第102部分(第5/7 页)

　lost　her　life；

Zhao　Yun　preserved　her　boy。

〃Too　great　the　risk　you　ran　to　save

This　child；〃　the　father　cried。

To　show　he　rated　Zhao　Yun　high；

He　threw　his　son　aside。

Wen　Ping　and　his　pany　pursued　Zhao　Yun　till　they　saw　Zhang　Fei's　bristling　mustache　and　fiercely　glaring　eyes　before　them。　There　he　was　seated　on　his　battle　steed；　his　hand　grasping　his　terrible　serpent　spear；　guarding　the　bridge。　They　also　saw　great　clouds　of　dust　rising　above　the　trees　and　concluded　they　would　fall　into　an　ambush　if　they　ventured　across　the　bridge。　So　they　stopped　the　pursuit；　not　daring　to　advance　further。

In　a　little　time　Cao　Ren；　Xiahou　Dun；　Xiahou　Yuan；　Li　Dian；　Yue　Jing；　Zhang　Liao；　Xu　Chu；　Zhang　He；　and　other　generals　of　Cao　Cao　came　up；　but　none　dared　advance；　frightened　not　only　by　Zhang　Fei's　fierce　look；　but　lest　they　should　bee　victims　of　a　ruse　of　Zhuge　Liang。　As　they　came　up；　they　formed　a　line　on　the　west　side；　halting　till　they　could　inform　their　lord　of　the　position。

As　soon　as　the　messengers　arrived　and　Cao　Cao　heard　about　it；　he　mounted　and　rode　to　the　bridge　to　see　for　himself。　Zhang　Fei's　fierce　eye　scanning　the　hinder　position　of　the　army　opposite　him　saw　the　silken　umbrella；　the　axes　and　banners　ing　along；　and　concluded　that　Cao　Cao　came　to　see　for　himself　how　matters　stood。

So　in　a　mighty　voice　he　shouted：　〃I　am　Zhang　Fei　of　Yan。　Who　dares　fight　with　me？〃

At　the　sound　of　this　thunderous　voice；　a　terrible　quaking　fear　seized　upon　Cao　Cao；　and　he　bade　them　take　the　umbrella　away。

Turning　to　his　followers；　he　said；　〃Guan　Yu　had　said　that　his　brother　Zhang　Fei　was　the　sort　of　man　to　go　through　an　army　of　a　hundred　legions　and　take　the　head　of　its　mander…in…chief；　and　do　it　easily。　Now　here　is