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Extraction code: 7fx3 Title: Three Kingdoms-Part V: Beginning of the Northern Expedition

Author: [Japan] Yoshikawa Eiji

Translator: Gao Peiming

Douban score: 6.9

Press: Chongqing Publishing House

Publication year: 20 12- 1 1

Page count: 395

Content introduction:

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"The Three Kingdoms? Part V: Start the Northern Expedition (Three Kingdoms? Modern novel edition has been a best-selling masterpiece of Japanese historical novels for more than 70 years! Ji Chuan Hideyoshi, a Japanese national writer, made a brand-new interpretation of China's classic works, subverting the traditional classic characters. The most beautiful modern novel version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Classic history books, business books and copyright books are three-in-one works, and they are the pillow books of Kōnosuke Matsushita, the great Japanese business god. It has influenced the lives of two generations of Japanese literary masters and thinkers, and is a must-read life management book for young people. Jin Yong, Kōnosuke Matsushita, Jing Shangjing, Ryotaro Shiba, Kawabata Yasunari and Junichi Watanabe respectfully recommend them!

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Mr. Yoshikawa Eiji turned this China novel into a modern Japanese novel, and it is through his literary articles that readers' interest in this work has not declined.

-Jin Yong

The humanitarianism and idealism in Yoshikawa Eiji's mind are the main reasons why his works are widely circulated and full of charm.

-Kawabata Yasunari (Nobel Prize in Literature winner)

Yoshikawa Eiji's Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a good reference for me to understand people's hearts and the world. May it be widely read by young people today.

-Kōnosuke Matsushita (God of Japanese Business)

Thousands of readers have found comfort, encouragement and pleasure in Yoshikawa Eiji's works.

-Junzo Koizumi (famous economist, teacher of Emperor Akihito of Japan)

I was shocked by the profoundness of Yoshikawa Eiji's literature.

-Junichi Watanabe (a famous Japanese writer)

A great genius like Mr Yoshikawa Eiji may be rare in a hundred years.

-Ryotaro Shiba (a famous Japanese writer)

I will read Mr. Yoshikawa Eiji's works many times, repeatedly, repeatedly, so tired of reading that I can recite many paragraphs by heart, but every time I finish reading them, I will have a new interest. This is the Three Kingdoms.

-Xiao Ye Nobutaro (China literature expert)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the most proud and creative masterpiece of Mr. Yoshikawa Eiji in his heyday.

-Hiroichi Sugawara (famous publisher)

For me, The Three Kingdoms is a book full of deep memories. When I was in my twenties, I read greedily and repeatedly. At that time, I wrote in my diary: "I read the annals of the Three Kingdoms three times."

-Daisaku Ikeda (a famous Japanese thinker)

The History of the Three Kingdoms is a narrative poem created by Mr. Ji Chuanti with poetic sentiment to control the rise and fall of chaos.

-Ozaki Hotsuki (a famous Japanese literary critic)

foreword

Needless to say, the history of the Three Kingdoms (here refers to the popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Luo Guanzhong) is about 1,800 years ago. However, the characters active in that distant era in the book still seem to live in every corner of China today-as long as they go to China in person and get in touch with all kinds of sentient beings, from politicians to ordinary people, especially after their close relationship, they will make people feel something from time to time.

It can be said that the rise and fall of the Three Kingdoms period is still staged in modern China. Although the social and cultural forms have undergone earth-shaking changes, the characters in the works are still alive today. That's not too much to say.

There are many first words and last poems in the Three Kingdoms.

These poems not only describe Pang's war stories, but also stories about the rise and fall of troubled times, and even more, there is a kind of harmony, music and color that makes people in the East feel excited and full of gas.

If these poems are removed from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this magnificent work, which is known as a world-class masterpiece, will not only be dull to read, but also greatly reduce its literary value.

Because of this, if the work of Three Kingdoms is rewritten or abridged, not only will the original poetry disappear, but what is more worrying is that the most touching thing will be lost.

So I didn't rewrite or abridge the translation, but dared to try to recreate this work in a style that is most suitable for long-form newspaper serial novels, and joined my own understanding and creation of the main characters such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The words and dialogues that can be seen everywhere in the book, which can't be found in the original, are all pens that I use to highlight colors.

