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

第dì七qī十shí一yī回huí 占zhàn对duì山shān黄huáng忠zhōng逸yì待dài劳láo　　据jù汉hàn水shuǐ赵zhào云yún寡guǎ胜shèng众zhòng

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng分fēn付fù黄huáng忠zhōng：「你nǐ既jì要yào去qù，吾wú教jiào法fǎ正zhèng助zhù你nǐ。凡fán事shì计jì议yì而ér行xíng。吾wú随suí后hòu拨bō人rén马mǎ来lái接jiē应yīng。」黄huáng忠zhōng应yīng允yǔn，和hé法fǎ正zhèng领líng本běn部bù兵bīng去qù了le。孔kǒng明míng告gào玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「此cí老lǎo将jiàng不bú著zhù言yán语yǔ激jī他tā，虽suī去qù不bù能néng成chéng功gōng。他tā今jīn既jì去qù，须xū拨bō人rén马mǎ前qián去qù接jiē应yīng。

“If you are really determined to undertake this expedition, I shall send Fa Chêng with you,” said K‘ung-ming to the veteran leader. “You will have to discuss everything with him. I shall also despatch supports and reinforcements.” The expedition set out. Then K‘ung-ming explained to Yüan-tê that he had purposely tried to spur on the old captain that he should really exert himself, else he feared he would not do much. After this, he ordered Chao Yün to march after the first army and help, if help was needed. So long as the old man was victorious, Chao Yün was to do nothing; if he was in difficulties then he was to be rescued. Three companies also were sent out among the hills to take position at strategical points and set up many banners and make a brave show in order to spread the impression of huge forces, and so frighten and perplex the enemy. In addition, he sent to Hsiapan to tell Ma Ch‘ao what part to play in the campaign; Yen Yen was to hold Langchung in place of Chang Fei.

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」乃nǎi唤huàn赵zhào云yún将jiāng一yī枝zhī人rén马mǎ，从cóng小xiǎo路lù出chū奇qí兵bīng接jiē应yīng：「黄huáng忠zhōng若ruò胜shèng，不bú必bì出chū战zhàn；倘tǎng忠zhōng有yǒu失shī，即jí去qù救jiù应yīng。」又yòu遣qiǎn刘liú封fēng、孟mèng达dá：「领lǐng三sān千qiān兵bīng于yú山shān中zhōng险xiǎn要yào去qù处chù，多duō立lì旌jīng旗qí，以yǐ壮zhuàng我wǒ兵bīng之zhī声shēng势shì，令lìng敌dí人rén惊jīng疑yí。」三sān人rén各gè自zì领lǐng兵bīng去qù了le。又yòu差chà人rén往wǎng下xià辨biàn，授shòu计jì与yú马mǎ超chāo，令lìng他tā如rú此cǐ而ér行xíng。

The refugees, Chang Ho and Hsiahou Shang, reached Hsiahou Yüan’s camp and told their doleful tale of the loss of T‘ientang Mountain and the death of their colleague and the threatened attack. The news was sent to Ts‘ao Hung, who bore it quickly to the capital. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao lost no time in calling a council. Then the Historian Liu Hua said, “The loss of Hanchung would shake the whole country. You, O Prince, must not shrink from toil and hardship, but must yourself go to lead the army.” “This state of things comes of my not heeding your words before, gentle Sir,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, then repentant.

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又yòu差chà严yán颜yán往wǎng巴bā西xī阆láng中zhōng守shǒu隘ài，替tì张zhāng飞fēi、魏wèi延yán来lái同tóng取qǔ汉hàn中zhōng。

However, he hastily prepared and issued an edict to raise an army of forty legions which he would lead. The army was ready in the seventh month, the early autumn, and marched in three divisions. The leading division was under Hsiahou Tun, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao commanded the centre and Ts‘ao Hsiu was the rear guard.

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却què说shuō张zhāng郃hé与yǔ夏xià侯hóu尚shàng来lái见jiàn夏xià侯hóu渊yuān，说shuō：「天tiān荡dàng山shān已yǐ失shī，折zhé了le夏xià侯hóu德dé、韩hán浩hào。今jīn闻wén刘liú备bèi亲qīn自zì领lǐng兵bīng来lái取qǔ汉hàn中zhōng，可kě速sù奏zòu魏wèi王wáng，早zǎo发fā精jīng兵bīng猛měng将jiàng，前qián来lái策cè应yìng。」夏xià侯hóu渊yuān便biàn差chà人rén报bào知zhī曹cáo洪hóng。洪hóng星xīng夜yè前qián到dào许xǔ昌chāng，禀bǐng知zhī曹cáo操cāo。操cāo大dà惊jīng，急jí聚jù文wén武wǔ商shāng议yì发fā兵bīng救jiù汉hàn中zhōng。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao rode a white horse, beautifully caparisoned. His guards were clad in embroidered silk. They carried the huge red parasol woven of silk and gold threads. Beside him in two lines were the symbols of princely dignity, the golden melons, silver axes, stirrups, clubs, spears and lances; bannerols embroidered with the sun and moon, dragon and phoenix, were borne aloft. His escort of twenty-five thousand stout warriors led by bold officers, marched in five columns of five thousand each, under banners of the five colours, blue, yellow, red, white and black. The five companies made a brave show as they marched, each column under its own flag with men in armour and horses in caparisons all of one colour and all glittering in the sun.

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长zháng史shǐ刘liú晔yè进jìn曰yuē：「汉hàn中zhōng若ruò失shī，中zhōng原yuán震zhèn动dòng。大dà王wáng休xiū辞cí劳láo苦kǔ，必bì须xū亲qīn自zì征zhēng讨tǎo。」操cāo自zì悔huǐ曰yuē：「恨hèn当dāng时shí不bú用yòng卿qīng言yán，以yǐ致zhì如rú此cǐ！」忙máng传chuán令lìng旨zhǐ，起qǐ兵bīng四sì十shí万wàn亲qīn征zhēng。时shí建jiàn安ān二èr十shí三sān年nián秋qiū七qī月yuè也yě。曹cáo操cāo兵bīng分fēn三sān路lù而ér进jìn：前qián部bù先xiān锋fēng夏xià侯hóu惇dūn，操cāo自zì领lǐng中zhōng军jūn，使shǐ曹cáo休xiū押yā后hòu。三sān军jūn陆lù续xù起qǐ行xíng。

As they debouched through Chang Pass, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao noticed in the distance a thick wood, very luxuriant, and asked those near him what it was called. “This place is Lant‘ien, the Indigo Fields,” they replied. “And in that wood is the estate of the late Ts‘ai Yung. His daughter, Ts‘ai Yen, and her present husband, Tung Chi, live there.” Now Ts‘ao Ts‘ao and Ts‘ai Yung had been excellent friends at one time. His daughter had been first married to Wei Taochieh. Then she was abducted and taken away to the north, where she had borne two sons. She had composed & ballad called, “Eighteen Stanzas for the Mongol Flageolet,” which is well known. Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had been moved by pity for her sorrows and sent a messenger with a thousand tales to ransom her. The Prince of Tsohsien, overawed by Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s strength, had restored her to Ts‘ai Yung.

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操cāo骑qí白bái马mǎ金jīn鞍ān，玉yù带dài锦jǐn衣yī。武wǔ士shì手shǒu执zhí大dà红hóng罗luó销xiāo金jīn伞sǎn盖gài。左zuǒ右yòu金jīn瓜guā银yín钺yuè，镫dèng棒bàng戈gē矛máo。打dǎ日rì月yuè龙lóng凤fèng旌jīng旗qí。护hù驾jià龙lóng虎hǔ官guān军jūn二èr万wàn五wǔ千qiān，分fēn为wéi五wǔ队duì，每měi队duì五wǔ千qiān，按àn青qīng黄huáng赤chì白bái黑hēi五wǔ色sè。旗qí旛fān甲jiá马mǎ，并bìng依yī本běn色sè。光guāng辉huī灿càn烂làn，极jí其qí雄xióng壮zhuàng。

Ordering his escort to march on, Ts‘ao went up to the gate with only a few attendants, dismounted and enquired after the lady of the house. At this time Tung Chi was absent at his post and the lady was alone. As soon as she heard who her visitor was she hastened to welcome him and led him into the reception room. When he was seated and she had performed the proper salutations, she stood respectfully at his side. Glancing round the room, he saw a rubbing of a tablet hanging on the wall. So he got up to read it, and asked his hostess about it.

