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

第dì九jiǔ十shí八bā回huí 追zhuī汉hàn军jūn王wáng双shuāng受shòu诛zhū　　　袭xí陈chén仓cāng武wǔ侯hóu取qǔ胜shèng

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却què说shuō司sī马mǎ懿yì奏zòu曰yuē：「臣chén尝cháng奏zòu陛bì下xià，言yán孔kǒng明míng必bì出chū陈chén仓cāng，故gù以yí郝hǎo昭zhāo守shǒu之zhī。今jīn果guǒ然rán矣yǐ。彼bǐ若ruò从cóng陈chén仓cāng入rù寇kòu，运yùn粮liáng甚shèn便biàn。今jīn幸xìng有yóu郝hǎo昭zhāo、王wáng双shuāng把bá守shǒu，不bù敢gǎn从cóng此cǐ路lù运yùn粮liáng，其qí余yú小xiǎo道dào，搬bān运yùn艰jiān难nán。臣chén算suàn蜀shǔ兵bīng行xíng粮liáng止zhí有yǒu一yí月yuè，利lì在zài急jí战zhàn。我wǒ军jūn只zhǐ宜yí久jiú守shǒu。

Now Ssŭma I spoke to the king, saying, “I have said repeatedly that K‘ung-ming would come against us by way of Ch'ènts‘ang; wherefore I set Hao Chao to guard it. If an enemy did invade, he could easily obtain his supplies by that road; but with Hao and Wang on guard there he will not dare to come that way. It is very difficult to get supplies any other way. Therefore I can give the invaders a month to exhaust their food. Hence their advantage lies in forcing a battle; ours is postponing it as long as possible. Wherefore I pray Your Majesty to order Ts‘ao Chên to hold passes and positions tenaciously and on no account to seek battle. In a month the enemy will have to retreat, and that will be our opportunity.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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陛bì下xià可kě降jiàng诏zhào，令lìng曹cáo真zhēn坚jiān守shǒu诸zhū路lù关guān隘ài，不bú要yào出chū战zhàn。不bù须xū一yí月yuè，蜀shǔ兵bīng自zì退tuì。那nà时shí乘chéng虚xū击jī之zhī。诸zhū葛gě亮liàng可kě擒qín也yě。」叡ruì欣xīn然rán曰yuē：「卿qīng既jì有yǒu先xiān见jiàn之zhī明míng，何hé不bú自zì引yǐn一yī军jūn以yǐ袭xí之zhī？」懿yì曰yuē：「臣chén非fēi惜xī身shēn重zhòng命mìng，实shí欲yù存cún下xià此cǐ兵bīng，以yǐ防fáng东dōng吴wú陆lù逊xùn耳ěr。

Jui was pleased to hear so succinct a statement, but he said, “Since, Noble Sir, you foresaw all this so plainly, why did you not lead an army to prevent it?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孙sūn权quán不bù久jiǔ必bì僭jiàn号hào称chēng尊zūn，如rú称chēng尊zūn号hào，恐kǒng陛bì下xià伐fá之zhī，定dìng先xiān入rù寇kòu也yě。臣chén故gù欲yù以yǐ兵bīng待dài之zhī。」

“It is not because I grudged the effort, but I had to keep the army here to guard against Lu Hsün of Wu. Sun Chüan will declare himself 'Emperor' before long. If he does, I think Your Majesty will attack him, and I shall be ready to cross over the frontier. The army is prepared.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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正zhèng言yán间jiān，忽hū近jìn臣chén奏zòu曰yuē：「曹cáo都dū督dū奏zòu报bào军jūn情qíng。」懿yì曰yuē：「陛bì下xià可kě即jí令lìng人rén告gào戒jiè曹cáo真zhēn：凡fán追zhuī赶gán蜀shǔ兵bīng，必bì须xū观guān其qí虚xū实shí，不bù可kě深shēn入rù重zhòng地dì，以yǐ中zhōng诸zhū葛gě亮liàng之zhī计jì。」叡ruì即jí时shí下xià诏zhào，遣qiǎn太tài常cháng卿qīng韩hán暨jì持chí节jié告gào戒jiè曹cáo真zhēn：「切qiè不bù可kě战zhàn，务wù在zài谨jín守shǒu；只zhǐ待dài蜀shǔ兵bīng退tuì去qù，方fāng才cái击jī之zhī。

Just then one of the courtiers announced despatches from Ts‘ao Chên on military affairs, and Ssŭma closed his speech, saying, “Your Majesty should send someone especially to caution the general to be careful not to be tricked by K‘ung-ming, not to pursue rashly and never to penetrate deeply into the enemy country.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」司sī马mǎ懿yì送sòng韩hán暨jì于yú城chéng外wài，嘱zhǔ之zhī曰yuē：「吾wú以yí此cǐ功gōng让ràng与yǔ子zi丹dān，公gōng见jiàn子zi丹dān，休xiū言yán是shì吾wú所suǒ陈chén之zhī意yì，只zhǐ道dào天tiān子zi降jiàng诏zhào，教jiào保báo守shǒu为wèi上shàng。追zhuī赶gǎn之zhī人rén，切qiè要yào仔zǐ细xì，勿wù遣qiǎn性xìng急jí气qì躁zào者zhě追zhuī之zhī。」暨jì辞cí去qù。

The king gave the order, and he sent the command by the hand of the T‘ai-ch‘ang Han Chi and gave him authority to warn Ts‘ao Chên against giving battle. Ssŭma escorted the royal messenger out of the city and, at parting, said “I am giving this magnificent opportunity to obtain glory to Ts‘ao Chên, but do not tell him the suggestion was mine; only quote the royal command. Tell him that defence is the best, pursuit is to be most cautious, and he is not to send any impetuous man to follow up the enemy.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō曹cáo真zhēn正zhèng升shēng帐zhàng议yì事shì，忽hū报bào天tiān子zi遣qiǎn太tài常cháng卿qīng韩hán暨jì持chí节jié至zhì。真zhēn出chū寨zhài接jiē入rù；受shòu诏zhào已yǐ毕bì，退tuì与yǔ郭guō淮huái、孙sūn礼lǐ计jì议yì。淮huái笑xiào曰yuē：「此cí乃nǎi司sī马mǎ仲zhòng达dá之zhī见jiàn也yě。」真zhēn曰yuē：「此cǐ见jiàn若ruò何hé？」淮huái曰yuē：「此cǐ言yán深shēn识shí诸zhū葛gě亮liàng用yòng兵bīng之zhī法fǎ。久jiǔ后hòu能néng御yù蜀shǔ兵bīng者zhě，必bì仲zhòng达dá也yě。」真zhēn曰yuē：「倘táng蜀shǔ兵bīng不bú退tuì，又yòu将jiāng如rú何hé？

Ts‘ao Chên was deep in affairs connected with his army when they brought news of a royal messenger, but he went forth to bid him welcome, and when the ceremonial receipt of the edict had come to an end, he retired to discuss matters with Kuo Huai and Sun Li. “Ssŭma’s idea,” said Kuo with a laugh. “But what of the idea?” asked Ts‘ao. “It means that the man who perfectly understands Chuko Liang’s plans and who will eventually have to be called in to defeat them is our friend Ssŭma.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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」淮huái曰yuē：「可kě密mì令lìng人rén去qù教jiào王wáng双shuāng，引yǐn兵bīng于yú小xiǎo路lù哨shào巡xún，彼bǐ自zì不bù敢gǎn运yùn粮liáng。待dài其qí粮liáng侭jǐn兵bīng退tuì，乘chéng势shì追zhuī击jī，可kě获huò全quán胜shèng。」孙sūn礼lǐ曰yuē：「某mǒu去qù祁qí山shān虚xū妆zhuāng做zuò运yùn粮liáng兵bīng，车chē上shàng侭jǐn装zhuāng干gān柴chái茅máo草cǎo，以yǐ硫liú黄huáng燄yàn硝xiāo灌guàn之zhī，却què教jiào人rén虚xū报bào陇lǒng西xī运yùn粮liáng到dào。若ruò蜀shǔ兵bīng无wú粮liáng，必bì然rán来lái抢qiǎng。

