl insults and hurl abuse. He hoped by this means to inveigle Yen out to attack the small number of men. But this also failed, and he was left all day rubbing his hands with impatience. Never a man appeared without the wall.

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严yán颜yán在zài城chéng中zhōng，连lián日rì不bú见jiàn张zhāng飞fēi动dòng静jìng，心xīn中zhōng疑yí惑huò，著zhù十shí数shù个gè小xiǎo军jūn士shì，扮bàn作zuò张zhāng飞fēi砍kǎn柴chái的de军jūn士shì，潜qián地dì出chū城chéng，杂zá在zài军jūn内nèi，入rù山shān中zhōng探tàn听tīng。

Foiled again, another ruse grew up behind the knitted brows above his bushy eyebrows. He set his men to cut firewood and seek out and explore the tracks that lay about the city. No longer did they challenge the wall. After some days of this, Yen began to wonder what mischief was brewing, and he sent out spies, dressed as were the firewood cutters, to mingle with them and try to discover what was afoot.

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当dāng日rì诸zhū军jūn回huí寨zhài。张zhāng飞fēi坐zuò在zài寨zhài中zhōng，顿dùn足zú大dà骂mà：「严yán颜yán老láo匹pǐ夫fū枉wǎng气qì杀shā我wǒ！」只zhǐ见jiàn帐zhàng前qián三sān四sì个gè人rén说shuō道dào：「将jiāng军jūn不bù须xū心xīn焦jiāo。这zhè几jǐ日rì打dǎ探tàn得dé有yǒu一yī条tiáo小xiǎo路lù，可ké以yǐ偷tōu过guò巴bā郡jùn。」张zhāng飞fēi故gù意yì大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「既jì有yǒu这zhè个ge去qù处chù，何hé不bù早zǎo来lái说shuō？」众zhòng应yīng曰yuē：「这zhè几jǐ日rì却què才cái哨shào探tàn得dé出chū。

That day, when the men returned to camp, Chang sat in his tent stamping his foot with rage and execrating his enemy. “The old fool! Assuredly I shall die of disappointed wrath,” cried he. Just then he noticed three or four men lurking about his tent door as if they wished to speak with him. And one of them said, “General, do not let your heart be hot within you. These last few days we have discovered a narrow road by which we can sneak past this city.”

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」张zhāng飞fēi曰yuē：「事shì不bù宜yí迟chí，只zhǐ今jīn夜yè二èr更gèng造zào饭fàn，趁chèn三sān更gēng月yuè明míng，拔bá寨zhài都dōu起qǐ，人rén啣xián枚méi，马mǎ去qù铃líng，悄qiāo悄qiāo而ér行xíng。我wǒ自zì前qián麺miàn开kāi路lù，汝rú等děng依yī次cì而ér行xíng。」传chuán了le令lìng便biàn满mǎn寨zhài告gào报bào。

“Why did you not come and tell me before?” cried he. “Because we have only lately discovered it,” said they. “I will lose no time then,” said he. “This very night let food be ready at the second watch and we will break camp and steal away as silently as possible. I will lead the way and you shall go with me as guides.” The requisite orders were given. Having made sure that the preparations for the march were really being made, the three spies, for such were they, returned into the city.

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探tàn细xì小xiǎo军jūn，听tīng得dé这zhè个ge消xiāo息xī，侭jǐn回huí城chéng中zhōng来lái，报bào与yǔ严yán颜yán。颜yán大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「我wǒ算suàn定dìng这zhè匹pǐ夫fū忍rěn耐nài不bù得dé！你nǐ偷tōu小xiǎo路lù过guò去qù，须xū是shì粮liáng草cǎo辎zī重zhòng在zài后hòu；我wǒ截jié住zhù后hòu路lù，你nǐ如rú何hé得dé过guò？好hǎo无wú谋móu匹pǐ夫fū，中zhōng我wǒ之zhī计jì！」即jí时shí传chuán令lìng，教jiào军jūn士shì准zhǔn备bèi赴fù敌dí：「今jīn夜yè二èr更gèng也yě造zào饭fàn，三sān更gēng出chū城chéng，伏fú于yú树shù木mù丛cóng杂zá去qù处chù。