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兵bīng出chū潼tóng关guān，操cāo在zài马mǎ上shàng，望wàng见jiàn一yī簇cù林lín木mù，极jí其qí茂mào盛shèng，问wèn近jìn侍shì曰yuē：「此cǐ何hé处chù也yě﹖」答dá曰yuē：「此cǐ名míng蓝lán田tián。林lín木mù之zhī间jiān，乃nǎi蔡cài邕yōng庄zhuāng也yě。今jīn邕yōng女nǚ蔡cài琰yǎn，与yǔ其qí夫fū董dǒng祀sì居jū此cǐ。」原yuán来lái操cāo与yǔ蔡cài邕yōng相xiāng善shàn。先xiān时shí其qí女nǚ蔡cài琰yǎn，乃nǎi卫wèi道dào玠jiè之zhī妻qī；后hòu被bèi北běi方fāng掳lǔ去qù，于yú北běi地dì生shēng二èr子zi，作zuò胡hú笳jiā十shí八bā拍pāi，流liú入rù中zhōng原yuán。

“It is a tablet of Ts‘ao Ê, or the fair lady Ts‘ao. In the time of the Emperor Ho ( circ . 100 A.D. ), in Shangyü there was a certain magician named Ts‘ao Hsü, who could dance and sing like the very Spirit of Music. On the fifth of the fifth month he was out in a boat, and being intoxicated, fell overboard and was drowned. He had a daughter then fourteen years of age. She was greatly distressed and sought the body of her father for seven days and nights, weeping all the while. Then she threw herself into the waves, and five days later she floated to the surface with her father’s body in her arms. The villagers buried them on the bank, and the magistrate reported the occurrence to the Emperor as a worthy instance of daughterly affection and remarkable piety. A later magistrate had the story inscribed by Hantan Shun in memory of the event. At that time Hantan Shun was only thirteen, but the composition of the inscription was so perfect that neither jot nor tittle could be added, and yet he had written it currente calamo . The stone was set up beside the grave, and both inscription and story were the admiration of all the men of that day. My father went to see it. It was evening, but in the obscurity he felt out the inscription with his fingers. He got hold of a pencil and wrote eight large characters on the reverse of the stone and, later, some person recutting the stone engraved these eight words as well.

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操cāo深shēn怜lián之zhī，使shǐ人rén持chí千qiān金jīn入rù北běi方fāng赎shú之zhī。左zuǒ贤xián王wáng惧jù操cāo之zhī势shì，送sòng蔡cài琰yǎn还hái汉hàn。操cāo乃nái以yí琰yǎn配pèi董dǒng祀sì为wèi妻qī。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao then read the eight words; they formed an enigma. Literally they read, “yellow silk, young wife, a daughter’s child, pestle and mortar.” “Can you explain?” asked Ts‘ao Ts‘ao of his hostess. “No; although it is a writing of my father’s, thy handmaid cannot interpret it,” she replied.

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当dāng日rì到dào庄zhuāng前qián，因yīn想xiáng起qǐ蔡cài邕yōng之zhī事shì，令lìng军jūn马mǎ先xiān行xíng，操cāo引yǐn近jìn侍shì百bǎi余yú骑qí，到dào庄zhuāng门mén下xià马mǎ。时shí董dǒng祀sì出chū仕shì于yú外wài，止zhí有yǒu蔡cài琰yǎn在zài家jiā。琰yǎn闻wén操cāo至zhì，忙máng出chū迎yíng接jiē。操cāo至zhì堂táng，琰yán起qǐ居jū毕bì，侍shì立lì于yú侧cè。操cāo偶ǒu见jiàn壁bì间jiān悬xuán一yī碑bēi文wén图tú轴zhóu，起qǐ身shēn观guān之zhī，问wèn于yú蔡cài琰yǎn。

Turning to the strategists of his staff, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao said, “Can any one of you explain it?” All but one made no reply. The man who said he had fathomed the meaning was a Recorder named Yang Hsiu. “Do not tell me yet; let me think it out,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. Soon after they took leave of the lady, went out of the tarm and rode on. About three li from the farm the meaning suddenly dawned upon Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, and he laughingly turned to Yang Hsiu saying, “Now, you may try.”

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琰yǎn答dá曰yuē：「此cí乃nǎi曹cáo娥é之zhī碑bēi也yě，昔xī和hé帝dì时shí，上shàng虞yú有yǒu一yī巫wū者zhě，名míng曹cáo旴xū，能néng娑suō婆pó乐lè神shén；五wǔ月yuè五wǔ日rì，醉zuì舞wǔ舟zhōu中zhōng，堕duò江jiāng而ér死sǐ。其qí女nǚ年nián十shí四sì岁suì，遶rào江jiāng啼tí哭kū七qī昼zhòu夜yè，跳tiào入rù波bō中zhōng；后hòu五wǔ日rì，负fù父fù尸shī浮fú于yú江jiāng麺miàn；里lǐ人rén葬zàng之zhī江jiāng边biān。上shàng虞yú令lìng度dù尚shàng奏zòu闻wén朝cháo廷tíng，表biǎo为wèi孝xiào女nǚ。度dù尚shàng令lìng邯hán郸dān淳chún作zuò文wén镌juān碑bēi以yǐ记jì其qí事shì。

“This is the solution of the enigma,” said Yang. “Yellow silk” is silk threads of natural colour, and the character for "silk” placed beside that for “colour” forms a word meaning "finally, decidedly"; the “young wife” is a “little female,” and the character for “female” with “little,” or “few,” placed beside it forms a word meaning “admirable, fine,”; the “daughter’s child” is “daughter” and “child,” which side by side make the word “good;” and a “pestle and mortar” suggest pounding together the five bitter herbs in a receptacle: the character for “receptacle” and “bitter” form a word meaning “to tell.” So the four words are “Decidedly fine and well told.”

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时shí邯hán郸dān淳chún年nián方fāng十shí三sān岁suì，文wén不bù加jiā点diǎn，一yī挥huī而ér就jiù，立lì石shí墓mù侧cè，时shí人rén奇qí之zhī。妾qiè父fù蔡cài邕yōng闻wén而ér往wǎng观guān，时shí日rì已yǐ暮mù，乃nǎi于yú暗àn中zhōng以yí手shǒu摸mō碑bēi文wén而ér读dú之zhī，索suó笔bǐ大dà书shū八bā字zì于yú其qí背bèi。后hòu人rén镌juān石shí，并bìng未wèi镌juān此cǐ八bā字zì。」操cāo读dú八bā字zì云yún：「黄huáng绢juàn幼yòu妇fù，外wài孙sūn齑jī臼jiù。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was astonished at his cleverness, and said, “Just what I made it.” Those around greatly wondered at Yang’s ingenuity and knowledge. In less than a day they reached Nanchün, where Ts‘ao Hung welcomed them. He told the tale of Chang Ho’s misfortunes. “To suffer defeat is no crime;” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, “that and victory are things that happen constantly in war.”

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」操cāo问wèn琰yǎn曰yuē：「汝rú解jié此cǐ意yì否fǒu﹖」琰yǎn曰yuē：「虽suī先xiān人rén遗yí笔bǐ，妾qiè实shí不bù解jiě其qí意yì。」操cāo回huí顾gù众zhòng谋móu士shì曰yuē：「汝rú等déng解jié否fǒu？」众zhòng皆jiē不bù能néng答dá。于yú内nèi一yī人rén出chū曰yuē：「某móu已yí解jiě其qí意yì。」操cāo视shì之zhī，乃nái主zhǔ簿bù杨yáng修xiū也yě。操cāo曰yuē：「卿qīng且qiě勿wù言yán，容róng吾wú思sī之zhī。」遂suì辞cí了le蔡cài琰yǎn，引yǐn众zhòng出chū庄zhuāng。

“Liu Pei has sent Huang Chung to take Tingchün Mount,” said Ts‘ao Hung. “Hsiahou Yüan, hearing you were coming, O Prince, has been defending the position and not going out to give battle.” “But standing always on the defensive is showing weakness,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao. Thereupon he bade a man carry a chieh , simple authority to act, to the mountain commander and so order him to attack the enemy. “Hsiahou Yüan is very stern and inflexible, and he may be carried too far and fall victim to some vile ruse,” said Liu Hua.

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上shàng马mǎ行xíng三sān里lǐ，忽hū省xǐng悟wù，笑xiào谓wèi修xiū曰yuē：「卿qīng试shì言yán之zhī。」修xiū曰yuē：「此cí隐yín语yú耳ěr。黄huáng縜yún乃nǎi颜yán色sè之zhī丝sī也yě。色sè傍bàng加jiā丝sī，是shì『绝jué』字zì。幼yòu妇fù者zhě，少shào女nǘ也yě。女nǚ傍bàng少shǎo字zì，是shì『妙miào』字zì。外wài孙sūn乃nái女nǚ之zhī子zi也yě。女nǚ傍bàng子zi字zì，是shì『好hǎo』字zì。齑jī臼jiù乃nái五wǔ辛xīn之zhī器qì也yě。受shòu傍bàng辛xīn字zì，是shì『辞cí』字zì。

Wherefore the prince wrote a letter to him to accompany the chieh . And when the messenger arrived and the letter was opened it read: “Every leader must exercise a combination of inflexibility and yielding. Boldness is not the only thing that counts; if he make it so, then is he a mere creature to fight. Now I am camped at Nanchün ready to watch the deeds of your admirable prowess and capacity, and all I have to say is, 'Do not disgrace your previous reputation.'”

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总zǒng而ér言yán之zhī，是shì『绝jué妙miào好hǎo辞cí』四sì字zì。」操cāo大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「正zhèng合hé孤gū意yì！」众zhòng皆jiē叹tàn羡xiàn杨yáng修xiū才cái识shí之zhī敏mǐn。

The letter pleased the commander mightily. Having sent away the bearer, he called in Chang Ho to consult.

