第205部分(第1/7 页)

f　the　enemy；　fifty　thousand　under　General　Chang　Diao；　with　the　aid　of　Zhuge　Qian　and　Wang　Shuang；　had　made　a　dash　for　Ruxu；　so　he　hastened　back　and　found　the　officers　were　in　great　fear。

Drawing　his　sword；　he　made　a　speech；　〃Success　depends　upon　the　leader　rather　than　on　the　number　of　soldiers。　The　Art　of　War　says　that　the　value　of　one　soldier　who　inhabits　the　place　equals　that　of　two　soldiers　who　e　from　afar；　and　those　who　are　hosts；　however　in　small　number；　can　overe　those　who　are　guests。　Now　the　enemy　is　weary　from　a　long　march；　and　I　and　you；　my　men；　can　hold　this　place　together。　We　have　the　Great　River　to　defend　us　on　the　south；　and　we　are　backed　by　the　mountains　on　the　north。　Success　should　be　ours　easily；　and　we　are　as　hosts　at　home　awaiting　the　arrival　of　our　weary　visitors。　This　will　give　us　victory　in　every　fight。　Even　if　Cao　Pi　es；　we　need　feel　no　anxiety。　How　much　less　care　we　for　Cao　Ren　and　his　troops？〃

Zhu　Huan　he　issued　orders　to　furl　all　the　banners　and　to　silence　all　the　drums　as　if　the　city　was　empty　of　defenders。

In　time；　Chang　Diao　and　his　veterans　of　the　van　came　to　the　city。　Not　a　person　was　visible；　and　he　hastened　forward　with　all　speed。　But　as　he　neared　the　city；　suddenly　a　bomb　went　off。　Immediately　up　rose　a　forest　of　flags；　and　out　dashed　Zhu　Huan　with　his　sword　drawn。　And　he　made　for　Chang　Diao。　In　the　third　encounter　Zhu　Huan　cut　down　Chang　Diao；　and　the　troops　of　Wu；　rushing　to　the　attack；　thoroughly　routed　the　invaders；　slaying　innumerable　soldiers。　Beside　scoring　a　plete　victory；　Zhu　Huan　took　much　spoil　of　flags　and　weapons　and　horses。

Cao　Ren　himself；　ing　up　later；　was　attacked　by　the　troops　from　Xianxi　and　was　also　routed。　He　fled　home　to　his　master　with　the　news　of　defeat　and　destruction。

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