“I guessed right, then,” said Yen Yen gleefully when the three spies reported their success. “I cannot bear the old fool. He will now try to sneak past with his commissariat following and I will cut off his rear. How can he get through? He is very stupid to fall thus into my trap. ”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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只zhí等děng张zhāng飞fēi过guò咽yān喉hóu小xiǎo路lù去qù了le，车chē仗zhàng来lái时shí，只zhǐ听tīng鼓gú响xiǎng，一yī齐qí杀shā出chū。」传chuán了le号hào令lìng，看kàn看kàn近jìn夜yè，严yán颜yán全quán军jūn侭jǐn皆jiē饱bǎo食shí，披pī挂guà停tíng当dàng，悄qiāo悄qiāo出chū城chéng，四sì散sàn伏fú住zhù，只zhǐ听tīng鼓gú响xiǎng；严yán颜yán自zì引yǐn十shí数shù裨pí将jiàng，下xià马mǎ伏fú于yú林lín中zhōng。约yuē三sān更gēng后hòu，遥yáo望wàng见jiàn张zhāng飞fēi亲qīn自zì在zài前qián，横héng矛máo纵zòng马mǎ，悄qiāo悄qiāo引yǐn军jūn前qián进jìn。

Orders were given to prepare for battle, to have the food ready at the second watch and move out at the third. The force was to hide in the woods and thickets till the greater part of the army had passed and Chang Fei had arrived in the very throat of the road. Then the blow would be struck.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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去qù不bù得dé三sān四sì里lǐ，背bèi后hòu车chē仗zhàng人rén马mǎ，陆lù续xù进jìn发fā。严yán颜yán看kàn得dé分fēn晓xiǎo，一yī齐qí擂léi鼓gǔ，四sì下xià伏fú兵bīng侭jín起qǐ。正zhèng来lái抢qiǎng夺duó车chē仗zhàng，背bèi后hòu一yī声shēng锣luó响xiǎng，一yī彪biāo军jūn掩yǎn到dào，大dà喝hē：「老lǎo贼zéi休xiū走zǒu！我wó等děng的de你nǐ恰qià好hǎo！」严yán颜yán猛měng回huí头tóu看kàn时shí，为wéi首shǒu一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng，豹bào头tóu环huán眼yǎn，燕yàn颔hàn虎hǔ须xū，使shǐ丈zhàng八bā矛máo，骑qí深shēn乌wū马mǎ，乃nǎi是shì张zhāng飞fēi。

They waited till night had fallen. In due time the late meal was taken, the men donned their armour, stole silently out of the city and hid as they had been told. The Prefect himself, with a few of his captains, went out also, dismounted and hid in a wood. They waited till after the third watch. Then Chang came along, urging his men to the top of their speed. His spear lay ready to thrust. He looked very handsome as he rode at the head of his men. The carts were three or four li in the rear. When the soldiers had got well past, Yen gave the signal. The drums rolled out, up sprang the hidden men and fell on the baggage train. They began to plunder. But suddenly a gong clanged and along came a company of soldiers Yen had not seen. At the same time a voice was heard shouting, “Old rebel, do not flee; I have been waiting for this chance a long time.” Yen turned his head. The leader of this band was a tall man with a leopard-like bullet head, round eyes, a sharp chin and bristling tiger moustache. He was armed with a long spear and rode a jet-black steed. In a word, it was Chang Fei.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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四sì下xià里lǐ锣luó声shēng大dà震zhèn，众zhòng军jūn杀shā来lái。严yán颜yán见jiàn了le张zhāng飞fēi，举jú手shǒu无wú措cuò。交jiāo马mǎ战zhàn不bù一yī合hé，张zhāng飞fēi卖mài个gè破pò绽zhàn；严yán颜yán一yī刀dāo砍kǎn来lái，张zhāng飞fēi闪shǎn过guò，撞zhuàng将jiāng入rù去qù，扯chě住zhù严yán颜yán勒lēi甲jiǎ缝fèng，生shēng擒qín过guò来lái，掷zhì于yú地dì下xià；众zhòng军jūn向xiàng前qián，用yòng索suó绑bǎng缚fù住zhù了le。原yuán来lái先xiān过guò去qù的de是shì假jiǎ张zhāng飞fēi。料liào道dào严yán颜yán击jī鼓gǔ为wèi号hào，张zhāng飞fēi却què教jiào鸣míng金jīn为wèi号hào；