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不bù一yī日rì，军jūn至zhì南nán郑zhèng。曹cáo洪hóng接jiē著zhù，备bèi言yán张zhāng郃hé之zhī事shì。操cāo曰yuē：「非fēi郃hé之zhī罪zuì，胜shèng负fù乃nǎi兵bīng家jiā常cháng事shì耳ěr。」洪hóng曰yuē：「目mù今jīn刘liú备bèi使shǐ黄huáng忠zhōng攻gōng打dǎ定dìng军jūn山shān，夏xià侯hóu渊yuān知zhī大dà王wáng兵bīng至zhì，固gù守shǒu未wèi曾céng出chū战zhàn。」操cāo曰yuē：「若ruò不bù出chū战zhàn，是shì示shì懦nuò也yě。」便biàn差chà人rén持chí节jié到dào定dìng军jūn山shān，教jiào夏xià侯hóu渊yuān进jìn兵bīng。

“The prince has a great army at Nanchün ready to destroy Liu Pei. We have been on the defence here long enough, and it is time we rendered some solid service. To-morrow I am going out to battle, and hope to capture Huang Chung.” “Your opponent combines ready resource with boldness and prevision,” said Chang Ho. “Beside, he has Fa Chêng to aid him; and you must be cautious, for the country is very difficult and dangerous. You had better keep on the defensive.”

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刘liú瞱yè谏jiàn曰yuē：「渊yuān性xìng太tài刚gāng，恐kǒng中zhōng奸jiān计jì。」操cāo乃nái手shǒu书shū与yǔ之zhī。使shǐ命mìng持chí节jié到dào渊yuān营yíng，渊yuān接jiē入rù。使shí者zhě出chū书shū，渊yuān拆chāi视shì之zhī。略lüè曰yuē：「凡fán为wèi将jiāng者zhě，当dāng以yǐ刚gāng柔róu相xiāng济jì，不bù可kě徒tú恃shì其qí勇yǒng。若ruò但dàn任rèn勇yǒng，则zé是shì一yī夫fū之zhī敌dí耳ěr。吾wú今jīn屯tún大dà军jūn于yú南nán郑zhèng，欲yù观guān卿qīng之zhī『妙miào才cái』，勿wù辱rǔ二èr字zì可ké也yě。」

“How shall we be able to look our prince in the face when other men render good service? However, you just keep the hill, and I will go out to battle.” Then an order was issued asking who would go out to reconnoitre and provoke a battle. His brother Hsiahou Shang volunteered. He was told that he was not to make a real stand, but merely to begin the fight. He was to lose and not win, for a grand ruse was ready for the enemy. He explained his plans, and Hsiahou Shang went away with a small column.

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夏xià侯hóu渊yuān览lǎn毕bì大dà喜xǐ，打dǎ发fā使shǐ命mìng回huí讫qì，乃nái与yǔ张zhāng郃hé商shāng议yì曰yuē：「今jīn魏wèi王wáng率lǜ大dà兵bīng屯tún于yú南nán郑zhèng，以yí讨tǎo刘liú备bèi。吾wú与yú汝rú久jiú守shóu此cǐ地dì，岂qǐ能néng建jiàn立lì功gōng业yè？来lái日rì吾wú出chū战zhàn，务wù要yào生shēng擒qín黄huáng忠zhōng。」张zhāng郃hé曰yuē：「黄huáng忠zhōng谋móu勇yǒng兼jiān备bèi，况kuàng有yóu法fǎ正zhèng相xiāng助zhù，不bù可kě轻qīng敌dí。此cǐ间jiān山shān路lù险xiǎn峻jùn，只zhǐ宜yí坚jiān守shǒu。

Now Huang Chung and his helper, Fa Chêng, were camped quite close to the Tingchün Mountain. They had endeavoured to entice Hsiahou Yüan out into the field to fight, but failed; to attack him as he stood in that country was very difficult. So thus far no advance had been made. But as soon as Ts‘ao’s men appeared and seemed to offer battle, Huang Chung was ready to march out to meet them at once. But a certain minor captain named Ch'ên Shih offered his services. “Do not trouble yourself to move, O General,” said Ch'ên Shih, “for I will go out to fight them.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」渊yuān曰yuē：「若ruò他tā人rén建jiàn了le功gōng劳láo，吾wú与yú汝rú有yǒu何hé麺miàn目mù见jiàn魏wèi王wáng耶yé？汝rú只zhí守shǒu山shān，吾wú去qù出chū战zhàn。」遂suì下xià令lìng曰yuē：「谁shuí敢gǎn出chū哨shào诱yòu敌dí？」夏xià侯hóu尚shàng曰yuē：「吾wú愿yuàn往wǎng。」渊yuān曰yuē：「汝rǔ去qù出chū哨shào，与yǔ黄huáng忠zhōng交jiāo战zhàn，只zhǐ宜yí输shū，不bù宜yí赢yíng。吾wú有yǒu妙miào计jì，如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。」尚shàng受shòu令lìng，引yǐn三sān千qiān军jūn离lí定dìng军jūn山shān大dà寨zhài前qián行xíng。

Huang Chung consented, and placed three companies under Ch'ên Shih, who went out of the valley and set his army in array. And when Hsiahou Shang came up and, as arranged, merely fought a few bouts and ran away, Ch'ên Shih followed to take advantage of his success. But he was soon brought to a standstill by the rolling of logs and hurling of stones on the part of his opponents. As he turned to retire, Hsiahou Yüan brought out his men and attacked. Ch'ên Shih had no chance against them and was quickly made prisoner. Many of his men joined the enemy, but a few escaped to their own side and told Huang Chung of the misfortune.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō黄huáng忠zhōng与yú法fǎ正zhèng屯tún兵bīng于yú定dìng军jūn山shān口kǒu，累lěi次cì挑tiǎo战zhàn，夏xià侯hóu渊yuān坚jiān守shǒu不bù出chū；欲yù要yào进jìn攻gōng，又yòu恐kǒng山shān路lù危wēi险xiǎn，难nán以yǐ料liào敌dí，只zhǐ得dé据jù守shǒu。是shì日rì，忽hū报bào山shān上shàng曹cáo兵bīng下xià来lái搦nuò战zhàn。黄huáng忠zhōng恰qià待dài引yǐn兵bīng出chū迎yíng，牙yá将jiāng陈chén式shì曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn休xiū动dòng，某mǒu愿yuàn当dāng之zhī。」忠zhōng大dà喜xǐ，遂suì令lìng陈chén式shì引yǐn军jūn一yī千qiān出chū山shān口kǒu列liè阵zhèn。夏xià侯hóu尚shàng兵bīng至zhì，遂suì与yǔ交jiāo锋fēng。

Huang Chung at once asked advice from Fa Chêng, who said, “This Hsiahou Yüan is easily provoked to anger, and being angry he is bold without discretion. Your way now is to work up the enthusiasm of your men, then break camp and advance. Do this in a series of marches, and you will excite your enemy up to the point of giving battle, when you can capture him. They call this the 'Ruse of the Interchange of Host and Guest.'”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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不bú数shù合hé，尚shàng诈zhà败bài而ér走zǒu。式shì赶gǎn去qù，行xíng到dào半bàn路lù，被bèi两liǎng山shān上shàng擂léi石shí砲pào石shí，打dǎ将jiāng下xià来lái，不bù能néng前qián进jìn。正zhèng欲yù回huí时shí，背bèi后hòu夏xià侯hóu渊yuān引yǐn兵bīng突tū出chū，陈chén式shì不bù能néng抵dǐ当dāng，被bèi夏xià侯hóu渊yuān生shēng擒qín回huí寨zhài。部bù卒zú多duō降jiàng。有yǒu败bài军jūn逃táo得dé性xìng命mìng，回huí报bào黄huáng忠zhōng，说shuō陈chén式shì被bèi擒qín。忠zhōng慌huāng与yú法fǎ正zhèng商shāng议yì。正zhèng曰yuē：「渊yuān为wéi人rén轻qīng躁zào，恃shì勇yóng少shǎo谋móu；

So Huang Chung collected all the things his men liked, and made them presents, till the sound of rejoicing filled the whole valley and the men were hot to fight. Then camp was broken, and the army marched forward a certain distance. Then they encamped. After some days' rest the manœuvre was repeated; and then again. When tidings of the advance reached Hsiahou Yüan, he proposed to go out and fight.

