第dì十六shí liù十shí六liù回huí界jiè牌pái保告急五狼關guān額é保bǎo告急gào jí告gào急jí五wǔ狼láng頡jié和hé被bèi擒qín

Chapter 16: At Jiepai Pass, E Bao Reports an Emergency; At Wulang Pass, Xiehe Is Captured

卻說què shuō卻què說shuō界jiè牌pái乃nǎi北běi番fān之地zhī dì之zhī地dì關上guān shàng關guān上shàng首shǒu，副將jiāng名額míng é名míng額é保bǎo副將fù jiāng副fù齡líng界牌jiè pái

It is said that Jiepai Pass was a stronghold in the Northern Fan territory. The chief defender of the pass was named E Bao, and his deputy was Bao Ling.

當日dāng rì當dāng日rì聞wén得dé唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng已到yǐ dào已yǐ到dào即jí具jù表biǎo告急gào jí告gào急jí

On that day, hearing that the Tang army had arrived, he promptly drew up a memorial to report the emergency.

番fān王wáng突厥tū jué突tū厥jué聚眾jù zhòng聚jù眾zhòng商議shāng yì商shāng議yì右yòu庶shù長cháng康kāng和hé阿ā奏zòu道dào

The Fan king, Tujue, gathered his ministers for discussion. The Right Chief Steward, Kang He’a, submitted:

「臣chén料liào唐兵táng bīng唐táng來北征，已令額保多設弓弩，為守兵bīng必bì來lái北běi征zhēng已yǐ令lìng額é保bǎo多duō設shè弓gōng弩nǔ為wéi守兵shǒu bīng守shǒu之zhī計jì更gèng兼jiān齡líng副將fù jiāng副fù將jiāng二人èr rén二èr人rén皆jiē智勇zhì yǒng智zhì勇yǒng然rán無wú失shī

“I anticipated that the Tang army would surely march north, and have already ordered E Bao to set up numerous crossbows as a defensive measure. Moreover, with Bao Ling as his deputy—both of them wise and valiant commanders—I expect no mishap.”

突厥tū jué突tū厥jué道dào「卿qīng既jì預yù為wéi防守fáng shǒu防fáng守shǒu必有bì yǒu必bì有yǒu破pò唐táng試為寡人言之zhī計jì試shì寡人guǎ rén寡guǎ人rén言yán以yǐ快kuài孤gū意yì

Tujue said, “Since you have prepared the defenses in advance, you must have a plan to defeat the Tang. Let me hear it, so that it may please my heart.”

康kāng和hé阿ā道dào： 「唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng遠yuǎn來lái利lì在zài速戰sù zhàn速sù時勢論之，和為上，守次之，戰zhàn以yǐ時勢shí shì時shí勢shì論lùn之zhī為wéi上shàng守shǒu次cì又yòu

Kang He’a replied, “The Tang army has come from afar; their advantage lies in a swift battle. Considering the current situation, peace is best, defense is next, and battle is the least favorable.”

突厥tū jué突tū厥jué 「和則請降，唐主背義忘 恩，孤即死，不願稱臣於彼。」康和阿道dào和則hé zé和hé則zé請qǐng降jiàng唐táng主zhǔ背bèi義yì忘wàng恩ēn孤gū即死jí sǐ即jí死sǐ不願bú yuàn不bú願yuàn稱臣chēng chén稱chēng臣chén於wū彼bǐ康kāng阿ā

Tujue said, "Peace would mean surrendering. The Tang lord betrays righteousness and forgets kindness. I would rather die than become his subject." Kang He'a said:

「當日dāng rì當dāng日rì房fáng來此借兵，我國果然發兵助戰，唐主焉能負約？那時與玄xuán齡líng來此lái cǐ來lái此cǐ借jiè兵bīng我國wǒ guó計就計，究竟我wǒ國guó果然guǒ rán果guǒ然rán發兵fā bīng發fā助戰zhù zhàn助zhù戰zhàn唐táng主zhǔ焉能yān néng焉yān能néng負fù約yuē那時nà shí那nà時shí與yǔ一yī盟méng亦yì不過bú guò不bú過guò是shì將計就計jiāng jì jiù jì將jiāng計jì就jiù究竟jiū jìng究jiū竟jìng又yòu何hé恩ēn於wū彼bǐ

“When Fang Xuanling came here to borrow troops, our country did send soldiers to assist them. How could the Tang lord break his promise? That covenant with Xuanling was merely a case of turning their scheme to our advantage. After all, what kindness did my lord ever bestow upon him?”

突厥tū jué突tū厥jué道dào「孤gū也yě大dà張zhāng聲勢shēng shì聲shēng勢shì保全bǎo quán保bǎo全quán太原tài yuán太tài原yuán不然bù rán不bù然rán彼bǐ國guó焉得yān dé焉yān得dé無事wú shì無wú事shì

Tujue said, “I also made a great show of force to protect Taiyuan. Otherwise, how could their country have remained peaceful?”

康kāng和hé阿ā道dào： 「唐táng主zhǔ所感suǒ gǎn所suǒ感gǎn者zhě此cǐ。早與之和，不更愈於戰乎？聖人云：小國師大國，而恥受命焉，是猶弟子而恥受命於先師也yě早zǎo與yǔ之zhī不bù更gèng愈yù於wū戰zhàn乎hū聖人shèng rén聖shèng人rén云yún小xiǎo國師guó shī國guó師shī大國dà guó大dà而ér恥chǐ受命shòu mìng受shòu命mìng焉yān是shì猶yóu弟子dì zǐ弟dì子zǐ先師xiān shī先xiān

Kang He'a said: "What moves the Tang lord is precisely this. Would making peace with him early not be better than war? The Sage said: When a small state serves a large state but is ashamed to accept its commands, that is like a disciple being ashamed to accept his master's instructions."

