第71部分(第2/7 頁)

　part　from　you。　I　am　very　happy　to　meet　you　again。〃

〃In　all　my　wanderings；　trying　to　find　a　lord　worth　serving；　I　have　seen　no　one　like　you。　Now　I　have　reached　your　side；　that　is　enough　for　all　my　life。　I　care　not　what　may　happen　to　me。〃

Next　they　burned　the　camp　on　Sleeping　Bull　Mountain；　after　which　they　all　took　the　road　back　to　Gucheng　where　they　were　weled。　They　exchanged　the　stories　of　their　several　adventures；　and　the　two　ladies　related　the　valiant　deeds　of　Guan　Yu　whereat　Liu　Bei　was　too　affected　to　speak。

Then　they　performed　a　great　sacrifice　to　Heaven　and　Earth　with　the　slaughter　of　a　bull　and　a　horse。

The　soldiers　also　were　repensed　for　their　toils。　Liu　Bei　surveyed　the　conditions　around　him　and　found　therein　much　to　rejoice　at。　His　two　brothers　were　restored　to　his　side　and　none　of　his　helpers　were　missing。　Moreover　he　had　gained　Zhao　Yun；　and　Guan　Yu　had　acquired　an　adopted　son　Guan　Ping。　Another　mander　had　joined　his　ranks　in　the　person　of　Zhou　Cang。　There　was　every　occasion　for　feasting　and　gratification。

Scattered　wide　were　the　brothers；　none　knew　another's　retreat；

Joyfully　now　they　foregather；　dragon　and　tigers　meet。

At　this　time　the　forces　under　the　mand　of　Liu　Bei；　Guan　Yu；　Zhang　Fei；　Zhao　Yun；　Sun　Qian；　Jian　Yong；　Mi　Zhu；　Mi　Fang；　Guan　Ping；　and　Zhou　Cang　numbered　four　or　five　thousand　soldiers。　Liu　Bei　was　in　favor　of　leaving　Gucheng　and　occupying　Runan；　and　just　then　Liu　Pi　and　Gong　Du；　the　manders　of　that　city；　sent　to　invite　him　to　go　there。　So　they　went。　There　they　devoted　all　their　efforts　to　strengthen　their　army；　both　horse　and　foot。

Yuan　Shao　was　much　annoyed　when　Liu　Bei　did　not　return　and　at　first　was　for　sending　a　force　after　him。　However　Guo　Tu　dissuaded　him。

〃Liu　Bei　needs