第dì十八shí bā十shí八bā回huí三敗誘唐兵木mù箕jī三sān敗bài誘yòu唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng木蘭mù lán蘭lán黑夜hēi yè黑hēi夜yè襲xí界jiè牌pái

Chapter 18: Mu Ji Lures the Tang Army with Three Defeats; Mulan Strikes at Jiepai Under Cover of Darkness

卻說què shuō卻què說shuō康kāng和hé阿ā手下shǒu xià手shǒu下xià有yǒu一員yì yuán一yì員yuán副將fù jiāng副fù將jiāng名叫míng jiào名míng叫jiào木mù箕jī

Now, under Kang He'a's command, there was a deputy general named Mu Ji.

年nián三sān十多歲shí duō suì十shí多duō歲suì黑面hēi miàn黑hēi面miàn長cháng鬚xū善用shàn yòng善shàn用yòng一把yì bǎ一yì把bǎ大dà砍kǎn三十sān shí多歲duō suì

He was in his early thirties, with a dark face and a long beard, skilled in wielding a great saber.

刀dāo，為wéi人rén智勇雙全zhì yǒng shuāng quán智zhì勇yǒng雙shuāng全quán康kāng和hé阿ā甚shèn信任xìn rèn信xìn任rèn之zhī

He was both resourceful and brave, and Kang He'a trusted him deeply.

當日dāng rì當dāng日rì見jiàn元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài欲yù斬zhǎn頡jié和hé康kāng利lì即jí叫jiào軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì刀下留人dāo xià liú rén刀dāo下xià留liú人rén進帳jìn zhàng進jìn帳zhàng稟bǐng道dào

Seeing the commander-in-chief about to execute Xie He and Kang Li, he immediately called for the soldiers to stay the execution and entered the tent to report:

「唐人táng rén用此二計，為反間之計，其計有三得。願元帥思之。此計能成，一得也。此計不能成，是彼縱而生之，元帥收而殺之，後再有被擒者，必傾心歸唐táng，而不思歸我邦，二得也。三者使我軍知彼不殺之德，畏我國有好殺之威，即孛臣瞽而返國，其心未必不感木蘭之恩。元帥何不留此二人rén用yòng此cǐ二èr就計jì為wéi反fǎn間之jiàn zhī間jiàn之zhī其qí有三yǒu sān有yǒu三sān得dé願yuàn元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài思sī能成néng chéng能néng成chéng一yī也yě不能bù néng不bù是shì彼bǐ縱zòng而生ér shēng而ér生shēng收shōu殺shā後hòu再有zài yǒu再zài被bèi擒qín者zhě必bì傾心qīng xīn傾qīng心xīn歸guī而不ér bù我wǒ邦bāng三者sān zhě使shǐ軍jūn知zhī德dé畏wèi我國wǒ guó國guó好hǎo威wēi即jí孛bèi臣chén瞽gǔ返國fǎn guó返fǎn未必wèi bì未wèi感gǎn木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán之恩zhī ēn恩ēn何hé不留bù liú留liú二人èr rén將計就計jiāng jì jiù jì將jiāng就jiù待dài破pò了liǎo唐兵táng bīng兵bīng功gōng折zhé罪zuì

“The Tang have employed these two ruses as a counterintrigue, which yields three advantages. I beg the commander to consider them. If this intrigue succeeds, that is the first advantage. If it fails, and we capture and kill those they released, then any future captives will wholeheartedly defect to Tang without wishing to return to our state—that is the second advantage. Thirdly, it makes our army aware of their virtue of not killing, while we fear our state’s reputation for delighting in execution. Even if Minister Gu returns home blind, he may still feel gratitude for Mulan’s kindness. Why not spare these two men, turn the intrigue to our own use, and after defeating the Tang army, allow them to atone for their crimes through merit?”

康kāng和hé阿ā即將jí jiāng即jí將jiāng杖了四十，二人èr rén二èr人rén杖zhàng了liǎo四十sì shí四sì十shí上shàng帳zhàng叩頭kòu tóu叩kòu頭tóu謝恩xiè ēn謝xiè恩ēn

Kang He'a then had the two men flogged forty strokes each. They came to the tent, kowtowed, and thanked him for his mercy.

康kāng和hé阿ā道dào： 「吾wú兵糧bīng liáng兵bīng糧liáng草cǎo俱jù在zài東dōng鄙bǐ紅hóng羅城luó chéng羅luó城chéng中zhōng紅羅城hóng luó chéng

Kang He'a said, “Our army’s provisions and fodder are all stored in the eastern border city of Hongluo.”

即令jí lìng即jí和往彼處監守﹔又令lìng頡jié和hé往wǎng彼bǐ處chǔ監守jiān shǒu監jiān守shǒu又yòu康kāng利lì宛wǎn邱qiū城chéng宛邱wǎn qiū

He immediately ordered Xie He to guard that location, and ordered Kang Li to defend Wanqiu City.

二èr將領jiāng lǐng將jiāng領lǐng命mìng去了qù le去qù了le

The two generals accepted their orders and departed.

再說zài shuō再zài說shuō尉wèi遲chí元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài每日měi rì每měi日rì令lìng伍wǔ登dēng焦jiāo文wén武wǔ寶bǎo林lín秦qín懷玉huái yù懷huái玉yù程chéng鐵牛tiě niú鐵tiě牛niú知zhī節jié之子zhī zǐ之zhī子zǐ輪流lún liú輪lún流liú討tǎo戰zhàn關中guān zhōng關guān中zhōng祇qí大罵，番兵不bù理會lǐ huì理lǐ會huì任rèn唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng百般bǎi bān百bǎi般bān大罵dà mà大dà罵mà番兵fān bīng番fān不出bù chū出chū如此rú cǐ如rú此cǐ三年sān nián三sān年nián有餘yǒu yú有yǒu餘yú

Now, Marshal Yuchi Gong daily ordered Wu Deng, Jiao Wen, Jiao Wu, Bao Lin, Qin Huaiyu, and Cheng Tieniu (son of Cheng Zhijie) to take turns challenging the enemy to battle. The defenders in the pass simply ignored them, letting the Tang troops hurl all kinds of insults while the Tartar soldiers refused to come out. This went on for over three years.