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可kě激jī励lì士shì卒zú，拔bá寨zhài前qián进jìn，步bú步bù为wéi营yíng，诱yòu渊yuān来lái战zhàn而ér擒qín之zhī。此cí乃nǎi『反fǎn客kè为wéi主zhǔ』之zhī法fǎ。」

“No, no,” said the prudent Chang Ho. “This is a well-known ruse, and you should remain on the defensive. You will lose if you fight.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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忠zhōng用yòng其qí谋móu，将jiāng应yīng有yǒu之zhī物wù，侭jín赏shǎng三sān军jūn，欢huān声shēng满mán谷gǔ，愿yuàn效xiào死sǐ战zhàn。黄huáng忠zhōng即jí日rì拔bá寨zhài而ér进jìn，步bú步bù为wéi营yíng；每měi营yíng住zhù数shù日rì，又yòu进jìn。渊yuān闻wén知zhī。欲yù出chū战zhàn。张zhāng郃hé曰yuē：「此cí乃nǎi『反fǎn客kè为wéi主zhǔ』之zhī计jì，不bù可kě出chū战zhàn；战zhàn则zé有yǒu失shī。」渊yuān不bù从cóng，令lìng夏xià侯hóu尚shàng领lǐng数shù千qiān兵bīng出chū战zhàn，直zhí到dào黄huáng忠zhōng寨zhài前qián。

Hsiahou was not the man to stomach this moderate advice, so he sent out Hsiahou Shang to give battle. As soon as this force reached the camp of Huang Chung, he mounted and rode out to fight. In the very first bout he captured Hsiahou Shang. Those who escaped told how their leader had been captured, and Hsiahou Yüan at once sent to offer an exchange of prisoners. This was agreed to, to be effected the following day in front of both armies.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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忠zhōng上shàng马mǎ提tí刀dāo出chū迎yíng，与yǔ夏xià侯hóu尚shàng交jiāo马mǎ，只zhǐ一yī合hé，生shēng擒qín夏xià侯hóu尚shàng归guī寨zhài。余yú皆jiē败bài走zǒu，回huí报bào夏xià侯hóu渊yuān。渊yuān急jí使shǐ人rén到dào黄huáng忠zhōng寨zhài，言yán愿yuàn将jiāng陈chén式shì来lái换huàn夏xià侯hóu尚shàng。忠zhōng约yuē定dìng来lái日rì阵zhèn前qián相xiāng换huàn。

So next day both sides were arrayed in a spot where the valley widened, the two leaders on horseback beneath their respective standards. Beside each stood his prisoner. Neither was encumbered with robe or helmet, but each wore thin, simple dress. At the first beat of the drum each started to race over to his own side. Just as Hsiahou Shang reached the ranks of his own side, Huang Chung shot an arrow and wounded him in the back. The wounded man did not fall, but went on.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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次cì日rì，两liǎng军jūn皆jiē到dào山shān谷gǔ阔kuò处chù，布bù成chéng阵zhèn势shì。黄huáng忠zhōng、夏xià侯hóu渊yuān各gè立lì马mǎ于yú本běn阵zhèn门mén旗qí之zhī下xià。黄huáng忠zhōng带dài著zhù夏xià侯hóu尚shàng，夏xià侯hóu渊yuān带dài著zhù陈chén式shì，各gè不bù与yǔ袍páo铠kǎi，只zhǐ穿chuān蔽bì体tǐ薄báo衣yī。一yī声shēng鼓gú响xiǎng，陈chén式shì、夏xià侯hóu尚shàng各gè望wàng本běn阵zhèn奔bēn回huí。夏xià侯hóu尚shàng比bǐ及jí到dào阵zhèn门mén时shí，被bèi黄huáng忠zhōng一yī箭jiàn，射shè中zhōng后hòu心xīn。尚shàng带dài箭jiàn而ér回huí。渊yuān大dà怒nù，骤zhòu马mǎ迳jìng取qǔ黄huáng忠zhōng。

But Hsiahou Yüan, mad with rage, could contain himself no longer. He galloped straight at Huang Chung, which was exactly what the latter wanted to irritate him into doing. The fight that then ensued went on for a score of bouts, when suddenly the gongs clanged out from Hsiahou Yüan’s side and he drew off, losing some men while doing so. When he reached his own side he asked why the gong had sounded. “Because we saw the banners of Shu through openings in the hills in several places and we feared an ambush.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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忠zhōng正zhèng要yào激jī渊yuān厮sī杀shā。两liǎng将jiāng交jiāo马mǎ，战zhàn到dào二èr十shí余yú合hé，曹cáo营yíng内nèi忽hū然rán鸣míng金jīn收shōu兵bīng。渊yuān慌huāng拨bō马mǎ而ér回huí，被bèi忠zhōng乘chéng势shì杀shā了le一yī阵zhèn。渊yuān回huí阵zhèn问wèn押yā阵zhèn官guān：「为wèi何hé鸣míng金jīn？」答dá曰yuē：「某mǒu见jiàn山shān凹āo中zhōng有yóu蜀shǔ兵bīng旗qí旛fān数shù处chù，恐kǒng是shì伏fú兵bīng，故gù急jí招zhāo将jiāng军jūn回huí。」渊yuān信xìn其qí说shuō，遂suì坚jiān守shǒu不bù出chū。

The leader believed them, and did not return to the battlefield; he simply remained defensive. Before long, Huang Chung had got quite near to the Ts‘ao camp, and then he asked further advice from his colleague. Fa Chêng pointed over to the hills, and said, “There rises a steep hill on the west of Tingchün Mountain, difficult of access, but from its summit one has a complete view of the defences of the enemy. If you can take this hill, the mountain lies in the hollow of your hand.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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黄huáng忠zhōng追zhuī到dào定dìng军jūn山shān下xià，与yú法fǎ正zhèng商shāng议yì。正zhèng以yí手shóu指zhǐ曰yuē：「定dìng军jūn山shān西xī，巍wēi然rán有yǒu一yī座zuò高gāo山shān，四sì下xià皆jiē是shì险xiǎn道dào。此cǐ山shān足zú可kě下xià视shì定dìng军jūn山shān之zhī虚xū实shí。将jiāng军jūn若ruò取qǔ得dé此cǐ山shān，定dìng军jūn山shān只zhǐ在zài掌zhǎng中zhōng也yě。」忠zhōng仰yǎng见jiàn山shān头tóu稍shāo平píng，山shān上shàng有yǒu些xiē少shǎo人rén马mǎ。是shì夜yè二èr更gèng，忠zhōng引yǐn军jūn士shì鸣míng金jīn击jī鼓gǔ，直zhí杀shā上shàng山shān顶dǐng。

Huang looked up and saw the top of the hill was a small tableland and there were very few men there. So that evening he left his camp, dashed up the hill, drove out the small host there and took it. It was just opposite Tingchün Mount. Then said Fa Chêng, “Now take up position half way up the hill, while I go to the top. When the enemy appears I will show a white flag. But you will remain quiet till the enemy become tired and remiss, when I will hoist a red flag. That will be the signal for attack.

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此cǐ山shān有yǒu夏xià侯hóu渊yuān部bú将jiàng杜dù袭xí把bá守shǒu，止zhí有yǒu数shù百bǎi余yú人rén。当dāng时shí见jiàn黄huáng忠zhōng大dà队duì拥yōng上shàng，只zhǐ得dé弃qì山shān而ér走zǒu。忠zhōng得dé了le山shān顶dǐng，正zhèng与yǔ定dìng军jūn山shān相xiāng对duì。法fǎ正zhèng曰yuē：「将jiāng军jūn可ké守shǒu在zài半bàn山shān，某mǒu居jū山shān顶dǐng。待dài夏xià侯hóu渊yuān兵bīng至zhì，吾wú举jǔ白bái旗qí为wèi号hào，将jiāng军jūn却què按àn兵bīng勿wù动dòng；

Huang cheerfully prepared to act on this plan. In the meantime Tu Hsi, who had been driven from the hill-top, had run back and reported the loss of the hill to Hsiahou Yüan. “With Huang Chung in occupation of that hill I simply must give battle,” said he. Chang Ho strongly dissuaded him, saying the whole thing was but a ruse of Fa Chêng’s, but Hsiahou Yüan was obstinate.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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待dài他tā倦juàn怠dài无wú备bèi，吾wú却què举jú起qǐ红hóng旗qí，将jiāng军jūn便biàn下xià山shān击jī之zhī：以yǐ逸yì待dài劳láo，必bì当dāng取qǔ胜shèng。」忠zhōng大dà喜xǐ，从cóng其qí计jì。

“From the top of that hill the whole of our position is visible, our strength and our weakness; I must fight.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō杜dù袭xí引yǐn军jūn逃táo回huí，见jiàn夏xià侯hóu渊yuān，说shuō黄huáng忠zhōng夺duó了le对duì山shān。渊yuān大dà怒nù曰yuē；「黄huáng忠zhōng占zhàn了le对duì山shān，不bù容róng我wǒ不bù出chū战zhàn。」张zhāng郃hé谏jiàn曰yuē：「此cí乃nái法fǎ正zhèng之zhī谋móu也yě。将jiāng军jūn不bù可kě出chū战zhàn，只zhǐ宜yí坚jiān守shǒu。」渊yuān曰yuē：「占zhàn了le吾wú对duì山shān，观guān吾wú虚xū实shí，如rú何hé不bù出chū战zhàn﹖」郃hé苦kǔ谏jiàn不bù听tīng。渊yuān分fēn军jūn围wéi住zhù对duì山shān，大dà骂mà挑tiǎo战zhàn。

