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

第dì九jiǔ十shí回huí 驱qū巨jù兽shòu六liù破pò蛮mán兵bīng　　　烧shāo藤téng甲jiǎ七qī擒qín孟mèng获huò

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng放fàng了le孟mèng获huò等děng一yī干gān人rén，杨yáng锋fēng父fù子zǐ皆jiē封fēng官guān爵jué，重zhòng赏shǎng洞dòng兵bīng。杨yáng锋fēng等děng拜bài谢xiè而ér去qù。孟mèng获huò等děng连lián夜yè奔bēn回huí银yín坑kēng洞dòng。那nà洞dòng外wài有yǒu三sān江jiāng：乃nǎi是shì泸lú水shuǐ、甘gān南nán水shuǐ、西xī城chéng水shuǐ。三sān路lù水shuǐ会huì合hé，故gù为wèi三sān江jiāng。其qí洞dòng北běi近jìn平píng坦tǎn三sān百bǎi余yú里lǐ，多duō产chǎn万wàn物wù。洞dòng西xī二èr百bái里lǐ，有yǒu盐yán井jǐng。西xī南nán二èr百bái里lǐ，直zhí抵dǐ泸lú、甘gān。

All the prisoners were released; and Yang Fêng and his sons were rewarded with ranks, and his men were given presents. They expressed their gratitude and returned to their own, while Mênghuo and his hastened home to Silver-pit Ravine. Outside this ravine were three rivers, the Lu, the Kannan Shui, or Sweet South Water, and the Hsich'êng Shui, or West Water. These three streams united to form one river which was called the Sanchiang, or Three Rivers. Close to the ravine on the north was a wide and fruitful plain; on the west were salt wells. The Lu River flowed about two hundred li to the south-west, and due south was a valley called the Liangtu Ravine. There were hills in, as well as surrounding, the ravine, and in these they found silver; whence the name “Silver Pit.”

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正zhèng南nán三sān百bái里lǐ，乃nǎi是shì梁liáng都dōu洞dòng，洞dòng中zhōng有yǒu山shān，环huán抱bào其qí洞dòng；山shān上shàng出chū银yín矿kuàng，故gù名míng为wèi银yín坑kēng山shān。山shān中zhōng置zhì宫gōng殿diàn楼lóu台tái，以yǐ为wéi蛮mán王wáng巢cháo穴xué。其qí中zhōng建jiàn一yī祖zǔ庙miào，名míng曰yuē「家jiā鬼guǐ」。四sì时shí杀shā牛niú宰zái马má享xiǎng祭jì，名míng为wèi「卜bo鬼guǐ」。每měi年nián常cháng以yí蜀shǔ人rén并bìng外wài乡xiāng之zhī人rén祭jì之zhī。若ruò人rén患huàn病bìng，不bù肯kěn服fú药yào，只zhí祷dǎo师shī巫wū，名míng为wèi「药yào鬼guǐ」。

Apalace had been built in the ravine, which the Man kings had made their stronghold, and there was an ancestral temple, which they called Chia-kuei , or Family Devil, where they solemnised sacrifices of bulls and horses at the four seasons. They called these sacrifices “Enquiring of the Demons.” Human sacrifices were offered also, men of Shu or men of their own people belonging to other villages. Sick persons swallowed no drugs, but prayed to a chief sorcerer, called Drug Demon. There was no legal code, the only punishment for every transgression being death.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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其qí处chù无wú刑xíng法fǎ，但dàn犯fàn罪zuì即jí斩zhǎn。有yóu女nǘ长zhǎng成chéng，却què于yú溪xī中zhōng沐mù浴yù，男nán女nǚ自zì相xiāng混hùn淆xiáo，任rèn其qí自zì配pèi，父fù母mǔ不bù禁jīn，名míng为wèi「学xué艺yì」。年nián岁suì雨yú水shuǐ均jūn调diào，则zé种zhòng稻dào谷gǔ；倘tǎng若ruò不bù熟shú，杀shā蛇shé为wèi羹gēng，煮zhǔ象xiàng为wèi饭fàn。每měi方fāng隅yú之zhī中zhōng，上shàng户hù号hào曰yuē「洞dòng主zhǔ」，次cì曰yuē「酋qiú长zhǎng」。

When girls are grown and become women they bathe in a stream. Men and women are kept separate, and they marry whom they will, the parents having no control in that particular. They call this hsüeh-i (Learning the Trade). In good seasons the country produces grain, but if the harvest fails they make soup out of serpents and eat boiled elephant flesh. All over the country the head of the family of greatest local consideration is termed “Lord of the Ravine,” and the next in importance is called a “Notable.” A market is held in the city of Sanchiang, or Three Rivers, on the first day of every moon, and another on the fifteenth; goods are brought in and bartered.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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每měi月yuè初chū一yī、十shí五wú两liǎng日rì，皆jiē在zài三sān江jiāng城chéng中zhōng买mǎi卖mài，转zhuǎn易yì货huò物wù。其qí风fēng俗sú如rú此cǐ。

When girls are grown and become women they bathe in a stream. Men and women are kept separate, and they marry whom they will, the parents having no control in that particular. They call this hsüeh-i (Learning the Trade). In good seasons the country produces grain, but if the harvest fails they make soup out of serpents and eat boiled elephant flesh. All over the country the head of the family of greatest local consideration is termed “Lord of the Ravine,” and the next in importance is called a “Notable.” A market is held in the city of Sanchiang, or Three Rivers, on the first day of every moon, and another on the fifteenth; goods are brought in and bartered.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孟mèng获huò在zài洞dòng中zhōng，聚jù集jí宗zōng党dǎng千qiān余yú人rén，谓wèi之zhī曰yuē：「吾wú屡lǚ受shòu辱rǔ于yú蜀shǔ兵bīng，立lì誓shì欲yù报bào之zhī。汝rú等déng有yǒu何hé高gāo见jiàn？」言yán未wèi毕bì，一yī人rén应yīng曰yuē：「吾wú举jǔ一yī人rén，可kě破pò诸zhū葛gě亮liàng。」众zhòng视shì之zhī，乃nǎi孟mèng获huò妻qī弟dì，现xiàn为wèi八bā番fān部bù长zhǎng，名míng曰yuē带dài来lái洞dòng主zhǔ。获huò大dà喜xǐ，急jí问wèn何hé人rén。

In his own ravine Mênghuo gathered his family and clan to the number of a thousand or more and addressed them: “I have been put to shame by the men of Shu many times, and I have sworn to take revenge for the insults. Has anyone any proposal to make?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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带dài来lái洞dòng主zhǔ曰yuē：「此cǐ去qù西xī南nán八bā纳nà洞dòng，洞dòng主zhǔ木mù鹿lù大dà王wáng，深shēn通tōng法fǎ术shù：出chū则zé骑qí象xiàng，能néng呼hū风fēng唤huàn雨yǔ，常cháng有yóu虎hǔ豹bào豺chái狼láng、毒dú蛇shé𫫇ě蝎xiē跟gēn随suí。手shǒu下xià更gèng有yǒu三sān万wàn神shén兵bīng，甚shèn是shì英yīng勇yǒng。大dà王wáng可kě修xiū书shū具jù礼lǐ，某mǒu亲qīn往wǎng求qiú之zhī。此cǐ人rén若ruò允yǔn，何hé惧jù蜀shǔ兵bīng哉zāi！」获huò忻xīn然rán，令lìng国guó舅jiù书shū而ér去qù。

Thereupon a certain one replied, saying, “I can produce a man able to defeat Chuko Liang.” The assembly turned to the speaker, who was a brother of. Mênghuo’s wife. He was the head of eight tribes of barbarians, and was named Tailai. He was a chief. “Who is the man?” asked Mênghuo. Chief Tailai replied, “He is Mulu, Prince and Lord of the Pana Ravine. He is a master of witchcraft who can call up the wind and invoke the rain. He rides upon an elephant and is attended by tigers, leopards, wolves, venomous snakes and scorpions. Beside, he has under his hand three legions of superhuman soldiers. He is very bold. O King, write him a letter and send him presents, which I will deliver. If he will consent to lend his aid, what fear have we of Shu?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què令lìng朵duǒ思sī大dà王wáng守shóu把bǎ三sān江jiāng城chéng，以yǐ为wéi前qián麺miàn屏píng障zhàng。

Mênghuo was pleased with the scheme and ordered the “State Uncle” to draft a letter. Then he ordered Tossŭ to defend Sanchiang and make the first line of defence.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng提tí兵bīng直zhí至zhì三sān江jiāng城chéng，遥yáo望wàng见jiàn此cǐ城chéng三sān麺miàn傍bàng江jiāng，一yī麺miàn通tōng旱hàn；即jí遣qiǎn魏wèi延yán、赵zhào云yún同tóng领lǐng一yī军jūn，于yú旱hàn路lù打dǎ城chéng。军jūn到dào城chéng下xià时shí，城chéng上shàng弓gōng弩nǔ齐qí发fā：原yuán来lái洞dòng中zhōng之zhī人rén，多duō习xí弓gōng弩nǔ，一yī弩nǔ齐qí发fā十shí矢shǐ，箭jiàn头tóu上shàng皆jiē用yòng毒dú药yào；但dàn有yǒu中zhōng箭jiàn者zhě，皮pí肉ròu皆jiē烂làn，见jiàn五wǔ脏zàng而ér死sǐ。

K‘ung-ming led his men near Sanchiang. Taking a survey of the country, he noted that the city could be reached by a bank on one face, so he sent Wei Yen and Chao Yün to march along the road and attack. But when they reached the rampart they found it well defended by bows and crossbows. The men of the city were adepts in the use of the bow, and they had one sort which discharged ten arrows at once. Furthermore, the arrows were poisoned, and a wound meant certain death. The two captains saw that they could not succeed, and so retired.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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赵zhào云yún、魏wèi延yán不bù能néng取qǔ胜shèng，回huí见jiàn孔kǒng明míng，言yán药yào箭jiàn之zhī事shì。孔kǒng明míng自zì乘chéng小xiǎo车chē，到dào军jūn前qián看kàn了le虚xū实shí，回huí到dào寨zhài中zhōng，令lìng军jūn退tuì数shù里lǐ下xià寨zhài。蛮mán兵bīng望wàng见jiàn蜀shǔ兵bīng远yuǎn退tuì，皆jiē大dà笑xiào作zuò贺hè，只zhǐ疑yí蜀shǔ兵bīng惧jù怯qiè而ér退tuì，因yīn此cǐ夜yè间jiān安ān心xīn稳wěn睡shuì，不bú去qù哨shào探tàn。

When K‘ung-ming heard of the poisoned arrows, he mounted his light chariot and went to see for himself. Having regarded the defences, he returned to his camp and ordered a retirement of ten li. This move delighted the Mans, who congratulated each other on their success in driving off the besiegers, who, as they concluded, had been frightened away. So they gave themselves up to rejoicing and kept no watch. Nor did they even send out scouts.