一日yí rì一yí日rì秦qín玉同程鐵牛在關外叫罵，木箕領兵突出，與懷玉huái yù懷huái玉yù同tóng程chéng鐵牛tiě niú鐵tiě牛niú在zài關外guān wài關guān外wài叫罵jiào mà叫jiào罵mà木mù箕jī領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng兵bīng突出tū chū突tū出chū與yǔ大戰dà zhàn大dà戰zhàn拍pāi馬mǎ夾攻jiā gōng夾jiā攻gōng敗走bài zǒu敗bài走zǒu沿yán城chéng而ér回huí

One day, as Qin Huaiyu and Cheng Tieniu were shouting insults outside the pass, Mu Ji led his troops in a sudden charge and engaged Huaiyu in a fierce battle. Cheng Tieniu spurred his horse and attacked from the flank. Mu Ji was defeated and fled back along the city wall.

唐兵táng bīng趕上，城上亂箭射下，唐táng兵bīng趕上gǎn shàng趕gǎn上shàng城chéng亂luàn箭jiàn射shè下xià急退jí tuì急jí退tuì木mù箕jī入rù關guān去了qù le去qù了le

The Tang troops pursued, but a hail of arrows rained down from the city walls, forcing them to retreat hastily. Mu Ji then re-entered the pass.

次cì日rì，木mù箕jī先來xiān lái先xiān來lái討tǎo懷玉出馬，大戰zhàn懷玉huái yù懷huái玉yù，木箕背後桑旱出馬chū mǎ出chū馬mǎ大戰dà zhàn大dà三十sān shí三sān十shí餘yú合hé背後bèi hòu背bèi後hòu桑sāng旱hàn夾攻jiā gōng夾jiā攻gōng程chéng鐵牛tiě niú鐵tiě牛niú上前shàng qián上shàng前qián敵dí住zhù

The next day, Mu Ji came out first to challenge battle. Huaiyu rode forth, and after more than thirty exchanges, Sang Han from behind Mu Ji charged out to attack from the flank. Cheng Tieniu rode forward and engaged him.

番fān將jiāng畢bì符fú來lái助zhù，這邊zhè biān這zhè邊biān寶bǎo林lín搶qiāng出chū直zhí殺shā得dé日rì落luò西山xī shān西xī山shān兩下liǎng xià兩liǎng下xià收兵shōu bīng收shōu兵bīng

The Tartar general Bi Fu came to assist. Bao Lin then rushed out from the Tang side. They fought until the sun set over the western hills, whereupon both sides withdrew.

是shì夜yè，木mù箕jī來lái劫jié唐táng營yíng，被bèi先鋒xiān fēng先xiān鋒fēng伍wǔ登dēng殺shā得dé大敗dà bài大dà刺死桑旱，焦武刺死畢符，木箕敗bài焦jiāo文wén刺cì死sǐ桑sāng旱hàn武wǔ畢bì符fú進jìn關中guān zhōng關guān中zhōng連日lián rì連lián日rì不出bù chū不bù出chū

That night, Mu Ji raided the Tang camp but was utterly defeated by the vanguard Wu Deng. Jiao Wen speared Sang Han to death, and Jiao Wu speared Bi Fu to death. Mu Ji fled back into the pass and did not come out for days.

忽hū軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì報bào曰yuē「頡jié和hé差chà人rén下xià書shū。」

Suddenly, a soldier reported, "Xie He has sent a messenger with a letter."

尉wèi遲chí恭gōng喚huàn入rù，拆chāi書shū看kàn之zhī，書云yún：

Yuchi Gong summoned the messenger, opened the letter, and read:

末mò將jiāng受shòu元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài兩liǎng番fān不bù殺shā之恩zhī ēn伸再造之zhī恩ēn思sī伸shēn再造zài zào再zài造zào報bào

"Your subordinate has received the commander's mercy of twice sparing his life, and wishes to repay this debt of rebirth."

今jīn在zài紅hóng羅城luó chéng羅luó城chéng監守jiān shǒu監jiān守shǒu糧草liáng cǎo糧liáng草cǎo五萬wǔ wàn五wǔ萬wàn有餘yǒu yú有yǒu餘yú

"I am currently stationed as guard at Hongluo City, where there are over fifty thousand measures of grain and fodder."

元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài若ruò提tí兵bīng來此lái cǐ來lái此cǐ願yuàn獻xiàn城chéng投降tóu xiáng投tóu降xiáng

If the Marshal leads troops here, I am willing to surrender the city and defect.

界jiè牌pái關guān糧道liáng dào糧liáng道dào一絕yì jué一yì絕jué取qǔ之zhī易如反掌yì rú fǎn zhǎng易yì如rú反fǎn掌zhǎng也yě界牌jiè pái

Once the grain supply route to Jiepai Pass is cut off, capturing it will be as easy as turning over one's hand.

尉wèi遲chí恭gōng即jí重賞zhòng shǎng重zhòng賞shǎng來lái使shǐ叫jiào他tā回去huí qù回huí去qù拜bài上shàng頡jié和hé將軍jiāng jūn將jiāng軍jūn十日shí rì十shí日rì之內zhī nèi之zhī內nèi我wǒ兵bīng至zhì也yě

Yuchi Gong then handsomely rewarded the messenger and told him to return and convey his respects to General Xie He, saying that within ten days, his troops would arrive.