突厥tū jué突tū厥jué大怒dà nù大dà怒nù年nián老lǎo人，心虛志懦，信有之zhī人rén心虛xīn xū心xīn虛xū志zhì懦nuò信xìn有yǒu也yě

Tujue flew into a rage: "Old men are indeed feeble in heart and weak in will—there is truth in that."

即jí叱chì退tuì康kāng和hé阿ā，拜bài頡jié和為wéi帥shuài，去qù破pò唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng和阿又yòu俯伏fǔ fú俯fǔ伏fú奏zòu道dào

He immediately dismissed Kang He'a with a rebuke and appointed Xiehe as commander to go and defeat the Tang army. Kang He'a then prostrated himself again and submitted:

「臣chén不忍bù rěn不bù忍rěn我國wǒ guó我wǒ國guó生shēng民mín陡dǒu遭zāo塗炭tú tàn塗tú炭tàn願yuàn隨suí元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài監軍jiān jūn監jiān軍jūn以防yǐ fáng以yǐ防fáng唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng

"I cannot bear to see the people of our kingdom suddenly plunged into misery. I wish to accompany the marshal as a military overseer to guard against the Tang forces."

突厥tū jué突tū厥jué大喜dà xǐ大dà喜xǐ即jí封fēng康kāng軍師，同頡和hé阿ā為wéi軍師jūn shī軍jūn師shī同tóng頡jié來lái界jiè牌pái關guān不bù表biǎo

Tujue was greatly pleased and immediately appointed Kang He'a as military advisor to accompany Xiehe to Jiepai Pass. No more is said of this for the moment.

卻說què shuō卻què說shuō尉wèi遲chí恭gōng每日měi rì每měi日rì命mìng軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì在zài般大罵，關guān前qián討tǎo戰zhàn百般bǎi bān百bǎi般bān大罵dà mà大dà罵mà關中guān zhōng中zhōng毫無háo wú毫háo無wú動靜dòng jìng動dòng靜jìng

It is said that Yuchi Gong daily ordered his soldiers to challenge the enemy before the pass, hurling every kind of abuse, yet there was no response from within the pass.

又yòu命mìng軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì到dào築起土坪，以窺城chéng邊biān築zhù起qǐ土tǔ坪píng以yǐ窺kuī城中chéng zhōng中zhōng之zhī虛實xū shí虛xū實shí

He also ordered his soldiers to build an earthen platform near the city wall to spy out the defenses within the city.

城chéng上shàng亦yì豎起shù qǐ豎shù起qǐ雲梯yún tī雲yún梯tī用yòng亂luàn箭jiàn射出shè chū射shè出chū軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì死者sǐ zhě死sǐ者zhě甚shèn眾zhòng尉wèi遲chí恭gōng無計可施wú jì kě shī無wú計jì可kě施shī上亦shàng yì

From the city wall, the defenders raised scaling ladders and shot volleys of arrows, causing many casualties among the soldiers. Yuchi Gong was at his wit's end.

李lǐ靖jìng令lìng朱zhū木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán領lǐng一枝yì zhī一yì枝zhī人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ去qù搶qiāng五wǔ狼láng鎮zhèn以為yǐ wéi以yǐ為wéi倚yǐ角jiǎo之zhī用yòng勢shì

Li Jing ordered Zhu Mulan to lead a contingent of troops to seize Wulang Town, so as to create a pincer movement.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán領lǐng命mìng望wàng五wǔ狼láng而來ér lái而ér來lái

Mulan accepted the order and set off toward Wulang.

安ān營yíng未定wèi dìng未wèi定dìng鎮守zhèn shǒu鎮zhèn守shǒu，領兵衝來，木蘭迎住，戰了十餘合，木蘭大敗，兩邊將jiāng孛bèi臣chén領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng兵bīng衝來chōng lái衝chōng來lái木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán迎yíng住zhù戰zhàn了liǎo十shí餘yú合hé大敗dà bài大dà敗bài兩邊liǎng biān兩liǎng邊biān將士jiāng shì士shì一齊yì qí一yì齊qí混戰hùn zhàn混hùn且qiě走zǒu

Before the camp was properly set up, the garrison commander, Bo Chen, led his troops in a charge. Mulan met him head-on, and after more than ten exchanges, Mulan was badly defeated. Soldiers from both sides joined into a chaotic melee, and Mulan retreated while losing ground.

孛bèi臣chén趕gǎn至zhì樹木shù mù樹shù木mù交jiāo雜zá之處zhī chǔ之zhī處chǔ看見kàn jiàn看kàn見jiàn林lín中zhōng白旗bái qí白bái旗qí招展zhāo zhǎn招zhāo展zhǎn知zhī有yǒu伏兵fú bīng伏fú兵bīng勒馬lè mǎ勒lè馬mǎ而ér回huí

Bo Chen pursued until he reached a place where trees intertwined. Seeing white flags fluttering in the forest, he realized there was an ambush, reined in his horse, and turned back.

心中xīn zhōng想道： 「唐兵隊伍不齊，首將年少，被我這一陣殺得膽戰心xīn中zhōng想xiǎng道dào唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng隊伍duì wǔ隊duì伍wǔ不齊bù qí不bù齊qí首shǒu將jiāng年少nián shào年nián少shào被bèi我wǒ這一zhè yī這zhè一yī陣zhèn殺shā得dé膽戰心驚dǎn zhàn xīn jīng膽dǎn戰zhàn驚jīng諒liàng他tā不敢bù gǎn敢gǎn再來zài lái再zài來lái

He thought to himself: "The Tang troops are poorly formed, and their lead general is young. After this defeat I have dealt them, they must be trembling with fear. I doubt they dare come again."

