第271部分(第1/7 页)

So　he　called　Wang　Ji　and　Chen　Qian　and　told　them　to　take　five　thousand　troops　to　keep　the　road　along　which　Zhu　Yi　would　e　and　strike　him　in　rear。

Zhu　Yi　was　advancing　toward　the　city　when　he　heard　a　shouting　in　the　rear；　and　soon　the　attack　began　from　two　sides　by　Wang　Ji　and　Chen　Qian。　His　army　was　worsted　and　returned　to　Anfeng。

When　Sun　Chen　heard　of　this　new　defeat；　he　was　very　angry。

〃What　is　the　use　of　leaders　who　always　lose？〃　cried　he。

He　sentenced　Zhu　Yi　to　death；　and　upbraided　Quan　Wei；　son　of　Quan　Duan；　and　said；　〃If　you　do　not　drive　off　this　army　of　Wei；　let　me　never　again　see　your　face；　nor　that　of　your　father。〃

Then　Sun　Chen　returned　to　Capital　Jianye。

When　this　was　known　in　the　Wei　camp；　Zhong　Hui　said　to　his　chief；　〃Now　the　city　of　Shouchun　may　be　attacked；　for　Sun　Chen　has　gone　away；　and　there　is　no　hope　of　succor　for　the　besieged。〃

A　vigorous　assault　began。　Quan　Wei　tried　to　cut　his　way　through　and　get　into　the　city。　But　when　he　saw　Shouchun　quite　surrounded　by　the　enemy　and　no　hope　of　success；　he　gave　in　and　went　over　to　Sima　Zhao；　by　whom　he　was　well　received　and　given　the　rank　of　General。

Deeply　affected　by　this　kindness；　Quan　Wei　wrote　to　his　father；　Quan　Duan；　and　uncle；　Quan　Yi；　advising　them　to　follow　his　example。　He　tied　the　letter　to　an　arrow　and　shot　it　over　the　walls。　Quan　Yi　found　the　letter；　and　he　and　Quan　Duan；　with　their　several　thousand　troops；　came　out　and　yielded。

Within　the　city　Zhuge　Dan　was　very　sad。

Two　advisers；　Jiang　Ban　and　Jiao　Yi；　came　to　him　and　said；　〃The　food　in　the　city　is　short；　and　the　soldiers　are　many；　this　can　not　last　long。　General；　you　should　let　the　Wu　troops　to　go　out　and　make　a　decisive　fight　with　the　Wei　army。〃

Zhuge　Dan　turned　on