第133部分 (第1/7页)

huge　fleet　of　war　ships；　sailing　under　the　flag　of　Zhou　Yu。　He　also　was　there　in　mand　of　the　fleet；　and　he　was　supported　by　Huang　Gai　and　Han　Dang。　They　seemed　like　a　drove　of　horses　and　came　along　swift　as　a　falling　star。　They　gained　on　the　fugitives　rapidly。

Zhuge　Liang　ordered　the　boats　to　row　over　to　the　north　bank；　and　the　party　landed。　They　had　started　off　away　from　the　shore　before　Zhou　Yu　could　land。　Zhou　Yu's　marines；　except　the　leaders；　were　all　afoot；　but　they　kept　up　the　pursuit；　following　as　quickly　as　they　could。　Zhou　Yu　led　the　pursuit；　closely　followed　by　Huang　Gai；　Han　Dang；　Xu　Sheng；　and　Ding　Feng。

When　Zhou　Yu's　force　reached　the　borders　of　Huangzhou；　Liu　Bei　and　his　party　were　not　far　away；　and　so　they　pressed　the　pursuit。　But　there　were　only　horses　for　a　few　leaders　in　front；　and　suddenly　the　rolling　of　drums　struck　Zhou　Yu's　ears；　and　from　out　a　gully　dashed　a　troop　of　swordsmen　led　by　Guan　Yu。　Zhou　Yu　was　too　surprised　and　unprepared　to　do　anything　but　flee。

Zhou　Yu　fled　for　his　life　and　Guan　Yu　pursued。　At　different　points　Liu　Bei's　generals；　Huang　Zhong　and　Wei　Yan；　came　out　and　attacked；　so　that　the　troops　of　the　South　Land　suffered　a　great　defeat；　and　Zhou　Yu　barely　escaped。　As　he　came　to　the　river　and　was　going　down　into　his　ship；　the　soldiers　of　Liu　Bei　on　the　bank　jeered　at　him　on　account　of　the　miscarriage　of　his　scheme；　shouting；　〃General　Zhou　Yu　has　given　Uncle　Liu　Bei　a　wife　and　has　lost　his　soldiers！〃

Zhou　Yu　was　so　annoyed　that　he　would　have　gone　up　the　bank　to　fight　again；　but　his　generals　restrained　him。

He　uttered；　〃My　schemes　are　a　failure　and　a　defeat；　and　how　can　I　face　my　master　again？〃

All　at　once　he　cried　aloud　and　fell　back　in　a　swoon。　His　wound　had　reopened。　The　generals　came　to