第101部分(第4/7 頁)

ll　from　my　horse。　The　horse　was　stolen。　I　could　fight　no　longer；　and　I　lay　down　here。〃

Zhao　Yun　put　his　colleague　on　the　horse　of　one　of　his　followers；　told　off　two　soldiers　to　support　Jian　Yong；　and　bade　Jian　Yong　ride　to　their　lord　and　tell　him　of　the　loss。

〃Say；〃　said　Zhao　Yun；　〃that　I　will　seek　the　lost　ones　in　heaven　or　hell；　through　good　or　evil。　And　if　I　find　them　not；　I　will　die　in　the　battlefield。〃

Then　Zhao　Yun　rode　off　toward　the　Long　Slope　Bridge。

As　he　went；　a　voice　called　out；　〃General　Zhao　Yun；　where　are　you　going？〃

〃Who　are　you？〃　said　Zhao　Yun；　pulling　up。

〃One　of　the　Princely　One's　carriage　guards。　I　am　wounded。〃

〃Do　you　know　anything　of　the　two　ladies？〃

〃Not　very　long　ago　I　saw　Lady　Gan　go　south　with　a　party　of　other　women。　Her　hair　was　down；　and　she　was　barefooted〃

Hearing　this；　without　even　another　glance　at　the　speaker；　Zhao　Yun　put　his　horse　at　full　gallop　toward　the　south。　Soon　he　saw　a　small　crowd　of　people；　male　and　female；　walking　hand　in　hand。

〃Is　Lady　Gan　among　you！〃　he　called　out。

A　woman　in　the　rear　of　the　party　looked　up　at　him　and　uttered　a　loud　cry。

He　slipped　off　his　steed；　stuck　his　spear　in　the　sand；　and　wept；　〃It　was　my　fault　that　you　were　lost。　But　where　are　Lady　Mi　and　our　child　lord？〃

Lady　Gan　replied；　〃She　and　I　were　forced　to　abandon　our　carriage　and　mingle　with　the　crowd　on　foot。　Then　a　band　of　soldiers　came　up；　and　we　were　separated。　I　do　not　know　where　they　are。　I　ran　for　my　life。〃

As　she　spoke；　a　howl　of　distress　rose　from　the　crowd　of　fugitives；　for　a　thousand　of　soldiers　appeared。　Zhao　Yun　recovered　his　spear　and　mounted　ready　for　action。　Presently　he　saw　among　the　soldiers　a　prisoner　bound　upon　a　horse；　and　the　prisoner　was　M