打發dǎ fā打dǎ發fā番fān使shǐ去了qù le去qù了le即jí與yǔ軍師jūn shī軍jūn師shī商議shāng yì商shāng議yì

After sending off the Tartar messenger, he immediately consulted with the military advisor.

李lǐ靖jìng即令jí lìng即jí令lìng、焦jiāo文wén武wǔ此如此rú cǐ如rú此cǐ二èr將領jiāng lǐng將jiāng領lǐng命mìng去了qù le去qù了le

Li Jing then ordered Jiao Wen and Jiao Wu to do such and such. The two generals accepted the orders and departed.

過了guò le過guò了le數shù日rì康kāng利lì差chà人rén下xià，元帥拆書shū元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài拆chāi視shì之zhī云yún

A few days later, Kang Li sent a messenger with a letter. The Marshal opened the letter and read:

末mò將jiāng康kāng利lì受shòu恩ēn帥shuài之zhī命mìng，回huí見jiàn父親fù qīn，備言所約，無奈父fù親qīn備bèi言yán所suǒ約yuē無奈wú nài無wú奈nài忠心zhōng xīn忠zhōng心xīn登dēng時shí斬首zhǎn shǒu斬zhǎn首shǒu

"I, your subordinate Kang Li, received the gracious Marshal's orders and returned to see my father, fully explaining the agreement. But my father, being loyal, immediately ordered me beheaded."

幸xìng得dé眾zhòng將jiāng保留bǎo liú保bǎo留liú仍réng杖zhàng四十sì shí四sì十shí謫zhé守shǒu宛wǎn邱qiū城chéng

"Fortunately, the other generals interceded on my behalf. I was still flogged forty strokes and banished to guard Wanqiu City."

提tí兵bīng至此zhì cǐ至zhì此cǐ末mò將jiāng即jí開門kāi mén開kāi門mén納nà款kuǎn以yǐ報恩bào ēn報bào恩ēn帥shuài

"Should you lead troops here, I will open the gates and submit, to repay the gracious Marshal's kindness."

元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài看kàn罷bà喜不自勝xǐ bú zì shèng喜xǐ不bú自zì勝shèng重賞zhòng shǎng重zhòng賞shǎng來lái使shǐ批pī準zhǔn回huí書shū限xiàn七日qī rì七qī日rì定dìng有yǒu兵bīng到dào

After reading this, the Marshal was overjoyed beyond measure. He handsomely rewarded the messenger, approved and wrote a reply, stipulating that troops would definitely arrive within seven days.

番fān使shǐ回去huí qù回huí去qù了liǎo與yǔ軍師jūn shī軍jūn師shī商議shāng yì商shāng議yì

After the Tartar messenger left, he consulted with the military advisor.

李lǐ靖jìng即jí命mìng寶bǎo林lín、鐵牛tiě niú鐵tiě牛niú如此rú cǐ如rú此cǐ二èr將領jiāng lǐng將jiāng領lǐng去了qù le去qù了le

Li Jing then ordered Bao Lin and Tieniu to do such and such. The two generals accepted the orders and departed.

李lǐ靖jìng即jí致zhì書shū與yǔ木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán令lìng其qí照zhào行事xíng shì行xíng事shì

Li Jing then sent a letter to Mulan, instructing her to act according to the letter.

書shū云yún： 番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng久jiǔ不bù出戰chū zhàn出chū戰zhàn慢màn我wǒ軍jūn心xīn

The letter said: "The Tartar troops have not come out to fight for a long time, which has made our army complacent.

目mù今jīn屢lǚ敗bài，驕jiāo我wǒ士卒shì zú士shì卒zú

Now, with their repeated defeats, our soldiers have become arrogant.

今jīn又yòu以yǐ數shù處chǔ獻xiàn城chéng，分fēn我wǒ軍勢jūn shì軍jūn勢shì指zhǐ日rì必有bì yǒu必bì有yǒu番fān將來jiāng lái將jiāng來lái攻gōng五wǔ狼láng阻zǔ援兵yuán bīng援yuán兵bīng

Now they are also offering to surrender several cities to split our forces. In a matter of days, a Tartar general will surely attack Wulang to cut off our reinforcements.

番兵fān bīng番fān到，將軍宜將全鎮燒毀，兵bīng若ruò到dào將軍jiāng jūn將jiāng軍jūn宜yí全quán鎮zhèn燒毀shāo huǐ燒shāo毀huǐ分fēn兩路liǎng lù兩liǎng路lù而ér走zǒu

When the Tartar troops arrive, General, you should burn down the entire town and withdraw by splitting your forces into two routes.

朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng領lǐng與番兵廝殺，將軍暗引一軍yì jūn一yì軍jūn與yǔ番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng廝殺sī shā廝sī殺shā將軍jiāng jūn將jiāng暗àn引yǐn往wǎng攻gōng界jiè牌pái關guān後hòu

Zhu Ming will lead one force to engage the Tartar troops in battle, while you, General, secretly lead another force to attack the rear of Jiepai Pass.

以yǐ南方nán fāng南nán方fāng火huǒ起qǐ為wéi號hào切qiè勿wù違wéi令lìng

Use a fire rising in the south as the signal. Do not disobey these orders."

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán看kàn罷bà忙máng修一xiū yī修xiū一yī書shū回復huí fù回huí復fù軍師jūn shī軍jūn師shī云yún

After reading this, Mulan quickly wrote a letter in reply to the military advisor, saying:

讀dú軍令jūn lìng軍jūn令lìng訖qì惟命是從wéi mìng shì cóng惟wéi命mìng是shì從cóng

"After reading the military orders, I will obey them unconditionally.