“But if the Shu army holds its ground?” “We will send Wang Shuang to reconnoitre and keep on the move along the by-roads so that they dare not attempt to bring up supplies. They must retreat when they have no more to eat, and we shall be able to beat them.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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待dài入rù其qí中zhōng，放fàng火huǒ烧shāo车chē，外wài以yǐ伏fú兵bīng应yīng之zhī，可kě胜shèng矣yǐ。」真zhēn喜xǐ曰yuē：「此cǐ计jì大dà妙miào！」即jí令lìng孙sūn礼lí引yǐn兵bīng依yī计jì而ér行xíng。又yòu遣qiǎn人rén教jiào王wáng双shuāng引yǐn兵bīng于yú小xiǎo路lù上shàng巡xún哨shào，郭guō淮huái引yǐn兵bīng提tí调diào箕jī谷gǔ、街jiē亭tíng，令lìng诸zhū路lù军jūn马má守shóu把bá险xiǎn要yào。真zhēn又yòu令lìng张zhāng辽liáo子zi张zhāng虎hǔ为wèi先xiān锋fēng，乐lè进jìn子zi乐lè𬘭为wèi副fù先xiān锋fēng。同tóng守shǒu头tóu营yíng，不bù许xǔ出chū战zhàn。

Then said Sun Li, “Let me go out to Ch‘ishan as if to escort a convoy, only the carts shall be laden with combustibles instead of grain. We will sprinkle sulphur and nitre over wood and reeds. The men of Shu will surely seize the convoy and take it to their own camp, when we will set fire to the carts. When they are blazing, our hidden men can attack.” “It seems an excellent plan,” said Ts‘ao Chên, and he issued the requisite orders: Sun to pretend to escort a convoy; Wang to prowl about the by-roads; Kuo to command in the Chi Valley. Also Chang Hu, son of Chang Liao, was made leader of the van, and Yo Lin, son of Yo Chin, was his second. These two were to remain on guard in the outermost camp.

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却què说shuō孔kǒng明míng在zài祁qí山shān寨zhài中zhōng，每měi日rì令lìng人rén挑tiǎo战zhàn，魏wèi兵bīng坚jiān守shǒu不bù出chū。孔kǒng明míng唤huàn姜jiāng维wéi商shāng议yì曰yuē：「魏wèi兵bīng坚jiān守shǒu不bù出chū，是shì料liào吾wú军jūn中zhōng无wú粮liáng也yě。今jīn陈chén仓cāng转zhuǎn运yùn不bù通tōng，其qí余yú小xiǎo路lù盘pán涉shè艰jiān难nán，吾wú算suàn随suí军jūn粮liáng草cǎo，不bù敷fū一yí月yuè用yòng度dù，如rú之zhī奈nài何hé？」正zhèng踌chóu躇chú间jiān，忽hū报bào陇lǒng西xī魏wèi军jūn运yùn粮liáng数shù千qiān车chē于yú祁qí山shān之zhī西xī，运yùn粮liáng官guān乃nǎi孙sūn礼lí也yě。

Now at Ch‘ishan K‘ung-ming sought to bring on a battle, and daily sent champions to provoke a combat. But the men of Wei would not come out. Then K‘ung-ming called Chiang Wei and certain others to him and said, “I do not know what to do. The enemy refuse battle, because they know we are short of food. We can get none by way of Ch'ênts‘ang, and all other roads are very difficult. I reckon the grain we brought with us will not last a month.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「其qí人rén如rú何hé？」有yǒu魏wèi人rén告gào曰yuē：「此cǐ人rén曾céng随suí魏wèi主zhǔ出chū猎liè于yú大dà石shí山shān。忽hū惊jīng起qǐ一yī猛méng虎hǔ，直zhí奔bēn御yù前qián，孙sūn礼lǐ下xià马mǎ拔bá剑jiàn斩zhǎn之zhī。从cóng此cǐ封fēng为wèi上shàng将jiàng军jūn。乃nǎi曹cáo真zhēn心xīn腹fù人rén也yě。」孔kǒng明míng笑xiào曰yuē：「此cǐ是shì魏wèi将jiāng料liào吾wú乏fá粮liáng，故gù用yòng此cǐ计jì。车chē上shàng装zhuāng载zài者zhě，必bì是shì茅máo草cáo引yín火huǒ之zhī物wù。

While thus perplexed, they heard that many carts of provisions for Wei were in the west and the convoy was commanded by Sun Li. “What is known of this Sun?” asked K‘ung-ming. Acertain man of Wei replied, “He is a bold man. Once he was out hunting on Great Rock Hill, and a tiger suddenly appeared in front of his master’s chariot. He jumped off his horse and despatched the beast with his sword. He was rewarded with a leadership. He is an intimate friend of Ts‘ao Chên.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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吾wú平píng生shēng专zhuān用yòng火huǒ攻gōng，彼bí乃nǎi欲yù以yí此cǐ计jì诱yòu我wǒ耶yé？彼bǐ若ruò知zhī吾wú军jūn去qù劫jié粮liáng草cǎo，必bì来lái劫jié我wǒ寨zhài矣yǐ。可kě将jiāng计jì就jiù计jì而ér行xíng。」

“This is a ruse,” said K‘ung-ming. “They know we are short of food, and those carts are only a temptation. They are laden with combustibles. How can they imagine that I shall be deceived by this sort of thing when I have fought them with fire so many times? If we go to seize the convoy they will come and raid our camp. But I will meet ruse with ruse.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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遂suì唤huàn马mǎ岱dài分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rú引yǐn三sān千qiān军jūn迳jìng到dào魏wèi兵bīng屯tún粮liáng之zhī所suǒ，不bù可kě入rù营yíng，但dàn于yú上shàng风fēng头tóu放fàng火huǒ。若ruò烧shāo著zhù车chē仗zhàng，魏wèi兵bīng必bì来lái围wéi吾wú寨zhài。」又yòu差chà马mǎ忠zhōng、张zhāng嶷yí各gè引yín五wǔ千qiān兵bīng在zài外wài围wéi住zhù，内nèi外wài夹jiā攻gōng。三sān人rén受shòu计jì去qù了le。又yòu唤huàn关guān兴xīng、张zhāng苞bāo分fēn付fù曰yuē：「魏wèi兵bīng头tóu营yíng接jiē连lián四sì通tōng之zhī路lù。今jīn晚wǎn若ruò西xī山shān火huó起qǐ，魏wèi兵bīng必bì来lái劫jié吾wú营yíng。

Then he sent Ma Tai, with three companies, to make his way to the enemy’s store camp and, when the wind served, to start a fire. When the stores were burning, the soldiers of Wei would come to surround the camp of Shu. He also sent Ma Chung and Chang I to halt near the camp so that they might attack. These having gone, he called Kuan Hsing and Chang Pao, and said, “The outermost camp of Wei is on the main road. This night, when the enemy see a blaze, our camp will be attacked, so you two are to lie in wait on the two sides of the Wei camp and seize it when they have left.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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汝rǔ二èr人rén却què伏fú于yú魏wèi寨zhài左zuǒ右yòu。只zhí等děng他tā兵bīng出chū寨zhài，汝rǔ二èr人rén便biàn可kě劫jié之zhī。」又yòu唤huàn吴wú班bān、吴wú懿yì分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rǔ二èr人rén各gè引yǐn一yī军jūn伏fú于yú营yíng外wài。若ruò魏wèi兵bīng到dào，可kě截jié其qí归guī路lù。」孔kǒng明míng分fēn拨bō已yǐ毕bì，自zì在zài祁qí山shān上shàng凭píng高gāo而ér坐zuò。魏wèi兵bīng探tàn知zhī蜀shǔ兵bīng要yào来lái劫jié粮liáng，慌huāng忙máng报bào与yǔ孙sūn礼lǐ。礼lǐ令lìng人rén飞fēi报bào曹cáo真zhēn。

Calling Wu Pan and Wu I, he said, “You are to lie in wait outside the camp to cut off the retreat of the men of Wei.” All these arrangements made, K‘ung-ming betook himself to the summit of Ch‘ishan to watch the results.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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真zhēn遣qiǎn人rén去qù头tóu营yíng分fēn付fù看kàn张zhāng虎hǔ、乐lè𬘭：「看kàn今jīn夜yè山shān西xī火huó起qǐ，蜀shǔ兵bīng必bì来lái救jiù应yīng。可ké以yǐ出chū军jūn，如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ。」二èr人rén受shòu计jì，令lìng人rén登dēng楼lóu专zhuān看kàn火huǒ号hào。