All around the gongs were clanging, and many captains were rushing toward Yen, already too frightened to be able to defend himself. However, the two leaders engaged. Very soon Chang purposely gave his opponent an opening and Yen rushed in to cut down his enemy with his sword. But Chang evaded the blow, made a sudden rush, seized Yen by the lace of his armour and flung him on the ground. He was a prisoner, and in a moment was fast bound with cords. The handsome leader who had passed first had not been Chang Fei at all, but someone dressed and made up to resemble him. To add to the confusion, Chang had exchanged the signals, making the gong the signal for his men to fall on instead of the usual drum.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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金jīn响xiǎng诸zhū军jūn齐qí到dào，川chuān兵bīng大dà半bàn弃qì甲jiá倒dǎo戈gē而ér降jiàng。

As the gongs clanged, more and more of the men of Han came into the fray. The men of Shu could make no fight, and most of them dropped their weapons and surrendered. To reach the walls of the city was now easy. After entering the gates the leader ordered his men not to hurt the people, and he put out proclamations to pacify the citizens.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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张zhāng飞fēi杀shā到dào巴bā郡jùn城chéng下xià，后hòu军jūn已yǐ自zì入rù城chéng。张zhāng飞fēi叫jiào休xiū杀shā百bǎi姓xìng，出chū榜bǎng安ān民mín。群qún刀dāo手shóu把bǎ严yán颜yán推tuī至zhì。张zhāng飞fēi坐zuò于yú厅tīng上shàng，严yán颜yán不bù肯kěn跪guì下xià。飞fēi怒nù目mù咬yǎo牙yá大dà叱chì曰yuē：「大dà将jiàng到dào此cǐ，为wèi何hé不bú降jiàng，而ér敢gǎn拒jù敌dí？」严yán颜yán全quán无wú惧jù色sè，回huí叱chì飞fēi曰yuē：「汝rú等děng无wú义yì，侵qīn我wǒ州zhōu郡jùn！但dàn有yǒu断duàn头tóu将jiāng军jūn！无wú降jiàng将jiāng军jūn！

By and by a party of executioners brought in the prisoner. Chang Fei took his seat in the great hall, and the late commander of the city was brought before him by a party of executioners. Yen refused to kneel before his captor. “Why did you not surrender at first?” cried Chang, angrily grinding his teeth. “How dared you try to oppose me?” “Because you are a lot of unrighteous and lawless invaders,” replied Yen without the least sign of fear. “You may behead me an you will, but I will not surrender to you.' ” Chang angrily gave the order for his execution. “Strike, if you want to, fool; why be angry?” said Yen.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」飞fēi大dà怒nù，喝hē左zuǒ右yòu斩zhǎn来lái。严yán颜yán喝hē曰yuē：「贼zéi匹pǐ夫fū！要yào砍kǎn便biàn砍kǎn，何hé怒nù也yě？」张zhāng飞fēi见jiàn严yán颜yán声shēng音yīn雄xióng壮zhuàng，麺miàn不bù改gǎi色sè，乃nǎi回huí嗔chēn作zuò喜xǐ，下xià阶jiē喝hē退tuì左zuǒ右yòu，亲qīn解jiě其qí缚fù，取qǔ衣yī衣yī之zhī，扶fú在zài正zhèng中zhōng高gāo坐zuò，低dī头tóu便biàn拜bài曰yuē：「适shì来lái言yán语yǔ冒mào渎dú，幸xìng勿wù见jiàn责zé。吾wú素sù知zhī老lǎo将jiàng军jūn乃nǎi豪háo杰jié之zhī士shì也yě。」严yán颜yán感gǎn其qí恩ēn义yì，乃nǎi降jiàng。