In vain were the remonstrances repeated. Hsiahou Yüan set out his men to surround the hill and then began to vent his rage at his enemy so as to incite him to give battle. Then the white flag was hoisted. However, Hsiahou Yüan was allowed to fume and rage in vain. He tried every form of insult, but no one appeared. In the afternoon the men became weary and dispirited. Plainly their eagerness had gone; and Fa Chêng unfurled the red flag.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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法fǎ正zhèng在zài山shān上shàng举jú起qǐ白bái旗qí；任rèn从cóng夏xià侯hóu渊yuān百bǎi般bān辱rǔ骂mà，黄huáng忠zhōng只zhǐ不bù出chū战zhàn。午wǔ时shí以yǐ后hòu，法fǎ正zhèng见jiàn曹cáo兵bīng倦juàn怠dài，锐ruì气qì已yǐ堕duò，多duō下xià马mǎ坐zuò息xī，乃nǎi将jiāng红hóng旗qí招zhāo展zhǎn。鼓gú角jiǎo齐qí鸣míng，喊hǎn声shēng大dà震zhèn。黄huáng忠zhōng一yī马mǎ当dāng先xiān，驰chí下xià山shān来lái，犹yóu如rú天tiān崩bēng地dì塌tā之zhī势shì。夏xià侯hóu渊yuān措cuò手shǒu不bù及jí，被bèi黄huáng忠zhōng赶gǎn到dào麾huī盖gài之zhī下xià，大dà喝hē一yī声shēng，犹yóu如rú雷léi吼hǒu。

Then the drums rolled out, and the men shouted till the earth seemed to shake as the hoary old leader rode out and led his men down the slope with a roar as of an earthquake. Hsiahou Yüan was too surprised to defend himself. His chief enemy rushed straight to his standard and with a thundering shout raised his sword and cleft Hsiahou Yüan through between the head and shoulders so that he fell in two pieces. Hoary headed is he, but he goes up to battle; Gray haired, yet recklessly mighty; With his strong arms he bends the bow,

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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渊yuān未wèi及jí相xiāng迎yíng，黄huáng忠zhōng宝bǎo刀dāo已yǐ落luò，连lián头tóu带dài肩jiān，砍kǎn为wèi两liǎng段duàn。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn黄huáng忠zhōng曰yuē：

The arrows fly. With the swiftness of the wind he rides, The white sword gleams. The sound of his voice is as the roar of a tiger, His steed is fleet as a dragon in flight. Victory is his and its rich rewards, For he extends the domain of his lord.

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苍cāng头tóu临lín大dà敌dí，皓hào首shóu逞chěng神shén威wēi。

A grey-haired veteran faces a mighty foe, A hoary head displays heroic might.

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力lì趁chèn雕diāo弓gōng发fā，风fēng迎yíng雪xuě刃rèn挥huī。

Strength draws the carved bow, the wind greets the flashing blade like snow.

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雄xióng声shēng如rú虎hú吼hǒu，骏jùn马mǎ似shì龙lóng飞fēi。

A fierce roar like a tiger's, a fine steed flies like a dragon.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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献xiàn馘guó功gōng勋xūn重zhòng，开kāi疆jiāng展zhǎn帝dì畿jī。

Presenting severed heads, great is his merit, Opening new frontiers to extend the imperial domain.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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黄huáng忠zhōng斩zhǎn了le夏xià侯hóu渊yuān，曹cáo兵bīng大dà溃kuì，各gè自zì逃táo生shēng。黄huáng忠zhōng乘chéng势shì去qù夺duó定dìng军jūn山shān，张zhāng郃hé领lǐng兵bīng来lái迎yíng。忠zhōng与yǔ陈chén式shì两liǎng人rén夹jiā攻gōng，混hùn杀shā一yī阵zhèn，张zhāng郃hé败bài走zǒu。忽hū然rán山shān傍bàng闪shǎn出chū一yī彪biāo人rén马mǎ，当dāng住zhù去qù路lù；为wéi首shǒu一yī员yuán大dà将jiàng，大dà叫jiào：「常cháng山shān赵zhào子zi龙lóng在zài此cǐ！」张zhāng郃hé大dà惊jīng，引yǐn败bài军jūn夺duó路lù，望wàng定dìng军jūn山shān而ér走zǒu。

At the death of their captain, the soldiers fled for their lives, and Huang captured the mount. Chang Ho came out to oppose him, but, attacked at two points by Huang Chung and Ch'ên Shih, he could not stand. He lost the day and fled. However, before he had gone far, another cohort flashed out from the hills and barred his way. And the leader was Chao Yün. Confused and uncertain what to do, he led his men toward Tingchun Mount. But a body of soldiers came out to stop him and said that the mount was in the hands of the enemy. So he and Tu Hsi joined their forces and went to the Han Waters, where they camped.

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只zhǐ见jiàn前qián麺miàn一yī枝zhī兵bīng来lái迎yíng，乃nǎi杜dù袭xí也yě。袭xí曰yuē：「今jīn定dìng军jūn山shān已yǐ被bèi刘liú封fēng、孟mèng达dá夺duó了le。」郃hé大dà惊jīng，遂suì与yǔ杜dù袭xí引yǐn败bài兵bīng到dào汉hàn水shuǐ扎zhā营yíng；一yī麺miàn令lìng人rén飞fēi报bào曹cáo操cāo。操cāo闻wén渊yuān死sǐ，放fàng声shēng大dà哭kū，方fāng悟wù管guǎn辂lù所suǒ言yán：「三sān八bā纵zòng横héng」，乃nǎi建jiàn安ān二èr十shí四sì年nián也yě；「黄huáng猪zhū遇yù虎hǔ」，乃nǎi岁suì在zài己jǐ亥hài正zhēng月yuè也yě；

Thence they sent to tell Ts‘ao Ts‘ao of their defeat. At the news of the death of his favourite, he uttered a great cry and then he understood the prediction of the soothsayer, Kuan Lu, that the sortes showed opposition. It was the twenty-fourth year of the period, the yellow boar had met the tiger and the year of the cycle was the thirty-sixth. The expedition had suffered a loss indeed by the death of a general, and the death had taken place at the mount known as “Army Halt.” The affection between Ts‘ao Ts‘ao and his captain had been very close.

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「定dìng军jūn之zhī南nán」，乃nǎi定dìng军jūn山shān之zhī南nán也yě；「伤shāng折zhé一yī股gǔ」，乃nǎi渊yuān与yǔ操cāo有yǒu兄xiōng弟dì之zhī亲qīn情qíng也yě。操cāo令lìng人rén寻xún管guǎn辂lù时shí，不bù知zhī何hé处chù去qù了le。操cāo深shēn恨hèn黄huáng忠zhōng，遂suì亲qīn统tǒng率shuài大dà军jūn，来lái定dìng军jūn山shān与yǔ夏xià侯hóu渊yuān报bào雠chóu，令lìng徐xú晃huǎng作zuò先xiān锋fēng。行xíng到dào汉hàn水shuǐ，张zhāng郃hé、杜dù袭xí接jiē著zhù曹cáo操cāo。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao sent to enquire the whereabouts of Kuan Lu, but no one knew. Ts‘ao nourished feelings of resentment against the slayer of his friend, and he led his army out against Tingchün Mount to avenge his death. Hsü Huang led the van. When the army reached the Han Waters, Chang Ho and Tu Hsi joined them. They said to Ts‘ao Ts‘ao, “This mount is lost. Before marching farther, the stores in Granary Hill should be moved north.” And Ts‘ao Ts‘ao agreed.

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二èr将jiāng曰yuē：「今jīn定dìng军jūn山shān已yǐ失shī，可kě将jiāng米mǐ仓cāng山shān粮liáng草cǎo移yí于yú北běi山shān寨zhài中zhōng屯tún积jī，然rán后hòu进jìn兵bīng。」曹cáo操cāo依yī允yǔn。

Huang Chung cut off the head of Hsiahou Yüan and took it to Yüan-tê when he reported his victory. For his services he was rewarded with the title “Conqueror of the West,” and great banquets were given in his honour.

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却què说shuō黄huáng忠zhōng斩zhǎn了le夏xià侯hóu渊yuān首shǒu级jí，来lái葭jiā萌méng关guān上shàng见jiàn玄xuán德dé献xiàn功gōng。玄xuán德dé大dà喜xǐ，加jiā忠zhōng为wèi征zhēng西xī大dà将jiāng军jūn，设shè宴yàn庆qìng贺hè。忽hū牙yá将jiāng张zhāng著zhù来lái报bào说shuō：「曹cáo操cāo自zì引yǐn大dà军jūn二èr十shí万wàn，来lái与yǔ夏xià侯hóu渊yuān报bào雠chóu。目mù今jīn张zhāng郃hé在zài米mǐ仓cāng山shān搬bān运yùn粮liáng草cǎo，移yí于yú汉hàn水shuí北běi山shān脚jiǎo下xià。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「今jīn操cāo引yǐn大dà兵bīng至zhì此cǐ，恐kǒng粮liáng草cǎo不bù敷fū，故gù勒lēi兵bīng不bú进jìn；

While these were going on, his colleague, Ch'ên Shih, brought the news of Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s army of twenty legions on the way to avenge his friend’s loss; and the supplies on Granary Hill were being moved north. Then said K‘ung-ming, “Ts‘ao Ts‘ao is certainly short of supplies. If we can burn what he has and destroy his baggage train he will have but little spirit left to fight.” “I am willing to undertake the task,” said Huang Chung. “Remember Ts‘ao Ts‘ao is a different sort of man from your latest victim.” Yüan-tê said, “After all, Hsiahou Yüan was but a bold warrior. It would have been ten times better to have killed Chang Ho.”