The men of Wei heard that their enemies were coming to seize the grain convoy and ran to tell Sun Li, who sent on a message to Ts‘ao Chên. Ts‘ao sent to the chief camp to the officers on guard and told them to look out for a signal blaze. That would mean the coming of the men of Shu, and then they were to issue forth and carry out certain instructions.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō孙sūn礼lí把bǎ军jūn伏fú于yú山shān西xī，只zhǐ待dài蜀shǔ兵bīng到dào。是shì夜yè二èr更gèng马mǎ岱dài引yǐn三sān千qiān兵bīng来lái，人rén皆jiē衔xián枚méi，马mǎ皆jiē勒lēi口kǒu。迳jìng到dào山shān西xī，见jiàn许xǔ多duō车chē仗zhàng，重chóng重chóng叠dié叠dié，攒zǎn遶rào成chéng营yíng，车chē仗zhàng虚xū插chā旌jīng旗qí。正zhèng值zhí西xī南nán风fēng起qǐ，岱dài令lìng军jūn士shì迳jìng去qù营yíng南nán放fàng火huǒ，车chē仗zhàng侭jǐn著zhù，光guāng火huǒ冲chōng天tiān。孙sūn礼lí只zhǐ道dào蜀shǔ兵bīng到dào魏wèi寨zhài内nèi放fàng号hào火huǒ，急jí引yǐn兵bīng一yī齐qí掩yǎn至zhì。

Watchers were sent on the tower to look out for the promised blaze. Meanwhile Sun Li marched over and hid in the west hills to await the coming of the men of Shu. That night, at the second watch, Ma Tai came with his three companies all silent, the men with gags, the horses with a lashing round their muzzles. They saw tier after tier of carts on the hills, making an enclosure like a walled camp, and on the carts were planted many flags. They waited. Presently the south-west wind came up, and then the fire was started. Soon all the carts were in a blaze that lit up the sky. Sun saw the blaze and could only conclude that the men of Shu had arrived and his own side were giving the signal, so he dashed out to attack. But soon two parties of soldiers were heard behind him closing in. These were Ma Chung and Chang I, who soon had Sun as in a net. Then he heard a third ominous roll of drums, which heralded the approach of Ma Tai from the direction of the blaze.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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背bèi后hòu鼓gú角jiǎo喧xuān天tiān，两liǎng路lù兵bīng杀shā来lái，乃nǎi是shì马mǎ忠zhōng、张zhāng嶷yí把bǎ魏wèi军jūn围wéi在zài垓gāi心xīn。孙sūn礼lǐ大dà惊jīng。又yòu听tīng得dé魏wèi军jūn中zhōng喊hǎn声shēng起qǐ，一yī彪biāo军jūn从cóng火huǒ光guāng边biān杀shā来lái，乃nǎi是shì马mǎ岱dài。内nèi外wài夹jiā攻gōng，魏wèi兵bīng大dà败bài。火huó紧jǐn风fēng急jí，人rén马mǎ乱luàn窜cuàn，死sí者zhě无wú数shù。孙sūn礼lí引yǐn中zhòng伤shāng军jūn，突tū烟yān冒mào火huǒ而ér走zǒu。

Under these several attacks the men of Wei quailed and gave way. The fire grew more and more fierce. Men ran and horses stampeded, and the dead were too many to count. Sun Li made a dash through the smoke and fire of the battle and got away.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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却què说shuō张zhāng虎hǔ在zài营yíng中zhōng，望wàng见jiàn火huǒ光guāng冲chōng天tiān，大dà开kāi寨zhài门mén，与yǔ乐lè𬘭侭jín引yǐn人rén马mǎ，杀shā奔bēn蜀shǔ寨zhài来lái，寨zhài中zhōng不bú见jiàn一yī人rén；急jí收shōu军jūn回huí时shí，吴wú班bān、吴wú懿yì两liǎng路lù兵bīng杀shā出chū，断duàn其qí归guī路lù。张zhāng、乐lè二èr将jiāng急jí冲chōng出chū军jūn围wéi，奔bēn回huí本běn寨zhài，只zhǐ见jiàn土tǔ城chéng之zhī上shàng，箭jiàn如rú飞fēi蝗huáng。原yuán来lái却què被bèi关guān兴xīng、张zhāng苞bāo袭xí了le营yíng寨zhài。

When Chang Hu and Yo Lin saw the fire they threw open the gates of their camp and sallied forth to help defeat the men of Shu by seizing their camp. But when they reached the camp they found it empty. So they set out to return. That was the moment for Wu Pan and Wu I to appear and cut off their retreat. However, they fought bravely and got through. But when at length they reached their own camp they were met by arrows flying thick as locusts. For Kuan and Chang had taken possession in their absence.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-18

魏wèi兵bīng大dà败bài，皆jiē投tóu曹cáo真zhēn寨zhài来lái，方fāng欲yù入rù寨zhài，只zhǐ见jiàn一yī彪biāo败bài军jūn飞fēi奔bēn而ér来lái，乃nǎi是shì孙sūn礼lǐ；遂suì同tóng入rù寨zhài见jiàn真zhēn，各gè言yán中zhōng计jì之zhī事shì。真zhēn听tīng知zhī，谨jín守shǒu大dà寨zhài，更gèng不bù出chū战zhàn。蜀shǔ兵bīng得dé胜shèng，回huí见jiàn孔kǒng明míng。

They could only set out for headquarters to report their mishap. As they neared Ts‘ao Chên’s camp they met another remnant marching up. They were Sun Li’s men, and the two parties went into camp together and told the tale of their victimisation. Ts‘ao Chên thereafter looked to his defences and attacked no more.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-19

孔kǒng明míng密mì令lìng人rén授shòu计jì与yǔ魏wèi延yán，一yī麺miàn教jiào拔bá寨zhài齐qí起qǐ。杨yáng仪yí曰yuē：「今jīn已yǐ大dà胜shèng，挫cuò侭jǐn魏wèi兵bīng锐ruì气qì，何hé故gù反fǎn欲yù收shōu兵bīng？」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「吾wú兵bīng无wú粮liáng，利lì在zài急jí战zhàn。今jīn彼bǐ坚jiān守shǒu不bù出chū，吾wú受shòu其qí病bìng矣yǐ。彼bǐ今jīn虽suī暂zàn时shí兵bīng败bài，中zhōng原yuán必bì有yǒu添tiān益yì。若ruò以yǐ轻qīng骑qí袭xí吾wú粮liáng道dào，那nà时shí要yào归guī不bù能néng。

Thus victorious, the men of Shu went to K‘ung-ming, who at once despatched secret directions to Wei Yen. Then he gave orders to break camp and retreat. This move was not understood, and Yang I asked the leader why he retired after a victory so damaging to the enemy.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-20

今jīn乘chéng魏wèi兵bīng新xīn败bài，不bù敢gǎn正zhèng视shì蜀shǔ兵bīng，便biàn可kě出chū其qí不bú意yì，乘chéng机jī退tuì去qù。所suǒ忧yōu者zhě但dàn魏wèi延yán一yī军jūn，在zài陈chén仓cāng道dào口kǒu拒jù住zhù王wáng双shuāng，急jí不bù能néng脱tuō身shēn。吾wú已yǐ令lìng人rén授shòu以yǐ密mì计jì，教jiào斩zhǎn王wáng双shuāng，使shǐ魏wèi人rén不bù敢gǎn来lái追zhuī，只zhǐ令lìng后hòu队duì先xiān行xíng。」当dāng夜yè孔kǒng明míng只zhǐ留liú金jīn鼓gú守shǒu在zài寨zhài中zhōng打dǎ更gēng。一yī夜yè兵bīng已yí侭jǐn退tuì，只zhǐ落luò空kōng营yíng。

“Because we are short of food,” said K‘ung-ming. “Our success lay in swift victory, but the enemy will not fight, and thus they weaken us day by day. Though we have worsted them now they will soon be reinforced, and their light horse can cut off our provisions. Then we could not retreat at all. For a time they will not dare look at us, and we must take the occasion to do what they do not expect, and retreat. But I am solicitous about Wei Yen, who is on the Ch'ênts‘ang road to keep off Wang Shuang. I fear he cannot get away. I have sent him certain orders to slay Wang, and then the men of Wei will not dare to pursue.” So the retreat began, but to deceive the enemy the watchmen were left in the empty camp to beat the watches through the night.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-21