This bold defiance was not lost upon Chang. Rising from his seat he went down the steps, put aside the lictors and began to loosen the prisoner’s bonds. Then he dressed him in new garments, led him to the high place, and, when he was seated, made a low bow, saying, “I have always known you were a hero. Now I pray you not to remember against me the roughness of my speech.” Yen Yen was overcome with this kindness and forthwith surrendered.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn严yán颜yán曰yuē：

A later poet penned these lines in praise of Yan Yan:

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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白bái发fà居jū西xī蜀shǔ，清qīng名míng震zhèn大dà邦bāng。

White-haired, he dwelt in western Shu, His pure fame shook the great domain.

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忠zhōng心xīn如rú皎jiǎo日rì，浩hào气qì卷juǎn长cháng江jiāng。

His loyal heart, a radiant sun, His noble spirit rolled like the Yangtze's tide.

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宁nìng可kě断duàn头tóu死sǐ，安ān能néng屈qū膝xī降jiàng？

Rather lose his head in death, Than bend his knees and yield alive.

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巴bā州zhōu年nián老lǎo将jiàng，天tiān下xià更gèng无wú双shuāng。

This aged general of Bazhou, In all the world has no second.

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又yòu有yǒu赞zàn张zhāng飞fēi诗shī曰yuē：

Another poem in praise of Zhang Fei reads:

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生shēng获huò严yán颜yán勇yǒng绝jué伦lún，惟wéi凭píng义yì气qì服fú军jūn民mín。

Capturing Yan Yan alive, his valor unmatched, He won the soldiers and people by his righteous spirit alone.

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至zhì今jīn庙miào貌mào留liú巴bā蜀shǔ，社shè酒jiǔ鸡jī豚tún日rì日rì春chūn。

To this day his temple image remains in Ba and Shu, Where offerings of wine and pork bring daily spring.

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张zhāng飞fēi请qǐng问wèn入rù川chuān之zhī计jì。严yán颜yán曰yuē：「败bài军jūn之zhī将jiàng，荷hé蒙méng厚hòu恩ēn，无wú以yǐ为wéi报bào，愿yuàn施shī犬quán马mǎ之zhī劳láo。不bù须xū张zhāng弓gōng只zhǐ箭jiàn，迳jìng取qǔ成chéng都dū。」正zhèng是shì：

Agraybeard ruled in western Shu, Clear fame is his the whole world through, As radiant sun his loyalty, Unmatched his soul’s nobility. When captive taken rather he Would suffer death than crook his knee. Pachou he ruled for many a year, The world cannot produce his peer. Apoet has also written concerning Chang Fei:— Yen Yen made prisoner, then the matchless one Exchanged the sword for reason, and so won The place he holds among the sacred ones Of Shu, to whom they sacrifice to-day. Then Chang asked him to suggest the means of overcoming Shu. Yen replied, “I am but the defeated leader of a defeated force, indebted to the victor for my life. I have nothing but my humble services to offer, but I can tell you how to get possession of Ch'êngtu without drawing a bow or shooting an arrow.” Cities yield in quick succession Because of one old man’s secession. The proposal will be unfolded in the next chapter.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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只zhǐ因yīn一yī将jiāng倾qīng心xīn后hòu，致zhì使shǐ连lián城chéng唾tuò手shǒu降jiàng。

All because one general gave his heart, City after city fell into their hands with ease.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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未wèi知zhī其qí计jì如rú何hé，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

But the sequel must be told in the next chapter.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated