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Song-Ming -> Romance of the Three Kingdoms -> Zhuge Liang Foresees The Huarong Valley Episode; Guan Yu Lifts His Saber To Release Cao Cao -> 11

:「。」:「?」:「便。」便They told him, "There are two roads. One was the highway to South Yiling, and the other a mountain road to North Yiling." "Which is the shorter way to Jiangling?" asked Cao Cao. "The best way is to take the south road through Hulu Valley," was the reply. So Cao Cao gave orders to march that way. By the time Hulu Valley was reached, the soldiers were almost starving and could march no more; horses too were worn out. Many had fallen by the roadside. A halt was then made, food was taken by force from the villagers, and as there were still some boilers left, they found a dry spot beside the hills where they could rest and cook. And there they began to prepare a meal, boiling grain, and roasting strips of horse flesh. Then they took off their wet clothes and spread them to dry. The beasts, too, were unsaddled and turned out to graze.


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