却què说shuō曹cáo真zhēn正zhèng在zài寨zhài中zhōng忧yōu闷mèn，忽hū报bào左zuǒ将jiāng军jūn张zhāng郃hé领lǐng兵bīng到dào。郃hé下xià马mǎ入rù帐zhàng谓wèi真zhēn曰yuē：「某mǒu奉fèng圣shèng旨zhǐ，特tè来lái听tīng调diào。」真zhēn曰yuē：「曾céng别bié仲zhòng达dá否fǒu？」郃hé曰yuē：「仲zhòng达dá分fēn付fù云yún：『吾wú军jūn胜shèng，蜀shǔ兵bīng必bì不bú便biàn去qù；若ruò吾wú军jūn败bài，蜀shǔ兵bīng必bì即jí去qù矣yǐ。』今jīn吾wú军jūn失shī利lì之zhī后hòu，都dū督dū曾céng往wǎng哨shào探tàn蜀shǔ兵bīng消xiāo息xī否fǒu？」真zhēn曰yuē：「未wèi也yě。

Ts‘ao Chên was depressed at his recent misfortune. Then they told him Chang Ho had come. Chang came up to the gate, dismounted and entered. When he saw Ts‘ao Chên he said, “I have received a royal command to come and enquire into your arrangements.” “Did you take leave of friend Ssŭma?” asked Ts‘ao. Chang said, “His instructions to me were to stay away if you were victor, to come if you were not. It seems that our side has missed success. Have you since found out what the men of Shu are doing?”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-22

」于yú是shì即jí令lìng人rén往wǎng探tàn之zhī，果guǒ是shì虚xū营yíng，只zhǐ插chā著zhù数shù十shí麺miàn旌jīng旗qí，兵bīng已yǐ去qù二èr日rì也yě。曹cáo真zhēn懊ào悔huǐ莫mò及jí。

“Not yet.” So he sent out some scouts, and they found empty camps. There were flags flying, but the men had been gone two days. Ts‘ao Chên was disgusted.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-23

且qiě说shuō魏wèi延yán受shòu了le密mì计jì，当dāng夜yè二èr更gèng拔bá寨zhài，急jí回huí汉hàn中zhōng。早záo有yǒu细xì作zuò报bào知zhī王wáng双shuāng，双shuāng大dà驱qū军jūn马mǎ，并bìng力lì追zhuī赶gǎn，追zhuī到dào二èr十shí余yú里lǐ，看kàn看kàn赶gǎn上shàng，且qiě魏wèi延yán旗qí号hào在zài前qián，大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「魏wèi延yán休xiū走zǒu！」蜀shǔ兵bīng更gèng不bù回huí头tóu。双shuāng拍pāi马má赶gǎn来lái。背bèi后hòu魏wèi兵bīng大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「城chéng外wài寨zhài中zhōng火huó起qǐ，恐kǒng中zhōng敌dí人rén奸jiān计jì。

When Wei Yen received his secret orders he broke up camp that night and hastened toward Hanchung. Wang Shuang’s scouts heard this and told their chief, who hurried in pursuit. After about twenty li he came in sight of Wei Yen’s ensigns. As soon as he got within hailing distance he shouted, “Do not flee, Wei Yen.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-24

」双shuāng急jí勒lēi马mǎ回huí时shí，只zhǐ见jiàn一yī片piàn火huǒ光guāng冲chōng天tiān，慌huāng令lìng退tuì军jūn。行xíng到dào山shān坡pō左zuǒ侧cè，忽hū一yī骑qí马mǎ从cóng林lín中zhōng骤zhòu出chū，大dà喝hē曰yuē：「魏wèi延yán在zài此cǐ！」王wáng双shuāng大dà惊jīng，措cuò手shǒu不bù及jí，被bèi延yán一yī刀dāo砍kǎn于yú马mǎ下xià。魏wèi兵bīng疑yí有yǒu埋mái伏fú，四sì散sàn逃táo走zǒu。延yán手shǒu下xià止zhí有yǒu三sān十shí骑qí人rén马mǎ，望wàng汉hàn中zhōng缓huán缓huǎn而ér行xíng。后hòu人rén有yǒu诗shī赞zàn曰yuē：

But no one looked back, so he again pressed forward. Then he heard one of his men behind him shouting, “There is a blaze in the camp outside the wall; I think it is some wile of the enemy.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-25

孔kǒng明míng妙miào算suàn胜shèng孙sūn庞páng，耿gěng若ruò长zhǎng星xīng照zhào一yī方fāng。

Kongming's wondrous plans outshone Sun and Pang, / Bright as a shooting star, he lit one land.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

98-26

进jìn退tuì行xíng兵bīng神shén莫mò测cè，陈chén仓cāng道dào口kóu斩zhǎn王wáng双shuāng。

In march or halt his moves the gods could not divine; / At Chencang Pass he slew Wang Shuang.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

98-27

原yuán来lái魏wèi延yán受shòu了le孔kǒng明míng妙miào计jì，先xiān教jiào存cún下xià三sān十shí骑qí，伏fú于yú王wáng双shuāng营yíng边biān；只zhǐ待dài王wáng双shuāng起qǐ兵bīng赶gǎn时shí，却què去qù他tā营yíng中zhōng放fàng火huǒ；待dài他tā回huí营yíng，出chū其qí不bú意yì，突tū出chū斩zhǎn之zhī。魏wèi延yán引yǐn兵bīng斩zhǎn了le王wáng双shuāng，回huí到dào汉hàn中zhōng见jiàn孔kǒng明míng，交jiāo割gē了le人rén马mǎ。孔kǒng明míng设shè宴yàn大dà会huì，不bú在zài话huà下xià。

Wang Shuang pulled up and, turning, saw the fire. He therefore tried to draw off his men. Just as he passed a hill, a horseman sudenly came out of a wood. “Here is Wei Yen,” shouted the horseman. Wang Shuang was too startled to defend himself and fell at the first stroke of Wei Yen’s sword. His men thought this was only the beginning of an ambush and serious attack, so they scattered; but really Wei Yen only had thirty men with him, and they moved off leisurely toward Hanchung. No man could better K‘ung-ming’s foresight keen; Brilliant as a comet where it flashed: Back and forth at will his soldiers dashed, And Wang’s dead body marked where they had been. Now we may tell the secret orders sent to Wei Yen. He was to keep back thirty men and hide beside Wang Shuang’s camp till that warrior left. Then the camp was to be set on fire. After that the thirty were to wait till Wang’s return to fall upon him. The plan being successfully carried out, Wei Yen followed the retreating army into Hanchung and handed over his command.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-28

且qiě说shuō张zhāng郃hé追zhuī蜀shǔ兵bīng不bú上shàng，回huí到dào寨zhài中zhōng。忽hū有yǒu陈chén仓cāng城chéng郝hǎo昭zhāo差chà人rén申shēn报bào，言yán王wáng双shuāng被bèi斩zhǎn。曹cáo真zhēn闻wén之zhī，伤shāng心xīn不bù已yǐ，因yīn此cǐ忧yōu成chéng疾jí病bìng；遂suì回huí洛luò阳yáng，命mìng郭guō淮huái、孙sūn礼lǐ、张zhāng郃hé守shǒu长cháng安ān诸zhū道dào。

Here nothing will be said of the feastings that took place in Hanchung, but the story will return to Chang Ho, who, failing to come up with the retiring enemy, presently returned to camp. Hao Chao sent a letter to say that Wang Shuang had met his end. This loss caused Ts‘ao Chên deep grief, so that he became ill and had to return to Loyang. He left Chang Ho, Sun Li and Kuo Huai to guard the approaches to Ch‘angan.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-29

却què说shuō吴wú主zhǔ孙sūn权quán设shè朝cháo，有yǒu细xì作zuò人rén报bào知zhī：「蜀shǔ诸zhū葛gě丞chéng相xiàng出chū兵bīng两liǎng次cì，魏wèi都dū督dū曹cáo真zhēn兵bīng损sǔn将jiāng亡wáng。」于yú是shì群qún臣chén皆jiē劝quàn吴wú王wáng兴xīng师shī伐fá魏wèi，以yǐ图tú中zhōng原yuán，权quán犹yóu豫yù未wèi决jué。张zhāng昭zhāo奏zòu曰yuē：「近jìn闻wén武wǔ昌chāng东dōng山shān，凤fèng凰huáng来lái仪yí；大dà江jiāng之zhī中zhōng，黄huáng龙lóng屡lǚ现xiàn。主zhǔ公gōng德dé配pèi唐táng、虞yú，明míng并bìng文wén、武wǔ，可kě即jí皇huáng帝dì位wèi，然rán后hòu兴xīng兵bīng。

At a court held by Sun Ch'üan, King of Wu, a certain spy reported the doings in the west and the results of Chuko Liang’s expeditions. Thereupon certain ministers urged on Sun Ch'üan that he should attack Wei and try to gain the capital. However, Sun Ch'üan could not make up his mind, and Chang Chao endeavoured to prove to him that his hour was come by this memorial:—

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-30

」多duō官guān皆jiē应yīng曰yuē：「子zi布bù之zhī言yán是shì也yě。」遂suì选xuǎn定dìng夏xià四sì月yuè丙bǐng寅yín日rì，筑zhù台tái于yú武wǔ昌chāng南nán郊jiāo。是shì日rì群qún臣chén请qǐng权quán登dēng坛tán即jí皇huáng帝dì位wèi，改gǎi黄huáng武wǔ八bā年nián为wèi黄huáng龙lóng元yuán年nián。谥shì父fù孙sūn坚jiān为wèi武wǔ烈liè皇huáng帝dì。母mǔ吴wú氏shì为wèi武wǔ烈liè皇huáng后hòu。兄xiōng孙sūn策cè为wèi长cháng沙shā桓huán王wáng。立lì子zǐ孙sūn登dēng为wèi皇huáng太tài子zi。

“I have heard that a phoenix has lately appeared in the hills east of Wuch‘ang and bowed; that a yellow dragon has been seen in the Great River. My lord, your virtue matches that of Tang and Yu and your understanding is on a level with that of Kings Wên and Wu. Wherefore you should now proceed to the imperial style and then raise an army to maintain your authority.” And many other officers supported Chang Chao’s proposal. They finally persuaded Sun Ch'üan to decide upon a day. They prepared an altar on the south of Wuch‘ang, and on that day his courtiers formally requested him to ascend to the high place and assume the style of “Emperor.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-31

命mìng诸zhū葛gé瑾jín长zháng子zǐ诸zhū葛gě恪kè为wèi太tài子zi左zuó辅fǔ，张zhāng昭zhāo次cì子zi张zhāng休xiū为wèi太tài子zi右yòu弼bì。

Huang-Lung was chosen as the style of the reign. Sun Chien, the deceased father of the new Emperor, was given the title of Emperor Wu-lieh , his mother a corresponding title, his elder brother, Sun T’sê, was made posthumously Prince Huan of Changsha, and his son, Sun Têng, was styled Heir Apparent. A high rank, Companion of the Heir Apparent, was conferred upon the eldest son of Chuko Chin and the second son of Chang Chao.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-32

恪kè字zì元yuán逊xùn，身shēn长cháng七qī尺chǐ，极jí聪cōng明míng，善shàn应yìng对duì。权quán甚shèn爱ài之zhī。年nián六liù岁suì时shí，值zhí东dōng吴wú筵yán会huì，恪kè随suí父fù在zài座zuò。权quán见jiàn诸zhū葛gé谨jǐn麺miàn长zhǎng，乃nǎi令lìng人rén牵qiān一yī驴lǘ来lái，用yòng粉fén笔bǐ书shū其qí麺miàn曰yuē：「诸zhū葛gě子zi瑜yú」。众zhòng皆jiē大dà笑xiào。恪kè趋qū至zhì前qián，取qú粉fén笔bǐ书shū二èr字zì于yú其qí下xià曰yuē：「诸zhū葛gě子zi瑜yú之zhī驴lǘ。」满mǎn座zuò之zhī人rén，无wú不bù惊jīng讶yà。

This son of Chuko Chin was a person below middle height, but very clever, and especially apt at capping verses. Sun Ch'üan liked him much. When he was six he went with his father to a banquet. Sun Ch'üan noticed that Chuko Chin had a long face, so he bade a man lead in a donkey, and he wrote on it with chalk, “My friend Chuko.” Every one roared. But the youngster ran up and added a few strokes making it read, “My friend Chuko’s donkey.” The guests were astonished at his ready wit, and praised him. Sun Ch'üan was also pleased and made him a present of the donkey.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-33

权quán大dà喜xǐ，遂suì将jiāng驴lǘ赐cì之zhī。又yòu一yī日rì，大dà宴yàn官guān僚liáo，权quán命mìng恪kè把bá盏zhǎn。巡xún至zhì张zhāng昭zhāo麺miàn前qián，昭zhāo不bù饮yǐn曰yuē：「此cǐ非fēi养yáng老lǎo之zhī礼lí也yě。」权quán谓wèi恪kè曰yuē：「汝rǔ能néng强qiáng子zi布bù饮yǐn乎hū？」恪kè领lǐng命mìng，乃nǎi谓wèi昭zhāo曰yuē：「昔xī姜jiāng尚shàng父fù年nián九jiǔ十shí，秉bǐng旄máo仗zhàng钺yuè，未wèi尝cháng言yán老lǎo。今jīn临lín阵zhèn之zhī日rì，先xiān生shēng在zài后hòu；饮yín酒jiǔ之zhī日rì，先xiān生shēng在zài前qián；何hé谓wèi不bù养yáng老láo也yě？

Another day, at a large official banquet, Sun Ch'üan sent the boy with a goblet of wine to Chang Chao. The old man declined it, saying, “This is not the proper treatment for old age.” “Can you not make him drink?” said the host. Then said K‘o to the old gentleman, “You remember Father Chiang Shang; he was ninety and yet ‘gripped the signalling flags and wielded the axes' of an army commander in the field. He never spoke of age. Nowadays in battle we put seniors behind, but at the banquet board we give them a front place. How can you say we do not treat old age properly?”

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98-34

」张zhāng昭zhāo无wú言yán可kě答dá，只zhǐ得dé强qiáng饮yǐn。权quán因yīn此cǐ爱ài之zhī，故gù命mìng抚fǔ太tài子zi。张zhāng昭zhāo佐zuǒ吴wú王wáng，位wèi列liè三sān公gōng之zhī上shàng，故gù以yǐ其qí子zi张zhāng休xiū为wèi太tài子zi右yòu弼bì。又yòu以yǐ顾gù雍yōng为wèi丞chéng相xiàng，陆lù逊xùn为wèi上shàng将jiàng军jūn，辅fǔ太tài子zi守shóu武wǔ昌chāng。权quán复fù还hái建jiàn业yè。群qún臣chén共gòng议yì伐fá魏wèi之zhī策cè。张zhāng昭zhāo奏zòu曰yuē：「陛bì下xià初chū登dēng宝bǎo位wèi，未wèi可kě动dòng兵bīng。

Chang Chao had no reply ready, and so had to drink. This sort of precocity endeared the boy to Sun Ch'üan, and now he made him an officer, “Companion to the Heir Apparent.” Chang Chao’s son was chosen for honour on account of the eminent services of his father. Then Ku Yung became Prime Minister and Lu Hsün, Generalissimo. And he assisted the Heir Apparent in the custody of Wuch‘ang.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

98-35

只zhǐ宜yí修xiū文wén偃yán武wǔ，增zēng设shè学xué校xiào，以yǐ安ān民mín心xīn﹔遣qián使shǐ入rù川chuān，与yú蜀shǔ同tóng盟méng，共gòng分fēn天tiān下xià，缓huán缓huǎn图tú之zhī。」

As Sun Ch'üan seemed powerful and well established, the whole of his court turned their thoughts toward the suppression of Wei. Only Chang Chao opposed it and tendered counsels of internal reform. “It is not well to begin Your Majesty’s new reign with fighting; rather improve learning and hide the sword; establish schools and so give the people the blessings of peace. Make a treaty with Shu to share the empire, and lay your plans slowly and carefully.”