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若ruò得dé一yī人rén深shēn入rù其qí境jìng，烧shāo其qí粮liáng草cǎo，夺duó其qí辎zī重zhòng，则zé操cāo之zhī锐ruì气qì挫cuò矣yǐ。」黄huáng忠zhōng曰yuē：「老lǎo夫fū愿yuàn当dāng此cǐ任rèn。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「操cāo非fēi夏xià侯hóu渊yuān之zhī比bǐ，不bù可kě轻qīng敌dí。」玄xuán德dé曰yuē：「夏xià侯hóu渊yuān虽suī是shì总zǒng帅shuài，乃nǎi一yī勇yǒng夫fū耳ěr，安ān及jí张zhāng郃hé？若ruò斩zhǎn得dé张zhāng郃hé，胜shèng斩zhǎn夏xià侯hóu渊yuān十shí倍bèi也yě。」忠zhōng奋fèn然rán曰yuē：「吾wú愿yuàn往wáng斩zhǎn之zhī。

“I will go and kill him,” said the aged one, firing up. “Then go with Chao Yün,” said K‘ung-ming; “act in concert and see who can do best.” Huang Chung agreed to this condition, and Chang Cho was sent as second. Soon after the army had marched out, Chao Yün asked of his colleague what plan he had prepared against Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s army of twenty legions in their ten camps, and how the stores of grain and forage were to be destroyed.

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」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「你ní可ké与yǔ赵zhào子zi龙lóng同tóng领lǐng一yī枝zhī兵bīng去qù；凡fán事shì计jì议yì而ér行xíng，看kàn谁shuí立lì功gōng。」忠zhōng应yīng允yǔn便biàn行xíng。孔kǒng明míng就jiù令lìng张zhāng著zhù为wèi副fù将jiāng同tóng去qù。

“I am going to lead,” said Huang Chung. “No wait; I am going first,” said Chao Yün. “But I am the senior leader; you are only my second,” said Huang Chung.

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云yún谓wèi忠zhōng曰yuē：「今jīn操cāo引yǐn二èr十shí万wàn众zhòng，分fēn屯tún十shí营yíng，将jiāng军jūn在zài主zhǔ公gōng前qián要yào去qù夺duó粮liáng，非fēi小xiáo可kě之zhī事shì。将jiāng军jūn当dāng用yòng何hé策cè？」忠zhōng曰yuē：「看kàn我wǒ先xiān去qù，如rú何hé？」云yún曰yuē：「等déng我wǒ先xiān去qù。」忠zhōng曰yuē：「我wǒ是shì主zhǔ将jiàng，你nǐ是shì副fù将jiāng，如rú何hé争zhēng先xiān？」云yún曰yuē：「我wó与yú你nǐ都dōu一yì般bān为wéi主zhǔ公gōng出chū力lì，何hé必bì计jì较jiào？我wǒ二èr人rén拈niān阄jiū，拈niān著zhù的de先xiān去qù。

“No; you and I are equal in responsibility and both anxious to render good service. We are no rivals. We are no rivals. Let us cast lots for who is to lead the way.” They did so, and the aged one gained precedence. “Since you have won the right to make the first attempt, you must let me help you,” said Chao Yün. “Now let us decide upon a fixed time, and if you have returned by that time I shall not need to stir. But if at that time you have not come back then I shall come to reinforce you.” “That suits me admirably,” said Huang Chung.

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」忠zhōng依yī允yǔn。当dāng时shí黄huáng忠zhōng拈niān著zhù先xiān去qù。云yún曰yuē：「既jì将jiāng军jūn先xiān去qù，某mǒu当dāng相xiāng助zhù。可kě约yuē定dìng时shí刻kè。如rú将jiāng军jūn依yī时shí而ér还hái，某mǒu按àn兵bīng不bú动dòng；若ruò将jiāng军jūn过guò时shí而ér不bù还hái，某mǒu即jí引yǐn军jūn来lái接jiē应yīng。」忠zhōng曰yuē：「公gōng言yán是shì也yě。」于yú是shì二èr人rén约yuē定dìng午wǔ时shí为wéi期qī。

So they decided upon noon as the time; and Chao Yün went back to his own camp, where he called in his next in command and said, “My friend Huang is going to try to burn the stores to-morrow. If he has not returned at noon I am to go to aid him. You are to guard our camp, which is in a dangerous place by the river, but you are not to move out unless compelled.”

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云yún回huí本běn寨zhài，谓wèi部bú将jiàng张zhāng翼yì曰yuē：「黄huáng汉hàn升shēng约yuē定dìng明míng日rì去qù夺duó粮liáng草cǎo，若ruò午wǔ时shí不bù回huí，我wǒ当dāng往wǎng助zhù。吾wú营yíng前qián临lín汉hàn水shuǐ，地dì势shì危wēi险xiǎn；我wǒ若ruò去qù时shí，汝rú可ké谨jín守shǒu寨zhài栅zhà，不bù可kě轻qīng动dòng。」张zhāng翼yì应yìng诺nuò。

Huang Chung went back to his camp and said to his senior captain, Chang, “I have slain one leader and cowed another. I am going to destroy the enemy’s store of grain to-morrow, taking with me most of the men. You are to come and assist me. A meal for the men is to be ready about midnight to-night, and we shall move at the fourth watch. We shall march to the foot of their hill, capture Chang Ho and then start the fire.”

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却què说shuō黄huáng忠zhōng回huí到dào寨zhài中zhōng，谓wèi副fù将jiāng张zhāng著zhù曰yuē：「我wó斩zhǎn了le夏xià侯hóu渊yuān，张zhāng郃hé丧sàng胆dǎn；吾wú明míng日rì领lǐng命mìng去qù劫jié粮liáng草cǎo，只zhǐ留liú五wú百bǎi军jūn守shǒu营yíng。你ní可kě助zhù吾wú。今jīn夜yè三sān更gēng，侭jǐn皆jiē饱bǎo食shí；四sì更gèng离lí营yíng，杀shā到dào北běi山shān脚jiǎo下xià，先xiān捉zhuō张zhāng郃hé，后hòu劫jié粮liáng草cǎo。」张zhāng著zhù依yī令lìng。当dāng夜yè黄huáng忠zhōng领lǐng人rén马mǎ在zài前qián，张zhāng著zhù在zài后hòu，偷tōu过guò汉hàn水shuǐ，直zhí到dào北běi山shān之zhī下xià。

All being ready, they set out—Huang Chung leading—and stole across the Han Waters to the foot of the hills. As the sun got up out of the east, they saw before them mountains of grain and only a few men on watch. These fled at first sight of the men of Shu. The horsemen dismounted and began to collect brushwood and pile it round the grain heaps. Just as they were starting the fire, there appeared a cohort led by Chang Ho, who at once began a fight with Huang Chung. Then Ts‘ao Ts‘ao heard of the fight and sent Hsü Huang to help. He came up in the rear, and Huang Chung was surrounded. Chang Cho with a small company tried to get away to their camp, but they were intercepted by Wên P‘ing, and more men coming up by the rear he also was surrounded. Both were in difficulties.

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东dōng方fāng日rì出chū，见jiàn粮liáng积jī如rú山shān。有yǒu些xiē少shǎo军jūn士shì看kān守shǒu，见jiàn蜀shǔ兵bīng到dào，侭jǐn弃qì而ér走zǒu。黄huáng忠zhōng教jiào马mǎ军jūn一yī齐qí下xià马mǎ，取qǔ柴chái堆duī于yú米mǐ粮liáng之zhī上shàng。正zhèng欲yù放fàng火huǒ。张zhāng郃hé兵bīng到dào，与yǔ忠zhōng混hùn战zhàn一yī处chù。曹cáo操cāo闻wén知zhī，急jí令lìng徐xú晃huǎng接jiē应yīng。晃huáng领lǐng兵bīng前qián进jìn，将jiāng黄huáng忠zhōng困kùn在zài垓gāi心xīn。张zhāng著zhù引yǐn三sān百bǎi军jūn走zǒu脱tuō，正zhèng要yào回huí寨zhài，忽hū一yī枝zhī兵bīng撞zhuàng出chū，拦lán住zhù去qù路lù；

Meanwhile, time passed and noon came with no news of Huang Chung. Wherefore Chao Yün girded on his armour, took three companies with him and went to his aid. Just as he was leaving he again warned Chang I to keep good watch. “Guard the camp most carefully; see that you have archers and crossbow men on both sides.” “Yes, yes,” said Chang. Chao Yün rode off, spear in hand, and went out to give battle where he could find the enemy. Soon he fell in with one of Wên P‘ing’s companies: these were easily disposed of. Then he came to the real press. A cohort barred his way, led by Chiao Ping of Wei.

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为wéi首shǒu大dà将jiàng，乃nǎi是shì文wén聘pìn；后hòu麺miàn曹cáo兵bīng又yòu至zhì，把bǎ张zhāng著zhù围wéi住zhù。

“Where are the soldiers of Shu?” cried Chao Yün. “All killed,” cried Chiao Ping.