但dàn五wǔ狼láng鎮zhèn百姓bǎi xìng百bǎi姓xìng視shì末mò將jiāng如rú父fù

However, the common people of Wulang Town regard your subordinate as a father.

向xiàng日rì南nán屏山píng shān屏píng山shān，鎮上之zhī役yì鎮上zhèn shàng鎮zhèn上shàng民mín亦yì與yǔ有勞yǒu láo有yǒu勞láo焉yān

In the past battle at Nanping Mountain, the townspeople also contributed their efforts.

軍令jūn lìng燒毀全鎮，心切不忍，末將即棄鎮而走，料鎮民必不合彼為勢，共逼我軍jūn令lìng燒毀shāo huǐ燒shāo毀huǐ全quán鎮zhèn心切xīn qiè心xīn切qiè不忍bù rěn不bù忍rěn末mò將jiāng即jí棄qì而ér走zǒu料liào鎮民zhèn mín民mín必bì不合bù hé合hé彼bǐ為wéi勢shì共gòng逼bī我wǒ

The order to burn down the entire town breaks my heart, and I cannot bear it. If I simply abandon the town and leave, I expect the townspeople will not ally with the enemy and collectively pressure our army.

切切qiè qiè切qiè私sī衷zhōng上shàng希xī鑒jiàn照zhào。

This is my sincere private sentiment; I humbly ask for your understanding and consideration."

李lǐ靖jìng得dé書shū，深shēn歎tàn木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán，出己之zhī才cái出chū己jǐ之上zhī shàng上shàng

Upon receiving the letter, Li Jing deeply sighed in admiration of Mulan's talent, recognizing it as surpassing his own.

傳令chuán lìng傳chuán令lìng各gè營yíng將士jiāng shì將jiāng士shì左zuǒ埋mái右yòu伏fú以yǐ御yù番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng

He then issued orders to the troops of each camp to set ambushes left and right in order to defend against the Tartar soldiers.

再說zài shuō再zài說shuō康kāng和hé阿ā在zài城chéng上shàng見jiàn唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng紛紛fēn fēn紛fēn出chū營yíng心中xīn zhōng心xīn中zhōng大喜dà xǐ大dà喜xǐ

Now, Kang He'a, standing on the city wall, saw the Tang troops swarming out of their camps and was overjoyed.

又yòu聞wén哨shào馬mǎ報道bào dào報bào道dào「唐táng將領jiāng lǐng將jiāng領lǐng兵bīng總zǒng往wǎng紅hóng羅luó宛wǎn邱qiū去了qù le去qù了le

He then heard a scout report, "The Tang generals are leading their troops toward Hongluo and Wanqiu."

即令jí lìng即jí令lìng額é保bǎo齡líng領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng兵bīng往wǎng攻gōng五wǔ狼láng以yǐ阻zǔ木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán

He immediately ordered E Bao and Bao Ling to lead troops to attack Wulang, in order to block Mulan.

二èr將領jiāng lǐng將jiāng領lǐng令lìng來lái至zhì五wǔ狼láng不bù料liào木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán早已zǎo yǐ早zǎo已yǐ在zài半路bàn lù半bàn路lù等候děng hòu等děng候hòu大dà殺shā一陣yí zhèn一yí陣zhèn兩下liǎng xià兩liǎng下xià收兵shōu bīng收shōu兵bīng安ān營yíng

The two generals accepted the orders and arrived at Wulang. Unexpectedly, Mulan was already waiting for them halfway, and a fierce battle ensued. Both sides then withdrew and set up camp.

次cì日rì，保bǎo齡líng討tǎo戰zhàn，木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán將jiāng免戰牌miǎn zhàn pái免miǎn牌pái掛guà起qǐ如此rú cǐ如rú此cǐ二日èr rì二èr不出bù chū不bù出chū

The next day, Bao Ling challenged battle, but Mulan hung up the "cease battle" sign and did not come out for two days.

再說zài shuō再zài說shuō康kāng和hé阿ā預定yù dìng預yù定dìng破pò遂令木箕、陀力、鐵表，領兵五千，往劫唐táng之zhī計jì遂suì令lìng木mù箕jī陀tuó力lì鐵tiě表biǎo領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng兵bīng五千wǔ qiān五wǔ千qiān往wǎng劫jié營yíng

Now, Kang He'a had already devised a plan to defeat the Tang. He then ordered Mu Ji, Tuo Li, and Tie Biao to lead five thousand troops to raid the Tang camp.

到dào中zhōng軍jūn先xiān將帥jiāng shuài將jiāng帥shuài旗qí砍倒kǎn dǎo砍kǎn倒dǎo如rú唐兵táng bīng唐táng火燒營，領兵bīng有yǒu備bèi放fàng火燒huǒ shāo火huǒ燒shāo營yíng領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng向南xiàng nán向xiàng南nán而ér殺shā

Upon reaching the central command, they were to first cut down the commander's banner. If the Tang troops were prepared, they were to set the camp on fire and then lead their troops southward while fighting.

又yòu令lìng索suǒ雲yún、祥xiáng布bù領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng千，劫唐兵bīng五千wǔ qiān五wǔ千qiān劫jié唐兵táng bīng唐táng右yòu營yíng

He also ordered Suo Yun and Xiang Bu to lead five thousand troops to raid the Tang right camp.

如rú營yíng中有zhōng yǒu中zhōng有yǒu備bèi放fàng火燒huǒ shāo火huǒ燒shāo率兵lǜ bīng率lǜ兵bīng向西xiàng xī向xiàng西xī而ér殺shā

If the camp was prepared, they were to set it on fire and then lead their troops westward while fighting.