睡shuì至zhì三更sān gēng三sān更gēng時候shí hòu時shí候hòu忽然hū rán忽hū然rán喊hǎn臣急提鎗上馬，唐兵已搶入寨中，亂砍亂殺shā連lián天tiān兵四散逃走，孛bèi臣chén急jí提tí鎗qiāng上馬shàng mǎ木蘭在馬上shàng馬mǎ唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng已yǐ搶qiāng入rù寨zhài中zhōng亂luàn砍kǎn番兵fān bīng番fān四散sì sàn四sì散sàn逃走táo zǒu逃táo走zǒu於wū火光huǒ guāng火huǒ光guāng見jiàn木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán在zài馬上mǎ shàng耀武揚威yào wǔ yáng wēi耀yào武wǔ揚yáng威wēi心中xīn zhōng心xīn大怒dà nù大dà怒nù衝chōng而來ér lái而ér來lái

He slept until the third watch, when suddenly the sound of battle cries filled the air. Bo Chen urgently grabbed his spear and mounted his horse, only to find that the Tang troops had already stormed the camp, cutting and killing wildly. The Fan soldiers scattered and fled. In the light of the flames, Bo Chen saw Mulan on horseback, flaunting her prowess. Enraged, he charged forward.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán命mìng軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì團團圍住tuán tuán wéi zhù團tuán圍wéi住zhù不可bù kě不bù可kě放走fàng zǒu放fàng走zǒu

Mulan ordered her soldiers to surround him tightly and not let him escape.

朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng上前shàng qián上shàng前qián助戰zhù zhàn助zhù戰zhàn孛bèi臣chén鎗qiāng法fǎ不bù亂luàn全quán無wú懼jù怯qiè

Zhu Ming stepped forward to assist. Bo Chen wielded his spear with unbroken skill, showing no fear at all.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán拈niān弓gōng在zài手shǒu

Mulan took her bow in hand,

一yī箭jiàn正中zhèng zhōng正zhèng中zhōng孛bèi臣chén左zuǒ膊bó翻身fān shēn翻fān身shēn落馬luò mǎ落luò馬mǎ軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì上前shàng qián上shàng前qián綁bǎng了liǎo

and with a single arrow struck Bo Chen squarely in the left arm. He tumbled from his horse, and the soldiers rushed forward to bind him.

次cì日rì，木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán差chà人rén往wǎng元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài，將孛臣囚在營yíng中zhōng報bào功gōng將jiāng孛bèi臣chén囚qiú在zài

The next day, Mulan sent a messenger to the marshal's camp to report her success, and had Bo Chen imprisoned in the camp.

又yòu命mìng軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì於wū鎮zhèn前qián各路gè lù各gè路lù埋伏mái fú埋mái伏fú好hǎo與yǔ待再擒三五個番fān將jiāng交戰jiāo zhàn交jiāo戰zhàn待dài再zài擒qín三sān五個wǔ gè五wǔ個gè一同yì tóng一yì同tóng斬首zhǎn shǒu斬zhǎn首shǒu三五sān wǔ

She also ordered soldiers to set up ambushes on all roads before the town, ready to engage the Fan generals, intending to capture three or five more of them and behead them all together.

每日měi rì每měi日rì在zài營yíng箭，百發百中zhōng試shì箭jiàn百發百中bǎi fā bǎi zhōng百bǎi發fā或huò使shǐ鎗qiāng弄nòng棍gùn十分shí fēn十shí分fēn精巧jīng qiǎo精jīng巧qiǎo

Every day in the camp, he would practice archery, hitting the bullseye every time; or wield a spear or staff with great skill.

又yòu訓練xùn liàn訓xùn練liàn人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ朝夕zhāo xī朝zhāo夕xī不休bù xiū不bù休xiū

He also trained the troops day and night without rest.

孛bèi臣chén囚qiú在zài營yíng中zhōng，心內xīn nèi心xīn內nèi悔huǐ道dào

Imprisoned in the camp, Beichen regretted in his heart:

「我wǒ見jiàn木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán年幼nián yòu年nián幼yòu祇qí道dào，誰知中了他tā無wú才cái誰shuí知zhī中zhōng了liǎo他的tā de的de驕敵jiāo dí驕jiāo敵dí之zhī計jì

"I thought Mulan was young and lacked ability, but who knew I would fall for his strategy of lulling the enemy into arrogance."

一夜yí yè一yí夜yè見jiàn木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán與yǔ眾軍zhòng jūn眾zhòng得大醉，看守軍jūn飲酒yǐn jiǔ飲yǐn酒jiǔ喫chī得dé大dà醉zuì看守kān shǒu看kān守shǒu軍士jūn shì士shì亦yì皆jiē醉倒zuì dǎo倒dǎo

One night, he saw Mulan drinking heavily with the soldiers, all becoming deeply drunk, and the guards also passed out from drinking.

孛bèi臣chén扭斷niǔ duàn扭niǔ斷duàn鐵tiě鎖suǒ掙開zhēng kāi掙zhēng開kāi囚籠qiú lóng囚qiú籠lóng越yuè營yíng而ér走zǒu

Beichen twisted off the iron lock, broke open the cage, and fled across the camp.

