第13部分(第5/7 页)

rging　on　his　steed　came　to　meet　Wu　Anguo。　The　two　fought；　well　matched　for　ten　bouts；　when　a　blow　from　the　trident　halberd　broke　Wu　Anguo's　wrist。　Letting　his　mace　fall　to　the　ground　he　fled。　Then　all　eight　of　the　lords　led　forth　their　armies　to　his　rescue；　and　Lu　Bu　retired　to　his　line。

The　fighting　then　ceased；　and　after　their　return　to　camp　another　council　met。

Cao　Cao　said；　〃No　one　can　stand　against　the　prowess　of　Lu　Bu。　Let　us　call　up　all　the　lords　and　evolve　some　good　plan。　If　only　Lu　Bu　were　taken；　Dong　Zhuo　could　easily　be　killed。〃

While　the　council　was　in　progress　again　came　Lu　Bu　to　challenge　them；　and　again　the　manders　moved　out　against　him。　This　time　Gongsun　Zan；　flourishing　his　spear；　went　to　meet　the　enemy。　After　a　very　few　bouts　Gongsun　Zan　turned　and　fled；　Lu　Bu　following　at　the　topmost　speed　of　Red　Hare。　Red　Hare　was　a　five…hundred…mile…a…day　horse；　swift　as　the　wind。　The　lords　watched　Red　Hare　gained　rapidly　upon　the　flying　horseman；　and　Lu　Bu's　halberd　was　poised　ready　to　strike　Gongsun　Zan　just　behind　the　heart。　Just　then　dashed　in　a　third　rider　with　round　glaring　eyes　and　a　bristling　mustache；　and　armed　with　a　ten…foot　serpent　halberd。

＇e＇　Yan　was　a　state　in　the　Warring　States　period。　Located　in　the　northeast；　and　north　of　Qi。　。。。。。

〃Stay；　O　twice　bastard！〃　roared　he；　〃I；　Zhang　Fei　of　Yan*；　await　you！〃

Seeing　this　opponent；　Lu　Bu　left　the　pursuit　of　Gongsun　Zan　and　engaged　the　new　adversary。　Zhang　Fei　was　elated；　and　he　rode　forth　with　all　his　energies。　They　two　were　worthily　matched；　and　they　exchanged　half　a　hundred　bouts　with　no　advantage　to　either　side。　Then　Guan　Yu；　impatient；　rode　out　with　his　huge　and　weighty　green…dragon　saber　and　attacked　Lu　Bu　on　the　other　flank。　The　three　steeds　formed　a　triangle