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng约yuē军jūn退tuì后hòu，即jí闭bì寨zhài不bù出chū。一yī连lián五wǔ日rì，并bìng无wú号hào令lìng。黄huáng昏hūn左zuǒ侧cè，忽hū起qǐ微wēi风fēng。孔kǒng明míng传chuán令lìng曰yuē：「每měi军jūn要yào衣yī襟jīn一yī幅fú，限xiàn一yī更gèng时shí分fēn应yīng点diǎn。无wú者zhě立lì斩zhǎn。」诸zhū将jiāng皆jiē不bù知zhī其qí意yì，众zhòng军jūn依yī令lìng预yù备bèi。初chū更gèng时shí分fēn，又yòu传chuán令lìng曰yuē：「每měi军jūn衣yī襟jīn一yī幅fú，包bāo土tǔ一yī包bāo。无wú者zhě立lì斩zhǎn。

When K‘ung-ming heard of the poisoned arrows, he mounted his light chariot and went to see for himself. Having regarded the defences, he returned to his camp and ordered a retirement of ten li. This move delighted the Mans, who congratulated each other on their success in driving off the besiegers, who, as they concluded, had been frightened away. So they gave themselves up to rejoicing and kept no watch. Nor did they even send out scouts.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」众zhòng军jūn亦yì不bù知zhī其qí意yì，只zhǐ得dé依yī令lìng预yù备bèi。孔kǒng明míng又yòu传chuán令lìng曰yuē：「诸zhū军jūn包bāo土tǔ，俱jù在zài三sān江jiāng城chéng下xià交jiāo割gē。先xiān到dào者zhé有yóu赏shǎng。」众zhòng军jūn闻wén令lìng，皆jiē包bāo净jìng土tǔ，飞fēi奔bēn城chéng下xià。孔kǒng明míng令lìng积jī土tǔ为wèi蹬dēng道dào，先xiān上shàng城chéng者zhě为wéi头tóu功gōng。于yú是shì蜀shǔ兵bīng十shí余yú万wàn，并bìng降jiàng兵bīng万wàn余yú，将jiāng所suǒ包bāo之zhī土tǔ，一yī齐qí弃qì于yú城chéng下xià。一yī霎shà时shí，积jī土tǔ成chéng山shān，接jiē连lián城chéng上shàng。

The army of Shu made a strong camp in their new halting place and closed the gates for defence. For five days they gave no sign. One evening, just at sunset, a slight breeze began to blow. Then K‘ung-ming issued an order that every man should provide himself with a coat by the first watch. If any one lacked he would be put to death. None of the captains knew what was in the wind, but the order was obeyed. Next, each man was ordered to fill his coat with earth. This order appeared equally strange, but it was carried out. When all were ready, the men were told to carry the earth to the foot of the city wall, and the first arrivals would be rewarded. So they ran with all speed with the dry earth and reached the wall. Then with the earth they were ordered to make a raised way, and the first man on the wall was promised a reward.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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一yī声shēng暗àn号hào，蜀shǔ兵bīng皆jiē上shàng城chéng。蛮mán兵bīng急jí放fàng弩nǔ时shí，大dà半bàn早zǎo被bèi执zhí下xià，余yú者zhě弃qì城chéng而ér走zǒu。朵duǒ思sī大dà王wáng死sǐ于yú乱luàn军jūn之zhī中zhōng。蜀shǔ将jiāng督dū军jūn分fēn路lù剿jiǎo杀shā。孔kǒng明míng取qǔ了le三sān江jiāng城chéng，所suǒ得de珍zhēn宝bǎo，皆jiē赏shǎng三sān军jūn。败bài残cán蛮mán兵bīng逃táo回huí见jiàn孟mèng获huò说shuō：「朵duǒ思sī大dà王wáng身shēn死sǐ。失shī了le三sān江jiāng城chéng。」获huò大dà惊jīng。

The whole of the ten legions of Shu, and their native allies, having thrown their burdens of earth near the wall, then quickly rushed up the incline, and with one great shout were on the wall. The archers on the wall were seized and dragged down; those who got clear ran away into the city. Tossŭ was slain in the mêlée that followed on this attack. The men of Shu moved through the city slaying all they met. Thus was the city captured and with it great booty of jewels, which were made over to the army as a reward for their prowess.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng虑lǜ之zhī间jiān，人rén报bào蜀shǔ兵bīng已yǐ渡dù江jiāng，现xiàn在zài本běn洞dòng前qián下xià寨zhài。孟mèng获huò甚shèn是shì慌huāng张zhāng。忽hū然rán屏píng风fēng后hòu一yī人rén大dà笑xiào而ér出chū曰yuē：「既jì为wèi男nán子zi，何hé无wú智zhì也yě？我wǒ虽suī是shì一yī妇fù人rén，愿yuàn与yú你nǐ出chū战zhàn。」获huò视shì之zhī，乃nǎi妻qī祝zhù融róng夫fū人rén也yě。夫fū人rén世shì居jū南nán蛮mán，乃nǎi祝zhù融róng氏shì之zhī后hòu；善shàn使shǐ飞fēi刀dāo，百bǎi发fā百bǎi中zhòng。孟mèng获huò起qǐ身shēn称chēng谢xiè。

The few soldiers who escaped went away and told the king what had happened. He was much distressed. Before he had recovered they told him that the men of Shu had come over and were encamped at the mouth of his own ravine. Just as he was in the very depths of distress, a laugh came from behind the screen, and a woman appeared, saying, “Though you are brave, how stupid you are! I am only a woman, but I want to go out and fight.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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夫fū人rén忻xīn然rán上shàng马mǎ，引yǐn宗zōng党dáng猛měng将jiàng数shù百bǎi员yuán、生shēng力lì洞dòng兵bīng五wǔ万wàn，出chū银yín坑kēng宫gōng阙què，来lái与yú蜀shǔ兵bīng对duì敌dí。方fāng才cái转zhuǎn过guò洞dòng口kǒu，一yī彪biāo军jūn拦lán住zhù：为wéi首shóu蜀shǔ将jiāng，乃nǎi是shì张zhāng嶷yí。蛮mán兵bīng见jiàn之zhī，却què早záo两liǎng路lù䙓bǎi开kāi。祝zhù融róng夫fū人rén背bèi插chā五wú口kǒu飞fēi刀dāo，手shóu挺tǐng丈zhàng八bā长zhǎng标biāo，坐zuò下xià卷juàn毛máo赤chì兔tù马mǎ。张zhāng嶷yí见jiàn之zhī，暗àn暗àn称chēng奇qí。二èr人rén骤zhòu马mǎ交jiāo锋fēng。

The woman was his wife, Chujung. Her family had lived long among the Mans , but she was a descendant of the Chujung family. She was expert in the use of the flying sword and never missed her aim. Mênghuo rose and bowed to her. The woman thereupon mounted a horse and forthwith marched out at the head of many captains, leading five legions of men of the ravines, and set out to drive off the men of Shu. Just as the host got clear of the ravine it was stopped by a cohort led by Chang I. At once the Mans deployed, and the woman leader armed herself with five swords such as she used. In one hand she held an eighteen-foot signal staff, and she sat a curly-haired, reddish horse.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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战zhàn不bú数shù合hé，夫fū人rén拨bō马mǎ便biàn走zǒu。张zhāng嶷yí赶gǎn去qù，空kōng中zhōng一yī把bǎ飞fēi刀dāo落là下xià。嶷yí急jí用yòng手shǒu隔gé，正zhèng中zhōng左zuǒ臂bì，翻fān身shēn落luò马mǎ。蛮mán兵bīng发fā一yī声shēng喊hǎn，将jiāng张zhāng嶷yí执zhí缚fù去qù了le。马mǎ忠zhōng听tīng得dé张zhāng嶷yí被bèi执zhí，急jí出chū救jiù时shí，早zǎo被bèi蛮mán兵bīng捆kǔn住zhù。望wàng见jiàn祝zhù融róng夫fū人rén挺tǐng标biāo勒lēi马mǎ而ér立lì，忠zhōng忿fèn怒nù向xiàng前qián去qù战zhàn，坐zuò下xià马mǎ绊bàn倒dǎo，亦yì被bèi擒qín了le。都dōu解jiě入rù洞dòng中zhōng来lái见jiàn孟mèng获huò。

Chang I was secretly troubled at the sight before him, but he engaged the amazon. After a few passes the lady turned her steed and bolted. Chang I went after her, but a sword came flying through the air directly at him. He tried to fend off with one hand, but it wounded his arm, and he fell to the ground. The Mans gave a loud shout; some of them pounced on the unlucky leader and made him prisoner. Then Ma Chung, hearing his comrade had been taken, rushed out to rescue, but only to be surrounded. He saw the amazon holding up her staff and made a dash forward, but just then his steed went down under him, and he was also a prisoner.

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获huò设shè席xí庆qìng贺hè。夫fū人rén叱chì刀dāo斧fú手shǒu推tuī出chū张zhāng嶷yí、马mǎ忠zhōng要yào斩zhǎn。获huò止zhǐ曰yuē：「诸zhū葛gě亮liàng放fàng吾wú五wǔ次cì，今jīn番fān若ruò杀shā彼bǐ将jiāng，是shì不bú义yì也yě。且qiě囚qiú在zài洞dòng中zhōng，待dài擒qín住zhù诸zhū葛gě亮liàng，杀shā之zhī未wèi迟chí。」夫fū人rén从cóng其qí言yán，笑xiào饮yǐn作zuò乐lè。

Both captains were taken into the ravine and led before the king. He gave a banquet in honour of his wife’s success, and during the feast the lady bade the lictors put the two prisoners to death. They hustled the two captains in and were just going to carry out their orders when Mênghuo checked them. “No; five times has Chuko Liang set me at liberty. It would be unjust to put these to death. Confine them till we have taken their chief; then we may execute them.” His wife was merry with wine and did not object. So their lives were spared.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō败bài残cán兵bīng来lái见jiàn孔kǒng明míng，告gào知zhī其qí事shì。孔kǒng明míng即jí唤huàn马mǎ岱dài、赵zhào云yún、魏wèi延yán三sān人rén受shòu计jì，各gè自zì领lǐng军jūn前qián去qù。次cì日rì，蛮mán兵bīng报bào入rù洞dòng中zhōng，说shuō赵zhào云yún搦nuò战zhàn。祝zhù融róng夫fū人rén即jí上shàng马mǎ出chū迎yíng。二èr人rén战zhàn不bú数shù合hé，云yún拨bō马mǎ便biàn走zǒu。夫fū人rén恐kóng有yǒu埋mái伏fú，勒lēi兵bīng而ér回huí。魏wèi延yán又yòu引yǐn军jūn来lái搦nuò战zhàn，夫fū人rén纵zòng马mǎ相xiāng迎yíng。

The defeated soldiers returned to their camp. K‘ung-ming took steps to retrieve the mishap by sending for Ma Tai, Chao Yün and Wei Yen, to each of whom he gave special and private orders.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-18

正zhèng交jiāo锋fēng紧jǐn急jí，延yán诈zhà败bài而ér逃táo，夫fū人rén只zhǐ不bù赶gǎn。次cì日rì，赵zhào云yún又yòu引yǐn军jūn来lái搦nuò战zhàn，夫fū人rén领lǐng洞dòng兵bīng出chū迎yíng。二èr人rén战zhàn不bú数shù合hé，云yún诈zhà败bài而ér走zǒu，夫fū人rén按àn标biāo不bù赶gǎn。欲yù收shōu兵bīng回huí洞dòng时shí，魏wèi延yán引yǐn军jūn齐qí声shēng辱rǔ骂mà，夫fū人rén急jí挺tǐng标biāo来lái取qǔ魏wèi延yán。延yán拨bō马mǎ便biàn走zǒu。夫fū人rén忿fèn怒nù赶gǎn来lái，延yán骤zhòu马mǎ奔bēn入rù山shān僻pì小xiǎo路lù。