再說zài shuō再zài說shuō康kāng和hé阿ā聽tīng得失dé shī得dé失shī了liǎo五wǔ狼láng鎮zhèn大dà驚jīng道dào和阿hé ā

Now, Kang He'a, upon hearing that Wulang Town had been lost, was greatly alarmed and said:

「我wǒ叫jiào孛bèi臣chén不可bù kě不bù可kě私自sī zì私sī自zì開kāi如到，報我知道，再發兵bīng唐兵táng bīng唐táng如rú到dào報bào我知道wǒ zhī dào知zhī道dào再zài發兵fā bīng發fā夾攻jiā gōng夾jiā攻gōng以為yǐ wéi以yǐ為wéi上shàng全quán之zhī策cè

"I ordered Beichen not to engage the enemy on his own. When the Tang troops arrive, report to me, and then we would launch a coordinated attack — that was the perfect plan."

敗bài兵bīng訴sù道dào： 「主zhǔ將jiāng乘chéng其qí安ān營yíng未定wèi dìng未wèi定dìng沖chōng殺shā獲勝huò shèng獲huò勝shèng不bù料liào他tā夜來yè lái夜yè來lái劫寨jié zhài劫jié寨zhài遂suì爾ěr被bèi擒qín

The defeated soldiers explained: "The commander seized the moment when they had not yet settled their camp, charged in, and won. Unexpectedly, they raided our camp at night, and thus he was captured."

康kāng和hé阿ā道dào： 「遠遠yuǎn yuǎn遠yuǎn營，名為懼敵。逼近安ān營yíng，名為míng wéi欺敵。逼近安營，而有埋伏，名míng為wéi懼jù敵dí逼近bī jìn逼bī近jìn欺敵qī dí欺qī而有ér yǒu而ér有yǒu埋伏mái fú埋mái伏fú誘敵yòu dí誘yòu木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán我wǒ軍jūn明míng是shì之zhī計jì孛bèi臣chén死sǐ不足bù zú不bù足zú責zé

Kang He'a said: "Camping at a distance shows fear of the enemy. Camping close shows contempt for the enemy. Camping close with an ambush is called luring the enemy. Mulan camping near our army is clearly a lure — Beichen's death does not deserve blame."

過了guò le過guò了le數shù日rì頡jié對康和hé對duì康kāng阿ā道dào

After several days, Jiehe said to Kang He'a:

「軍師jūn shī軍jūn師shī在此zài cǐ在zài此cǐ謹守jǐn shǒu謹jǐn守shǒu本běn帥shuài前往qián wǎng前qián往wǎng要奪回五wǔ狼láng鎮zhèn一yī走zǒu務wù要yào奪回duó huí奪duó回huí生擒shēng qín生shēng擒qín木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán

"You, Military Counselor, guard this place carefully. I, the commander, will go to Wulang Town and make sure to recapture it and take Mulan alive."

正zhèng說shuō之間zhī jiàn之zhī間jiàn人rén報bào臣逃回，無元帥將令，不敢開關放入，頡和令放他進來，孛bèi臣chén逃回táo huí逃táo回huí無wú元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài將令jiāng lìng將jiāng令lìng不敢bù gǎn不bù敢gǎn開關kāi guān開kāi關guān放入fàng rù放fàng入rù頡jié和hé他tā進來jìn lái進jìn來lái上shàng帳zhàng請罪qǐng zuì請qǐng罪zuì

Just as they were speaking, a soldier reported that Beichen had escaped back. Without the commander's order, they did not dare open the gate to let him in. Jiehe ordered him let in, and Beichen came to the tent to beg forgiveness.

康kāng和hé阿ā道dào： 「違wéi吾wú將令jiāng lìng將jiāng令lìng有何面目yǒu hé miàn mù有yǒu何hé面miàn目mù來lái見jiàn我wǒ推出tuī chū推tuī出chū斬首zhǎn shǒu斬zhǎn首shǒu

Kang He'a said: "You disobeyed my orders — how dare you show your face before me? Take him out and behead him!"

孛bèi臣chén大叫dà jiào大dà叫jiào道dào「末mò將jiāng被bèi擒qín不屈bù qū不bù屈qū回huí見jiàn軍師jūn shī願報了軍jūn師shī願yuàn報bào了liǎo軍情jūn qíng情qíng死sǐ而ér無wú恨hèn

Beichen shouted: "I was captured but did not surrender. I return to see you, Military Counselor, wishing to report the military situation. I will die without regret!"

軍師jūn shī道： 「你有何軍jūn師shī道dào你nǐ有何yǒu hé有yǒu何hé軍情jūn qíng情qíng

The Military Counselor said: "What military situation do you have?"

孛bèi臣chén道dào： 「木蘭mù lán人馬不多，俱在鎮上埋伏。元帥若發兵在陣後掩殺，攻其不備，木mù蘭lán人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ不多bù duō不bù多duō俱jù在zài鎮上zhèn shàng鎮zhèn上shàng埋伏mái fú埋mái伏fú元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài若ruò發兵fā bīng發fā兵bīng陣zhèn後hòu掩yǎn殺shā攻其不備gōng qí bú bèi攻gōng其qí備bèi可kě擒qín也yě

Beichen said: "Mulan has few troops, and they are all ambushed in the town. If the commander sends troops to attack from behind the formation, catching them off guard, Mulan can be captured."

