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　　卻說樊城圍解，曹仁引眾將來見曹操，泣拜請罪。操曰：「此乃天數，非汝等之罪也。」操重賞三軍，親至四冢寨，周圍閱視，顧謂諸將曰：「荊州兵圍塹鹿角數重，徐公明深入其中，竟獲全功。孤用兵三十餘年，未敢長驅逕入敵圍。公明真膽識兼優者也！」眾皆歎服。操班師還於摩陂駐紮。徐晃兵至，操親出寨迎之。見晃軍皆按隊伍而行，並無差亂。操大喜曰：「徐將軍真有周亞夫之風矣！」遂封徐晃為平南將軍，同夏侯尚守襄陽，以遏關公之師。操因荊州未定，就屯兵於摩陂，以候消息。

　　卻說關公在荊州路上，進退無路，謂趙累曰：「目今前有吳兵，後有魏兵，吾在其中，救兵不至，如之奈何？」累曰：「昔呂蒙在陸口時，嘗致書君侯，兩家約好，共誅操賊；今卻助曹而襲我，是背盟也。君侯暫駐軍於此，可差人遺書呂蒙責之，看彼如何對答。」關公從其言，遂修書遣使赴荊州來。

　　卻說呂蒙在荊州，傳下號令：凡荊州諸郡，有隨關公出征將士之家，不許吳兵攪擾，按月給與糧米；有患病者，遣醫治療。將士之家，感其恩惠，安堵不動。忽報關公使至，呂蒙出郭迎接入城，以賓禮相待。使者呈書與蒙。蒙看畢，謂來使曰：「蒙昔日與關將軍結好，乃一己之私見；今日之事，乃上命差遣，不得自主。煩使者回報將軍，善言致意。」遂設宴款待，送歸館驛安歇。於是隨征將士之家，皆來問信。有附家書者，有口傳音信者，皆言家門無恙，衣食不缺。

　　使者辭別呂蒙，蒙親送出城。使者回見關公，具道呂蒙之語，並說荊州城中，君侯寶眷并諸將家屬，俱各無恙，供給不缺。公大怒曰：「此奸賊之計也！我生不能殺此賊，死必殺之，以雪我恨！」喝退使者。使者出寨，眾將皆來探問家中之事。使者具言各家安好，呂蒙極其恩恤，並將書信傳送各將。各將欣喜，皆無戰心。

　　關公率兵取荊州，軍行之次，將士多有逃回荊州者。關公愈加恨怒，遂催軍前進。忽然喊聲大震，一彪軍攔住；為首大將，乃蔣欽也，勒馬挺鎗大叫曰：「雲長何不早降！」關公罵曰：「吾乃漢將，豈降賊乎！」拍馬舞刀，直取蔣欽。不三合，欽敗走。關公提刀追殺二十餘里，喊聲忽起，左邊山谷中，韓當領兵衝出；右邊山谷中，周泰引軍衝出；蔣欽回馬復戰：三路夾攻。關公急撤軍回走。

　　行無數里，只見南山岡上人煙聚集，一面白旗招颭，上寫「荊州土人」四字，眾人都叫：「本處人速速投降！」關公大怒，欲上岡殺之。山崦內又有兩軍撞出，左邊丁奉，右邊徐盛，并合蔣欽等三路軍馬，喊聲震地，鼓角喧天，將關公困在垓心。手下將士，漸漸離散。

　　比及殺到黃昏，關公遙望四山之上，皆是荊州士兵，呼兄喚弟，覓子尋爺，喊聲不住。軍心盡變，皆應聲而去。關公止喝不住。部從止有三百餘人。殺至三更，正東上喊聲連天，乃是關平、廖化分為兩路兵殺入重圍，救出關公。關平告曰：「軍心亂矣。必得城池暫屯，以待援兵。麥城雖小，足可屯紮。」關公從之，催促殘軍前至麥城，分兵緊守四門，聚將士商議。趙累曰：「此處相近上庸，現有劉封、孟達在彼把守，可速差人往求救兵。若得這枝軍馬接濟，以待川兵大至，軍心自安矣。」

　　正議間，忽報吳兵已至，將城四面圍定。公問曰：「誰敢突圍而出，往上庸求救？」廖化曰：「某願往。」關平曰：「我護送汝出重圍。」關公即修書付廖化藏於身畔，飽食上馬，開門出城。正遇吳將丁奉截住，被關平奮力衝殺。奉敗走。廖化乘勢殺出重圍，投上庸去了。關平入城，堅守不出。


62 The siege of Fancheng being thus raised, Cao Ren went to see his master. With tears he acknowledged his fault and asked pardon.

63 "It was the will of heaven, and no fault of yours," said Cao Cao.

64 And he rewarded the armies.

65 When he visited Sizhong and had inspected the captured stockades, he remarked on the defenses, saying, "Xu Huang was very clever to overcome these. With my thirty years of war, I should not have dared to penetrate such opposition. He is valiant and wise, and both in a high degree."

66 "Aye," said they with him, for they could not but agree.

67 Cao Cao's army marched back to Mopo and there camped. When Xu Huang returned, Cao Cao went out of the stockade to meet him, and netted with joy when seeing the excellent order and discipline that his army showed. Every soldier was in his place, the ranks perfectly kept, all without a trace of disorder.

68 "General Xu Huang has the spirit of the old Zhou Yafu," said Cao Cao, and on the spot conferred on his commander the title of General Who Pacifies the South. Xu Huang was sent soon after to share in the defense of Xiangyang with Xiahou Shang and to meet Guan Yu's army.