As we all know, although The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is based on the history of China, it is not an official history. The author freely brings historical figures to life and walks into his works. This work describes the rise and fall of the rebellion from the period of the twelfth emperor of the later Han Dynasty (around AD 168, equivalent to the reign of Japanese Chengwu) to the destruction of Wu in the first year of Emperor Taikang of the Jin Dynasty. Its grand conception and broad stage are unmatched by classical novels all over the world. After careful counting, there are hundreds of words in the book. Coupled with the ubiquitous works, readers' thoughts can't help but flash back to the ups and downs of human life and the ups and downs of culture that have happened in this land in the past 100 years, and instead cover up their thoughts and be filled with emotion.

From another appreciation point of view, The Three Kingdoms can be said to be a folk novel. The love, morality, religion and life of human beings reflected in the works, as well as the theme of war and the political power of heroes throughout the novel, are undoubtedly a colorful folk picture, while the energetic and exciting people can be regarded as a human drama staged on the stage of heaven and earth with magnificent music.

Due to the changes of the times, of course, the place names in the original work are different from those used now. I have annotated all the names that can be verified, but there are still many old names that are unclear. As for the titles and official positions of the people on the scene, what can be inferred literally is still the same, just copy them. Because if the text is too modern, the special color and feeling of the text will be lost.

The original works include the popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other versions. The author did not make a simple literal translation completely according to these versions, but learned from each other's strong points, thus forming a sui generis Three Kingdoms. Recalling the scene when I wrote this work, while I was writing it, I couldn't help but think of the scene when I was a teenager and read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Mr. Kubo Tiansui. In the middle of the night, the cat couldn't bear to put it under the lamp. Her father scolded her and forced her to go to bed.

Speaking of it, there is nothing better than reading the original if you want to chew it carefully and taste the true taste of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. However, today's readers are afraid that they will be afraid and stop at its difficulties. At the same time, considering the variety of reading pleasure pursued by the general public, they dare to accept the instructions of the book, modify the old work and reprint it in Fu Zi.

Wisdom in history

Panasonic founder Kōnosuke Matsushita

It is said that when Mr Ji Chuan was twelve years old, his family declined and he dropped out of primary school. After that, he tasted the bitterness of life in the lower class, but he cherished every inch of time and read literary books. Probably the experience during that time cultivated his subtle vision of observing the truth of life. Many years later, his historical novels have been loved by many readers, and it is only natural that he has established an unshakable position in the literary world as a national writer.

When I was nine years old, I dropped out of primary school and became an apprentice at Osaka Shipyard. At that time, when I was on duty in the store, I often read talk books such as The Book of Tiger and Sarutobi Sasuke. Many of these works are very good references for me to understand people's hearts and the world.

There are inexhaustible truths and lessons in the thoughts and lifestyles of historical figures, which can give us important enlightenment for today's survival. It is a pity to let these be buried by history. According to the anecdotes woven by these historical figures, Mr. Ji Chuan revived the truth that existed in the classics into a universal story today.

Mr. Ji Chuan left outstanding works such as The History of the Three Kingdoms, Musashi Miyamoto, The Book of Taige and The Story of Xinping Family. This is really our blessing. Against the background of turbulent times, many works describing the lives of historical figures familiar to the Japanese have been regrouped and published as libraries. In today's great transformation, this plan is really timely. May these books be widely read by young people today.

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Six halls are like snow.

"ah? Jingzhou fell? " The momentum of Guan Ping suddenly weakened. So he left Huang Xu and urged his horse to speed back. His mind was in chaos and he thought nervously, "Did Jingzhou really fall? Impossible? "

As soon as he ran near Yancheng, he saw the black smoke in the city from a distance. Under the fire, his soldiers fled everywhere. He asked the escaped soldiers what had happened in the city, and the soldiers told him noisily: "I don't know when Huang Xu attacked from behind and set fire to the city."

"Today, I was tricked by Huang Xu. This is a complete failure. "

He stamped his throat and shouted, but the situation was irreversible and he had to run to four graves with his military forces.

When Liao Hua entered the village, he asked urgently, "I heard that Jingzhou has fallen, and now it has been occupied by Wu Dong. You must have heard about it, too? "

Guan Ping drew his sword and walked among the soldiers. He shouted to Liao Hua and the whole army, "These are all rumors and a plot by the enemy to undermine our morale. Anyone who spreads such rumors again in the future will be beheaded immediately! "

For several days in a row, Guan Ping stepped up his vigilance in the camp and closely monitored the actions of nearby troops and enemies. No.4 Middle School faces the water and is backed by deep mountains and forests, which is a dangerous place where birds can't fly. Abatis is also evenly distributed on the main roads.

