三國演義雙語故事(21):義放曹操

Guan Yus Loyal Deed of Letting Cao Cao Run Away

This story is from the novel Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao's troops had suffered heavy casualties in the Chibi Campaign and there were only 300 troops left. Cao Cao led these troops to Huarongdao in retreat. While marching on， Cao Cao， riding horseback， pointed his whip and laughed loudly， saying， “People say Zhuge Liang is wise and full of clever stratagems， but it seems to me he is as incapable as the average general. If he had an army waiting in ambush over there， I would have no way out.” Before he could finish his words， the thunder of cannons was heard and an army headed by Guan Yu stormed out of hiding to block their way. At the sight of Guan Yu's mighty force， the hopeless and disappointed Cao Cao had to beg Guan Yu for a way out. “Now I am pressed in the corner. Please take mercy on me for our past friendship and let me go.” “I have already repaid you for your kindness，” replied General Guan. “Today I can't do anything harmful to the nation.” “Do you remember your killing my six generals while you passed through the five passes？” Cao Cao reminded Guan Yu. In his mind， Guan Yu admitted that if Cao Cao did not ordered his men to let Guan Yu pass through， he would not have gotten through the five passes alive. Guan Yu， a man who valued loyalty highly， ordered his men to make a way and gestured Cao Cao to pass through. Thus， Cao Cao made it through alive.

義放曹操

赤壁之戰曹軍大敗，所剩三百人馬，跟隨曹操向華容道退去。正走間，曹操突然在馬背上揚鞭大笑說：“ 別人都說諸葛亮足智多謀，我看也是無能之輩，如果他在這裏埋伏一支隊伍，今天我們只有死路一條了。”曹操的話音剛落，只聽一聲炮響，關羽領一支人馬欄住去路。曹操見了，丟魂喪膽，只得央求關羽說：“我今天無路可走了，望將軍看在我們往日的情份上，給我留一條活路！”關羽說：“你的恩情我已報答，今天不能爲私情誤了國家大事。”曹操說：“將軍還記得過五關斬六將嗎？”關羽聽了，心中暗想，如果不是曹操關照，我闖過五關也保不住性命。關羽是個重義之人，忙士兵閃開一條路，擺手讓曹操他們過去，曹操終於保住了性命。