又yòu令lìng怙hù開kāi、開方fāng二èr將jiāng，領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng千，去劫唐兵bīng五千wǔ qiān五wǔ千qiān去qù劫jié唐兵táng bīng唐táng左營zuǒ yíng左zuǒ營yíng

He further ordered Hu Kai and Kai Fang, two generals, to lead five thousand troops to raid the Tang left camp.

如rú營yíng中有zhōng yǒu中zhōng有yǒu備bèi放fàng火燒huǒ shāo火huǒ燒shāo率兵lǜ bīng率lǜ兵bīng向東xiàng dōng向xiàng東dōng而ér殺shā

If the camp was prepared, they were to set it on fire and then lead their troops eastward while fighting.

又yòu令lìng孔kǒng吉jí、董dǒng成chéng領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng兵bīng五千wǔ qiān五wǔ千qiān接應jiē yīng接jiē應yīng各路人馬gè lù rén mǎ各gè路lù人rén馬mǎ

He also ordered Kong Ji and Dong Cheng to lead five thousand troops to support the various detachments.

天明tiān míng天tiān明míng之zhī時shí本běn帥shuài親自qīn zì親qīn自zì領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng兵bīng接應jiē yīng接jiē應yīng以防yǐ fáng以yǐ防fáng不測bú cè不bú測cè

At daybreak, I, the commander, will personally lead troops to provide support, to guard against any unforeseen circumstances.

康kāng和hé阿ā調遣diào qiǎn調diào遣qiǎn已yǐ畢bì諸zhū將jiāng各各gè gè各gè準備zhǔn bèi準zhǔn備bèi廝殺sī shā廝sī殺shā

After Kang He'a completed his deployments, the various generals each prepared for battle.

再說zài shuō再zài說shuō李lǐ靖jìng在zài，望見界牌關上一陣殺氣沖天，料番將必來劫營yíng中zhōng望見wàng jiàn望wàng見jiàn界jiè牌pái關上guān shàng關guān上shàng一陣yí zhèn一yí陣zhèn殺氣shā qì殺shā氣qì沖天chōng tiān沖chōng天tiān料liào番fān將jiāng必bì來lái劫營jié yíng劫jié

Now, Li Jing, inside the camp, saw a burst of murderous energy soaring to the heavens above Jiepai Pass and deduced that the Tartar generals would certainly come to raid the camp.

即令jí lìng即jí令lìng長子cháng zǐ長cháng子zǐ李lǐ懷huái書shū領lǐng一軍yì jūn一yì軍jūn伏fú於wū西路xī lù西xī路lù

He immediately ordered his eldest son, Li Huaishu, to lead a contingent and ambush them on the western road.

番兵fān bīng若來，不許妄動，番fān兵bīng若ruò來lái不許bù xū不bù許xū妄動wàng dòng妄wàng動dòng過guò盡jìn卻què領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng去qù取qǔ界jiè牌pái關guān

If the Tartar troops came, they were not to act rashly. After the Tartar troops had completely passed by, he was to lead his troops to seize Jiepai Pass.

又yòu令lìng李lǐ英yīng玉yù領lǐng一軍yì jūn一yì軍jūn伏fú於wū東路dōng lù東dōng兵來時，不許驚動，番兵回關，率兵出戰，以絕回路lù番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng來lái時shí不許bù xū不bù許xū驚動jīng dòng驚jīng動dòng回huí關guān率兵lǜ bīng率lǜ出戰chū zhàn出chū戰zhàn以yǐ絕jué回路huí lù英玉yīng yù

He also ordered Li Yingyu to lead a contingent and ambush them on the eastern road. When the Tartar troops came, they were not to disturb them. When the Tartar troops returned to the pass, he was to lead his troops out to fight, cutting off their retreat.

又yòu令lìng十二shí èr十shí二èr府fǔ總zǒng戎róng於wū四面sì miàn四sì面miàn埋伏mái fú埋mái伏fú番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng到dào時shí齊qí出chū擁yōng殺shā

He further ordered the twelve prefectural commanders to set ambushes on all four sides. When the Tartar troops arrived, they were to swarm out together and attack.

又yòu令lìng伍wǔ登dēng、秦qín懷玉huái yù懷huái玉yù各gè引yǐn一軍yì jūn一yì軍jūn保定bǎo dìng保bǎo定dìng元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài占zhàn在zài高gāo埠bù之處zhī chǔ之zhī處chǔ看kàn諸zhū將jiāng用yòng武wǔ

He also ordered Wu Deng and Qin Huaiyu to each lead a contingent, escorting the Marshal to occupy a high vantage point from which to watch the generals in action.

再說zài shuō再zài說shuō木mù箕jī同tóng陀tuó力lì鐵tiě表biǎo初chū更gèng出關chū guān出chū關guān三更sān gēng三sān時shí分fēn營中，見營中空虛，果然砍倒帥旗號，放起火來，向南殺shā入營rù yíng入rù營yíng中zhōng見jiàn空虛kōng xū空kōng虛xū果然guǒ rán果guǒ然rán砍倒kǎn dǎo砍kǎn倒dǎo帥shuài旗號qí hào旗qí號hào放fàng起火qǐ huǒ起qǐ火huǒ來lái向南xiàng nán向xiàng南nán

Now, Mu Ji, together with Tuo Li and Tie Biao, left the pass at the first watch. By the third watch, they charged into the camp. Seeing the camp empty, they indeed cut down the commander's banner, set fire, and then attacked southward.