"According to the report of Hou, move forward, and now it has reached the opposite mountain. That mountain is bare and not in a favorable position. Although our troops are weak, our position in the four pillars is extremely strong, and we will definitely stick to the enemy. Why don't you and I sneak up on the enemy camp tonight? "

After losing Yancheng, Guan Ping has been longing for revenge. This time, he left the base camp with Liao Hua to sneak attack, and the soldiers he brought were all elites.

They first came to a stronghold on a hill in the wilderness, which is the most outpost of the Shu army. These strongholds are arranged horizontally and twelve strongholds are connected in a line.

This line of defense must not be breached by the enemy, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. Because as long as one stronghold is breached, the troops in the twelve strongholds will immediately become fragmented. Liao Hua followed Guan Ping here, and he knew the importance of these strongholds.

"Tonight, I led the troops to attack the bald mountain alone. You hold this line. If you see the enemy's chaos, you will unite with the twelve villages, besiege and destroy all their scattered troops. "

After the charge, Guan Ping left Liao Hua alone to attack the enemy-occupied bald mountain.

Unexpectedly, when I got to the mountain, I saw colorful flags flying, but no one was there.

"Shit!" Guan Ping was about to retreat down the mountain when he knew he had been cheated. Suddenly, there were shouts in groups in caves, behind rocks and on the back of mountains, and voices came from all directions like an avalanche.

Lv Jian and Xu Shang scolded while chasing: "Little boy, did your father only teach you to escape?"

Guan Ping escaped from the bald mountain and came to the wilderness. He found that there were more and more Cao Jun, which really made him nervous.

Liao Hua's defense can't stop the impact of the surging waves, and suddenly it becomes in flight. Looking back, Xizuka camp also burst into flames, burning up half the sky. When they ran breathlessly to the sleepy shore, Huang Xu was already waiting there on horseback.

"Don't let a Shu army cross the river!"

Huang Xu laid a tight encirclement by the river, only to annihilate the Shu army.

There was nothing Guan Ping could do, and this time it was a crushing defeat. He and Liao Hua had to run to Fancheng. When they met Guan Yu, they burst into tears and said, "I will be ashamed when the general comes."

"For military strategists, winning or losing is common." Guan Yu didn't scold them, but after listening to Guan Ping's report on Jingzhou, he angrily scolded: "Nonsense! The commander of Lukou garrison was still wet behind the ears, so we built a beacon tower. Jingzhou defenders can be described as stable as Mount Tai. Why do you also listen to the enemy's rumors? "

Cao Cao's main force and Huang Xu's vanguard are advancing rapidly, and hundreds of thousands of troops from all over the mountains are getting closer and closer to Guan Yu's position.

"See? This is Huang Xu. "

Guan Yu's left arm arrow wound improved slightly. This is the first time he picked up the dragon crescent moon blade again after his recovery. Guan Ping suggested, "You'd better not go to war with Huang Xu."

"What did you say?" Guan Yu had a long beard and said, "Huang Xu is an old friend of mine. I have to tell him-Guan Yu is not old!" "

On the day when the two armies fought, Guan Yu rode to meet Huang Xu. Huang Xu behind him, also follow a dozen in Athens.

Huang Xu saluted at once, and then said, "A few years later, I didn't expect the general's sideburns to be as white as snow. When I miss you in your prime, Huang Xu was taught by the general, which is unforgettable. I am lucky to know this face again. Really emotional, I am very happy. "

"Oh, it's Huang Xu. Recently, you have made outstanding achievements in the military and gained a great reputation. I, Guan Yu, am secretly glad for you. But why are you so cruel to my son Guan Ping? If you haven't forgotten the friendship of that year, give this credit to others and stand back yourself. "

"No, the general forget? Didn't you teach me to put family first? Listen, soldiers, whoever can get that white-haired head will be rewarded as much as you want! "

He let out a cry, horseshoe flying dust, hand dance axe, and the valiant soldier behind him rushed towards Guan Yu.

I am not old! I am not old! Guan Yu shouted to himself, waving the dragon crescent moon blade, and played dozens of rounds in the thunderous siege.

However, it seems that the arrow wound has not healed, and Guan Yu's life is obviously in danger. Guan Ping was driven away by his family. More obviously, Guan Yu gradually became tired, so he immediately sounded the golden bell and retired from the army.

Almost at the same time that Guan Ping sounded the golden bell to retreat, Fan Chengjun, who had been trapped in the cage for a long time, suddenly opened the gate and rushed out. These desperate soldiers quickly broke through the encirclement, but Guan Yu's army was forced to retreat to Xiangjiang River.