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却què说shuō赵zhào云yún在zài营yíng中zhōng，看kàn看kàn等děng到dào午wǔ时shí，不bú见jiàn忠zhōng回huí，急jí忙máng披pī挂guà上shàng马mǎ，引yǐn三sān千qiān军jūn向xiàng前qián接jiē应yīng；临lín行xíng，谓wèi张zhāng翼yì曰yuē：「汝rú可kě坚jiān守shǒu营yíng寨zhài。两liǎng壁bì厢xiāng多duō设shè弓gōng弩nǔ，以yǐ为wéi准zhǔn备bèi。」翼yì连lián声shēng应yìng诺nuò。云yún挺tǐng枪qiāng骤zhòu马mǎ直zhí杀shā往wǎng前qián去qù。迎yíng头tóu一yī将jiāng拦lán住zhù，乃nǎi文wén聘pìn部bú将jiàng慕mù容róng烈liè也yě，拍pāi马má舞wǔ刀dāo来lái迎yíng赵zhào云yún；被bèi云yún手shóu起qǐ一yī枪qiāng刺cì死sǐ。

Chao Yün angrily dashed forward and thrust Chiao Ping through so that he died. The cohort scattered, and Chao Yün went on to the foot of the north hills, where he found Huang Chung surrounded. With a yell he dashed at the encircling ring, thrusting this way and shoving that, so that every one shrank and recoiled before him. The mighty spear laid low his opponents as the whirlwind scatters the petals of the wild pear tree till they lie on the bosom of the earth like snowflakes. Panic seized Chang Ho and Hsü Huang, so that they dared not stand in his way, and thus Chao Yün fought his way through and rescued his fellow warrior. Then they fought their way out and none could withstand them.

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曹cáo兵bīng败bài走zǒu。云yún直zhí杀shā入rù重chóng围wéi，又yòu一yī枝zhī兵bīng截jié住zhù；为wéi首shóu乃nǎi魏wèi将jiāng焦jiāo柄bǐng。云yún喝hè问wèn曰yuē：「蜀shǔ兵bīng何hé在zài？」炳bǐng曰yuē：「已yǐ杀shā侭jín矣yǐ！」云yún大dà怒nù，骤zhòu马mǎ一yī枪qiāng又yòu刺cì死sǐ焦jiāo柄bǐng。杀shā散sàn余yú兵bīng，直zhí至zhì北běi山shān之zhī下xià，见jiàn张zhāng郃hé、徐xú晃huáng两liǎng人rén围wéi住zhù黄huáng忠zhōng，军jūn士shì被bèi困kùn多duō时shí。云yún大dà喊hǎn一yī声shēng，挺tǐng枪qiāng骤zhòu马mǎ，杀shā入rù重chóng围wéi；

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao had been watching the course of the fighting from a high place, and when he saw a doughty warrior forcing his way into the press and all going down before him he asked of his officers if they knew who the hero was. “That is Chao Yün of Ch‘angshan,” replied one who knew him. “So the hero of Tangyang is still alive,” said Ts‘ao Ts‘ao.

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左zuǒ冲chōng右yòu突tū，如rú入rù无wú人rén之zhī境jìng；那nà枪qiāng浑hún身shēn上shàng下xià，若ruò舞wǔ梨lí花huā；遍biàn体tǐ纷fēn纷fēn，如rú飘piāo瑞ruì雪xuě。张zhāng郃hé、徐xú晃huǎng心xīn惊jīng胆dǎn战zhàn，不bù敢gǎn迎yíng战zhàn。云yún救jiù出chū黄huáng忠zhōng，且qiě战zhàn且qié走zǒu；所suǒ到dào之zhī处chù，无wú人rén敢gán阻zǔ。操cāo于yú高gāo处chù望wàng见jiàn，惊jīng问wèn众zhòng将jiāng曰yuē：「此cǐ何hé人rén也yě﹖」有yǒu识shí者zhě告gào曰yuē：「此cí乃nǎi常cháng山shān赵zhào子zi龙lóng也yě。

He gave general orders to his men not to attack Chao Yün without being sure of success, no matter where they met him. Having rescued his colleague and got clear of the battle, someone pointed out Chang Cho hemmed in on a hill not far off. Wherefore Chao Yün went to his relief before going back to his own camp. He had little need to fight, for Ts‘ao Ts‘ao’s soldiers no sooner saw the name emblazoned on the banners than they fled without more ado.

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」操cāo曰yuē：「昔xī日rì当dāng阳yáng长zháng坂bǎn英yīng雄xióng尚shàng在zài！」急jí传chuán命mìng曰yuē：「所suǒ到dào之zhī处chù，不bù许xǔ轻qīng敌dí。」赵zhào云yún救jiù了le黄huáng忠zhōng，杀shā透tòu重chóng围wéi，有yǒu军jūn士shì指zhǐ曰yuē：「东dōng南nán上shàng围wéi的de，必bì是shì副fù将jiāng张zhāng著zhù。」云yún不bù回huí本běn寨zhài，遂suì望wàng东dōng南nán杀shā来lái。所suǒ到dào之zhī处chù，但dàn见jiàn「常cháng山shān赵zhào云yún」四sì字zì旗qí号hào，曾céng在zài当dāng阳yáng长zháng坂bǎn知zhī其qí勇yóng者zhě，互hù相xiāng传chuán说shuō，侭jǐn皆jiē逃táo窜cuàn。

But it filled Ts‘ao Ts‘ao with rage to see his men falling away before Chao Yün, who marched on as though no one would think of standing in his way, and he went in pursuit himself with his officers. Chao Yün reached his own camp, where he was welcomed by Chang I. But a cloud of dust was seen in the distance, and they knew Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was in that cloud and coming upon them.

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云yún又yòu救jiù了le张zhāng著zhù。

“Let us bar the gates while we make preparation,” said Chang I.

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曹cáo操cāo见jiàn云yún东dōng冲chōng西xī突tū，所suǒ向xiàng无wú前qián，莫mò敢gǎn迎yíng敌dí，救jiù了le黄huáng忠zhōng，又yòu救jiù了le张zhāng著zhù，奋fèn然rán大dà怒nù，自zì领líng左zuǒ右yòu将jiàng士shì来lái赶gǎn赵zhào云yún。云yún已yǐ杀shā回huí本běn寨zhài。部bú将jiàng张zhāng翼yì接jiē著zhù，望wàng见jiàn后hòu麺miàn尘chén起qǐ，知zhī是shì曹cáo兵bīng追zhuī来lái。即jí谓wèi云yún曰yuē：「追zhuī兵bīng渐jiàn近jìn，可kě令lìng军jūn士shì闭bì上shàng寨zhài门mén，上shàng敌dí楼lóu防fáng护hù。

“Do not bar the gates,” said Chao Yün. “Have you never heard of my exploit at Tangyang, when I laughed at Ts‘ao’s many legions? Now that I have an army at my back and captains to help, what is there to fear?”

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」云yún喝hē曰yuē：「休xiū闭bì寨zhài门mén，汝rú岂qǐ不bù知zhī吾wú昔xī在zài当dāng阳yáng长zháng坂bǎn时shí，单dān枪qiāng匹pí马mǎ，觑qù曹cáo兵bīng八bā十shí三sān万wàn如rú草cǎo芥jiè！今jīn有yǒu军jūn有yǒu将jiāng，又yòu何hé惧jù哉zāi！」遂suì拨bō弓gōng拏ná手shǒu于yú寨zhài外wài壕háo中zhōng埋mái伏fú；将jiāng营yíng内nèi旗qí枪qiāng，侭jǐn皆jiē倒dào偃yǎn；金jīn鼓gǔ不bù鸣míng。云yún匹pí马mǎ单dān枪qiāng，立lì于yú营yíng门mén之zhī外wài。

Then he placed the archers and the bowmen in a covered position outside, while he threw down all the weapons and flags within. And no drums beat. But he himself, alone, stood outside the gate of the camp.

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却què说shuō张zhāng郃hé、徐xú晃huáng领lǐng兵bīng追zhuī至zhì蜀shǔ寨zhài，天tiān色sè已yǐ暮mù；见jiàn寨zhài中zhōng偃yǎn旗qí息xī鼓gǔ，又yòu见jiàn赵zhào云yún匹pí马mǎ单dān枪qiāng，立lì于yú营yíng外wài，寨zhài门mén大dà开kāi，二èr将jiāng不bù敢gǎn前qián进jìn。正zhèng疑yí之zhī间jiān，曹cáo操cāo亲qīn到dào，急jí催cuī督dū众zhòng军jūn向xiàng前qián。众zhòng军jūn听tīng令lìng，大dà喊hǎn一yī声shēng，杀shā奔bēn营yíng前qián；见jiàn赵zhào云yún全quán然rán不bú动dòng，曹cáo兵bīng翻fān身shēn就jiù回huí。赵zhào云yún把bǎ枪qiāng一yī招zhāo，壕háo中zhōng弓gōng拏ná齐qí发fā。

It was dusk when Chang Ho and Hsü Huang neared the camp of the men of Shu. They saw that the ensigns and weapons had been overthrown, and no drums beat at their approach. They also saw the one figure of the doughty warrior at the gate, and then they halted and dared advance no farther. While they hesitated, Ts‘ao Ts‘ao arrived and urged his army to march quicker. They answered with a shout and made a dash forward—but they saw the one figure at the gate, and every man stood still. And before long, man by man they turned about and went away. Then Chao Yün beckoned to his men to come out of the moat, and the archers and bowmen began to shoot. The men of Ts‘ao knew not in the dusk how many their enemies were, but terror seized upon them and they ran, each trying to be first. And as they ran the drums rolled and the men shouted and pursued, till the flight became a perfect rout and a confused mass of men reached the banks of the Han Waters. The press continuing, many were forced into the river and were drowned.