康kāng和hé阿ā大怒dà nù大dà怒nù道dào「這是zhè shì這zhè報的軍情，又是shì叫我軍送死！此為賣敵之計，故意留而不殺，囚在營中，令知預為埋伏。兵法云：虛則實之，實則虛之。又故意放爾ěr報bào的de軍情jūn qíng軍jūn情qíng又是yòu shì後殺去，豈不又yòu叫jiào我wǒ送sòng死sǐ此為cǐ wéi此cǐ為wéi賣mài敵dí之zhī計jì故意gù yì故gù意yì留liú而不ér bù而ér不bù殺shā囚qiú在zài營yíng中zhōng令lìng知zhī預yù埋伏mái fú埋mái伏fú兵法bīng fǎ兵bīng法fǎ云yún虛xū則zé實shí實則shí zé放fàng回來huí lái回huí來lái元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài若ruò從cóng鎮zhèn後hòu去qù豈不qǐ bù豈qǐ了liǎo木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán何hé用yòng快快kuài kuài快kuài推出tuī chū推tuī出chū斬首zhǎn shǒu斬zhǎn首shǒu

Kang He'a flew into a rage and said: "This is the military situation you report — again you want our army to throw away their lives! This is a plot to sell out to the enemy. They deliberately kept you alive instead of killing you, imprisoned you in the camp, and let you know their ambush in advance. The Art of War says: 'When empty, feign substance; when substantial, feign emptiness.' And then they deliberately released you. If the commander attacks from the rear of the town, won't he again fall into Mulan's trap? What use is keeping you? Take him out quickly and behead him!"

頡jié和hé道dào： 「念niàn他tā被bèi擒qín不屈bù qū不bù屈qū且qiě留在liú zài留liú在zài軍jūn中zhōng聽tīng用yòng

Jiehe said: "Considering that he did not surrender when captured, for now let him stay in the army for future use."

軍師jūn shī軍jūn師shī即令jí lìng即jí令lìng杖zhàng他tā四十sì shí四sì十shí大dà棍gùn叫jiào元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài且qiě休xiū出兵chū bīng出chū兵bīng

The Military Counselor immediately ordered him flogged forty times with heavy sticks and told the commander to hold off on sending out troops for now.

頡jié和hé道dào： 「本běn帥shuài領兵lǐng bīng從鎮後殺去，再令孛臣領lǐng兵bīng軍從cóng鎮zhèn後hòu殺shā去qù再zài令lìng孛bèi臣chén一軍yì jūn一yì軍jūn前qián搦nuò戰zhàn二面èr miàn二èr面miàn夾攻jiā gōng夾jiā攻gōng必bì獲huò全勝quán shèng全quán勝shèng

Jiehe said: "I, the commander, will lead troops to attack from the rear of the town, and also order Beichen to lead a force to challenge the enemy from the front. Attacking from both sides, we will surely achieve a complete victory."

康kāng和hé阿ā道dào： 「元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài執意zhí yì執zhí意yì要yào去qù我有wǒ yǒu你二人緊記：遇敵則戰，唐兵敗走不可遠追，唐兵定有準備，須防埋伏。我wǒ兵若敗，望紅旗而走，我這裏自有yǒu一言yì yán一yì言yán你nǐ二人èr rén二èr人rén緊jǐn記jì遇敵yù dí遇yù敵dí則zé戰zhàn唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng敗走bài zǒu敗bài走zǒu不可bù kě不bù可kě遠yuǎn追zhuī定dìng準備zhǔn bèi準zhǔn備bèi須xū防fáng埋伏mái fú埋mái伏fú若ruò望wàng紅旗hóng qí紅hóng旗qí而ér這zhè裏lǐ自有zì yǒu自zì接應jiē yīng接jiē應yīng

Kang He'a said: "Since you, Commander, insist on going, I have this to say — you two remember it well: Engage the enemy when you meet them. If the Tang troops flee in defeat, do not pursue too far; the Tang troops surely have preparations, so beware of ambushes. If our troops are defeated, retreat toward the red flag, and I will have reinforcements ready here."

頡jié和hé與yǔ孛bèi臣chén受命shòu mìng受shòu命mìng分fēn兵bīng兩路liǎng lù兩liǎng路lù而ér去qù

Jiehe and Beichen received their orders and set off, dividing their troops into two routes.

這zhè界jiè牌pái關guān，前qián路lù到dào五wǔ狼láng鎮zhèn有yǒu六十liù shí六liù，後路到五狼鎮有八十shí多里lǐ後hòu八十bā shí八bā多里duō lǐ多duō

At Jiepai Pass, the front route to Wulang Town was sixty li, while the rear route to Wulang Town was over eighty li.

前qián路lù平坦píng tǎn平píng坦tǎn後hòu路盤lù pán盤pán曲qǔ

The front route was flat and smooth; the rear route was winding and twisting.

孛bèi臣chén早日zǎo rì早zǎo日rì起兵qǐ bīng起qǐ兵bīng離lí鎮zhèn十shí餘yú里lǐ安ān營yíng令lìng哨shào馬mǎ探tàn回huí報道bào dào報bào道dào

Beichen set out with his troops early in the morning and made camp more than ten li from the town. He sent scouts to reconnoiter, and they reported back:

「林lín中zhōng伏兵fú bīng伏fú兵bīng甚多shèn duō甚shèn多duō

"There are very many ambush troops in the forest."

孛bèi臣chén令lìng軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì乘風chéng fēng乘chéng風fēng放火fàng huǒ放fàng火huǒ以yǐ燒shāo伏兵fú bīng伏fú兵bīng

Beichen ordered his soldiers to set fire using the wind, to burn out the ambush troops.

唐兵táng bīng唐táng走，孛臣追殺一陣，忽想起軍師之言，收兵bīng敗走bài zǒu敗bài走zǒu孛bèi臣chén追殺zhuī shā追zhuī殺shā一陣yí zhèn一yí陣zhèn忽hū想起xiǎng qǐ想xiǎng起qǐ軍師jūn shī軍jūn師shī之zhī言yán收兵shōu bīng收shōu而ér回huí

The Tang troops fled in defeat. Beichen pursued and attacked for a while, then suddenly remembered the Military Counselor's words, withdrew his troops, and returned.

