第64部分(第2/7 页)

　in　arriving　at　Baima。　He　saw　Cao　Cao；　who　told　him　what　had　happened。　Yan　Liang　was　too　valiant　for　any　to　face。

〃Let　me　look　at　him；〃　said　Guan　Yu。

Then　wine　was　served　for　his　refreshment；　and　while　they　were　drinking；　it　was　reported　that　Yan　Liang　once　again　offered　a　challenge。　So　Cao　Cao　and　his　guest　and　staff　went　to　the　summit　of　a　hill　whence　the　enemy　could　be　seen。　Cao　Cao　and　Guan　Yu　sat　on　the　hill　top；　and　the　manders　stood　about　them。　Cao　Cao　pointed　out　Yan　Liang's　troops　arrayed　on　the　plains　below。　The　ensigns　and　banners　waving　fresh　and　bright　amid　the　forest　of　spears　and　swords　made　a　grand　and　imposing　spectacle。

〃See　how　formidable　these　soldiers　of　the　North　of　Yellow　River　are；〃　said　Cao　Cao。

〃I　regard　them　as　so　many　clay　fowls　and　mud　dogs；〃　said　Guan　Yu。

Cao　Cao　pointed　out　Yan　Liang；　saying；　〃There　under　that　grand　umbrella；　in　that　embroidered　robe　and　that　silver　breastplate　and　riding　on　horseback　and　gripping　that　huge　sword　is　Yan　Liang。〃

〃His　head　looks　as　though　it　was　stuck　on　a　pole　for　sale；〃　said　Guan　Yu；　just　glancing　over　the　army　at　his　feet。

〃He　is　very　terrible。　You　must　not　despise　him；〃　said　Cao　Cao。

Guan　Yu　rose；　saying；　〃I　am　a　poor　thing；　but　I　will　go　over　and　bring　you　his　head　if　you　like。〃

〃Joking　is　not　allowed　in　this　army；〃　interposed　Zhang　Liao。　〃Please　be　careful　what　you　say；　General。〃

Guan　Yu　quickly　mounted；　turned　down　his　mighty　weapon；　and　galloped　down　the　hill；　his　phoenix　eyes　rounded；　and　his　silkworm　eyebrows　fiercely　bristling。　He　dashed　straight　into　the　enemy's　array；　and　the　northern　soldiers　opened　like　falling　waves　and　dissolving　storms。　He　made　directly　for　the　mander。

Now　Yan　Liang　sitting　there　in　state　saw　a　hor