三國故事(3):水淹七軍

Guan Yu Floods Seven Armies

This is a story from Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao appointed Yu Jin as the chief commander in charge of the southern expedition， together with Pang De in the vanguard. They led seven armies to rescue Fancheng City. When Guan Yu of Shu learned this， he led his army to take them on. Guan and Pang fought over one hundred rounds with neither gaining an advantage. The fight continued on the second day without an exchange of words. After another 50rounds， Pang rode his horse to flee and Guan rode after him. Pang shot an arrow at Guan who was unable to dodge it. The wounded Guan went back to his camp for recuperation. Ten days later， Guan's wound got healed. Guan Yu learned from Guan Ping that Cao Cao's army had moved to the north of the city. Guan Yu went to a nearby hilltop to look at the terrain. He saw the enemy's troops in the northern mountain valley； also， he noticed that the Xiangjiang River was unusually swift. He hit on the idea of flooding the seven armies. He ordered his army to get boats and rainwear ready. He had his men dam up several points in the river so as to flood Cao Cao's army. Pang De talked with his generals of moving out of the valley onto higher ground the next day. That night， wind blew fiercely and rain came down heavily. Pang De， sitting in his tent， heard the restless movements of the horses and the sound of battle drums. Alarmed， he went outside to look. From all sides， floodwaters were rushing in； the seven armies， thrown into a panic， had already lost untold numbers in the tide. The water reached a depth of over three meters. With their soldiers， Yu Jin and Pang De climbed to higher ground. Guan Yu urged his forces to strike. Yu Jin and Pang De's armies， seeing no way out， surrendered. Pang De， who had gotten hold of a boat， tried to escape westward. The boat， however， was knocked down by Zhou Cang's raft and Pang De was captured alive.

水淹七軍

曹操命大將於禁爲南征將軍，龐德爲先鋒，統帥七路大軍，星夜去救樊城。關羽得信，親自披掛前去迎敵。關羽、龐德大戰百餘回合，不分勝負。第二日交戰，二將齊出，並不答話，拍馬交鋒五十回合，龐德撥馬逃走，關羽緊追不捨。龐德取箭，關羽躲閃不及中箭，回營養傷。十日後，箭傷癒合。又聽關平說曹兵移到城北駐紮。關羽不知何意，騎馬登高觀望，看到北山谷內人馬很多，又見襄江水勢洶猛，水淹七軍之計，油然而生。遂急命部下準備船筏，收拾雨具，又派人堵住各處水口。龐德與衆將商議，山谷不易久留，準備明日將軍士移入高地。就在這天夜裏，風雨大作，龐德在帳中，只聽萬馬奔騰，喊聲震天。出帳一看，大水從四面急劇涌來。七軍兵士隨波逐浪，淹死很多。于禁、龐德率將士登上小土山躲避，關羽帶大軍衝殺而來，于禁見四下無路，投降關羽。龐德和身無盔甲的殘兵敗將，被關羽的兵馬團團圍住，戰不多時，衆將全都投降。只有龐德奪一小船，想順流西去，卻被周倉的大筏撞到水中，後被生擒。