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权quán从cóng其qí言yán，即jí令lìng使shǐ命mìng星xīng夜yè入rù川chuān，来lái见jiàn后hòu主zhǔ。礼lǐ毕bì，细xì奏zòu其qí事shì。后hòu主zhǔ闻wén知zhī，遂suì与yǔ群qún臣chén商shāng议yì。众zhòng议yì皆jiē谓wèi孙sūn权quán僭jiàn越yuè，宜yí绝jué其qí盟méng好hǎo。蒋jiáng琬wǎn曰yuē：「可kě令lìng人rén问wèn于yú丞chéng相xiàng。」后hòu主zhǔ即jí遣qián使shǐ到dào汉hàn中zhōng问wèn孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「可kě令lìng人rén赍jī礼lǐ物wù入rù吴wú作zuò贺hè，乞qí遣qiǎn陆lù逊xùn兴xīng师shī伐fá魏wèi。魏wèi必bì令lìng司sī马mǎ懿yì拒jù之zhī。

Sun Ch'üan, by nature peaceful and cautious, saw the wisdom of the advice. He sent an envoy into Shu to lay the scheme of an alliance before the king. The king called his courtiers to discuss it. Many were opposed to Sun Ch'üan as an upstart usurper and advised rejection of any friendly proposals from him. Then Chiang Wan said they might get the opinion of K‘ung-ming. So they sent and put the matter before him. He said, “Send an envoy with presents and felicitations and ask Sun Ch'üan to send Lu Hsün against Wei. Then Ssŭma I will be engaged, and I may once more attempt the capital.” Wherefore Ch'ên Chên was sent with presents of horses, and a jewelled belt, and gold and pearls and precious things into Wu to congratulate the ruler on his newly assumed dignity. And the presents were accepted, and the bearer thereof honoured and allowed to return.

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懿yì若ruò南nán拒jù东dōng吴wú，我wǒ再zài出chū祁qí山shān，长cháng安ān可kě图tú也yě。」后hòu主zhǔ依yī言yán，遂suì令lìng太tài尉wèi杨yáng震zhèn，将jiāng名míng马mǎ玉yù带dài、金jīn珠zhū宝bǎo贝bèi，入rù吴wú作zuò贺hè。震zhèn至zhì东dōng吴wú，见jiàn了le孙sūn权quán，呈chéng上shàng国guó书shū。权quán大dà喜xǐ，设shè宴yàn相xiāng待dài，打dǎ发fā回huí蜀shǔ。权quán召zhào陆lù逊xùn入rù，告gào以yǐ西xī蜀shǔ约yuē会huì兴xīng兵bīng伐fá魏wèi之zhī事shì。逊xùn曰yuē：「此cí乃nái孔kǒng明míng惧jù司sī马mǎ懿yì之zhī谋móu也yě。

When this was all over, Sun Ch'üan called in Lu Hsün and asked his opinion about the compact with Shu. Lu saw through the scheme at once. “We owe this to K‘ung-ming’s fear of Ssŭma I,” said he. “However, we must consent since they ask it. We will make a show of raising an army and in a measure support them. When K‘ung-ming has actually attacked Wei we will make for the capital ourselves.”

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既jì与yǔ同tóng谋móu，不bù得dé不bù从cóng。今jīn却què虚xū作zuò起qǐ兵bīng之zhī势shì，遥yáo与yú蜀shǔ兵bīng为wèi应yīng。待dài孔kǒng明míng攻gōng魏wèi急jí，吾wú可kě乘chéng虚xū取qǔ中zhōng原yuán也yě。」即jí时shí下xià令lìng，教jiào荆jīng襄xiāng各gè处chù都dōu要yào训xùn练liàn人rén马mǎ，择zé日rì兴xīng师shī。

Orders went forth for enlisting and training soldiers ready for an expedition to start presently.

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却què说shuō陈chén震zhèn回huí到dào汉hàn中zhōng，报bào知zhī孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng尚shàng忧yōu陈chén仓cāng不bù可kě轻qīng进jìn，先xiān令lìng人rén去qù哨shào探tàn。回huí报bào说shuō：「陈chén仓cāng城chéng中zhōng郝hǎo昭zhāo病bìng重zhòng。」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「大dà事shì成chéng矣yǐ。」遂suì唤huàn魏wèi延yán、姜jiāng维wéi分fēn付fù曰yuē：「汝rǔ二èr人rén领líng五wǔ千qiān兵bīng，星xīng夜yè直zhí奔bēn陈chén仓cāng城chéng下xià；如rú见jiàn火huó起qǐ，并bìng力lì攻gōng城chéng。」二èr人rén俱jù未wèi深shēn信xìn，又yòu来lái问wèn曰yuē：「何hé日rì可kě行xíng？

When Ch'ên Chên returned from Hanchung, he reported that K‘ung-ming was grieving that he could not take Ch'ênts‘ang. Soon after this, however, he was cheered by the news that the able defender of the city, Hao Chao, was very ill. “That means success for me,” cried he. He called in Wei Yen and Chiang Wei, and said, “Take half a legion and hasten to Ch'ênts‘ang. If you see a blaze, then attack.” They could hardly believe the order was meant, and came again to see their chief and asked the exact date of departure. “In three days you should be ready to march. Do not come to take leave of me, but set out as soon as possible.” After they had left his tent he summoned Kuan and Chang and gave them secret instructions.

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」孔kǒng明míng曰yuē：「三sān日rì都dōu要yào完wán备bèi；不bù须xū辞cí我wǒ，即jí便biàn起qǐ行xíng。」二èr人rén受shòu计jì去qù了le。又yòu唤huàn关guān兴xīng、张zhāng苞bāo至zhì，附fù耳ěr低dī言yán，如rú此cǐ如rú此cǐ，二èr人rén各gè受shòu密mì计jì而ér去qù。

Now when Kuo Huai heard that the commander of Ch'ênts‘ang was ill, he and Chang Ho talked over the matter. Kuo Huai said, “Hao Chao is very ill; you had better go and relieve him. I will report to the capital what we have done that they may arrange.” So Chang Ho started with his three companies to relieve the sick man. Hao was indeed at the point of death, and suddenly they told him that the men of Shu had reached the walls. Hao roused himself and bade them go on the ramparts. But then fire broke out at each gate, a panic spread in the city and the noise of the confusion startled the dying man so that he passed away just as the men of Shu were bursting in.

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且qiě说shuō郭guō淮huái闻wén郝hǎo昭zhāo病bìng重zhòng，乃nái与yǔ张zhāng郃hé商shāng议yì曰yuē：「郝hǎo昭zhāo病bìng重zhòng，你ní可kě速sù去qù替tì他tā。我wǒ自zì写xié表biǎo申shēn奏zòu朝cháo廷tíng，别bié行xíng定dìng夺duó。」张zhāng郃hé引yǐn著zhù三sān千qiān兵bīng，急jí来lái替tì郝hǎo昭zhāo。时shí郝hǎo昭zhāo病bìng危wēi，当dāng夜yè正zhèng呻shēn吟yín之zhī间jiān，忽hū报bào蜀shǔ兵bīng到dào城chéng下xià了le。昭zhāo急jí令lìng人rén上shàng城chéng把bá守shǒu。时shí各gè门mén上shàng火huó起qǐ，城chéng中zhōng大dà乱luàn。昭zhāo听tīng知zhī惊jīng死sǐ。蜀shǔ兵bīng一yī拥yōng入rù城chéng。

When Wei Yen and his colleague reached the walls they were perplexed to find no sign of life. No flags were flying and no watchmen struck the hours. They delayed their attack for a time. Then they heard a bomb, and suddenly the wall was thick with flags, and there appeared the well-known figure of the minister. “You have come too late,” cried he. Both dropped out of the saddle and prostrated themselves. “Really, you are supernatural, O Minister!” they cried.