Next day the Man soldiers reported to the king that Chao Yün was offering a challenge. The amazon forthwith mounted and rode out to battle. She engaged Chao Yün, who soon fled. The lady was too prudent to risk pursuit, and rode home. Then Wei Yen repeated the challenge; he also fled as if defeated. But again the lady declined to pursue. Next day Chao Yün repeated his challenge and ran away as before. The amazon signalled no pursuit. But at this Wei Yen rode up and opened a volley of abuse and obloquy. This proved too much, and she gave the signal to go after him and led the way. Wei Yen increased his pace, and the amazon doubled hers, and she and her followers pressed into a narrow road along a valley. Suddenly behind her was heard a noise, and Wei Yen, turning his head, saw the lady tumble out of her saddle.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-19

忽hū然rán背bèi后hòu一yī声shēng响xiǎng亮liàng，延yán回huí头tóu视shì之zhī，夫fū人rén仰yǎng鞍ān落luò马mǎ：原yuán来lái马mǎ岱dài埋mái伏fú在zài此cǐ，用yòng绊bàn马má索suǒ绊bàn倒dǎo。就jiù里lǐ擒qín缚fù，解jiě投tóu大dà寨zhài而ér来lái。蛮mán将jiāng洞dòng兵bīng皆jiē来lái救jiù时shí，赵zhào云yún一yī阵zhèn杀shā散sàn。

Next day the Man soldiers reported to the king that Chao Yün was offering a challenge. The amazon forthwith mounted and rode out to battle. She engaged Chao Yün, who soon fled. The lady was too prudent to risk pursuit, and rode home. Then Wei Yen repeated the challenge; he also fled as if defeated. But again the lady declined to pursue. Next day Chao Yün repeated his challenge and ran away as before. The amazon signalled no pursuit. But at this Wei Yen rode up and opened a volley of abuse and obloquy. This proved too much, and she gave the signal to go after him and led the way. Wei Yen increased his pace, and the amazon doubled hers, and she and her followers pressed into a narrow road along a valley. Suddenly behind her was heard a noise, and Wei Yen, turning his head, saw the lady tumble out of her saddle. She had rushed into an ambush prepared by Ma Tai; her horse had been tripped up by ropes. She was captured, bound and carried off to the Shu camp. Some Some of her people endeavoured to rescue her, but they were driven off.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-20

孔kǒng明míng端duān坐zuò于yú帐zhàng上shàng，马mǎ岱dài解jiě祝zhù融róng夫fū人rén到dào，孔kǒng明míng急jí令lìng武wǔ士shì去qù其qí缚fù，请qǐng在zài别bié帐zhàng赐cì酒jiǔ压yā惊jīng，遣qián使shí往wǎng告gào孟mèng获huò，欲yù送sòng夫fū人rén换huàn张zhāng嶷yí、马mǎ忠zhōng二èr将jiāng。孟mèng获huò允yǔn诺nuò，即jí放fàng出chū张zhāng嶷yí、马mǎ忠zhōng，还hái了le孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng遂suì送sòng夫fū人rén入rù洞dòng。孟mèng获huò接jiē入rù，又yòu喜xǐ又yòu恼nǎo。忽hū报bào八bā纳nà洞dòng主zhǔ到dào。

K‘ung-ming seated himself in his tent to see his prisoner, and the amazon was led up. He bade them remove her bonds, and she was conducted to another tent, where wine was laid before her. Then a message was sent to Mênghuo to say that she would be exchanged for the two captive leaders. The king agreed, and they were set free. As soon as they arrived, the lady was escorted by K‘ung-ming himself to the mouth of the ravine, where Menghuo welcomed her half gladly, half angrily.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-21

孟mèng获huò出chū洞dòng迎yíng接jiē，见jiàn其qí人rén骑qí著zhù白bái象xiàng，身shēn穿chuān金jīn珠zhū缨yīng络luò，腰yāo悬xuán两liáng口kǒu大dà刀dāo，领lǐng著zhù一yī班bān喂wèi养yáng虎hǔ豹bào豺chái狼láng之zhī士shì，簇cù拥yōng而ér入rù。获huò再zài拜bài哀āi告gào，诉sù说shuō前qián事shì。木mù鹿lù大dà王wáng许xú以yǐ报bào仇chóu。获huò大dà喜xǐ，设shè宴yàn相xiāng待dài。次cì日rì，木mù鹿lù大dà王wáng引yín本běn洞dòng兵bīng带dài猛měng兽shòu而ér出chū。赵zhào云yún、魏wèi延yán听tīng知zhī蛮mán兵bīng出chū，遂suì将jiāng军jūn马mǎ布bù成chéng阵zhèn势shì。

Then they told Mênghuo of the coming of the Lord of the Pana Ravine, and he went out to meet him. He rode up on his white elephant, dressed in silks, and with many gold and pearl ornaments. He wore a double sword at his belt, and he was followed by the motley pack of fighting animals that he fed, gambolling and dancing about him. Mênghuo made him a lowly obeisance and then poured out his tale of woes. Mulu promised to avenge his wrongs and was led off to a banquet which had been prepared.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-22

二èr将jiāng并bìng辔pèi立lì于yú阵zhèn前qián视shì之zhī，只zhǐ见jiàn蛮mán兵bīng旗qí帜zhì器qì械xiè皆jiē别bié：人rén多duō不bù穿chuān衣yī甲jiǎ，侭jín裸luǒ身shēn赤chì体tǐ，麺miàn目mù丑chǒu陋lòu；身shēn带dài四sì把bǎ尖jiān刀dāo；军jūn中zhōng不bù鸣míng鼓gú角jiǎo，但dàn筛shāi金jīn为wèi号hào；木mù鹿lù大dà王wáng腰yāo挂guà两liáng把bá宝bǎo刀dāo，手shǒu执zhí蒂dì钟zhōng，身shēn骑qí白bái象xiàng，从cóng大dà旗qí中zhōng而ér出chū。赵zhào云yún见jiàn了le，谓wèi魏wèi延yán曰yuē：「我wó等děng上shàng阵zhèn一yī生shēng，未wèi尝cháng见jiàn如rú此cǐ人rén物wù。

Next day the deliverer went out to battle, with his pack of wild creatures in his train. Chao Yün and his colleague quickly made their array of footmen and then took their station in front side by side and studied their opponents. The Man banners and weapons were all extraordinary. Most of the men wore no armour and none wore any clothing. Their faces were ugly. They carried four sharp pointed knives in their belts. Signals were not given by drum or trumpet, but by a gong. King Mulu had two swords in his belt and carried a hand bell. He urged his white elephant forward and emerged from between his flags.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」二èr人rén正zhèng沉chén吟yín之zhī际jì，只zhǐ见jiàn木mù鹿lù大dà王wáng口kǒu中zhōng不bù知zhī念niàn甚shèn咒zhòu语yǔ，手shǒu摇yáo蒂dì钟zhōng。忽hū然rán狂kuáng风fēng大dà作zuò，飞fēi砂shā走zǒu石shí，如rú同tóng骤zhòu雨yǔ；一yī声shēng划huà角jiáo响xiǎng，虎hǔ豹bào豺chái狼láng，毒dú蛇shé猛měng兽shòu，乘chéng风fēng而ér出chū，张zhāng牙yá舞wú爪zhǎo，冲chōng将jiāng过guò来lái。蜀shǔ兵bīng如rú何hé抵dǐ当dāng，往wǎng后hòu便biàn退tuì。蛮mán兵bīng随suí后hòu追zhuī杀shā，直zhí赶gǎn到dào三sān江jiāng界jiè路lù方fāng回huí。

“We have spent all our life in the army, but we have never seen the like of that before,” said Chao Yün. As they talked to one another they noticed that the opposing leader was mumbling something that might be a spell or a curse, and from time to time he rang his bell. Then suddenly the wind got up, stones began to roll and sand to fly, and there was a sound as of a heavy shower of rain. Next a horn rang out, and thereupon the tigers and the leopards, and the wolves and the serpents, and all the other wild beasts came down on the wind snapping and clawing. How could the men stand such a thing as that? So they retreated, and the Mans came after them fiercely, chasing their enemies as far as the city.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-24

赵zhào云yún、魏wèi延yán收shōu聚jù败bài兵bīng，来lái孔kǒng明míng帐zhàng前qián请qǐng罪zuì，细xì说shuō此cǐ事shì。孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「非fēi汝rǔ二èr人rén之zhī罪zuì。吾wú未wèi出chū茅máo庐lú之zhī时shí，先xiān知zhī南nán蛮mán有yǒu驱qū虎hǔ豹bào之zhī法fǎ。吾wú在zài蜀shǔ中zhōng已yǐ办bàn下xià破pò此cǐ阵zhèn之zhī物wù也yě：随suí军jūn有yǒu二èr十shí辆liàng车chē，俱jù封fēng记jì在zài此cǐ。今jīn日rì且qiě用yòng一yí半bàn；留liú下xià一yí半bàn，后hòu有yǒu别bié用yòng。

Chao and Wei mustered their defeated men and went to their leader to confess their failure. The chief, however, was neither angry nor dejected.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-25

」遂suì令lìng左zuǒ右yòu取qǔ了le十shí辆liàng红hóng油yóu柜guì车chē到dào帐zhàng下xià，留liú十shí辆liàng黑hēi油yóu柜guì车chē在zài后hòu。众zhòng皆jiē不bù知zhī其qí意yì。孔kǒng明míng将jiāng柜guì打dǎ开kāi，皆jiē是shì木mù刻kè彩cǎi划huà巨jù兽shòu，俱jù用yòng五wǔ色sè绒róng线xiàn为wèi毛máo衣yī，钢gāng铁tiě为wèi牙yá爪zhǎo，一yí个gè可kě骑qí坐zuò十shí人rén。孔kǒng明míng选xuǎn了le精jīng壮zhuàng军jūn士shì一yī千qiān余yú人rén，领lǐng了le一yì百bǎi，口kǒu内nèi装zhuāng烟yān火huǒ之zhī物wù，藏cáng在zài军jūn中zhōng。次cì日rì，孔kǒng明míng驱qū兵bīng大dà进jìn，布bù于yú洞dòng口kǒu。

“The fault is not yours,” he said. “Long ago, when I was still in my forest hut, I knew the Mans possessed certain powers over beasts, and I provided against this adventure before we left Shu. You will find a score of small sealed carts in the baggage train. We will use half of them now.” He bade his staff bring forward ten of the red box-carts. They all wondered what would happen. Then the carts were opened, and they turned out to be carved and coloured models of huge wild beasts, with coats of worsted, teeth and claws of steel; each could accommodate half a score of men. Choosing a sufficient number of seasoned warriors, he told off ten companies and bade each company stuff the mouths of the beasts full of inflammables.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-26

蛮mán兵bīng探tàn知zhī，入rù洞dòng报bào与yǔ蛮mán王wáng。木mù鹿lù大dà王wáng自zì谓wèi无wú敌dí，即jí与yǔ孟mèng获huò引yǐn洞dòng兵bīng而ér出chū。孔kǒng明míng纶guān巾jīn羽yǔ扇shàn，身shēn衣yī道dào袍páo，端duān坐zuò于yú车chē上shàng。孟mèng获huò指zhǐ曰yuē：「车chē上shàng坐zuò的de便biàn是shì诸zhū葛gě亮liàng！若ruò擒qín住zhù此cǐ人rén，大dà事shì定dìng矣yǐ！」木mù鹿lù大dà王wáng口kǒu中zhōng念niàn咒zhòu，手shǒu摇yáo蒂dì钟zhōng。顷qǐng刻kè之zhī间jiān，狂kuáng风fēng大dà作zuò，猛měng兽shòu突tū出chū。