四面sì miàn四sì兵蜂擁而來，卻喜後面miàn人馬繼至，沖殺伏兵fú bīng伏fú兵bīng蜂擁fēng yōng蜂fēng擁yōng而來ér lái而ér來lái卻què喜xǐ後面hòu miàn後hòu人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ繼jì至zhì沖chōng殺shā分fēn左右zuǒ yòu左zuǒ右yòu各自gè zì各gè自zì混戰hùn zhàn混hùn戰zhàn

Ambush troops swarmed in from all four sides. Fortunately for the Tartars, their rear forces arrived in succession, charged into the ambushers, and attacked from left and right, resulting in a chaotic melee.

番兵fān bīng番fān貫而進，左右接應，唐兵bīng魚貫yú guàn魚yú貫guàn而ér進jìn左右zuǒ yòu左zuǒ右yòu接應jiē yīng接jiē應yīng唐兵táng bīng唐táng大敗dà bài大dà敗bài

The Tartar troops advanced in single file, receiving support from left and right, and the Tang army was soundly defeated.

戰zhàn至zhì天明tiān míng天tiān明míng死者sǐ zhě死sǐ者zhě甚shèn眾zhòng

The fighting continued until daybreak, and the number of dead was great.

李lǐ靖jìng看見kàn jiàn看kàn見jiàn唐兵táng bīng唐táng令伍登、秦懷玉領兵bīng潰散kuì sàn潰kuì散sàn令lìng伍wǔ登dēng秦qín懷玉huái yù懷huái玉yù領兵lǐng bīng領lǐng分fēn左右zuǒ yòu左zuǒ右yòu而出ér chū而ér出chū

Seeing the Tang troops routed, Li Jing ordered Wu Deng and Qin Huaiyu to lead their forces out from left and right.

伍wǔ登dēng見jiàn木mù箕jī在zài馬上mǎ shàng耀武揚威，走馬mǎ上shàng耀武揚威yào wǔ yáng wēi耀yào武wǔ揚yáng威wēi走馬zǒu mǎ走zǒu交鋒jiāo fēng交jiāo鋒fēng

Wu Deng saw Mu Ji on horseback, flaunting his might, and rode forward to engage him.

陀tuó力lì見jiàn了liǎo，上前shàng qián上shàng前qián接住jiē zhù接jiē住zhù被bèi伍wǔ登dēng手shǒu起qǐ一yī鎗qiāng挑tiāo落馬luò mǎ落luò馬mǎ下xià

Tuo Li saw this, came forward to intercept, but Wu Deng raised his spear and struck him down from his horse.

鐵tiě表biǎo趕來gǎn lái趕gǎn來lái被bèi伍wǔ登dēng大喝一聲dà hē yì shēng大dà喝hē一yì聲shēng措手不及cuò shǒu bù jí措cuò手shǒu不bù及jí翻身fān shēn翻fān身shēn落馬luò mǎ落luò馬mǎ

Tie Biao rushed over, but Wu Deng let out a mighty shout. Caught off guard, Tie Biao tumbled from his horse.

木mù箕jī大怒dà nù大dà怒nù提tí刀dāo直zhí殺shā伍wǔ登dēng

Mu Ji flew into a rage, raised his saber, and charged straight at Wu Deng.

伍wǔ登dēng抖起dǒu qǐ抖dǒu起qǐ精神jīng shén精jīng神shén與yǔ木mù箕jī大戰dà zhàn大dà戰zhàn不bù表biǎo

Wu Deng summoned his strength and engaged Mu Ji in a fierce battle. We shall leave them for now.

再說zài shuō再zài說shuō秦qín懷玉huái yù懷huái玉yù從cóng西路xī lù西xī路lù殺shā出chū唐兵táng bīng唐táng奮力回戰，番兵bīng見jiàn添了tiān le添tiān了le救兵jiù bīng救jiù奮力fèn lì奮fèn力lì回huí戰zhàn番fān兵力bīng lì怯qiè且戰且走qiě zhàn qiě zǒu且qiě走zǒu

Now, Qin Huaiyu charged out from the western road. Seeing reinforcements arrive, the Tang troops turned back and fought with renewed vigor. The Tartar forces, intimidated, fought as they retreated.

木mù箕jī見jiàn勢shì不利bú lì不bú利lì保定bǎo dìng保bǎo定dìng番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng緩緩huǎn huǎn緩huǎn而ér行xíng

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Mu Ji protected the Tartar troops and withdrew slowly.

不bù料liào唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng擋住dǎng zhù擋dǎng住zhù去路qù lù去qù路lù伍wǔ登dēng緊緊jǐn jǐn緊jǐn追來zhuī lái追zhuī來lái

Unexpectedly, Tang troops blocked their path ahead, while Wu Den pursued closely from behind.

木mù箕jī令lìng番fān將jiāng奪duó路lù而ér走zǒu，在zài馬上mǎ shàng馬mǎ上shàng大叫dà jiào大dà叫jiào曰yuē

Mu Ji ordered the Tartar generals to fight their way out and shouted from horseback:

「元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài救兵jiù bīng救jiù兵bīng來了lái le來lái了le在zài前qián接jiē戰zhàn

"The Marshal's reinforcements have arrived and are engaging the enemy ahead!"

番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng聞wén知zhī大膽dà dǎn大dà膽dǎn爭先zhēng xiān爭zhēng先xiān將jiāng李玉lǐ yù李lǐ玉yù英yīng一枝yì zhī一yì枝zhī人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ衝散chōng sàn衝chōng散sàn

Upon hearing this, the Tartar troops grew bold and vied to be first, scattering Li Yuying's contingent.

伍wǔ登dēng與yǔ懷玉huái yù懷huái玉yù不bù捨shě在zài後hòu掩yǎn殺shā

Wu Deng and Huaiyu refused to let them go and pursued, attacking from the rear.