次cì日rì前來qián lái前qián來lái討tǎo戰zhàn木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán出馬chū mǎ出chū馬mǎ大罵dà mà大dà罵mà道dào

The next day, he came to challenge battle. Mulan rode out and shouted angrily:

「本běn藩fān擒qín爾ěr不bù殺shā，逃脫táo tuō逃táo脫tuō性命xìng mìng性xìng命mìng尚shàng敢gǎn領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng兵bīng前來qián lái前qián來lái

"I, the commander, captured you but did not kill you. You escaped with your life, yet you still dare to lead troops here!"

孛bèi臣chén也yě罵mà道dào： 「前日qián rì誤中詭計，今番定要擒你獻功，以泄前qián日rì誤wù中zhōng詭計guǐ jì詭guǐ計jì今jīn番fān定要dìng yào定dìng要yào擒qín你nǐ獻xiàn功gōng以yǐ泄xiè之zhī恨hèn孛臣bèi chén

Beichen also shouted back: "The other day I fell into your trap by mistake. This time I will surely capture you and present you as a trophy, to vent the anger of that day!"

孛bèi臣chén說shuō罷bà，衝chōng殺shā過來guò lái過guò來lái與yǔ木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán大戰dà zhàn大dà戰zhàn二十èr shí二èr十shí餘yú合hé孛臣bèi chén

With these words, Beichen charged into battle and fought fiercely with Mulan for over twenty rounds.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán敗走bài zǒu敗bài走zǒu孛bèi臣chén不bù追zhuī

Mulan fled in defeat, but Beichen did not pursue.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán回huí馬mǎ又yòu戰zhàn十shí餘yú合hé兩下liǎng xià兩liǎng下xià一齊yì qí一yì齊qí收兵shōu bīng收shōu兵bīng

Mulan turned his horse around and fought another ten-plus rounds, then both sides withdrew their troops together.

次cì日rì，孛bèi臣chén又yòu來lái討tǎo戰zhàn，木蘭mù lán乘駝而出，兩下大戰二十餘合，木mù蘭lán乘chéng駝tuó而出ér chū而ér出chū兩下liǎng xià兩liǎng下xià大戰dà zhàn大dà二十èr shí二èr十shí餘yú合hé敗走bài zǒu敗bài走zǒu不bù追來zhuī lái追zhuī孛臣bèi chén

The next day, Beichen came again to challenge battle. Mulan rode out on his camel, and the two sides fought fiercely for over twenty rounds. Mulan again fled in defeat, and Beichen again did not pursue.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán連lián放fàng十幾shí jī十shí幾jī箭jiàn俱jù被bèi孛bèi臣chén撥bō去qù

Mulan shot more than a dozen arrows in succession, but all were deflected by Beichen.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán大怒dà nù大dà怒nù催cuī駝tuó來lái戰zhàn又yòu十shí餘yú合hé兩下liǎng xià兩liǎng下xià收兵shōu bīng收shōu兵bīng

Mulan grew furious, urged his camel forward to fight, fought another ten-plus rounds, and then both sides withdrew.

次cì日rì，孛bèi臣chén料liào頡jié和hé人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ必bì到dào又yòu來lái討tǎo戰zhàn

The next day, Beichen expected that Jiehe's troops would surely arrive, so he came again to challenge battle.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán出馬chū mǎ出chū馬mǎ戰zhàn了liǎo十shí餘yú合hé不分bù fēn不bù分fēn勝負shèng fù勝shèng負fù

Mulan rode out, fought for over ten rounds, and neither side gained the upper hand.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán喝住hē zhù喝hē住zhù道dào我wǒ有一yǒu yī有yǒu一yī與將jiāng要yào與yǔ將軍jiāng jūn軍jūn比bǐ試shì祇qí怕pà你nǐ死sǐ在zài本藩心中不忍，所以不許他tā手shǒu本běn藩fān心中xīn zhōng心xīn中zhōng不忍bù rěn不bù忍rěn所以suǒ yǐ所suǒ以yǐ不許bù xū許xū出馬chū mǎ出chū馬mǎ

Mulan stopped him and said: "I have a general who wishes to duel with you, but I fear you would die at his hands. As the commander, my heart cannot bear it, so I have not allowed him to ride out."

孛bèi臣chén道dào： 「既有jì yǒu既jì有yǒu勇將yǒng jiāng勇yǒng將jiāng放fàng他tā出來chū lái出chū來lái受shòu死sǐ

Beichen said: "Since you have such a brave general, let him come out to meet his death."

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán道dào「祇qí怕pà將軍jiāng jūn將jiāng軍jūn死sǐ在zài他tā手shǒu內nèi

Mulan said: "I only fear that you, General, will die at his hands."

即jí撥bō馬mǎ回huí陣zhèn，陣內nèi馬上mǎ shàng上shàng綁著bǎng zhù綁bǎng著zhù赤條條chì tiáo tiáo赤chì條tiáo的de二èr將jiāng牽qiān至zhì前qián卻是què shì卻què是shì元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài頡jié和hé軍師jūn shī軍jūn師shī之子zhī zǐ之zhī子zǐ康kāng利lì

He immediately turned his horse and returned to his formation. From within the formation, two stripped generals were tied on horseback and led to the front — they were Commander Jiehe and Kang Li, the son of the Military Counselor.

孛bèi臣chén見jiàn了liǎo，大叫dà jiào大dà叫jiào一聲yì shēng一yì聲shēng氣死qì sǐ氣qì死sǐ我也wǒ yě我wǒ也yě

When Beichen saw them, he let out a great cry: "This infuriates me to death!"

口吐kǒu tǔ口kǒu吐tǔ鮮血xiān xuè鮮xiān血xuè跌下diē xià跌diē下xià馬來mǎ lái馬mǎ來lái

Blood spurted from his mouth, and he fell off his horse.