Next day the army of Shu marched out to the attack and were arrayed at the entrance to the ravine. The Man soldiers went into the ravine and told their lord. Mulu, thinking himself perfectly invincible, did not hesitate, but marched out, taking Menghuo with him. K‘ung-ming, dressed in the simple robe of a Taoist, went out in his light chariot. In his hand he held a feather fan. Mênghuo, who recognised his enemy, pointed him out to Mulu. “That is Chuko Liang in that small chariot. If we can only capture him, our task is done.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-27

孔kǒng明míng将jiāng羽yǔ扇shàn一yī摇yáo，其qí风fēng便biàn回huí吹chuī彼bǐ阵zhèn中zhōng去qù了le，蜀shǔ阵zhèn中zhōng假jiǎ兽shòu拥yōng出chū。蛮mán洞dòng真zhēn兽shòu见jiàn蜀shǔ阵zhèn巨jù兽shòu口kóu吐tú火huǒ燄yàn，鼻bí出chū黑hēi烟yān，身shēn摇yáo铜tóng铃líng，张zhāng牙yá舞wú爪zhǎo而ér来lái，诸zhū𫫇ě兽shòu不bù敢gǎn前qián进jìn，皆jiē奔bēn回huí蛮mán洞dòng，反fǎn将jiāng蛮mán兵bīng冲chōng倒dào无wú数shù。孔kǒng明míng驱qū兵bīng大dà进jìn，鼓gú角jiǎo齐qí鸣míng，望wàng前qián追zhuī杀shā。木mù鹿lù大dà王wáng死sǐ于yú乱luàn军jūn之zhī中zhōng。

Then Mulu began to mutter his spells and to ring his bell. As before, the wind got up and blew with violence, and the wild beasts came on.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-28

洞dòng内nèi孟mèng获huò宗zōng党dǎng，皆jiē弃qì宫gōng阙què，扒bā山shān越yuè岭lǐng而ér走zǒu。孔kǒng明míng大dà军jūn占zhàn了le银yín坑kēng洞dòng。

But at a wave of the simple feather fan, lo! the wind turned and blew the other way. Then from out of the host of Shu there burst the wonderful wild beasts. The real wild beasts of the Mans saw rushing down upon them huge creatures, whose mouths vomited flames and whose nostrils breathed out black smoke. They came along with jingling bells, snapping and clawing, and the real beasts turned tail and fled in among the men of their own side, trampling them down as they sped. K‘ung-ming gave the signal for a general onset, and his men rushed forward with beating drums and blaring trumpets. Mulu was killed. Mênghuo’s whole clan fled in panic and tore up among the hills out of the way. And thus the Silver Pit Ravine was taken.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-29

次cì日rì，孔kǒng明míng正zhèng要yào分fēn兵bīng缉jī擒qín孟mèng获huò，忽hū报bào：「蛮mán王wáng孟mèng获huò妻qī弟dì带dài来lái洞dòng主zhǔ，因yīn劝quàn孟mèng获huò归guī降xiáng，获huò不bù从cóng，今jīn将jiāng孟mèng获huò并bìng祝zhù融róng夫fū人rén及jí宗zōng党dǎng数shù百bǎi余yú人rén侭jǐn皆jiē擒qín来lái，献xiàn与yǔ丞chéng相xiàng。」孔kǒng明míng听tīng知zhī，即jí唤huàn张zhāng嶷yí、马mǎ忠zhōng，分fēn付fù如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。二èr将jiāng受shòu了le计jì，引yǐn二èr千qiān精jīng壮zhuàng兵bīng，伏fú于yú两liǎng廊láng。孔kǒng明míng即jí令lìng守shǒu门mén将jiàng，俱jù放fàng进jìn来lái。

Next day, as K‘ung-ming was telling off parties to search for and capture the king, it was announced that the brother-in-law of Mênghuo and Chief Tailai, having vainly tried to persuade the king to yield, had made prisoners of him and his wife and all his clan and were bringing them to K‘ung-ming.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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带dài来lái洞dòng主zhú引yǐn刀dāo斧fú手shóu解jiě孟mèng获huò等děng数shù百bǎi人rén，拜bài于yú殿diàn下xià。孔kǒng明míng大dà喝hē曰yuē：「与yǔ吾wú擒qín下xià！」两liǎng廊láng壮zhuàng兵bīng齐qí出chū，二èr人rén捉zhuō一yī人rén，侭jǐn被bèi执zhí缚fù。孔kǒng明míng大dà笑xiào曰yuē：「量liàng汝rǔ些xiē小xiáo诡guǐ计jì，如rú何hé瞒mán得dé过guò我wǒ！汝rǔ见jiàn二èr次cì俱jù是shì本běn洞dòng人rén擒qín汝rǔ来lái降jiàng，吾wú不bù加jiā害hài；汝rú只zhǐ道dào吾wú深shēn信xìn，故gù来lái诈zhà降xiáng，欲yù就jiù洞dòng中zhōng杀shā吾wú！

Hearing this, Chang I and Ma Chung were called and received certain orders, upon which they hid themselves in the wings of the tent with a large body of sturdy warriors. This done, K‘ung-ming ordered the keepers to open the gates, and in came Chief Tailai with Mênghuo and his people in custody. As he bowed at the entrance of the hall, K‘ung-ming called out, “Let my strong captors appear!” At once out came the hidden men, and every two of them laid hands upon a prisoner and bound him.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-31

」喝hè令lìng武wǔ士shì搜sōu其qí身shēn畔pàn，果guǒ然rán各gè带dài利lì刀dāo。孔kǒng明míng问wèn孟mèng获huò曰yuē：「汝rǔ原yuán说shuō在zài汝rǔ家jiā擒qín住zhù，方fāng始shǐ心xīn服fú；今jīn日rì如rú何hé？」获huò曰yuē：「此cǐ是shì我wó等děng自zì来lái送sòng死sǐ，非fēi汝rǔ之zhī能néng也yě。吾wú心xīn未wèi服fú。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú擒qín住zhù六liù番fān，尚shàng然rán不bù服fú，欲yù待dài何hé时shí耶yé？」获huò曰yuē：「汝rǔ第dì七qī次cì擒qín住zhù，吾wú方fāng倾qīng心xīn归guī服fú，誓shì不bù反fán矣yǐ。

“Did you think your paltry ruse would deceive me?” said K‘ung-ming. “Here you are a second time captured by your own people and brought before me that you might surrender. I will not hurt you, but I firmly believe this surrender is part of a plot to kill me.” Then he called out to his men to search the prisoners. They did so, and on every man they found a sharp knife.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「巢cháo穴xué已yǐ破pò，吾wú何hé虑lǜ哉zāi！」令lìng武wǔ士shì侭jǐn去qù其qí缚fù，叱chì之zhī曰yuē：「这zhè番fān擒qín住zhù，再zài若ruò支zhī吾wú，必bì不bù轻qīng恕shù！」孟mèng获huò等děng抱bào头tóu鼠shǔ窜cuàn而ér去qù。

“Did you not say that if your family were taken prisoners you would yield? How now?” said K‘ung-ming. “We have come of our own will and at the risk of our lives; the credit is not yours. Still I refuse to yield,” replied Mênghuo. “This is the sixth time I have captured you, and yet you are obstinate; what do you expect?” “If you take me a seventh time, then I will turn to you and never rebel again.”

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却què说shuō败bài残cán蛮mán兵bīng有yǒu千qiān余yú人rén，大dà半bàn中zhòng伤shāng而ér逃táo，正zhèng遇yù蛮mán王wáng孟mèng获huò。获huò收shōu了le败bài兵bīng，心xīn中zhōng稍shāo喜xǐ，却què与yǔ带dài来lái洞dòng主zhǔ商shāng议yì曰yuē：「吾wú今jīn洞dòng府fú已yǐ被bèi蜀shǔ兵bīng所suǒ占zhàn，今jīn投tóu何hé地dì安ān身shēn？」带dài来lái洞dòng主zhǔ曰yuē：「止zhí有yǒu一yī国guó可ké以yǐ破pò蜀shǔ。」获huò喜xǐ曰yuē：「何hé处chù可kě去qù？」带dài来lái洞dòng主zhǔ曰yuē：「此cǐ去qù东dōng南nán七qī百bái里lǐ，有yǒu一yī国guó，名míng乌wū戈gē国guó。

“Well, your stronghold is now destroyed. What have I to fear?” said K‘ung-ming. He ordered the bonds to be loosed, saying, “If you are caught again and lie to me once more I shall certainly not be inclined to let you off.” Mênghuo and his people put their hands over their heads and ran off like rats.

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国guó主zhǔ兀wù突tū骨gǔ，身shēn长cháng丈zhàng二èr，不bù食shí五wú谷gǔ，以yǐ生shēng蛇shé𫫇ě兽shòu为wèi饭fàn；身shēn有yǒu鳞lín甲jiǎ，刀dāo箭jiàn不bù能néng侵qīn。其qí手shǒu下xià军jūn士shì，俱jù穿chuān籐téng甲jiǎ；其qí籐téng生shēng于yú山shān涧jiàn之zhī中zhōng，盘pán于yú石shí壁bì之zhī上shàng；国guó人rén采cái取qǔ，浸jìn于yú油yóu中zhōng，半bàn年nián方fāng取qǔ出chū晒shài之zhī；晒shài干gàn复fù浸jìn，凡fán十shí余yú遍biàn，却què才cái造zào成chéng铠kái甲jiǎ；

The defeated Mans who had fled were many, and most of them were wounded. They fell in with their king, who restored what order was possible and felt glad that he had still some men left. Then he and the Chief Tailai took counsel together. “Whither can we go?” said Menghuo the hands of the enemy.”

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穿chuān在zài身shēn上shàng，渡dù江jiāng不bù沉chén，经jīng水shuǐ不bù湿shī，刀dāo箭jiàn皆jiē不bù能néng入rù：因yīn此cǐ号hào为wèi籐téng甲jiǎ军jūn。今jīn大dà王wáng可ké往wǎng求qiú之zhī。若ruò得dé彼bǐ相xiāng助zhù，擒qín诸zhū葛gě亮liàng如rú利lì刀dāo破pò竹zhú也yě。」孟mèng获huò大dà喜xǐ，遂suì投tóu乌wū戈gē国guó，来lái见jiàn兀wù突tū骨gǔ。其qí洞dòng无wú宇yú舍shě，皆jiē居jū土tǔ穴xué之zhī内nèi。孟mèng获huò入rù洞dòng，再zài拜bài哀āi告gào前qián事shì。兀wù突tū骨gǔ曰yuē：「吾wú起qí本běn洞dòng之zhī兵bīng，与yú汝rǔ报bào仇chóu。

“Our stronghold is in Tailai replied, “There is but one country that can overcome these men; that is the Wuko country. It lies seven hundred li to the south-east. The king of that state is named Wut‘uku. He is a giant. He does not eat grain, but lives on serpents and venomous beasts. He wears scaly armour, which is impenetrable to swords and arrows. His men wear rattan armour. This rattan grows in gullies, climbing over rocks and walls. The inhabitants cut the rattans and steep them in oil for half a year. Then they are dried in the sun. When dry they are steeped again, and so on many times. Then they are plaited into helmets and armour. Clad in this the men float across rivers, and it does not get wet. No weapon can penetrate it. The soldiers are called the Rattan Army. You may seek aid from this king, and with his help you can take Chuko Liang as easily as a sharp knife cleaves a bamboo.”

