第128部分(第1/7 页)

Then　said　Li　Dian　to　Yue　Jing；　〃He　there　opposite　us　with　the　golden　helm　is　Sun　Quan。　Could　we　but　capture　him；　the　loss　of　our　eight　hundred　thirty　thousand　soldiers　at　the　Red　Cliffs　would　be　amply　avenged。〃

So　speaking　Yue　Jing　rode　out；　alone；　just　one　man　and　one　sword；　and　went　sidelong　toward　the　two　batants。　Then　suddenly；　swift　as　a　flash　of　lightning；　he　ran　forward　and　slashed　at　Sun　Quan。　But　Sun　Quan's　two　guards　were　too　quick　for　him。　Up　went　the　two　halberds　of　Song　Qian　and　Jia　Hua　guarding　their　lord's　head。　The　blow　fell；　but　on　the　crossed　halberds　which　were　shorn　through　near　the　head；　and　in　another　moment　they　were　hammering　away　on　the　head　of　Yue　Jing's　steed　with　the　shafts　of　their　broken　weapons　and　forcing　it　back。

Song　Qian　snatched　a　spear　from　a　soldier　near　and　went　in　pursuit　of　Yue　Jing；　but　Li　Dian；　on　the　other　side；　fitted　an　arrow　to　his　bow　and　aimed　at　Song　Qian's　heart　from　behind。　And　Song　Qian　fell　as　the　bowstring　twanged。

Then　Taishi　Ci；　seeing　his　colleague　fell；　left　off　the　fight　with　Zhang　Liao　and　returned　to　his　own　line。　At　this　Zhang　Liao　fell　on　in　a　swift　attack；　and　the　army　of　Sun　Quan；　thrown　into　confusion；　scattered　and　fled。

Zhang　Liao；　having　distinguished　Sun　Quan　in　the　distance；　galloped　in　pursuit　and　had　nearly　e　up　with　him；　when　Cheng　Pu　happily　rushed　in　from　one　side　of　the　line　of　fight；　stayed　the　pursuit；　and　saved　his　master。　Zhang　Liao　withdrew　to　Hefei。　Sun　Quan　was　escorted　back　to　his　main　camp；　where　his　beaten　soldiers　gradually　rejoined　him　and　their　ranks　were　reformed。

When　Sun　Quan　knew　of　the　death　of　Song　Qian；　he　was　greatly　pained　and　wept　aloud。

But　Adviser　Zhang　Hong　reproached　him；　saying；　〃My　lord；　you　relied　too　much　upon　your　ma