69 Jingzhou being still in turmoil, Cao Cao remained at Mopo waiting for news.

70 Guan Yu found himself at a standstill on the road to Jingzhou with the army of Wu in front and the men of Wei coming up behind.

71 "What is to be done," he discussed the position with Zhao Lei, "when we cannot advance nor retreat and the aid has not come?"

72 Zhao Lei proposed a halt to try to shame Lu Meng into aiding Cao Cao.

73 Said he, "When Lu Meng was at Lukou, he used to write to you often, and you agreed to join hands in the destruction of Cao Cao. Now he is a traitor and fighting on the other side. Send a letter and reproach him. Perhaps we may get a satisfactory reply."

74 So the letter was written and sent to Jingzhou.

75 Meanwhile, by Lu Meng's special command, the most complete protection was given to the families of all the officers who were serving under Guan Yu, and they were kept supplied with all they required. Even the ailing members of their households were treated by physicians free of charge. The result was that they were quite won over to the new order of things, and there was no attempt to disturb it. When Guan Yu's letter came, the messenger was led into the city and well treated.

76 When Lu Meng read the letter, he said to the bearer thereof, "You must understand the different circumstances. When your general and I were leagued together, it was a personal matter between us two. Now things have changed. I am sent here with certain orders and am not my own master. I would trouble you, O messenger, to return and explain thus to your master and in good words."

77 The bearer of the letter was entertained at a banquet and sent to repose himself in the guest-house, where the families of the absent officers sought him to have news of their husbands and fathers. Moreover, they brought him letters and gave him messages for the officers, and the whole tenor of these letters and messages was that they were all in good health, all their needs were supplied, and they lacked nothing. When he left the city, Lu Meng himself escorted him to the outskirts and set him on his way.

78 On his return to the army, he gave to Guan Yu the message of Lu Meng and told him that the families were all well and safe and well cared for. This, however, did not greatly please Guan Yu.

79 Stamping his foot, Guan Yu said, "This is merely a ruse to gain favor and popularity. The brigand! If I cannot slay him while I live, I will after I am dead. My hate shall not go unappeased."

80 He roughly dismissed the messenger, who went out and was at once surrounded by those whose families were in the city and who desired to have news of them. And when he gave them the letters and messages and told them all were well, there was great rejoicing among the men in the camp, and kindly feelings for Lu Meng prevailed. And therewith died down the spirit of fighting.

81 Guan Yu led the army to attack Jingzhou, but day by day the men deserted and ran away to the very city they were moving to attack. So day by day Guan Yu's bitterness and anger increased, and he advanced in angry haste. One day there was a great shouting and the noise of drums, and he found his way blocked.

82 "Why do you not surrender, friend Guan Yu?" said the leader of this body, Jiang Qin.

83 "Could I give in to a rebel---I, a servant of the Hans and a leader of their army?" roared Guan Yu in a passion.

84 Thereupon he whipped his horse forward and swung up his sword to strike. However, Jiang Qin would not fight. The two exchanged a few blows, and Jiang Qin fled. Guan Yu followed. When he had gone a long way, there suddenly appeared from a gully near him Han Dang, while Zhou Tai came out from the other side. Thereupon Jiang Qin wheeled round and once more came to do battle, so that three forces were opposed to Guan Yu. Unable to withstand these, he retreated.

85 Before he had gone very far, he saw signs of many people bivouacking among the hills, and presently made out, on a huge white banner that flapped in the breeze, the words Natives of Jingzhou, and the people about were calling out, "All the inhabitants of this place have surrendered."

86 Guan Yu felt like rushing up and cutting these people to pieces, but just then two other cohorts appeared led by Ding Feng and Xu Sheng, who supported Jiang Qin. The three bodies of troops then set on with shouting and loud beating of drums that seemed to make the very earth tremble. And Guan Yu was like the kernel in a nut, quite surrounded.

87 This was not all. He saw the number of his followers diminishing every moment. He fought on till dusk, and looking about him he saw all the hills crowded with Jingzhou folks and heard them calling siblings for brother and children for father, till his soldiers' hearts had melted within them. One by one they ran to their relatives, heedless of their leader and his voice. Presently he had but three hundred left, but with them he kept up the battle till the third watch. Then there was another shouting in another note, for his leaders, Guan Ping, his son, and Liao Hua, came to his help. And they rescued him.

88 "The soldiers' hearts are all melted," said Guan Ping. "We must find some place wherein to camp till help can arrive. There is Maicheng, small, but sufficient. Let us camp there."

89 Guan Yu consented, and the exhausted army hurried thither as quickly as they could. The small force was divided among the four gates to guard.

90 Zhao Lei said, "This place is near Shangyong where Meng Da and Liu Feng station. We should send for their help. If their army marches to our relief until the grand army of Shu comes, the morale of our army will improve."

91 But disappointments dogged them. Very soon the army of Wu came up and laid siege to the city.

92 "Who will try to break through and go away to Shangyong for assistance?" asked Guan Yu.

93 "I will go," said Liao Hua.

94 "And I will escort you past the danger zone," said Guan Ping.

95 Guan Yu wrote his letter, which Liao Hua concealed next to his skin, and having eaten a full meal, he rode out at the gate. The leader of the enemy, Ding Feng, tried to check him, but Guan Ping fought vigorously and drove him away. So Liao Hua escaped the siege and reached Shangyong, while Guan Ping returned. Then they barred the gates and hold their defense.


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