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」获huò欣xīn然rán拜bài谢xiè。于yú是shì兀wù突tū骨gǔ唤huàn两liǎng个gè领lǐng兵bīng俘fú长zhǎng：一yī名míng土tǔ安ān，一yī名míng奚xī泥ní，起qǐ三sān万wàn兵bīng，皆jiē穿chuān籐téng甲jiǎ，离lí乌wū戈gē国guó望wàng东dōng北běi而ér来lái。行xíng至zhì一yī江jiāng，名míng桃táo花huā水shuǐ，两liǎng岸àn有yǒu桃táo树shù，历lì年nián落luò叶yè于yú水shuǐ中zhōng，若ruò别bié国guó人rén饮yǐn之zhī侭jín死sǐ，惟wéi乌wū戈gē国guó人rén饮yǐn之zhī，倍bèi添tiān精jīng神shén。兀wù突tū骨gǔ兵bīng至zhì桃táo花huā渡dù口kǒu下xià寨zhài，以yǐ待dài蜀shǔ兵bīng。

Mênghuo went to the Wuko country and saw the king. The people of this country do not live in houses, but dwell in caves. Mênghuo told the story of his woes and obtained a promise of help, for which he expressed great gratitude. Wut‘uku called up two decurions named T‘uan and Hsini and gave them three legions of the rattan-armoured soldiers and bade them march north-east. They came to a river called the Peach-flower Water ( T‘aohua Shui ), on both banks of which grow many peach trees. Year after year the leaves of these trees fall into the river and render it poisonous to all but the natives. But to the natives it is a stimulant which doubles their vigour. They camped on the bank of this river to await the coming of the army of Shu.

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng令lìng蛮mán人rén哨shào探tàn孟mèng获huò消xiāo息xī，回huí报bào曰yuē：「孟mèng获huò请qǐng乌wū戈gē国guó主zhǔ，引yǐn三sān万wàn籐téng甲jiǎ军jūn，现xiàn屯tún于yú桃táo花huā渡dù口kǒu。孟mèng获huò又yòu在zài各gè番fān聚jù集jí蛮mán兵bīng，并bìng力lì拒jù战zhàn。」孔kǒng明míng听tīng说shuō，提tí兵bīng大dà进jìn，直zhí至zhì桃táo花huā渡dù口kǒu。隔gé岸àn望wàng见jiàn蛮mán兵bīng，不bú类lèi人rén形xíng，甚shèn是shì丑chóu𫫇ě；又yòu问wèn土tǔ人rén，言yán说shuō即jí日rì桃táo叶yè正zhèng落luò，水shuǐ不bù可ké饮yǐn。

When K‘ung-ming heard the report of his captain he summoned Lu K‘ai and called in some natives. Lu K‘ai said he had heard of the Wuku country as perfectly barbarous, the people having no notion of human relations as they were understood in the Central Land. He had heard of this rattan armour and the harmful Peach-flower Waters. He wound up by saying that these people were really untameable and advised retreat.

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孔kǒng明míng退tuì五wú里lǐ下xià寨zhài，留liú魏wèi延yán守shǒu寨zhài。

Now K‘ung-ming was informed of the journey of Mênghuo and its results, and he knew when the rattan-clad army camped at the ford. He also knew that Mênghuo had callected all the men of his own that he could to help. He at once marched to the ford. Really, the Man soldiers did not seem human; they were so hideous. He questioned the natives, and they told him that the peach leaves were falling and the water of the river was undrinkable. So he retired five li and camped.

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次cì日rì，乌wū戈gē国guó主zhú引yǐn一yī彪biāo籐téng甲jiǎ军jūn过guò河hé来lái，金jīn鼓gǔ大dà震zhèn。魏wèi延yán引yǐn兵bīng出chū迎yíng。蛮mán兵bīng卷juǎn地dì而ér至zhì。蜀shǔ兵bīng以yí弩nǔ箭jiàn射shè到dào籐téng甲jiǎ之zhī上shàng，皆jiē不bù能néng透tòu，俱jù落luò于yú地dì；刀dāo砍kǎn枪qiāng刺cì，亦yì不bù能néng入rù。蛮mán兵bīng皆jiē使shǐ利lì刀dāo钢gāng叉chā，蜀shǔ兵bīng如rú何hé抵dǐ当dāng，侭jǐn皆jiē败bài走zǒu。蛮mán兵bīng不bù赶gǎn而ér回huí。魏wèi延yán复fù回huí，赶gǎn到dào桃táo花huā渡dù口kǒu，只zhǐ见jiàn蛮mán兵bīng带dài甲jiǎ渡dù水shuǐ而ér去qù；

Having provided for the defence of his camp and given strict orders to his captains not to go out to fight, K‘ung-ming went to reconnoitre. He rode in his light chariot with a few natives as guides. He came to the ford, and from a secluded spot in the mountains on the north bank he looked about him. The whole country was mountainous and difficult, impassable for any carriage. So he got out and went afoot. Presently, from a hill he saw a long winding valley, like a huge serpent. The sides were very precipitous and bare. However, a road ran through the middle.

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内nèi有yǒu困kùn乏fá者zhě，将jiāng甲jiǎ脱tuō下xià，放fàng在zài水shuǐ麺miàn，以yǐ身shēn坐zuò其qí上shàng而ér渡dù。魏wèi延yán急jí回huí大dà寨zhài，来lái禀bíng孔kǒng明míng，细xì言yán其qí事shì。孔kǒng明míng请qíng吕lǘ凯kǎi并bìng土tǔ人rén问wèn之zhī。凯kǎi曰yuē：「某mǒu素sù闻wén南nán蛮mán中zhōng有yǒu一yī乌wū戈gē国guó，无wú人rén伦lún者zhé也yě。更gèng有yǒu籐téng甲jiǎ护hù身shēn，急jí切qiè难nán伤shāng。又yòu有yǒu桃táo叶yè𫫇é水shuǐ，本běn国guó人rén饮yǐn之zhī，反fǎn添tiān精jīng神shén；

Next day the Wuko men crossed the stream, and, with a rolling of drums, Wei Yen went out to meet them. The Wuko men approached bent double. The men of Shu shot at them, but neither arrows nor bolts penetrated their armour; they rolled off harmless. Nor could swords cut or spears enter. The enemy, thus protected and armed with swords and prongs, were too much for the men of Shu, who had to run away. However, they were not pursued. When, on the retreat, they came to Peach-flower Water ford they saw the Mans crossing. Some of them were tired, so they took off their rattan breastplates, sat upon them and floated to the other side.

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别bié国guó人rén饮yǐn之zhī即jí死sǐ：如rú此cǐ蛮mán方fāng，纵zòng使shǐ全quán胜shèng，有yǒu何hé益yì焉yān？不bù如rú班bān师shī早zǎo回huí。」孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「吾wú非fēi容róng易yì到dào此cǐ，岂qí可kě便biàn去qù？吾wú明míng日rì自zì有yǒu平píng蛮mán之zhī策cè。」于yú是shì令lìng赵zhào云yún助zhù魏wèi延yán守shǒu寨zhài，且qiě休xiū轻qīng出chū。

When K‘ung-ming heard the report of his captain he summoned Lu K‘ai and called in some natives. Lu K‘ai said he had heard of the Wuku country as perfectly barbarous, the people having no notion of human relations as they were understood in the Central Land. He had heard of this rattan armour and the harmful Peach-flower Waters. He wound up by saying that these people were really untameable and advised retreat. “No, no,” said K‘ung-ming merrily; “we have had too much difficulty in getting here to go back so easily. I shall have a counter-plan for these people to-morrow.”

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次cì日rì，孔kǒng明míng令lìng土tǔ人rén引yǐn路lù，自zì乘chéng小xiǎo车chē到dào桃táo花huā渡dù口kóu北běi岸àn山shān僻pì去qù处chù，遍biàn观guān地dì理lǐ。山shān险xián岭lǐng峻jùn之zhī处chù，车chē不bù能néng行xíng，孔kǒng明míng弃qì车chē步bù行xíng。忽hū到dào一yī山shān，望wàng见jiàn一yī谷gǔ，形xíng如rú长zhǎng蛇shé，皆jiē光guāng峭qiào石shí壁bì，并bìng无wú树shù木mù，中zhōng间jiān一yī条tiáo大dà路lù。孔kǒng明míng问wèn土tǔ人rén曰yuē：「此cí谷gǔ何hé名míng？」土tǔ人rén答dá曰yuē：「此cǐ处chù名míng为wèi盘pán蛇shé谷gǔ。

Having provided for the defence of his camp and given strict orders to his captains not to go out to fight, K‘ung-ming went to reconnoitre. He rode in his light chariot with a few natives as guides. He came to the ford, and from a secluded spot in the mountains on the north bank he looked about him.

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出chū谷gǔ则zé三sān江jiāng城chéng大dà路lù，谷gǔ前qián名míng塔tǎ郎láng甸diān。」孔kǒng明míng大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「此cí乃nǎi天tiān赐cì吾wú成chéng功gōng于yú此cí也yě！」遂suì回huí旧jiù路lù，上shàng车chē归guī寨zhài，唤huàn马mǎ岱dài分fēn付fù曰yuē：「与yú汝rǔ黑hēi油yóu柜guì车chē十shí辆liàng，须xū用yòng竹zhú竿gān千qiān条tiáo，柜guì内nèi之zhī物wù，如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。可kě将jiāng本běn部bù兵bīng去qù把bǎ住zhù盘pán蛇shé谷gú两liǎng头tóu，依yī法fǎ而ér行xíng。与yú汝rǔ半bàn月yuè限xiàn，一yī切qiè完wán备bèi。至zhì期qī如rú此cǐ施shī设shè。

The whole country was mountainous and difficult, impassable for any carriage. So he got out and went afoot. Presently, from a hill he saw a long winding valley, like a huge serpent. The sides were very precipitous and bare. However, a road ran through the middle. “What is the name of the valley?” asked K‘ung-ming. “It is called 'Coiled Serpent Valley,'” said the guides. “At the other end you come into the high road to Sanchiang. The valley was formerly called 'T‘alangtien.'”

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倘táng有yóu走zǒu漏lòu，定dìng按àn军jūn法fǎ。」马mǎ岱dài受shòu计jì而ér去qù。又yòu唤huàn赵zhào云yún分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rǔ去qù盘pán蛇shé谷gǔ后hòu，三sān江jiāng大dà路lù口kǒu如rú此cí守shóu把bǎ。所suǒ用yòng之zhī物wù，克kè日rì完wán备bèi。」赵zhào云yún受shòu计jì而ér去qù。又yòu唤huàn魏wèi延yán分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rú可ké引yín本běn部bù兵bīng去qù桃táo花huā渡dù口kǒu下xià寨zhài。如rú蛮mán兵bīng渡dù水shuǐ来lái敌dí，汝rǔ便biàn弃qì了le寨zhài，望wàng白bái旗qí处chù而ér走zǒu。

“The very thing,” cried K‘ung-ming. “Surely this is providence. I shall score a great success here.”