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时shí天tiān色sè昏hūn黑hēi，正zhèng不bù知zhī蜀shǔ兵bīng多duō少shǎo。操cāo先xiān拨bō马mǎ回huí走zǒu。只zhǐ听tīng得dé后hòu麺miàn喊hǎn声shēng大dà震zhèn，鼓gú角jiǎo齐qí鸣míng，蜀shǔ兵bīng赶gǎn来lái。曹cáo兵bīng自zì相xiāng践jiàn踏tà；拥yōng到dào汉hàn水shuǐ河hé边biān，落luò水shuí死sí者zhě，不bù知zhī其qí数shù。赵zhào云yún、黄huáng忠zhōng、张zhāng著zhù各gè引yǐn兵bīng一yī枝zhī，追zhuī杀shā甚shèn急jí。操cāo正zhèng奔bēn走zǒu间jiān，忽hū刘liú封fēng、孟mèng达dá率lǜ二èr枝zhī兵bīng，从cóng米mǐ仓cāng山shān路lù杀shā来lái，放fàng火huǒ烧shāo粮liáng草cǎo。

The three captains of Shu followed close on the heels of the routed army, and while Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was making off with all speed, two other captains of Shu came along and set fire to all the army stores of food and forage. Then Ts‘ao Ts‘ao abandoned the northern hill stores and set out hastily for Nanchün. Chang Ho and Hsü Huang could make no stand, and they also abandoned their camps, which Chao Yün at once occupied. Beside the stores of food, the victors collected countless weapons along the banks of the river.

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操cāo弃qì了le北běi山shān粮liáng草cǎo，忙máng回huí南nán郑zhèng。徐xú晃huǎng、张zhāng郃hé扎zhā脚jiǎo不bú住zhù，亦yì弃qì本běn寨zhài而ér走zǒu。赵zhào云yún占zhàn了le曹cáo寨zhài，黄huáng忠zhōng了le粮liáng草cǎo，汉hàn水shuí所suǒ得de军jūn器qì无wú数shù，大dà获huò胜shèng捷jié，差chāi人rén去qù报bào玄xuán德dé。玄xuán德dé遂suì同tóng孔kǒng明míng前qián至zhì汉hàn水shuǐ，问wèn赵zhào云yún的de部bù卒zú曰yuē：「子zi龙lóng如rú何hé厮sī杀shā？」军jūn士shì将jiāng子zi龙lóng救jiù黄huáng忠zhōng拒jù汉hàn水shuǐ之zhī事shì，细xì述shù一yī遍biàn。

They sent news of the victory to Liu Pei, who came with K‘ung-ming to the scene of the victory, and there they heard the full story of Chao Yün’s prowess. And Yüan-tê was glad, and when he had seen the steepness and difficulties of the surrounding hills and understood the fine deeds of valour that had been done, he turned to K‘ung-ming and said, “Truly, the man is brave all through.” Behold Chao Yün, the warrior of Ch‘angshan, Whose whole body is valour; Formerly he fought at Ch‘angpan, And his courage to-day is no less. He rushes into the array to manifest his heroism; Surrounded by his enemies, He is dauntless and daring. Devils howl and spirits cry, The sky is afaid and earth trembles. Such is Chao Yün, the brave, Whose whole body is valour.

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玄xuán德dé大dà喜xǐ，看kàn了le山shān前qián山shān后hòu险xiǎn峻jùn之zhī路lù，欣xīn然rán谓wèi孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「子zi龙lóng一yī身shēn都dōu是shì胆dán也yě！」后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn曰yuē：

For his services Yüan-tê gave Chao Yün the title of “Tiger Terror.” And the men of his army were rewarded and there was banqueting to a late hour.

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昔xī日rì战zhàn长zháng坂bǎn，威wēi风fēng犹yóu未wèi减jiǎn。

In days of old he fought at Changban, His awe-inspiring prowess is undiminished yet.

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突tū阵zhèn显xiǎn英yīng雄xióng，被bèi围wéi施shī勇yóng敢gǎn。

Bursting through the lines he proved a hero, Surrounded, he showed dauntless courage.

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鬼guǐ哭kū与yǔ神shén号hào，天tiān惊jīng并bìng地dì惨cǎn。

Ghosts wailed and spirits howled, Heaven shuddered and earth grew grim.

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常cháng山shān赵zhào子zi龙lóng，一yī身shēn都dōu是shì胆dǎn！

Zhao Zilong of Changshan— His whole body is gall!

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于yú是shì玄xuán德dé号hào子zi龙lóng为wèi虎hǔ威wēi将jiāng军jūn，大dà劳láo将jiàng士shì，欢huān宴yàn至zhì晚wǎn。忽hū报bào曹cáo操cāo复fù遣qiǎn大dà军jūn从cóng斜xié谷gú小xiǎo路lù而ér进jìn，来lái取qǔ汉hàn水shuǐ。玄xuán德dé笑xiào曰yuē：「操cāo此cǐ来lái无wú能néng为wéi也yě。我wǒ料liào必bì得děi汉hàn水shuí矣yǐ。」乃nǎi率lǜ兵bīng于yú汉hàn水shuǐ之zhī西xī以yǐ迎yíng之zhī。曹cáo操cāo命mìng徐xú晃huǎng为wèi先xiān锋fēng，前qián来lái决jué战zhàn。帐zhàng前qián一yī人rén出chū曰yuē：「某mǒu深shēn知zhī地dì理lǐ，愿yuàn助zhù徐xú将jiāng军jūn同tóng去qù破pò蜀shǔ。」

Soon it was reported that Ts‘ao Ts‘ao was coming again down through Hsieh Valley to try to capture the Han Waters. But Yüan-tê laughed, saying, “He will not succeed, for I think that we shall gain command of the river.” Then he led his army west of the river to oppose him. When Ts‘ao Ts‘ao drew near he sent out Hsü Huang to lead the van and open the battle. A certain Wang P‘ing, who said he knew the country, offered to go as well, and he was sent as second in command.

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操cāo视shì之zhī，乃nǎi巴bā西xī宕dàng渠qú人rén也yě；姓xìng王wáng，名míng平píng，字zì子zi均jūn；见jiàn充chōng牙yá门mén将jiàng军jūn。操cāo大dà喜xǐ，遂suì命mìng王wáng平píng为wèi副fù先xiān锋fēng，相xiāng助zhù徐xú晃huǎng。操cāo屯tún兵bīng于yú定dìng军jūn山shān北běi。徐xú晃huǎng、王wáng平píng引yǐn军jūn至zhì汉hàn水shuǐ，晃huǎng令lìng前qián军jūn渡dù水shuǐ列liè阵zhèn。

Ts‘ao Ts‘ao camped on the north of Tingchün Mount, and his advanced guard marched away making for the River Han. And when they reached the bank, Hsü Huang gave orders to cross to the other side. “To cross the river is well,” said his second, “but what if you have to retreat?” “When Han Hsin made his array with a river in his rear, he said that out of the place of death one could return to life.”

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平píng曰yuē：「军jūn若ruò渡dù水shuǐ，倘tǎng要yào急jí退tuì，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé﹖」晃huǎng曰yuē：「昔xī韩hán信xìn背bèi水shuǐ为wèi阵zhèn，所suǒ谓wèi『置zhì之zhī死sǐ地dì而ér后hòu生shēng』也yě。」平píng曰yuē：「不bù然rán。昔xī者zhě韩hán信xìn料liào敌dí人rén无wú谋móu而ér用yòng此cǐ计jì。今jīn将jiāng军jūn能néng料liào赵zhào云yún、黄huáng忠zhōng之zhī意yì否fǒu？」晃huǎng曰yuē：「汝rú可ké引yǐn步bù军jūn拒jù敌dí，看kàn我wó引yín马mǎ军jūn破pò之zhī。」遂suì令lìng搭dā起qǐ浮fú桥qiáo，随suí即jí过guò河hé来lái战zhàn蜀shǔ兵bīng。

“You are mistaken now. The cases are not the same, for then Han Hsin knew his opponents were unskilful. Have you reckoned upon the skill of our opponents, Chao Yün and Huang Chung?” “You may lead the footmen to hold the enemy while I destroy them with the horsemen,” said Hsü Huang. Then bridges were built and the army crossed. Aman of Wei blindly quotes Han Hsin, In a minister of Shu who whould recognise another Chang Liang? Who won the victory will next be revealed.

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正zhèng是shì：

Truly:

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魏wèi人rén妄wàng意yì宗zōng韩hán信xìn，蜀shǔ相xiāng那nà知zhī是shì子zi房fáng？

The men of Wei vainly fancied a Han Xin, How could the Shu minister know it was Zhang Liang?

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未wèi知zhī胜shèng负fù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.

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