第38部分(第2/7 頁)

　in　high　esteem；　appointed　him　mander；　and　put　him　in　the　van　of　the　attack　on　Xue　Li。　As　Van　Leader；　Chen　Wu　and　a　dozen　horsemen　made　a　dash　into　the　enemy's　formation；　where　they　slew　half　a　hundred　men。　So　Xue　Li　would　not　fight　but　remained　within　his　defenses。　As　Sun　Ce　was　attacking　the　city；　a　spy　came　in　with　the　news　that　Liu　Yao　and　Ze　Rong　had　gone　to　attack　Niuzhu；　which　made　Sun　Ce　move　thither　in　haste。　His　two　opponents　were　ready　for　battle。

〃I　am　here！〃　said　Sun　Ce；　〃You　had　better　give　in。〃

A　general　came　out　from　behind　Liu　Yao　to　accept　the　challenge。　It　was　Yu　Mi。　But　in　the　third　bout　Sun　Ce　made　him　prisoner　and　carried　him　off　to　the　other　side。　Seeing　his　colleague　thus　captured；　Fan　Neng　rode　out　to　the　rescue　and　got　quite　close。　But　just　as　he　was　going　to　thrust；　all　Sun　Ce's　soldiers　shouted；　〃There　is　a　man　behind　you　going　to　strike　secretly！〃

At　this　Sun　Ce　turned　and　shouted　so　thunderously　loud　that　Fan　Neng　fell　out　of　his　saddle　from　mere　fright。　He　split　his　skull　and　died。　When　Sun　Ce　reached　his　standard；　he　threw　his　prisoner　to　the　ground。　And　Yu　Mi　was　also　dead；　crushed　to　death　between　the　arm　and　the　body　of　his　captor。　So　in　a　few　moments　Sun　Ce　had　disposed　of　two　enemies；　one　crushed　to　death　and　one　frightened　to　death。　Thereafter　Sun　Ce　was　called　the　Little　Prince。

Liu　Yao　had　a　defeat。　The　greater　portion　of　his　force　surrendered；　and　the　number　of　those　slain　exceeded　ten　thousand。　Liu　Yao　himself　fled　to　Yuzhang　and　sought　safety　with　Liu　Biao；　Imperial　Protector　of　Jingzhou。

An　attack　on　Moling　was　the　next　move。　As　soon　as　Sun　Ce　arrived　at　the　moat；　he　summoned　mander　Xue　Li　to　surrender。　Someone　let　fly　a　furtive　arrow　from　the　wall　which　wounded　Sun　Ce　in　the　left　thigh　so　se