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限xiàn半bàn个gè月yuè内nèi，须xū要yào连lián输shū十shí五wǔ阵zhèn，弃qì七qī个gè寨zhài栅zhà。若ruò输shū十shí四sì阵zhèn，也yě休xiū来lái见jiàn我wǒ。」魏wèi延yán领lǐng命mìng，心xīn中zhōng不bú乐lè，怏yàng怏yàng而ér去qù。孔kǒng明míng又yòu唤huàn张zhāng翼yì另lìng引yǐn一yī军jūn，依yī所suó指zhǐ之zhī处chù，筑zhù立lì寨zhài栅zhà去qù了le；却què令lìng张zhāng嶷yí、马mǎ忠zhōng引yín本běn洞dòng所suǒ降jiàng千qiān人rén，如rú此cǐ行xíng之zhī。各gè人rén都dōu依yī计jì而ér行xíng。

Having seen enough, he retraced his steps, found his chariot and returned to camp. Arrived at the camp, Ma Tai was called and put in charge of the preparations. He was to take the ten black painted carts and get a thousand long bamboo poles. What the carts contained and what was to be done with the contents K‘ung-ming told his captain in confidence. Then he was to keep the two ends of the valley. Half a month was allowed to carry out his task, which was to be performed with the most perfect secrecy under pain of severe punishment. Next Chao Yün was sent to a point on the Sanchiang road; Wei Yen to camp at the ford. If the Mans came over the river he was to abandon the camp and march toward a certain white flag he would see. Further, he was warned that in half a month he would have to acknowledge defeat some fifteen times and abandon seven camps. On no account was he to come to interview K‘ung-ming even after fourteen defeats. Wei Yen went off, not a little hipped at the prospect, but prepared to obey. Next, Chang I was sent to make a stockade at a certain indicated point, and others were given other tasks.

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却què说shuō孟mèng获huò与yǔ乌wū戈gē国guó主zhǔ兀wù突tū骨gǔ曰yuē：「诸zhū葛gě亮liàng多duō有yóu巧qiǎo计jì，只zhǐ是shì埋mái伏fú。今jīn后hòu交jiāo战zhàn，分fēn付fù三sān军jūn：但dàn见jiàn山shān谷gǔ之zhī中zhōng，林lín木mù多duō处chù，不bù可kě轻qīng进jìn。」兀wù突tū骨gǔ曰yuē：「大dà王wáng说shuō的de有yóu理lǐ。吾wú已yǐ知zhī道dào中zhōng国guó人rén多duō行xíng诡guǐ计jì。今jīn后hòu依yī此cǐ言yán行xíng之zhī。吾wú在zài前qián麺miàn厮sī杀shā；汝rǔ在zài背bèi后hòu教jiào道dào。」两liǎng人rén商shāng议yì已yǐ定dìng。

Mênghuo had begun to have a real terror of K‘ung-ming, and he warned the king of the Wuko , saying, “This Chuko is exceedingly crafty. Ambush is one of his favourite ruses, so you should warn your soldiers that on no account should they enter a valley where the trees are thick.” “Great King, you speak with reason,” said Wut‘uku. “I have always heard that the men of the Central State are full of wiles, and I will see that your advice is followed. I will go in front to fight, and you may remain in the rear to give orders.”

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忽hū报bào蜀shǔ兵bīng在zài桃táo花huā渡dù口kóu北běi岸àn立lì起qǐ营yíng寨zhài。兀wù突tū骨gǔ即jí差chà二èr俘fú长zháng引yǐn籐téng甲jiǎ军jūn渡dù了le河hé，来lái与yú蜀shǔ兵bīng交jiāo战zhàn。不bú数shù合hé，魏wèi延yán败bài走zǒu。蛮mán兵bīng恐kóng有yǒu埋mái伏fú，不bù赶gǎn自zì回huí。次cì日rì，魏wèi延yán又yòu去qù立lì了le营yíng寨zhài。蛮mán兵bīng哨shào得dé，又yòu引yǐn众zhòng军jūn渡dù过guò河hé来lái战zhàn。延yán出chū迎yíng之zhī。不bú数shù合hé，延yán败bài走zǒu。

Soon, however, King Wut‘uku came near, and as he pressed forward Wei Yen abandoned this camp and fled. When the Mans reached the camp they took up quarters therein. Soon after they set out to renew the pursuit, but Wei Yen turned back and checked them. This was only a temporary check, for he fled after three encounters, going toward a white flag in the distance.

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蛮mán兵bīng追zhuī杀shā十shí余yú里lǐ，见jiàn四sì下xià并bìng无wú动dòng静jìng，便biàn在zài蜀shǔ寨zhài中zhōng屯tún住zhù。次cì日rì，二èr俘fú长zháng请qǐng兀wù突tū骨gǔ到dào寨zhài，说shuō知zhī此cǐ事shì。兀wù突tū骨gǔ即jí引yǐn兵bīng大dà进jìn，将jiāng魏wèi延yán追zhuī一yī阵zhèn。蜀shǔ兵bīng皆jiē弃qì甲jiǎ抛pāo戈gē而ér走zǒu，只zhǐ见jiàn前qián有yǒu白bái旗qí。延yán引yǐn败bài兵bīng，急jí奔bēn到dào白bái旗qí处chù，早záo有yǒu一yī寨zhài，就jiù寨zhài中zhōng屯tún住zhù。兀wù突tū骨gǔ驱qū兵bīng追zhuī至zhì，魏wèi延yán引yǐn兵bīng弃qì寨zhài而ér走zǒu。

Presently the scouts told them of the arrival of the men of Shu on the bank of the Peach-flower Water. Wut‘uku sent his two captains to cross the river and engage them. The two sides met, but Wei Yen soon left the field. The Mans were afraid to pursue as they dreaded an ambush. In the meantime, Wei laid out another camp. The Mans crossed the river in greater force. Wei came out to meet them, but again fled after a very short fight. This time the Mans pursued, but having lost their hold of the enemy and coming then to the late camp of the men of Shu, which seemed quite safe, they occupied it. Next day the two captains asked their King Wut‘uku to come to the camp, and they reported what had happened. He decided to make a general advance to drive the men of Shu before him. They fled, even casting aside their breastplates and throwing away their arms, they were in such haste to flee. And they went toward a white flag that appeared in the distance. They found a camp already made, which they occupied.

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蛮mán兵bīng得dé了le蜀shǔ寨zhài。次cì日rì，又yòu望wàng前qián追zhuī杀shā。魏wèi延yán回huí兵bīng交jiāo战zhàn，不bù三sān合hé又yòu败bài，只zhǐ看kàn白bái旗qí处chù而ér走zǒu，又yòu有yǒu一yī寨zhài，延yán就jiù寨zhài屯tún住zhù。次cì日rì，蛮mán兵bīng又yòu至zhì。延yán略lüè战zhàn又yòu走zǒu。蛮mán兵bīng占zhàn了le蜀shǔ寨zhài。

Soon, however, King Wut‘uku came near, and as he pressed forward Wei Yen abandoned this camp and fled. When the Mans reached the camp they took up quarters therein.

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话huà休xiū絮xù烦fán，魏wèi延yán且qiě战zhàn且qié走zǒu，已yǐ败bài十shí五wǔ阵zhèn，连lián弃qì七qī个gè营yíng寨zhài。蛮mán兵bīng大dà进jìn追zhuī杀shā。兀wù突tū骨gǔ自zì在zài军jūn前qián破pò敌dí，于yú路lù但dàn见jiàn林lín木mù茂mào盛shèng之zhī处chù，便biàn不bù敢gǎn进jìn；却què使shǐ人rén远yuǎn望wàng，果guǒ见jiàn树shù阴yīn之zhī中zhōng，旌jīng旗qí招zhāo飐zhǎn。兀wù突tū骨gǔ谓wèi孟mèng获huò曰yuē：「果guǒ不bù出chū大dà王wáng所suǒ料liào。」孟mèng获huò大dà笑xiào曰yuē：「诸zhū葛gě亮liàng今jīn番fān被bèi吾wú识shí破pò！

Soon after they set out to renew the pursuit, but Wei Yen turned back and checked them. This was only a temporary check, for he fled after three encounters, going toward a white flag in the distance. To avoid wearisome iteration it may be said that this sort of thing continued daily until the men of Shu had been defeated and driven out of the field fifteen times and had abandoned their camp on seven different occasions. The Mans were now warm in pursuit and pressed on with all their might, the King Wut‘uku being in the forefront of the pursuers. But then they came to a thick umbrageous wood; and he halted, for he saw flags moving about behind the sheltering trees.

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大dà王wáng连lián日rì胜shèng了le他tā十shí五wǔ阵zhèn，夺duó了le七qī个gè营yíng寨zhài，蜀shǔ兵bīng望wàng风fēng而ér走zǒu。诸zhū葛gě亮liàng已yǐ是shì计jì穷qióng；只zhī此cǐ一yī进jìn，大dà事shì定dìng矣yǐ！」兀wù突tū骨gǔ大dà喜xǐ，遂suì不bù以yí蜀shǔ兵bīng为wèi念niàn。

“Just as you foretold,” said Wut‘uku to Mênghuo. “Yes; Chuko Liang is going to be worsted this time. We have beaten off his men now daily for half a month and won fifteen successive victories. His men simply run when they hear the wind. The fact is he has exhausted all his craft and has tried every ruse. Now our task is nearly done.” Wut‘uku was greatly cheered and began to feel contempt for his enemy.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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至zhì第dì十shí六liù日rì，魏wèi延yán引yǐn败bài残cán兵bīng，来lái与yǔ籐téng甲jiǎ军jūn对duì敌dí，兀wù突tū骨gǔ骑qí象xiàng当dāng先xiān，头tóu戴dài日rì月yuè狼láng须xū帽mào，身shēn披pī金jīn珠zhū缨yīng络luò，两liǎng肋lē下xià露lù出chū生shēng鳞lín甲jiǎ，眼yǎn目mù中zhōng微wēi有yǒu光guāng芒máng，手shóu指zhǐ魏wèi延yán大dà骂mà。延yán拨bō马mǎ便biàn走zǒu。后hòu麺miàn蛮mán兵bīng大dà进jìn。魏wèi延yán引yǐn兵bīng转zhuǎn过guò了le盘pán蛇shé谷gǔ，望wàng白bái旗qí而ér走zǒu。兀wù突tū骨gú统tóng引yǐn兵bīng众zhòng，随suí后hòu追zhuī杀shā。

The sixteenth day of the long fight found Wei Yen leading his oft-defeated men once more against the rattan-protected foe. King Wut‘uku on his white elephant was well in the forefront. He had on a cap with symbols of the sun and moon and streamers of wolf’s beard, a fringed garment studded with gems, which allowed the plates or scales of his cuirass to appear, and his eyes seemed to flash fire. He pointed the finger of scorn at Wei Yen and began to revile him.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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兀wù突tū骨gǔ望wàng见jiàn山shān上shàng并bìng无wú草cǎo木mù，料liào无wú埋mái伏fú，放fàng心xīn追zhuī杀shā。赶gǎn到dào谷gǔ中zhōng，见jiàn数shù十shí辆liàng黑hēi油yóu柜guì车chē在zài当dāng路lù。蛮mán兵bīng报bào曰yuē：「此cǐ是shì蜀shǔ兵bīng运yùn粮liáng道dào路lù，因yīn大dà王wáng兵bīng至zhì，撇piē下xià粮liáng车chē而ér走zǒu。」兀wù突tū骨gǔ大dà喜xǐ，催cuī兵bīng追zhuī赶gǎn。将jiāng出chū谷gú口kǒu，不bú见jiàn蜀shǔ兵bīng，只zhǐ见jiàn横héng木mù乱luàn石shí滚gǔn下xià，垒lěi断duàn谷gú口kǒu。

Wei whipped up his steed and fled. The Mans pressed after him. Wei made for the Coiled Serpent Valley, for he saw a white flag calling him thither. Wut‘uku followed in hot haste, and as he saw only bare hills without a sign of vegetation, be felt quite confident that no ambush was laid.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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兀wù突tū骨gǔ令lìng兵bīng开kāi路lù而ér进jìn，忽hū见jiàn前qián麺miàn大dà小xiǎo车chē辆liàng，装zhuāng载zài干gān柴chái，侭jǐn皆jiē火huó起qǐ。兀wù突tū骨gǔ忙máng教jiào退tuì兵bīng，只zhǐ闻wén后hòu军jūn发fā喊hǎn，报bào说shuō谷gú口kóu已yǐ被bèi干gān柴chái垒lěi断duàn，车chē中zhōng原yuán来lái皆jiē是shì火huǒ药yào，一yī齐qí烧shāo著zhù。兀wù突tū骨gǔ见jiàn无wú草cǎo木mù，心xīn尚shàng不bù慌huāng，令lìng寻xún路lù而ér走zǒu。只zhǐ见jiàn山shān上shàng两liǎng边biān乱luàn丢diū火huó把bǎ，火huó把bǎ到dào处chù，地dì中zhōng药yào线xiàn皆jiē著zhù，就jiù地dì飞fēi起qí铁tiě砲pào。

So he followed into the valley. There he saw some score of black painted carts in the road. The soldiers said to each other that they must be the commissariat waggons of the enemy, abandoned in their hasty flight. This only urged the king to greater speed, and he went on toward the other mouth of the valley, for the men of Shu had disappeared. However, he saw baulks of timber being tumbled down across the track and great boulders rolled down the hill side into the road.

