| Lu Bu was very angry at this and began to prepare an expedition against Xiaopei.
When Liu Bei heard that an attack threatened, he led out his army to oppose it,
and the two armies were arrayed. |
| Liu Bei rode to the front and said, "Elder brother,
why have you brought an army against me?" |
| Lu Bu began abusing him, saying, "That shot of mine
at the Archery Feast saved you from grave danger. Why then did you steal my
horses?" |
| "I wanted horses and I sent out to buy them. Should
I dare to take yours?" said Liu Bei. |
| "You stole a hundred and fifty in the person of your
brother Zhang Fei. You only used another man's hand." |
| Thereupon Zhang Fei, with his spear set, rode out,
saying, "Yes! I stole your good horses, and what more do you expect?" |
| Lu Bu replied, "You goggled-eyed thief! You are
always treating me with contempt!" |
| "Yes! I took your horses and you get angry. You did
not say any thing when you stole my brother's Xuzhou!" |
| Lu Bu rode forward to give battle, and Zhang Fei
advanced. A reckless fight began, and the two warriors kept it up for a hundred
bouts without a decisive stroke. Then Liu Bei, fearing some accident to his
brother, hastily beat the gongs as a signal to retire and led his army into the
city. Lu Bu then invested it. |
| Liu Bei called his brother and chided him as the
cause of all this misfortune. |
| "Where are the horses?" said Liu Bei. |
| "In some of the temples and courts," replied Zhang
Fei. |
| Liu Bei sent a messenger out to speak softly and
offer to restore the stolen horses if hostilities were to cease. Lu Bu was
disposed to agree but Chen Gong opposed. |
| "You will suffer by and by if you do not remove this
Liu Bei." |
| Under Chen Gong's influence the request for peace
was rejected, and the attackers on the city pressed harder. |
| Liu Bei called Mi Zhu and Sun Qian to him to ask
advice. |
| Said Sun Qian, "The one person that Cao Cao detests
is Lu Bu. Let us then abandon the city and take refuge with Cao Cao, from whom
we may borrow troops to destroy him." |
| "If we try to get away, who will lead the van?" |
| "I will do my best," said Zhang Fei. |
| So Zhang Fei led the way; Guan Yu was rearguard; and
in the center was Liu Bei with the non-fighting portion. The cavalcade started
and went out at the north gate under the bright moon. They met opposition from
Song Xian and Wei Xu's men, but the soldiers were driven off by Zhang Fei, and
the besieging force was passed without difficulty. Zhang Liao pursued, but was
held off by Guan Yu's rearguard. It seemed Lu Bu was not dissatisfied at the
flight, for he took no personal trouble to prevent it. He made formal entry into
the city, settled local affairs, and appointed Gao Shun as Governor. |
第二十三課：馬泥棒
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