第76部分(第2/7 頁)

And　when　they　happened　upon　Jiang　Qi's　rescue　body；　they　said　they　had　been　beaten　at　Wuchao　and　were　retreating。　So　Cao　Cao's　troops　were　suffered　to　pass　without　molestation　while　Jiang　Qi　hastened　on。　But　soon　Jiang　Qi　came　to　Zhang　Liao　and　Xu　Chu　who　cried　out；　〃Stop！〃

And　before　Jiang　Qi　could　make　any　opposition；　Zhang　Liao　had　cut　him　down。　Soon　his　force　were　killed　or　dispersed；　and　the　victors　sent　false　messengers　to　Yuan　Shao's　camp　to　say　that　Jiang　Qi　had　attacked　and　driven　away　the　attackers　of　the　granaries。　So　no　more　relief　were　sent　that　way。　However；　Yuan　Shao　sent　reinforcements　to　Guandu。

In　due　course；　the　Yuan　Shao's　force　came　down　upon　Cao　Cao's　camp　at　Guandu；　and　the　defenders………Xiahou　Dun；　Cao　Ren；　and　Cao　Hong………at　once　came　out　and　fought　them　on　three　sides　so　that　they　were　worsted。　By　the　time　reinforcements　arrived；　Cao　Cao's　army；　returning　from　the　raid；　had　also　e；　and　Yuan　Shao's　army　were　attacked　in　the　rear。　So　they　were　quite　surrounded。　However；　Zhang　He　and　Gao　Lan　managed　to　force　their　way　out　and　got　away。

When　the　remains　of　the　defenders　of　the　grain　stores　reached　their　master's　camp；　they　were　mustered。　Seeing　the　mutilated　state　of　their　one　time　leader；　Yuan　Shao　asked　how　Chunyu　Qiong　had　e　to　betray　his　trust　and　to　suffer　thus。

The　soldiers　told　their　lord；　〃The　General　was　intoxicated　at　the　time　of　the　attack。〃

So　Yuan　Shao　ordered　Chunyu　Qiong　to　be　forthwith　executed。

Guo　Tu；　fearing　lest　Zhang　He　and　Gao　Lan　would　return　and　testify　the　whole　truth；　began　to　intrigue　against　them。

First　Guo　Tu　went　to　his　lord；　saying；　〃Those　two；　Zhang　He　and　Gao　Lan；　were　certainly　very　glad　when　your　armies　were　defeated。〃

〃Why　do　you　say　this？〃　asked　Yuan　Shao。