第199部分(第1/7 页)

〃Tonight　Feng　Xi　is　going　to　make　an　attack　upon　General　Sun　Huan's　camp。　He　thinks　it　is　a　good　chance。　They　are　going　to　raise　a　fire　as　a　signal。〃

Zhu　Ran　saw　no　reason　to　doubt　the　men；　and　he　sent　off　at　once　to　tell　Sun　Huan。　But　the　messenger　never　arrived；　as　Guan　Xing　intercepted　and　slew　him。

Then　Zhu　Ran　deliberated　upon　going　to　help。

〃You　cannot　trust　what　those　soldiers　said；〃　said　Cui　Yu；　one　of　the　manders。　〃Both　army　and　navy　will　be　lost　if　anything　goes　wrong。　No；　General；　rather　keep　careful　watch　and　let　me　go。〃

Zhu　Ran　saw　this　was　the　wiser　plan；　so　he　gave　Cui　Yu　ten　thousand　troops；　and　Cui　Yu　left。

That　night　Hu　Ban；　Zhang　Nan；　and　Feng　Xi　made　an　attack　on　Sun　Huan's　camp　from　three　directions；　and　the　soldiers　were　scattered　and　fled。　Then　the　three　generals　set　the　whole　camp　on　fire。　Cui　Yu　saw　the　flames　as　he　marched　and　pressed　on。　Then　just　as　he　was　passing　some　hills；　he　came　upon　the　ambush；　and　Guan　Xing　and　Zhang　Bao　poured　out　from　left　and　right。　Taken　by　surprise；　Cui　Yu　could　only　try　to　flee；　but　he　met　Zhang　Bao；　who　made　him　prisoner。

When　Zhu　Ran　heard　the　news；　he　was　panic…stricken　and　dropped　down…river　twenty　miles。　The　remnant　of　Sun　Huan's　troops　ran　away；　following　their　leader。

As　they　fled；　Sun　Huan　inquired；　〃Is　there　any　city　ahead　that　has　good　defense　and　granary？〃

They　told　him；　saying；　〃To　the　north　is　Yiling；　where　we　can　camp。〃

So　they　went　thither。

Just　as　they　reached　the　wall；　their　pursuers　came　up　and　the　city　was　besieged　in　all　four　sides。

Guan　Xing　and　Zhang　Bao　brought　the　captive　Cui　Yu　back　to　Zigui　and　saw　the　First　Ruler；　who　rejoiced　at　their　success。　The　prisoner　was　put　to　death；　and　the　soldiers　were　rewarded。