第101部分(第3/7 頁)

you　forgotten　the　circumstances　under　which　your　brother　Guan　Yu　had　to　slay　Cai　Yang　to　ease　your　doubts　of　him？　Zhao　Yun's　absence　is　due　to　good　reason　wherever　he　has　gone；　and　he　would　never　abandon　me。〃

But　Zhang　Fei　was　not　convinced。　Then　he；　with　a　score　of　his　men；　rode　to　the　Long　Slope　Bridge。　Seeing　a　wood　near　the　bridge；　an　idea　suddenly　struck　him。　He　bade　his　followers　cut　branches　from　the　trees；　tie　them　to　the　tails　of　the　horses；　and　ride　to　and　fro　so　as　to　raise　a　great　dust　as　though　an　army　were　concealed　in　the　wood。　He　himself　took　up　his　station　on　the　bridge　facing　the　west　with　spear　set　ready　for　action。　So　he　kept　watch。

Now　Zhao　Yun；　after　fighting　with　the　enemy　from　the　fourth　watch　till　daylight；　could　see　no　sign　of　his　lord　and；　moreover；　had　lost　his　lord's　family。

He　thought　bitterly　within　himself；　〃My　master　confided　to　me　his　family　and　the　child　lord　Liu　Shan；　and　I　have　lost　them。　How　can　I　look　him　in　the　face？　I　can　only　go　now　and　fight　to　the　death。　Whatever　happen；　I　must　go　to　seek　the　women　and　my　lord's　son。〃

Turning　about　he　found　he　had　but　some　forty　followers　left。　He　rode　quickly　to　and　fro　among　the　scattered　soldiers　seeking　the　lost　women。　The　lamentations　of　the　people　about　him　were　enough　to　make　heaven　and　earth　weep。　Some　had　been　wounded　by　arrows；　others　by　spears；　they　had　thrown　away　their　children；　abandoned　their　wives；　and　were　flying　they　knew　not　whither　in　crowds。

Presently　Zhao　Yun　saw　a　man　lying　in　the　grass　and　recognized　him　as　Jian　Yong。

〃Have　you　seen　the　two　mothers？〃　cried　he。

Jian　Yong　replied；　〃They　left　their　carriage　and　ran　away　taking　the　child　lord　Liu　Shan　in　their　arms。　I　followed　but　on　the　slope　of　the　hill　I　was　wounded　and　fe