十二shí èr府總戎營中眾將，見番兵敗走，個個爭功，被木箕鎗挑箭射落馬者二十shí二èr府fǔ總zǒng戎róng營yíng中zhōng眾zhòng將jiāng見jiàn番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng敗走bài zǒu敗bài走zǒu個個gè gè個gè爭功zhēng gōng爭zhēng功gōng被bèi木mù箕jī鎗qiāng挑tiāo箭jiàn射shè落馬luò mǎ落luò馬mǎ者zhě十五shí wǔ五wǔ員yuán二十五èr shí wǔ

The various generals in the camp of the twelve prefectural commanders, seeing the Tartar troops retreating, each vied for glory. Mu Ji, with his spear and arrows, knocked twenty-five of them off their horses.

李lǐ靖jìng恐kǒng伍wǔ登dēng、懷玉huái yù懷huái玉yù有失yǒu shī有yǒu失shī鳴míng金jīn收shōu軍jūn

Fearing that Wu Deng and Huaiyu might come to harm, Li Jing sounded the gong to recall the troops.

木mù箕jī敗bài至zhì城chéng濠háo，城上shàng遍biàn插chā唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng旂qí號hào

Mu Ji retreated as far as the city moat, only to find the city walls covered with Tang banners and flags.

木mù箕jī不敢bù gǎn不bù敢gǎn攻城gōng chéng攻gōng城chéng祇qí得dé向xiàng金牛jīn niú金jīn牛niú關guān而來ér lái而ér來lái

Not daring to assault the city, Mu Ji had no choice but to head toward Jinniu Pass.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán在zài城chéng上shàng大叫dà jiào大dà「我不追殺，爾等祇叫jiào曰yuē我不wǒ bù我wǒ不bù追殺zhuī shā追zhuī殺shā爾ěr等děng祇qí康kāng元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài以後yǐ hòu以yǐ後hòu好好hǎo hǎo好hǎo用兵yòng bīng用yòng兵bīng

Mulan shouted from the city wall, "I will not pursue and slaughter you. Just tell Marshal Kang to command his troops more wisely in the future."

原來yuán lái原yuán來lái康kāng和hé阿ā分fēn撥bō眾zhòng將jiāng出戰chū zhàn出chū戰zhàn自己zì jǐ自zì己jǐ在zài城chéng上shàng巡查xún chá巡xún查chá見jiàn一聲綁子響，萬弩齊發，李lǐ懷huái書shū所領之兵bīng到dào一聲yì shēng一yì聲shēng綁bǎng子zǐ響xiǎng萬wàn弩nǔ齊發qí fā齊qí發fā所領suǒ lǐng所suǒ領lǐng之zhī射死shè sǐ射shè死sǐ大半dà bàn大dà半bàn

It turned out that while Kang He'a was deploying the generals for battle, he himself was patrolling the city wall. When he saw Li Huaishu's troops approaching, at the sound of a spring release, ten thousand crossbows fired simultaneously, and more than half of Li Huaishu's men were shot dead.

懷huái書shū知zhī有yǒu準備zhǔn bèi準zhǔn備bèi祇qí得dé退回tuì huí退tuì回huí與yǔ李玉lǐ yù李lǐ玉yù英yīng合hé兵bīng一處yì chǔ一yì處chǔ

Realizing the enemy was prepared, Huaishu had no choice but to withdraw and join forces with Li Yuying.

再說zài shuō再zài蘭令朱明與額保、保齡相拒，自己帶五百多人，皆是會說shuō木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán令lìng朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng與yǔ額é保bǎo齡líng相xiāng拒jù自己zì jǐ自zì己jǐ帶dài五百wǔ bǎi五wǔ百bǎi多duō人rén皆是jiē shì皆jiē是shì會說huì shuō會huì番fān語yǔ的de

Now, Mulan ordered Zhu Ming to confront E Bao and Bao Ling, while she herself led over five hundred men, all of whom could speak the Tartar language.

又yòu扮作bàn zuò扮bàn作zuò番兵fān bīng番fān兵bīng旗號qí hào旗qí號hào四sì更gèng時shí分fēn來lái界jiè牌pái關guān後hòu叫jiào曰yuē

They also disguised themselves with Tartar banners and flags. At the fourth watch, they came to the rear of Jiepai Pass and shouted:

「我wǒ等děng是shì額é保bǎo將軍jiāng jūn部下之兵，二位將jiāng軍jūn部下bù xià部bù下xià之zhī兵bīng二位èr wèi二èr位wèi俱jù被bèi木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán擒qín去qù逃táo至此zhì cǐ至zhì此cǐ望wàng元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài開關kāi guān開kāi關guān

"We are soldiers under General E Bao. Both generals have been captured by Mulan. We have escaped and come here. We beg the Marshal to open the pass."

康kāng和hé阿ā在zài南門nán mén南nán門mén敵dí樓上lóu shàng樓lóu上shàng聞wén知zhī此cǐ信xìn叫jiào軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì傳令chuán lìng傳chuán令lìng道dào

Kang He'a, atop the watchtower at the south gate, heard this news and ordered his soldiers to relay the command:

「就是jiù shì就jiù是shì我國wǒ guó我wǒ國guó人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ也要yě yào也yě要yào到dào天明tiān míng天tiān明míng方fāng許xū進jìn關guān

"Even if they are our own troops, they will not be allowed to enter the pass until daybreak."

城下chéng xià又叫道： 「可憐我等，一日一夜，奔到此關，就在城chéng下xià又yòu叫jiào道dào可憐kě lián可kě憐lián我wǒ等děng一日yí rì一yí日rì一夜yí yè夜yè奔bēn到此dào cǐ到dào此cǐ關guān就在jiù zài就jiù在zài歇息xiē xī歇xiē息xī若ruò何hé

Those below the wall shouted again, "Have pity on us! We have fled here after a whole day and night. What if we rest at the foot of the wall?"