唐兵táng bīng唐táng喊，蜂擁而來，綁了孛臣，殺散番兵bīng大喊dà hǎn大dà喊hǎn蜂擁fēng yōng蜂fēng擁yōng而來ér lái而ér來lái綁bǎng了liǎo孛bèi臣chén殺shā散sàn番兵fān bīng番fān

The Tang soldiers let out a great shout, swarmed forward, bound Beichen, and routed the barbarian troops.

原來yuán lái原yuán木蘭料番兵必來lái朱zhū木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán料liào番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng必bì夾攻jiā gōng夾jiā攻gōng預定yù dìng預yù定dìng一yī計jì擒qín了liǎo頡jié和hé康kāng利lì

It turned out that Zhu Mulan had anticipated that the barbarian troops would launch a pincer attack, so he devised a plan in advance and captured Jiehe and Kang Li.

祇qí因yīn頡jié和hé領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng兵bīng暗àn攻gōng，行了五wǔ狼láng行xíng里，到了liǎo五十wǔ shí十shí餘yú里lǐ到了dào le到dào哈hā耳ěr壩bà

It happened that Jiehe led his troops in a covert attack on Wulang Town. After marching more than fifty li, they arrived at Ha'erba.

地勢dì shì地dì勢shì平坦píng tǎn平píng坦tǎn兵士bīng shì兵bīng士shì報道bào dào報bào當道dào有yǒu一陣yí zhèn一yí陣zhèn當道dāng dào當dāng

The terrain was flat, and the soldiers reported: "There is a formation blocking the road."

頡jié和hé周圍zhōu wéi周zhōu圍wéi看了kàn le看kàn了le一遍yí biàn一yí遍biàn顧gù謂wèi諸zhū將jiāng曰yuē

Jiehe looked all around and then turned to the generals and said:

「此cǐ八卦bā guà陣也。按休、生、傷、杜、景、死、驚、開八bā卦guà而排。昔日諸葛武侯以此陣zhèn也yě按àn休xiū生shēng傷shāng杜dù景jǐng死sǐ驚jīng開kāi八門bā mén門mén而ér排pái昔日xī rì昔xī日rì諸葛武侯zhū gě wǔ hóu諸zhū葛gě武wǔ侯hóu以此yǐ cǐ以yǐ阻zǔ住zhù陸lù遜xùn乃nǎi虛虛實實xū xū shí shí虛xū實shí之zhī計jì諸葛zhū gě武侯wǔ hóu

"This is the Eight Trigram Formation. It is arranged according to the eight gates: Rest, Life, Wound, Barrier, View, Death, Alarm, and Open. In ancient times, Zhuge Wuhou used this formation to block Lu Xun — it is a strategy of feigning emptiness and substance."

即jí從cóng生shēng門mén而ér入rù，祇qí見jiàn陣zhèn內nèi遍biàn插chā五色wǔ sè五wǔ色sè小xiǎo旂qí到處dào chǔ到dào處chǔ有yǒu戶hù卻què望wàng坤kūn地dì死sǐ門而來ér lái來lái

He then entered through the Life Gate. Inside the formation, he saw small five-colored flags planted everywhere, with gates and doors on all sides, yet he headed toward the Death Gate in the Kun direction.

誰shuí知zhī出了chū le出chū了le，又有死sǐ門mén又有yòu yǒu又yòu有yǒu走來走去zǒu lái zǒu qù走zǒu來lái去qù不bù辨biàn東西南北dōng xī nán běi東dōng西xī南nán北běi心中xīn zhōng心xīn中zhōng大dà驚jīng道dào

But who would have known that after exiting one Death Gate, there would be another Death Gate? Walking round and round, he could no longer distinguish east from west or north from south. Greatly alarmed, he said to himself:

「吾wú中zhōng豎子shù zǐ豎shù子zǐ之zhī計jì也yě

"I have fallen into that youngster's trap."

諸zhū將jiāng曰yuē： 「量liáng一yī木mù陣zhèn，有何yǒu hé有yǒu何hé難nán哉zāi我wǒ等děng拆開chāi kāi拆chāi開kāi一路yí lù路lù即可jí kě即jí可kě出chū也yě

The generals said: "It's just a wooden formation — what's so difficult about it? We can tear open a path and get out."

頡jié和hé曰yuē： 「拆chāi陣zhèn而出ér chū而ér出chū豈不qǐ bù豈qǐ不bù被bèi木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán恥笑chǐ xiào恥chǐ笑xiào頡和jié hé

Jiehe said: "If we tear our way out, wouldn't we become the laughingstock of Mulan?"

又yòu引yǐn眾zhòng將jiāng旋轉xuán zhuǎn旋xuán轉zhuǎn數shù處chǔ到dào一個yí gè一yí個gè所在suǒ zài所suǒ在zài插chā五色wǔ sè五wǔ色sè黃huáng旗qí

He then led the generals in circling through several places until they reached a spot where five-colored yellow flags were planted.

頡jié和hé心中xīn zhōng心xīn悟道： 「此中zhōng大dà悟道wù dào悟wù道dào，木蘭賣弄手段，故放五色黃旗在此cǐ中宮zhōng gōng是內按九宮gōng五wǔ黃huáng之地zhī dì之zhī地dì木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán賣弄mài nòng賣mài弄nòng手段shǒu duàn手shǒu段duàn故gù放fàng五色wǔ sè色sè旗qí在此zài cǐ在zài必是bì shì必bì是shì內nèi按àn九宮jiǔ gōng九jiǔ而ér排pái

A realization dawned on Jiehe, and he said: "This is the Central Palace, the place of the Five Yellows. Mulan is showing off his skill by placing five-colored yellow flags here — it must be arranged internally according to the Nine Palaces."

