第42部分(第4/7 页)

uck　his　steed　in　the　eye　and　it　fell。　Cao　Cao's　eldest　son；　Cao　Ang；　dismounted　and　yielded　his　horse　to　his　father；　who　galloped　on。　Cao　Ang　was　killed　by　arrows；　but　Cao　Cao　himself　got　away。　Soon　after　he　met　several　of　his　officers　who　had　rallied　a　few　troops。

The　soldiers　of　Qingzhou　under　Xiahou　Dun　seized　the　occasion　to　plunder　the　people。　Yu　Jin　took　his　army；　fell　upon　them；　and　slew　many。　Thus　he　protected　and　appeased　the　people。　The　plunderers；　meeting　Cao　Cao　on　the　road；　knelt　down　howling　and　said　Yu　Jin　had　mutinied　and　attacked　them。　Cao　Cao　was　surprised；　and　he　gave　order　to　Xiahou　Dun；　Xu　Chu；　Li　Dian；　and　Yue　Jing　to　attack　Yu　Jin。

Now　when　Yu　Jin　saw　his　master　and　a　great　pany　approaching；　he　at　once　stopped　the　attack　and　set　his　troops　to　make　a　camp。

An　officer　asked　him；　〃The　Qingzhou　soldiers　say　you　have　turned　traitor。　Why　do　you　not　explain　now　that　the　Prime　Minister　has　arrived？　Why　first　make　a　camp？〃

Yu　Jin　replied；　〃Our　enemies　are　ing　up　in　our　rear　and　are　very　close。　It　is　necessary　to　prepare　for　defense　or　we　shall　not　withstand　them。　Explanation　is　a　small　matter；　but　defense　is　very　important。〃

Soon　after　the　camp　was　finished；　Zhang　Xiu　fell　upon　them。　Yu　Jin　himself　rode　out　to　face　them。　Zhang　Xiu　drew　back。　The　other　generals　of　Yu　Jin；　seeing　he　advance　thus　boldly；　also　attacked；　and　Zhang　Xiu　was　overe。　They　pursued　him　a　great　distance　until　his　force　was　almost　annihilated。　With　the　miserable　remnant　he　finally　fled　to　Liu　Biao。

Cao　Cao's　army　reformed；　and　the　manders　mustered。　Then　Yu　Jin　went　to　see　his　master　and　told　him　of　the　conduct　of　the　Qingzhou　soldiers　and　their　looting　and　why　he　had　attacked　them。

〃Why　did　you　not　tell　me　before　you　made　the　camp？〃