第199部分(第2/7 页)

The　effect　of　these　victories　spread　far；　so　that　the　leaders　in　Wu　had　no　inclination　to　fight。

When　the　Prince　of　Wu　received　Sun　Huan's　call　for　help；　he　was　frightened　and　knew　not　what　to　do。

So　he　called　a　great　council；　and　he　said；　〃Sun　Huan　is　besieged　in　Yiling；　and　Zhu　Ran　has　been　defeated　on　the　river。　What　can　be　done？〃

Then　Zhang　Zhao　said；　〃Though　several　of　your　manders　are　dead；　yet　have　you　many　left。　Half　a　score　is　enough　to　relieve　your　anxiety。　Send　Han　Dang　as　mander；　with　Zhou　Tai　as　his　second；　Pan　Zhang　as　Van　Leader；　Ling　Tong　as　Rear　Guard；　Gan　Ning　in　reserve。　You　want　one　hundred　thousand　troops。〃

Sun　Quan　made　the　appointments　as　proposed。　Gan　Ning　was　very　seriously　ill　just　then；　but　he　accepted　the　task。

Now　the　First　Ruler　had　made　a　line　of　forty　camps　from　Wukou　and　Jianping　to　Yiling；　spreading　twenty…five　miles　of　distance。

He　was　exceedingly　pleased　with　his　two　nephews；　who　had　distinguished　themselves　again　and　again；　and　he　said；　〃The　generals　that　have　followed　me　since　the　early　days　have　got　aged；　and　thus　no　longer　a　big　use。　But　now　that　I　have　such　two　valorous　nephews；　I　have　no　fear　for　Sun　Quan。〃

Then　he　heard　of　the　ing　of　Sun　Quan's　army　under　Han　Dang　and　Zhou　Tai；　and　he　wished　to　select　a　mander　to　oppose　the　Wu　army。

But　those　near　him　reported：　〃Huang　Zhong　and　a　half　dozen　other　officers　have　run　off　to　Wu！〃

〃Huang　Zhong　is　no　traitor；〃　said　the　First　Ruler；　smiling。　〃It　is　only　that　he　heard　what　I　happened　to　say　about　old　and　useless　leaders。　He　will　not　accept　he　is　useless　and　wants　to　prove　he　is　not。〃

Then　he　called　Guan　Xing　and　Zhang　Bao　and　said　to　them；　〃Huang　Zhong　may　fail　in　this　enterprise　of　his；　so　I　hope　you　two　will　not　mi