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却què说shuō魏wèi延yán、姜jiāng维wéi引yǐn兵bīng到dào陈chén仓cāng城chéng下xià看kàn时shí，并bìng不bú见jiàn一yī麺miàn旗qí号hào，又yòu无wú打dǎ更gēng之zhī人rén。二èr人rén惊jīng疑yí，不bù敢gǎn攻gōng城chéng。忽hū听tīng得dé一yī声shēng砲pào响xiǎng，四sì麺miàn旗qí帜zhì齐qí竖shù。只zhǐ见jiàn一yī人rén纶guān巾jīn羽yǔ扇shàn，鹤hè氅chǎng道dào袍páo，大dà叫jiào曰yuē：「汝rǔ二èr人rén来lái的de迟chí了le。」二èr人rén视shì之zhī，乃nái孔kǒng明míng也yě。二èr人rén慌huāng忙máng下xià马mǎ，拜bài伏fú于yú地dì曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng真zhēn神shén计jì也yě！

They entered the city, and then he explained to them that they had been sent as a blind so that his real plan should be a secret. He had hidden himself in the ranks of another force, which had come by double marches. He had sent spies into the city to start the fires and throw the defenders into confusion.

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」孔kǒng明míng令lìng放fàng入rù城chéng，谓wèi二èr人rén曰yuē：「吾wú打dǎ探tàn得dé郝hǎo昭zhāo病bìng重zhòng，吾wú令lìng汝rǔ三sān日rì内nèi领lǐng兵bīng取qǔ城chéng，此cí乃nái稳wěn众zhòng人rén之zhī心xīn也yě。吾wú却què令lìng关guān兴xīng、张zhāng苞bāo，只zhǐ推tuī点diǎn军jūn，暗àn出chū汉hàn中zhōng。吾wú即jí藏cáng于yú军jūn中zhōng，星xīng夜yè倍bèi道dào迳jìng到dào城chéng下xià，使shí彼bǐ不bù能néng调diào兵bīng。吾wú早záo有yǒu细xì作zuò在zài城chéng内nèi放fàng火huǒ，发fā喊hǎn相xiāng助zhù，令lìng魏wèi兵bīng惊jīng疑yí不bú定dìng。兵bīng无wú主zhǔ将jiàng，必bì自zì乱luàn矣yǐ。

“This is an instance of the rule of war. Do the unexpected; attack the unprepared,” said he at the end.

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吾wú因yīn而ér取qǔ之zhī，易yì如rú反fán掌zhǎng。兵bīng法fǎ云yún：『出chū其qí不bú意yì，攻gōng其qí无wú备bèi。』正zhèng谓wèi此cí也yě。」魏wèi延yán、姜jiāng维wéi拜bài伏fú。孔kǒng明míng怜lián郝hǎo昭zhāo之zhī死sǐ，令lìng彼bǐ妻qī小xiǎo扶fú灵líng柩jiù回huí魏wèi，以yí表biǎo其qí忠zhōng。

They bowed. In commiseration K‘ung-ming sent all the family of Hao Chao, and his coffin, over to Wei, thus showing his sense of the dead man’s loyalty.

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孔kǒng明míng谓wèi魏wèi延yán、姜jiāng维wéi曰yuē：「汝rǔ二èr人rén且qiě莫mò卸xiè甲jiǎ，可ké引yǐn兵bīng去qù袭xí散sàn关guān。把bǎ关guān之zhī人rén，若ruò知zhī兵bīng到dào，必bì然rán惊jīng走zǒu。若ruò稍shāo迟chí便biàn有yǒu魏wèi兵bīng至zhì关guān，即jí难nán攻gōng矣yǐ。」魏wèi延yán、姜jiāng维wéi受shòu命mìng，引yǐn兵bīng迳jìng到dào散sàn关guān。把bǎ关guān之zhī人rén，果guǒ然rán侭jín走zǒu。二èr人rén上shàng关guān才cái要yào卸xiè甲jiǎ，遥yáo见jiàn关guān外wài尘chén头tóu大dà起qǐ，魏wèi兵bīng到dào来lái。

Turning once more to the two generals, he said, “But do not divest yourself of your armour. Go and attack San Pass and drive away the guards while they are in a state of surprise. If you delay, Wei will have sent reinforcements.” They went. Surely enough the capture was easy. But when they went up to look around they saw a great cloud of dust moving toward them; the reinforcements were already near.

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二èr人rén相xiāng谓wèi曰yuē：「丞chéng相xiàng神shén算suàn，不bù可kě测cè度duó！」急jí登dēng楼lóu视shì之zhī，乃nǎi魏wèi将jiāng张zhāng郃hé也yě。二èr人rén乃nǎi分fēn兵bīng守shǒu住zhù险xiǎn道dào。张zhāng郃hé见jiàn蜀shǔ兵bīng守shǒu住zhù要yào道dào，遂suì令lìng退tuì军jūn。魏wèi延yán随suí后hòu追zhuī杀shā一yī阵zhèn。魏wèi兵bīng死sí者zhě无wú数shù，张zhāng郃hé大dà败bài而ér去qù。魏wèi延yán回huí到dào关guān上shàng，令lìng人rén报bào知zhī孔kǒng明míng。孔kǒng明míng先xiān自zì领lǐng兵bīng，出chū陈chén仓cāng斜xié谷gǔ，取qǔ了le建jiàn威wēi。后hòu麺miàn蜀shǔ兵bīng陆lù续xù进jìn发fā。

They remarked to each other how exceedingly keen was the foresight of their leader. When they had looked a little longer they saw the leader of the Wei army then approaching was Chang Ho. They then divided their men to hold the approaches. When Chang Ho saw that all was prepared, he retired. Wei Yen followed and fought a battle, defeating Chang with only slight loss to himself. He sent to report his success, but K‘ung-ming had already left Ch'ênts‘ang and had gone into Hsieh Valley to capture Chienwei.

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后hòu主zhǔ又yòu命mìng大dà将jiāng陈chén式shì来lái助zhù。孔kǒng明míng驱qū大dà兵bīng复fù出chū祁qí山shān。安ān下xià营yíng寨zhài，孔kǒng明míng聚jù众zhòng言yán曰yuē：「吾wú二èr出chū祁qí山shān，未wèi得dé其qí利lì；今jīn又yòu到dào此cǐ，吾wú料liào魏wèi人rén必bì依yī旧jiù战zhàn之zhī地dì，与yǔ吾wú相xiāng敌dí。彼bǐ意yì疑yí我wó取qǔ雍yōng、郿méi二èr处chù，必bì以yǐ兵bīng拒jù守shǒu；吾wú观guān武wǔ都dōu、阴yīn平píng与yǔ汉hàn连lián接jiē，若ruò得dé此cǐ二èr郡jùn，亦yì可kě分fēn魏wèi兵bīng之zhī势shì。何hé人rén敢gán取qǔ之zhī？

Other armies from Shu followed. Moreover, the king sent Ch'ên Shih to assist in the campaign. K‘ung-ming hurried his main force out by Ch‘ishan and there made a camp. Then he called an assembly of officers. “Twice have I gone out by Ch‘ishan without success, but at last I am here. I think Wei will resume the former battle ground and oppose us. If so, they will assume that I shall attack Yung and Mei and send armies to defend them. But I see Yinp‘ing and Wutu are connected with Hanchung, and if I can win these I can drive a wedge into the Wei force. Who will go to take these places?”

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」姜jiāng维wéi曰yuē：「某mǒu愿yuàn往wǎng。」王wáng平píng亦yì曰yuē：「某mǒu亦yì愿yuàn往wǎng。」孔kǒng明míng大dà喜xǐ；遂suì令lìng姜jiāng维wéi引yǐn兵bīng一yī万wàn取qú武wǔ都dōu、王wáng平píng引yǐn兵bīng一yī万wàn取qǔ阴yīn平píng。二èr人rén受shòu计jì去qù了le。

Chiang Wei and Wang P‘ing offered themselves. The former was sent with one legion to capture Wutu; the latter, with an equal force, went to Yinpʻing.