城chéng上shàng又yòu叫jiào曰yuē： 「元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài有yǒu令lìng爾ěr等děng若ruò進城jìn chéng進jìn就是自己人馬，也要放箭射來lái就是jiù shì就jiù是shì自己zì jǐ自zì己jǐ人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ也要yě yào也yě要yào放fàng箭jiàn射來shè lái射shè的de

Those on the wall shouted back, "The Marshal has ordered that even if you are our own troops, should you try to enter the city, we will shoot arrows at you."

城下chéng xià又曰： 「我等人馬又不多，就城chéng下xià又yòu曰yuē我wǒ等děng人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ不多bù duō不bù多duō就jiù濠háo外wài歇息xiē xī歇xiē息xī若ruò何hé

Those below said again, "Our numbers are not many. What if we rest outside the city moat?"

城chéng上shàng曰yuē： 「濠háo外wài可也kě yě，切不可kě也yě切qiè不可bù kě不bù進城jìn chéng進jìn

Those on the wall replied, "Outside the moat is acceptable, but on no account may you enter the city."

康kāng和hé阿ā令lìng軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì舉火jǔ huǒ舉jǔ火huǒ觀看guān kàn觀guān看kàn因yīn見jiàn是shì自家zì jiā自zì家jiā人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ漸漸jiàn jiàn漸jiàn的de怠慢dài màn怠dài慢màn了liǎo

Kang He'a ordered his soldiers to light torches for a closer look. Seeing that they were indeed their own troops, they gradually grew lax.

不bù料liào，木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán令lìng軍士輕輕的扒過城去，用雲梯相繼而上，就在北門放起火來，五百wǔ bǎi五wǔ百bǎi軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì輕輕qīng qīng輕qīng的de扒bā過guò城chéng去qù用yòng雲梯yún tī雲yún梯tī相繼xiāng jì相xiāng繼jì而ér上shàng就在jiù zài就jiù在zài北門běi mén北běi門mén放fàng起火qǐ huǒ起qǐ火huǒ來lái名míng喊hǎn殺shā連lián天tiān

Unexpectedly, Mulan ordered her five hundred soldiers to quietly climb over the city wall and use scaling ladders to ascend one after another. They then set fire at the north gate, and the five hundred soldiers raised a tremendous din of war cries and killing.

康kāng和hé阿ā聞wén知zhī此cǐ信xìn，不知bù zhī不bù唐兵táng bīng唐táng兵bīng來了lái le來lái了le多少duō shǎo多duō少shǎo人馬rén mǎ人rén馬mǎ祇qí得dé開kāi東dōng關guān而ér走zǒu

Upon hearing this news, Kang He'a had no idea how many Tang troops had arrived and had no choice but to open the east pass and flee.

到了dào le到dào了le辰巳chén sì辰chén巳sì之zhī時shí方fāng與yǔ木mù箕jī會huì合hé逃奔táo bèn逃táo奔bèn金牛jīn niú金jīn牛niú關guān而ér去qù

By the time of the Chen-Si period (roughly 7-11 a.m.), he finally rendezvoused with Mu Ji, and they fled together toward Jinniu Pass.

木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán差chà人rén迎接yíng jiē迎yíng入城，自己卻提兵來接jiē元帥yuán shuài元yuán帥shuài等děng入城rù chéng入rù城chéng自己zì jǐ自zì己jǐ卻què提tí兵bīng來lái接應jiē yīng應yīng朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng

Mulan sent men to escort the Marshal and the others into the city, while she herself led troops to reinforce Zhu Ming.

正逢zhèng féng正zhèng逢féng朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng被bèi額é保bǎo齡líng困住kùn zhù困kùn住zhù木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán引得yǐn dé引yǐn得dé勝之shèng zhī勝shèng之zhī兵bīng一yī鼓gǔ而ér進jìn

She arrived just as Zhu Ming was being besieged by E Bao and Bao Ling. Mulan led her victorious troops and advanced with a single drumbeat.

額é保bǎo來lái戰zhàn，木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán一yī箭jiàn射中shè zhōng射shè中zhōng馬頭mǎ tóu馬mǎ頭tóu墜馬zhuì mǎ墜zhuì

E Bao came to fight, but Mulan shot an arrow that hit his horse's head, and E Bao fell from his horse.

保bǎo齡líng來lái救jiù，亦yì被bèi木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán射中shè zhōng射shè中zhōng馬頭mǎ tóu落馬mǎ頭tóu也yě翻身fān shēn翻fān身shēn落馬luò mǎ落luò

Bao Ling came to his rescue, but was also struck in the horse's head by Mulan's arrow, and he too tumbled from his horse.

朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng同tóng木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán雙雙shuāng shuāng雙shuāng趕上gǎn shàng趕gǎn上shàng唐兵táng bīng唐táng人綁了，收兵bīng擁yōng前來qián lái前qián來lái將jiāng二人èr rén二èr人rén綁bǎng了liǎo收兵shōu bīng收shōu回huí鎮zhèn

Zhu Ming and Mulan both gave chase. The Tang soldiers surged forward, bound the two men, and withdrew to the town.

鎮上zhèn shàng鎮zhèn上shàng百姓bǎi xìng百bǎi姓xìng齊qí來lái迎接yíng jiē迎yíng接jiē木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán一一yī yī一yī撫慰fǔ wèi撫fǔ慰wèi令lìng軍士jūn shì軍jūn士shì解jiě二èr將jiāng往wǎng界jiè牌pái關guān報bào功gōng不bù表biǎo