The decline of being attacked between Scylla and Charybdis caused the defeat of Guan Yu's army. After nightfall, Guan Yu and others fled to the upper reaches of Xiangjiang River. The bitter struggle with Cao Jun along the way accelerated the breakup of this weak brigade. When Lu Chang led a sneak attack, the Shu army was completely annihilated and drowned in the river, causing numerous casualties.

Crossing the river into Xiangyang is terrible. Looking back, there were few defeated soldiers, and Guan Yu couldn't help but feel sad.

At this time, Guan Yu knew that the fall of Jingzhou was not a rumor. When he heard that his family, wife and children were still alive because of the placement of the Dongwu general Monroe, he sighed and was speechless.

If you don't cross the river to the outskirts of Tuo Domineering, Xiangyang won't stay up. On the way to the public security, an escaped commander told Guan Yu that the public security had been given to Wu Dong by Fu Shiren, and Mi Fang of Nanjun also surrendered and defected to Sun Quan.

"ah! I didn't know that ... "Guan Yu gnashed her teeth and was furious. He stared at one side, suddenly felt dizzy and fell on his horse. It turned out that the wound on his arm had split.

They took him off his horse and bandaged the wound again. Guan Yu regretted his miscalculation. After learning of Monroe's plot and the mutiny of the beacon tower defenders, he covered his face with his sleeves and burst into tears. "I made a big mistake, I was cheated. How can I face my brother now? "

At this point, Cao Jun Coss has deus ex, turned to attack overnight. Counselors Zhao Yan and Sima suggested: "We should not completely kill Guan Yu, but keep him to make trouble for Wu Dong."

Coss then gathered up the defeated troops as much as possible and returned to Cao Cao's base camp.

Cao Cao praised Huang Xu for his first-class merit and made him General Pingnan, guarding Xiangyang.

Seven wheat cities fall on the moon

Say, Wu Jun has occupied Jingzhou; Back off, Cao Cao's army is everywhere.

The defeated army fell into Nagano, and hating Tai was heartbroken.

The Ministry Zhao Lei said, "General, can you write a letter to Lv Meng? When he was in Lukou before, didn't he write a few times to make friends with you, and then crusade against Cao Cao together? I don't know if he still has that idea now ... "

"I have to try."

Guan Yu's mood at the moment is like walking in the dark, eager to find a ray of light.

He finally wrote a letter to Lv Meng.

The messenger came to Jingzhou with a letter from Guan Yu. When Lu Meng knew it, he went to meet him outside the city and accompanied him into the city.

"I want to announce that General Guan Yu's special envoy has arrived. Jingzhou people probably want to know the news of those relatives who joined the army. "

After the news spread, the messenger was immediately surrounded by the crowd: Have you heard from my son? Where is my husband? Where is my father? My brother, my uncle, my nephew ... are they alive or dead? What happened next? ...

"You go home, please go back ..."

The messenger waited left and right, and finally squeezed into the city.

After reading the letter, Lv Meng said, "I know what General Guan means. I haven't forgotten our old friend. But after all, it's just a personal friendship, and now we're talking about national affairs. The two cannot be confused, so I have to ask you to convey my regards and ask him to take care. "

After that, he gave a banquet to entertain the emissary, gave all kinds of local products and money cloth, and politely sent him to the city gate.

Seeing that the emissary was going back, the people in Jingzhou swarmed on him, carrying already written letters and letters of condolences, and entrusted the emissary: "Please give this to my son …" "Please give this to my husband …"

People also said in unison: "Monroe is a good official. We live better than before. We give medicine to the sick and relief to the suffering people. We don't have to worry about life at all Please tell our relatives about it. "

The messenger was so embarrassed that he really wanted to cover his ears and run away.

When he returned to the desolate camp and told Guan Yu the truth, Guan Yu sighed and said, "Well, after all, I am not as wily as Lv Meng. Now that I think about it, he has figured out how to subdue the hearts of Jingzhou people. What a terrible man ... "Say that finish, I saw his eyes shining with tears, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

You can't stay in the wild for long. When it rains heavily, everything will turn into a swamp. Now we can only burn our bridges and advance into Jingzhou. It would be a pleasure if we could fight to the death with Lv Meng.

Guan Yu ordered him to leave tomorrow. But at dawn, most of the soldiers had fled without a trace, leaving only a few soldiers. The generals in Jingzhou sighed with regret: "Alas, everything is over. If I had known this, I shouldn't have brought letters and articles from Jingzhou people, let alone sent messages to those soldiers. " The rest of the soldiers have no fighting spirit and look homesick.

