第107部分 (第1/7页)

but　now　Lu　Su　has　returned　bringing　with　him　the　Directing　Instructor　of　Liu　Bei's　army；　Zhuge　Liang。　Zhuge　Liang；　desiring　to　avenge　himself　for　the　recent　defeat；　has　talked　our　lord　into　a　mind　for　war；　and　Lu　Su　persists　in　supporting　that　policy。　They　only　await　your　final　decision。〃

〃Are　you　all　unanimous　in　your　opinions？〃

〃We　are　perfectly　unanimous；〃　said　Zhang　Zhao。

Zhou　Yu　said；　〃The　fact　is　I　have　also　desired　to　submit　for　a　long　time。　I　beg　you　to　leave　me　now；　and　tomorrow　we　will　see　our　master；　and　I　shall　make　up　his　mind　for　him。〃

So　they　took　their　leave。　Very　soon　came　the　military　party　led　by　Cheng　Pu；　Huang　Gai；　and　Han　Dang。　They　were　admitted　and　duly　inquired　after　their　host's　health。

Then　the　leader　Cheng　Pu　said；　〃Have　you　heard　that　our　country　is　about　to　pass　under　another's　government？〃

〃No；　I　have　heard　nothing；〃　replied　the　host。

〃We　helped　General　Sun　Quan　to　establish　his　authority　here　and　carve　out　this　kingdom；　and　to　gain　that　end　we　fought　many　a　battle　before　we　conquered　the　country。　Now　our　lord　lends　his　ear　to　his　civil　officers　and　desires　to　submit　himself　to　Cao　Cao。　This　is　a　most　shameful　and　pitiful　course；　and　we　would　rather　die　than　follow　it。　So　we　hope　you　will　decide　to　fight；　and　you　may　depend　upon　our　struggling　to　the　last　person。〃

〃And　are　you　unanimous；　Generals？〃　asked　Zhou　Yu。

Huang　Gai　suddenly　started　up　and　smote　his　forehead；　saying；　〃They　may　take　my　head；　but　I　swear　never　to　surrender。〃

〃Not　one　of　us　is　willing　to　surrender；〃　cried　all　the　others。

〃My　desire　also　is　to　decide　matters　with　Cao　Cao　on　the　battlefield。　How　could　we　think　of　submission？　Now　I　pray　you　retire；　Generals；　and　when　I　see　our　lord；　I　will　se