第289部分(第6/7 页)

〃The　Ruler　of　Wu　has　sent　the　land　force　under　Wu　Yan；　the　navy　under　Lu　Jing；　and　the　vanguard　under　Sun　Xin！〃

Du　Yu　led　his　forces　forward。　The　vanguard　of　Wu；　under　Sun　Xin；　came　up；　and　at　the　first　encounter　Du　Yu's　army　retired。　Sun　Xin　landed　his　marines　and　pursued。　But　in　the　midst　of　the　pursuit　a　signal　bomb　sounded；　and　Sun　Xin　was　attacked　on　all　sides　by　the　Jin　troops。　He　tried　to　retire；　but　the　army　he　had　been　pursuing；　Du　Yu's　force；　turned　back　too　and　joined　in　the　attack。　Wu's　losses　were　very　heavy；　and　Sun　Xin　hastened　back　to　the　city。　But　the　eight　hundred　Jin　soldiers　of　Zhou　Zhi　mingled　with　the　Wu　army　at　the　ramparts　and　so　entered　the　gates。　The　Jin　soldiers　raised　signal　fires　on　the　walls。

This　maneuver　amazed　Sun　Xin；　and　he　said；　〃The　northern　troops　had　surely　flown　across　the　river　into　the　city！〃

Sun　Xin　made　an　effort　to　escape；　but　the　leader　of　Jin；　Zhou　Zhi；　unexpectedly　appeared　and　slew　him。

Admiral　Lu　Jing　of　the　Wu　fleet　of　that　had　acpanied　Sun　Xin　saw　on　the　south　shore；　in　the　Bashan　Mountains；　a　great　standard　bearing　the　name　Jin　General　Who　Guards　the　South　Du　Yu　。　Lu　Jing　became　alarmed　and　landed　to　try　to　escape；　but　the　Jin　General　Zhang　Shang　soon　found　and　slew　him。

At　his　position　at　Jiangling；　Wu　Yan　heard　of　these　defeats　and　knew　his　position　was　untenable；　so　he　fled。　However；　he　was　soon　captured　and　led　into　the　presence　of　the　victorious　general。

〃No　use　sparing　you；〃　said　Du　Yu；　and　he　sentenced　the　prisoner　to　death。

Thus　Jiangling　was　captured　and　all　the　counties　along　the　River　Xiang　and　River　Yuan　as　far　as　Huangzhou；　which　surrendered　at　the　first　summons。

Du　Yu　sent　out　officers　to　soothe　the　people　of　the　conquered　counties；　and　they　suffere