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满mán谷gǔ中zhōng火huǒ光guāng乱luàn舞wǔ，但dàn逢féng籐téng甲jiǎ，无wú有yǒu不bú著zhù。将jiāng兀wù突tū骨gǔ并bìng三sān万wàn籐téng甲jiǎ军jūn，烧shāo得dé互hù相xiāng拥yōng抱bào，死sǐ于yú盘pán蛇shé谷gǔ中zhōng。孔kǒng明míng在zài山shān上shàng往wǎng下xià看kàn时shí，只zhǐ见jiàn蛮mán兵bīng被bèi火huǒ烧shāo的de伸shēn拳quán舒shū腿tuǐ，大dà半bàn被bèi铁tiě砲pào打dǎ的dī头tóu脸lián粉fěn碎suì，皆jiē死sǐ于yú谷gǔ中zhōng，臭chòu不bù可kě闻wén。孔kǒng明míng垂chuí泪lèi而ér叹tàn曰yuē：「吾wú虽suī有yǒu功gōng于yú社shè稷jì，必bì损sǔn寿shòu矣yǐ！

The pursuers cleared away the obstacles. When they had done so and advanced a little they saw certain wheeled vehicles in the road, some large, some small, laden with wood and straw, which was burning. The king was suddenly frightened and ordered a retreat. But he heard much shouting in the rear, and they told him that the wood-laden carts on being broken open had been found to contain gunpowder, and they were all on fire. However, seeing that the valley was barren and devoid of grass and wood, Wut‘uku was not in the least alarmed and merely bade his men search for a way round. Then he saw torches being hurled down the mountain side. These torches rolled till they came to a certain spot, where they ignited the fuses leading to the powder. Then the ground suddenly heaved with the explosion of bombs beneath. The whole valley was soon full of flames, darting and playing in all directions, and wherever they met with rattan armour the rattan caught fire, and thus the whole army, huddled and crowded together, burned in the midst of the valley.

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」左zuǒ右yòu将jiàng士shì，无wú不bù感gǎn叹tàn。

K‘ung-ming looked on from the heights above and saw the Mans burning. Many of the dead had been mangled and torn by the explosions of the mines. The air was full of suffocating vapour. K‘ung-ming’s tears fell fast as he saw the slaughter, and he sighed, saying, “Though I am rendering great service to my country yet I have sacrificed many lives.” Those who were with him were also deeply affected.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孟mèng获huò在zài寨zhài中zhōng，正zhèng望wàng蛮mán兵bīng回huí报bào。忽hū然rán千qiān余yú人rén笑xiào拜bài于yú寨zhài前qián，言yán说shuō：「乌wū戈gē国guó兵bīng与yú蜀shǔ兵bīng大dà战zhàn，将jiāng诸zhū葛gě亮liàng围wéi在zài盘pán蛇shé谷gǔ中zhōng了le。特tè请qǐng大dà王wáng前qián去qù接jiē应yīng。我wó等děng皆jiē是shì本běn洞dòng之zhī人rén，不bù得dé已yǐ而ér降jiàng蜀shǔ；今jīn知zhī大dà王wáng前qián到dào，特tè来lái助zhù战zhàn。」孟mèng获huò大dà喜xǐ，即jí引yǐn宗zōng党dǎng并bìng所suǒ聚jù番fān人rén，连lián夜yè上shàng马mǎ；就jiù令lìng蛮mán兵bīng引yǐn路lù。

King Mênghuo was in his camp awaiting news of success when he saw a crowd of his men come along, and they bowed before him and told him that King Wuko was fighting a great battle and was about to surround Chuko Liang in the Valley of the Coiled Serpent. But he needed help. They said they themselves had had no alternative when they had yielded to Shu, but now they had returned to their allegiance and were come to help him. So Mênghuo placed himself at the head of his clansmen and those who had just come to him, and lost no time in marching out. He bade them lead him to the spot. But when he reached the valley and saw the destruction, he knew he had been made a victim again. As he made to retire there appeared a body of his enemies on each side, and they began to attack. He was making what stand he could when a great shouting arose. The Mans were nearly all disguised men of Shu, and they quickly surrounded him and his clansmen to make them prisoners.

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方fāng到dào盘pán蛇shé谷gǔ时shí，只zhǐ见jiàn火huǒ光guāng甚shèn起qǐ，臭chòu气qì难nán闻wén。获huò知zhī中zhòng计jì，急jí退tuì兵bīng时shí，左zuǒ边biān张zhāng嶷yí，右yòu边biān马mǎ忠zhōng，两liǎng路lù军jūn杀shā出chū。获huò方fāng欲yù抵dǐ敌dí，一yī声shēng喊hán起qǐ，蛮mán兵bīng中zhōng大dà半bàn皆jiē是shì蜀shǔ兵bīng，将jiāng蛮mán王wáng宗zōng党dǎng并bìng聚jù集jí的de番fān人rén，侭jǐn皆jiē擒qín了le。

King Mênghuo was in his camp awaiting news of success when he saw a crowd of his men come along, and they bowed before him and told him that King Wuko was fighting a great battle and was about to surround Chuko Liang in the Valley of the Coiled Serpent. But he needed help. They said they themselves had had no alternative when they had yielded to Shu, but now they had returned to their allegiance and were come to help him.

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孟mèng获huò匹pí马mǎ杀shā出chū重chóng围wéi，望wàng山shān径jìng而ér走zǒu。正zhèng走zǒu之zhī间jiān，见jiàn山shān凹āo卜bo田tián土tǔ一yī簇cù人rén马mǎ，拥yōng出chū一yī辆liàng小xiǎo车chē；车chē中zhōng端duān坐zuò一yī人rén，纶guān巾jīn羽yǔ扇shàn，身shēn衣yī道dào袍páo，乃nái孔kǒng明míng也yě。孔kǒng明míng大dà喝hē曰yuē：「反fǎn贼zéi孟mèng获huò！今jīn番fān如rú何hé？」获huò急jí回huí马má走zǒu。旁páng边biān闪shǎn过guò一yī将jiāng，拦lán住zhù去qù路lù，乃nǎi是shì马mǎ岱dài。孟mèng获huò措cuò手shǒu不bù及jí，被bèi马mǎ岱dài生shēng擒qín活huó捉zhuō了le。

So Mênghuo placed himself at the head of his clansmen and those who had just come to him, and lost no time in marching out. He bade them lead him to the spot. But when he reached the valley and saw the destruction, he knew he had been made a victim again. As he made to retire there appeared a body of his enemies on each side, and they began to attack. He was making what stand he could when a great shouting arose. The Mans were nearly all disguised men of Shu, and they quickly surrounded him and his clansmen to make them prisoners. Mênghuo galloped clear and got into the hills. Presently he fell upon a small chariot, with a few men about it, and therein sat Kung-ming, simply dressed and holding a fan. “What now, rebel Mênghuo?” cried he.

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此cǐ时shí王wáng平píng、张zhāng翼yì已yí引yǐn一yī军jūn赶gǎn到dào蛮mán寨zhài中zhōng，将jiāng祝zhù融róng夫fū人rén并bìng一yī应yīng老láo小xiǎo皆jiē活huó捉zhuō而ér来lái。

But Mênghuo had galloped away. He was soon stopped by Ma Tai and lay a helpless prisoner bound hand and foot. His wife, Chujung, and the other members of his family were also taken.

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孔kǒng明míng归guī到dào寨zhài中zhōng，升shēng帐zhàng而ér坐zuò，谓wèi众zhòng将jiāng曰yuē：「吾wú今jīn此cǐ计jì，不bù得dé已yǐ而ér用yòng之zhī，大dà损sǔn阴yīn德dé。我wǒ料liào敌dí人rén必bì算suàn吾wú于yú林lín木mù多duō处chù埋mái伏fú，吾wú却què空kōng设shè旌jīng旗qí，实shí无wú兵bīng马mǎ，疑yí其qí心xīn也yě。吾wú令lìng魏wèi文wén长zhǎng连lián输shū十shí五wǔ阵zhèn者zhě，坚jiān其qí心xīn也yě。

Then Mênghuo was summoned. He appeared and fell upon his knees. His limbs were freed from the bonds, and he was sent into a side tent for refreshment. But the officers told off to entertain him received certain secret orders.

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吾wú见jiàn盘pán蛇shé谷gú止zhǐ一yī条tiáo路lù，两liǎng壁bì厢xiāng皆jiē是shì光guāng石shí，并bìng无wú树shù木mù，下xià麺miàn都dōu是shì沙shā土tǔ，因yīn令lìng马mǎ岱dài将jiāng黑hēi油yóu柜guì安ān排pái于yú谷gǔ中zhōng，车chē中zhōng油yóu柜guì内nèi，皆jiē是shì预yù先xiān造zào下xià的de火huǒ砲pào，名míng曰yuē『地dì雷léi』，一yī砲pào中zhōng藏cáng九jiǔ砲pào，三sān十shí步bù埋mái之zhī，中zhōng用yòng竹zhú竿gān通tōng节jié，以yí引yǐn药yào线xiàn；才cái一yī发fā动dòng，山shān损sǔn石shí裂liè。吾wú又yòu令lìng赵zhào子zi龙lóng预yù备bèi草cǎo车chē，安ān排pái于yú谷gǔ中zhōng。

The chief prisoners were Mênghuo, his wife, brother and the Chief Tailai. There were many of his clan as well. As they were eating and drinking a messenger apeared in the door of the tent and addressed the king, “The Minister is ashamed and does not wish to see you again, Sir. He has sent me to release you. You may enlist another army if you can and once more try a decisive battle. Now you may go.” But instead of going Mênghuo began to weep.