"We want to go. Even if I am alone, I will go to Jingzhou City. " Guan Yu went on without hesitation.

He had no idea that two commanders of Dongwu, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, were waiting for him on the dangerous road. Guan Yu fought to the river, then to the plain, and fought with Wu Jun on the mountain until it was dark-just then, Soochow Xu Sheng beat drums again, and suddenly an ambush came from all directions.

"Millions of enemy troops, I can't stand it!"

If you can keep calm on weekdays, Guan Yu must be invincible. However, in this narrow valley where the moonlight is like washing, he is at a loss because of the endless echo of voices and shouts.

The piercing wind kept calling for relatives: some mothers called for sons, some sons called for fathers, some wives called for husbands, and some relatives shouted at each other ... Guan Yu's soldiers raised the white flag and ran in the direction of Jingzhou.

"Alas, this is also a dispute of Monroe." Guan Yu stood in the bleak moonlight.

Birds can't turn back when they are gone, and waterfalls don't flow back. Once soldiers get homesick, lose morale and start running away, no famous soldier can stop them and reunite them with the army. Guan Yu could only watch the soldiers escape.

"It's all over." Guan Yu stood motionless, like a cold stone statue. There are only four or five hundred officers and men left, but Guan Ping and Liao Hua firmly believe that they can always find a way out. They gathered their residual strength, broke through the encirclement of the enemy and finally fought their way out.

"Let's go to Maicheng first, and then make plans." They protected Guan Yu and ran down the hill.

Maicheng is not too far away, it is a famous ancient city of pre-Qin, and now there is only an uninhabited ruin left.

When he arrived in Maicheng, Liao Hua cheered up and said, "It is not impossible to turn this place into an iron wall as long as our 500 strong men unite sincerely."

Guan Ping then said heroically, "That's right. Those who are afraid of death are gone, and the soldiers who stay are tried and tested, and strength is not a problem. "

Speaking of which, Guan Ping and Liao Hua are ready for the worst. They also said to Guan Yu, "It's not far from Shang Yong. Shang Yong has Shu generals Liu Feng and Meng Da. Ask them for help, move the Shu army there, adjust and consolidate their strength, and you will surely defeat Cao Jun and recapture Jingzhou. "

"It seems that this can only be the case."

Guan Yu then boarded the Arrow Tower and looked at the ancient city. To his surprise, the mountains are full of flags and soldiers of Wu Dong, and I'm afraid even ants can't climb out of the iron wall formed by Wu Dong in Maicheng. Wu Jun queues neatly, morale is high, even the sound of horses is particularly loud.

Guan Yu turned and asked, "Who wants to break through the tight encirclement and ask for help? Going out may be a dead end. "

Liao Hua replied, "I am willing to be an envoy. If you can't rush out and die outside the city, please send another messenger immediately. "

That night, Liao Hua sewed a letter from Guan Yu in his clothes, bid farewell to everything and slipped out of the ancient city.

The sound of golden drums and swords came from the darkness at once. Originally, Wu Dong general Ding Feng's men immediately caught up with Liao Hua. Guan Ping immediately led a group of troops out of the city to fight Wu Jun, and finally covered Liao Hua to break through the tight encirclement.

Liao Hua went through many hardships. When he arrived in Shang Yong, he had become a beggar. As soon as he entered the city, he went to see Liu Feng. He couldn't even drink the water served, so he couldn't wait to tell the other party the truth: "General Guan is now trapped in Maicheng, and he is in a dilemma. If he is not rescued in time, he will only die. Please send troops immediately before it's too late. "

Liu Feng nodded, but immediately thought about it and said, "I'll discuss it with Meng Da first."

He told Liao Hua to wait here, and immediately sent others to find Mengda.

In a short time, shorts came to another room, and Liu Feng followed. The two of them closed the door and discussed it secretly. Now there are small battles all over the world, and all ministries have sent them out separately. If the garrison troops in the city are sent to reinforce from afar, Liu Feng and Meng Da are unwilling.

Meng Da reluctantly said to Liu Feng: "We can't solve the siege of Guan Yu Maicheng, so we can only refuse him. Everyone knows that there are at least 400,000 Wu Jun in nine counties of Jingzhou, and Cao Cao in Jianghan area has also concentrated 400,000 to 500,000 Cao Jun-what's the use of sending two or three thousand reinforcements there? If all the troops are sent to Maicheng, it will be difficult for Shang Yong to protect itself. "

Meng Da was right, but Liu Feng was embarrassed because Guan Yu was his uncle.