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再zài说shuō张zhāng郃hé回huí到dào长cháng安ān，见jiàn郭guō淮huái、孙sūn礼lǐ说shuō：「陈chén仓cāng已yǐ失shī，郝hǎo昭zhāo已yǐ亡wáng，散sàn关guān亦yì被bèi蜀shǔ兵bīng占zhàn了le。今jīn孔kǒng明míng复fù出chū祁qí山shān，分fēn道dào进jìn兵bīng。」淮huái大dà惊jīng曰yuē：「若ruò如rú此cǐ，必bì取qǔ雍yōng、郿méi矣yǐ！」乃nǎi留liú张zhāng郃hé守shǒu长cháng安ān，令lìng孙sūn礼lí保bǎo雍yōng城chéng。淮huái自zì引yǐn兵bīng星xīng夜yè来lái郿méi城chéng守shǒu御yù，一yī麺miàn上shàng表biǎo入rù洛luò阳yáng告gào急jí。

Chang Ho went back to Ch‘angan and saw his colleagues, to whom he said, “Ch‘ênts‘ang is lost, Hao Chao is dead, San Pass is taken and K‘ung-ming is again at Ch‘ishan; and thence has sent out two armies.” Kuo Huai was frightened. “In that case, Yung and Mei are in danger,” said he. Leaving Chang Ho to guard Ch‘angan, he sent Sun Li to Yungch'êng, and he himself set out at once for Meich'êng. He sent an urgent report to Loyang.

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却què说shuō魏wèi主zhǔ曹cáo叡ruì设shè朝cháo，近jìn臣chén奏zòu曰yuē：「陈chén仓cāng城chéng已yǐ失shī，郝hǎo昭zhāo已yǐ亡wáng，诸zhū葛gě亮liàng又yòu出chū祁qí山shān，散sàn关guān亦yì被bèi蜀shǔ兵bīng夺duó了le。」叡ruì大dà惊jīng。忽hū又yòu奏zòu满mán宠chóng等déng有yóu表biǎo，说shuō：「东dōng吴wú孙sūn权quán僭jiàn称chēng帝dì号hào，与yú蜀shǔ同tóng盟méng，今jīn遣qiǎn陆lù逊xùn在zài武wǔ昌chāng训xùn练liàn人rén马mǎ，听tīng候hòu调diào用yòng。只zhǐ在zài旦dàn夕xī，必bì入rù寇kòu矣yǐ。」叡ruì闻wén知zhī两liǎng处chù危wēi急jí，举jú止zhǐ失shī措cuò，甚shèn是shì惊jīng慌huāng。

At Wei’s next court the king was informed of all the misfortunes in the west and the threats in the east. Ts‘ao Jui was embarrassed and frightened. Ts‘ao Chên, being ill, could not be consulted, and Ssŭma I was called. He was ready with a proposal.

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此cǐ时shí曹cáo真zhēn病bìng未wèi痊quán，即jí召zhào司sī马mǎ懿yì商shāng议yì。懿yì曰yuē：「以yǐ臣chén愚yú意yì所suǒ料liào，东dōng吴wú必bì不bù举jǔ兵bīng。」叡ruì曰yuē：「卿qīng何hé以yǐ知zhī之zhī？」懿yì曰yuē：「孔kǒng明míng尝cháng思sī报bào猇xiāo亭tíng之zhī雠chóu，非fēi不bú欲yù吞tūn吴wú也yě，只zhí恐kǒng中zhōng原yuán乘chéng虚xū击jī彼bǐ，故gù暂zàn与yǔ东dōng吴wú联lián盟méng。陆lù逊xùn亦yì知zhī其qí意yì，故gù假jiǎ作zuò兴xīng兵bīng之zhī势shì以yǐ应yīng之zhī，实shí是shì坐zuò观guān成chéng败bài耳ěr。

“In my humble opinion, Wu will not attack us,” said he. “What makes you think so?” asked the king. “Because K‘ung-ming still resents, and wishes to avenge, the event at Hsiaotʻing. He never ceases to desire to absorb Wu. His only fear is that we may swoop down upon Shu. That is why there is an alliance with Wu. Lu Hsün knows it also quite well, and he is only making a show of raising an army as they arranged. The truth is he is sitting on the fence. Hence Your Majesty may disregard the menace on the east and only protect yourself against Shu.”

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陛bì下xià不bú必bì防fáng吴wú，只zhǐ须xū防fáng蜀shǔ」。叡ruì曰yuē：「卿qīng真zhēn高gāo见jiàn！」遂suì封fēng懿yì为wéi大dà都dū督dū，总zǒng摄shè陇lǒng西xī诸zhū路lù军jūn马mǎ，令lìng近jìn臣chén取qǔ曹cáo真zhēn总zǒng兵bīng将jiāng印yìn来lái。懿yì曰yuē：「臣chén自zì去qù取qǔ之zhī。」遂suì辞cí帝dì出chū朝cháo，迳jìng到dào曹cáo真zhēn府fǔ下xià，先xiān令lìng人rén入rù府fǔ报bào知zhī，懿yì方fāng进jìn见jiàn。

“Your insight is very profound,” said the king. Ssŭma I was created Commander-in-chief of all the forces in the east, and the king directed a courtier to go to Ts‘ao Chên for the seal. “I would rather go myself,” said Ssŭma I. So he left the audience and went to the palace of Ts‘ao Chên, where presently he saw the invalid. First he asked after his health and then gradually opened his errand.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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问wèn病bìng毕bì，懿yì曰yuē：「东dōng吴wú、西xī蜀shǔ会huì合hé兴xīng兵bīng入rù寇kòu，今jīn孔kǒng明míng又yòu出chū祁qí山shān下xià寨zhài，明míng公gōng知zhī之zhī乎hū？」真zhēn惊jīng讶yà曰yuē：「吾wú家jiā人rén知zhī我wǒ病bìng重zhòng，不bú令lìng我wǒ知zhī。似shì此cǐ国guó家jiā危wēi急jí，何hé不bú拜bài仲zhòng达dá为wèi都dū督dū，以yǐ退tuì蜀shǔ兵bīng耶yé？」懿yì曰yuē：「某mǒu才cái薄bó智zhì浅qiǎn，不bù称chēng其qí职zhí。」真zhēn曰yuē：「取qǔ印yìn与yǔ仲zhòng达dá。」懿yì曰yuē：「都dū督dū少shǎo虑lǜ。

“Shu and Wu have made an alliance to invade us, and Kʻung-ming is at Ch‘ishan. Have you heard, Illustrious Sir?” “My people have kept back all news as I am ill,” said he, startled. “But if this is true the country is in danger. Why have they not made you Commander-in-chief to stop this invasion?” “I am unequal to the post,” said Ssŭma. “Bring the seal and give it to him,” said Ts‘ao. “You are anxious on my account; really I am only come to lend you an arm. I dare not accept the seal.” Ts‘ao started up, saying, “If you do not take it I shall have to go to see the king, ill as I am. The country is in danger.” “Really the king has already shown his kindness, but I dare not accept his offer.” “If you have been appointed then Shu will be driven off.”

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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某mǒu愿yuàn助zhù一yī臂bì之zhī力lì，只zhǐ不bù敢gǎn受shòu此cǐ印yìn也yě。」真zhēn跃yuè起qǐ曰yuē：「如rú仲zhòng达dá不bù领líng此cǐ任rèn，中zhōng国guó危wēi矣yǐ！吾wú当dāng抱bào病bìng见jiàn天tiān子zi以yí保bǎo之zhī！」懿yì曰yuē：「天tiān子zi已yí有yǒu恩ēn命mìng，但dàn懿yì不bù敢gǎn受shòu耳ěr。」真zhēn大dà喜xǐ曰yuē：「仲zhòng达dá今jīn领líng此cǐ任rèn，可kě退tuì蜀shǔ兵bīng。」懿yì见jiàn真zhēn再zài三sān让ràng印yìn，遂suì受shòu之zhī，辞cí了le魏wèi主zhǔ，引yǐn兵bīng往wǎng长cháng安ān来lái与yú孔kǒng明míng决jué战zhàn。正zhèng是shì：

Thrice Ssŭma declined the seal, but eventually he received it into his hands. Then he took leave of the king and marched to Ch‘angan. The seal of office changes hands, Two armies now one force become. Ssŭma’s success or failure will be told in the next chapter.

Brewitt-Taylor · 1925 · public domain

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旧jiù帅shuài印yìn为wèi新xīn帅shuài取qǔ，两liǎng路lù兵bīng惟wéi一yī路lù来lái。

The old commander's seal the new commander takes; / Two armies merge, but only one comes on.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated

98-56

未wèi知zhī胜shèng负fù如rú何hé，且qiě看kàn下xià文wén分fēn解jiě。

To know how victory or defeat befell, you must read the next chapter's unfolding.

GLM · 2026 · machine-generated