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又yòu于yú山shān上shàng准zhǔn备bèi大dà木mù乱luàn石shí。却què令lìng魏wèi延yán赚zhuàn兀wù突tū骨gǔ并bìng籐téng甲jiǎ军jūn入rù谷gǔ，放fàng出chū魏wèi延yán，即jí断duàn其qí路lù，随suí后hòu焚fén之zhī。吾wú闻wén：『利lì于yú水shuí者zhě必bì不bú利lì于yú火huǒ。』籐téng甲jiǎ虽suī刀dāo箭jiàn不bù能néng入rù，乃nǎi油yóu浸jìn之zhī物wù，见jiàn火huǒ必bì著zhù。蛮mán兵bīng如rú此cǐ顽wán皮pí，非fēi火huǒ攻gōng安ān能néng取qǔ胜shèng？使shǐ乌wū戈gē国guó之zhī人rén不bù留liú种zhǒng类lèi者zhě，是shì吾wú之zhī大dà罪zuì也yě！

“Seven times a captive and seven times released!” said the king. “Surely there was never anything like it in the whole world. I know I am a barbarian and beyond the pale, but I am not entirely devoid of a sense of propriety and rectitude. Does he think that I feel no shame?” Thereupon he and all his fell upon their knees and crawled to the tent of the Commander-in-chief and begged pardon, saying, “O Minister, you are the majesty of Heaven. We men of the south will offer no more opposition.” “Then you yield?” said K‘ung-ming.

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」众zhòng将jiāng拜bài伏fú曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng天tiān机jī，鬼guǐ神shén莫mò测cè也yě！」孔kǒng明míng令lìng押yā过guò孟mèng获huò来lái。孟mèng获huò跪guì于yú帐zhàng下xià。孔kǒng明míng令lìng去qù其qí缚fù，教jiào且qiě在zài别bié帐zhàng与yú酒jiǔ食shí压yā惊jīng。孔kǒng明míng唤huàn管guán酒jiǔ食shí官guān至zhì坐zuò榻tà前qián，如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ，分fēn付fù而ér去qù。

K‘ung-ming returned to camp and seated himself in the high place in his own tent. He was still sad at the thought of the sacrifice of life, and he said to his officers, “There was no help for it; I had to use that plan. But it has sadly injured my inner virtue and destroyed my self-satisfaction. Guessing that the enemy would suspect an ambush in every thicket, I sent persons to walk about in wooded places with flags. Really there was no ambush. I bade Wei lose battle after battle just to lead the enemy on and harden their hearts. When I saw the Valley of the Coiled Serpent, with its bare sides of smooth rock and the road in its depths, I recognised what could be done and sent Ma Tai to arrange the contents of the black carts, the mines, which I had prepared long ago for this purpose. In every bomb were nine others, and they were buried thirty paces apart. They were connected by fuses laid in hollow bamboos that they might explode in succession, and the force was enormous. Chao Yün prepared those carts laden with straw and rolled down the baulks of timber and boulders that blocked the mouth. Wei Yen led the king on and on till he had enticed him into the valley, when he took up a position to escape. Then the burning began. They say that what is good for water is not much good for fire, and the oil-soaked rattan, excellent as a protection against swords and arrows, was most inflammable, catching fire at sight. The Mans were so stubborn that the only way was to use fire, or we should never have scored a victory. But I much regret that the destruction of the men of Wuko has been so complete.” The officers praised his ability and flattered his craftiness; that need not be said.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孟mèng获huò与yǔ祝zhù融róng夫fū人rén并bìng孟mèng优yōu、带dài来lái洞dòng主zhǔ、一yī切qiè宗zōng党dǎng在zài别bié帐zhàng饮yín酒jiǔ。忽hū有yǒu一yī人rén帐zhàng谓wèi孟mèng获huò曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng麺miàn羞xiū，不bú欲yù与yǔ公gōng相xiāng见jiàn。特tè令lìng我wǒ来lái放fàng公gōng回huí去qù，再zài招zhāo人rén马mǎ来lái决jué胜shèng负fù。公gōng今jīn可kě速sù去qù。」孟mèng获huò垂chuí泪lèi言yán曰yuē：「七qī擒qín七qī纵zòng，自zì古gǔ未wèi尝cháng有yóu也yě。吾wú虽suī化huà外wài之zhī人rén，颇pǒ知zhī礼lǐ义yì，直zhí如rú此cǐ无wú羞xiū耻chǐ乎hū？

Then Mênghuo was summoned. He appeared and fell upon his knees. His limbs were freed from the bonds, and he was sent into a side tent for refreshment. But the officers told off to entertain him received certain secret orders.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」遂suì同tóng兄xiōng弟dì妻qī子zǐ宗zōng党dǎng人rén等děng，皆jiē匍pú匐fú跪guì于yú帐zhàng下xià，肉ròu袒tǎn谢xiè罪zuì曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng天tiān威wēi，南nán人rén不bú复fù反fán矣yǐ！」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「公gōng今jīn服fú乎hū？」获huò泣qì谢xiè曰yuē：「某móu子zí子zǐ孙sūn孙sūn皆jiē感gǎn覆fù载zài生shēng成chéng之zhī恩ēn，安ān得dé不bù服fú！」孔kǒng明míng乃nái请qǐng孟mèng获huò上shàng帐zhàng，设shè宴yàn庆qìng贺hè，就jiù令lìng永yǒng为wèi洞dòng主zhǔ。所suǒ夺duó之zhī地dì，侭jǐn皆jiē退tuì还huán。

The chief prisoners were Mênghuo, his wife, brother and the Chief Tailai. There were many of his clan as well. As they were eating and drinking a messenger apeared in the door of the tent and addressed the king, “The Minister is ashamed and does not wish to see you again, Sir. He has sent me to release you. You may enlist another army if you can and once more try a decisive battle. Now you may go.” But instead of going Mênghuo began to weep. “Seven times a captive and seven times released!” said the king. “Surely there was never anything like it in the whole world. I know I am a barbarian and beyond the pale, but I am not entirely devoid of a sense of propriety and rectitude. Does he think that I feel no shame?” Thereupon he and all his fell upon their knees and crawled to the tent of the Commander-in-chief and begged pardon, saying, “O Minister, you are the majesty of Heaven. We men of the south will offer no more opposition.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

90-67

孟mèng获huò宗zōng党dǎng及jí诸zhū蛮mán兵bīng，无wú不bù感gǎn戴dài，皆jiē欣xīn然rán跳tiào跃yuè而ér去qù。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：

“Then you yield?” said K‘ung-ming. “I and my sons and grandsons are deeply affected by your all-pervading and life-giving mercy. Now how can we not yield?” K‘ung-ming asked Mênghuo to come up into the tent and be seated, and he prepared a banquet of felicitation. Also he confirmed him in his headship and restored all the places that had been captured. Everyone was overwhelmed with K‘ung-ming’s generosity, and they all went away rejoicing. Apoem has praised K‘ung-ming’s action:— He rode in his chariot green, In his hand just a feather fan, Seven times he released a king As part of his conquering plan. Having chosen a beautiful spot Where the valleys debouch on the plain, Lest his kindness should e‘er be forgot, The vanquished erected a fane.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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羽yǔ扇shàn纶guān巾jīn拥yōng碧bì幢chuáng，七qī擒qín妙miào策cè制zhì蛮mán王wáng。

With feather fan and silk cap beside the green canopies drawn, / By seven captures' cunning plan the Manic king was won.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

90-69

至zhì今jīn溪xī洞dòng传chuán威wēi德dé，为wèi选xuǎn高gāo原yuán立lì庙miào堂táng。

To this day in stream and cave his awed renown is spread, / And on the high plateau a temple to him they've raised.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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长zháng史shǐ费fèi袆huī入rù谏jiàn曰yuē：「今jīn丞chéng相xiàng亲qīn提tí士shì卒zú，深shēn入rù不bù毛máo，收shōu服fú蛮mán方fāng；目mù今jīn蛮mán王wáng既jì已yǐ归guī服fú，何hé不bú置zhì官guān吏lì，与yǔ孟mèng获huò一yī同tóng守shǒu之zhī？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「如rú此cí有yǒu三sān不bú易yì：留liú外wài人rén则zé当dāng留liú兵bīng，兵bīng无wú所suǒ食shí，一yī不bú易yì也yě；蛮mán人rén伤shāng破pò，父fù兄xiōng死sǐ亡wáng，留liú外wài人rén而ér不bù留liú兵bīng，必bì成chéng祸huò患huàn，二èr不bú易yì也yě；

Chang Shih and Fei Wei ventured to remonstrate with K‘ung-ming on his policy. They said, “You, O Minister, have led the army this long journey into the wilds and have reduced the Man country, and have brought about the submission of the king; why not appoint officials to share in the administration and hold the land?” K‘ung-ming replied, “There are three difficulties. To leave foreigners implies leaving a guard for them; there is the difficulty of feeding a guard. The Mans have lost many of their relatives. To leave foreigners without a guard will invite a calamity; this is the second difficulty. Among the Mans dethronements and murders are frequent, and there will be enmities and suspicions. Foreigners and they will be mutually distrustful; this is the third difficulty. If I do not leave men I shall not have to send supplies, which makes for peace and freedom from trouble.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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蛮mán人rén累lèi有yǒu废fèi杀shā之zhī罪zuì，自zì有yǒu嫌xián疑yí，留liú外wài人rén终zhōng不bù相xiāng信xìn，三sān不bú易yì也yě。今jīn吾wú不bù留liú人rén，不bú运yùn粮liáng，与yǔ相xiāng安ān于yú无wú事shì而ér已yǐ。」众zhòng人rén侭jǐn服fú。于yú是shì蛮mán方fāng皆jiē感gán孔kǒng明míng恩ēn德dé，乃nǎi为wèi孔kǒng明míng立lì生shēng祠cí，四sì时shí享xiǎng祭jì，皆jiē呼hū之zhī为wéi慈cí父fù；各gè送sòng珍zhēn珠zhū金jīn宝bǎo、丹dān漆qī药yào材cái、耕gēng牛niú战zhàn马mǎ，以yǐ资zī军jūn用yòng，誓shì不bú再zài反fǎn。南nán方fāng已yǐ定dìng。

They had to agree that the policy was wise. The kindness of the conqueror was rewarded by the gratitude of these southern people, and they even erected a shrine in his honour, where they sacrificed at the four seasons. They called him their “Gracious Father” and they sent gifts of jewels, cinnabar, lacquer, medicines, ploughing cattle and chargers for the use of the army. And they pledged themselves not to rebel.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng犒kào军jūn已yǐ毕bì，班bān师shī回huí蜀shǔ，令lìng魏wèi延yán引yín本běn部bù兵bīng为wèi前qián锋fēng。延yán引yǐn兵bīng方fāng至zhì泸lú水shuǐ，忽hū然rán阴yīn云yún四sì合hé，水shuǐ麺miàn上shàng一yī阵zhèn狂kuáng风fēng骤zhòu起qǐ，飞fēi沙shā走zǒu石shí，军jūn不bù能néng进jìn。延yán退tuì兵bīng回huí报bào孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng遂suì请qǐng孟mèng获huò问wèn之zhī。正zhèng是shì：

When the feastings to the soldiers were finished, the army marched homeward to Shu. Wei Yen was in command of the advanced column. He marched to the Lu waters. But on his arrival the clouds gathered and a gale blew over the face of the waters. Because of the force of the gale the army could not advance. Wei Yen then returned and reported the matter to his chief. K‘ung-ming called in Mênghuo to ask what this might mean. The Mans beyond the border have yielded now at last, The water demons raging mad won‘t let our men go past. The next chapter will contain Mênghuo’s explanation.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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塞sài外wài蛮mán人rén方fāng帖tiē服fú，水shuǐ边biān鬼guǐ卒zú又yòu猖chāng狂kuáng。

The Mans beyond the border now at last have yielded all, / Yet by the waters demons rage and will not let men pass.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

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未wèi知zhī孟mèng获huò所suǒ言yán若ruò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