Meng Da saw through his mind and then said, "You are the adopted son of the Liu family. You could have been a prince, but Guan Yu got in the way. When the king of Hanzhong asked Kong Ming about it, Kong Ming was a wise man. He said that this is your family's business. You should consult Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but he politely avoided answering. The king of Hanzhong went to ask Guan Yu again, and Guan Yu said,' According to ancient and modern laws, illegitimate children can't be heirs, not to mention that Liu Feng is a godson! It is enough to give him a mountain city. "Didn't Guan Yu treat you like a waste?"

"However, if we treat Guan Yu and parting now, we will be slandered by the world."

"Who will blame you for not doing such a futile thing?"

Liu Feng finally made up his mind and refused Liao Hua's request. Liao Hua fell to his knees in shock, kowtowed and cried bitterly, "If you don't send reinforcements, General Guan will die in Maicheng. Can you really get out of destruction? "

"How can a glass of water save a car?" Liu Feng say that finish, walked into the kitchens, never come out.

Liao Hua came to see Mengda again, but Mengda refused to see him. Liao Hua was furious and had to leave Shang Yong, swearing and running away to Chengdu. He knew that although the mountains were high and the water was far away, he had to turn to the king of Hanzhong directly to save Guan Yu.

The situation in Maicheng is getting worse every day. Guan Yu, Guan Ping and 500 soldiers are all waiting to choke. They are looking forward to the return of Liao Hua every day, looking forward to seeing the standard of reinforcements. But what they see is only a few migratory birds that occasionally pass through the air.

The grain is dead, and the people are tired. In this ancient city like a graveyard, only weeds are still alive.

Guan Yu sat in a dark room with his eyes closed. Zhao Lei stepped forward and asked, "This city is in danger. What does the general think to do? "

Guan Yu only said one sentence: "Stick to the end."

At this moment, I heard someone knocking at the door. Bearer is Soochow overseers staff, Zhuge Liang's younger brother-Zhu Gejin.

"General Guan, long time no see."

Zhu Gejin met Guan Yu and conveyed the meaning of surrender to Sun Quan, the marquis of Wu: "As the saying goes, he who knows the times is a hero. Now the tide is set. Within the nine counties of Jingzhou, the general only has Maicheng. Now that Wu Jun is around, since there is no food and no reinforcements outside, what's the use of keeping a festival? My Lord Wu Hou invited me here today, and sincerely invited the general to enjoy the glory with me. I wonder if the general would like to go to Wu Dong with me? "

Guan Yu shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile, "It's a pity that the marquis of Wu doesn't know others. I am not a coward who can persuade me with sweet words. Although I am at the end of my rope now, Guan Yu is the pearl of Wumeng. Even if the pearl is broken, it will not lose its white luster. You can go back and tell Sun Quan that Guan Yu will go out of town another day and fight to the death. "

"Why is the general so stubborn?"

"Shut up!"

With a loud drink, Guan Ping jumped out from one side and drew his sword at ZhuGeJin. Guan Yu shouted at him and held his arm. "Wait a minute, this man is kongming's brother. For the sake of Kong Ming, let him go. "

Guan Yu ordered Zhu Gejin to be driven out of the city, and then silently closed his eyes.

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About the author:

Author: (Japanese) Yoshikawa Eiji Translator: Gao Peiming

Yoshikawa Eiji, a master of Japanese popular literature and historical novels. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, he dropped out of school in his early years because of his poor family. He worked as a printer, boatman, painter, journalist, etc. And it is self-taught. At the age of thirty-four, he published "Ming Men Secret Post" and became famous in one fell swoop. After that, he kept writing for more than forty years. In Japan, his position is far higher than that of Yamaoka Sōhachi, the author of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was awarded the title of "National Writer" in Japan and won the Japanese Cultural Medal in his later years. When he died, a famous person said, "It seems that Tokyo has faded."

Yoshikawa Eiji's historical novels are both classical and modern, with fresh and meaningful words, such as flowing water and mellow old wine. Since the 1930s, Yoshikawa Eiji has written many masterpieces, such as Musashi Miyamoto, Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Biographies of Taige, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Stories of Xinping Family and Stories of Private Peace, which are still deeply loved by people and enjoy the reputation of "literature of one million people". The heroes, legendary anecdotes and life accidents he discussed have become household names and passed down from mouth to mouth. The complete works of Yoshikawa Eiji were published again and again before and after his death.