第100部分(第7/7 頁)

ee　one's　master　lose　his　own　boundaries　is　most　shameful。　Such　a　person　has　no　face　to　show　to　anyone　else；　and　I　was　too　ashamed　to　e。〃

His　tears　fell　fast　as　he　finished　this　speech。　Cao　Cao　admired　his　loyal　conduct　and　rewarded　him　with　office　of　Governorship　of　Jiangxia　and　a　title　of　Lordship；　and　also　bade　him　open　the　way。

The　spies　returned　and　said；　〃Liu　Bei　is　hampered　by　the　crowds　of　people　who　have　followed　him。　He　can　proceed　only　three　or　four　miles　daily；　and　he　is　only　one　hundred　miles　away。〃

Cao　Cao　decided　to　take　advantage　of　Liu　Bei's　plight；　so　he　chose　out　five　thousand　of　tried　horsemen　and　sent　them　after　the　cavalcade；　giving　them　a　limit　of　a　day　and　a　night　to　e　up　therewith。　The　main　army　would　follow。

As　has　been　said　Liu　Bei　was　traveling　with　a　huge　multitude　of　followers；　to　guard　whom　he　had　taken　what　precautions　were　possible。　Zhang　Fei　was　in　charge　of　the　rear　guard；　and　Zhao　Yun　was　to　protect　his　lord's　family。　G