遂suì望wàng西北xī běi西xī北běi而走，再走赤旗，又向白旗bái qí白bái順著一路紅旗qí而ér走zǒu再zài赤旗chì qí赤chì又yòu向xiàng順著shùn zhù順shùn著zhù一路yí lù一yí路lù紅旗hóng qí紅hóng而出ér chū出chū

So he headed toward the white flag in the northwest, then toward the red flag, then back to the white flag, and followed a path of red flags all the way out.

如此rú cǐ如rú此cǐ自zì九，陣內共有九九八十一yī而ér九jiǔ戶，果然出了陣zhèn內nèi共有gòng yǒu共gòng有yǒu九九八十一jiǔ jiǔ bā shí yī八bā十shí個gè門戶mén hù門mén戶hù果然guǒ rán果guǒ然rán出了chū le出chū了le來lái

In this way, from one to nine, the formation had a total of eighty-one gates, and indeed he emerged from the formation.

頡jié和hé謂wèi諸zhū

Jiehe said to the

將jiāng曰yuē： 「我wǒ既jì出陣chū zhèn出chū陣zhèn拆chāi之zhī有名yǒu míng有yǒu名míng矣yǐ

generals: "Now that I have exited the formation, it is justifiable to dismantle it."

傳令chuán lìng傳chuán令lìng軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì將jiāng此cǐ木mù陣zhèn拆毀chāi huǐ拆chāi毀huǐ

He issued an order for the soldiers to tear down this wooden formation.

頡jié和hé又yòu道dào： 「陸lù遜xùn遇yù此cǐ陣zhèn而ér退tuì，本běn帥shuài遇了liǎo此陣，偏要piān yào偏piān要yào進jìn兵bīng遜迷mí在zài陣中zhèn zhōng中zhōng是shì黃huáng承chéng彥yàn救出jiù chū救jiù本帥卻是自己出chū卻是què shì吾雖不及孔明，卻què自己zì jǐ自zì己jǐ出來chū lái來lái吾wú雖suī不及bù jí不bù及jí孔明kǒng míng孔kǒng明míng勝於shèng wū勝shèng於wū也yě

Jiehe added: "When Lu Xun encountered this formation, he retreated. But I, your commander, have encountered it and I insist on advancing. Lu Xun got lost inside the formation and was rescued by Huang Chengyan, whereas I came out on my own. Although I am no match for Kongming, I am superior to Lu Xun."

遂suì催cuī兵bīng大dà進jìn。

He then urged his troops to advance in full force.

行xíng至zhì北běi屏píng山下shān xià山shān下xià頡jié和hé見jiàn勢shì不高bù gāo樹木又少，不bù高gāo樹木shù mù樹shù木mù又yòu少shǎo以為yǐ wéi以yǐ為wéi意yì

When they reached the foot of Beiping Mountain, Jiehe saw that the terrain was not high and there were few trees, so he paid it no mind.

行xíng過guò北běi屏山píng shān屏píng山shān軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì報bào曰yuē前面qián miàn前qián面miàn林lín中zhōng白旗bái qí白bái旗qí招展zhāo zhǎn招zhāo展zhǎn必有bì yǒu必bì有yǒu伏兵fú bīng伏fú兵bīng

After passing Beiping Mountain, the soldiers reported: "Ahead in the forest, white flags are fluttering — there must be an ambush."

頡jié和hé大笑dà xiào大dà笑xiào道dào「此cǐ疑yí兵bīng也yě，焉有yān yǒu焉yān兵？用白旗以張耳目哉！林中縱有yǒu伏兵fú bīng伏fú用yòng白旗bái qí白bái旗qí以yǐ張zhāng耳目ěr mù耳ěr目mù哉zāi林lín中zhōng縱有zòng yǒu縱zòng何hé懼jù

Jiehe laughed heartily and said: "This is just a decoy — how could there be an ambush? They are using white flags to deceive our eyes and ears! Even if there were an ambush in the forest, why should I fear it!"

驅qū兵bīng前進qián jìn前qián進jìn

He drove his troops forward.

不bù料liào唐兵táng bīng唐táng起火來，番兵bīng放fàng起火qǐ huǒ起qǐ火huǒ來lái番兵fān bīng番fān大dà潰kuì四散sì sàn四sì散sàn而ér逃táo

Unexpectedly, the Tang troops set fires, and the barbarian soldiers were utterly routed, scattering in all directions and fleeing.

頡jié和hé無法wú fǎ無wú法fǎ祇qí得dé退走tuì zǒu退tuì走zǒu北běi屏山píng shān屏píng山shān

Jiehe had no choice but to retreat toward Beiping Mountain.

不bù料liào北běi屏山píng shān屏píng山shān後hòu沖chōng出chū一枝yì zhī一yì枝zhī人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ攔住lán zhù攔lán住zhù去路qù lù去qù路lù

Unexpectedly, from behind Beiping Mountain, a contingent of troops charged out and blocked the path.

此時cǐ shí此cǐ時shí天色已晚tiān sè yǐ wǎn天tiān色sè已yǐ晚wǎn番fān將jiāng俱jù皆jiē膽dǎn落luò各各gè gè各gè逃命táo mìng逃táo命mìng

By now, the sky had grown dark. The barbarian generals were all stricken with fear, each fleeing for his own life.

朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng領lǐng了liǎo木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán之zhī命mìng帶dài一千yì qiān一yì千qiān弓弩手gōng nǔ shǒu弓gōng弩nǔ手shǒu祇qí射shè馬上mǎ shàng馬mǎ上shàng將jiāng不bù殺shā下xià兵bīng